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A MELKSHAM local has taken a photo of ‘near space’ using a homemade device he launched into the Earth’s stratosphere. Using a high altitude balloon (HAB), which carried a payload with…
Melksham resident Darren Crook, has completed his ‘Run of Remembrance’, raising over £7,000 for charity – smashing his original target of £1,944. On the morning of Remembrance Sunday, serving soldier…
MELKSHAM’S support for the town’s annual Remembrance parade and service has been praised by the mayor, cllr Jon Hubbard. Hundreds of people, young and old, turned out on Sunday 10th…
VANDALS have caused damage to several properties in the area in attacks that seem linked to the upcoming General Election. Last week, two properties – one on Bradford Road, Atworth,…
MELKSHAM Christmas Lights team have overcome Wiltshire Council’s new festive lighting rules by trialling mobile scaffolding to make sure the town is dressed for the festive period. Last month, Wiltshire…
WILTSHIRE Council has been challenged by a Bowerhill resident over their ongoing use of controversial pesticides. Bowerhill resident Sue Tweedie witnessed the StreetScene team from Wiltshire Council spraying weeds…
PLANNING permission has been granted for the expansion of Melksham Oak School. The new building, which will be built on disused land on school grounds, will increase the school’s capacity from…
MELKSHAM has scored another Gold award in the South West in Bloom awards, making it three years in a row. The news has delighted volunteers and the town council team…
Melksham Carnival hosted its annual Bonnie Baby competition at the Forest Community Centre‘s family fun day. On behalf of the carnival committee, Beth Dark said, “It was a wonderful day…
MELKSHAM’s medieval celebrations for the 800th anniversary of its market charter have been described as ‘magical,’ with hundreds enjoying a weekend packed full of merriment. And praise has been…
