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Ambitious plans to transform a key site in the heart of Trowbridge town centre are set to proceed after outline planning permission was granted yesterday, 29 November 2023.

Six individuals have been sentenced at Swindon Crown Court, for their part in the defrauding of two elderly residents by acting as money mules and laundering money.

Following enforcement action by Wiltshire Council, Swindon Magistrates Court has ordered the owners of 3 High Street, Warminster, to make the building and scaffolding outside of it safe.

Wiltshire Council's preparation for the construction at Melksham Community Campus site early last year revealed archaeological evidence from as early as the Iron Age (700BC to AD43), found by Cotswold Archaeology.

The Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre has launched an updated, more intuitive version of its Wiltshire Community History website. With a more modern feel, the site gives users the opportunity to gain a greater understanding and connection to the place where they or their ancestors lived.

There's still time for local people to feed into and help shape the vision for Future Chippenham as the online questionnaire is available until noon on Friday 7 January 2022.

The Masterplan has been developed in conjunction with the Environment Agency, Salisbury City Council, the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Natural England