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Re. Downs Lane work article: letter from Ian Mellor

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‘Water is Love’ – Important documentary about what is vital to us all – Water: one-off screening at The Parade Cinema

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Andrea revisits Marlborough Tiles after sixty three years

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February weather in Marlborough – more of the unsettled ‘mild and wet’

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St Katharine’s receives a glowing Ofsted report

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State of Marlborough’s Public Toilets: letter from ‘a user’

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Development on the Downs beyond Barton Park – going ahead?

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Two Decades of Marlborough Players celebrated with Ayckbourn’s ‘Absent Friends’

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Family release a moving tribute to Cameron Thomas – following Saturday’s fatal accident on the A4 to the West of Marlborough

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Curling in Marlborough? No ice, but next best thing at the Marlborough Bowls Club

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Preshute St George’s not only raise record amount for Wiltshire’s churches but win ‘The Brooke Cup’

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Cycling and walking around Marlborough – Wiltshire Council want your views

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Marlborough Gridlock – are Thames Water really trying to trash Marlborough’s economy?

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20mph limit – no signage – enforcable? Letter from Les Brown

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Sir Anthony Seldon and Kit De Waal announced as first authors for LitFest 2026

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Old Marlborough tradition of ‘Ale Tasting’ to be revived by the Mayor and Town Council team

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Politics and Housing in Wiltshire: another Marlborough affordable development – Cherry Orchard – bites the dust

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New Town Council Committee Created to Plan and Manage Promotional and Cultural Events

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‘Water is Love’ – Important documentary about what is vital to us all – Water: one-off screening at The Parade Cinema

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Andrea revisits Marlborough Tiles after sixty three years

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February weather in Marlborough – more of the unsettled ‘mild and wet’

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St Katharine’s receives a glowing Ofsted report

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Development on the Downs beyond Barton Park – going ahead?

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Two Decades of Marlborough Players celebrated with Ayckbourn’s ‘Absent Friends’

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Family release a moving tribute to Cameron Thomas – following Saturday’s fatal accident on the A4 to the West of Marlborough

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Curling in Marlborough? No ice, but next best thing at the Marlborough Bowls Club

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Preshute St George’s not only raise record amount for Wiltshire’s churches but win ‘The Brooke Cup’

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Marlborough Gridlock – are Thames Water really trying to trash Marlborough’s economy?

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Sir Anthony Seldon and Kit De Waal announced as first authors for LitFest 2026

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Old Marlborough tradition of ‘Ale Tasting’ to be revived by the Mayor and Town Council team

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Politics and Housing in Wiltshire: another Marlborough affordable development – Cherry Orchard – bites the dust

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New Town Council Committee Created to Plan and Manage Promotional and Cultural Events

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Monday is ‘Slow Down’ day in Marlborough – 20mph limit now applies to George Lane and many roads

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‘Tudor Theatre – 1576-1642 -‘ Nick Fogg’s latest book now launched

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Mayor’s Gala Dinner in aid of Prospect Hospice to be held at the Town Hall

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Review: ‘Lark Rise to Candleford’ at The Watermill Theatre: heart-warming and uplifting

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A reflection on the graduate job hunt in a rural area

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Cycling and walking around Marlborough – Wiltshire Council want your views

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Wiltshire Council is asking people in five towns across the area for their views regarding…

Slow Food Berkshire & Wiltshire Awards Grant to Shalbourne Community Growers to Boost Food Education

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At its recent Annual General Meeting, Slow Food Berkshire & Wiltshire (SFB&W) announced the award…

Nature-Based gardening sessions for home-educated children

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Eleanor Williamson, a qualified Social and Therapeutic Horticulturist based in Aldbourne, is offering home-schooled children…

Ramsbury Distillery become official spirit sponsor for Badminton Horse Trials

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Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Mars Badminton Horse Trials in May…

‘Man Down’ arrives in Marlborough

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Men are too frequently overlooked regarding how they are feeling, what’s going on underneath the…

Excalibur announces change of Chair of Trustees

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After nearly eight years of dedicated service, Toby Watson has stepped down from his role…

Lambourn CofE Primary School celebrates another glowing report

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Lambourn CofE Primary School is celebrating following an extremely positive Statutory Inspection of Anglican and…

Town Council apprentice Emma passes final College exams with distinction

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Emma Cook and Matt Powell were taken on as apprentices by the Town Council, a…

Pumpkins and Guy Fawkes in Preshute for the Bumblebees

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Preshute Primary School Bumblebees have really enjoyed our recent seasonal activities exploring pumpkins, kindly donated…

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Rotary provides much needed support for Julia’s House Children’s Hospice

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LitFest 2026 – Outreach Programme Launched with Books Donation to Marlborough Primary Schools

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George Lane Police Station site – what next….??

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Marlborough Rugby – Important win over rivals Matson on The Common

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‘H for Hawk’ – LitFest screening at The Parade Cinema with question and answers to author Helen Macdonald

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Lord Peter Mandelson’s Pewsey Vale house searched by Met Police, Labour Government rocked

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Marlborough Town Council ‘Elevate’ – connecting today’s working generation with the generation of tomorrow….

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‘Waitrose’ Car Park – to go free?

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Jubilee Centre existence threatened by Wiltshire Council cuts – UPDATE – funding reallocated, transport saved

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Recycling Centre closures – Compton Bassett and Purton now reprieved – they will remain open

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January weather in Marlborough – wet, mild with a small sprinkling of winter snow

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Marlborough businesses react to Government’s support package for pubs

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Marlborough’s Survivor charity shop in Hughenden Yard launches January sale

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Marlborough Area Youth Forum receive cheque from Nationwide as their chosen charity

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Tottenham House in Savernake, possibly the UK’s most expensive renovation

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Shalbourne’s ‘The Plough’ to reopen after major community effort

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Rubbish & Recycling: What are Wiltshire Council planning, and what do we want?

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Pewsey Vale students meet with the Great Britain Hockey Squad at Bisham Abbey

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Baydon wisteria now cut down – as demanded by Wiltshire Council Officers

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Loveday Pride exhibition at ‘MADE in the Pewsey Vale’

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Easton Royal Academy celebrates regional victory in National Read Aloud Challenge

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Wiltshire Police Force – will it still be as it is now in a decade?

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MantonFest Christmas Cabaret raises vital funds for Jubilee Centre and St Peter’s

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Local couple open homeware, kitchen and gift shop on Marlborough High Street

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Another ‘Carbreaker’ pothole joins the Salisbury Road Slalom Course…….

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Burglaries in the Marlborough area on Monday 12 January – Police appeal for information

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Two generations of Wiltshire Blacksmiths are holders of gold and silver medals from The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths

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Marlborough Cricket: Indoor pre-season training to start for juniors – come join now?

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‘Blue Monday’ becomes ‘Brew Monday’ for the Samaritans

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Awards for Marlborough Tennis and the team in Port Hill keep coming……

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Thames Water traffic chaos – is this what it was all about?

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Bishop Andrew opens Psalm 23 garden at Ogbourne Primary

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‘Lark Rise’ at The Watermill Theatre Feb 6 – March 14

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England Table Tennis Coach drops in to the Kennet Valley Table Tennis Club to give a few tips

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Thames Water – Marlborough traffic at standstill – is this really necessary?

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New exercise group in Marlborough for Beyond Dementia

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St Peter’s Marlborough Trust Announces Strategic Steps to Strengthen Its Future

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Two years since the ‘Marlborough Flood’ of Storm Henk – how the town is more prepared for the next

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Main road through Lockeridge closed due to crash – UPDATE – road now re-opened

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Help fund a new boardwalk for Stonebridge Wild River Reserve

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December weather in Marlborough – wet and warm

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Hilda Moore BEM: awarded for ‘Tennis Coaching and Volunteering’, but also as recognition of her role for sport in Marlborough

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MBE for Sarah Annable-Gardner of Action Through Enterprise

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Christmas Day Lunch – Marlborough at its best!

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Marlborough Rugby – Difficult and controversial day for Marlborough on The Common

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