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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; “Save our library!” Campaign launched to save Melksham Library from being moved out of town</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A campaign has been launched to save Melksham Library after Wiltshire Council announced a consultation exercise which proposes closing the popular town centre resource in favour of an out-of-town complex to be located by the new Melksham Oak Community School. The plans would mean that a new ‘campus’ would be built which would house replacements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; School transport rules anger Semington parents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Government red tape has been blamed for a rule which means some children in Semington receive free transport to the new Melksham Oak Community School, despite other children who live just yards down the road having to pay. Previously, children living in Semington were eligible for free transport to the George Ward School because they lived [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=141</link>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; Top marks for Phoebe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Melksham teenager Phoebe Kime is among the few in the country to have achieved top marks in her A-level exams. 18-year-old Phoebe achieved A* grades in all three of her subjects - art, textiles, and photography. In both art and textiles, her marks placed her in the top 1% in the whole country. As if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=139</link>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; Pair gear up for charity skydive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two thrill-seeking fundraisers from Melksham are raising hundreds of pounds for Dorothy House Hospice through a sponsored skydive. Mark Cleverley and Debz Thompson will both be undertaking tandem skydives at Redlands Airfield, near Swindon, on 4th September. They are both raising money for the Dorothy House Hospice, in Winsley, in memory of Mark's late wife, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=137</link>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; Exam results leave Melksham students with plenty to celebrate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The headteacher of the new Melksham Oak Community School has praised its students for “wonderful” exam results achieved this year. The school’s A-level students had an overall pass rate of 95%, with all students achieving one or more A-levels. The GCSE results were also pleasing. For the third year running, the number of students achieving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=135</link>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; New £1.5m Countrywide store set for launch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The long awaited new Countrywide store is set to open in Melksham at 8.30am on Saturday 18th September. The ribbon will be cut at 11am by BBC Radio 4 star Trevor Harrison MBE who plays Eddie Grundy in The Archers. Eddie will also be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs. Children’s entertainment including [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=133</link>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; A museum for Melksham?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With news that the Roundhouse is to close its doors to the public, the idea of a permanent museum in Melksham has been advanced by local man, Paul Carter. The Roundhouse, in Church Street, has for the past four years been home to the Melksham &#038; District Historical Association, where the group exhibits historic artefacts, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=131</link>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; Young people to have their say on transport</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Young people in Melksham will be showcasing their ideas to help improve local transport and access, with £1,000 up for grabs for the best entries. The Melksham Area Board will be holding a special meeting on 8th September from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at the new Melksham Oak Community School, where up to six groups of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=129</link>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; New witness appeal into investigation into death of Adrian Cooksey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Officers continuing their investigation into the death of Adrian Cooksey, have appealed for new witnesses to come forward. Enquiries have revealed that a couple were seen on CCTV walking in the town centre in Melksham on Sunday 8th March, 2009. The CCTV image captured the man and woman as they were opposite the taxi rank [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=126</link>
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		<title>Issue 508 &#8211; Holt pre-school is moving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As of Monday 6th September, Holt Pre-school will no longer run its popular sessions from the village hall but from its own mobile building, conveniently placed on Holt Primary School’s site. After many years spent lobbying for the move, the pre-school’s management committee are excited about the dawn of a new era. Myrthe Edney, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.melkshamnews.com/blog/?p=124</link>
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