Prince Charles visits Ramsbury
The prince of Wales visited Ramsbury, touring the estate and brewery and meeting children in the village square. Galley:
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Lancers return to exercise out of Fairford
The mighty United States Air Force B1 (Lancer) bombers made a noisy return to the West Country as a staging post for exercises over the Czech Republic. The NATO exercise is to get crews from different countries working together in a battlefield scenario, and involves a five hour round trip from the long Fairford runway.
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Wiltshire sports stars Shelley Rudman and Lauren Booth become Air Ambulance Ambassadors.
Wiltshire sports stars Shelley Rudman (skeleton bob) and Lauren Booth (para cyclist) have become Charity Ambassadors for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. There was a photocall where the two ladies were shown over the Bell 429 helicopter that is specially adapted for the Wilts Air Ambulance roll. Gallery:
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Air Ambulance draws crowd
Even on an emergency the Wiltshire Air Ambulance draws a crowd. This medical emergency was in Penhill Swindon and members of the public turned out to look over the Bell 429 helicopter. The service is funded by the public and in January 2015 started operating a dedicated air ambulance which means they must raise £3.25m
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Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams set to explore Wiltshire
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams has been all over the world but admits to not knowing all of his home county of Wiltshire. Now, as the new High Sheriff he intends to put that right. At ceremony at Swindon’s Civic Offices on Wednesday David took on roll of Wiltshire’s High Sheriff taking over from Lady Sarah Gooch.
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