Ben Prater Episodes Episode guide
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Campaign for Hillcote Respite Centre, Wiltshire Air Ambulance and a Swindon Christmas Shelter
Ben talks to the leader of the campaign to save Hillcote in Salisbury from closure
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Road maintenance contact, new flu vaccine and sky lanterns
We hear the multi-million pound contract to maintain our roads is called into question.
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Firefighter strike, Band of Brothers and the Great Burbage Bake Off
We're on the picket line at Swindon Fire Station as firefighters are on strike today.
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Firefighter strike, Mixed Martial Arts and the Great Burbage Bake Off
Ben talks to the head of the Fire Brigades Union in Wilts about the firefighter strike
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Thur 31 Oct - mental health trust report, non-league football and love or hate Halloween
We look into a report which reveals a mental health trust was falsifying patients records
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30/10/2013
Wiltshire's latest news, travel, weather and sport to set you up for the day.
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Tue 29 Oct - St Jude clean up, Tidworth Leisure Centre and Help to Buy
We talk to Wiltshire Council and Southern Electric about the big clean up after the storm
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Mon 28 Oct - storm damage, Swindon bus cuts and Strictly Come Dancing
Ben brings you the latest on the storm which came through Wiltshire overnight
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Fri 25 Oct - Trowbridge Cinema, Olympic Dinner postponed and graduated driving licence scheme
We look at the latest cinema and leisure facility opening in Trowbridge.
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Thur 24 Oct - human trafficking, 10th anniversary of Concorde retirement and Somali pirates
We hear about the latest scheme to tackle human trafficking in Swindon.
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Wed 23 Oct - magic mushrooms, Prince George christening and saturated fat
Psychologist says patrols for magic mushrooms pickers may not be best use of resources
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22/10/2013
Wiltshire's latest news, travel, weather and sport to set you up for the day.
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21/10/2013
Wiltshire's latest news, travel, weather and sport to set you up for the day.
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18/10/2013
Wiltshire's latest news, travel, weather and sport to set you up for the day.
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17/10/2013
Wiltshire's latest news, travel, weather and sport to set you up for the day.
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16/10/2013
Wiltshire's latest news, travel, weather and sport to set you up for the day.
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Mon 15 Oct - Care Co-ordinators, China and future athletes
We hear about 23 new Care Co-ordinators whose job is to help people live at home longer
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Mon 14 Oct - WH Smith website offline, Melksham solar farm and Swindon Half Marathon
WH Smith website offline after it was revealed pornographic books were being sold on it
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Fri 11 Oct - homecoming soldiers, motor industry and Doctor Who
The homecoming of Wilts based troops who've been on a deployment to Afghanistan has begun
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Thur 10 Oct with Shaun Hodgetts - Afghanistan soldiers ceremony, Heritage at Risk Register and Salvation Army event
Wilts soldiers take part in a ceremony to mark the last large military handover of troops
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Wed 9 Oct - headteacher suspended, restaurant raided and a rare butterfly in Wiltshire
Ben has the latest on the suspension of the headteacher at Springfields Academy, Calne
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Tue 8 Oct - Safe Drive Stay Alive, Mini in Swindon and Help to Buy scheme
We hear about Wiltshire Fire & Rescue's road safety campaign Safe Drive Stay Alive.
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Mon 7 Oct - Honda in Swindon, eating disorders and Imber anniversary
We take a look at the motor industry this week, starting with the Honda plant in Swindon
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Fri 4 Oct - dementia, compensation figures and smoking
We hear that the waiting list for dementia services in Wiltshire has been cleared.
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Thur 3 Oct - new lines of inquiry for Melanie Hall investigation, Salisbury business event and lottery ticket prices
The police are following new lines of inquiry in the hunt for the killer of Melanie Hall
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Wed 2 Oct - women in business, Afghanistan soldiers return to Tidworth and the price of milk
We hear about the drive to get more women in business at an event in Ludgershall
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Tue 1 Oct - Army Reservists, Tory Party Conference and a new support group
We hear that the Government is increasing the number of army reservists to 30,000 by 2018.
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Mon 30 Sept - Trowbridge Birthing Centre, noisy A419 at Cricklade and Wiltshire Council buildings
Trowbridge Birthing Centre re-opens as the GWH NHS Trust has recruited 36 new midwives.
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Fri 27 Sept - hospital debts from tourists, England Netball and All Cannings house on billboards
We ask why our hospitals are having difficulty recovering money owed by foreign patients
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Thur 26 Sept - average life expectancy, Trowbridge Nursing 成人快手 celebrates and broadband
We hear that average life expectancy for both men and women in Wiltshire is now over 80