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RETIRED teacher Nigel Viles says his 92-year-old mother might have died if she had not had the Covid-19 vaccination to protect against the deadly coronavirus. His mother Kate, who recently tested positive for Covid at the Blenheim House care home in Melksham, is much less at risk having had a jab five weeks ago. Mr Vile, 66, of Woodhouse Gardens, Trowbridge, said: "Because she has had the jab, the symptoms are much less severe. "If she had not had the jab, we could be talking about her death by now." Mr Vile had his first Covid jab in Westbury on Thursday and says the process at Sha...

SWINDON social worker Anna Blackmore-Dawes has described a decision to deny her from having a Covid-19 jab on Sunday as “bureaucracy gone mad.” Mrs Blackmore-Dawes, 54, said she was denied the opportunity to be protected against the deadly coronavirus after booking a vaccination at the Bath Racecourse on Sunday. She said: “I am a social worker and I booked my vaccine slot at Bath Races for today. “I work with children - some have with profound learning and physical disabilities - and their parents and carers. “When I arrived, a sign explained there is a booking error, you ca...

A FORMER racecourse manager is set to bring his fundraising and commercial skills to the table as he joins the team at a Herefordshire hospice.

ANYONE 70 or over who has not yet received their Covid-19 vaccine is urged to get in touch with the NHS. 

Wiltshire’s over-70s yet to be contacted for a Covid jab can now book appointments online or over the phone.