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Screen-tourism hopes and town-safety actions arrive in the same Wiltshire week

As BBC News reported a possible tourism boost from The Gentlemen, Wiltshire Times covered local policing, a dog incident and pub-exclusion talks in the same towns.

BBC News reported that locations in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire used in Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen could bring a tourism boost to the West [3], [4], [5]. The same week, Wiltshire Times covered a series of local safety and planning stories in the county: drivers were caught out by police during a speeding operation [1], a member of the public was bitten by a loose dog [2], and police and local pubs discussed exclusions for multiple individuals in a bid to reduce crime and disorder [7], [8]. Residents were also invited to help shape a new planning blueprint for a town [6].

Read together, the items show a county attracting wider attention while local officials continue to work through everyday enforcement, safety and development questions on the ground [1], [2], [6], [7], [8].

Sources

  1. Wiltshire Times: Police lie in wait for drivers speeding through Wiltshire
  2. Wiltshire Times: Person 'bitten by loose dog' during incident in town
  3. BBC News Wiltshire: The Gentlemen 'could bring tourism boost to West'
  4. BBC News Gloucestershire: The Gentlemen 'could bring tourism boost to West'
  5. BBC News Wiltshire: The Gentlemen 'could bring tourism boost to West'
  6. Wiltshire Times: Major blueprint could shape future development of town
  7. Wiltshire Times: Individuals could be banned across pubs in bid to reduce crime and disorder
  8. Wiltshire Times: Individuals could face bans from pubs following recent meeting

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