Paul Batchelor, deputy mayor of Warminster, said something needed to be done because of "unsightly" pigeon droppings.

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The seats include Warminster West, Tidworth, Ludgershall and Perham Down, The Collingbournes and Netheravon, Winterslow, Fovant and Chalke Valley.

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Other people from Wiltshire who have been recognised include Daphne Pullen, from Warminster.

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Six Conservative seats were not contested - Warminster West, Tidworth, Ludgershall and Perham Down, The Collingbournes and Netheravon, Winterslow, Fovant and Chalke Valley.

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Kingdown School in Warminster took first place in the schools race to find the most energy-efficient vehicle at Mallory Park track, near Leicester.

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"It was very far away from Warminster, the nearest town, so it was very remote and yet because of that remoteness it was very attractive to the Army, " she said.

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