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CHRISTMAS arrived early for a Quavers superfan from Wiltshire.

After declaring her love for the light and floaty snack via Twitter, Adele Keeble defeated more than 500 hopeful Quavers fans for the Walkers title and won a lifetime supply.

She was also given the chance to become the first person in the world to try the retro prawn cocktail and salt and vinegar Quavers before their hotly-anticipated return in January following nearly a decade off shelves.

The 52-year-old mum of one, from Melksham, who works as a software asset manager, has also been rewarded with a lifetime supply of the floaty light snacks.

A partially-sighted woman, who has not put up festive lights outside her home, has been sent an anonymous Christmas card calling her "lazy" and a "Grinch".

Carrie Fielding from Melksham, Wiltshire, was sent the card, including a message saying all other neighbours in the cul-de-sac had "made an effort".

Ms Fielding said she "loves Christmas" but health issues had prevented her from putting up lights this year.

She responded by saying the "offensive" card had "failed to upset" her.

Ms Fielding, 56, said it was "a bit of a shock" when she received it.

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"If you had taken a little time to observe my household, you would see that I rely on a guide dog for my mobility.

"This might have given you a clue that I would find it hard to decorate the outside of my house," she added.

Ms Fielding said had since received an "outpouring of love and support" from her "true" neighbours, and had offers of help.

She said she had declined the offers, and instead accepted a donation to Bowerhill Barkers which raises money to provide guide dogs.

Strangely enough I was flicking around the TV channels this morning and stumbled across a repeat of Antiques Road Trip. Part of it was filmed in Melksham. 

What does a porridge mountain become when it is made? You can't have a gravy mountain.

At Callac station, terminus for the station master and two drivers

Bernard Le Jeune, station master at Callac, hung up his whistle. Two conductors, Jean-Yves Le Magoariec and Titi Le Cam; also celebrated their retirement on Friday.

Friday, it was the last whistle and lifting of the starting handlebars for Bernard Le Jeune, station master in Callac, and for two of his fellow TER drivers: Denis Le Cam, alias ?Titi?, and Jean-Yves Le Magoariec, in the presence of Yann Le Chaix, head of department.

Bernard Le Jeune , 60 years old since December 5, is a local figure in Callac, both professionally, and at cycling and association levels, notably with his involvement in the PLB muco. He returned on January 4, 1982 to the Breton network, in Paimpol. He stayed there for a year before being transferred to Callac on January 1, 1983. Thirty-eight years spent serving users or customers, with one concern in mind: to offer them a quality service and to keep the station running. the best.

?Serious, always ready to provide information, to find the best match, all with a smile,? they say of someone with the rail network in their blood. His grandfather knew the steam locomotive and his father Yves was station master at Callac, replacing Fran?ois Harnay, former deputy mayor of Callac and father of a named Carole, who was to become Bernard's wife. and, later, the first woman mayor of Callac.

Jean-Yves Le Magoariec, from Callac, was hired in 1983 and in 1984 became a freight train, railcar and TER driver. He will also be a trainer for young recruits. He drove his last train on April 1.

Denis Le Cam was also a driver. Returned in September 1985, he spent 35 years driving the various machines entrusted to him during his career, without any accident. ?During my career, I was able to appreciate the contact with the customers, with the young people who came to see how the machine worked and I was able to observe nature and the magnificent landscapes which changed colors with each season, from Carhaix in Paimpol ?.

Big hole in Bristol

If that was Michael Aspel, it was our front garden for the intro.   A story behind that because they didn't our permission and the first we knew was seeing the film crew in the garden!