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A woman with white hair and a green apron stands and waters a large blue plant at the Salisbury Cathedral Flower Festival

Wiltshire in Pictures: Stunning Salisbury blooms

Our weekly image round-up features royalty, wrestling in Swindon and a rising star in Chippenham.

Addy smiles and looks away from the camera. She has curly hair and wears a yellow and white onesie or fleece, with a yellow bow in her hair.

Child with rare disease will still get vital drug

Addy, aged nine, has Batten Disease and first started taking Brineura during a trial.

A mugshot of Emily MacArthur, her dark hair pulled up into a bun on the top of her head. She wears a black top

Drug dealer who went on run for three years jailed

Emily MacArthur, 34, is jailed for nearly 14 years for a number of drug offences.

Ten woman and two men stood next to a giant gold 50 sign that comes up to about shoulder height. All are looking at the camera and smiling. They are inside a large hall with wooden floors and paneled walls.

UK's 'first community foundation' celebrates 50 years

Wiltshire Community Foundation has raised more than £26.8m to help people in need.

A drone shot of the burst water pipe in Matson, it shows a large torrent of water shooting from a field, across a two lane road and directly onto a large house. The road has been cordoned off with yellow fencing.

Headlines: Burst pipes, roadworks and sinkholes

Our daily pick of stories from across local websites and interesting content from social media.

Jim Robbins outside red brick council building looking at the camera. He wears a suit with a red tie.

'Serious failings' in council homes say inspectors

Swindon Borough Council needs to make "significant improvements" to the homes it manages.

The Coates Park Country Park's fully accessible play area with a wooden ram and wheelchair accessible play

Mums celebrate longer opening of inclusive toilet

Campaign group Mums on a Mission successfully lobbies for an accessible toilet to be open all day.

Cracked and brown ground after a long dry spell. Some green hedges are in the background with a rising sun and blue skies

West farmers warn they need a month of wet weather

Bath dairy farmer Hugh Padfield says the dry spell is a "huge concern" and has affected cows' feed.

A close-up image of blue and white police tape with the words do not cross surrounding a playground with houses in the distance

Appeal as girl, 15, found unconscious in playground

The teenager was injured and is now in hospital in a serious condition, said officers.