Ben Prater Episodes Episode guide
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Swindon & Wiltshire Business Growth Summit
Live from a Swindon cinema which is hosting a big event for Wiltshire businesses.
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Smart Meters
Finding out about teething problems with the roll-out of energy smart meters in Wiltshire.
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Phone at the Wheel
A man's been spotted watching the football while driving in Swindon.
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Salisbury Park & Ride
Salisbury’s Park & Ride is no longer free - has the city recovered from the nerve agent?
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800 Years of Melksham
Ben’s in Melksham where the town’s celebrating 800 years of being a market town.
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Road Safety Review
There's to be a review of road safety in Swindon following concerns about a crossing.
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Wiltshire's Teacher Shortage
There are new plans to deal with a shortage of teachers in the county.
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Thomas Cook
Ben hears more on the fallout following the collapse of Thomas Cook.
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Strictly Come Dancing
Finding out how Emma Viscountess Weymouth got on with her first dance of Strictly.
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20/09/2019
Wiltshire's latest news, travel, weather and sport to set you up for the day.
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Drugs and gangs help for Swindon
Ben finds out about a new programme helping school children avoid getting into trouble.
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Big Breakfast Birthday Tour
Ben and the team are live from Swindon's oldest company – Arkell’s Brewery.
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Outdoor education centres
Ben will be finding out how two outdoor educations centres in Wiltshire could be saved.
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Crime prevention
There's a new campaign to cut down on drug and knife crime in Wiltshire schools.
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Swindon's Locarno
There are concerns for the future of one of Swindon’s best-loved buildings.
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Big Birthday Breakfast Tour
Live from Kings Lodge School in Chippenham, celebrating BBC Wiltshire's 30th Birthday.
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Pedestriansing plans
Taking a walk through new plans to pedestrianise more of Salisbury city centre.
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Defribillators
A former Wiltshire mayor's life was saved by the defibrillator he raised money to install.
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Pound Arts restoration
The Corsham arts centre is being restored to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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High Court decision
James Thomas sits. A local election result in Highworth has been overturned.
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Big Birthday Breakfast Tour
As BBC Wiltshire celebrates 30 years, Ben breakfasts with horses at Salisbury Race course.
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School tour
Ben takes a tour behind the scenes of Wiltshire’s newest school.
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03/09/2019
Filling Wiltshire's potholes with plastic may have led to a better way to recycle waste.
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02/09/2019
Ben talks to a Wiltshire Mum who's being portrayed in a new ITV drama.
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Wiltshire Canal Boat
The story of a family threatened with the destruction of the canal boat they live on.
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GP Surgeries
Getting the latest a plan to save a group of doctors surgeries in Swindon.
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Swindon Town Centre
Finding out about a mysterious billionaire who wants to transform Swindon town centre.
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Wiltshire Weather
Seeing how the good weather is affecting Wiltshire’s tourism over the bank holiday.
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Summer bank holiday (26/08/2019)
Wiltshire's latest news, travel, weather and sport to set you up for the bank holiday.
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Emergency Services Test Crash at Honda
Hearing from paramedics involved in a huge mock car crash near Swindon.