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  • Police renew witness appeal a week after Chippenham bank raid

    Police have spent the evening in Chippenham town centre appealing for new information about last week's ram raid on a bank. At around 6.45pm last Monday a silver Ford Focus was driven through the front window of Halifax in High Street. Three men got

  • Chippenham protesters meet shadow minister

    Campaigners from the Friend’s of Bird’s Marsh got a chance to express their concern to the shadow minister for local government and planning on Monday. MP Bob Neill along with Wiltshire Council leader Jane Scott and Tory candidate for Chippenham

  • Police helicopter on hunt for thieves in Chippenham

    The police helicopter was called to Chippenham last night following reports of people on the roof of the Hygrade factory. Officers, including dog handlers, attended the scene and tracked down two men. The men were arrested on suspicion of stealing roofing

  • Calne dad jailed for running cannabis factory

    A dad who made tens of thousands of pounds growing cannabis in an industrial unit has been jailed for four years. Charles Ratke set up in business producing the drug after his electrical company hit hard times. The 56-year-old converted

  • TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Bridport 4 Devizes Town 0

    Devizes Town's winning run was brought to a swift halt as they were beaten 4-0 at Bridport on Saturday. Paul Thompson and Kevin Whitbread's side had previously won back-to-back matches and will be looking to get back to winning ways when they

  • WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Pewsey though to cup final

    Pewsey Vale fought their way through to the final of the Corsham Print Senior Cup with a 1-0 win at Wroughton. Vale assistant boss Lewis Taylor said: “The whole club is buzzing, it’s the first final that a Pewsey side has reached for quite a few years

  • RUGBY: Devizes 30 Tadley 16

    After the disappointment of losing to Bradford on Avon last week the Saddlebacks delivered a much improved performance in most facets of the game except in the scrums where Tadley had the edge. But effective tackling and positive play at break downs

  • Marathon in memory of East Grafton boy by Swindon couple

    Brothers-in-law Lee Plank and Mark Fleckney are in training for their first marathon to raise funds for the Anthony Nolan Trust in memory of Robin Plank from East Grafton who died from leukaemia last year. The pair will be running in the

  • New face tipped for the top at Wootton Bassett

    New deputy mayor elect Paul Heaphy says he cannot wait to become mayor of Wootton Bassett in 2011, despite only being a councillor for a year. Coun Heaphy has lived in Wootton Bassett since he was a child and has enjoyed helping the community

  • Brave dogs from RAF Lyneham take a bow

    A team of Royal Air Force police dogs has been recognised with a bravery award presented at the House of Lords last week. The team of five personnel and three dogs were presented with the Dogs in Action bravery award after the majority saw service in

  • Devizes pubs roll back the years

    It’s darts at dawn in Devizes now two rival pub landlords are going head to head in the battle of the traditional pub game. Customers at the White Bear, in Monday Market Street, and the Moonrakers pub, in Nursteed Road, both Wadworth pubs,