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  • Donavan trial: Nightclub boss denies knowing victim

    Karma nightclub owner Mike Rosser denied ever knowing Corsham rugby player Donavan Van Lill at the trial into his murder today. Mr Rosser was giving evidence at Bristol Crown Court where Stanton St Quintin swimming instructor Martin Sugden

  • Families weep as heroes' bodies are flown to Wiltshire

    The families of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan six days before they were due home wept as they witnessed their final journey. Major Matthew Collins, 38, from Backwell, Somerset, and Lance Sergeant Mark Burgan, 28, from Kirkby, Merseyside

  • Sian suspect remanded in custody again

    A taxi driver charged with the murder of Swindon woman Sian O'Callaghan has been remanded in custody. Christopher Halliwell, 47, will next appear via videolink at Bristol Crown Court on April 8 after no application for bail was made. He is accused

  • Wiltshire singles warned over online dating scam

    Wiltshire Police are warning the county's singles after a woman was conned out of £3,000 by a fraudster who wooed her on an online dating site. In October 2010 the woman began an online romance with someone she believed was an American serviceman based

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Tiverton Town 0 Chippenham Town 0

    Chippenham Town's bête noire this season has been the amount of games they have drawn - this goalless affair in Devon last night being their fourteenth of the season. In truth, lady luck deserted them as they outplayed their relegation threatened

  • Tycoon's theme park plan for RAF Lyneham site

    A Disney-style theme park and 1,000 homes could be built at RAF Lyneham if the MoD decides not to use it for army personnel. Businessman Eddy Shah has drawn up an alternative plan for the air base, which will close in September. He says his plan for

  • Sian murder suspect back in court today

    The man accused of murdering Sian O'Callaghan will appear in court this morning for a bail hearing. Minicab driver Christopher Halliwell appeared in court on Monday charged with her murder. The 47-year-old was remanded into custody. There were

  • Two heroes flown back to Wiltshire today

    The bodies of two British soldiers killed in an explosion in Afghanistan six days before they were due to return home will be flown back to the UK today. Major Matthew Collins, 38, from Backwell in Somerset, and Lance Sergeant Mark Burgan, 28, from

  • Villagers save Wiltshire landmark

    THE pump at the spring where legendary character Ruth Pierce would have drawn water has been saved for posterity by the efforts of villagers. The ad hoc group of concerned Potterne residents received notification from English Heritage last week that

  • Teen's Devizes canoe race charity mission

    Teenage paddler Edd Dobson will be raising money for a brain injured friend when he takes part in the Devizes to Westminster canoe race. His crew is one of 14 from Devizes Canoe Club to take part in the 125-mile race which sets off from the Wharf on