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  • Sian likely to have died from head wounds, inquest told

    Murdered Wiltshire woman Sian O'Callaghan is likely to have died from head injuries, a coroner has heard as an inquest into her death was opened and adjourned. The 22-year-old personal assistant from Swindon went missing from the town's Suju

  • Devizes stroke victims given a voice

    A Devizes club that caters for victims of stroke has been given money raised at the funeral of a former member. Jane Cowley, whose father Bill Clark was a member of the club, last week presented it with a camcorder, digital camera and various teaching

  • ANGLING: Stainer grabs Barton Court prize

    SKIMMER bream made up the bulk of the weights in the Wilts Angling Open match fished on Wednesday at Barton Court as Bradford’s Ian Stainer from Bradford won with 34lb 8oz. Trowbridge’s Dave Bancroft was next with 24lb, while Darren Fordham of Devizes

  • Wiltshire Music Service given outstanding rating

    The Wiltshire Music Service has been reviewed and found to be outstanding and highly effective in engaging young people with music-making. The review took place by the Federation of Music Services in January 2011 and evidence was collected by watching

  • Sian inquest to open today

    The inquest into the death of murdered Sian O'Callaghan is expected to be opened and adjourned later today. Miss O'Callaghan, 22, a personal assistant from Swindon, went missing from the town's Suju nightclub on March 19. Her body was found near

  • Chippenham cinema work to go ahead

    The manager of Reel Cinema in Chippenham said major refurbishment work is still going ahead, despite To Let signs outside the building. Jeremy Hancock, Reel Cinema’s manager, said the advertisements are for neighbours, 92 Marshfield Road, formerly The

  • Bishops Cannings bigamist duped 19-year-old

    Former pub landlady Sharon Broadley has appeared in court and admitted bigamously marrying a man almost 20 years her junior. Broadley, 40, of Oak Close, Bishops Cannings, pleaded guilty to going through a form of marriage with Darryl Broadley

  • It's a flying start for Marlborough's recycling

    Marlborough's long awaited household recycling centre has finally opened on the Salisbury Road Business Park and it’s already proved a big hit with families. Business has been brisk at the £400,000 centre, which includes Wiltshire Council’s store of

  • Elderly trio cut out of car near Marlborough

    A driver and his two women passengers, all of them elderly, had to be cut from a Citroen Berlingo after it crashed on the A345 Marlborough to Pewsey road at 9am on Tuesday. The car apparently clipped the nearside curve on the bends at Clench Common before

  • Blessing at Rushall for Izzy the hawk

    Church minister Libby Turner blessed a variety of pets from Mavis the hen to Izzy the Harris hawk when she ran a pets service at Rushall on Sunday. A rabbit and cat were also among the animals present although most pets were, predictably, dogs. Izzy

  • The flak starts to fly at Lyneham

    The plan to turn RAF Lyneham into a theme park and giant housing estate has been dubbed ‘Eddy’s Fantasy’ by Lyneham Parish Council chairman Tom Webb. Mr Webb, whose home is 50ft from the perimeter fence of the airbase, said the £200 million project had