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• Motorist is left fuming after nine-hour ordeal at car spares store

  DRIVER Andy Reeves has hit out at car spares store Halfords after he was left out in the cold for nine hours while they failed to carry out a job that should have taken an hour. read more

• Hospital asks for feedback

  THE Royal United Hospital, Bath, is asking people to help review the information it provides to patients. read more

• Wiltshire fire service warns of blaze danger from linseed oil

  Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is warning people to take care when using linseed oil, following a recent fire in Salisbury. Investigations have concluded that a kitchen fire in St Ann Street in early April was caused by the spontaneous combustion of rags soaked with linseed oil. Incident reduction manager Martyn Jones said: “This sort of fire is not uncommon. Linseed oil evaporates very rapidly – this causes an exothermic reaction, which accelerates as the temperature of the rags increases. When the accumulated heat exceeds the rate of heat dissipation, the temperature increases and can eventually become hot enough to cause the rags to spontaneously combust.” If you have oily cloths, you should not bring them inside. If you want to keep them, you should store in an air-tight (preferably metal) container. If you intend disposing of them, either hang the rags out to dry on a washing line or soak in water and seal in a plastic bag before throwing away. Mr Jones added: “The risk isn’t just with linseed, other oils such as teak oil - which is used for garden furniture – can also react in this way. We would recommend always reading the container before use, and following the instructions closely.” read more

• Tweet is on for bobbies

  Wiltshire Police are turning to social networking in a bid to reach out to the public. read more

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