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  • Melksham man who stole from Devizes firm back in court

    A Melksham man who profited from his crime to the tune of £90,000 has been ordered to pay back £24,999, or face more time behind bars. Paul Bolter was jailed for 20 months in August after he admitted stealing stock worth £45,000 from Devizes company

  • Live pigs blown up in secret Wiltshire experiments

    Live pigs were blasted with explosives and forced to inhale mustard gas, and monkeys infected with anthrax during "disturbing and cruel" experiments at Porton Down, it was claimed today. Scientists at the top secret military research establishment

  • Malmesbury families begin huge clean up after floods

    Resident, firefighters and volunteers of Malmesbury are banding together to start a major cleanup following flooding in the town this weekend. Torrential rain caused the River Avon to flood in the early hours of Sunday morning, flooding the centre

  • Mince pie treat for Arkivum staff

    Staff at Chippenham firm Arkivum Ltd received their festive delivery as the first winners of the Gazette & Herald Mince Pie Day competition. The company were presented with their tasty treat by Dawn Dimmer, newspaper sales executive with the

  • SPEEDWAY: No Robins return for Stead

    SWINDON boss Alun Rossiter has confirmed the club have released 2012 Elite League-winning team member Simon Stead. Rossiter and co-promoter Gary Patchett have worked though numerous permutations as they look to make a strong title defence next

  • RACING: Newbury expect green light for Hennessy meeting

    NEWBURY are not expecting the weather to disrupt their three-day Sportingbet Winter Festival meeting, culminating in the Hennessy Gold Cup on Saturday. The going at the Berkshire venue is currently soft, heavy in places and although some rain is

  • Wiltshire still battling the floods

    Wiltshire woke up to more rain this morning, although the floods that have hit Malmesbury, Bradford on Avon and Castle Combe have got no worse overnight. In Malmesbury householders had feared another long night battling against the rising water