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  • CRICKET: Breet returns to lead Wiltshire

    CAPTAIN Joe Breet will return to Wiltshire's side for the start of the Minor Counties Championship Western Division campaign this weekend. Former Westbury captain Breet, now with Lechlade, missed the bulk of Wiltshire's ill-fated MCCA Knockout

  • Devizes man admits robbing same man twice

    A Devizes man who robbed the same victim on two occasions has changed his plea to admit what he has done. Rhys Carey was due to face trial at Swindon crown court after denying carrying out the muggings over a six week period. But the 22-year-old's

  • 19th century mug outstrips estimate at Chippenham auction

    A mug that could be found at the back of anybody’s cabinet has sold at auction for £1,700. The early 19th century blue and white mug decorated with birds and flowers carried an estimate of just £40 to £60 when bidders battled it out. “It was

  • Man accused of raping Marlborough child is bailed

    A man who is accused of repeatedly raping a young girl in Marlborough has been released on bail by a judge. Christopher Williams is also said to have carried out a number of other sex offences on the girl during four years in the late 1970s.

  • Chippenham landmarks 'auctioned off' to highlight land grabs

    Chippenham's landmark Buttercross was auctioned off for £800 in the town centre to highlight large scale ‘land grabs’ in developing countries. The event saw historic parts of the town go under the hammer at ridiculously low prices in the event