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  • Model rail fans hope it snows in Calne this month

    Members of the Chippenham-based Bentley Model Railway Group are putting the finishing touches to their plans for the Calne Summer Model Rail Show. The exhibition takes place at the Calne Leisure Centre on the weekend of July 13 and 14. The

  • Police release CCTV image of missing Calne man

    Wiltshire Police have released CCTV images of missing man Thomas Edwards to assist with the appeal for his whereabouts. The images show Mr Edwards inside Rudis bar, Regent Circus, Swindon, on Friday 28th June 2013 moments before he went missing

  • Bus smash causes Trowbridge road closures

    A bus has smashed into a lamppost in Hilperton Drive, Trowbridge, causing road closures in both directions.   The Faresaver bus was travelling from Chippenham to Trowbridge when it crashed around 11.30 this morning, causing the windscreen to

  • Sentence on Devizes man deferred after suicide bid

    A judge has put off passing sentence on a Devizes man who robbed the same victim on two occasions after hearing he was in hospital following a suicide bid. Rhys Carey was due to appear at Swindon crown court after admitting carrying out the muggings

  • Chance to net oversized racquet at Chippenham auction

    Auctioneer Richard Edmonds may have what Andy Murray has been looking for in his quest to win Wimbledon this year. A four feet high, over sized tennis racquet has been included in The Chippenham Auction Rooms collector’s sale this Saturday.

  • Crews called to Gastard barn fire

    Fire crews are currently battling a blaze in a barn in Gastard. Two fire engines from Corsham Fire Station were called to the fire at a farm off Silver Street at 6.55am, along with a water carrier dispatched from Royal Wootton Bassett. Firefighters

  • Crown Estate lodges plans for 260 homes

    The Crown Estate has submitted a planning application for up to 260 houses at a greenfield site on the edge of Devizes. The plans, on two agricultural fields it owns next to Lay Wood in Bishops Cannings, have been submitted while a rival application