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  • Colerne man who brutally raped girl, 13, jailed for 15 years

    A man who brutally raped a 13-year-old girl who he had been sexually abusing has been jailed for 15 years. Christopher Mims, 33, of Pinewood Way, Colerne, had been molesting the youngster since she was about 11, when he forced himself on the child

  • Wiltshire woman who died in crash near Calne is named

    A driver who died in a collision on the A3102 at Mile Elm between Sandy Lane and Calne last Thursday, has been named. She was Tracey Michelle Rooke, 43, from Worton, near Devizes. Ms Rooke lived in the village with her 18-year-old daughter

  • Patricia Barnett

    Vera Patricia Cadel Barnett was born, as she liked to joke, the weakling, not expected to survive past early childhood and, with her keen sense of humour, she delighted in the fact that she proved them all wrong. She died, aged 89, two months short

  • Two Calne men jailed for town 'crime spree'

    A pair of burglars who raided garden sheds and other outhouses in a Calne crime spree have been jailed. Nicky Daniels and Jordan Sweetlove each targeted buildings in gardens in two separate spates of offending more than a year apart. And one

  • Man who burgled Royal Wootton Bassett home twice is held

    A man who burgled the same house twice a few days apart has been remanded in custody by a judge. Alan Aldous, 23, admitted stealing furniture and furnishings from the house in Royal Wootton Bassett when he appeared at Swindon Crown Court by video

  • Thanks after Bowood House judged 2014 Garden of the Year

    Lord Lansdowne has thanked visitors and staff after the gardens of Bowood House won the 2014 Garden of the Year Award. This national award is designed to recognise the importance of gardens with outstanding horticultural and public appeal, either

  • Teenager accused of Marlborough Christmas burglary is held

    A teenager who is accused of taking part in a house burglary has been remanded in custody by a judge. Daniel Latham, 18, is said to have been involved in the raid at a large detached property in Marlborough over the Christmas period. No charge

  • RUGBY: Chippenham ring changes

    CHIPPENHAM have shaken up their senior section management in the wake of the club's likely relegation to South West level rugby at the end of the season. The Allington Field side, currently bottom of National Three South West, have parted company

  • Savernake hospital bosses use up patients’ parking

    Patients were forced to cancel their appointments at Savernake Hospital because the majority of parking spaces were taken up by hospital directors. The 15 directors were at the hospital for a morning meeting on Wednesday and had been asked to park

  • Mud, glorious mud in new Crudwell play kitchen

    Mud pies, mud jelly and smiling muddy faces were the order of the day at Crudwell Pre-School when a new mud kitchen was opened. The new outdoor play facilities, paid for through a grant of £475 from Wiltshire Council, offers youngsters a space