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  • Experts' terror and privacy fears over remote-control drones

    Remote-control drones could posing a serious security risk and privacy concerns as their use grows, intelligence experts have warned. Shopping centres, sporting events and public rallies face being exposed to chemical or biological attacks by terror

  • Praise for firefighters' quick action over Rowde barn blaze

    Firefighters have been praised for their quick response and decisive action which prevented a farm fire from causing an environmental emergency. At the height of the blaze at West End Farm, Rowde, eight crews were helping to battle the fire and

  • Titanic menu goes under hammer for £60k at Devizes auction

    A menu from Titanic's first-class restaurant sold for £60,000 and a small locker key went under the hammer for £62,000 in Devizes on Saturday. The menu was part of the Lurette Collection, items once owned by maid Elise Lurette. French-born

  • Hurricane Gonzalo brings down power cables near Oaksey

    Power was restored to villages near Malmesbury at 8pm after electricity cables near Oaksey were blown down by high winds in the wake of Hurricane Gonzalo. The cables were blown down at the A429 Kemble Business Park near Oaksey on Tuesday, closing

  • RUGBY: Marlborough 85 Calne 3

    MARLBOROUGH recorded a second successive big win with an emphatic triumph over Calne. Chris Budgen and Kevin Clancy’s side continued from where they left off the previous week, this time running in 13 tries and kicking 10 conversions. The tries

  • RUGBY: Witney 49 Devizes 18

    DEVIZES slipped to a heavy South West One East defeat in Oxfordshire as they conceded six tries in the second half. The Saddlebacks made the better start, the forwards punching the holes in the defence to allow fly-half Rory Brown to strike a sweet

  • RUGBY: Pewsey Vale 33 Minety 14

    PEWSEY’S total forward domination paved the way for a bonus-point triumph in their opening home Dorset & Wilts One North match of the season. Vale poured forward from the kikc-off and set up camp in Minety’s half. Following ten minutes

  • Headteacher of Calne school under investigation by governors

    The heateacher of Calne’s John Bentley School, Laura Carleton, will not be in school for the foreseeable future, pending an investigation by the governors, it was announced today. A statement from the governors said they are pleased to confirm

  • A342 reopens after Rowde barn blaze

    The A342 at Rowde has now been reopened after yesterday's dramatic barn fire but tonnes of hay and straw are continuing to smoulder. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service now has just one pump at West End Farm after a crew kept watch overnight.