A teenager has been arrested after two youths were assaulted in Corsham.

An 18-year-old man from the town has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a 16-year-old boy sustained a broken nose and a 15-year-old boy suffered a concussion during the attack, which happened near the British Legion Club on Newlands Road at around 7pm on Thursday (March 22).

The man has since been released pending an investigation.

PC Chris McLoughlin said: “We are continuing with our enquiries into this incident and would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed it. House-to-house enquiries around the location have been carried out and targeted patrols within the area are also ongoing.”

Acting Inspector Don Pocock added: “This kind of behaviour will simply not be tolerated and we are providing support to the victims of this incident.

“Officers and PCSOs within our Community Policing Team have been carrying out patrols in the Corsham area following this incident and a number of other incidents involving young people.

"We will continue our work with local schools to ensure young people feel safe within their community and will always deal robustly with any incidents of this nature.”

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously via 0800 555111.