A pupil at Devizes School is off sick with swine flue but the school remains open. It was revealed today that a pupil at the school, who is connected with someone from Bath Priory School where an earlier case of the disease was diagnosed, has been confirmed
A Horse Watch scheme has been set up across Wiltshire by the newly formed Rural Crime Team which will provide members with regular updates / information, via text message or e-mail alerts, with relevant Police information affecting horse owners. This
Wiltshire Police are growing increasingly concerned over the whereabouts of Keith Harris aged 30 from Market Lavington. Keith was last seen at his home in Market Lavington on Friday 26th June at around 11.30am and has not been seen since.
The funeral service for James Love-Smith is on Wednesday (July 8) at St James Church, Devizes, at 10.30am. His family have said people can send flowers if they wish or to make a donation in James’ memory to Cancer Research UK or the Wiltshire Air Ambulance
The death of popular Devizes teenager James Love-Smith was due to natural causes, a post mortem has revealed. James, 16, who lived in Waylands, fell while he was running in Broadleas Road, Devizes, in the early hours of Saturday but the post
Shop owners in Corsham are being targeted for thefts of lead from their roofs after a spate of incidents over the past few months. Lloyds TSB bank, in the High Street has been the latest business to fall victim to this growing crime after reporting
A dad and his 14-year-old son were arrested in Calne for attacking a teenager at his home on Tuesday afternoon. Police were called to Newcroft Road at just before midday, when neighbours reported hearing screaming coming from a home. When officers
Police are looking to speak to a man in his 20s to 30s following an indecent exposure in Corsham town centre on Tuesday afternoon. The man dressed in small lycra shorts, a t-shirt and cap had reportedly pulled up his shorts and exposed himself to a
A teenager was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs when armed police stormed a family home in Calne during an early morning raid today. More than 10 officers, including an armed response team and dog handlers, smashed their way into a home in
A judge at Winchester Crown Court today decided that the man who murdered Devizes dad Matthew Baggott will serve at least 15 years in jail. Daniel de Costa was found guilty by a jury on Monday and today the judge put a 15 year tariff on his
Money has been pouring in from local businesses keen to sponsor the first ever Chippenham River Festival. Companies such as Westinghouse Rail Systems, the Chippenham Vision Board, and the Chippenham Borough Lands Charity have all become part of what
Vicar Colin Fox became a celebrity for the day at Enford on Saturday when he was invited to officially open the new £630,000 village hall. The hall, which boasts ground source heating, has been in use for several weeks with events including Moviola film
Shoppers are being urged to report any vandalism or graffiti they spot in Chippenham town centre as members of the Civic Society become increasingly concerned about the appearance of the area. Despite the efforts of many shop owners to maintain the front
Youth Action Wiltshire has won a national award for a healthy eating initiative it runs for young carers in the county. Young carers met Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife, Sarah, after Youth Action Wiltshire (YAW) won the healthy eating category
August 17 will be an historic day in Devizes when magistrates consider cases in the town for the very last time. The decision to close the courts, which have met in a temporary building in Northgate Gardens for more than 20 years, was taken in 2002 when
A boy of 12 who was airlifted to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after falling from a climbing frame in a play area at Great Bedwyn was well enough to be released from hospital the next day. Laurie Anderson was staying with a friend in the village
