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  • Man who fought with drug addiction found dead in home

    A MAN who had abused drugs and alcohol for over almost 20 years died from an overdose of prescription and recreational drugs, a coroners court heard on Tuesday. The body of 37-year-old William Maslen was discovered on September 12 2018 at his home

  • Witness appeal after man assaulted in Calne

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a man in Calne. At around 8pm on Friday January 11, the 26-year-old was assaulted in The Pippin to the rear of Sainsburys, and suffered cuts to his face and a black eye. A 27-year-old local

  • Flower lovers do their bit for Julia's House

    THROUGHOUT 2018 Melksham and District Floral Arrangement Society have been busy raising funds for their chosen charity, Julia’s House, Devizes. Julia’s House is a children’s hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across

  • Eating Out: The White Hart in Ford

    TAKING French visitors out for dinner can be a daunting proposition, since our neighbours across the Channel are famed for their high standards when it comes to all matters culinary. And when those visitors are also your husband's parents, the stakes

  • Woman dies in two car crash near Marlborough

    A 78-YEAR-OLD woman has died after a car accident last night near Marlborough. Police said the woman died in the crash near Lockeridge when her car was in collision with a VW Passat on minor road. Police said in a statement: "The incident happened

  • GOLF: Smith sparkles in Abu Dhabi

    WILTSHIRE golfer Jordan Smith put together a sparking second round to climb up the leaderboard at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship today. Derry Hill man Smith opened up the tournament with a level-par 72 on Wednesday but a six-under 66 on Thursday

  • SKELETON: Deas out to be Euro star

    WILTSHIRE slider Laura Deas will bid to add a European skeleton medal to her Winter Olympics bronze this weekend in Austria. The latest round of the World Cup at Igls also doubles up as the European Championships, with the competition running from

  • GYMNASTICS: Chippenham's Sims up for awards honour

    CHIPPENHAM’S Jane Sims has been nominated for the National Education Award for her outstanding contribution to gymnastics. Sims – who is a coach at the Wiltshire School of Gymnastics – was nominated by British Gymnastics for her involvement in the

  • Assault in Calne - appeal for witnesses

    POLICE appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Calne. Around 8pm on Friday, January 11, a 26-year-old man was assaulted in The Pippin to the rear of Sainsbury's and suffered cuts to his face and a black eye. A 27-year-old local man

  • Police hunt women who threw cat at car

    ‎POLICE are investigating after two girls were seen throwing and kicking a cat at cars on a busy road in Devizes on Saturday evening. The owner of the cat was horrified when she was contacted by vets and then later told about its ordeal from a witness

  • Roger Monkhouse is first up for Chippenham Comedy Club 2019

    PERRIER-award winning comedian Wil Hodgson has lined up a feast of talent for this year's Chippenham Comedy Club, beginning with Roger Monkhouse at 8pm on January 31. Wil, respected UK comedy circuit performer and winner of the Perrier Newcomer

  • Review Rain Man Theatre Royal Bath Until January 19

    IT IS always with fingers firmly crossed that we go to watch a stage version of a story we have loved as a film, and vice-versa. Well, you can uncross them. Dan Gordon's adaptation of Rain Man is true to the spirit of the film, and is blessed with

  • On his bike for animal sanctuary

    BIG-hearted Riley Langford got on his bike on Christmas Day and raised £300 for the Teckels animal rescue and rehoming centre. Riley, aged nine, from Calne, told his mum Annabelle he wanted to do something for charity on Christmas Day. “He felt

  • Hunt gives £1,000 to local hospital

    NEW Year's Day saw a huge crowd of Beaufort Hunt supporters gather at The Great Tythe Barn, Tetbury, where a £1,000 cheque was presented to Julian Benton who accepted it on behalf of Tetbury Hospital. The money was raised from the proceeds of the

  • BOWLS: Wiltshire's Liberty Trophy hopes ended by Devon

    WILTSHIRE men’s hopes of glory in the inter-county championship for the Liberty Trophy are over after losing to Devon in the last eight. Devon controlled the game from the outset to run out nine-shot winners at Wiltshire’s home base of Westlecot