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  • Prison Bridge crash driver pleads guilty

    A man who crashed his vehicle through Prison Bridge, Devizes bridge and then fled the scene has been sentenced. Andrew Wellard, 32, of Seabrook Road, Kent, appeared at Salisbury Magistrates Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to driving without

  • It is all out war at 40th Attack! day

    THEY came to fight and battle to the bitter end. They came to Attack! The 40th annual show of Devizes and District Wargames Group at Devizes School attracted people from all over the country. Chairman Philip Mackie said: ““The show has grown

  • PREMIER ONE: Potterne pull clear at the top

    POTTERNE went 20 points clear at the top of the WEPL Premier One table following a dominant 154-run victory over Lansdown on Saturday, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. Combined with second-placed Bath’s shock loss away at Taunton St Andrews, Potterne

  • Wiltshire MPs congratulate new leader Boris

    Wiltshire MPs are starting to react to news the expected news that Boris Johnson is the Conservative leader and will become the next UK prime minister. Chippenham MP Michelle Donelan said: "I believe Boris Johnson will make a fantastic Prime Minister

  • PREMIER TWO GLOS/WILTS: Glory over Goats for Trowbridge

    TROWBRIDGE kept themselves in with a fighting chance of survival in WEPL Premier Two Glos/Wilts after a shock four-wicket victory over Goatacre on Saturday, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. Goatacre won the toss and opted to bat, much to home captain

  • Green flags fly with pride at Wiltshire parks

    ORGANISATIONS across Wiltshire are celebrating after Green Flag Awards were given out to parks and other outdoor spaces. In Chippenham John Coles Park, which is owned and managed by Chippenham Town Council, has been recognised by the Green Flag

  • It's going to be hot, hot, hot

    Temperatures are on the rise. It is only 19 degrees C at the moment but by lunchtime they could reach 30 - that's 86F in old money. So why not get out and about into Wiltshire's glorious countryside and find a cool river or canalside spot for a

  • Friends tee off to remember man with a smile

    FRIENDS and family of keen golfer Andy Tilbury, who died last year from pancreatic cancer, raised charity cash in a way that would have pleased him. For they organised a tournament at Erlestoke Golf Club for Macmillan Cancer Support and raised £2,806

  • In Court: cases before magistrates

    CORSHAM: A Rudloe man has been bailed after he pleaded not guilty to three charges when he appeared before Swindon magistrates. Antonio Ciriello, of Ashwood Road, denies causing damage to a car on July 4 and two offences of breaching a restraining