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  • WATCH: Fire crews called to large thatch fire near Devizes

    More than 50 firefighters tackled a major thatch fire in the village of Stert last night. (March 6) The A342 at Stert was closed for much of the night due to the ongoing fire. On the scene, station manager Richard Humphrey explained the rapid

  • Man taken to custody after Devizes incident

    An elderly man is receiving support after an incident in Devizes this weekend. Police officers were called to an address in Waiblingen Way at 5.15pm yesterday (March 5) following reports of an elderly man making threats with a knife and setting

  • IN THE DOCK: local cases from your area

    THESE are some of the people who have appeared recently before magistrates courts in Salisbury and Swindon. WARMINSTER: Joanne Collyer, 30, of Westleigh, pleaded not guilty to two assaults by beating a woman and a man in Warminster on March 18 2020

  • A 'touch of magic' comes to Chippenham care home

    A futuristic game set up, that can be projected onto walls or ceilings, has brought some smiles to care home residents in Wiltshire. Cepen Lodge Care Home in Chippenham has recently brought a bit of magic to residents by providing a new ‘Magic

  • Hundreds raised for police dog charity in 50-mile fundraiser

    It was a family affair for Adam Weal in his gruelling fundraiser for the police dog charity WAGS. His 50-mile challenge took place over five overcast days in the paths and streets in his village of Yatton Keynell, near Chippenham. He was accompanied