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  • The Duchess of Cornwall visits Wiltshire's 5 Rifles

    THE Duchess of Cornwall visited 5th Battalion The Rifles (5 Rifles) at their home in Bulford, Wiltshire, today in her capacity as Colonel-in-Chief. The Duchess of Cornwall took the role of Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles in July last year after taking

  • Fire crews free man trapped under car

    FIRE crews have freed a man trapped under a car in Trowbridge. The man was left in the care of the South West Ambulance Service after being released. Crews from Trowbridge and Chippenham were sent to the scene at 10.28am yesterday. They

  • When will the Wiltshire local election results be announced?

    Voters in Wiltshire took to the polls yesterday (May 6) to have their say in shaping the county over the coming years.  In total, there were hundreds of elections for seats on Wiltshire Council, on town and parish council, on the new Swindon and

  • Latest food hygiene ratings in Malmesbury

    Below is a list of the businesses in Malmesbury and the food hygiene ratings they were given following inspections in the past year. All information is courtesy of the Food Standards Agency, who run the ratings scheme. The scheme gives businesses

  • Littering of facemasks causes concern for wildlife

    CONCERNS around the safety of wildlife have been raised as facemasks were littered across Wiltshire and hung up in bushes. Beverley Taylor, 60, of Royal Wootton Bassett, spotted one of the disposable facemasks hanging up in a hedge in the Woodshaw

  • Number of prisoners at Wiltshire jail drops during pandemic

    The number of inmates at Erlestoke prison has dropped compared to levels at the start of the pandemic, figures reveal. With court delays owing to the pandemic being blamed for changes in the normal flow of inmates, the Howard League for Penal Reform