Police were shocked when reviewing CCTV footage of a window smashing incident in the Little Brittox last Tuesday night, to see that the culprit appeared to be a woman.

The window at Guys and Dolls hairdressers was smashed some time overnight and when the CCTV images were looked at officers saw that at 1.25am a woman wearing a long dark skirt and holding three carrier bags breaking the window and then walking off.

Inspector Matt Armstrong of Devizes police said: “If this person would like to make themselves known to us, we will discuss how she can sort out paying for the damage.

"Alternatively, if someone was around the area at that time and can help us identify the perpetrator, we would like to hear from them via the 101 number.”