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  • Drugs police raid homes in Potterne

    The Zephyr regional anti-drugs squad, working together with Wiltshire Police, have executed two warrants under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Potterne, near Devizes. The new regional crime team has been set up to tackle crime across five force

  • Police warn of traffic delays in Devizes

    Police are advising drivers to find an alternative route to the A361 through Devizes as a broken down lorry is causing tailbacks in the town. The truck broke down on the roundabout near to Commercial Road and police estimate it could take up to two hours

  • COMMONWEALTH GAMES PREVIEW: In a Rush for Delhi

    BRADFORD on Avon runner Holly Rush got the final preparations for her Commonwealth Games bow underway by winning the Windsor Half-Marathon on last Sunday. The 32 year-old was the fastest woman on the day and finished ninth overall in just over one hour

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: League position doesn't bother Mings

    Adie Mings isn't reading too much into Cambridge City's position at the top of the Zamaretto Leauge Premier Division table, ahead of the Bluebirds' trip to the City Ground on Saturday. Chippenham and Cambridge are the only two unbeaten sides

  • Women make a grab for power at RAF Lyneham

    Hearts and adrenaline were pumping when women grasped the challenge of driving powerful vehicles to raise thousands of pounds for the Prospect Hospice. The Ladies’ Driving Challenge saw about 90 women gather at RAF Lyneham on Sunday to try out police

  • Inspiring children in Chippenham

    Headteacher James Fox says that giving up a successful career in finance to take up teaching was the best thing he ever did. The 40-year-old, who took up his new post as headteacher of Abbeyfield School in Chippenham three weeks ago, said: “I was successful

  • Party an ‘insult’ to sacked Wiltshire Council staff

    Angry councillors say they will boycott a £2,000 champagne reception announced by Wiltshire Council in the same week it said 240 members of its staff will lose their jobs. Liberal Democrat leader Jon Hubbard has asked his group of 24 councillors

  • Devizes 'wedding' on hold

    Gay rights vicar, the Rev Colin Coward, and his partner Bobby Egbele have had to postpone their civil partnership because they have not yet had the green light from the Home Office. The couple were planning to have a civil partnership ceremony

  • Backing for car park takeover at Pewsey

    Residents in Pewsey have given their parish council the go-ahead to try and take over the village’s two car parks rather than run the risk of Wiltshire Council introducing parking charges. Over the years the village has escaped the parking fees that

  • Tesco jumps in to Marlborough

    Supermarket giant Tesco is to start building its store in Marlborough within weeks, rather than waiting for the outcome of legal action by rivals Sainsburys. A delighted Lisa Farrell, who has led the campaign for a Tesco at the Salisbury Road

  • Cherhill School in tune with success

    Pupils at Cherhill School are in fine voice after their choir won an award in a national singing scheme. The village primary school won a Sing Up award, organised by Youth Music, the UK’s largest children’s music charity. Pupils and

  • Families told to flee from Kington Langley inferno

    This is the scene that people living in Kington Langley saw as they were awoken by sounds like gunshots on Sunday. The noises were explosions as industrial buildings burned to the ground just metres from their homes. Around 30 firefighters were called

  • Former Chippenham mayor digs in

    Former Chippenham mayor Mike Plum is so fed up with the state of his road that he has taken matters into his own hands. Mr Plum, 71, says he and his neighbours in Brookwell Close cannot wait any longer for the dozens of potholes to be filled in by Wiltshire

  • Young from Devizes bear harvest gifts

    Children from the Heathcote House nursery school in Devizes took harvest festival gifts to residents of Crammer Court yesterday. The residents of the sheltered flats were as delighted by the appearance of the youngsters as with the goodies they brought