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  • Certain dog owners

    I wandered down to get my Sunday paper from Duck's this morning. As I passed the part of Johnson's that sells the ceramics, I was disgusted to see a couple of large piles of dog mess right in the doorway. Now, I'm I reasonable man. But I don't think it's

  • The Wolfman cometh

    SUPER fan Jeffrey Cryer drove all the way from his Welsh home to Lacock in a bid to catch a glimpse of his idol Sir Anthony Hopkins. Mr Cryer, 41, a steel worker from Penarth has been a lifelong fan of the actor and has followed him all over the country

  • Walk wonders this May

    Macmillan Cancer Support is appealing for volunteers to put on their walking shoes and get out in the fresh air this May and take part in their Walk Wonders event. Local fundraiser for Macmillan Graziella Campisano, said, "We have all been affected

  • Day of the daleks

    DOCTOR Who fans can meet the extra terrestrial stars of the show at Calne Library on April 19. Super fans can meet the daleks, test their knowledge of the stalwart show, create their own tardis and take part in a colouring competition. Fanatics are

  • Chimney fiire spreads to loft

    FIRE-FIGHTERS from Swindon and Stratton were called to a roof fire in Coate yesterday afternoon. The fire helicopter was scrambled after the alarm was raised just after 5.30pm at a property in Day House Lane and on arrival crews found a chimney fire

  • Heddington garage fire

    A fire broke out in a garage in Heddington in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews from Calne and Devizes were called to the blaze just after 4.30am. The fire was quickly brought under control.

  • Crews battle caravan blaze

    FIRE crews from Stratton were called to a caravan blaze in Chiseldon last night. Two crews attended the scene at Chiseldon Firth caravan park after receiving a report of a caravan on fire. They used hose reel jets and breathing apparatus to bring the

  • Police swoop in crackdown on yobs

    POLICE from Swindon carried out a successful operation to stamp out anti-social behaviour in the town last night. Officers from the East Swindon Neighbourhood Policing Team seized a large quantity of alcohol and made two arrests during the night-long

  • Two die in crash

    TWO people have been killed after a car collided into their vehicle as they drove near Charlton last night. A 27 year old local man and his passenger, a 23 year old woman from Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, were killed after a red Ford S-Max smashed into

  • Young accident victim named

    THE seven-year-old boy killed after a car mounted the pavement where he was walking, has been named as Tyrese Hannah. A green Peugeot 306 went up onto the pavement after over-steering a bend on Drove Road, Swindon at 5.44pm on Friday. The driver was

  • Centre celebrates 60 years of racing

    Devizes Visitor Centre is celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Devizes to Westminster Race with a photographic display in the Tourist Information Centre between Monday 17th March finishing on Saturday 22nd. The race which covers 125 miles between

  • New chorister welcomed

    Freddie Foster, 8, from Salisbury was admitted as a chorister into Salisbury Cathedral Choir in a special ceremony during Evensong earlier this month. Freddie, also a talented tennis player, began as a probationer chorister just last September but