Preparations are now complete for the return of the historic locomotive Evening Star to Swindon, the town where she was built. The last steam engine to be built by British Railways, she will make a dramatic return to her home town' by road, arriving
A teenage mugger who escaped jail after robbing a 16-year-old girl in the bus station toilets is behind bars. Ilysha Defreitas was put on a one year suspended in July after admitting robbing the Marlborough girl who had just arrived in Swindon town
A 22-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the rape of a girl who was under 13 years of age. Daniel Cole, of Linden Close, Calne, was at Swindon crown court accused of the alleged sexual offence. It is said that he raped the youngster,
A man caught with hundreds of pounds worth of drugs which had been bulk bought for friends has escaped a jail term. Richard Owen, of Long Close, Chippenham, had more than 6oz of cannabis in a rucksack in his car when police searched him and friends
Next Sunday, September 7 will see the largest Emergency Services Show"of its kind in the UK. The annual event, now in its fourth year, is a fantastic family fun day showcasing all of the blue light services from right across the South West region.
Asbestos-coated gullets were the order of the day at the Roebuck Inn in Marlborough on Saturday as nine teams of four vied to eat the hottest chillis in the world. Landlord and landlady Dave and Ania Barrone had challenged local groups to tackle the
Mayor of Malmesbury Andrew Woodcock finally flew to 12,500 ft at the weekend and did his charity parachute jump. After two cancellations because of bad weather conditions the mayor took to the skies two weeks later than scheduled. He was originally
Most students have to scrape their pennies together to buy their next pint but Amy Lambert is trying to raise £13,000 to buy an African orphanage. The Bath Spa University student from Pewsham, Chippenham, recently spent two months in Tanzania where
Devizes has a new piece of artwork given by resident Patrick Norton. The striking pyramid sculpture is in Albion Terrace in Sidmouth Street. Mr Norton, of Long Street, has spent £20,000 on the sculpture which is made of bronze and sits on a concrete
FIRE crews from Chippenham were called to a fire in a derelict building in Dallas Road last night at 11.43pm. The wooden outbuilding was approximately ten metres by ten metres and the roof contained minor amounts of asbestos. Fire fighters used two
