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Chippenham pub closed after car smashes into front wall
The Lysley Arms near Pewsham has been forced to close after a driver lost control of his car and ploughed through the entrance of the pub. The incident occured late on Saturday night when the driver, who was travelling on the A4 towards Chippenham
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Fire crews tackle blaze at Chippenham home
Fire crews from Chippenham, Corsham and Devizes were called to a house fire in Ashe crescent late on Saturday night. The fire, which is thought to have been started by candles, broke out in the semi detached home at 10pm. Three fire appliances and a
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Burbage boy in abduction scare
An eight-year-old Burbage boy was at the centre of an abduction scare on Sunday evening resulting in a major police search in the Marlborough area involving the force helicopter. Police have not named the school boy who went home and told his mother
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Cyclists descend on Castle Combe for charity event
HUNDREDS of cyclists are expected to descend on Castle Combe Circuit next week to support students in Africa. Chippenham and District Wheelers are running the Midsummer Bike Night on June 16 to support Bath based charity Jole Rider, which operates the
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Wiltshire's White Horse Challenge steps up with cash for air aumbulance
The Wiltshire Air Ambulance should be at least £10,000 better off after the White Horse Challenge sponsored walk at the weekend. Participants chose from a variety of challenges, from the full 55 miles walk around Wiltshire white horse chalk figures,
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Devizes murder trial: Witness says defendant showed her knives
Karl Quincey told a former girlfriend, Tina Strawson, that he was going to use knives that he had to “get Barry Cooper”. Mrs Strawson, 37, told Winchester Crown Court this afternoon that she met Quincey two days before Barry Cooper was stabbed
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Record run for Kennet Kanter
There was a record turnout for the new route of the Kennet Kanter, the ten-mile trail run around Devizes, on Sunday. Organisers' fears of a monsoon proved unfounded as rain cleared up well before the start of the race at 11am. For the first time the
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Wiltshire police dogs on rural crime beat
An innovative scheme pioneered by Wiltshire police Dog Section to reduce levels of rural crime has now been extended to other areas of Wiltshire. In October 2008 farmers in the Longbridge Deverill area were experiencing thefts of fuel and metal from
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Woodman faces race against time for Combe
Local saloon car racing legend, Vince Woodman, is praying his beloved 'Cologne Capri' will be fit for this weekend's Rapid Racking Classic Carnival, with a race against time to ready the car's engine for Castle Combe's highlight to its week of 'classic
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Villagers get in Cranford mood again as BBC returns to Wiltshire
Lacock villagers have been getting into character today as they take on the part of extras in the TV drama Cranford. They lined up with stars of the award winning series including Dame Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Julia Mckenzie, and Lisa Dillon
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Devizes murder trial: Jury told Barry Cooper killed for accusing man of burglary
Barry Cooper was murdered by Karl Quincey because Mr Cooper said Quincey was repsonsible for a burglary in Devizes, Winchester Crown Court heard today. Prosecution barrister Stuart Jones QC told the court that Quincey, 33, of Longcroft Avenue
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Box secure much-needed win
Cricket: Hinton Charterhouse v Box Box secured a much needed win on Saturday that has lifted them back to the middle of the table. Having lost the toss, Box were asked to bat first and openers Phil Oliver (27) and Neil Pettit (53) raced to 71 before
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Biddestone 4th win at Goatacre
Goatacre 3 v Biddestone 4, Wiltshire Division 6 Biddestone lost the toss and were put into bat on a very slow wicket. Runs were very hard to come by and after 17 over’s were 40 for 5. A low score was on the cards until Phil Knight joined Tom Sorsby
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Lady Lansdowne steps up to the plate at Bowood show
Lady Lansdowne entertained crowds of thousands at the Bowood Dog Show and Summer Fair yesterday as she stepped up to the plate in a cookery challenge. The Kids in the Kitchen challenge saw Lady Lansdowne, along with a team of young competition
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Spye Park stretch winning run
Spye Park v Bath Civil Service, Wilts league 1 Spye Park maintained their recent good form with a 144 run victory over Bath Civil Service on a fresh and breezy day at home. Winning the toss, Spye skipper Rich Bowater had no hesitation in choosing to
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Biddestone 3rd slump to disappointing loss
Wiltshire League Division 3: Biddestone 3rd v Beehive Bradford Biddestone 3rds slumped to a disappointing defeat against Beehive Bradford. Bradford were asked to bat first and were thankful to Spong (68) giving them a good start. However, Biddestone's
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Chippenham 4th claim first victory of the season
Cricket: Chippenham 4th enjoyed their first victory of the season after a comfortable win away to Bathford 2nds. After winning the toss Chippenham 4ths bowlers put the Bathford batsmen under pressure, with an early run out orchestrated by Matt Cole. Bathford
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Speedway: Swindon 64, Ipswich 28
Swindon posted a resounding 64-28 victory over Ipswich at the Abbey on Thursday evening, their scoring headed by paid double-figure returns from no less than six team members: Leigh Adams 11+1, Matej Zagar 11, Jurica Pavlic 10+2, Simon Stead 10, Ryan
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Tories blame MP expenses row for Wiltshire Council defeat in Devizes
The disenchantment with the major political parties over MPs’ expenses was blamed for Devizes Guardians taking three of the four Devizes seats on the new Wiltshire Council. The local conservation party was jubilant at their success, ousting
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England Women headed to the County Ground
England Women sign off for this summer’s European Championships with a friendly against Denmark at Swindon Town’s The County Ground on 22 July. KO 7.45pm. The game is part of a double header week for England with Hope Powell’s squad taking on Iceland
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Tories maintain Euro dominance in South West
Labour has been wiped out in the South West in the European elections. The party lost its only MEP in the region and came fifth overall with fewer votes than the Greens. The Conservatives won three seats, up one, the UK Independence Party held its
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Superb Hughes impresses in hometown debut
Hundreds of spectators were entertained by a bumper 19 bout bill when Malmesbury ABC staged their end of season show on the pitch of Malmesbury Victoria Club last Saturday. The rain, which had threatened to put the dampers on things- or even cancellation
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Chippenham school's artwork on show as new gates are unveiled
Children at Charter School in Chippenham showcased some of their finest art skills as part of the school’s Creative Arts Week on Friday. The children paraded their work around the playground after spending the week creating art based on the
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Swindon Wildcats secure exciting prospect Bullas
The Swindon Wildcats are delighted to confirm that they will welcome 18 year old forward Samuel Bullas to their starting line up for the forthcoming ice hockey season. Bullas split his time last season between the Elite League's Nottingham Panthers
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Police claim success in war on Devizes drug dealers
Police have declared their recent war on drug dealers in Devizes an unqualified success. Some heroin addicts have been driven to seek help to get off the drug while others have to travel to Swindon in order to source a supply. Twelve warrants on the
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Devizes murder trial starts today
Karl Quincey goes on trial for the murder of Devizes man Barry Cooper is due to start today at Winchester Crown Court. Quincey, 33, of Longcroft Avenue, Devizes, denies murdering Mr Cooper. Mr Cooper, who was 28 and of Eastleigh Road
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Wootton Bassett Arts Festival hailed a success
Wootton Bassett’s third biennial Arts Festival has proved so successful that the committee has promised to organise another next year. The four-day festival, which began on Thursday, offered an impressive range of music, speech, drama and creative
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Wootton Bassett greets three more fallen heroes
More than 1,000 people have lined the streets of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire to greet the bodies of three soldiers killed in Afghanistan - as it emerged the country's combat death toll had overtaken hostile-fire fatalities in Iraq. The bodies of
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Bungling Chippenham bag snatcher appears in court
A judge has put off passing sentence on a bungling bag snatcher who carried out a daylight robbery in a town centre park after hearing he had twice tried to kill himself. Ryan Strickland dropped his own mobile phone after snatching a bag from a man
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Chippenham man jailed for burglary
A dad who burgled the house of his girlfriend’s former partner’s family has been jailed for 16 months. Paul Deville stole jewellery and cigarettes when he used a key to get into the farm house while the occupants were. And the 38-year-old was also