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Woman's ordeal in Calne 999 alert
A woman driver who alerted the police helicopter after she found him lying in the road on Saturday has spoken of her fright. A female driver, who asked not to be named, spotted the man on the side of the road near Ratford Bridge Farm shortly before 1am
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Devizes MP to stand down
Devizes MP Michael Ancram has announced he will be standing down at the next general election because of health problems. In a letter to his constituency chairman, Ken Carter, Mr Ancram said: "It is with genuine sadness that I have decided
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Tributes to Chippenham Folk Festival singer
Organisers of the Chippenham Folk Festival have paid tribute to long-standing festival singer Johnny Collins who has died suddenly on tour. Mr Collins, 71, who had been a resident singer at the popular festival for more than ten years, died of a heart
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Chippenham student given second chance by judge
A Chippenham teenager got a college friend in a headlock in the street to demand the return of money he claimed he was owed. Christopher Bell, who has previous convictions for robbery, left his victim in tears after launching the attack But after
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Fire service investigates Calne blaze
Fire crews from Calne and Chippenham were called to a fire in Newcroft Road in Calne late last night. Calls were made shortly after 23.00pm after the fire broke out in a storage area close to houses. A spokesperson for Wiltshire Fire and Rescue
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Rail crash pictures to come under hammer
PICTURES of a 1907 rail crash near Chippenham have emerged in a lot of postcards on offer at a Devizes auction sale next week. The photographs of the disaster that took place at Thingley Junction on what was then the Great Western Railway line are among
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Chippenham duo's challenge for NICU unit
CHIPPENHAM woman Liza Brooks has set herself the challenge of travelling to 34 countries in 28 days with her friend Dale Knaggs to raise money for a new neonatal intensive care unit in Bath. She set off with her companion on July 29. Miss Brooks,
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Helicopter trips at Marlborough fun day
TOWNSPEOPLE will have the chance of a bird’s eye view of Marlborough at the carnival family funday on Sunday September 20. The organisers confirmed this week they have reached agreement with Rise Helicopters to provide aerial trips around the town from
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French driver may have been on wrong side of road in Marlborough
A FRENCH driver was arrested on suspicion of careless driving following a head-on crash on the A345 between Marlborough and Pewsey on Friday afternoon. The incident took place shortly before 4pm on Friday when a Toyota MR2 sports car was in collision
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Chippenham police seize car in crackdown
POLICE seized a car during an operation aimed at cracking down on anti-social behaviour amongst drivers in Chippenham. The Neighbourhood Policing Team in conjunction with the Roads Policing Unit conducted the operation on Saturday night after worried
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Man in flaming sambuca case says he did nothing wrong
A Wiltshire tourist allegedly set on fire by a Greek woman who accused him of sexually harassing her during a night out today insisted he did nothing to provoke the attack. Stuart Feltham, from Swindon was due to testify against 26-year-old student
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Doherty back in court today
Rock singer Pete Doherty is to appear in court to face drink-driving charges after being stopped in Gloucester. The 30-year-old ex-Libertines frontman was stopped last month after officers spotted a car allegedly being driven erratically. Kate
