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Teenage biker, 16, hospitalised with 'serious injuries' following crash with van
A YOUNG motorcyclist was taken to hospital with "serious" injuries following a disruptive crash. Emergency services rushed to Lahore Road, off the A338 through Tidworth, shortly after noon on Tuesday, June 25. A 16-year-old boy, who was riding
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Exact times the Red Arrows will fly over Wiltshire this weekend
The Red Arrows are set to fly through the Wiltshire skies at the weekend for residents hoping to catch a glimpse. Many locals were thrilled to spot the aircraft earlier this month on their way to the Portsmouth Armed Forces Day display, but now
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Public help was 'invaluable' in catching suspected sex offenders
A senior police official has thanked the people of Wiltshire for their help in catching two suspected sex offenders. The 28-year-old pair were caught in Devizes using drones, dogs and armed police in an “extensive intelligence-led search”.
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Wiltshire youth club celebrates 'vital' comeback with stunning new mural
A youth club which was closed down during the Covid-19 pandemic is celebrating one year back in business with a brand new mural. The Potterne Youth Club suffered hugely from the pandemic and took three years to get back on its feet, but has since
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WATCH: Footage shows bus on fire on busy A-road
A video has shown the moment a bus went up in flames on a busy A-road in Wiltshire. The bus, which is believed to belong to Coachstyle, first caught fire on the A429 just after 4.30pm on Tuesday, June 25, and firefighters were immediately called
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Two M&S stores in Wiltshire set to join delicious 'garlic bread scheme'
Marks and Spencer stores in two Wiltshire towns are set to join a new scheme to help reuse surplus food. The 'garlic bread scheme' aims to make M&S stores more sustainable by filling surplus bread baked each day with garlic butter and then
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Blind Wiltshire paedophile avoids jail after failed to register as a sex offender
A PAEDOPHILE who thought his poor health allowed him not to comply with a court order has been given a suspended prison sentence. Colin Boon, of Ashmore Close in Whiteparish, failed to register as a sex offender last year without reasonable excuse
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Campaigners call for Stonehenge to be put on 'World Heritage in Danger List'
Campaigners opposing the Stonehenge tunnel are calling for the Stonehenge site to be placed on the World Heritage in Danger List. Stonehenge Alliance is supporting UNESCO in its recommendation that the Stonehenge and Avesbury World Heritage Site
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Rough sleepers in Wiltshire tell how they turned their lives around
Rough sleepers and vulnerable individuals in Wiltshire are being given the chance to get back on their feet. That’s the goal of Devizes Opendoors, a charity set up to help find solutions to homelessness in the town and offer support to those who
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Everything you need to know as Wiltshire gears up for huge festival
Full details have been released ahead of a music festival that attracts tens of thousands of revellers to Wiltshire each year. The organisers of WOMAD 2024 are gearing up ahead of the annual festival, held at Charlton Park on the outskirts of Malmesbury
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Council split over Starbucks designs amid 'Vegas' town centre fears
Councillors have backed designs for a planned Starbucks branch despite raising fears it could lead to a “Vegas style” town centre. Starbucks was recently announced as the future occupant of one of the former Wilko units on Chippenham High Street
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Update on major project to remove 'blot' from Wiltshire skyline
A major project to remove the “blot” from the picturesque landscape near a Wiltshire town remains on track as work ramps up. Preliminary works on the National Grid’s project to remove 13 electricity pylons from the North Wessex Downs National Landscape
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School students visit care home for charity sports day
Staff and residents from a care home in Chippenham welcomed school students for a charity sports day last week. Students from Hardenhuish School teamed up with Barchester's Cepen Lodge to raise money for the care company's charitable foundation
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IN THE DOCK: Latest cases from Wiltshire courts
The following cases were heard at magistrates courts in Swindon and Salisbury. ERLESTOKE: On Thursday, June 13, Nathan Killilea, of HMP Erlestoke, was sentenced for possessing an item inside a prison without authority. The 36-year-old pleaded