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Man charged with grevious bodily harm
A 38-year old man was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries in the early hours of this morning. The man, who is beleived to be in a serious but stable condition, was taken to the Great Western Hospital after the police were called to a disturbance
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Rampant Chippenham keep cup dream alive
FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Chippenham Town 5 Bashley 1 MASTERFUL Chippenham Town breezed into the next round of the FA Cup as they hit five at home for the second game in a row. Fresh from their 5-1 hammering of Tiverton on
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Devizes edge through in Cup
Devizes 1 West Side 0 Wiltshire Senior Cup It took 77 minutes for Devizes to show their superiorty in the Wiltshire Senior Cup against Swindon based West Side. But when the goal did come it was a touch of class from Dan Sloan that made sure the
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RSPCA save stray dog in desperate state
THE shocking state of a stray dog prompted members of the public to call in RSPCA inspectors - and not a moment too soon. The neglected German Shepherd was spotted wandering in the Sevenfields area. And by the time help arrived it was barely able
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Woman in sex attack as she walks home
A 21-year old woman has been sexually assualted as she walked home alone in the early hours of this morning. The woman was walking along the cycle route towards Station Road at 2am when a man jumped out from bushes behind her and pulled her into the
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Firefighters battle car blaze
FIRE fighters from Calne were called to a car fire in Silver Street last night. They arrived at the blaze at around 8.16pm and used two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets before bringing the fire under control. It is not yet understood how the
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Flasher leaves woman shaken
A WOMAN is said to be extremely shaken after a man exposed himself to her in the Shaw Ridge Linear Park, Swindon. The incident happened whe the woman was walking home through the park on October 4 at around 5.30pm. The man, described as white, six foot
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Traffic in Devizes
The Devizes Guardians organised a presentation from Mouchel Parkman on Thursday night, following their AGM. It was to explain some of the options to sort out our traffic problems. More than sixty people attended, but it was a bit disappointing to see
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Serial thief walks free from court
Young offender Christopher White, who mugged four schoolboys of mobile phones and cash, is back on the streets after a judge decided he didn't have to send him to jail. White, 20, of Queens Avenue, Highworth, was the first youngster to be given an
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College merger approved
Two Wiltshire colleges have been given the go-ahead locally for merger. The Learning and Skills Council for Wiltshire and Swindon (LSC) has approved proposals for Salisbury College and Wiltshire College to merge as part of a county-wide strategy to create
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Bluetongue threat to farmers
Sheep and cattle farmers are facing an anxious time as the threat of bluetongue has imposed restrictions on moving livestock. On October 10 the Kennet district was placed in the protection zone to stop the disease spreading. Although there has been
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Appeal for missing man
The charity Missing People is renewing its call for help to find a missing Wiltshire man on the second anniversary of his disappearance. Anthony Fryer was last seen around the 11 October 2005 in Swindon, Wiltshire. At the time of his disappearance
