Wiltshire County, England News

An event to mark the end of Devizes Youth Centre will be held on Saturday, on The Green, from 1pm to 4pm.

A MAN who was caught with hard drugs in an alleyway in Gorse Hill has finally admitted being involved in dealing.

A family had a lucky escape from a house in Bollands Hill, Seend Cleeve, Melksham, at 6.35am this morning, after a fire broke out in their ground floor living room.

HOUSEHOLDS across West Wiltshire are due to receive written apologies from the county's highways contractor for not meeting its grass cutting commitments.

Flash floods caused by a severe storm that battered west Wiltshire on Saturday left dozens of families stranded, as the water came within inches of their homes.

Family coach firm Hatts Travel is expected to announce at noon today it is ceasing to trade with the loss of 89 jobs.

When Hatts Travel, which went into receivership today, was founded 85 years ago, the passengers were sharing buses with livestock.

Pensioners Phil and Marie Lloyd were terrified when a lightning fireball tore into their home during Saturday's violent thunderstorm.

Families living near London Road in Devizes say their lives are being made a misery by gulls and are calling for them to be culled.

The A 200,000 transformation of the pub, in Nursteed Road, has turned it into a family steak and grill restaurant.

Devizes Town Council is urging people to turn out and cheer on cyclists when the Tour of Britain comes to their town.

Oli, 16, of Lady Wood, Market Lavington, will be accompanied by his father Martyn, and mother, Jackie, when he attempts to climb Snowdon in Wales, Scafell Pike in the Lake District and Ben Nevis in Scotland.

WARGAMES enthusiasts from all over the world pitted their skills against each other at the annual Attack! show in Devizes.

Nine pumping appliances, one water carrier and a control unit attended a large field in Rollestone, near Shrewton, measuring approximately 300 by 400 metres earlier today.

Wiltshire Police have stepped up patrols in Calne after British Telecom said the 999 phone number was not working in the area.

Glasgow-bound Danny Talbot with his proud mum Margaret at the family home in Hilperton.

A CHIPPENHAM woman charged with stealing A 10 from a butcher's in the town has admitted assaulting a member of police staff while she was in custody.

FIRST ever Adver Bride of the Year Shirley French is celebrating another milestone this morning as she reaches her 80th birthday.

Further tributes have been paid to popular Devizes Hockey Club player Charlie Sherman after he died in a bike crash.

Calne Aggregates' application to increase the height of its waste stockpiles off Abberd Lane was refused by planners after councillors said they were already breaking their planning conditions.