Wiltshire County, England News

The show is at Hullavington airfield, near Chippenham, on September 7 and has been organised by volunteers from Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, Wiltshire Police, South Western Ambulance Service and the Highways Agency.

As reported in the Gazette & Herald, the wallaby escaped from paddock near Marlborough on Wednesday, July 2, and has been on the run ever since.

A tribute has been paid to motorcyclist Charlie Sherman, 22, of Devizes who died after an accident while he was on his way to work in Trowbridge last Thursday.

Shrivenham Parish councillor Sarah Day pictured at a sign warning drivers about the closure of the A420 between Swindon and Oxford for seven weeks starting tomorrow COMMUTERS are bracing themselves for almost two months of road chaos when a section of the A420 is closed from tomorrow.

The control room received more than 100 calls as a severe storm swept over the county, with west Wiltshire particularly affected.

A STRATEGY has been developed by the council to help manage flood risk in Swindon and is set to be approved later this year.

A Devizes teenager has admitted taking part in a house burglary and stealing from two cars in a night of crime.

FIRE CREWS from Cricklade and Malmesbury are currently dealing with a significant fire in Swindon, believed to have started about 90 minutes ago.

A PIZZA delivery driver raped a 15-year-old girl after agreeing to give her a lift home when she was stranded alone on a night out, a jury has been told.

A man who had sex with a 13-year-old girl who had run away from home has been jailed for 13-and-a-half months.

Jeremy Van Der Sanden is said to have committed the alleged offence on Thursday, December 5 last year.

Eleven members travelled to Stafford last weekend to compete in junior public speaking.

A survey is to take place following concerns traffic levels have increased since the relocation of the Stonehenge Visitor Centre and the A344 closure.

Back from left are Janice Kingstone, Rob Napier, department managers Charles Betney and Tim Pike, and John Goddard.

Giffords Court, Melksham at 1.34am - a small fire in a fire panel after a lightning strike, which was out on arrival, attended by a crew from Trowbridge.

Former BBC newsreader Angela Rippon chats to residents, from left, Dorothy Gasson, Thelma Curtis and Trevor Ralphs with manager Selvie Naidoo The ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society was given a tour of the home, which has three floors, including one caring for residents with dementia, and is currently home to 33 residents.

Bradford on Avon Town Council has invited relatives of those named on the town's war memorial in Westbury Gardens to come to its rededication on Sunday, August 3, at 3pm.

Pupils and staff from Downlands School in Devizes are taking part in a national bike challenge riding through the Alps.

The council's contractor Balfour Beatty Living Places has pledged to keep on top of grass cutting in West Wiltshire.

LOVE, sharing and a family is the key to a successful marriage according to Ted and Marian Giddings who celebrated their blue sapphire wedding anniversary yesterday.