• PPC for Wiltshire and Swindon's views on victim's code

  By nhavergal at 10:55 on 17/05/13

  

  Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon has announced he is in support of a victim's code however it should be tailored to their individual needs.  Angus Macpherson view comes after a consultation of the victim's code run by the Ministry of Justice was updated to set out simple terms and service victims expect to receive.  Angus Macpherson, Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner said: "One...

• War hero was on his deathbed when Arctic Star medal arrived

  By Western Daily Press at 09:00 on 15/05/13

  

  t.cork@bepp.co.uk A Navy war veteran died just an hour and a half after finally being handed his medal for serving in the Arctic Convoys, the Western Daily Press can reveal. Herbert Geoffrey Jacobs, from Box, in Wiltshire, received his newly-minted medal a fortnight or so before the official medal-giving ceremony last week, after a desperate plea from his son Mike. The 89-year-old, who was known to everyone in the village as Geoff,...

• Bright meteor spotted over Wiltshire

  By nhavergal at 15:00 on 09/05/13

  

  Star gazers and space enthusiasts may have caught a glimpse of a 'fireball' meteor which shot across the sky last night and was visible in Wiltshire.  At around 9:45pm last night some people saw a flash of light go across the sky which has been described as a 'green fireball'. Space experts do believe that the meteor may have been formed by debris from Halley's comet.  It is believed that the meteor was seen in Cornwall,...

• Health phoneline 111 delayed again in Wiltshire

  By nhavergal at 12:06 on 07/05/13

  

  A national health line has been delayed becoming a 24/7 service in Wiltshire with health bosses reviewing the non emergency number.  The 111 number was expected to be rolled out nationally to assist patients with minor injuries however concerns have been raised about its service.  Last Thursday, the Clinical Commissioning Groups for Wiltshire and Bath and North East Somerset said they would be delaying the roll out of the new...

• Corsham unitary seats for Wiltshire Council election results

  By nhavergal at 15:08 on 03/05/13

  

  Wiltshire Council Unitary, Town and Parish Elections voting slips were counted across the county today. Corsham Seats and Results  Corsham Town- Conservative Phillip Whalley  Corsham Pickwick- Conservative Alan MacRae  Box and Colerne- Conservative Shelia Parker  Across the county Conservative won 58 seats, Liberal Democrats won 27 seats, Independent won 7 seats, Labour won 4 seats, UK Independent won 1 seat and...

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