Melksham man jailed for five and a half years after being found guilty of abusing children

A Melksham man has been jailed for five and a half years today (19/09) after a jury at Swindon Crown Court found him guilty of sexual offences against children. David Griffin, 51, of Grasmere, Melksham, was found guilty of making indecent photographs of a child, sexual assault on a male, and three counts of voyeurism. […]
BMW to Invest Heavily in UK Mini Factory for Electric Car Production, Wizz Air Faces Capacity Reduction Due to Pratt & Whitney Engine…

German automotive giant BMW has unveiled ambitious plans to inject hundreds of millions of pounds into its Mini factory located near Oxford, UK, to facilitate the production of the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs). This strategic move aims to ensure the long-term viability of the Cowley plant and the associated factory in Swindon. […]
BMW to Invest Heavily in UK Mini Factory for Electric Car Production, Wizz Air Faces Capacity Reduction Due to Pratt & Whitney Engine Inspections

German automotive giant BMW has unveiled ambitious plans to inject hundreds of millions of pounds into its Mini factory located near Oxford, UK, to facilitate the production of the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs). This strategic move aims to ensure the long-term viability of the Cowley plant and the associated factory in Swindon. […]
Police are warning the public about courier fraud after a man was duped into handing over £15,000

On January 20, 21, and 24, a man in his 80s from the Salisbury area received a phone call asking him to withdraw a large sum of money to aid an investigation into his bank account. A man then came to his house to collect the money. We are currently conducting enquiries in relation to […]
A four-year-old boy has died following an incident at Center Parcs Longleat Forest near Warminster

Sadly, it’s been confirmed that a four-year-old boy has died following an incident at Center Parcs Longleat Forest near Warminster shortly after 11am this morning (24/12). The incident is not being treated as suspicious say Wiltshire Police. Despite the efforts of staff at the centre and Wiltshire Air ambulance staff and Paramedics from South Western […]
South West police seized more than five kilos of drugs and tens of thousands of pounds worth of cash during a region-wide crackdown codenamed Operation Scorpion

Operation Scorpion is a collaboration between the five police forces in the South West region (Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire), alongside their respective offices of Police and Crime Commissioners, the British Transport Police, South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) and the charity CrimeStoppers. This partnership combines resources to tackle […]
South West police seized more than five kilos of drugs and tens of thousands of pounds worth of cash during a region-wide crackdown coden…

Operation Scorpion is a collaboration between the five police forces in the South West region (Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire), alongside their respective offices of Police and Crime Commissioners, the British Transport Police, South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) and the charity CrimeStoppers. This partnership combines resources to tackle […]
Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision in North Dorset are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward

At around 8.15pm on Saturday 1 May 2021 Dorset Police received a report of a single vehicle collision on the B3081 Shaftesbury Road between Shaftesbury and Gillingham, near to the access to Port Regis School. The collision involved a silver Audi A6 Allroad estate. Emergency services attended and very sadly a 23-year-old female passenger […]
Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision in North Dorset are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage…

At around 8.15pm on Saturday 1 May 2021 Dorset Police received a report of a single vehicle collision on the B3081 Shaftesbury Road between Shaftesbury and Gillingham, near to the access to Port Regis School. The collision involved a silver Audi A6 Allroad estate. Emergency services attended and very sadly a 23-year-old female passenger […]
Selling Scotland’s local television to That’s TV is a travesty

Selling Scotland’s local television to That’s TV is a travesty Job adverts have been posted online calling for reporters and video journalists to work across Scotland’s new local TV stations. This follows STV’s redundancies, closure of STV2 channel and decision to sell its city television licences to Freeview broadcaster That’s TV. The organisation runs 14 […]