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Drug misuse, fly tipping and anti-social behaviour continue to plague an abandoned building on the outskirts of Devizes. The former slaughterhouse, on the corner of Coate Road and Windsor Drive, has long since been a spot for drug users and young people to carry out illicit activities away from prying eyes on the streets. This week, images emerged of smashed bottles, drug needles and even animal carcasses littered across the building – which is on private land. The needles are the res...

Drug misuse, fly tipping and anti-social behaviour continue to plague an abandoned building on the outskirts of Devizes. The former slaughterhouse, on the corner of Coate Road and Windsor Drive, has long since been a spot for drug users and young people to carry out illicit activities away from prying eyes on the streets. This week, images emerged of smashed bottles, drug needles and even animal carcasses littered across the building – which is on private land. The needles are the res...

Volunteers - including local residents and retailers - in Market Lavington have mobilised once more to support their community. Last March, Suzanne Morrison created a Facebook group with a call-out for help ahead of a looming lockdown announcement. She took her son to a physio appointment, and expected to come back to perhaps a handful of sign-ups. She got home and made a coffee, and was shocked to see that 80 people had already got in touch to volunteer. She said: “No-one knew what...