Shears Drive News Today

Wiltshire Council has approved a planning application for a new church to be built in Amesbury.

THESE nine people were sentenced in court after committing criminal offences in and around Salisbury.

THOUSANDS of pounds-worth of coronavirus fines were handed out to house party revellers over the weekend.  Deputy Chief Constable Paul Mills said news of more house parties would be "incredibly frustrating" to the majority who were following the rules.  "We will not tolerate these blatant breaches and will quickly move to enforcement in these incidences where people selfishly believe the law does not apply to them," he said. New rules, which came into force last month, allow police t...

By Advertiser Reporter Pictures: WILTSHIRE POLICE/CALYX With two people fined under the covid regulations on Friday after police caught them at a beauty spot car park, we look at some of the recent examples of those rapped for flouting the new rules. Earlier this week, Wiltshire Police announced officers had issued almost 60 fines over the preceding seven days. And on Thursday, Chief Constable Kier Pritchard promised action would be ...

Nine people fined after police break up selfish house party and barbecue All the adults present were fined £200 Updated Police broke up a party on Shears Drive in Amesbury (Image: Google) GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services ...

Officers stopped the vehicle on the A360 in Potterne at around 1am yesterday (February 1). The driver, a man in his 30s, admitted he was "just out for a drive" and to get some food from a shop. He was handed a fixed penalty notice for breaching the Covid-19 lockdown, as well as a £100 fine and three points on his licence for having a defective tyre. The car was also seized for having no tax. A Devizes police spokesman said: "Thank you to the vast majority of people who are continuing...