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Dont get carried away during Euros say Wiltshire Police Football fans in Wiltshire have been told to behave by police, as the country prepares for the start of the European Championships tomorrow. Wiltshire Police, along with Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council, have teamed up to offer advice on making the most of the tournament which will be played across 11 different venues in Europe, culminating with the final on July 11 at Wembley Stadium. Wiltshire Police will work with lice...

Watford mayor Peter Taylor visits Watford-based tech company Wirebox and speaks to owner Andrew Ajoodha on the launch of a new Herts Growth small business grant. Photo credit: Simon Jacobs Watford Borough Council has launched a new programme to provide expert advice, support and grant funding to small businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Watford Business Growth Grant scheme is being delivered in partnership with Hertfordshire Growth Hub, and under the scheme, grants o...

A man has appeared in a Mossel Bay court in connection with the murder of his girlfriend, who was found bludgeoned to death at the weekend.

It means Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service will only be able to help out-of-hours callers in Swindon. Wiltshire Council announced in May last year that it was backing the helpline to enable it to be expanded across the county. But now the council has abandoned the scheme because of low call volumes. The charity’s chief executive Emma Rawlings said: “It’s something we have done for nearly a year and worked hard on getting the word out about it. Now to all of a sudden have it gon...

It means Swindon Domestic Abuse Support Service will only be able to help out-of-hours callers in Swindon. Wiltshire Council announced in May last year that it was backing the helpline to enable it to be expanded across the county. But now the council has abandoned the scheme because of low call volumes. The charity’s chief executive Emma Rawlings said: “It’s something we have done for nearly a year and worked hard on getting the word out about it. Now to all of a sudden have it gon...

This Public Health England map shows which the number of cases in each ward in our area. The dark blue represents Leggatts ward in North Watford A cluster of coronavirus cases identified in Watford last week have been linked to one particular neighbourhood, a map has shown. Watford’s coronavirus case rate has risen over the last week or so – now the second highest in the south of England – prompting Hertfordshire County Council to issue a Covid alert ahead of the bank holiday weekend....

A coronavirus alert has been issued for Watford by Hertfordshire County Council An alert has been issued to residents in Watford after a spike in coronavirus cases in the town. Watford has seen a rise in cases of the virus, particularly within the last four days, prompting Hertfordshire County Council to issue a warning. The county council posted an alert on its Facebook page this afternoon, which read: "Case rates are continuing to rise in Watford. "Please take extra care if you’re ...

Changes to testing center in Devizes From Friday 28 May, the Devizes Leisure Centre testing site will close for in-person symptom-free COVID-19 testing, but people will still be able to collect lateral flow test kits to use at home from the site, with a range of other collection options also available. Wiltshire Council initially set up four in-person lateral flow test sites to provide assisted testing. However following the introduction of the home testing programme, which provides much mo...

“INHUMAN” and “hugely questionable” is how a Salisbury woman has described the giving away of fish at funfairs.

The application is not ‘set in stone’ and the development team said they would take the feedback from the parish council into consideration