Beech Avenue, Pinehurst Picture: GOOGLE A CYCLIST flashed a “salute” as he was spreadeagled over the bonnet of a Seat Ibiza, a court heard. The man was cycling across the Zebra crossing on Beech Avenue near The Circle, Pinehurst, when he was struck by Kay Geddes’ car. He suffered minor injuries in the crash, which took place at around 7.45am on December 20, 2019. Wiltshire Police prosecutor Mike Smith told Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Monday that Geddes, 56, who stopped at the scene, was interviewed about the incident in March last year. She claimed she’d looked as she was approaching the crossing but saw nothing coming. The next thing she knew the male cyclist had thrown himself at the car, she claimed.
Composite image showing Ford car and (inset) an L-plate Pictures: PEXELS/PA A DAD-of-two who has never taken his driving test got behind the wheel on the M4 as his pregnant girlfriend felt unwell. Bryn Wise, 21, was stopped driving a Ford Focus on September 22, 2019, near Chippenham. Checks showed he was not insured to drive it, only had a provisional licence and the car was not showing learner plates. He had a previous conviction from 2017 for driving without a licence and insurance. Speaking in his own defence at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon, Wise acknowledged there was no excuse. He said his partner was 34 weeks’ pregnant at the time. She had been driving the car, but was in pain so he took over. “Obviously this is no excuse and I explained this to the officer who pulled me over.” He offered his apologies and added: “It has happened before and it’s happened again, so I have to deal with it.”
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Police cordoned off a path off Drakes Way; Inset: Lauren Skinner Pictures: ADVER A WOMAN who lied about being raped by a stranger after arguing with her boyfriend has been given unpaid work.
Swindon Magistrates’ Court heard that Wiltshire Police spent more than £2,000 investigating the complaint made by Lauren Skinner, including cordoning off a path near Greenbridge and trawling through CCTV footage. The 18-year-old was spoken to twice by officers – including two detective constables – and underwent a forensic examination by trained nurses. Her solicitor, Mark Glendenning, told magistrates that his client had found herself “on a rollercoaster” after making a “throwaway” remark to her boyfriend that she’d been raped. “Every step down that road [made] it much more difficult to recant and go backwards,” he added.