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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 result of a small number of drug users in the town, which charity and police officials are working toge...

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 result of a small number of drug users in the town, which charity and police officials are working toge...

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 was coming or how long we’d have to work for. “By the time lockdown was imposed I was shieldi...