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A303 closed in Wiltshire following serious crash overnight

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

The A303 is closed in both directions following a serious crash overnight. Emergency services attended the major route before midnight on Monday (14 April) following reports of a road traffic collision in the Mere area. At least one person has sustained significant injuries in the smash – sparking a forensic collision investigation at the scene. The road is likely to remain closed until around midday today (Tuesday).
Chippenham junction partially blocked after early morning car crash

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

A Chippenham junction is partially blocked after a early morning car crash. Emergency services were called to a road traffic collision in Marshfield Road shortly before 6am this morning (Tuesday). Two vehicles – a blue Fiat Punto and a grey BMW 2 Series – were involved in the incident on the roundabout with Audley Road and Park Lane. “The force of the collision and the noise woke me from my deep sleep”, one local resident told Wiltshire 999s.
Firefighters extinguish flames at private school in Wiltshire town

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

Firefighters have extinguished flames at a private school in a Wiltshire town. Emergency services were called to reports of a fire breaking out at Warminster School shortly before 5pm this afternoon (Monday). Police closed Church Street in both directions as fire crews raced to deal with the blaze. A fire commander at the scene told Wiltshire 999s that the flames started in a window frame – before starting to ingress into the boarding school’s living quarters.
'This is not okay'

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

An arson attack on a farm in Faringdon is being investigated by the police. Emergency services raced to reports of a large fire on Church Path Farm at around 7pm on Friday evening (11 April). Firefighters worked to bring the raging blaze under control for several hours. Farmer Amy Shoemake believes a group of youths, who were seen nearby shortly before the fire, are responsible for it.
Huntsman Oliver Dale charged with fox hunting in the Cotswolds

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

A huntsman has been charged with pursuing foxes across the Cotswolds. 46-year-old Oliver Dale is accused of hunting a wild mammal with dogs, contrary to Section 1 of the Hunting Act 2004, on three occasions. The allegations relate to operations by The North Cotswold Hunt on 12 October, 2 November and 16 November 2024. Dale, of Cheltenham, is due to appear before Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 16 May.
Seriously injured child, 5, airlifted as Wiltshire Police investigate

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

A seriously injured child has been airlifted to hospital, with Wiltshire Police launching an investigation into the circumstances. Emergency services raced to reports of a wounded five-year-old in Wootton Bassett Road, Swindon, at 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon (12 April). Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance landed at the scene, with the charity’s critical care medics – alongside local ambulance crews – providing treatment. The child was airlifted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children for urgent care.
Wiltshire road closed as firefighters battle thatched cottage blaze

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

A road has been closed by police as firefighters battle a thatched cottage blaze. Emergency services were called to the scene in Hackthorne Road, Durrington, at around 5pm this afternoon (Saturday). A cottage with a thatched roof has caught on fire – with numerous fire crews in attendance as they race to bring save possessions from the building. Thatch fires are notoriously difficult to tackle, and usually keep firefighters busy for at least 24 hours.
Woman dies after air ambulance called to emergency in Swindon

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

A woman has died after an air ambulance was called to an emergency in Swindon. 999 crews raced to a serious medical incident at an address in Kingshill Road shortly before 10am this morning (Friday). Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance touched down opposite The Runner pub in Wootton Bassett Road minutes later. Critical care medics, alongside local ambulance crews, provided urgent treatment. Despite their best efforts, a woman aged in her 70s was pronounced dead at the scene.
How this one household item could cause a major fire in minutes

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

This is how one household item could cause a major fire in minutes. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has issued a warning after its crews prevented a house blaze this morning (Friday). Firefighters were called to a property in Ropley, near Winchester, following a call reporting the smell of burning. They discovered that a mirror had been refracting sunlight onto a nearby fabric – which has then started smouldering.
13 sheep missing from field near A419 for two weeks, police say

1 week ago | wiltshire999s.co.uk | Daniel Jae Webb

13 sheep have been missing from a field near the A419 for two weeks, police say. Despite searches carried out by the farmer in Cricklade, the animals haven’t been located. The sheep – a Charollais ram and twelve Charollais-cross ewes – were last seen on 28 March. In a statement, a spokesperson for Wiltshire Police‘s Rural Crime Team said: “The sheep were last seen on Friday 28 March before gates to the field were found to have been opened the following day.