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Updated 16:05, 28 Apr 2026

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Top story: Wiltshire Police Launch Tough December Crackdown on Drink and Drug Driving After Multiple Arrests

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ACCIDENTAL

Housing association quell rumours over Melksham blaze

DRUG SUPPLY BUSTED

Drone Sting Busts E-Bike Drug Dealers in Melksham – Three Arrested for Supply and Dangerous Riding

KNIFE ATTCK

Naked 20-Year-Old Charged After Shocking Weekend Knife Attack in Melksham

MELKSHAM SHOCKER

Naked Man Held After Brutal Melksham Stabbing Leaves Two Women Injured

SPEAKING OUT

Melksham Man Charged with Nine Shocking Domestic Abuse Offences Against Girlfriend

JAILED

Volunteer Treasurer Jailed for Stealing £56K from Wiltshire’s Wharf Theatre, Community Left Devastated

BREATH TEST

Drink-Driver Arrested After BMW Crashes on Melksham’s Coronation Road

ABUSE OF POSITION

Wiltshire Accounts Boss Carol Rendell Charged Over £56k Charity Theft After 5-Year Fraud

HORROR CRASH

Woman Hospitalised with Minor Injuries After Lorry Crash Blocks A350 Melksham Roundabout

HEAD ON

Wiltshire Man Charged with Fatal Head-On Crash That Killed Woman on A3102 Near Calne

HAMMER ATTACK

Teen Bailed After Midnight Hammer Attack Shakes Melksham High Street

POLICE MANHUNT

Hammer Attack Horror in Melksham: Victim Safe as Police Hunt Masked Cyclists

HGV CHAOS

Lorry Overturns on A350 Melksham at Dawn – Driver Arrested for Drink and Drug Driving

STRUCK BY A VAN

Melksham Mourns Cheryl Decarteret: Beloved Mother and Grandmother Dies After Crash

FATAL ENDING

Elderly Woman’s Life Support to Be Withdrawn After Melksham Van Crash – Police Urge Witnesses to Come Forward

MAN ARRESTED

Van Reverses Into Two Elderly Women in Melksham – Driver Arrested on Suspicion of Dangerous Drug Driving

BLEED ON THE BRAIN

Two Pensioners Critically Injured as Van Reverses Into Them Outside Melksham Savers – Driver Arrested

POLICE SWOOP

15 Arrested in Melksham Police Raid Targeting Illegal Labour Gang

SCHOOLS EVACUATED

Wiltshire Schools Evacuated After Serious Threats – Police Find No Credible Danger

Jailed for 12 Months: Reckless Driver’s Hair-Raising Melksham Police Chase Ends Behind Bars

Knife-Wielding Thug Jailed for Four Years After Daytime Melksham Pharmacy Raid

Woman Suffers Life-Changing Injuries After Two-Car Smash on A365 Bath Road in Melksham – Police Seek Witnesses

Wiltshire Man Jailed with 4-Year Ban for Drink-Driving and Dodging Breath Test

Teen Joyrider in Stolen Jaguar Sparks Wild Wiltshire Chase Ending in Crash and Arrests

Melksham Motorcyclist Killed in Devizes A342 Horror Crash – Police Seek Witnesses

Woman in 50s Arrested After Man in 40s Stabbed to Death in Melksham

Wiltshire Police Appeal to Identify Couple After Savage Dog Attack in Melksham Park

Melksham Couple Jailed Over Brutal Knife Attack Leaving Woman Seriously Injured

Burglars on the Run in Melksham: Police Urge Witnesses to Step Forward After Spa Break-In

Missing Teen Morgan Brewer Last Seen Near Melksham Park – Police Urge Public to Call 101