South West (UK)

This purpose of this site is to provide information relevant to the South West region of the United Kingdom.

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South West News Headlines

• Travel warning ahead of month-long rail disruption
  Network Rail said track upgrades are required to ensure the railway is "fit for the 21st century".
• Motion asks councillors to reject clean air zones
  Wiltshire residents need to use their vehicles due to the rural landscape, says the motion.
• Ultravox instruments from Live Aid up for auction
  The bass guitar played by Chris Cross at the 1985 Wembley concert is expected to be sold for £4,000.
• Headlines: Northern Lights, floods and sea rescue
  Our round-up takes you through some of the top stories in the news this week.
• Arrest after 'road rage' driver fled assault
  A police vehicle was rammed twice during the incident.
• Grave of woman killed by tiger in pub restored
  The 18th Century headstone of Hannah Twynnoy has been restored following a campaign in Malmesbury.
• Additional police patrols for Novichok inquiry
  Police announce more patrols in Salisbury ahead of the inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess.
• Wiltshire in pictures: Daleks, bats and pigs
  Photos taken from around Wiltshire this week include the sails being mended on an historic windmill
• Justice for Novichok victims 'unlikely', says May
  The former PM hopes the family of Dawn Sturgess will “take comfort” from the forthcoming inquiry.
• Huge historic science collection opens to public
  The Science Museum Group has moved 300,000 objects in its collection to a specialist facility.
• 'Brilliant posties' deliver letter with no address
  The envelope addressed to a 'well-known historian' contained anecdotes from World War Two.
• Man charged after lorry driver death on M27
  Ross Neiland, 38, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following the crash near Southampton.
• Warning as vans targeted in spate of tool thefts
  Tens of thousands of pounds of tools have been stolen in Salisbury, Amesbury, Warminster and Swindon.
• Novichok inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and how was she poisoned?
  An independent inquiry will explore links between Dawn Sturgess' death and the Salisbury poisonings.
• Town's cancer memorial garden given revamp
  The garden in Swindon, dedicated to those affected by mesothelioma, has reopened after a renovation.
• Increase in police speed checks on Wiltshire roads
  Police forces are uniting to create a "ring of steel" to improve safety and disrupt drug gangs.
• Residents fined for fly-tipping household rubbish
  Nick Holder said: "We will take action against anyone who dumps waste in our beautiful county."
• Crime Next Door
  How was an innocent British mum killed by a Russian chemical weapon?
• The Wiltshire care home that’s having a laugh
  Residents at Flowers Manor Care Home in Chippenham have been enjoying a laughter event.
• Neolithic fossils found north of Swindon
  BBC Radio Wiltshire’s Karen Gardner joins the big dig at South Cerney.

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