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England flag appears on famous white horse landmark

English Heritage will be assessing the landmark to see if there is any damage

The Independent UK

White horse landmark to be examined for damage after red cross pinned to it

The Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire is hundreds of years old and can be visible for miles.

Evening Standard

Former Army officer admits sexually assaulting teenage soldier months before her death

Warrant Officer Michael Webber pleaded guilty at the Court Martial Centre in Bulford, Wiltshire, to assaulting Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck

Evening Standard

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An ale star cast: pint-pulling Rupert Everett surprises country pub’s punters

Hollywood actor helps out at the Swan at Enford in Wiltshire as he and his neighbours fight to save their local

The Guardian - UK

Rupert Everett ‘doing pretty well’ pulling pints to help save local pub

The actor has been doing shifts as part of a community initiative in Wiltshire.

Evening Standard

The A-List actor pulling pints at his local pub

Rupert Everett has been doing shifts as part of a community initiative in Wiltshire

The Independent UK

Music lovers rally for end-of-season festival despite heavy rain

A sell-out crowd of 13,500 braved persistent downpours and increasingly muddy conditions at the End Of The Road Festival in Wiltshire on Saturday.

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How an ancient cow’s tooth could help solve the mystery of Stonehenge

New evidence confirms link between Stonehenge and two quarries in Wales believed to be sources of Wiltshire landmark’s legendary standing bluestones

The Independent UK

Man who used car as ‘dangerous weapon’ jailed for more than six years

Ashley Sherred, 33, of Salisbury, Wiltshire, mounted the kerb and drove directly at his victim who suffered a broken leg.

Evening Standard

Ham and bacon sold in Tesco and M&S found to contain cancer-causing chemicals

Cancer Research UK estimates about 13 per cent of the 44,100 cases of bowel cancer diagnosed each year in the UK are linked to eating processed meat

The Independent UK

Ham sold in UK found to contain carcinogens 10 years after WHO warning

Study finds Wiltshire ham products sold by retailers such as M&S and Tesco contain highest level of nitrites

The Guardian - UK

Dale Vince calls for Battle of the Beanfield to be included in Orgreave policing inquiry

Ecotricity founder was part of new-age convoy heading to Stonehenge in 1985 when more than 500 people were arrested

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban as dry weather depletes reservoirs

Restrictions to come into effect in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltshire from 22 July

The Guardian - UK

Former PE teacher appears in court charged with sexual offences against children

Bronwen James taught at schools in Wiltshire and Hampshire.

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Percy the peacock’s fowl play has a Wiltshire town at wits’ end

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Why Castle Combe's F3 renaissance is sadly missed

The date is 26 June 2005. When a puncture causes Charlie Kimball to spin out of second place and incites red flags, his Carlin team-mate Alvaro Parente is confirmed as the winner of the final British Formula 3 International Series race held at Castle Combe. One month later, the Wiltshire…

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Charles shows ‘faultless’ firing technique on visit to home of Royal Artillery

The King was met with a 21-gun salute as he arrived at the headquarters of the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Larkhill, Wiltshire.

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Nine injured and rushed to hospital, including baby, after residential boat on River Thames ‘explodes’

A section of the river in Wiltshire was closed and inquiries were ongoing

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Person arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at First World War airfield

Firefighters tackled the blaze at Old Sarum Airfield in Salisbury, Wiltshire on April 17.

The Independent UK

‘Welcome to Frome’ sign moved to a different town 10 miles away

Previous pranks have seen a welcome sign for Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire relocated more than 60 miles away

The Guardian - UK

A slow boat to happiness: our family holiday on Wiltshire’s Kennet and Avon canal

What happens when you take a screen-addicted family of six on a canal boat with a patchy phone signal? Our writer embarks on a floating digital detox

Evening Standard

‘Exstraw-dinary’ versions of Dumbledore and Stephen Hawking at scarecrow event

Urchfont Scarecrow Festival in Wiltshire runs over the early May bank holiday weekend.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s an existential moment’: Greens take on Reform in fight for fed-up voters

Party hopes ‘green patriotism’ will help it win seats in true-blue areas such as Wiltshire in this week’s local elections

The Guardian - UK

Buckled Wiltshire road that excited skateboarders finally repaired

£5m project results in reopening of B4069 near Lyneham after landslip that briefly turned it into a playground for thrill-seekers

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to Upper Lawn, the 60s Wiltshire retreat of brutalism’s first couple

Pioneering architects Alison and Peter Smithson’s no-frills glass box near the ruins of a grand 18th-century folly was an experiment, a second home and a ‘fairy story’ – all of which awaits whoever buys it next…

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