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An open plastic bin bag with several dead fish, mostly silver or grey in colour.

Mass fish deaths not caused by sewage says inquiry

Investigations are ongoing as sewage was not the cause of the incident in Royal Wootton Bassett.

A medal with images of the ships used by Captain James Cook on his second voyage. The medal is sitting on a green and yellow patterned cloth.

Medal from Captain Cook's voyage sells for £6,500

The rare item had interest from all over the world, an auction house in Royal Wootton Bassett said.

Captain James Cook's portrait. He is wearing a grey wig and a blue coat.

Rare medal from Captain Cook’s second voyage for sale

The medal is expected to attract a lot of interest when it is auctioned off next month.

Google Maps view of Manor House in Royal Wootton Bassett. It is a red brick building. A yellow construction fence and construction vehicles and machinery can be seen outside the building.

Historic building to reopen after £1.8m renovation

The historic Manor House will host a town council after being initially found in a "rundown" state.

A police officer wearing a hi-vis vert, photographed from behind. You can only see their torso.

Two arrested after £2k worth of tools taken from van

Officers found a "significant" number of tools in the car the two suspects drove away in.

A concrete plinth with two metal black silhouettes of soldiers, a flagpole between them with a union jack flag and a poppy tied to it halfway down. Small shurbs have been planted along the path and around the plinth. All surrounded by grass.

'Desecrated' memorial re-planted for Remembrance Day

More than 50 plants were stolen from the memorial in Royal Wootton Bassett earlier this year.

Rare 25p coin to be auctioned in Royal Wootton Bassett

Rare 25p coin sells for 6,800 times its face value

There are thought to be about 50 in circulation, with even fewer made from nickel brass.

Cars driving on New Road in Wootton Bassett where the incident took place

Teenagers sentenced after stabbing of 16-year-old

Three teenagers have been sentenced following a stabbing earlier this year.

Dead fish in the bottom of a black bin bag.

Investigation after hundreds of fish die in lake

An investigation is underway after about 1,000 fish have died.