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Halley’s Comet naming controversy is reshaping astronomy history after new medieval research revealed a forgotten discovery from nearly 1,000 years ago. Researchers from Leiden University say English monk Eilmer of Malmesbury may have recognized Halley’s Comet as a repeating object centuries before Edmond Halley made his famous calculations. Historical records…

Malmesbury sanctuary pays tribute to ‘jolly’ bird, which is thought to have drowned after falling into swollen river at night

Ben Thornbury, 18, has decided to take matters into his own hands after the damaged roads wreaked havoc on his otherwise "lovely" local high street.

A young man became so fed up with the 'disgraceful' potholes that blight his local high street that he decided to set up a 'crazy pothole golf' course to grab the council's attention

A quarter of the school's pupils have parents or guardians working at the engineering firm's nearby campus in Malmesbury

Many sites have been saved but King Arthur’s Great Halls and 12th-century Malmesbury Abbey remain vulnerable

The driver swerved into the shop in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, before fleeing the scene over the hilltops and into the countryside where he was attacked by an angry emu