WHAT YOU SAID: Harry and Meghan, covid cases and Dora the dog

News about the fact that around half of police stations in the UK have closed over the past decade caused debates.

A national newspaper had revealed that least 667 stations with front counters allowing the public to speak with officers have been shut since 2010 to reduce costs.

James French: “The public can always speak with officers. It’s called Crimestoppers or 999

Mike Henstridge: “Most people don’t contact the police by walking into the police station, they usually call them or contact them via the force website.

“Similar to why the army don’t use carrier pigeons to send messages, it’s out of date and time has moved on.

There were mixed views in the comment section when it was announced that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Oprah Winfrey TV interview would be broadcast in a two-hour special on US TV network CBS.

A special trailer of the interview, which is to take place this weekend, with chat show queen Oprah Winfrey hinted that no subject would be off limits.

Nikki Spreadbury-Clews: “Rather watch paint dry!”

Jake Lara: “I like them. They’re being hated on for absolutely no reason what so ever.

“The only thing I can think of is, some people didn’t like all the people of colour at the wedding and that even though Meghan has an almost imperceivably small amount of African haplogroup gene expression, they don’t like it.

“As far as I can see they’ve never done any harm to anyone, he’s been truthful and they seem to want to do something positive.”

Selly Selly: “No thanks I’ve had enough of them.”

Jason Regler: “The irony ! the couple that want to be left alone by the media yet do a Netflix documentary and Oprah?”

People took the time to share their views on a recent piece by the London Economic that ranked Devizes as the number one place for people in cities to move to.

It was praised for its proximity to the countryside and numbers of local shops.

Rob Geering: “Nice place,but needs a bypass to sort out traffic problems.”

Darren Worrow: “It’ll be somewhere else next week where house prices need a bit of a break.”

Devizes is the best!

Ida McConnell: “Darren Worrow That may be true, but at least it’s positive - and we need some of that at the moment. Will it bring in the hordes to our indie shops? Who knows!! I’m just pleased we beat Falmouth.”

Joy Padmore: “Simply the best.”

An influx of happy people shared their joy at the news that Dora the Jack Russell, who was snatched by dognappers, had been found.

Owners the Lamploughs in Cockhill had made a desperate appeal to help find the 13-year-old pooch with the help of the Wiltshire Times.

Rita Evans: “Thank God she is back home where she belongs.”

Catherine Cooper: “I am very pleased for you and Dora.”

Lin Hockedy: “I hope all the other pups found their homes again as well.”

Margaret Harris: “I’m pleased you have got her back keep sharing and get other owners their dogs back.”

Lizzie Mitchard: “Over the moon hearing this fab news.”

Last week’s online article on the rise of Covid cases in areas such as Devizes West, Bowerhill, Derry Hill and Melksham North led to calls for caution.

Gillian Clancy: “This was inevitable following vaccination and this will continue and rise even more once the kids go back to school. “Once pubs gyms etc reopen it will rise even more and we will be back where we were beginning of January. I see too many people without masks and sitting too close together and this is across all age ranges.”

Taylor Wood: “Well as long as most people are vaccinated it will prevent them from getting sick.We need to start living again.”

Hannah Jones: “14 cases in a place the size of Bowerhill ? I’m not too worried.”

Fiona Taylor: “Why can’t people stick to the rules...do they not want thing to go back to normal?”

Leah Chowney: No doubt when schools go back and non essential shops re open it will go up again.

I work in a shop and the amount of people still shop haven’t slowed so you’d never think we were in lockdown.