by M P Allez
Last week (page 5) we reported that local police had foiled an attempted armed robbery when a van which contained armaments was stopped in the city centre early on Monday (18th). The Chronicle is happy to offer the following corrections to its original report.
The vehicle was a small red estate car and not the large blue panel van that was originally described. The driver was a lady in her fifties, and not a twenty-five-year-old man as reported. The car was stopped in Castle Street near the railway bridge and not High Street as we previously advised.
Three cases of detergent, several mops, various brushes and brooms, and ten plastic buckets were found in the vehicle.
The incident took place at three pm on Tuesday 19th and not in the early hours of Monday morning. The driver was advised of the need to replace a non-functional brake light.
The dog mentioned in the report was a Cairn terrier and not an XL Bully-type. The dog was being exercised by a passer-by. Neither was involved in the incident.
The Chronicle remains committed to the highest standards of journalism and production values and stands by all other aspects of its original story.
Author Note: This story was performed at the ‘In the News’ event at Salisbury Library on November 10th 2023. The ‘Errors and Corrections’ column of the South Wiltshire Chronicle grows longer each week. Something akin to this fictional column cannot be far away.
Bio:
Martyn Allez, who writes as M P Allez, is a retired programme and technology director. He lives in Wiltshire, England.
Loved this, even better that it was performed, must have been a great skit!
It was very rewarding to hear it performed. The actors did a great job
This is hilarious, and quite close to the facts! 😉😆
Thank you, the ‘corrections column’ tends to be fun in most newspapers.