SEVENTY year old Eddie Smallbone has been remembered by people living in his home village of Whitley near Melksham after he died following a suspected heart attack on Sunday. Mr Smallbone, is thought to have suffered a heart attack in his car, which
A former journalist and London theatre director from Warminster, who used his experiences throughout his life to inspire his first published collection of poetry, will be signing the anthology in Trowbridge next month. Leslie Rocker of Ridgeway Court
A town councillor from Westbury moved by the plight of those involved in the deadly Australian bush fires has personally handed over donations he collected to those affected. More than 200 people died in the fires, which ripped through the
A primary school in Trowbridge has become one of the greenest schools in the county after installing two £20,000 solar panels. Paxcroft Primary School in Ashton Street was one of 80 schools in the UK to receive a grant from the Co-operative’s Green Energy
A thief posing as a member of staff collected donations from people visiting Salisbury Cathedral. Wiltshire Police said they are investigating the incident, which happened about 3pm on February 15. The man walked into the cathedral and sat at the donations
Teenagers from across Wiltshire are take part in the annual Wiltshire Skills Festival at Wiltshire College Lackham on Friday. Around 1,800 young people aged 14 and 15 years old from schools all over Wiltshire are taking part in a range of activities
Children from schools across Melksham are being invited to take part in country dance routines at this year’s annual Children’s Day of Dance. The event, which is in its 33rd year, will be held at the Christie Miller Sports Centre in Bowerhill on April
A youth club set up after a spate of anti-social behaviour on an estate near Melksham could be forced to close unless it can attract more members. Competition from another youth night running at a venue close by could spell the end of Bowerhill
Trowbridge Wanderers have changed the dates of their annual six-a-side summer tournament. Wanderers, who formed in 1994, have been running the tournaments at John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge, and are looking to surpass their target of 200 teams
Written by a Badgers player It was Mothers Day and those Badgers we had available gave their mums a treat by letting them watch them play. It was another very sunny & hot day and with no subs it was always going to be a toughie against a B&West side
Wessex Division One West Wilts played some textbook hockey to clinch a win from the top of the table team in their final league match in Wessex One of the season. Once again the control of the side stemming from goal keeper Jules Turner, and full backs
Table tennis: Trevor Lloyd is the top seed in all five of the events he has entered at the West Wilts Table Tennis League Annual Championships being held at the League Centre, The John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge this coming Saturday evening and Sunday
DESPITE the sunshine, the wellies were out in force in Bradford on Avon in a bid to teach youngsters about the world around them. 10 toddlers were brought together for a welly walk at Barton Bridge on Friday where they were encouraged to examine the
Keepers at Longleat Safari Park near Warminster are celebrating their first spring arrivals as a young Red Necked Wallaby, a joey, pops his head out of mum's pouch plus an eland calf is born. Longleat has had breeding success with both these species
A £370,000 project to transform the Market Place in Westbury has been praised by businesses and civic leaders after being unveiled on Friday. Town mayor Mike Hawkins was joined by town crier Sean Price and representatives from the county and district
