Panto players from Box return to the stage next week, for this year’s pantomime performance of Aladdin. The keen group will don their costumes for shows at Selwyn Hall, from Wednesday to Saturday, at 7.30pm daily, with a 2pm matinee on Saturday
A new exhibition marking the region’s woollen cloth industry opens at Trowbridge Museum on Saturday from 9am-noon. The Rich and Rare display looks at working conditions, the machinery used and the story of working class hero Thomas Helliker, who worked
SUTTON Veny racehorse Medicean Man claimed Britain’s first win of 2013 in Dubai last week. The horse, the stable star at Horses First Racing and trained by Australian born Jeremy Gask claimed the $175,000 5f Dubal Excellence Trophy sprint prize
The annual snowdrop day in aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care takes place at Great Chalfield Manor, near Melksham, on Sunday. The beautiful spring garden at the 15th Century moated manor house will be open to visitors from 2pm to 4pm. Admission
Forest Lane in Lacock has been reopened after a three-vehicle collision this morning. The accident happened around 8.30am when the three cars collided on black ice. Two of the drivers were treated for minor head injuries at the scene, but no one
The family of locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson are appealing for public support to help fund their right-to-die campaign. Mr Nicklinson, 58, died last year, a week after he lost a landmark legal bid to end his life with a doctor's help
The family of locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson are appealing for public support to help fund their right-to-die campaign. Mr Nicklinson, 58, died last year, a week after he lost a landmark legal bid to end his life with a doctor's help
A wheelchair-bound woman has been given a new lease of life thanks to a lovable and helpful four-legged friend. Sheila Sadler, 73, was left with limited mobility after a car accident in 1996 and has struggled with everyday tasks. She was given
Religious leaders in Wiltshire plan to consult their congregations after MPs’ decision to approve same-sex marriage in a House of Commons vote on Tuesday. During the landmark debate, 400 MPs voted in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
COMPETITORS in Sunday’s Wilts Angling Open match on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Seend Park found fish hard to tempt. Tony Gilbert, from Melksham, again carried off top prize with 8lb 8oz of roach, skimmers and perch. Matt Skyrme, from Trowbridge
A road which saw a three-vehicle collision today has been closed overnight due to safety fears. Two people suffered minor head injuries in a three-vehicle collision on Forest Lane, near Lacock at about 8.30am this morning. It is believed the
MP Duncan Hame's next constituency surgery is being held at Melksham Town Hall tomorrow, and not the following Friday as previously issued. The surgery in the town hall will be held between 10am and 11.30am, with the Chippenham MP's next surgery
TEAM Bath’s Ewen Malloch claimed the Longleat 10k race as the 2013 Wiltshire Road Race League got under way on Sunday. More than 800 runners lined up for the event, which marked the first event in the 12-round league series, which is being sponsored
Teammates have paid tribute to father-of-four Michael Rustell this week, after he was killed in a car crash on the A36 near Warminster on Monday. Mr Rustell was travelling on the A36 at Norridge Woods, between the Cley Hill and Granada Services
THE Family Theatre Festival at the Theatre Royal Bath opens on Saturday, offering two weeks of inspirational theatre from the UK, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Germany for family audiences across the egg theatre, the Ustinov Studio and the Main
Police are appealing for information after a house in Westleigh, Warminster, was burgled while its occupant was having a bath. The burglary took place at 8pm yesterday (February 6) while the 25-year-old victim was in the bath. A Samsung Galaxy
Police renewed their warning to motorists to take care when driving, after a morning of problems on the roads caused by black ice. They received 12 reports of black ice between 4.51am and 8.30am today (February 7). One incident believed to
WARMINSTER School is celebrating after their production of The Phantom of the Opera received two prestigious National Opera Dramatics Association awards. The school’s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famous musical was awarded the 2012 Best
A Teenage girl suffered seat belt injuries after the car she was travelling in crashed in Staverton at around 8am this morning (Thursday). The incident happened near Thestfield Drive with paramedics, a rapid response team and an ambulance
St Damien's doctors’ surgery in Melksham could be incorporated into the new Melksham Community Campus, according to new proposals from Wiltshire Council. At yesterday's Melksham Area Board meeting chairman of the board Jonathon Seed confirmed discussions
Wiltshire Police have been called to a three-vehicle collision on Forest Lane, Lacock. Two drivers have suffered head injuries in the crash, which occured around 8.30am. It is believed to have been caused by black ice, with early indications
FROME Town are one game away from the final of the Red Insure Cup after a dramatic victory over Sholing last night. The Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South and West visitors, who had been in county cup action the previous night, took a
Two drivers esscaped unharmed after a crash in Corsham last night. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Lacock Road just after 7.30 when a Audi A3 and a Vauxhall Corsa crashed near to Corsham Town football club. Both drivers were
Two drivers esscaped unharmed after a crash in Corsham last night. Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Lacock Road just after 7.30 when a Audi A3 and a Vauxhall Corsa crashed near to Corsham Town football club. Both drivers were
