A Summer Fashion Show in St James’ Hall, Trowbridge, by Cancer Research UK Trowbridge committee and M&Co Trowbridge, attracted a 90-strong audience and raised £634 for the cause. The male and female models were volunteers from the local community
A Semington charity run by people with learning difficulties has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to record the life stories of people with learning difficulties. Wiltshire People First, which makes sure people with learning difficulties
On course for a naval career A 27-year-old from Westwood is one step closer to achieving his ambition of serving in the Royal Navy after completing the first stage of his training at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall. Trainee Air Engineering Technician Daniel
ANDREW Colebrooke was the most successful competitor at the Clarrie Dunbar Indoor Club’s annual club championship finals last week. He won four of the finals that he contested but missed out on two others when losing in the open sets singles 2-
Beavers from Broughton Gifford scout group visited Sainsburys Melksham recently to find out about what kind of food is available from different parts of the world. The group is taking part in the Sainsburys Active Kids challenge, where they have to
Westbury Junior School celebrated St George’s Day in style on April 23, with children and staff dressing up in red and white. In the morning, the pupils found out about the real St George and his struggle for Christianity, while they also learnt
Fire and ambulance crews were called to Church Street in Trowbridge this afternoon after a fire broke out in a first floor flat. Two fire engines and an ambulance were on the scene around 2.15pm, after a fire broke out in the kitchen, believed
Students from all four Wiltshire College campuses took part in a touch rugby tournament coached and refereed by RFU representatives including England fly half Ceri Large, who joined the girls in a game against the boys to finish the tournament.
A Royal Navy Reservist has donated his training bounty to the Trowbridge Sea Cadet unit. Able Seaman James Savory of HMS Flying Fox, the Royal Naval reserve based in Bristol, gave the £250 to Trowbridge Sea Cadet Unit Training Ship (TS) Achilles
We opened our new drive-through Cheetah Kingdom last year and it has proved to be extremely popular with our visitors. People are often surprised at just how big the cheetahs really are and also how inquisitive and confident they are about coming
As an avid fan of the whodunnit, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has always been high on my list of things to see. I did not leave disappointed. Now touring for its 60th anniversary The Mousetrap is the world’s longest running play, and if you
A GOALKEEPING mistake 10 minutes from time proved costly for the Stiffs and it denied them only their second win of the season, but handed opponents Polenez Westbury a share of the spoils as they came back from 1-0 and 2-1 down to claim a point from
WILTSHIRE play Lincolnshire in their second group match in the MCCA Trophy on Sunday (May 5) at Woodhall Spa (11am). Captain Joe Breet has been ruled out with a knee injury, leaving vice-captain Tom Morton to lead the county side. Hampshire
THE relegation fears for Worton & Cheverell show no signs of disappearing. A 6-1 Tuesday night defeat at Westbury Town means that Paul Sperring’s side have one game less than both Broughton Gifford and Heytesbury, who they play this Saturday
A WEEK after their third division sparring partners Lacock FC produced a Knockout Cup final upset in beating second division Worton & Cheverell, Marco Wood will be hoping that lightning can strike twice and that his Levi’s side can conjure up a
A Semington charity run by people with learning difficulties has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to record the life stories of people with learning difficulties. Wiltshire People First, which makes sure people with learning difficulties
Two teenage entrepreneurs from Melksham are looking to expand their fuel comparison website, just four months after it first went live. Wiltshire College students Adam Gentle, 17, and Nathan Singer, 16, set up the Melksham Fuel site in their spare
The Trowbridge woman accused of murdering her partner Ian Graham told police she hoped he died from his two stab wounds, a court heard. During yesterday’s proceedings at Bristol Crown Court, the jury, of nine women and three men, were played video
The offices of a disability charity in Trowbridge have been brightened up, with the unveiling of a specially-commissioned painting. The artwork was officially handed over to Shaw Trust by artist Kevin James, in a ceremony on Tuesday, and will hang
MELKSHAM Town Reserves were unable to get the win they were after which would have kept their fight with Boomsbury to become Division One champions going to the weekend. Steve Burns side will only have themselves to blame for not taking it to the
