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1st May 2013    3rd May 2013

  • Jury in Trowbridge trial shown alleged murder knife

    The knife allegedly used to murder Trowbridge man Ian Graham was shown at court today. During the proceedings, at Bristol Crown Court, the kitchen knife claimed to have been used by his partner Louise Jane Cox, 45, to stab the 51-year-old was twice

  • Man sought over thefts by Wiltshire Police

    Wiltshire Police are appealing for information on the location of Allan Campbell, in relation to a series of thefts from canal barges across the county. He is described as white, 6’ 2” tall, of proportionate build and has tattoos on his arms, hands

  • Face wildlife truths

    The source of bovine TB is farmed animals like our milking cows, which have infected wildlife; cows confined to barns, where coughed up, aerosolized sputum can spread TB, but swallowed and then as fecal contaminated dust is more potent. One cow

  • Let’s find candidates

    Hooray for voting on May 2! I agree with all that was said in the Letters page on April 26. If only. Those of us in the North ward in Bradford on Avon had no vote in the town council elections, because there were six places and six candidates.

  • Putt some effort in

    My love of golf has been at the heart of my career and has helped me carry on, even when the going gets tough. Now I’m writing to ask other golfers to put their own love of the game to the test. The Four Course Classic will see teams of four

  • Match funds thanks

    On behalf of Prostate Cancer UK, I would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who donated to a bucket collection at the County Ground stadium on March 9. Volunteers collected a total of £574.53 before the match between Swindon Town v Walsall

  • Raise a cup for pets

    Staff and volunteers at Blue Cross charity shops in Wiltshire are preparing to get baking in time for the pet charity’s annual tea party. Local animal lovers are invited to ‘paws’ for tea and join in the fun at the Trowbridge shop in Fore Street

  • Great improvement

    As the parent of a child at the Clarendon Academy in Trowbridge, I feel moved to write in praise of this school, which has undergone such a transformation in recent years and continues to grow from strength to strength. My daughter recently had

  • Here we go again

    Once again the West Ashton Road is being dug up again and this time it is going to be closed for six months, according to the council. Is this the most dug up road in the whole of Wiltshire? It wouldn’t be so bad if after the road was dug up they

  • Keep cats from lilies

    I am writing to ask if you would bring to the attention of your readers to the fact that the lily that is used liberally today in bouquets, etc, and sold to the general public, is lethal to all cats. Contact with the pollen, even in the smallest

  • Melksham store tunes into plight of carers

    Shoppers in Melksham had a musical surprise on Saturday when an impromptu performance took place to raise awareness of the work of unpaid carers. Singers from Devizes Musical Theatre performed a flashmob rendition of Lean on Me in the town’s Sainsbury

  • Wiltshire Council identifies benefits cheats

    In the region of £1.3m in benefit overpayments were given out in Wiltshire last year, with the Wiltshire Council fraud team, working with the Department of Work and Pensions, identifying 122 benefits cheats during the 2012/13 financial year.

  • Hospice sets up western area centre near Bath

    Fewer Dorothy House patients will have to travel to Trowbridge and Winsley for care after the opening of new outreach centre opened in Peasedown St John. The site was opened by volunteer Marjorie Coulthard, who was a volunteer physiotherapist when

  • Backing boosts Bradford on Avon singer

    Bradford on Avon Rotary club has supported a young musician from St Laurence School who has reached the finals of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland Young Musician 2013. Katey Rylands, 13, from Westbury, won the district finals of

  • Blazing a trail from Corsham for cause

    The organisers of the 29th Corsham 10k are heralding this year’s race the best ever, following a record-breaking day on Sunday. Nearly 1,300 people attended the St George’s Day-themed run, which started at Corsham Town Football Club, with many

  • The Three Daggers, Edington

    The Three Daggers,Edington, Westbury, BA13 4PG. Tel: (01380) 830940 Web: www.threedaggers.co.uk After a busy morning, wrestling with other music fans for rare vinyls on Record Store Day, I decided to treat myself to a quiet and relaxing

  • Patient from Monkton Farleigh calling for fair physio

    A woman with multiple sclerosis is organising her own care, stating the NHS has failed to give her adequate physiotherapy. Barbara Morrissey, 59, of Monkton Farleigh, was diagnosed 19 years ago with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)

  • Warminster soldiers get saddled up

    Soldiers from 3 Yorks will be taking part in a 100-mile ride for the Bike Bath event on June 22 and 23, with the Yorkshire Regiment encouraging other military units to join up. Bike Bath initially approached the Warminster-based battalion last

  • Melksham taxi driver feared for his life

    A Melksham taxi driver says he feared for his life after a passenger became abusive and violent in the early hours of Sunday. Phillip Rilley, 30, who works for LPC Taxis in Corsham, was approached by four people at a rank in Chippenham at 2.55am

  • Melksham school reopens as an academy

    King's Park Primary School in Melksham has reopened as an academy, seven months after it was strongly criticised by Ofsted. The Lowbourne school has been taken over by United Learning, which manages more than 30 academies and independent schools