The Globe Theatre’s finest returned to the Theatre Royal Bath with an engrossing performance of Henry VI: Harry the Sixth on Tuesday evening. The renowned theatre company are touring the country with William Shakespeare’s divided historical dramas
A drive to set up a business improvement district for Trowbridge was part of a future outlined at the Town Team’s annual meeting. The group, discussing plans at the Town Hall meeting, debated proposals to set up the business district in conjunction
This terrifying tale is one of Stephen Sondheim’s most popular musicals. In Devizes this week director Paul Butler eschews Grand Guignol bloodletting for a tense psychological thriller that is as convincing as it is compelling. This low-key production
Food and music greeted visitors to the South West Fairtrade Day 2013 at County Hall, Trowbridge. Saturday’s event, opened by Wiltshire Council leader Jane Scott, had workshops, stalls and guest speakers discussing the state of fairtrade enterprise
Wiltshire Council is encouraging staff to take more responsibility as part of its restructuring. It is launching a programme called ‘transformational leadership’ later this year, which will assess employees on their strengths and weaknesses, with
Carers and organisations going that extra mile for their community were recognised at the fourth annual Wiltshire Adult Social Care Awards. Wiltshire Council launched the awards to recognise outstanding contributions by carers. This year’s
Two students from Wiltshire were presented with awards from Prince William for their good work in the community. Craig Pearce from Holt and Tom Thorpe from Semington, both 15, met the Duke of Cambridge in London on September 11. They received
The school celebrated high achievers at its first Academic Awards Evening, celebrating Senior School pupils’ academic excellence during 2012/13. Prizes were presented by Kate Bellingham, an engineer and former presenter of BBC TV’s Tomorrow's World
Four Guides – Frances Bridgwater of Trowbridge, Evie Daines of Warminster and Fiona Winters and Sara Eckersley of Chippenham – went on an experience of a lifetime as they travelled across Europe for two weeks, visiting eight countries. They were
TROWBRIDGE & District Football League side Bradford United, who run teams in both Division One and Two, are seeking players keen to play on a Saturday afternoon for the remainder of the current campaign. If you are interested in joining the
PREMIER Division Westbury Rangers were given an almighty scare by third division opponents Old Road FC in the replayed presstoprint-sponsored Eric Hughes Memorial Knockout Cup preliminary round match. Last Sunday morning’s fixture between the sides
A bumber donation of summer ideas books has been given to the West Wilts Special Needs Activity Scheme. Sainsbury’s in Melksham donated copies of its Bumper Book of Summer, with arts and crafts activities and recipe ideas that can be used whatever
SUNDAY’S Lavington match on the Bristol Avon at Barton Farm was won by Melksham veteran Jim Escott with 15lb 8oz of roach and chub. Andy Jones, from Devizes, was second with 11lb of roach, followed by Kevin Morris, from Devizes, with 7lb 6oz of
Westbury Leigh Community Hall held a fundraising bingo session this month, which generated £400 for the British Heart Foundation. The organisers want to thank all the people who attended and applaud the generosity of all the business that gave donations
A Holt woman held a 24-hour bakeathon during Wednesday, to make cakes for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning events taking place tomorrow. Beth Al-Rikabi, 30, of The Street, has supported Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual fundraising event by producing
Playtimes at Neston Village Hall will make less of a mess in future, because the village pre-school has been given a new storage unit. The wheeled cabinet will be used to keep the group’s play equipment, which has to be packed up every day, while
A group of 16 firefighters took to the picket line in Trowbridge on Wednesday, as stations across the county were closed in a national strike. The six on-duty crew members at the Hilperton Road station walked out from midday to 4pm to protest over
