Entries are coming in thick and fast for the 2013 Wiltshire Business awards which will be taking place next year on Friday, April 4 at Center Parcs, Longleat. This is the 20th anniversary of these awards which actually started when Sir John Major
FOR the second match in a row, Frome Town conceded two early goals, came back into it and conceded a third late on as they lost 3-1 at St Neot’s Town. With Matt Smith and Aaron Ledgister both unavailable due to illness, captain Bryan Smith and
Volunteers helped give the churchyard at Melksham’s St Michael and All Angels Church a tidy-up on Saturday. And the event proved a fruitful exercise with a passport and a woman's handbag containing a driving licence being handed into the police
Wessex Manufacturing Network members got an insight into packaging and recycling when they visited DSSmith in Devizes this month. DSSmith is part of a multi billion pound turnover company specialising in becoming the leading supplier of recycled
An environmental and engineering consultancy is marking 25 years in business with a move to new offices in Trowbridge at Avon Court, Castle Street. MSA Environmental Ltd was set up in 1988 by Nigel Stevens and then joined by David Elkin, who is
St Nicholas Day – Dzien Swietego Mikolaja in Polish – is on December 6 and starts off the Christmas holidays. The night before, we hung up clean white stockings (some families’ children set out freshly polished shoes), hoping they would be filled
TROWBRIDGE drivers John Jackson and Paula Walker both finished inside the top eight in their respective FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup events in Utah last night. Jackson, who has continued his comeback from a ruptured Achilles in the summer, finished
The deadline is looming for businesses in the Trowbridge and district area to be recognised, rewarded and celebrated for giving magnificent care to customers in the 2013 Service Excellence Awards. Organised by the Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce
Students at Melksham Oak Community School have been given an insight into the world of work, as 30 local employers gave up their time for realistic mock interviews. During lessons 200 students produced CVs, application forms and covering letters
Despite fewer participants in this year’s White Horse Challenge the event raised an impressive £8,801 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. It means the amount raised in the eight years the event has been held is £97,000. The event, held on a weekend
International Chess Master James Sherwin, who once played Grand Master Bobby Fischer, shared his skills at the launch of a new chess club in Winsley. Mr Sherwin, 80, met and played against the new members of Bradford & Avon Valley Youth Chess
Westbury-based security services training provider The Formative Group is currently on the lookout for 16-18 year olds for its next Security Services Apprenticeship, which starts in January next year. The group gives teenagers the opportunity to
Entries are still being sought for the Enterprising Wiltshire Awards, with the winners of the seven categories each receiving a cash prize of £1,500 provided by Wiltshire Council. Categories for the awards include Small Business, Online Business
Who wants to get rich quick? Why not take a trip to a South Wales tip? There was a fascinating story recently, about Newport man James Howells, who has been desperately trawling his local landfill site in the hope of finding his old and entirely
