Wiltshire Council will take to the road to recruit 50 more foster families in 2014, using a fleet of vans to make sure the message reaches more people. Currently, Wiltshire has 434 children in its care, with 77 per cent of those being looked after
Findings of a Bradford on Avon traffic study, taken during last summer, will be presented to the town’s Area Board meeting on Wednesday, January 8. The meeting, being held at St Laurence School at 7pm, will also discuss £14,000 in grant applications
Paramedic Phil Halls completed his “emotional” year-long challenge of running five kilometres every day in memory of his Trowbridge Ambulance Station colleague. Mr Halls, 37, of St Nicholas Close in North Bradley, crossed the finish line at Dorothy
The Environment Agency is advising communities to stay vigilant and be prepared for possible flooding over the New Year, with more heavy rain and strong winds predicted. Forecasts suggest that weather conditions will be unsettled across the region
A debt advice service is looking for new funding of its own, so it can help a rising number of Trowbridge people seeking assistance with their finances. As people struggle with their post-Christmas debt, Community Money Advice Trowbridge is anticipating
Plans for a new stadium to accommodate Melksham Football and Rugby Club have been formally submitted to Wiltshire Council. It is hoped the facility at Woolmoore Farm, near Melk-sham Oak Community School, will provide a new home for the clubs as
The bell ringers of Steeple Ashton and Keevil churches marked a brief moment in history by ringing rounds at precisely 9.10pm on the 11th day of the 12th month in the 13th year of this century. The ringers were divided into two teams and each rang
Malcolm Birkett, the senior officer for the Warminster-based 1 Yorks Regiment, has received an MBE in the New Year Honours' list. Major Birkett is the commander of the Battalion’s rear operations group, which prepares reinforcements for deployment
