A man in his 20s was involved in an assault at The West End Inn in Melksham last Friday night. The attacker, described as having spiky brown hair and ‘wonky’ glasses, punched a fellow drinker at around 10.30pm, and had to be restrained by two others
Visitors to Bradford on Avon over Easter will have free parking at weekends in all Wiltshire Council car parks. The railway station, St Margaret’s Hall and the library will all be free to use for the next three Saturdays, as well as the usual free
RACHEL Williams is planning to give it her all at this week’s British Gas Swimming Championships as she chases a dream place in the Wales squad for this summer’s Commonwealth Games. The 20-year-old, from Melksham, competed in the 200m freestyle
Star of Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time Bob Flowerdew will visit Melksham next month to share his green-fingered wisdom. The organic gardener, who has also presented on Channel 4, will give a talk at the Assembly Hall on May 29 on ‘No Work Gardening
Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused to cars parked on Ruskin Avenue, Ingram Road and Forester Park Road, Melksham, on Friday night. Cars were scratched, had their lights smashed and were left with dents. Beat manager PC Kane Fulbrook-Smith
Trowbridge residents came together on Saturday to protest against plans for a 24-hour mental health centre to be housed in Green Lane with the organisation behind the plans claiming it has nothing to hide. Around 120 people called for Wiltshire
MELKSHAM captain Callum Hurn saluted his side’s first-half display for paving the way to victory over Swindon 2nd. The home side ran in five tries before the break and, despite a Swindon revial, added a sixth in the secnd period for a bonus point
MELKSHAM Town manager Darren Perrin says he was ‘gobsmacked and flabbergasted’ to hear that his side’s trip to Gillingham Town on Tuesday evening had been postponed. Melksham’s game in Dorset was called off on Tuesday afternoon due to a water-logged
During English Tourism Week it was great to visit Stourhead and learn how it and Visit Wiltshire are encouraging people to spend tourist pounds locally. Last week I visited defence establishments at Faslane, Lossiemouth and Inverness and was bad
When it comes to Europe, do you want to be IN or OUT? That’s the question at the heart of next month’s elections for our representatives in the European Parliament, and played out last week in a televised leaders’ debate. Like more than three-quarters
This is a classic that, it can be argued, everyone interested in the theatre should see – but why? Set in 1900s Russia, it is just as powerful and moving today. The themes of frustration, love and hatred, boredom and thwarted ambition resonate through
The wondrous sound of nearly a full sinfonia-size orchestra filled the Wiltshire Music Centre not only with sound but, significantly, with people. And, of course, with the City of London Sinfonia came the brilliant, ebullient Michael Collins, clarinettist
IT WAS a weekend of mixed fortunes for Clarrie Dunbar men and women in their quest for silverware, writes DAVE EATON. The ladies followed in the men’s footsteps by winning the Somerset County Double Rinks competition, but the men, defending their
Visitors to Bradford on Avon over Easter will have free parking at weekends in all Wiltshire Council car parks. The railway station, St Margaret’s Hall and the library will all be free to use for the next three Saturdays, as well as the usual free
Two men who are believed to be from Afghanistan have claimed asylum in the UK after they were discovered by police in Melksham. A member of the public reported seeing four men climbing out from under a parked lorry on Dunch Lane on Wednesday last
