Trowbridge Road in Bratton has now been reopened after a discarded military grenade was discovered in a field. Police and military bomb disposal experts were called to the scene earlier this evening, closing the road between the Capps Lane junction
Police have closed part of Trowbridge Road in Bratton, reportedly because a grenade has been found. The road has been closed in both directions between the Capps Lane junction and the Lower Road junction. Police are at the scene, with explosive
Villagers in Rode are delighted that a vigorous community campaign has forced a U-turn from a bus company, saving a crucial rural bus route. A petition by Save Rode’s 267 group managed to get 1,500 signatures of people protesting about the possible
BRADFORD on Avon head coach Dave George had resigned himself to a league title ‘near-miss’ until his side produced an astonishing late burst to clinch the Dorset & Wilts One North crown. A final afternoon of league drama was heightened even
WARMINSTER wrapped up a mid-table finish in Dorset & Wilts One South with a bonus-point success at Folly Lane. The away side dominated the early territory and possession without ever really threatening the Warminster line but the home scrum
AFTER starting the season as outsiders flanker Matt Garvey believes Bath Rugby have earned the right to be considered serious contenders for the Aviva Premiership title. Garvey was one of five players sin-binned last Saturday in the fiery 18-17
TROWBRIDGE 3rd wrapped up the Dorset & Wilts Three North title with a dominant performance against Marine. The home side’s forwards dominated the scrums from the start and opened the scoring with a try from Jay Patterson converted by Nev White
TROWBRIDGE booked a home Southern Counties promotion play-off against Aylesbury a week tomorrow as they claimed a well-deserved victory over champions Wells. Steve Ojomoh’s men, who travel to Guildford for Saturday’s RFU Intermediate Cup semi final
MINETY concluded their Dorset & Wilts One North campaign with a bonus-point triumph that left them just short of lifting the title, but should secure them a promotion place. Entering the day level on points at the top with Supermarine and Bradford
Residents in Rudloe have heralded the estate “the new Roswell”, after several people reported seeing a strange object in the sky last Sunday. Jo Collier was among those who saw a burning orange light in the sky shortly after 8pm, and likened it
A broken down lorry caused delays in Melksham in the early hours this morning. Delays built up on the A350 near Yarnbrook from 2.20am, with traffic building up from the Melksham area. The road was reopened a short time later.
Three budding actors from Melksham’s King’s Park Academy are treading the boards in London next month in a new play written by their drama teacher. School drama club co-ordinator and Year 4 teacher Scott Carpenter has written and directed The Huldra
MIKE Ford believes the way Bath handled the closing moments of Saturday's tempestuous Aviva Premiership derby against Gloucester is proof of their growing maturity. Bath clinched an 18-17 win at Kingsholm in an ill-tempered game that saw Gloucester's
A man who twice bit a bouncer in a drunken attack outside a Trowbridge centre pub has walked free from court. Fared Rashid, 32, first sank his teeth into the hand of the doorman as he tried to stop him climbing a fence into the smoking area to
