Councillors will visit the site of a proposed 30 hectare solar farm on the edge of Broughton Gifford on Wednesday, before deciding whether to grant it planning permission. The bid, which would be the third solar farm in the village, was ‘called
Devoted couple Keith and Olive Hopper died just two weeks apart, after a marriage that spanned 55 years. Mr Hopper, 75, and his 74-year-old wife were married on March 14, 1959 in Devizes and lived nearly their entire married life in Mayenne Place
The Shires shopping centre car park in Trowbridge was closed for just over an hour at lunchtime today after a suspect package was discovered. Police were called and the car park was cordoned off until the package - a suitcase - was removed after
BRADFORD on Avon pulled in some star quality for their sevens tournament last Sunday, with World Cup winner Lewis Moody donning the club’s black and red colours. Moody, who helped England lift the 2003 tournament in Australia and captained his
The A350 between Melksham and Semington was closed following a two-vehicle road traffic collision at 2pm today. Police, fire and ambulance crews are in attendance, after one driver was trapped in their vehicle. The road was closed at 2.30pm but
WILTSHIRE team boss Neil Shardlow admits confidence is ‘sky-high’ among his squad after their remarkable turnaround this season continued. The county side, who failed to win a competitive game in 2013, maintained their unbeaten start to this summer
Organisers of this year’s Shaw May Fair are expecting visitors to crowd in to the village from across the county. The biannual event takes place at the Beeches Playing Field on Saturday. The traditional vintage cars and children’s races will be
LACOCK manager Joe Martin is left wondering what might have been after his Division Two champions lost three Trowbridge & District League cup finals in six days. After losing to Division One Westbury United Reserves in both the A&B Cup
DILTON Marsh eventer Zoe Symes admits she might struggle to top her storming victory at last week’s Badminton BE90 Grassroots Championships. The 23-year-old and her family-owned gelding Serendipity IV held their nerve to finish top of the pile
FIRST of all, a huge amount of credit has to go to the guys down at Corsham for getting our game on last weekend. I got down to the ground at around 8.15am and the pitch was pretty much underwater. By the time we got to the normal start time of
A Melksham woman who recovered from major spinal surgery to run the London Marathon last year had got on her bike for her latest long-distance challenge. 24-year-old Stephanie Jones risked paralysis when she fell from her horse in 2008, but defied
BATH head coach Mike Ford hopes the hurt of his side’s Aviva Premiership play-offs near-miss can fire them towards European glory next week. Ford saw his men’s hopes of progress into the Premiership semi-finals ended as Harlequins’ 19-16 win at
Seven Melksham schools have announced plans to join together, in a radical shake-up of the town’s education system. Melksham Oak Community School and six primaries want to form a Multi Academy Trust, which would enable them to share central services
A Bradford on Avon funeral directors will be opening its doors to the public as part of its relaunch on Thursday. CS Bowyer, in the Bull Pit, was flooded on Christmas Eve, causing extensive damage. The business had to temporarily move to its sister
DANNY Talbot’s excellent start to the season continued this week with selection for the inaugural IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas, writes Kevin Fahey. The Trowbridge Tornado, who recently turned 23, will join a strong British squad for the exciting
WESTBURY United have begun the hunt for a new manager after Matt Bown opted to call time on his spell in charge at Meadow Lane. Bown took over at Westbury at the beginning of last season, and guided his side to a 20th place finish in the Toolstation
Planning issues have been featuring large in my mailbag recently as the council develops its core planning strategy under the beady eye of the all powerful planning inspectorate. Residents against the Thoulstone wind turbine application have been
To the surprise of many, perhaps, under this Coalition Government we have seen the largest investment in our railways since Victorian times. That’s good news for the travelling public and for the many local people working supplying the rail industry
The brother of murdered Trowbridge woman Hayley Richards hopes to find out why her killer was deported without the family’s knowledge, after meeting South West Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison. Paul Richards met Dr Murrison to question why the family
GYMNAST Cameron Sinden has his fingers crossed that more international nods are coming his way after he helped Wales win this year’s Celtic Cup. The 14-year-old, from Chapmanslade, marked his international debut by travelling to Perth, in Scotland
1974: Born October 12 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. 1992: Turns professional. 1998: Wins first ranking tournament, the Grand Prix, defeating Marco Fu 9-2 in the final. 2002: Wins Scottish Open and Grand Prix and takes over as provisional world
Wiltshire Council is raising the profile of fostering teenagers by launching a two-week drive during national Foster Care Fortnight, which runs until May 25. The theme is Guess Who Fosters? and this year a variety of activities are being planned
A 96-STRONG field of competitors braved the hills of the Bratton Valley Run in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Associa-tion on Saturday. Peter Veleski and Diane Hier of the Avon Valley Runners won the men’s and women’s events at the 11 km event
STEPHEN Lee is facing up to a snooker career in ruins after failing in his appeal to overturn a 12-year ban for match-fixing. Lee, a five-time ranking tournament winner and former world number five will not be eligible to return to competitive
A Wiltshire charity based at Steeple Ashton has been forced to close after providing 20 years of advice and support to parents and carers across the county. Ask Wiltshire provided a dedicated family information service and a parent partnership
HOW would you react to being told you were going to referee the FA Cup Final? Maybe leap around the living room punching the air in delight? Excitedly get on the phone to family and friends to share the good news? Perhaps plan a night out to celebrate
Cathy Hopkins, author of the popular Mates, Dates teen novels, was the special guest at Melksham Oak last Friday when she reopened the school’s library. Assistant headteacher Katie Lambert said: “It was fantastic, we had 30 girls and their mums
More than 250 fundraisers take to the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath tomorrow to raise funds for the Forever Friends Appeal in the Walk of Life. The 21-mile walk starts at Devizes Wharf at 9am. Walkers can choose to do the full 21 miles to Bath;
Fibromyalgia sufferers and their carers had a coffee morning at Trowbridge Civic Centre on Monday to raise awareness of the chronic condition which causes all-over body pain. It was organised by the Trowbridge Fibro Coffee and Chat Group – one of several
