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Intruders to a garden in Granville Road, Melksham, are believed to have damaged plants and turned off a pump, killing fish in the pond, last Saturday night.

Warminster mayor Andrew Davis led the clean-up after a two cars were in collision in East End Avenue, near the service station, at 1.30pm last Saturday. The accident, which left both drivers badly shaken, prompted a call-out for the police, fire

Military enactments from the Great War Society will be just one of the attractions this weekend to mark the centenary of the First World War at Codford Village Hall and field. The society, under the guise of the Fourth Battalion, Middlesex Regiment

A family had a lucky escape from a house in Bollands Hill, Seend Cleeve, Melksham, at 6.35am this morning, after a fire broke out in their ground floor living room. One fire crew from Trowbridge and one from Melksham attended the incident and extinguished

Saturday's storms meant a hectic weekend for Wiltshire firefighters dealing with flood and lightning damage. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended over 30 incidents and had more than 100 calls on Saturday. Trowbridge watch manager Guy

After more than 40 years serving the young people of Melksham, the Canberra Youth Centre was due to close yesterday following cuts to council youth services. Former members and users of the service are invited to a farewell fun day on August 8,

BEN Harrison made the long trip to the English Amateur Finals weekend in Leeds fully expecting to be unceremoniously sent packing after one of the most dispiriting periods of his career but by Sunday, he had lifted the oldest amateur trophy in snooker

When students at John of Gaunt School in Trowbridge were asked to make a video about their education little did they know they were being set up for a spoof by their teachers. Now a video of them being interviewed – complete with teachers dancing

FRESHFORD United’s fifth adults six a side tournament saw a shield competition introduced to accompany the main cup event. Sixteen teams entered, the third and fourth placed group teams going into the Shield, which came down to a close final between

BATH have announced several changes to its senior management structure, with chairman Bruce Craig becoming executive chairman from September 1. Chief executive Nick Blofeld will step up to a wider group role, taking over responsibility for a number

Elderly residents of a Broughton Gifford care home are not protected from the risk of abuse, according to a damning report by government inspectors. The Old Parsonage was subject to an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission on June

BATH will begin their 2014-15 LV= Cup campaign with a home clash against newly-promoted London Welsh on Saturday, November 1 (3pm). Mike Ford's side have been drawn in pool one alongside west country rivals Gloucester, Wales' Newport Gwent Dragons

HOUSEHOLDS across West Wiltshire are due to receive written apologies from the county’s highways contractor for not meeting its grass cutting commitments. Balfour Beatty Living Places has faced repeated criticism since taking on the £150 million

MELKSHAM swimmer Rachel Williams reached the semi finals of the women's 100m backstroke in her first Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this morning. Williams, 20, was 13th fastest in the heats, clocking 1:02.98 to finish fourth behind England's Lauren

Wessex Water carried out emergency repairs on a burst water main in Hilperton Road, Trowbridge, yesterday evening, with temporary traffic lights causing delays from about 4.30pm. A team from Wessex Water shut off the burst main and carried out

Flash floods caused by a severe storm that battered west Wiltshire on Saturday left dozens of families stranded, as the water came within inches of their homes. Amateur weatherman Geoff Witts, of Steeple Ashton, said there was 35mm of rain between

FROME Town boss Adrian Foster hopes to convince ex-Swindon Town youngsters Mark Francis and Alex Ferguson to put pen to paper at Badgers Hill. The duo, who were released by League One Swindon at the end of last season, have both featured in pre-season

Pensioners Phil and Marie Lloyd were terrified when a lightning fireball tore into their home during Saturday’s violent thunderstorm. The retired couple, of Berryfield Road, Bradford on Avon, were at home in their bungalow at 9.30am when the lightning

STUDENTS from Year 9 at Maltravers School, Westbury, spent a day designing aeroplanes, code breaking and building robots to get them thinking about a career in engineering. They competed in a robot wars event for the title of Arena Champion.