Bath choir Citysound will perform a Christmas concert at Christ Church in Shaw on Sunday at 7pm. Proceeds will go towards the church’s Spend A Penny Fund to install toilet facilities. Tickets cost £10 per adult, available from Dianne Briggs on
SAM Burgess made a 17-minute cameo from the bench as Bath went top of the Aviva Premiership with a 25-6 victory over Harlequins at the Recreation Ground. England coach Stuart Lancaster will have been delighted to see the rugby league icon's much-anticipated
SAM Burgess admitted to having nerves before his Bath debut but was left on a high after it ended with a win tonight. Rugby league convert Burgess made his long-awaited bow off the bench at the Rec, coming on in the 63rd minute as Harlequins were
POLICE have said they cannot charge a man arrested last year on suspicion of murdering Melanie Hall because they have been told by the Crown Prosecution Service there is insufficient evidence. Detectives investigating the murder of Miss Hall, who
Tributes have been paid to Potterne Cricket Club stalwart Steve Patten-Hall, who died last week aged 49. Mr Patten-Hall, who until recently ran the Royal Oak pub in Marlborough with his wife Abi, died in hospital in the early hours of November
Mrs Alice Mary Wiltshire died in the Royal United Hospital, Bath after a short illness on October 19, aged 92. She leaves her husband of 71 years, Alf, son Alan, two grandchildren, Alison and Andrew, and a great-grandson, Oliver,10. Mrs Wiltshire
Police are trying to trace the owner of a dog that attacked a woman in Westbury’s Grassacre Park, as they fear it could pose a danger to children. The 20-year-old was running in the park when she was attacked by a large, white dog, which was not
Drivers in Melksham are not satisfied with the parking fee redemption scheme in the town centre, according to an online survey. The survey was set up in October and is now halfway through. Of the 76 respondents so far 77.6 per cent are aware of
A birthday cake with 107 candles is in order for Marie Chilcott, who will be celebrating the milestone occasion with family on Sunday. The team of carers who help look after Mrs Chilcott from Dilton Marsh, near Westbury, are full of admiration
Manager Hayley Spencer from KomiX in Church Street, Melksham will be leaving the comic shop on Christmas Eve for six months’ maternity leave. Volunteers have rallied round to offer their time and support to keep the shop open while she is away.
Hilperton volunteer Maggie Champkin said her work supporting disabled children as part of the Wiltshire Short Breaks service is incredibly rewarding, after receiving a regional award. Mrs Champkin supports the Wiltshire Short Breaks service, managed
GARY Higdon hopes he can maintain his prolific goal-scoring record and keep Melksham Town fighting on three fronts this season. The striker bagged his 150th Melksham goal in Tuesday night’s 4-1 FA Vase replay win at Slimbridge – reaching the landmark
Next year’s Melksham Christmas lights will not be affected by building works for the new campus, says Wiltshire Council. The authority has spoken out to reassure the community they will go ahead as usual and that they have scheduled the works around
Strictly fever hit Melksham Oak School as it hosted a fundraising event for a new wall mirror for the dance studio. More than 50 students took part in the Strictly Come Dancing night, which raised £587, while several staff members showed off their
Huge crowds are anticipated for the annual Trowbridge Christmas lights switch-on tomorrow when Glastonbury music festival founder Michael Eavis will turn on the lights. Mr Eavis, who set up the festival on his farm in Somerset in 1970, will switch
BRADFORD on Avon’s Holly Rush completed an amazing year of ultra-distance running with a superb performance in the Manaslu Trail 200k mountain race in Nepal, writes Kevin Fahey. The Team Bath athlete, who first established her reputation as a top
Police officers were called to Tesco in County Way, Trowbridge, just before midnight yesterdaybecause of th the numbers of shoppers gathering to grab Black Friday deals. A spokesman for Wiltshire Police confirmed that officers attended as a precaution
GEORGE Ford came through a first international start for England with flying colours last weekend, putting his body on the line to orchestrate a victory over Samoa. But the ice-cool fly-half insists both he and his teammates will have to find answers
Trowbridge funeral directors Barker & Courtiers is inviting people to pay tribute to loved ones by leaving a message on a special memorial Christmas tree from Monday. The firm, based in Bond Street, has been offering members of the public the
NICK Blackwell considers himself in a ‘win-win situation’ as he prepares to sit down and watch two potential British middleweight title opponents slug it out tomorrow night. ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell, 24, will be at London’s ExCel Arena to watch Billy
Friends and family of sports lover Steve Patten-Hall are urged to wear bright colours when they attend his funeral on Tuesday. His elder daughter Gemma Patten-Hall, 24, paid tribute to her father who died in the early hours of November 18 in Salisbury
A Dickensian Christmas Grotto, organised by Trowbridge Museum, will be in the Town Hall from 10.30am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 5pm tomorrow. There will be craft activities. Tickets are £5 from the museum or town hall.
The bookies think UKIP will lose Rochester and Strood at the General Election. I think so too since I met people when I was canvassing for the by-election who told me they were going to vote UKIP but would vote Conservative again when choosing a government
We have seen too many local pubs close in recent years. Many tenants tied to large pub companies struggle to make a decent living, with more than half claiming they earn less than the minimum wage. I long ago signed up to support the Fair Deal
A driver who drove through a red light on Friday in front of an unmarked police vehicle on Old Broughton Road, Melksham has been cautioned by officers.
Theatre companies, an opera group and school choirs are coming together for a Christmas concert to raise funds for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The Invitation Theatre Company and White Horse Opera, both from Devizes, and Trowbridge’s TAOS Musical Theatre
AN inquest has heard how a Bradford on Avon woman who battled mental health problems killed herself after it was revealed that her children would be taken away from her permanently. Sharon Gee, 31, of Budbury Tyning, was found dead in her home
YOUNG Trowbridge speedster Guy Cunnington hopes to step things up a gear next season as he aims to make his mark in the country’s top karting championship. The 12-year-old spent last weekend testing with the BRK (British Kart Racing) team at Whilton
Southwick firm Leigh Park Garden Machinery featured on top BBC1 show The Apprentice on Wednesday night, after the business wannabees tackled selling its ride-on mowers at the Royal Bath and West Show. The firm’s boss Derek Tucker interviewed both
Trowbridge Lions Club is appealing for help to find a new home for its Christmas float again, just two years after the fundraising sleigh was last left without somewhere to be stored. The club starts its Christmas door-to-door collection in Trowbridge
Warminster Christmas lights switch-on will take place tomorrow preceded by a market organised by Warminster Town Council. The market is from 10am-4pm at Warminster Civic Centre, with about 30 stallholders providing gifts, including jewellery, baby
This season of concerts formulated by the music centre’s new artistic director, James Slater, is becoming a year of superlatives. And that, really, is the only accurate way to describe this unbelievably dynamic, energising performance by the Orchestra
Town councillors in Bradford on Avon have agreed to proceed with plans to take over the running of the youth centre from Wiltshire Council. They are looking to sign an 18 month lease initially with the prospect of increasing the lease to five years
