Commuteres and holidaymakers are being warned to expect major disruptions to rail services through Trowbridge and Westbury this summer. Passengers are being urged to allow extra time for journeys, particularly if they are travelling to airports
Parents Marica and Ropate Naulu said the latest addition to their family will definitely be the last, following the arrival of their fifth child Leilah at Trowbridge Birthing Centre. The couple, who have been together for eight years, already have
Police have praised a quick-thinking neighbour who alerted them to a suspected burglary in Longfield Road, Trowbridge, on Saturday. Officers called out around 3pm were able to find a man nearby with property that was believed to be stolen, before
THIEVES took jewellery worth hundreds of pounds when they broke into a house in Halifax Road, Bowerhill, Melksham, on Saturday. The owner returned at 8.40pm to find two men walking out of her gate. Several pieces of jewellery with sentimental value
Devoted football supporter and president of Wiltshire County Football Association Mr Terry Gregory died on January 25, aged 75. Mr Gregory, of St Margarets Gardens, Melksham, was the manager of Melksham House for 26 years, retiring in 2009.
Normandy veteran Ernest Payne died on January 20 at his home in Trowbridge, aged 95. Mr Payne was born on January 28, 1919 in Trowbridge and grew up on the Seymour estate, the youngest of 10 children. He was a pupil at Adcroft Boy’s School
Parents Sarah Plumb and Ashley James Chalk surprised four-year-old Maisie when she came home from school by welcoming her in to meet her new little brother, Jasper James Chalk, who was born on January 13 weighing 9lb. The couple, who have been
Mum Jamie Rogers is furious her 14-year-old son was confronted and searched by police in Tesco’s Trowbridge store after reporting a theft. Kasey Rogers was buying lunch on his way to school when he tried to help by telling a staff member what he
Farmer Mr Philip Oram died at the Great Western Hospital on January 9, aged 56. Mr Oram was born on February 6, 1958 and lived in North Bradley. He went to Roundstone Primary School until he was 11 when the whole family moved to West Ashton
A team of Year 5 pupils at The Mead Primary School in Trowbridge have planned and run their own cake sale in aid of the Born Free Foundation to support its work preserving the Ethiopian Wolf. The school is focusing on developing pupils’ citizenship
More job losses are on the horizon for Wiltshire Police as savings are sought in every area, to protect its frontline operations. The force has announced talks are under way to share support functions and specialist resources with Avon and Somerset
Angels Swingers Club in Melksham will be expanding into an extra two units in Avonside Enterprise Park which were previously used by pole dancing fitness studio Pole-Da-Cise. The club’s plans were lodged with Wiltshire Council in November by owner
Early morning streets in Wiltshire are to be plunged into darkness as part of the council’s cost-cutting plan. This and other measures were revealed at a meeting in Chippenham on Monday night, where residents were invited to discuss the council
Originality is something the licensee and promoters at The Lamb strive for, so when Jon Amor offered Sheer Music the chance to book his duo show with fellow blues guitarist Joel Fisk, they couldn’t jump at the opportunity quick enough. Promoter
TROWBRIDGE club captain Scott Mitchell hopes the club’s two overseas signings can inspire them to a push towards a promotion challenge this summer. Mitchell’s men finished one place off the bottom in the West of England Premier League Wiltshire
Atworth's Post Office in The Bear Garage is going to be refurbished and will have much longer opening hours. The current postmaster has chosen to leave, and the Post Office and the shop will become part of the Central Convenience Stores franchise
Trowbridge schoolboy Oliver Reynolds was amazed when he discovered a fossil he found during a family walk from Steeple Ashton to Rood Ashton was a genuine piece of natural history, tens of millions of years old. The eight-year-old, who was out
TROWBRIDGE bobsleigh starlet Abi Davies plans to treat her first-ever senior Great Britain call-up as a bonus after injury cruelly robbed her of the chance to slide for her country at the Europa Cup in Switzerland. The 19-year-old was selected
THRILL-SEEKER Liam Richards says that he’s returning from his near three-year spell away from the ring with designs on becoming the perfect showman. The 27-year-old, who went as far as to take on Ryan Walsh for the English super-bantamweight title
I’m very sorry about the situation in Greece. So-called Grexit, Greece leaving the Eurozone, now seems likely after the election by a landslide of an anti-austerity government made up of parties from the political extremes. Although the Greek economy
A group of Westbury craftswomen are providing a lifeline for women in Uganda, by sending them refurbished sewing machines. Members of Westbury Quilters have been sending the revamped machines to the war-torn East African country for the past two
Two men were lucky to escape with only minor injuries after the white Ford Transit van they were in flipped over on Tuesday morning in Yarnbrook. Police and ambulance services were called to the accident just after 7am on the B3097 near the railway
A Westbury man has been honoured for living a full, active life while having type 1 diabetes for over 50 years. Chris Friend, 65, who has had the condition for 55 years, was presented with the Nabarro Medal at the Royal United Hospital in Bath.
BRADFORD on Avon-based Holly Rush has been named in the Great Britain squad for the IAU World Trail Championships in France, writes Kevin Fahey. The former marathon international has been selected in 12-strong Great Britain and Northern Ireland
This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where 1.1 million people, 90 per cent of them Jews, were killed by the Nazis. The speeches by survivors of the camp, the laying of wreaths at
TOMORROW night’s Contender Gym show at the Trowbridge Civic Centre has been cancelled. The Trowbridge bill was set to feature Contender fighters Liam Richards, Dan Blackwell, Ryan Wheeler, Rob Brown and Liam Hodson, who was set to make his professional
A club for young sailors which lost most if its equipment after a fire last year has had its coffers swelled by a £421.21 cheque from Westbury Wheelers and Westbury Running Club. West Wilts Youth Sailing Association will use the money to replace
Children from a Dilton Marsh drama group will take their audience back to the roaring 1920s this Saturday in their Razzle Dazzle show. The performance will take place at the Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall from 2.30pm and will feature children from
ACADEMY trio Will Homer, Rory Jennings and Beno Obano will make their senior Bath's debut in tomorrow's LV= Cup match against Harlequins at the Stoop (2.40pm). Scrum-half Homer and fly-half Jennings - who were recently included in the England U20s
If mud is considered beneficial for the complexion, Wilts and Berks Canal Trust volunteers should have enviable skin. Members of the Chippenham, Calne and Melksham branch have been toiling in sludge since last summer to restore the 200-year-old
WEST Wilts Ladies’ 3rd romped to an emphatic 11-0 win when they entertained bottom side Keynsham 3rd. The visitors brought just eight players with them and despite trying enthusiastically, could not prevent a resurgent West Wilts side running riot
PROP Max Lahiff has joined Bath, the club announced this morning. A strong scrummaging front row, the 25-year-old Lahiff returns to the Aviva Premiership having experienced Super Rugby with the Melbourne Rebels and previously made more than 60
SAM Burgess has had "no second thoughts" on chasing his World Cup dream despite finding it difficult to let go of his rugby league past. The Bath centre believes he faces his "biggest challenge yet" in his code switch on his England Saxons debut
A WOMAN had a lucky escape after becoming trapped in her car after an accident on the B3109 Leigh Park and B3015 junction in Bradford on Avon this morning. Police were called to the crossroads near Leigh Park Hotel just after 8.15am to the incident
A Chapmanslade man will face the tough questions, dramatic music and the walk to the iconic black chair tonight when he appears on top TV quiz Mastermind. Bob Monger, 68, of Huntenhull Lane, features in an episode due to be shown at 8pm on BBC1
New governor of Erlestoke Prison Steve Hodson is determined the men leaving his jail will have a good chance of finding work. And he wants to recruit ten new officers to help change prisoner’s lives. Mr Hodson said the prison, near Devizes,
Trowbridge Arts Festival invites anyone who is interested in helping to organise 2015’s event, or to work front of house at arts events at Trowbridge Town Hall throughout the year, to find out more at two open events, at 7pm on Monday and 10am on Wednesday
NEXT week’s town poll is taking place seven years after the HCZ plans were first drawn up. A series of public meetings have already taken place at St Margaret’s Hall. A public exhibition showcasing the proposal, which aims to give vehicles and
PEOPLE in Bradford on Avon vote next week on the controversial Historic Core Zone (HCZ) project, which includes scrapping the Market Street pedestrian crossing and installing different coloured sections of road, in a bid to make the town more pedestrian-friendly
