Booking some of the best tribute acts in the country adds a new strand to the musical offering at the Prestbury Sportsbar in The Close, Warminster, which has been quietly building up its reputation as a music venue. In the next six months All You
Phil Beer, who is playing a one-man show here just a month after his Show of Hands bandmate Steve Knightley packed the venue, is one of the most popular ambassadors for acoustic roots music. A dazzling instrumentalist, he is perhaps best known
A five-year romance which began when they met at a local pub ended at the altar for Miss Hayley Morton and Mr Steven Thomas White when they were married at The Old Manor House Hotel, Trowbridge, on January 18. The bride is the daughter of Tricia
Melklsham comic shop owner Hayley Spencer and her partner Chailey Illman say they owe their daughter’s life to the quick reactions of staff at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. The couple, who have been together for three years, cannot praise
Ivy Garrett, formerly Roberts, died at the age of 102 in Fallowfields Care Home in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, after a short illness, on February 7. She leaves three children John, Margaret and Susan, three grandchildren Sarah, Nicola and Jamie
Bradford bowler Trevor Malcolm Ward died suddenly at Bradford on Avon Bowls Club on February 17, aged 82. Mr Ward, known to his friends as Trev, was born on August 29, 1932 and was the youngest of three children, having an older brother and sister
SELWOOD Housing has joined a nationwide campaign to end the housing crisis, with the Wiltshire-based housing association calling for the next government to come up with a plan to tackle the issue.The firm hosted the National Housing Federation’s Routemaster
SECRETARY of the West Wilts and Bath Royal Engineers Association Bill Steele said he is honoured to have been awarded the prestigious Badge of Merit for his long service to the association. Mr Steele has lived in Trowbridge for more than 50 years
PUBLIC services and sport students had to pay ‘attenshun’ at Wiltshire College Trowbridge this week, when they were visited by an Army drill instructor.As part of their studies, the students received a visit from Army drill instructor Julia Dolan and
FEARS that Winsley residents would be left without a bus service during the A36 road closure next week have been eased. Passengers will now have a replacement shuttle service, thanks to the parish council and the Highways Agency, which is footing
PENSIONER John Medlicott, who has hundreds of car bumpers stored on his land, is fighting a bid to get him to clean up the area. The 71-year-old has been told by Wiltshire Council to tidy up the patch around his house at Sutton End, Crockerton
MUSIC teacher and organiser of Devizes Junior Eisteddfod Michael Johnson has spoken of his fears for the future of lessons in schools after a decision by Wiltshire Council to scrap its music service. The council voted at Tuesday’s budget meeting
A SCHOOLGIRL - inspired by her mum’s battle against cancer - has organised a coffee morning to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Lily Baldy, eight, asked her mother Kelly if she could hold the fundraiser at their home, after finding out
Council plans special meeting to probe town’s traffic woes A CALL for a new town poll to vote on a revised Historic Core Zone plan that includes zebra crossings was one idea raised at a community-organised meeting in Bradford on Avon. The idea
EXETER head coach Rob Baxter insists the Chiefs' dismal record against Bath will not be on his players' minds when the teams do battle in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday. Exeter could climb above Bath into second with a victory at Sandy Park
It’s discomforting when very distinguished people fall from grace. So it was this week with Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind who were ‘stung’ by a journalist claiming to represent a Chinese firm seeking their services. I wonder how two extremely bright
Last Monday evening, I joined members of Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon to hear Jonathan Neale of the Campaign Against Climate Change, who gave an impassioned call to action to secure a world fit for future generations. The Liberal Democrats
BRADFORD on Avon rower Mike Lawrence is hoping to put years of heartache behind him as he again chases international honours in 2015. The 21-year-old is targeting a place at this summer’s U23 World Championships in Bulgaria after impressing at
FRIENDS of Leigh Gaskin, who died aged 27 from cancer, are starting a two-day videogame marathon today to raise money in his memory. Mr Gaskin, of Longford Road, Melksham, battled for 18 months with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects
MORE than 700 pupils from 38 schools across Wiltshire took part in the West Wiltshire Schools Dance Festival last week. Primary and secondary schools from Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster, Melksham and other towns and villages from Wiltshire took part
BATH have made five changes to their starting line-up for tomorrow's Aviva Premiership trip to face Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park tomorrow (3.15pm). The backline remains unchanged, but an all-new front-row of Nick Auterac, Ross Batty and Kane Palma-Newport
FIVE Bath players have been included in England's matchday squad for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland in Dublin. Lock Dave Attwood, fly-half George Ford, centre Jonathan Joseph and wing Anthony Watson all retain their places for a third
CANDIDATES John Stewart and Hayley Spencer will be competing for a place on Melksham Town Council at a by-election on March 19. They are fighting for the seat left vacant after Conservative councillor Paul Coward stepped down while he undergoes
Wiltshire Council has identified land near the Hilperton Relief Road for possible use for new houses, as part of the further 1,649 homes that need to be found in Trowbridge. The council is looking for lands across Wiltshire to ensure the delivery
BATH’S Matt Garvey says that his side have heeded the lessons from their top-of-the-table defeat at the hands of Northampton Saints last weekend. The second-placed Rec men were vanquished 21-13 at home as last season’s Aviva Premiership champions
CHRIS Stokes plans to throw his all into remaining a League One player after his ‘whirlwind’ move to Coventry City. A day after sealing a month-long loan to the Sky Blues from Conference Premier Forest Green Rovers, the 23-year-old left-back, from
Police pulled over more than 80 vehicles in Shurnhold, Melksham, as part of a national operation tackling crime. Melksham Neighbourhood Policing team worked with seven agencies on Wednesday, including the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency checking
Salisbury Cathedral, home to the finest preserved of the four original copies of Magna Carta, is celebrating the 800th anniversary of the historic charter with a new exhibition telling the story of its creation and enduring legacy. The new exhibit
CREATIVE young entrepreneurs were recognised at the first Hitachi Young Entrepreneur Awards at the company’s Trowbridge HQ on Wednesday. The evening saw several awards given out to talented entrepreneurs who had stalls at the first Teenage Market
