Taking your baby out for the very first time is always a stressful experience. So when new scimita horned oryx mum Ramina felt a three-tonne rhinoceros was getting too close to her daughter Phoenix she decided to make a stand. Despite being
THE WOMEN’S Institute marked its 100 year anniversary with the passing of the centenary baton in Wiltshire on Friday.During its 100th year the WI is passing the centenary baton around every federation within England and Wales.Chairman of Wiltshire WI,
TRANSWILTS rail campaigners received a huge boost this week, after the government announced that First Great Western will continue to operate trains through Wiltshire until 2019.The TransWilts service, which connects Westbury and Swindon and was launched
Today marks the Queen of Baking’s big day – she’s turning 80! But how much do you really know about TV’s favourite cake goddess (sorry Nigella)? Here are 14 weird, wonderful and not-so-wonderful things you probably didn’t know about Mary Berry.
TROWBRIDGE produced one of their best performances of the season to lower the colours of third-placed Windsor at Doric Park. Beaten 22-15 at their rivals in November, Trowbridge delivered a much improved display in front of a crowd boosted by 90
BATH are stepping up their efforts to plagiarise rugby league, according to head coach Mike Ford. The former Wigan, Warrington and Castleford scrum-half sparked a trend in 2002 when he switched codes to become defensive coach for Ireland, a role
WINGFIELD is now home to its own footpath after several concerns were raised about the safety of pedestrians in the village.The parish council began planning the project in 2012 after villagers complained about having to walk on a grass verge on the stretch
The moped rider who died after a collision on the A350 near Warminster on Saturday has been named as Alexander Matthew Snook, aged 20. Mr Snook, of Mere, Warminster, was fatally injured in the collision at about 4.15pm. Police are urgently
TROWBRIDGE group 1st Studley St John’s Guides is celebrating a double achievement, after two of its most dedicated members were awarded the prestigious Baden Powell Award this month.Guides Olivia Lambdin and Holly-Anne Ritson-Thomas were presented with
MORE than 1,000 jobs could be created and rail and road links improved if plans for bringing more tourists to Wiltshire are put in place.A new report commissioned by visit Wiltshire outlines how the county needs to develop a stronger identity and improve
Westbury mother Erika Gane has spoken of the terrifying moment she thought her son Tyler was going to die after being stabbed on his way home from a party. The 16-year-old suffered a stab wound several inches long and was left ‘just a couple of
A NEW parent and toddler group has launched at Walwayne Court Primary School, providing pre-school children an opportunity to explore the natural world with their parents.The Owlets Forest School Toddler Group, which is based in the garden of the school
FIRE crews were called out just before 1.40pm yesterday to a car fire at Oldfield Park, Westbury. A crew from Trowbridge and crew from Warminster attended using full breathing apparatus and two hose reels and foam to extinguish the burning Vauxhall
TWO former nursery teachers of Mitzi Steady, the four-year-old girl killed in the Bath tipper truck tragedy, are holding a quiz and raffle night to raise money in her memory and for charity.Kirsty Galliers and Katie Fisher previously taught Mitzi at a
Now that the lighter summer evenings are here, make sure that your windows and doors are all functioning properly. As we all embrace the lighter evenings and the onset of Spring, now is the time to start looking at the outside of your home, to
