Wiltshire Police has released several images of young people that the force wants to speak to following recent concerns about crime. According to officers in Melksham, the town has faced a rise in anti-social behaviour in the last few weeks which
The initial six-week public consultation ran by the developers of the proposed Lime Down Solar Park is due to end on Friday, April 26. Aiming to create 500MW of clean energy, enough to power 115,000 homes, the development would stretch across
A church which was burgled just after Easter is now desperately appealing for help finding its stolen chalices and silverware. Members of Holy Trinity Church in Bradford on Avon did not discover that the church had been broken into until April
Three people have been charged with multiple counts of aggravated burglary. Michael Magee, 26, of Bournemouth, James Owen, 27, of no fixed address in Chippenham, and Ewan Parrott, 24, of no fixed address, Chippenham, have been charged with two
A local charity has said that “every voice matters” in a domestic abuse survey which is being publicised by Wiltshire Council. The council is running the survey to gather the views of people who have experienced domestic abuse across Wiltshire
MYSTERY surrounds whether Trowbridge’s last independent butcher has closed his shop for good. Award-winning Paul McKinley, of Castle Place Butchers, said last Friday he planned to close his shop in the shopping centre the following day on April
Chippenham MP Michelle Donelan has moved her office out of the town. The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology has represented Chippenham in Parliament since 2015. But in May 2023, she was selected as the Conservative Party
The owners of a four-bedroom home on a Melksham housing development have blasted the developer for not fixing uneven flooring and several other snagging issues. Mehreen Naeem and her husband Naeem Khawar paid more than £442,000 in November 2021
ONE of the best-known pubs in Trowbridge has reopened with live music and a full-to-capacity crowd to celebrate an extensive refurbishment. The Stallards Inn, on the corner of Stallards Street, is now open for business again with new managers Ruby
Six people, suspected to be running a county line from London to Wiltshire, have been charged with drug offences. Stephen Adetoyi, 26, of Orchard Vale, Midsomer Norton, was charged with one count of conspiring to supply a Class A drug in Wiltshire
The design and layout have been revealed for 57 new homes due to be built on disused land in Devizes. The plans show the details of the development site north of Quakers Road and south of Parkfields, formerly part of Wiltshire Police’s HQ on London
A TROWBRIDGE antiques dealer who has traded in the town for more than 25 years has opened a second shop in nearby Bradford on Avon. Michael Lojko, who runs The Old Sweet Works antique shop in Church Street, has opened Silver Street Antiques in
Plans for 25 new homes outside Swindon have been refused by Wiltshire Council and generated over 230 objections from members of the public. The application concerned approximately 1.5 hectares of land on the northern side of Pavenhill, on the
