A vintage coach returned home to Trowbridge for the first time in more than four decades last week, as part of its 50th birthday tour. The 1962 Bristol SUL4A, owned and restored by BBC radio presenter David Sheppard, visited all six of the depots
Primary schoolchildren from across Wiltshire will be learning the importance of fire safety over the next two weeks, thanks to Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service. The service is working with Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Police, Sarsen/Aster Housing and
A schoolgirl will be the guest of honour when Trowbridge fire station holds an open day on Saturday, July 14. Tegan Lockley, who is eight and a pupil at Grove Primary School in the town, will officially open the event after winning a competition to design
A Trowbridge street drinker who broke the rules of his Anti-Social Behaviour Order twice in less than a week after it was issued could face deportation or imprisonment if his unruly behaviour continues. Homeless Marek Stanis, 42, was banned
A spinning ‘light umbrella’ throwing shadows and rainbows across the garden and ‘optical tree’ laden with mirrors and glass balls designed to reflect light are just two of the new art works for visitors to play with and be surprised by at Lacock
A long-time St John Ambulance volunteer from Warminster has been chosen to feature in a national exhibition celebrating the charity’s 125 years. Jan Baker, of Prestbury Drive, joined the charity in 1966, after attending a first aid course.
A new weapon in the fight against crime has been handed to Melksham’s Neighbourhood Policing Team – an electrically-powered bicycle. The team has now had the 250w bike for a couple of weeks and is using it for patrols of the town and to help in meeting
West Wiltshire Scouts’ search for a home is over after it purchased a 14-acre field near West Ashton to use as a new camp site. The 800-strong group was told to leave its old site at Roundwood in March, and a subsequent attempt to buy the woodland from
Walkers are looking forward to seeing some of Wiltshire’s most picturesque spots when they take part in the White Horse Challenge. The annual event, sponsored by the Wiltshire Times and sister paper the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald, is on July
TROWBRIDGE sprinter Danny Talbot reached the semi finals of the men's 200m at the European Championships in Helsinki after winning his heat this morning. Talbot, 21, clocked 20.82 to head his heat with Poland's Kamil Krynski second. He said: "Strong
Councillors have given the thumbs-up to the Core Strategy, a plan that sets out all future development in Wiltshire until 2026. In a major boost to Wiltshire Council leader Jane Scott, councillors threw their support behind the extensive document
DANNY Talbot admitted it was “all or nothing’’ as he prepared for one last shot at a London 2012 place in Finland today. The Trowbridge sprinter, 21, was due to line up for the heats and semi finals of the 200m at the European Championships
