The Duke of York has taken part in a service to celebrate 3 Yorks' return from Afghanistan and remember their comrades who were killed in action. Prince Andrew, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Yorkshire Regiment, gave a reading during the ceremony
WILTSHIRE Police has launched a campaign to crack down on motorists driving irresponsibly in the town. The Roads Policing Unit and Neighbour Policing Team will be working together to target known areas of nuisance in the town around Bradley
The Royal United Hospital Bath is celebrating its birthday next week, with a range of events marking 80 years on its Combe Park site. To mark the occasion next Tuesday a local historian will be on site from 1pm, when members of the public are invited
Asda Trowbridge is spreading charity cheer tomorrow in support of ITV’s Text Santa campaign. The supermarket is one of 200 nationwide to hold a synchronised bag pack between 9.30am-12.30pm. Culminating in a live show hosted by Ant and Dec, Phillip
A man was taken to Royal United Hospital Bath by ambulance today after suffering severe LPG burns to his legs. A 999 call was received at midday after a man was injured working on a vehicle at a residential property in central Melksham. Wiltshire
The Arc Theatre, Trowbridge Runs until Saturday AS newcomers to Gilbert and Sullivan and to The Pirates of Penzance, we were unsure what to expect from this take on the successful and well-known show. The Trowbridge Amateur Operatic Society
A £1.3m sale of the Lacock Cup to the British Museum has been approved by a Consistory Court, with the judge appealing for battling villagers to make amends. During the rarely-held two-day hearing at St Cyriac’s Church, Lacock, the Rev Justin Gau
Runs until Saturday TELLING ghost stories used to be a popular pastime, but now seems mainly the province of teenagers at sleepovers or on camping trips. Being told a story is also something largely confined to childhood. I was left marvelling
MELODRAMA is full of pitfalls. It’s not just a case of piling on the ham – if you don’t approach it with respect and intelligence it won’t work. This most interesting version by Christopher Bond is in safe hands with Ad Hoc, under the direction
WESTBURY Art Group’s Winter Exhibition is set to take place on Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9 in the Parish Hall, Church Lane alongside the Christmas Tree Festival. Entry is free and there will also be an opportunity to buy a limited
U9 League Cup CASTLE Combe Colts Whites booked their place in the quarter-finals with a tense 1-0 victory over Westbury Youth Lions. Bradley Beck grabbed the winner two minutes from time for the Colts, who kept a clean sheet thanks to a superb
GRAHAM Shadwell just missed out in his bid for a second medal at the World Bowls Championship in Australia today, writes DAVE EATON. Together with colleagues Mark Bantock, Robert Newman and Stuart Airey (skip) they were edged out 16-15 on the
Corsham Civic Society member Patricia Whalley delves deep into the history of the town in her new book, Corsham Memories 2: The Prefab Years 1930/40. The book, which features interviews with people who moved to Corsham in the 1930s and 40s, is
People in Wiltshire will be helped to stay warm and well this winter thanks to a number of projects which will be funded following a successful partnership bid by Wiltshire Council for more than £240,000 of government funding. The council has
The Wiltshire Times has teamed up with Bath Rugby to offer a special price for tickets to the club’s Amlin Challenge Cup pool clash against Italian side Calvisano at the Recreation Ground on Saturday (2.15pm). Our readers can take advantage of
