A violent robber preyed on a man after watching him try to sell his valuable phone to a second-hand shop. Seeing the failed transaction, Paul Simmons pretended he knew someone who would give cash for it. But Simmons, 34, lured the man to an isolated
A stereo system was confiscated from a house in Addison Road, Melksham, by environmental health officers, following complaints about noise levels. Police helped Wiltshire Council conduct a noise abatement warrant last Wednesday.
Jewellery was stolen from the house of an elderly man in Warminster between 2pm and 5pm on Sunday. The raiders forced the rear kitchen door and smashed a window to get into the property, just off Boreham Road in Smallbrook. The elderly occupant
A STAVERTON schoolboy cycled 26 miles on Saturday, raising funds for Dorothy House as a tribute to Thomas Fairfield who died last month. William Fogg, 10, cycled along the canal towpath from his home to Bathampton and back, raising £370 in memory of
A quiet residential street in Melksham is back on the map, after its well-loved Christmas lights were switched on again. Electrician Alex Goodhind used to decorate his parents’ home in Longford Road with illuminations to raise money for Dorothy House
TROWBRIDGE driver John Jackson's four-man crew recorded another top 10 in the FIBT World Cup series in Germany today. Padcroft Mead pilot Jackson and his crew of Stuart Benson, Bruce Tasker and Andrew Matthews finished eighth in round four of the
Plans to expand Corsham Cellars with a warehouse above the ground have been opposed by Corsham Town Council. The council listened to villagers in Gastard, who met last month to discuss concerns over the expansion and its effects on them. About 70
The Footlights triumphed again at the Arc Theatre in Trowbridge, as they performed their annual pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, to packed houses every night. Once again, they delivered colourful costumes, a superb set, some fantastic
Westbury Area Board is hosting a one-off event about growing up in the community, on Thursday, December 13, at The Laverton. The event, which is open to the public from 5.30pm and starts at 6pm, is all about children, families and young people and
BATH ran in eight second-half tries as they overwhelmed Italian side Calvisano in a one-sided 67-11 demolition in Pool Four at the Recreation Ground. Surprisingly, Bath were only 15-8 up at the break after they responded to Luigi Ferraro's early
A bid to create a 22-hectare solar farm in Broughton Gifford has been lodged with Wiltshire Council, following a successful second public consultation. A field in Norrington Lane, currently used for grazing, could be the site of a state-of-the-art
Two children from Winsley spent five days living on just £1 each in an effort to raise money for a charity in Kenya. Harmony, 10, and Elvis Jai Closs, 12, of Dane Rise, drew up an eating plan to budget for every meal and have so far raised £344 for
News of the recent flooding in Bradford on Avon hit foreign shores last week, with a visitor from German twin town Norden writing about the torrential weather and its affects. Heidi Janssen, 46, a journalist from Norden, has come to the town for three
A man is to face trial, accused of stealing a safe and its contents during a break-in at an isolated home. Russell Gavin is said to have committed the burglary at a house in Green Lane, Southwick, in March. The 39-year-old, from Thatcham in Berkshire
Carol singing by the Con Brio Choir raised more than £80 in the Shambles at Bradford's Christmas lights switch-on. It sang on behalf of the charity Children by Choice, which provides free birth control for mothers in Kenya. An open evening
Two men in their forties have appeared at Swindon Crown Court, accused of carrying out an assault in Trowbridge town centre. John Martin and Stephen James are accused of actual bodily harm in relation to the incident on Friday, April 13. Martin,
Toy services are taking place across the county today, as churches do their bit for this Christmas’s Wiltshire Times toy appeal. A toy collection service was set up at the Salvation Army’s Trowbridge headquarters last Sunday and more children’s services
