THROUGHOUT 2018 Melksham and District Floral Arrangement Society have been busy raising funds for their chosen charity, Julia’s House, Devizes. Julia’s House is a children’s hospice charity dedicated to bringing comfort and care to families across
DEVIZES edged to within a point of Corsham in Southern Counties South after downing their Wiltshire rivals 19-12 at the weekend away from home. The result confirmed Devizes’ double over Corsham this season, after Saturday’s visitors won 28-17 when
MORE police officers could be walking the beat in Wiltshire if plans to increase the amount people pay for police are approved. The Police Crime Commissioner says 41 new police officer roles will be created if people pay an extra £24 a year towards
UNEMPLOYMENT across Wiltshire rose to 5,099 in the three months to November, according to Department of Work and Pensions figures out today (Tues, January 22). The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions showed a 596 rise on the
EIGHT homeless people were given shelter from freezing temperatures in Wiltshire when the severe weather emergency protocol (SWEP) was triggered at the beginning of the month. Wiltshire Council has a duty to provide shelter for homeless people when
NURSERIES in Wiltshire say they are struggling to stay open because Government-funded free childcare places for three and four-year-olds do not cover the providers’ costs. Nurseries in Wiltshire will now be given £4.20 an hour per child to provide
WARMINSTER Town Council is set to rise its precept by £3.83 a year. The 3.09 per cent increase was agreed during a town council meeting held last night in the Civic Centre. The council unanimously agreed the rise that will see an average band
AFTER 12 years of campaigning, a new skatepark in Warminster has finally been given the green light by the town council. Nearly a quarter of a million pounds will be spent on the skatepark that has been designed by the town’s youths to replace the
MELKSHAM Town manager Kieran Baggs was rewarded for keeping faith in the team that won away at Thatcham Town as his players prevented a late comeback from Bristol Manor Farm to win 3-2 in Southern League Division One South on Saturday, writes JONATHAN
WILTSHIRE slider Laura Deas finished fifth as British Skeleton enjoyed a fine day at the European Championships last week as four of her team-mates recorded their best-ever top flight results. Deas, who lives in Chippenham, produced her best World
WILTSHIRE golfer Jordan Smith began his 2019 schedule with a 100,000 Euros pay day after a strong performance at last week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Derry Hill’s Smith finished in a tie for 11th place at Abu Dhabi Golf Club in his first event
MOSCOW City Ballet makes a triumphant return to the Theatre Royal in Bath with its spectacular production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. The timeless story of Clara, who is whisked away on a magical adventure by her Nutcracker Prince, is presented
