A STUDENT from Trowbridge will be following in the footsteps of stars of the stage when she takes part in a Festival of Contemporary Theatre at a performing arts school. Kati Parkes, 17, will be performing in Six on Six Contemporary Theatre Festival
A COUPLE from Hilperton are proud to have opened a new children's play area in Triwbridge town centre. Baloo's soft play centre, run by Barry and Lucy Coombs was officially opened on Saturday (Feb 16) by Trowbridge Mayor councillor Dennis Drewett
Around 300 parents, students, teachers, councillors and supporters marched through Trowbridge on Saturday morning in a plea to save Wiltshire's special schools. Protesters marched from Larkrise School to County Hall to show their support in keeping
OVER £1000 was raised for Dorothy House in memory of former Trowbridge Rugby Club stalwart Ian Lawes. Mr Lawes' family including his nephew, Martin Bishop, held a charity night where prizes of football memorabilia donated by Manchester Utd FC and
AN old enamel Trowbridge railway station sign has been discovered in an attic and has been estimated to sell for around £1000 at auction. The sign was discovered in a Dorset cottage after the owner passed away. It is understood from the family
TWO companies have launched an investigation after a taxi driver found a shard of glass or hard plastic in a pot of natural yogurt he was tucking into for his lunch. TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage business near Axminster and
RESIDENTS of Trowbridge have until March 6 to voice their views on the proposed closure of the town’s main Post Office. The consultation period runs out next month and a final decision by June will be made by Post Office bosses. A Post Office spokeswoman
SIXTEEN members of the Westbury Walkers set out on February 10 for a 10-mile walk, led by Judy Hosegood, in apparently persistent rain from the village of Mells. Mud and water were the predominant feature but the leader had suggested in advance that
A 23-year-old man from Royal Wootton Bassett has been arrested in Trowbridge on suspicion of multiple driving offences after a police pursuit this morning. He was taken into custody at Melksham Police Station on suspicion of theft of a vehicle,
A JEALOUS man who launched a campaign of stalking after being dumped has been jailed for two years and told he must not contact his victim for a decade. Mark Hillman had been in a relationship with the woman for less than five months when she ended
LOCAL people who fancy working as extras on the latest Steven Spielberg First World War film being shot on Salisbury Plain are being sought by a crowd casting company. Two 10 Casting is looking for young men to be ‘supporting artists’ for major
THE board of trustees of the Theatre Royal in Bath is looking for new members with an interest in the arts. They want to recruit people with a keen interest in the theatre, especially those with expertise in one of human resources, business management
THE next meeting of Trowbridge Parkinson’s Café will be on Tuesday, February 26 at the Shaw Trust Café, Palmer Gardens, Islington, Trowbridge, BA14 8QJ. The group offers information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson's, their
A MILESTONE pantomime opens tonight (Thursday) with the 40th production by Seend’s Fawlty Players. The group is taking to the stage with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Scriptwriter Tessa Doe said the show is now a big community event, saying
WHEN Pip Barker first began to forget things 13 years ago, it was a frightening and confusing time for him and for his wife Maggie. The former senior civil servant was aware that something was very wrong and the couple, who live just outside Trowbridge
TALENTED teenagers Peter Adeosun, Ransford Ako Nai and James Gordon are all Bucharest-bound after being selected to represent Great Britain on the world athletics stage competing for the Catholic Schools Sports Federation (CSSF) Great Britain Athletics
DAMIAN Hall opens his 2019 racing programme this weekend – and is happy to be starting the Transgrancanaria Ultra beneath the radar. While the Box international trail star enjoyed the best year of his career in 2019, rising to seventh in the world
IN JUST his second race on the comeback trail, James Wright raced to a confidence-boosting victory in the final Gloucestershire Cross Country League race. The 17-year-old Chippenham Harrier has been finding his feet again after ending 2018 with
