FUNDING for friendship clubs for vulnerable and disabled people will now continue to be provided by Wiltshire Council, after it did a speedy U-Turn on cutting £62k from the vital services – when one group affected pointed out it had breached its own
TRANSPORT for disabled children has been criticised ahead of changes that parents fear will see children forced onto larger buses for longer periods to get to school. Karen Tilley and her daughter Josselin, 12, live in Westbury. Josselin has
A CHIPPENHAM dad who crushed his baby son so hard he left him with nine broken ribs, which a doctor said was like a car crash injury, has been spared jail. The 27-year-old, who had anger management problems after the birth of the victim's older
VILLAGERS at Winsley have unveiled a plaque to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War and to honour the men who never came home. Ed Gilby, chair of Winsley Parish Council, Armistice Centenary co-ordinator Phillip Bush, and Jane
CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan has supported a coffee morning at the Seven Stars public house in Winsley to raise funds for a local charity. Kate Hooper, owner of the Seven Stars and her friends Clare and Ed Cobb, hosted a coffee and cake morning
WILTSHIRE Police are investigating a burglary at a house in Bradford-on-Avon during which several items of jewellery were stolen. Between the morning of Friday, March 2 and the evening of Saturday, March 3, a window at a house in Bradford Leigh
A CHIPPENHAM man appeared in court accused of breaking his partner’s jaw and eye socket. Raymond Dagostino, 34, of Pavely Close, denies inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent. He is said to have punched his girlfriend three times in the
A FIRST year student at the Harper Adams University near Telford has secured a prestigious bursary to help pursue a career in crop production despite not coming from an agricultural background. Rory Lomas, 18, from Kingston Deverill, began studying
PUPILS at Fairfield Farm College in Dilton Marsh are celebrating winning silver in the South England Panathlon Championship final. A total of 14 pupils from the college had an early start and travelled to Stoke Mandeville Stadium for the competition
WROUGHTON have opened up a three-point gap at the top of the Wiltshire League Premier Division table following a 3-1 victory away at Cricklade Town at the weekend. The Weir Field side were level on points with Kintbury Rangers but took advantage
THEFTS on the train service that serves Swindon have dropped in the past year. British Transport Police recorded 560 thefts from passengers travelling on the Great Western Railway last year, according to new figures out today. The figures show
