PARENTS opposing Wiltshire Council’s plans to build a super school to replace three special schools for children have won permission for a judicial review into the way Wiltshire Council carried out its consultation. The team behind the Keep Special
RESIDENTS across Wiltshire celebrated International Women’s Day with events and activities. In Bradford on Avon, the town’s Women’s 100 Group staged a celebration on Friday evening (March 8) with awards for creative writing. It included a disco
DISADVANTAGED pupils are behind their peers despite work being done to put pressure on schools to increase performance from Wiltshire council. Cllr Christopher Devine highlighted how white disadvantaged boys were one group performing worse than
80 CHILDREN whose whereabouts is not known to Wiltshire Council, are currently missing out on education because they are not registered to any school in the county. Wiltshire Council investigated the number of children who had been registered to
A popular man from Melksham died after jumping into the River Avon in Bath, a coroner’s court was told today. Maurice Eyles, 49, of Bowmans Court, Melksham, was recovered from the water near Broad Quay, Bath, on July 1 last year by emergency services
A man has been jailed for three years and eight months for an incident at a fishing lake near Bradford on Avon. Dale James Stagg, aged 38, of The Lye, Seend, was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on March 14. He had pleaded guilty to attempted
CARER and foster mum Gillian Powney has been named Carer of the Year, for her work supporting a young man as part of a scheme that helps people to live more independently. Gillian Powney, of Southwick near Trowbridge was given the award at the BaNES
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Two men who are accused of being involved throwing poo around on a train are to face trial by judge and jury. Josh Dolman and Edward McCormack both denied doing an act to outrage public decency when they appeared at Swindon Crown Court. It
TROWBRIDGE WI members joined with the national campaign against Climate change, called Show the Love for our Planet at their February meeting by decorating green hearts. Many were taken home to be finished, and the group may repeat the exercise
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A few spaces remain on a free event for business people in Wiltshire to raise awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking in the workplace. The breakfast event, hosted by Wiltshire Police, will be held at the Jury’s Inn, Swindon, on Tuesday
ONE of the rarest mammals in Britain has been found in Bradford on Avon. Previously, the Alcathoe bat has only been sighted in North Yorkshire and a small area of Sussex and Surrey despite being first found in Britain in 2010. The discovery,
ONE of the sponsors of the Duke Ellington Sacred Concert in Bradford on Avon has been so impressed by the event he is willing to be involved again next time. Steve Vick, managing director of Steve Vick International, sponsored the concert on Sunday
A PACK of European wolves is settling into its new woodland home at Longleat. It’s the first time the species, which once roamed wild in the UK, has gone on public display at the Wiltshire safari park. The eight-strong pack, which consists of
MEMBERS of the Melksham Sixty Plus Club have celebrated their 70th anniversary this month with a special party at the Riverside Club on Tuesday. Chairman Stephen Chudley said: “The club was formed by Melksham Town Council in 1949 with the first
STAFF and residents at Barchester’ s Henford House Care Home in Warminster enjoyed an afternoon of canine capers to celebrate Crufts 2019 when they hosted their annual dog show. This year’s dog show on Thursday, March 7 featured entertaining categories
THE family of Jordan Taylor, who was stabbed to death in Trowbridge, are still fighting to change the laws on knife crime two years on from the tragedy. Jordan’s mum Emma Caley-Taylor, who now works for Anti Knife UK, has been focusing on the charity
WESTBURY United manager Neil Kirkpatrick feels there is a bright future ahead for his team, despite their hopes of a Toolstation League Premier Division title challenge stalling significantly, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. United, who were crowned
