STUDENTS at Wiltshire College & University Centre’s Lackham campus near Lacock have been hard at work getting ready to welcome an influx of visitors to the annual Lambing Weekends this year - as well as coping with the lambing season. The college's
A MAN was arrested by armed police after allegedly assaulting someone in a block of flats in Trowbridge town centre early this morning. Commuters heading into work were shocked to see armed officers taking part in the operation on Union Street just
TWO teenage boys have been arrested and a large knife seized in Trowbridge, after the youngsters allegedly threatened to kill another boy. Police said that the two 16-year-old local boys were arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill yesterday
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CROWDS gathered at St James church today as flowers were laid on the grave of Trowbridge Martyr, Thomas Helliker. Mr Helliker was hanged on his 19th birthday on 22 March 1803. He was an apprentice working in the woollen industry and when Littleton
VOLUNTEERS in Staverton helped tidy the village on Sunday as part of their annual spring clean-up. The litter pickers collected a car-load of rubbish that had been left throughout the village by litter louts. The rubbish included bottles and
The Bishop of Salisbury has said that this Friday’s prayers for Muslims will be significant throughout the world as we remember the events of last Friday in New Zealand. Writing to the Muslim Associations in Salisbury and Trowbridge, and speaking
OVER £1700 has been raised for the family of 12-year-old Zack Lang who was killed in a collision in Chippenham on Tuesday. The school boy was taken to Bristol Children's Hospital following a collision in Hill Rise at around 9.30am. He was riding
AS the pressure on the Government over Brexit grows, people across the country are signing up to an online petition urging the Government to revoke Article 50 and cancel the whole idea of leaving the European Union. By 10am today 2,783,605 people
POLICE have been dealing with an incident in Trowbridge this morning and are thought to have raided a block of flats. Armed officers attended the building on Union Street and forced entry to carry out searches. More to follow
THE Bradford on Avon Cycling Festival is to be held on Sunday, July 14 this year, with more than £1,455 of support from the town council. It will again feature the famous hill climb for adults from The Swan Hotel to the Castle Inn. There will be
THE property company selling the Full Moon public house at Rudge has dropped the asking price by £30,000. The traditional country pub in the hamlet has five letting bedrooms and a large garden, a large function room, skittle alley, flagstone floors
FOLLOWING a report in the Wiltshire Times, February 15 edition on a case at Bath County Court involving Melksham firm TJ Professional Builders, we were contacted by the company with several concerns about its content. Having carried out a full investigation
REFERENDUM results must be honoured and Brexit must go ahead, according to local MPS, as the Prime Minister visits Brussels to request an extension on Article 50. Following her two defeats over the withdrawal agreement and a vote against a no deal
Openside flanker Francois Louw believes Bath will have to be ‘spot on’ in every aspect of their game if they are to stand any chance of beating Exeter Chiefs this weekend, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. Todd Blackadder’s side come into the game off
