CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan MP has visited Lloyds Bank in Melksham to discuss fraud prevention. She discussed the bank’s ongoing work to combat financial fraud and to protect constituents from financial scams. Miss Donelan visited the branch
Walerian Jaworski POLISH war veteran, Walerian ‘Valek’ Jaworski, has passed away at his home in Melksham on March 10 aged 92. Valek was well known in Wiltshire for his ‘testimonials’ of his Second World War service fighting with the Polish Armed
A WARMINSTER drug dealer whose benefit from crime topped £131,500 will only have to pay back £12,845 - unless he comes into money. Jack Pearce, 38, of Deverill Road, Sutton Veny, has already been let out of prison after serving half of a 58-month
TEACHERS and children went quackers on Friday April 5 for the Lacock School’s annual duck race. Head teacher Richard Hearn tipped a plastic bag-full of 230 ducks into the river at The Bridge, near Cantax Hill. The bright yellow ducks bobbed and
SOUTH West Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison has called for a ban all new waste incineration plants - starting with the controversial Hills facility in Westbury. Speaking at Wednesday’s Prime Ministers Question Time, he called for a moratorium on
THE family of a woman who was seriously injured in a fail to stop collision at Standerwick Cross are urging witnesses to come forward. The collision happened on the A36 at Standerwick Cross at 10am on Wednesday, April 3. Three vehicles were involved
GREEN fields between North Bradley and Trowbridge should stay green and not be swallowed up by houses, say worried villagers who fear for their community. Wiltshire Council’s housing allocation plans for the next seven years includes up to 175 new
POLICE in Trowbridge have issued an appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of a teenager missing from his home since February. Ayub Moushir, 15, has gone missing from the family home in Trowbridge and police are keen to hear from anyone
THE MPs for Chippenham and South West Wiltshire have given a mixed reaction to the EU’s decision to extend the UK’s exit date from Europe beyond today (Friday), April 12) to October 31. Michelle Donelan, the MP for Chippenham, said: “The extension
Wiltshire Council celebrates the work of adult care staff throughout the county Those who provide valuable care and support for adults throughout Wiltshire’s local communities have been recognised for the vital role they play. Wiltshire Council
HELP to stop smoking in Wiltshire has received continuing funding from Wiltshire Council, bucking a trend in the South West that has seen investment fall by a third since 2014. Although it does not have a dedicated stop smoking service, Public Health
A befriending scheme for children in care has seen its 50th match where volunteers give up their time to create bond with a young person. Volunteer Wendy said: "We chat and are gradually getting to know each other and to build a relationship.”
MELKSHAM Town caretaker boss Luke Ballinger has ruled himself out of the running to take over the club on a full-time basis and insists he will only be manager next season if the club cannot find the right person for the job. Ballinger has been
POLICE are appealing for information following a robbery in Corsham last Friday. At about 8pm, a group of five teenagers were in The Rec play area off Meriton Avenue, when they were approached by two men who showed them a knife and demanded they
THE spring is back in Eilidh Bell’s step after a terrific seven days on the roads. Chippenham-based runner Bell shook off the disappointment in the Bath half marathon last month as she has clocked back-to-back personal bests. On Sunday, Bell
WILTSHIRE racers were in the thick of the action when the first round of the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club Championships took place at Castle Combe last weekend. Swindon’s Alexander Sinclair notched up 12 podium finishes from 12 races. Competing
ST AUGUSTINE’S student James Gordon has qualified at the weekend to represent Great Britain at the UIPM European Biathle and Triathle Championships being held in Madeira at the end of June. This marks something of a comeback for Gordon, who – having
