POLICE and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon Angus Macpherson will not stand for re-election to the post of PCC in 2020. Mr Macpherson was elected as Wiltshire and Swindon’s PCC in 2012 and then re elected in 2016. The PCC oversees
TRAFFIC issues in Warminster will be increased if housing developments for Warminster are given the green light, say concerned residents groups. Pressure will be put on small roads leading from town to the busy A36 if up to 400 homes are built in
CROWDS of people gathered in Trowbridge this afternoon to watch as Trowbridge firefighters tackled a simulated rescue off the Town Bridge. The scenario set them was the recovery of a 10-stone casualty with a broken back who had fallen onto a ledge
FOLLOWING some lovely sunny days, the weather over the last week has been cold and miserable. It was overcast for most of the time , sometimes with fog to start the days and temperatures plummeting overnight to give quite sharp ground frosts. The storms
DAUNTSEY’S School at West Lavington has staged another hit show with their fun and colourful production of Roald Dahl’s children’s classic Danny, Champion of the World. A group of 80 Lower School pupils were split into two casts and delivered five
STAFF from a Melksham opticians have been thanked by The Lullaby Trust, a charity that supports bereaved families dealing with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and promotes expert advice on safer baby sleep, for a recent donation. Staff at Specsavers
The next in Wiltshire Council’s series of free #EPIC Talks will be showing some real attitude. Simon Tyler, a finalist in the 2019 Business Book Awards and a pioneer in simplicity, impact and attitude, will explore why people’s attitude is pivotal
WYLYE Valley Primary School joined 5 other schools from the Warminster and Westbury Schools Cluster for a Musical Extravaganza at The Minster Church in Warminster. While the other primary schools sang beautifully, Wylye Valley chose to showcase their
“UNPRECEDENTED” changes to Corsham boundaries for representation on Wiltshire Council have been met with objection from Corsham Town Council. Minutes from a Boundary meeting from February confirmed the Local Government Boundary Commission had raised
THE Fairfield Farm College Farm Shop at Dilton Marsh has been awarded second place in the Village Shop 2019 Wiltshire Life Awards. The Wiltshire Life Awards celebrate the extraordinary people, communities and businesses in the county. They seek
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Morningside Farm meadows saved as a wildlife site for future generations MORNINGSIDE Farm meadows, near Swindon, are an amazing spectacle in summer, when the fields are ablaze with colour and the air filled with wildflower perfume. This precious
CORSHAM is to set to modernise its Environmental Policy and has tasked a team of councillors to look into more eco friendly initiatives. Discussing fair trade and solar farms, councillors met with environmental group Transition Community Corsham
THE Price family and a group of friends have raised more than £800 for the Hope Nature Centre in Southwick. Organiser Sean Price started the Mad March Mile fundraiser with his sister Gretchen Tucker after deciding in 2014 to run a mile each day
THE West Wilts Society of Model Engineers is again to raise funds for charity with a series of events taking place this year in Westbury. Members are preparing to start their new season of open days at their club site in the White Horse Country
A STORY in last week’s Times on the donation given by town councillors in Bradford on Avon to the St Laurence School Science Laboratory appeal incorrectly stated the amount councillors had voted to give, which should have read £10,000. The school
POLICE have today warned anglers not to go fishing during the close season. If they do, and get caught, they could face fines of up to £50,000 depending on the severity of the offence. The close season, between March 15 and 15 June, is when coarse
ROAD users in the Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham areas of Wiltshire may experience delays on Monday, April 15. An abnormal load is to leave Brook Lane, Westbury at 11am and travel along the B3097 to Trowbridge. It will then join
TWO of Melksham’s new carnival royalty will share their amazing life stories at an event in Bath today and tomorrow (Friday and Saturday April 12 and 13). Recently-crowned Melksham Carnival Queen Naomi Jeffries and Carnival Princess Abbie Dark will
THE audience appreciation at the end of the Welsh National Opera's revival of Dominic Cooke's 2005 The Magic Flute at the Bristol Hippodrome on Thursday spoke volumes. The loudest applause and cheers of the evening were reserved for the youngest
IDEAS on what the Trowbridge community would like to see done with the Town Hall were voiced at a public meeting on Wednesday night. Around 50 members of the public from the town and the surrounding areas attended the meeting to have their say on
A JUDGE has asked for an explanation as to why a man accused of domestic violence was charged with common assault not actual bodily harm. Judge Jason Taylor QC said the decision meant he was restricted to a maximum sentence of six months rather
Celebrating Age Wiltshire teamed up with Trowbridge Library, Creative Minds and Trowbridge Museum to celebrate the weaving heritage of the town. Children and the older generation came together to try their hand at different types of weaving.
THE toilets in the Civic in Trowbridge are no longer open. A sign has been placed on the door of the Civic to say the toilets are not open to the public, only patrons. Councillor Edward Kirk said: “This is a town council building, which will
A MAN accused of the murder of a former soldier 13 years ago has given his evidence in court and told the jury that he struck his victim with a baseball bat in self-defence because he feared the other man would “wallop” him. Neil Sutherland, from
THE family of a 14-year-old boy battling with a brain tumour are raising money to buy an adapted house for when he is well enough to return home from hospital. Kale Turner from Trowbridge was diagnosed with a brain tumour in September last year
