THE world of musicals was brought to life in the village of Christian Malford last month with a scarecrow trail. Created to raise money for local charities the trail featured scarecrows depicting characters from musical theatre ranging from Shrek
AS the campaign to save St Nicholas' Special School in Chippenham continues, the community is rallying round to show their support for the school and its families. On Saturday the landlady of the Lylsley Arms pub on London Road, Karen ????, is holding
A LACK of real trains hit the model railway exhibition held in Corsham this weekend. Organiser Geoff Endacott said that ironically there were no trains to Chippenham due to engineering works, which resulted in a drop in numbers attending the show
A woman whose first job after university was teaching in a secondary school and who is now training as a mental health social worker is urging graduates to consider mental health roles when thinking about their careers. Anna-Clare Mitchell, a University
MELKSHAM Town claimed their first Southern League Division One South points under caretaker boss Luke Ballinger at the weekend courtesy of a 3-0 win away at Fleet Town, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. On a poor surface at Calthorpe Park, Ballinger’s
STEPHEN Hulbert headed a 90th-minute equaliser as Westbury United warmed up for Good Friday’s Wiltshire derby against Bradford Town in Toolstation League Premier Division with a 2-2 draw at home to Cribbs, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. After an end-of-season
PLANS to knock down a home and replace it with a house more than twice its size have been rejected by Wiltshire Council. The farming building at Paddocks Place on Silver Street Lane in Brokerswood, Westbury had been granted permission to be turned
REVIEW Handbagged Salisbury Playhouse until April 20 Moira Buffini's clever comedy, with its impish depictions of the regular private consultations between Her Majesty the Queen and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is a fascinating foray
AN anaerobic digestion facility near Warminster is converting food waste from Guernsey. Malaby Biogas Ltd is using the waste to produce energy while the remaining sludge becomes fertiliser. The food waste comes from a £32 million waste transfer
A MAN accused of the murder of a former solider 13 years ago has been found not guilty. Neil Sutherland of Kyte Way, Trowbridge who previously served a four-year prison sentence for grievous bodily harm for the same attack has been acquitted of
PUPILS at Fitzmaurice Primary School and residents of Wiltshire Heights care home, both in Bradford on Avon, are helping to bridge the generation gap. They are taking part in an exciting new project which sees the old folks going back to school.
THE curator of the Fox Talbot Museum at Lacock says he is “delighted” to have captured a photographic exhibition by Welsh photographer John Paul Evans. ‘What is lost…What has been’ is a photographic exhibition from the 2016 Hasselblad Masters Award
A Warminster GP practice has welcomed a new website aimed at providing support and advice for 23,500 people in Wiltshire living with Type 2 diabetes - just over 1,000 of them living in the local area. NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group has
AUTHOR Pam Slocombe has visited Bradford on Avon Library to promote a new book from Bradford on Avon Museum . It tells the unique story of Budbury, the area of Bradford stretching from Newtown and Wine Street to Huntingdon Street and Bearfield.
With Easter just around the corner, hot weather forecast and the kids on holiday the roads are set to get busy over the next few days. But this morning traffic is moving well around the county with no major problems on main roads including the M4
CHILDREN from Larkrise School enjoyed an exclusive playtime session at the town’s newest softplay centre. Pupils from Larkrise tried out a new sensory room in Baloos play centre in Silver Street, Trowbridge. Lucy Coombes, owner of Baloos said
THE RACE for the Wiltshire League Premier Division title took an interesting twist on Saturday as leaders Wroughton dropped points following a 1-1 draw at home to Ludgershall Sports. Shane Hibbert had put Wroughton ahead at Weir Field, but Sports
