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  • Today's travel news

    THE M4 Westbound between J18 and J19 is being affected by a vehicle recovery. Highways England has closed the hard shoulder and lane one for a lorry to have a tyre changed. The incident is expected to be cleared between 9.45am and 10am. On

  • Wiltshire’s weather for Saturday, May 11

    Wiltshire’s weather for Saturday, May 11 – sunny intervals and a gentle breeze Today Some areas of early mist or fog are possible under clear skies, but there will be some patchy cloud too this morning. Long sunny spells mixed in with showers

  • Free tickets to Armed Forces event

    SERVICE men and women have been invited to a special barbecue as part of Armed Forces Day coming to Salisbury this summer. The event on May 28 will be held at Hudson's Field form 5pm and is open to all troops and their families. 10,000 tickets

  • Apprenticeships attract younger workforce to council

    INCREASING numbers of younger people are joining Wiltshire Council’s workforce. The council now has the highest number of under 25s working for it, 6.9 per cent, since 2015 with over 300 young team members. Councillors praised the work to encourage

  • 20mph zone should improve road safety

    PLANS to bring in a 20mph zone in parts of a Melksham housing estate which has been plagued by speeding boy racers are being implemented by Wiltshire Council. It proposes to bring in the speed limit on Coronation Road from a point 26 metres away

  • School ‘gang’ in mass street fight

    POLICE are investigating a mass brawl involving more than 50 pupils from Melksham Oak Community School on the town’s streets. The school’s acting head has spoken to the parents of some of the pupils involved, and is working with the force. The