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  • Appeal for missing Trowbridge teenager

    POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find missing Trowbridge teenager Emily Forward. Emily, who is 15, was last seen in the town four days ago and concerns are growing for her welfare. She is believed to be in the Bath area. If you

  • Walkers are thanked by RUH

    ORGANISERS of this year’s Walk of Life say more than £30,000 has been raised already for the Royal United Hospital’s Forever Friends Appeal. They said: “A huge congratulations to everyone that took part on Saturday. Over £30,000 already raised

  • Homophobic abuse shouted at boy and girl in McDonald's

    HOMOPHOBIC verbal abuse which was shouted at a girl and a boy in McDonald's in Trowbridge has lead police to appeal for witnesses after the altercation. The incident happened at around 6pm on Tuesday April 30 when a 12-year-old girl and a 15-year-old

  • Celebrating success at 25th Wiltshire Business Awards

    THE best businesses in the county received much-deserved recognition as the Wiltshire Business Awards returned for its 25th year. Hundreds of staff from small start-ups, colossal companies and everything in between dressed up to the nines to attend

  • Local MP is given a new role in Government

    SOUTH West Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison has been appointed Minister of State at the Foreign Office and at the Department for International Development. Downing Street also announced that in his new role Dr Murrison is to join the Privy Council.

  • Wiltshire’s weather for Monday, May 13

    Wiltshire’s weather for Monday, May 13 – sunny and a gentle breeze Today After a rather chilly start, today will be dry and fine with plenty of warm sunshine and nothing more than a little patchy cloud. Light winds. Tonight Late sunshine

  • Writer pens debut novel

    A WILTSHIRE author has spent the past 14 years penning a new debut novel that should appeal to fans of Brideshead Revisited and The Secret History. Clare Empson, a freelance journalist from Mere, near Warminster, has published her first novel, HIM

  • Residents urged to share ideas on centre

    WESTBURY residents are being asked to share ideas on how they can best use a community facility in the town. Wiltshire Council is proposing to transfer the Old Westbury Youth Centre to the Westbury Community Project. Trustees, funders and Wiltshire

  • County urged to repair ‘eyesore’

    A resident has called for Wiltshire Council to issue a compulsory repair notice on 3 High Street in Warminster. Len Turner says if Wiltshire Council issues a repair notice, and the owner fails to comply, then Wiltshire Council can itself carry out