Search teams looking for missing man Robert Dunn have this afternoon found a body in Savernake Forest. Although formal identification has not yet taken place, officers have spoken to Mr Dunn's family to inform them of the news. There is nothing
Police are appealing for the public's help to find a man who is wanted in connection with a robbery. Ryan Ashley Jones, 28, is described as white, around 6ft tall, with a shaved head and blue eyes. His exact whereabouts are not known, but he
Searches are continuing today (June 8) for Robert Dunn who has been missing for over a week. The 30-year-old was last seen by his family in the Marlborough area on Wednesday May 29. A van which he had been renting has been found near Savernake
A remarkable Trowbridge man who was aboard the first ever flight from Scotland to New York is being honoured with a talk on his life with the Navy and RAF. Jack Northeast was born in Trowbridge in 1900. He was enlisted in the RNAS Navy in January
A WARMINSTER clergyman is celebrating his golden jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood. The Rev Eric Littler was ordained as a priest in the Church of England 50 years ago on Trinity Sunday, June 16. Father Eric, who lives in Minster Hall
TEN employees and eight dogs from raw dog food manufacturer Poppy’s Picnic have been out walking to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. Employees of the Melksham company took part in a 10-mile lunchtime walk, which included a picnic break
COUNCILLORS want to see more people coming along to public meetings to see the council being challenged over its decisions. The Overview and Scrutiny committee is made up by councillors who investigate plans made by Wiltshire Council on how to spend
WILTSHIRE council has hit back at claims it has cut its spending on road maintenance. It says that a Freedom of Information request claiming that spending has halved since 2015 is incorrect and does not show at least millions of investment into
A CONSERVATIVE councillor has vowed to stand as an independent after failing to be selected as the party’s candidate to replace Cllr Graham Payne’s Drynham Ward seat at Wiltshire Council. John Knight claims that shortly before he died, Cllr Payne
WILTSHIRE people will be heading for the palace after having appeared on the Queen's Honours list. Councillor Fleur de Rhé-Philipe, Wiltshire Council member for Warminster Without and portfolio holder for strategic highways, Areas of Outstanding
SUPPORTERS of Wiltshire Air Ambulance experienced the thrill of freefalling when they took part in a skydive and raised vital funds for the charity. Eighteen people jumped out of a plane – some from 10,000 feet and others from 15,000 feet – at Old
PLANNERS in Warminster are being urged to support a scheme to demolish a High Street eyesore next to the historic St Lawrence’s Chapel. They will meet on June 17 to consider plans to demolish 3 High Street and replace it with a shop, five flats
THE 11th Warminster Wobble cycle festival taking place on June 15 and 16 has become a firm favourite with people far and wide, say organisers. Held in Warminster Town Park, the event is free to enter and organiser Colin French says there will be
LOCAL company, Melksham Motor Spares has stepped up to become one of the sponsors of this year’s Melksham’s Party in the Park. The one-day music event will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the town’s King George V Playing Field on Saturday, July
Haydn The Creation Concert review Athenaeum Singers, The Minster Church, Warminster Written right the height of his game, Haydn's The Creation, which draws its text from Milton's Paradise Lost and the Book of Genesis, offered up to the old
WILTSHIRE Police is paying more on officer wages as it climbs down from the seven-year Tri-Force partnership with Avon and Somerset and Gloucester. Firearms, dog units and roads policing had all been part of the Tri-Force programme, with teams from
THE group searching for somewhere in Warminster to put a men’s shed could have found a suitable location. The steering group is looking at a vacant shop, Unit 20, in the Three Horseshoes Walk shopping arcade just off the High Street. Colin French
