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  • Celebrating 15 years of music promotion

    SHEER Music who organise and promote live concerts at Trowbridge Town Hall and other venues across the county are celebrating 15 years in the business with an anniversary gig. A variety of acts and bands will play at their Sheer and Loathing in

  • Former school site will become housing

    Selwood Housing has secured planning permission to transform the disused former Margaret Stancomb school site in Trowbridge into affordable housing. The town centre site has been derelict for over ten years, since the former school joined with Bellefield

  • Class of 69 reunite after 50 years

    A GROUP of former John Bentley School students who left the Calne school 50 years ago met up at a reunion on June 6 after The gazette and Herald published an appeal to find members of the class of 69 back in January. The class of 1969 and the current

  • Family appeal for witnesses after hit and run collision

    A family are appealing for witnesses after a Mencap support worker suffered back injuries in a hit and run collision in Holt this afternoon. Maria Lopez, 28, of Woolpack Meadow, Trowbridge, was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath by land

  • RUH seeks to fill NED board role

    A NEW Non-Executive Director is being sought to join the Board of Directors at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The new candidate will replace Nigel Sullivan, whose term has come to an end. Alison Ryan, Trust Chair said:

  • Appeal regarding wanted Melksham man

    WILTSHIRE Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a man wanted for failing to appear at court. Mark Durn, 29, from Melksham, was due to appear at Salisbury Magistrates Court on May 24 in relation to a charge of common assault

  • MP to host money event

    CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan is to open a Money Management event in Melksham on Friday, June 14. The one-day event is taking place at Melksham Town Hall from 1pm-3pm and will cover topics such as debt, benefits, taxes and day-to-day financial

  • Body of a man found in town park

    THE body of a man was found in Trowbridge town park early this morning. An area near the River Biss has been cordoned off by officers. LIVE UPDATES: Body found in Trowbridge park - Follow our live blog with all the details and reaction from

  • Not so funny as Ed's a no-show

    COMEDY fans were disappointed last night when Ed Byrne failed to show at a gig at Devizes Corn Exchange, one of the top events of the Devizes Arts Festival. The comedian broke down on the M25 and didn't make it to the gig. "This gig was our big

  • ATHLETICS: New bests for Blundell in Tenerife

    JENNA Blundell received an early 18th birthday present as she celebrated her first overseas victory in Tenerife at the weekend. The Staverton junior international headed to the Spanish island for a heptathlon competition, hoping to achieve the qualifying

  • Lib Dems call for focus on climate change and youth services

    LIBERAL Democrats have announced its new line up of representatives in its shadow cabinet for Wiltshire Council. Ian Thorn will remain leader of the party, which is the biggest opposition and 19 seats at the council. Deputy leader has bene named

  • Denise Plummer's Farming Diary

    My week began on the last day of the Royal Bath and West Show , which was a warm and sunny. The rest of the week's weather just spiralled downwards, being rather miserable and damp for most of the time, with chilly breezes. To me it felt more like