THREE youths have appeared in court after they committed a robbery in Trowbridge last year. The incident happened on February 3, 2018 – two men in their 20s were walking in Broadcloth Lane when the three youths assaulted them by punching and kicking
STAFF and customers at Sainsbury's supermarket in Melksham have helped raise more than £10,000 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Store manager Lewis Pancott and staff presented WAA pilot Rob Backus with £10,276 on Monday July 8 at the air ambulance helipad
TWO young cyclists from Atworth have smashed through their target to raise £500 for Wiltshire Mind from a 1,000-mile bike ride along the French coast of the Bay of Biscay. Josh Brain and Harry Davies-Ball are taking on the cycle ride of their life
TWO men were arrested by a police officer and his dog on Tuesday following a theft at Dick Lovett Jaguar Land Rover in Melksham. At around 10.30pm on Tuesday, July 9, police received a report from a CCTV operator monitoring the site that a man had
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TOM Gale has re-discovered his mojo in time for the European U23 Championships in Sweden this weekend. The Trowbridge international high jumper will go into the qualification round on Saturday morning with the spring back in his step and confident
TOWN councillors in Westbury have approved plans to spend more than £37,000 on this year’s Christmas and New Year festivities. At their full council meeting on July 1, they voted to spend £18,650 on the town’s Christmas in Westbury event, including
PEOPLE have been warned not to be taken in by a scam landlord who is asking on a property website for a £400 deposit on rooms. The man or woman - who is not named - urged people not to contact 'Miles' who advertises on spareroom.co.uk. The landlord
A TROWBRIDGE school has praised a programme designed to turn more than 1,100 young people from across Wiltshire into good citizens. A multi-agency team from Wiltshire Council, Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service and the youth offending
A NEW dental practice which opened in Westbury on Tuesday July 9 was forced to swap premises at the 11th hour after it was refused permission to lease the premises it originally wanted to rent. The Southcliff Dental Group based in Eastbourne had
A 51-year-old mum of four from Westbury has just set a new British track record for running for one hour non-stop. Fiona Price, of Avon Valley Runners, achieved a new British age record in the South West Veterans Athletic Club Championships on the
PLANS to expand Melksham Oak community School from 1,260 to 1,500 pupils were disclosed last week. It is likely to submit plans to accommodate a further 240 pupils by September 2021. The plans include a new building on disused land in the school
MORE than 110 pupils at Seend Primary School have raised a staggering £640 to help deprived children in Ghana and Nepal. The funds were raised from the school's annual sponsored walk along the nearby Kennet & Avon Canal in May. Key Stage 1 children
CHILDREN from ten schools in the Melksham area shared their science findings with other pupils on Tuesday July 9. The 60-plus pupils were taking part in the Great Science Share event at Melksham Oaks Community School. The two-hour event was part
House is burgled BELONGINGS were stolen from within a house in Ramsbury Walk, Trowbridge after someone gained access on Saturday at 12.30pm. Electronics gone A LAPTOP and a charger were stolen from a garage at a house in Hulbert Close, Hilperton
We decided to go to The Poplars as it is just round the corner from us and we had the intention of sitting outside to enjoy the bright summer evening. We booked a table and thought of asking to move outside once we arrived and were greeted by the
STAFF at Stepping Stones Nursery were pleased to receive a check after one keen fundraiser donated £300 to the nursery. Jayne Shelbourne of Summerleaze in Trowbridge completed a sponsored swim and static cycle ride to raise the money for Stepping
WE all go about our busy everyday lives with little thought about our senses and it is these things that we tend to take for granted. How do you think you would cope if you eyesight and hearing was compromised for the day? How would you cope going
A TROWBRIDGE school chef has cycled up and down the hill to the White Horse at Westbury 76 times – the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest – but his efforts were not without some drama. It took Txema Garcia only 13 hours and 49 minutes to complete
WINSLEY School in Bradford on Avon held their annual Winsley Whoop fete at the weekend. On Saturday pupils, parents and teachers had worked to collect lots of bottles for the bottle stand, prizes for the raffle and a well stocked cake stall.
AN apology has been made by Trowbridge Town Council after they admitted they had not followed the correct procedure in demolishing the public toilets in the town park. Despite not needing planning permission to go ahead with demolition last month
A GROUP of people from Norden in Germany are paying a visit to Bradford on Avon to celebrate the towns being twinned for the past 50 years. The Germans were welcomed by the town's twinning association along with Bradford on Avon town council yesterday
EXCITEMENT is building across Trowbridge, as the first in a new series of monthly artisan markets comes to the town centre on Saturday. Taking over Fore Street, Market Street and the Town Hall, the Trowbridge Weavers Market will be a celebration
