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  • Airglow aims to fly higher this year

    A FORMER ITN cameraman and private pilot is part of Wiltshire team hoping to fly high and win the 2019 Icarus Cup. John Boyce, 59, is helping to pilot the Team Airglow human-powered aircraft for this year’s competition from July 20-27. This Saturday

  • Police in call to hand in firearms

    WILTSHIRE Police are appealing for people to hand in unwanted guns with a two-week surrender of firearms and ammunition starting next Saturday July 20. Many firearms are held in innocence and ignorance of their illegality or are overlooked and forgotten

  • Why these villagers have a faster future ahead

    VILLAGERS in the most rural homes and businesses in Avoncliff are looking forward to the arrival of high-speed broadband. David Pippett from the village helped to create a partnership between between Openreach and the area, providing 43 people,

  • REVIEW: Vienna 1934 - Munich 1938

    Vienna 1934 - Munich 1938 Written and directed by Vanessa Redgrave Ustinov Studio Theatre Royal Bath Summer Season Runs until August 3 Anyone who is serious about the importance of democracy should see and hear this remarkable production

  • News in brief: this week's crime

    Property damaged A VANDAL caused a large crack in the front main door and also caused an impact mark in one of the front main windows to a property in Bank Street, Melksham, overnight on Friday, July 12. Car vandal spotted A MAN was seen damaging

  • News in brief: this week's crime

    Attempted entry SOMEONE has tried to force entry into a garage on July 8 ay 9.30pm in Ferris Mead, Trowbridge, causing damage to the door. Belongings stolen A FRONT door key, watches and jewellery were stolen from a house in Springfield Park

  • Wiltshire is bucking the national trend for crime

    WILTSHIRE is one of a few police forces nationwide where the number of overall reported crimes has fallen, according to crime statistics out today. For the period March 2018 to March 2019, burglaries and vehicle crime dropped by 23 per cent and

  • Award for Trowbridge based food firm

    APETITO has been presented with its Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development, by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire. The award is the third Queen’s Award for the food producer, and its second in three years. The presentation was attended

  • Driver shouts abuse at cyclists

    A WOMAN was issued with a public offence order after suddenly stopping at a roundabout in Bradford on Avon before reversing towards cyclists and shouting abuse. On Saturday evening, the driver stopped on the roundabout in Down Avon, Bradford on

  • Quiz night for charity

    THE second of two quiz nights held by the Family Team of Farnfields Solicitors on behalf of Warminster children's charitable organisation Jacob's Ladder was another resounding success raising over £740 for the charity. The quiz night was held at