KEEPERS have welcomed the first pair of Endangered Amur tiger cubs to be born in 20 years at Longleat. In preparation for their arrival, keepers created a purpose-built den and birthing area. The cubs, a male and female, weighed around a kilogramme
SEVEN people have been booked for speeding and 28 given verbal warnings about their driving by Wiltshire Police community policing teams in West Wiltshire. They conducted 96 Patrols and speed checks on top of those done by the 27 Community Speed
VANDALS have damaged a popular children's play area in Bowerhill, Melksham, used by local families. They ripped off a slide and lit small fires on the rubber safety matting under play equipment at the play area in Hornchurch Road. The damage
CHRISTMAS came early for one lady living with a terminal illness whose wish it was to meet Father Christmas. Mary Burden, 89 of Orchard Gardens in Melksham who was diagnosed with dementia and bleeds on the brain had her final dream come true after
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MELKSHAM Town’s pre-season campaign continues this weekend when former Football League outfit Yeovil Town bring an XI to the infiLED Arena on Saturday (3pm). Richard Fey’s side opened their pre-season campaign last weekend with a 4-2 loss at Shepton
TROWBRIDGE sprinter Danny Talbot has his eyes firmly fixed on rounding off a torrid couple of seasons by bringing home a medal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. Talbot last competed at a major international event in 2017
BRATTON village green provided the ideal setting for Bratton Silver Band’s annual Picnic in the Park concert earlier this month Saturday July 6. The Training Band under the direction of Musical Director Mark Gundry performed a varied programme including
MORE than £1,200 has been raised for Wiltshire Air Ambulance and other charities by a group who took part in the 100-kilometre Race to the Stones last weekend. Sam Gooding, Tim Bruton, Joni Veale, Jen Hale and Zoe Pike all ran, jogged and walked
A vehicle made by a Warminster school has beaten off competition from all over Europe to become the highest-placed British entry in the Shell Eco-Marathon Europe. The annual competition is held for teams from Europe and Africa. This year, it was
A family from Warminster have helped raise more than £1,200 for the Walk for Wards appeal. The Martins took part in a sponsored walk last Sunday to help raise cash for the Walk for Wards. They also helped with a cake sale and an ice cream sale
DRIVERS paid out more than £866k in parking fines to Wiltshire Council last year, with 30,000 issued in 12 months by parking attendants. That is the equivalent to over £2,300 a day across the county’s local authority run car parks and highways.
Trowbridge Wanderers Football Club held their annual Tournament at John of Gaunt School over the weekend. A total of 170 teams from Wiltshire and surrounding counties came from Bristol, Salisbury, Swindon, and Reading. Team entry age groups
Shaw Trust Cafe Palmer Gardens Trowbridge BA14 8QJ 01225 716316 Parking: yes Disabled access: yes, and toilets Child and dog friendly Food: 8/10 Decor: 8/10 Service: 10/10 TripAdvisor rating: 4.5 I'VE been to this
MORE than 600 people affected by dementia and their families will be helped to overcome social isolation, thanks to a grant of £90,000 from Wiltshire Freemasons. This week members of the Freemasons have been visiting groups run by Alzheimers Support
A CHARITY has revealed their target to raise £30,000 to give unpaid carers in Wiltshire a break. Carer Support Wiltshire have made this pledge to show their support for those who give so much time and effort to loved ones. Money raised by the
THE mum of Jordan Taylor, who was stabbed to death in Trowbridge in 2017, has filed a complaint against Wiltshire Police as she still believes crucial evidence was missed in the investigation. Emma Caley-Taylor, who has been campaigning against
YOUNG refugees still traumatised by their experiences fleeing persecution will get help to settle into life in Wiltshire. There are 50 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Wiltshire who will now get help using a £124k grant to take part in sport
