MOTORISTS driving through Bradford Leigh have been watching the progress of a rather unusual addition to the crossroads in the centre of the community, marvelling at the tenacity of a single sunflower. The plant, which appears to have been self
On Sunday a charity cricket match between the Rose and Crown, Trowbridge and The Kings Arms, Trowbridge took place at Trowbridge Cricket Ground. The Rose and Crown won the toss and elected to bat first and posted a score off 154 all out with contributions
CASTLE Street’s newest business was pretty in pink at the weekend as beauticians at The Beauty Hut opened its doors for the first time. Originally from Essex, owner Lucy Clarke started her career designing theatrical makeup at the Royal Opera house
A MELKSHAM woman has lost her appeal against Wiltshire Council's refusal to let her build two new homes. Jackie Moore wanted to build one pair of two-bedroomed semi-detached houses next to her home at 18 Wiltshire Crescent. But Wiltshire Council
A RECORD number of visitors flocked to the abandoned village of Imber on Salisbury Plain last weekend Saturday and Sunday August 17 and 18. They clambered aboard a fleet of 28 heritage and modern Routemaster Imberbuses to visit the remote village
CALNE Town moved to the top of the Toolstation League Division One table on Monday night despite joint-manager Trevor Rawlings admitting they were ‘taught a lesson’ in their Friday night defeat to Cheddar, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. Calne responded
A MAN who thought he was having online sex chat with a 10-year-old girl has been spared jail, having his two-year sentence suspended and being put on a sex offenders programme. Matthew Hall used the profile 'Dad of two' when he went into an internet
DANGER MOUSE is back - and he's coming to save the people of Holt! Edward and Emily Hill made the TV cartoon character for this weekend's Bank Holiday Scarecrow Trail from Saturday to Monday, August 24-26. This year's theme is Animal Magic and
THIS year’s Bradford on Avon Flower and Produce show places an extra emphasis on craft among its usual rich array of categories. The Bradford on Avon show is known for its slightly unusual categories and this year the Longest Piece of Bindweed makes
WILTSHIRE Police plan to use the former Wiltshire College campus in The Avenue in Warminster as a new police station. They want to use it to replace the town’s existing police station in Station Road which the Force says is no longer fit for purpose
DISTINCTIVE chalk white horses have been part of the Wiltshire countryside for hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of years. Across the country 13 are known to have existed, with just eight still visible. The oldest is believed to be the Uffington
The Trowbridge Link team were very sad to say goodbye to one of their longest serving volunteers, Sue Marshall, who retired from the charity at the end of July. Sue was a founder member of the Trowbridge Area Community Link Scheme which was formed
