CONSTRUCTION work at the highly anticipated Melksham community campus could soon begin, after a final round of funding was released for the leisure project. A further £3m has been approved, taking the total poured into the project to £20.11m.
STUDENTS from across the county will experience a hard-hitting road safety presentation between now and Christmas. Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service's Safe Drive Stay Alive uses powerful personal testimony and dramatic video footage to
ONE of Hot Fuzz’s most comically iconic scenes came to life as an unruly swan terrorised a road in Calne. PCSO Mark Cook followed in the footsteps of Simon Pegg’s famous fictional policeman, PC Nicholas Angel, as he caught a swan that had landed
THE Post Office branch in Melksham is set to see its opening hours extended to include Saturday afternoons. Remaining at its current site in Church Street, the extended opening hours will be in place by January 2020, the precise day and time of
TROWBRIDGE: Kevin Ayliffe, 26, of Newleaze, Hilperton, stood before magistrates on October 4 after being charged with the possession of cannabis on June 21. Mr Ayliffe indicated his pleas of guilt and was told to forfeit the drugs, as well as being
FIRE crews from Frome, Bath, Mere, Corsham and Devizes were called to reports of a factory fire understood to have broken out at Gillerson Furniture in Canal Road, Trowbridge. Firefighters were called on Wednesday afternoon at around 1.30pm.
MELKSHAM marked their first home fixture of the Dorset & Wilts One North season with a win as they earned a 20-5 success over Minety. The two teams traded possession in the first quarter, with decisions at the breakdown influencing the game.
FIRE crews are tackling a house fire in Trowbridge. Firefighters from Warminster, Trowbridge and Bradford are at the property on West Street. 11:46 Multiple crews are currently in attendance at a property fire in West Street Trowbridge
CYCLIST Alex Clough is appealing for witnesses after he was knocked off his bike on a roundabout on the outskirts of Devizes. Mr Clough, 26, from Bishops Cannings, near Devizes has reported the accident to the police after he says the car driver
A MAN died while racing in the Autumn Classic at Castle Combe circuit on Saturday. The racer, who died of a suspected heart attack, was 61-year-old Marc Swaffer, Autosport have reported. Early on in the 45 minute race, Mr Swaffer's Austin A40
Paul Morris TRIBUTES have been paid to former Gazette photographer Paul Morris, known to many as Mini, who died on Thursday aged 59. Mr Morris, who was known for his dapper dress sense, grew up in Devizes and was a former pupil of St Peter’s
WASTE warrior Justina Pettifer, who runs The Healthy Life Company in Devizes, is urging customers to support her bid to help protect oceans from plastic. Ms Pettifer, who brought the idea of refillable goods to her shop in the Little Brittox at
AN accounts assistant from Bradford on Avon is celebrating after achieving 100 per cent in her professional qualification exam, breaking the world record. Kalina Forbes, 25 who works for PKF Francis Clark in Salisbury got the record breaking score
PUPILS from St Augustine's Catholic College in Trowbridge have been working towards their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award. The DofE participants have completed four sections which included volunteering, skill and physical activities as well as the
WILTSHIRE Police will recruit an extra 49 officers this year, ministers have confirmed. Across the south west, forces are getting an additional 423 police officers in 2019/20 as part of government plans to recruit 20,000 cops nationally over the
A NEW book about the history of Chapmanslade is to be launched on Saturday, October 19 at the Three Horseshoes pub in the village. After six years of research and discussion and weekly meetings of the 40-strong history group - and four dogs - members
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a 30mph speed limit on Smallbrook Road in Warminster have won town council support. The council's Town Development committee voted unanimously to support proposals going to the Warminster Community Area Transport Group
THE owner of the Three Horseshoes Shopping Centre in Warminster is planning expansion in the town. Cllr Tony Nicklin says NewRiver Retail is keen to work with Warminster Town Council to redevelop the land between Three Horseshoes Walk and Warminster
THE organisers of the annual Warminster Wobble cycling festival have decided to step down and are looking for someone else to take on the event. Colin French and Gordon Davies have decided they need a break from running the event after organising
TROWBRIDGE remain on just one win in South West One East this season following a 42-18 defeat at Old Patesians last weekend. The Doric Park side downed county rivals Chippenham on the second weekend of the campaign but have since lost three games
COUNCIL housing is set to be boosted across the county after Wiltshire Council pledged to build 1,000 more council homes over the next 10 years. Tenants will be charged social rent, which is about half the price of market values to help people
