THE Cloth Road Arts Group is making a last call for artists to take part in next year's open studios arts trail. The trail will take place from May 2-10 2020, for artists and makers from Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Melksham and the surrounding
WILTSHIRE Police is supporting the National Police Chiefs Council Drink Drug Drive campaign that launches this week and runs over Christmas into January, covering the festive celebration season. The force will raise awareness of the dangers of taking
DOG owners have been warned about where they walk their pets after at least two dogs fell ill after picking up a toxic substance in the Melksham area. The dogs were poisoned while being walked in fields local to Atworth. A Melksham Police spokesman
WILTSHIRE Police are making some changes to their community policing teams to meet local demand. Some officers will be shifted to better meet demand and improve community engagement. A spokesman said: "It is not an overnight change but over the
AN elderly man was the victim of an aggressive con artist in Devizes today after he was stopped close to the police station. The victim, aged in his 70s, was stopped at around 12.45pm as he walked along the pavement by a man in a dark coloured car
THE Information Centre at Trowbridge Town Council and The Civic will be closing for a few days over Christmas. There festive opening times have now been posted on their website. The centre will be open from 9am-2pm on Christmas Eve, closed on
WARMINSTER Philharmonic is to present an evening of musical festivities on Saturday (December 14). The concert takes place from 7.30pm at the Thomas Arnold Hall in the Warminster Senior School grounds in Church Street, Warminster. It will feature
ONE of Britain's most influential bands will take to the forests next year to play their 'nutty' tunes to music-lovers. Serial chart-toppers Madness have announced they will play at Westonbirt Arboretum in June as they complete their Forest Live
LONGLEAT'S newest arrivals have made the most of a break in the winter weather to explore their outdoor enclosure – complete with mounds of leaves filled with tasty treats created by their keepers. The endangered Amur tiger cubs - the world’s largest
A CALNE man who operated a tip run waste clearance service on Facebook has been successfully prosecuted by Wiltshire Council. Ryan Clegg, of Whittle Avenue, pleaded guilty at Salisbury Magistrates to two counts of flytipping waste, one count of
A PURSE containing cards and cash was stolen from a shopper's bag in The Shires, Trowbridge before hundreds of pounds were withdrawn. Police are investigating after a medium sized red purse with a flap over popper and zip section inside was stolen
SEVEN members of staff at a professional body in Westbury have donated more than £200 worth of essential items to the Warminster Foodbank. The team at the 5,000-member Institution of Engineering Designers organised a reverse advent calendar throughout
PLANS by Devizes School to sell off acres of its playing fields for housing have sparked a mixed response. Some agree with head Phil Bevan that money generated by the sale of 5.7 acres would be well spent on giving the school a facelift while others
John of Gaunt School invited a guest speaker to talk to parents about how best to help build their child's confidence and resilience so they can become a strong, happy and independent adults. This presentation from Dr Dominique Thompson which lasted
TWO people from Bradford on Avon have been recognised for their commitment to the town and been presented with the council's Shining Light award. This year's award celebrates contributions to the community by outstanding individuals, nominated by
RUNNERS from across the county got their Christmas hats on for a Santa dash fun run this weekend. Over £1500 was raised for Kale Turner, a 15-year-old boy from Trowbridge who is in hospital being treated for a brain tumour. Kale was diagnosed
Do you love local politics? Would you like to be the Gazette & Herald's and Wiltshire Times' eyes and ears on Wiltshire Council? Then we want to hear from you. We have a vacancy for a Local Democracy Reporter, whose role would focus on shining
A TEENAGE girl, who was sexually assaulted by a middle-aged man, must wait until after Christmas to find out what his sentence will be. Aerial photographer Michael Winning, 57, of Mildenhall, near Marlborough pleaded guilty to the attack when he
A GENEROUS 11-year-old who suffers from learning difficulties decided to give back this Christmas as he sold his iPad to buy food for homeless people. Thomas Sutterby, from Charlotte Court in Calne, has dyslexia and ADHD and believes strongly in
FAMILIES suffering hardship this Christmas will be able to enjoy some festive sweets and biscuits thanks to the Finlay Foundation. It delivered dozens of boxes of biscuits and selection packs to the Devizes and District Foodbank. The charity,
AN owl sculpture decorated in memory of a teenager Evie Clover from Melksham has gone on display at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Evie was 13 years old when she passed away from an aggressive brain tumour in January 2018. Now the Minerva
AS this autumn has seen higher than average rainfall throughout England, and there is a likelihood that this winter will be warmer and wetter than normal, it is important that everyone in Wiltshire is prepared for a potentially increased risk of flooding
DRIVERS in the Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham areas of Wiltshire may experience delays today . An abnormal load is due to leave Brook Lane in Westbury at 10am and travel along the B3097 to Trowbridge, where it will join the A350
WROUGHTON made it a perfect dozen wins in the Wiltshire League Premier Division this season with a 4-1 victory at home to Marlborough Town at the weekend. The reigning champions have taken maximum points in the league so far this term and hold
