DRY-SIDE facilities at Trowbridge Sports Centre re-opened for use on Monday. The move follows the closure of the sports centre on Frome Road on December 23 after structural examinations exposed the need for urgent remedial works. Since then,
YOUNG divers from Trowbridge and the surrounding area are having to travel up to 127 miles to practice following the closure of the town’s swimming pool. Members of the West Wiltshire Diving Club are being taken by their coaches and dedicated parents
THE emergency works at Trowbridge Sports Centre are to repair the rusting of structural steel supports which have affected the building’s reinforced concrete. Stunned Wiltshire Council bosses were forced to immediately order the centre’s closure
A Wiltshire Council officer is making a global name for himself in the world of publishing. Simon Marton, 49, an asset strategy officer with the local authority, is a former airline steward. He has just self published a book on Amazon, called
WILTSHIRE Council is considering its options on how to develop and pay for a new Trowbridge sports and leisure centre. The council is making urgent remedial repairs to the existing sports centre in Frome Road but recognises in the longer term it
Vehicle scratched A YOB used a sharp implement to put a deep scratch along the driver’s door a vehicle in Skylark Road, Melksham, last Saturday. Catalytic theft A catalytic converter was stolen from an Toyota Auris parked in a supermarket
Patients with complex injuries and conditions that need specialist orthopaedic treatment will benefit from speedier care at a new dedicated unit that has opened at the Royal United Hospital. The Trauma Assessment Unit will also create more capacity
POLLING cards are to be issued for all by-elections in Trowbridge in future following complaints that some people were denied a chance to vote. The decision was made by Trowbridge town councillors at their full council meeting on Tuesday January
MUSIC-lovers are being urged to brighten a cold February day by enjoying an evening of fun with The Bath Community Gospel Choir. The evening of uplifting music takes place on Saturday, February 8 at 7.30pm at St Katherine's Church in Holt. The
A man has been remanded in custody after pleading guilty to multiple offences in the Malmesbury area including stealing items donated to a local foodbank. Kyle Brace, 25, of Athelstan Road, Malmesbury, appeared in Swindon Magistrates Court today
POLICE in Chippenham are asking the public to help locate a 38-year-old man who has gone missing. Gavin Hughes was last seen today (at 10.30am at his address on Esmead in the town. It’s believed he may have walked to a wooded area off Pewsham Way
OVER £40,000 has gone into the coffers of Dorothy House Hospice Care, based in Winsley, after it ran its biggest annual Christmas Tree Collection fundraiser. Local people booked their used Christmas trees in for a charitable donation and supporters
FAMILY and friends of a Trowbridge man missing in Ibiza have jetted out to Spain to help search and rescue teams look for him. The 112 emergency services in the Balearic Islands activated a search on Tuesday after 24-year-old Ben Garland went missing
A man was arrested in Malmesbury last Friday after a quantity of cannabis worth around £15,000 was seized. Officers stopped a vehicle at about 6.30pm on the A429 near Malmesbury. A 45-year-old man from Corsham was arrested on suspicion of being
A CLEAN air zone (CAZ) charge on vehicles in Bath has been approved in a bid to improve the city’s air quality. Private cars will be exempt but the most polluting commercial vehicles such as buses and lorries will be charged. Bath and North East
JUST off a busy narrow road in Bradford on Avon is a traditional small looking pub. We went to the Dandy Lion on a Friday lunchtime, so we were expecting it to be very quiet. What we failed to consider was that it was still the end of the Christmas
WARD councillors in Drynham in Trowbridge are planning to hold more surgeries for local residents. Councillors Denise Bates and Andrew Bryant say they will continue to stage the surgeries at Holbrook Primary School. The next two surgeries are
RESIDENTS of Trowbridge will have to pay an extra £11 on a Band D property towards the Wiltshire Council precept. It means they will be paying £164.98 a year, an increase which the town council says is less than £3.20 a week. The council set
SOME of the smaller exhibits in Bradford on Avon Museum include its collection of coins, tokens and medals. They include a souvenir medallion of the Bradford on Avon Memorial Baths donated by a local family. Museum trustee Kate Turnbull said:
FIVE people in Trowbridge are celebrating this week after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The neighbours netted the windfall when BA14 6QL was announced as a daily prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Tuesday January
JUST two months after health secretary Matt Hancock came to Devizes to pledge the Government’s support for a new £10 million health centre the start date has again been pushed back. Market Lavington GP Dr Richard Sandford-Hill, chairman of the Wiltshire
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Mike Cook says there is no quick fix to the Bluebirds’ problems after their 1-1 draw at Dulwich Hamlet last weekend saw the club drop into the relegation zone. A 94th minute equaliser for home team Dulwich ensured Cook would
WHAT a difference a year makes – that is the story of Naryani Costa-Jafrate’s superb victory at the Wiltshire Schools Cross Country Championships. The 14-year-old Malmesbury School student, who is also a member of Chippenham Harriers, was clearly
FAMILIES living on one of Chippenham’s largest housing estates have declared war on a gang of teenagers who are vandalising the neighbourhood – and say they are beginning to win the battle with the teen terrors. Homeowners in Cepen Park have set
