FLIPPIN heck! Active Trowbridge pasted the opposition to win four out of the town's five Pancake Day races on Shrove Tuesday (Feb 25). Their team - Aaron Cockerill, 23, Sean Horobin, 22, Ed Cooke, 19, Craig Robbins, 18 and Stacy Curtis, 18, took
FOLLOWING its Climate Emergency declaration last February and its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030, Wiltshire Council is working hard on a number of projects to make a difference to local communities. In July 2019 Wiltshire Council’s cabinet
A FIRE crew from Chippenham were called out to sheltered housing in Malmesbury after a pipe burst and flooded an elderly person's home. The crew quickly isolated the water supply and used an aquavac machine to suck out the water. The incident
COUNCIL TAX has been increased by 3.99 percent. This means that once costs for fire and police are added in, the average bill will go up by around £80 a year This will include a two per cent ‘social levy’, which is ringfenced for care for the
RESIDENTS of Trowbridge are being invited to learn more about fair trade in the next week or so. The town's Fairtrade Fortnight is running to Sunday, March 8 with a variety of events taking place. Steve Oldrieve, Chair of the Fairtrade Group
A CLUB which celebrates everything that is glamorous about the 1930s has raised £800 for a charity which provides transport for trips by military veterans. People dressed to the nines for The Coco club’s Valentine Ball at the Corn Exchange, Devizes
ONE of the people who was in the Bradford on Avon GP surgery when Wiltshire's first suspected case of coronavirus was spotted is not sure whether she should now be 'self-isolating' herself and her family. Mum-of -two Rachel, who was at the doctor's
TWO pupils from St Augustine’s Catholic College in Trowbridge are getting their voices heard by speaking out on helping the homeless in their town. Lillie- Anne Morris and Aga Stefanksa, both 11-years-old, attended a Bradford on Avon council meeting
Council house rents are to increase by 2.7 percent. Wiltshire Council has rubber stamped the rise which will see the average rent at £530. The council, meeting at County Hall in Trowbridge, has also agreed to spend £350k a year on staff dedicated
A TEENAGE girl who has been without a school or college place since last summer has appealed for help to allow her to pass essential English and maths exams. Olivia Matthews, 17, who lives in Devizes with her mum Paula was pleased with the five
RACERS got their pans flipping at the Bradford on Avon town bridge today (February 25) as they took part in a pancake race for Shrove Tuesday. Despite the rainy weather, seven people took part and crowds came out to enjoy the event lining the start
A Marlborough garage owner offering free tree planting has been snubbed by Wiltshire Council. Jon Horsley, who runs Cadley Garage on the A346 has been running a carbon offset programme which includes giving a free tree for each service he does.
CLIMATE emergency campaigners today marched on County Hall in Trowbridge to demand more action on climate change. More than 30 members of groups belonging to the Wiltshire Climate Alliance demanded more urgent action from Wiltshire Council to address
TWELVE larger than life stars from the world of CSF Professional Wrestling will again arrive in Frome on Sunday, March 8 as the popular group host another edition of Wrestling Showdown - and Gazette and Times readers can see the show for just £9.
The DVLA has issued a fresh warning over the scams being used right now to trick drivers out of their money. The cons range from fake tax refunds designed to steal bank details to fraudulent offers to delete driving convictions or issue new driving
THE closure of a charity shop has been a shock for the people of Westbury. The Wiltshire Air Ambulance store on Maristow Street will close later this year, after the charity announced it is no longer making enough money. The shop was opened
Wiltshire Council is meeting now to decide on the budget for the year ahead. Climate change protestors have filled the chamber, marking a year since the authority declared a climate emergency. Also on the agenda is the amount of council tax we
A FAMILY’S dispute with NHS bosses over their severely disabled son has reached a new height after they were told he should move into a nursing home. John Morrison’s father Malcolm, 64, and stepmother Suzanne, 62, who look after John in a bungalow
WILTSHIRE'S first suspected case of coronavirus has been reported after it was spotted by alert medics in Bradford on Avon, closing the town's GP surgery. It is understood a man visited the surgery yesterday morning reporting symptoms similar to
WILTSHIRE'S first suspected case of coronavirus has been spotted by alert medics in Bradford on Avon, closing the town's GP surgery. It is understood a man visited the surgery yesterday morning reporting symptoms similar to coronavirus, and staff
A FAMILY celebrating 60 years of shop keeping in Wiltshire are planning an anniversary float for the Pewsey Carnival. The Connolly family run the Spar shops in Pewsey and Tidworth, and have done since 1961. So they are now on the look out for
DANCE crews who train in Chippenham have danced their way through to one of the largest international street dance finals, the United Dance Organisation Street Dance Championships, after a sparkling performance yesterday (Sunday). Dance teacher
STUART Windsor netted a 90th minute winner as Calne Town beat Wincanton Town 2-1 to maintain their lead at the top of Toolstation Division One. Windsor had recently surpassed 100 goals for the club and wasted little time in making it 101 midway
CHIPPENHAM Town saw their mini-revival in National League South ended on Saturday following a 1-0 defeat away to Welling United. Dipo Akinyemi scored the only goal of the game prior to half-time to leave Mike Cook’s men pointless and outside the
WESTBURY United scored a 90th minute winner as Neil Kirkpatrick’s side came back from two goals down to claim victory at home to Brislington. Despite enjoying the lion’s share of possession and territory in the opening 45 and having a goal ruled
SILVER screen and Bond-girl legend Britt Ekland was sadly forced to retire from Monday night's performance of The Cat and The Canary at Bath's Theatre Royal due to illness. Her role of Miss Pleasant, the housekeeper of Glenthorne Manor on bleak
