A Wiltshire pathway has been cordoned off by police following reports of a sexual assault. Police tape has been put up across the path linking Drakes Way and Shrivenham Road, Swindon. It follows allegations a person was sexually assaulted on
UNDER pressure foodbanks that are struggling to cope during the coronavirus emergency and looming economic crisis have been given a boost by a leading housebuilder. Devizes & District Foodbank, which reported a 50 per cent increase in demand at
Steve Wragg MUCH loved pub landlord and respected Freemason Steve Wragg has died aged 61. On Thursday Wiltshire Freemasons and villagers lined High Street, Market Lavington to say a final farewell to the man who ran the Green Dragon with his
SPECIALIST search dog Roo was drafted in to help Wiltshire Search and Rescue when a vulnerable woman went missing. Roo, a a six-year old spaniel-cross, was trained by the Search Dog Heroes project, and joined the Wiltshire team from Berkshire Search
No Fixed Penalty Notices for breaches in the Coronavirus legislation have been issued in Wiltshire since 31 May and the force has given out no penalties to people not wearing face coverings. Police say no-one has been arrested for COVID related
FIREFIGHTERS were confronted by a wall of flames when they were called to a car blaze in Melksham yesterday. A crew from Trowbridge was called to Queensway at 3.45pm and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reel jets to deal with
Four people in Chippenham were celebrating this week after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The Sarum Road neighbours netted the windfall when SN14 0QA was announced as a Daily Prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery on Tuesday
YOUNGSTERS at Chirton School, near Devizes, held their annual Race for Life despite coronavirus restrictions. They dressed in pink and ran in their bubbles called Joy, Faith, Courage and Preschool Pips to raise money for Cancer Research. Head
A pop-up café bringing encouragement and support for young people still coping with the effects of lockdown will be out and about this summer thanks to a coronavirus fund grant. Wiltshire Youth for Christ has been awarded £8,640 from the Wiltshire
A HEADTEACHER has spoken of the ‘digital divide’ affecting pupils, after a local company donated laptops to help students access learning during lockdown. Sherryl Bareham of The Dorcan Academy received five new laptops from Westbury-based Priority
