GOOD Energy has backed out of the Sadlers Mead office development next to Wiltshire College and the Olympiad leisure centre in Chippenham. Now Wiltshire Council and the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP) are working to find
TROWBRIDGE youngster JJ Smith is determined not to let the painful illness he suffers from stop him enjoying life and helping others. Now the youngster, who enjoys karate and boxing, has received a Lifetime Award from Crohn’s & Colitis UK, in recognition
MANY people commented on our stories this week and here is a round up of who said what. Face coverings dominated and our story about supermarkets updating their rules attracted many comments and policing it was also a major concern. Monica Howell
TAXI firms in Trowbridge say the closure of a main route through Stallard Street has caused chaos for their services. Both Alpha Taxis and Eagle Taxis said the roadworks had hit their business on top of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic lockdown
Throughout the COVID19 pandemic, the policing response from forces across the country has come under great scrutiny. It has been a difficult balancing act, with officers required to help keep the public safe by upholding the new laws and restrictions
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and money laundering following a warrant in Melksham. Officers executed a warrant at an address in Littlejohn Avenue on Tuesday due to concerns about drug dealing. They seized a quantity
A NINE-year-old boy has been left bitterly disappointed after being unable to celebrate his birthday at an indoor play centre in Melksham - and his equally upset mum wants her money back. Julie Boundey, 42, had booked a party at the Boomerang indoor
1.Why do you think our readers should support local business? The Somerset Arms plays a key role within the community as a village pub, a village without its local pub is barely a village, just a collection of houses. The pub was a focal point throughout
THE Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust has pledged to provide financial support for urgent repairs to the crumbling Avoncliff Weir. Trust chairman John Potter said they were prepared to give an undisclosed but “generous amount” depending on how
THE family of Sheila Gillett, 75, who died when her car crashed into the side of Marlborough Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, have thanked those who rushed to help her. Mrs Gillett died after her silver Ford Mondeo collided with Marlborough Town
TWO men have been arrested and a quantity of Class A drugs seized in Trowbridge following a police raid on a house. Officers executed a search warrant at an address in Broad Street at 12.45pm yesterday following a tip off about drug dealing.
THE number of recorded coronavirus cases in Wiltshire has increased by three, official figures show. Public Health England figures show that 1,286 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Wednesday in Wiltshire, up from
BREWERY Wadworth has revealed that a total of 46 people based at head office in Devizes will be made redundant. In June CEO Chris Welham told workers that 57 jobs were at risk among its central team and now after weeks of talks a deal has finally
NEW results of a major patient survey have revealed the best and worst GPs in Wiltshire. Thousands of people were asked to rate their overall experiences at doctors’ surgeries around the county as very good, fairly good, fairly poor, very poor,
ALL of Chippenham’s Jubilee Field’s GP receptionists must be happy, as the surgery got a 100% score from patients who found them helpful. Chippenham’s Hathaway Medical Centre came out the worst of the town’s GP surgeries in the latest NHS Patient
THE Kennet and Avon Partnership in Marlborough has scored one of the lowest overall ratings for GPs in the area, revealed by the latest NHS Patient Survey. It is in the lowest 10 of 94 surgeries surveyed across Wiltshire and Swindon, Bath and North
NOW more and more shops and businesses have re-opened, with wearing facemasks in shops the 'new normal' and gyms the latest to welcome customers back this week, our high streets are filling again. Some people will take this in their stride and follow
TROWBRIDGE Town Hall reopens on Saturday with an art exhibition featuring residents' work during lockdown Alongside its two local shops and Free Range Café, the Town Hall is presenting an art exhibition of work created by residents during the Covid
CORONAVIRUS hotspots in the borough of Swindon are unchanged from a month ago. Wroughton, Wichelstowe and Chiseldon have still had more deaths linked to Covid-19 than anywhere else in Swindon. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show
