ONE of Bradford on Avon’s most popular and much-loved toddler groups has closed after 25 years. The Little Fishes Parent and Toddler Group was held weekly on Friday mornings at the Bradford on Avon Youth and Community Centre during term times.
Wiltshire College & University Centre is ‘delighted’ to have secured a share of £5.4m in funding. In partnership with Bridgwater and Taunton College, the colleges have been awarded a shared £325,000 from the College Collaboration Fund (CCF).
FORMER army captain Charlotte McNelis was used to dealing with life changing decisions whilst in war-torn countries but undergoing cancer surgery on the eve of lockdown was one of the hardest journeys she faced alone. It was the day before her daughter
WILTSHIRE’S pub and restaurant owners are hoping August’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme will boost the coffers. Diners will receive a 50 per cent discount, up to a maximum of £10 per head, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the month of August
A JIGSAW puzzle celebrating the work of NHS staff, key workers and charity volunteers during the pandemic will raise money for the Wiltshire Community Foundation’s Coronavirus Response fund. Wentworth Wooden Puzzles, based at Pinkney, near Malmesbury
TRIBUTES to canoe enthusiast Kevin Dobson, who trained for the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race despite having terminal cancer, have been paid by friends and family. Mr Dobson's bid to complete the race with his son Edd this Easter were thwarted
FULL planning permission and Listed Building Consent have been granted for The Parade Cinema in Marlborough. The project, on the site of the old United Reformed Chapel has gone through with around 200 letters of support to Wiltshire Council.
Safe air pollution limits are being breached in nearly 20 areas across Wiltshire, figures suggests. That is according to research by environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth, which analysed council reports on nitrogen dioxide in the air at
AS league cricket returns slowly to Wiltshire, with the formation of the , it was elbow bumps, not high fives, in celebration for the Potterne 1st XI on Saturday, after they beat Chippenham 1st XI by five wickets at Hardenhuish Park. The game was
KIDNEY transplant hopeful Melanie Wellbelove was able to return to her job as the manager of Devizes gym on Saturday for the first time in four months. Mel, who has been in isolation at home since March, was delighted to be back at Route2Fitness
A Chippenham shop keeper's brainwave to set up a school uniform swap shop has proved so successful she has extended the opening hours. Cinna Minney has two children, Ellwod, 8, and Inara, 6, at Ivy Lane School. "As a parent, I have not been able
EVERYTHING from garden tools to bikes were given a new lease of life when Sustainable Devizes took over part of The Shambles. People were urged to go to the Repair Cafe rather than throw things away. John Schofield from Sustainable Devizes said
CHIPPENHAM jeweller Tamara Eggleston has had a Eureka moment. She had to cancel her silver jewellery making workshops due to lockdown back in March. So she has invented a home jewellery making kit to keep her business going. She says she has
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wiltshire has increased by 12 since last week. Public Health England figures show that 1,307 in the county had been tested positive for Covid-19 as of Sunday, August 2. This is an increase from Friday
FIRE crews from Devizes and Calne battled a boat blaze on the Kennet & Avon canal during the early hours of yesterday. They were called to the canal near Bath Road and arrived to find large flames shooting from the boat. A spokesman for Calne
ORGANISERS of the much praised Devizes COVID 19 Support Group have called an end an end to its work after 19 weeks of action. The group based at Devizes Town Hall and run by the town council and Devizes Churches Together has taken 5,639 calls, delivered
CHIPPENHAM Museum reopens its doors from Monday this week. Visitors can view new art exhibition ‘Spotlight On’, discover Chippenham’s history which introduces a newly acquired collection of locally produced artwork spanning 100 years. As part
TWO new of the Travelodge hotels are reopening in Chippenham. Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge spokeswoman, said: “The hotels are open for business from this week and the team are set for a busy summer season as we welcome customers back. "With safety
Members of our Swindon and Wiltshire Camera Club captured these beautiful images of the crop circles that dotted the county's rural landscape this summer. Some have already disappeared into the maw of the combine as this year's harvest trundles
