PEDAL power is pulling in the pounds for a group of firefighters who are tackling a 155-mile challenge tomorrow(Thursday). The team of cyclists from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service are raising money for the charity DKMS, which provide
Trowbridge residents and fast food workers joined local councillors for their community litter pick. Drynham councillors, Andrew Bryant and Denise Bates, held their third litter and weed pick at the weekend. The pair were joined by Drynham 15
PEOPLE in Royal Wootton Bassett will get to carry on burying their loved ones in the town's cemetery. An investment of £60,000 was put into cemetery improvement works. Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council made this decision as there were less than
A person has died after being struck at a railway crossing in Trowbridge. Wiltshire Air Ambulance was called to the scene at around 11.35am on September 16 following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Paramedics also attended the incident,
POLICE arrested one man on suspicion of drug driving and issued a speeding ticket for a driver going 110mph during a road safety patrol on the A303. Officers from the roads policing team are carrying out operations on dangerous roads in different
TORY MPS in the Gazette area have been under fire this week after all voted for what another party calls an ‘utterly reckless’ decision on the Brexit agreement. Devizes MP Danny Kruger, Chippenham’s Michelle Donelan and North Wiltshire’s James Gray
YOUNGSTERS in Chippenham were given a big surprised when they returned to school after lockdown. St Peter’s School have refurbished their entire playground after being given a grant of £45,000 from Diocese of Bristol’s Education Team . One pupil
TWO Wiltshire pubs are taste testing a new West Country cocktail on the block. The Wessex Negroni No.1 is a pre-bottled version of the classic Italian cocktail made for Camillo Negroni in 1919 by Fosco Scarselli in Florence. It is being bottled
Trowbridge residents and cyclists have been left unimpressed by the Hilperton Rd cycle lane scheme. The cycle lane has proved to be unpopular among cyclists, Jason Gunn said he was excited to see the council put invest in cycle paths but when on
THIS week's new lockdown measures have not affected the Theatre Royal Bath's plans to reopen the Main House with a collection of three modern classics. The Welcome Back season runs from October 14-December 12. Casting for all plays has still to
The first tenants of Wiltshire Council’s new housing company have been house in St Margaret’s Close in Trowbridge. Stone Circle is a wholly owned subsidiary of the council that was set up for the benefit of Wiltshire residents. It is comprised
Diocese’s new Fund for Sudan The Bishop of Salisbury has announced a generous donation has provided for a new fund that aims to provide both Sudan and South Sudan with education, training in hygiene, specialist toilet construction and photovoltaic
Roger James Gilder A MAN who was born and lived all his life in Royal Wootton Bassett is being mourned by friend and family as a victim of the coronavirus outbreak, Roger James Gilder died on April 1 2020, aged 74, sadly three days before he
Our camera club snappers have made the most of summer's final fling with a flurry of pictures of our feathered friends. The club, which can be found on Facebook here, is a friendly group of amateur photographers that post their images and offer
