Three youngsters from Staverton brightened up a drizzly day on October 3 by holding a fundraising bake sale to raise money for NHS Charities Together. Felix Berry and Daisy Knight , both 12, and Thomas John, 13, had been so inspired by the efforts
POLICE in Bradford on Avon have warned residents not to leave their doors and windows open. The warning follows a spate of car key burglaries by two male suspects on Monday - including one in which a thief was chased off by an angry resident.
THE family of a motorcyclist involved in a fatal road traffic collision on Thursday night (08/10) on the A36 near Salisbury has paid tribute to him. Stephen Cooke, 66, died after a collision shortly before 9pm between Wilton and South Newton which
POLICE have appealed for witnesses to a theft of a bike and tools from an address in Chapmanslade. On Thursday, September 24, at 4.30pm, a Carrera mountain bike and tools were taken from a bungalow. The bike is silver with red features and a
YOUNG people are coming back to Westbury Youth Club following a £150,000 refurbishment of the building off Eden Vale Road. Around eight youngsters turned up for a recent youth club session in the newly-renovated former youth centre close to Westbury
WESTBURY Community Project is already taking bookings for its new community centre following a £150,000 refurbishment. The Westbury Community Centre in Eden Vale Road is now open for business and clubs, voluntary groups and other organisations have
MELKSHAM Cricket Club members are celebrating after winning a share of a £1 million youth charity giveaway. The club is one of three organisations in Wiltshire to be given £5,000 by housebuilder Persimmon Wessex as part of the Persimmon Homes Building
A charity which transforms the lives of vulnerable children has promised to continue their support for families in need. Colerne-based Jamie’s Farm have been forced to dramatically adapt due to the pandemic - and currently are not allowed to offer
SOUTH West Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison has been re-appointed Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy to Morocco. The surprise appointment is a major turn-around for Dr Murrison, who lost his job as minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
MORE than 4,000 people have signed up to take part in Trowbridge Town Council’s new ‘Beat the Street’ game - and so far they've covered a total of 16,462 miles. The new innovative physical activity game has already engaged more than a million people
DESIGN changes are being made to the second phase of the £23 million Melksham Community Campus to help improve the overall customer experience. Wiltshire Council says the "minor" changes will help make the new campus building easier to build and
SEVERAL new signs have been installed in Warminster to help protect toads and otters crossing Smallbrook Road. They have been installed by Sustainable Warminster members to stop speeding drivers from mowing down local wildlife crossing the road
A FURIOUS army commanding officer has threatened to boot Warminster families out of their rented homes for not picking up rubbish and litter. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Brazier, who is in charge of the Warminster Garrison, said the streets around
DEVIZES judo fighter Evan Molloy’s dreams of competing in the Tokyo Paralympics were crushed this year when the games had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But the 21-year-old still describes 2020 as his "most amazing year." Evan
WESTBURY United progressed into the FA Vase main draw after beating Horndean 1-0 away from home on Saturday. Josh Ferguson scored the only goal of the game in the second half as Ricky Hulbert and Lewis Porter’s men progressed past the qualifying
A man who attacked two people at a pub in Ramsbury leaving one of them blind in one eye has pleaded guilty to two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent. William Jeffcoat, 30, of Oxford Street, Aldbourne, appeared at Swindon Crown Court on charges
A LOTTERY-FUNDED sports club pavilion in Devizes is to be mothballed from October 31 after coronavirus hit the business for six. Devizes Sports Club, which cost £1 million to build and opened in 2000, is to make five staff redundant. Employees
Chippenham school pupils are getting the skipping vibe and harking back to days gone by in the playground. In a group activity designed by the Chippenham Sport Partnership, dozens of children jumped for joy - as well as for mental health to support
WILTSHIRE’S Louis Harvey endured a rare difficult weekend as he lost valuable points in round two of the British Junior Karting Championships. An emotional weekend for the teenager saw him excel at times, putting him on pole for the pre-final, only
