POLICE officers investigating a series of burglaries in the Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge areas are urging residents to check CCTV systems which may have captured suspicious activity. Officers from the newly-formed Operation Fortitude teams –
The A4 at Derry Hill, near Calne, will be closed for 11 days from Thursday October 22 as the Bowood Estate and Wiltshire Council carry out urgent works to remove around 400 ash trees dying of ash dieback disease, as well as other trees that are causing
AN inquest will resume next week into the death of a single woman who was found dead in Bradford on Avon by police. Sarah Marie Crossley, 36, was found dead at her home in Winsley Road, Bradford, on May 12. The opening inquest on August 24 was
A RETIRED Trowbridge man took his life in a country park after his depression was accentuated by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Kevin Dallimore, 67, was found in the Biss Meadows Country Park on Friday, July 17 after being discovered at 10.25am
AN inquest will resume later this month into the death of a woman in Market Lavington. Emmeline Hilbery Kinsman, 58, from Market Lavington near Devizes, was found dead in bed by a work colleague on April 8. The opening inquest on July 10 was
Environmental group Action for River Kennet has adapted it's school courses for Covid. The local charity is running live classes and workshops via Zoom, and still taking students out to the river where possible. "Through lockdown it has been
Children at Corsham Regis Primary School have made colourful outdoor art displays to mark their return to school following the coronavirus pandemic. Each child in the school contributed to the rainbow, made up from an array of coloured tags, which
Children have been getting up close and personal with bugs and microbes in Calne. They have been taking part in nature activities run by Microbz at Spirthill learning about the role that microbes play in life and on the planet. Microbz is a small
A PLAGUE of rats is back - in and around the River Avon in Chippenham town centre. A local businessman has now repeated his calls for the town council to do something about it. “What are they doing?” said aid Jonathan Blacklock, director of Blacklock
A Wiltshire man has been made an OBE for his invaluable services to aviation safety. Tim Dawson, who lives in West Ashton, was included in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List. He runs SkyDemon; the company behind an innovative computer
Courier fraudsters are targetting Albourne, Wootton Rivers Devizes and Great Bedwyn. Courier fraud occurs when a fraudster contacts victims by telephone purporting to be a police officer or bank official. Victims are asked to co-operate in an
A TROWBRIDGE rap artist is looking for fresh talent from the South West to perform on a new video on YouTube. Adam Zanotti, 22, from Trowbridge, wants to hear from other rap artists who are keen to perform all at the same time on a cypher or video
A DISPUTE over dead trees on a Trowbridge housing estate is likely to come to a head during the next month. Residents in more than 700 homes on the Castle Mead estate have complained about dead trees in a field next to their children's play area
The parishioners of a Marlborough church have clubbed together to raise enough cash to pay for their own vicar. St George's in Preshute has only had a part timer in post as diocesan funds didn't stretch far enough for someone full time. So when
People in Wiltshire have been urged to be the 'eyes and ears of the police' to help spot the signs of a child in danger. A new initiative has been launched to encourage taxi drivers, train and bus staff, as well as the general public, to look out
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD by Charlotte Keatley Wharf Theatre, Devizes The Wharf Theatre in Devizes last week welcomed its first audience since the beginning of February. Covid restrictions were meticulously adhered to – a maximum of 30
CCTV pictures have been released of people police want to identify following public disorder involving around 100 people spilling out on to the streets in Chippenham on Saturday night. Increased police patrols will be in place in the town centre
A 13-year-old Westbury schoolgirl is planning to ‘brave the shave’ just a day before her 14th birthday in order to raise funds for a chronic pain charity. Ella Hicks is planning to have her shoulder-length hair shaved off on October 31 at The Barber
HUNDREDS of travellers from all over England came to Warminster to mourn the passing of Jimmy Cooper known in the travelling community as a ‘man amongst men’. James Liberty Cooper died peacefully at home in Gypsy Lane, Frome, on August 29, aged
A man said he’d been doing 80mph in a 50 zone – because he had been suffering from "stomach issues". Olivian Mihai, 43, was caught speeding in his 2009-plate Audi A4 on Elizabeth Way, Trowbridge, on March 27. He told Swindon magistrates this
A man caught with pictures of young girls naked on a beach said he was “addicted” to indecent images of children. David Potts ran a programme to wipe his files four times after learning police were on his trail in June last year. And it emerged
