A Wiltshire Council cabinet member has been criticised online for sharing an article by well known climate change critic Ross McKitrick. Liberal Democrat councillors have called out the cabinet member for highways, transport and waste, Bridget
Warminster Library was forced to close today after one of its staff members tested positive for Covid-19. Following public health guidance the library will close pending a deep clean after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. A spokesman
VOLUNTARY groups and charities are springing into action to support families and individuals in lockdown three as Wiltshire Community Foundation relaunches its Coronavirus Response Fund. The community foundation has already raised more than £1.2
KEVIN, his family, Ian and Marcus have been busy preparing for the lambing of 500 ewes over a four-week period, and the first arrivals were due on Saturday. One task was to clean all the barns housing the ewes. For this the ewes were turned out
Chippenham Town Council has increased the precept by 3.2 per cent. The amount paid by Chippenham residents will now increase by 70p per month or £8.39 per annum for a band D council taxpayer, at last week’s full council meeting. A town council
TROWBRIDGE Police have welcomed four new community support officers to the neighbourhood team. All have successfully completed their training and are now out patrolling the town’s streets. They are PCSOs Tom Storm covering Studley/Broadmead,
WHILE it’s not the start to 2021 that anyone wanted, we are now one week on from the announcement of a third lockdown. I’m hoping the range of emotions felt at this news have started to subside and that, once again, the ‘new normal’ routines have
A WILTSHIRE pensioner says the NHS Covid-19 vaccine roll-out should be taking place at non-medical centres. The NHS has ramped up the nationwide mass roll-out programme by increasing the number of vaccination centres available for people to use.
A scheme launched in Bradford on Avon to help residents through the Covid-19 pandemic is to be extended. Bradford on Avon Town Council is to relaunch its GROW scheme in the spring. The GROW project saw hundreds of people across the community
The Royal United Hospital has postponed some elective surgeries with pressures mounting due to Covid-19. The RUH said it is currently treating 116 patients with coronavirus compared to 62 last week. A figure which is “significantly higher
MORE than 120 people, groups and official bodies have objected to the plans to build an waste incinerator in Westbury. Northacre Renewable Energy Ltd, comprising Swindon-based Hills Group and Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, has applied to the Environment
Police have been forced to remind Trowbridge residents that "drinking in public" does not count as daily exercise. Trowbridge Police have appealed for people to be considerate of current lockdown restrictions. Officers have been forced to deal
Police have stopped a driver with a "made up registration" yesterday evening (January 14.) Wiltshire Police's Special Constabulary unit had been patrolling the streets of Trowbridge when they came across a suspicious van. The numberplate raised
2021 is set to be shortest year in decades according to experts at Time and Date. The next 12 months will be shorter than a normal year, due to the fact that the Earth is moving faster than it ever has in the last 50 years. The speed of the
Mass Covid testing for teachers and support staff in primary schools is to be rolled out from next week, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has revealed. Primary school staff will be able to self-administer the tests at home, with the Government
Victims of domestic abuse will be able to use a special code word in pharmacies, including Boots stores, all over the UK to signal that they need help and support from this week. The idea of the scheme is to give victims an opportunity to reach
Schools in England have been told not to provide free lunch meals to disadvantaged pupils during the February half term. New guidance published by the Department for Education on Wednesday (13 Jan) states: “Schools do not need to provide lunch
Tesco Clubcard owners have days to cash in on certain rewards before the supermarket revamps its loyalty card scheme, Martin Lewis has warned. The money saving guru issued a warning to Clubcard holders, writing that two of the loyalty scheme’s
