CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan has called on Wiltshire Council to back local high street retailers and businesses as they emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. She has written Wiltshire Council leader Philip Whitehead to ask about Welcome Back funding
Face to face council meetings must return following the May local elections the high court has ruled. The government chose not to continue local councils’ ability to hold meetings virtually. Hertfordshire County Council, Lawyers in Local Government
YOUNG people in care have been sharing their thoughts on what makes a good foster carer. They have been speaking out in support of a new Wiltshire Council campaign to encourage more people to consider fostering. Zac, Chantel, Sam and
AN inquest into the death of a Trowbridge man who died in the River Avon near Claverton in Bath is to be held in June. Kondwani Kapepa Mwale, 24, from Amber House in Bythesea Road, was pulled from the river near Warleigh Weir on November 9 last
MELKSHAM Travelodge has denied showing the door to a homeless couple who had booked in for four nights to keep warm and dry. Ollie Broome, 29, says he and his partner, Charlene Shord, 24, were told to leave the hotel in Commerce Way, Bowerhill,
POLICE in Westbury are trying to find a local woman in connection with an incident of fraud. They have appealed for information regarding the whereabouts of 41-year-old Claire Timmoney. They say Ms Timmoney is a "person of interest" they would
CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan has officially opened the new Hub Café at Melksham Railway Station. She was invited by TransWilts community rail partnership to open the café on Saturday (May 1). The café will be available to the whole of the Melksham
AFTER the lifting of some of the lockdown restrictions on outdoor activities Wiltshire has welcomed the first steps towards normality. None more so than the UK’s 900,000 regular golfers, who from March 29 have taken their first brave-steps back
RAIL services in Wiltshire could be hit by an industrial dispute involving Balfour Beatty. The Transport and Salaried Staffs Association General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has warned of “looming industrial action” at Balfour Beatty where members
A canal craft owner told how he 'tried his best' to stop his boat from sinking in the Kennet & Avon Canal lock at Bradford on Avon Wharf on Wednesday evening. The 43-year-old man - who would only give his first name as Peter - scraped one of his
ONE of the candidates in the local elections for Bradford on Avon has called for greater transparency of town council decision making. Conservative candidate Roy Hayward, who owns the Bridge Tea Rooms, says the Ideal Bradford-led town council failed
AN agricultural expert is warning that highly-toxic run-off from Wiltshire farms could leak into and pollute waterways this summer if farmers aren’t vigilant. Rupert Wailes-Fairbairn, of leading farm insurance broker Lycetts, is urging farmers
RESIDENTS in Trowbridge are being urged to book now for the community launch of the town museum. The museum above The Shires shopping centre is officially opening on Saturday, May 22 following a major £2.5 million refurbishment partially funded
MORE than 100,000 Wiltshire patients have received their second coronavirus vaccine. The promising figure comes after a multimillion-pound investment in testing designed to help the UK stay ahead of new variants was unveiled. Statistics issued
FIRE crews across Wiltshire stood to observe a minute's silence on Tuesday to remember colleagues who died. International Firefighters Day is observed annually on May 4 to remember those firefighters who have died while serving their community or
PEOPLE are being warned to be alert to scam phone calls from crooks attempting to steal their money. Wiltshire Police have received reports of residents, including from Chippenham, Devizes and Warminster, receiving phone calls from men posing as
CALNE sprinter Joe Carter took full advantage of friendly conditions at the Bill Whistlecroft Spring Track & Throws Open meeting in Yeovil to record a double personal best in the 100m and 200m sprint. Carter, newly moved up into the under-20 ranks
