POLICE say they believe the second fire in two weeks on the old wool store at the historic Courtfield House in Trowbridge was deliberate. Police were called to investigate a blaze at the wool store at the Grade 2 listed Georgian house in Polebarn
WILTSHIRE’S Jenna Blundell needs to produce the race of her life at the British Championships this weekend to secure her ticket for the European Under 23 Championships. The former St Laurence School athlete from Staverton, near Bradford on Avon
Adverts for junk food high in sugar, salt and fat are to be banned until 9pm on TV adverts in the UK, the government has announced. Adverts will be subject to heavier online restrictions and a 9pm television watershed from the end of next year.
Organisers of this year's Womad festival - at Charlton Park near Malmesbury - are desperate for clear guidance from the government. Peter Gabriel says the government needs to do more to help the industry amid the nation's still uncertain release
A Wiltshire road sweeper is one of the first to be fitted with a system to water hanging baskets. In addition to keeping the streets of Warminster spick-and-span Basil Brushes has been adapted to help maintain the town's floral displays.
Wiltshire Council has bid for over £9m to level up Trowbridge through the government's new scheme to improve towns. The local authority has put in a bid for £9.4m to improve capacity at the Longfield Gyratory and to allow for smoother journeys
YOUNGSTERS in Warminster will be able to enjoy a new Out of This World splashpad in the Lake Pleasure Grounds from Easter next year. Town councillors voted unanimously to commission the new £373,849 facility at a full council meeting on Monday.
Reports of cows chasing and trampling people walking through fields, has led to a renewed call for awareness by ramblers. Wiltshire Police Rural Crime Team has warned visitors to the countryside to take care if walking through fields with cows
FOR the first time in more than 20 years - Covid-19 pandemic apart - Trowbridge will not be celebrating Armed Forces Day on Saturday (June 26) with a public gathering in the town park. Last year’s event was cancelled because of the coronavirus
Blunsdon farmer Liz Webster has called for a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers dogs can bring to the countryside. There has been an estimated 50 per cent rise in the cost of farm animals being attacked by dogs during the first quarter
A CHIPPENHAM charity is celebrating, after a truly life changing donation from a Canadian bank. The Rainbow Trust children’s charity will receive a staggering £160K from Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) ‘Charity Day for the Kids’ which took place on
CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan has pledged to walk the 87 miles of the Kennet & Avon Canal to help raise funds for a small pre-school which needs a new building. The MP is backing the campaign by Holt Pre-school to raise £200,000 for new facilities
TROWBRIDGE charity Stepping Stones today (Friday, June 25) launches a £40,000 appeal to renovate and upgrade its garden at the Longfield Children's Centre in Broadcloth Lane The District Specialist Centre for children with special needs wants
