THE Council for the Protection of Rural England in Wiltshire has given a warm welcome to news that the Government is being recommended to rethink its proposals to relax planning regulations to allow further development. The House of Commons housing
BRILLIANT sunshine and dogs galore proved a big draw for the hundreds of people who turned out on Saturday to support the Trowbridge Carnival Fun Day. The event in Trowbridge town park raised hundreds of pounds for the carnival funds and will help
A DRUG driver who crashed into two parked cars in Warminster has been banned from the roads for more than two years. Trevor Davis, 36, of Westleigh, Warminster, appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, taking
VISITORS turned out in their thousands as Corsham Street Fair made a much-welcomed return from lockdown on Saturday. The bright sunshine and more than 4,000 visitors made for a busy day for most of the 50-plus stallholders and some of those selling
A WILTSHIRE MP will walk 87 miles in three days to raise money for a pre-school. Chippenham MP, Michelle Donelan will walk along the Kennet & Avon canal to help safeguard the future of the 50-year-old Holt Pre-school. Since late 2020, the MP
LAST week, MPs voted 318 to 248 for a 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance for workers and employers to help fund health and social care. Boris Johnson hopes the tax increase, which breaks a Conservative manifesto pledge, will raise
A Wiltshire man who subjected two young brothers to a sexual attack in Warminster more than 40 years ago has been convicted and jailed for three years following a cold case review. Stefon Francis Winter, 70, was this week found guilty of two counts
Soldiers from Wiltshire based 4REME are quite happy to get their hands dirty repairing the army’s vehicles, from tanks to earth moving equipment. But they were immaculate on parade at Wellington Barracks, London as they prepared for public
AN APPEAL has been launched after Wiltshire Council refused extension plans. Earlier this year, Jeremy DuToit applied to build an extension to his home at 41 Queens Avenue in Corsham, as well as the garden wall Mr DuToit also applied for change
