ONE of Wiltshire's major tourist attractions is to host a series of blockbuster Hollywood films this month. The Luna Cinema, in partnership with American Express, is back to provide some much-needed cinema fun with a summer programme at Longleat
DOOR-to-door workers lopping a tree quickly scarpered after bringing down a branch onto a live power cable on Wednesday afternoon. The incident close to the Broadmead housing estate caused the overhead line to come down and damaged soffits on a
A care assistant at The Wingfield care home in Trowbridge has received a long service award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 15 years. Anette Edwards-Burke, now a senior care assistant, started at Barchester in September 2006
RESIDENTS in Bradford on Avon are being urged to take part in the town’s Climate Festival as part of the nationwide Great Big Green Week. The event is taking place from 11am to 3pm on Saturday, September 25, in St Margaret’s Hall and Westbury Gardens
EDINGTON Arts are offering a mouth-watering weekend of Bach to mark the return of their concert series after the summer. On Saturday, October 2 at 7.30pm the brilliant Oxford Bach Soloists and instrumental ensemble under their director Tom Hammond
ESSENTIAL repairs to Trowbridge Town Hall are underway. Wiltshire Council is currently making repairs to the Grade II listed building to ensure it can continue as an important community hub in the county town. A comprehensive inspection of
Olympic silver medallist Sharron Davies has opened a new charity shop for Bath Cats and Dogs Home in Bradford on Avon. She won her medal in the 400-metre individual medley and took time out of her busy schedule to help support one of her favourite
PLANS to list Bradford on Avon’s old golf course as an asset of community value has sparked a furious row between political groups on the town council. Golf course owner, John Hussey, of Westbury, is said to value the land at £2.2 million and would
HOW tall are your sunflowers? Can you beat Sue James who reckons hers are more than 20 feet high? The green-fingered gardener has grown her plants from a packet of seeds she bought back in March. "I'm a very keen gardener, and love sunflowers
THE new production of Ronald Harwood's The Dresser at the Theatre Royal in Bath is as good as drama gets. With Matthew Kelly as Sir and Julian Clary as Norman, the play is the best piece of theatre I've seen in months. Bath audiences are the
RESIDENTS of Bradford on Avon are being consulted on plans for a new community facility at Culver Close. The new pavilion would be shared by the town's sports clubs and other organisations using the Culver Close recreation ground and Victory Field
A BUDGET black hole of over £40m for Wiltshire Council’s budget has been predicted for the coming financial year. For the current financial year, £412.5m has been budgeted and there is a predicted underspend of £1.8m. The current budget is
ROAD works to improve the traffic signals at Plough Crossroads set to begin in October will see junction closure. From October 3 to November 5, 2021, Wiltshire Council will temporarily close the junctions to Kington Langley and Kington St Michael
PLANS to build a new dwelling at the site of a former nursery have been rejected. Doric Development has been refused outline planning permission to build a new house on the site of a former nursery, Northleigh. In rejecting the bid, planning
THE number of special constables has fallen up almost half since 2011, according to new figures. Over the last decade the number of special constables in Wiltshire has dropped by 48 per cent. The latest Home Office figures show that in March
