Wiltshire

The Hospital of St John in Heytesbury where parish councillors will meet on Tuesday

Heytesbury villagers call for more affordable new homes
VILLAGERS in Heytesbury and surrounding hamlets have called for more affordable homes to be built to meet local housing needs.

Benjamin Harper

Man jailed for spate of motorbike thefts

Firefighters and fire cadets get scrubbing at their car wash at the town’s fire station on Hilperton Road on Saturday in return for donations for the Fire Fighters Charity. Photo: Trevor Porter 68026-1

Fire station car wash raises £507 for charity

Crash bang wallop as Sam Kelly at the controls of The Bistro Boys machine crashes into straw chicane. Photo: Trevor Porter 68025-10b

Thrills and spills galore at The White Horse Soap Box Derby

There's still time to enter Warminster Town Council's Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Bake Off Competition by June 4. Photo: Warminster Town Council

Still time to win Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Prizes

The new mayor of Trowbridge Cllr Graham Hill with deputy mayor Cllr Stephen Cooper. Photo: Trevor Porter 68021 1-2

New mayor of Trowbridge sworn at lavish ceremony at Grade I listed mansion

Juliet Davenport, the founder and former CEO of Good Energy in Chippenham

Renewable energy pioneer announces she is to step down from board of Wiltshire company

Mark Duckett, the former chef at the Leigh Park Country House Hotel, has opened his own café with his wife Emma Peacock in Bradford on Avon. Photo: Trevor Porter 68000-1

Former chef at country house hotel opens his own café in Wiltshire town centre

Podcaster Adrian Beeby and his daughter Alexandra Beeby, 19, who also narrates the Memories of Kington Langley podcasts. Photo: Adrian Beeby

Podcasters delve behind the scenes at 'one of Wiltshire's best kept secrets'

Eddy’s restaurant l-r: chef Sean Rushmore and co-owners Matthew Butler and Robert Borley

Rising prices forces popular Melksham café to close

Peter Capaldi and Jack Lowden star in Benediction, a film about wartime poet Sigfreid Sassoon.

Film exploring the life of Wiltshire poet opens today - starring Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi

Councillors in Bradford on Avon told they have just 'one shot' at working out a solution to the town's transport issues Photo: Trevor Porter 67975-5

Councillors told they have just ‘one shot’ to solve Wiltshire town’s transport issues

Leigh Evans with his massive scotch egg

Wiltshire chef breaks world record with MASSIVE veggie scotch egg weighing 8 kilos

Police stopped traffic on the town bridge while paramedics and firefighters handled the incident. Photo: Dean Woodland

Cyclist taken to hospital in Bath after crash with van in Bradford on Avon

Emergency services were called out to St Mary's Church in Steeple Ashton when a stonemason was trapped on the roof by falling masonry. Photo: Trevor Porter 68023-1

Specialist firefighters rescue stonemason trapped on Wiltshire church roof

Bradford on Avon Town Council's new offices at Kingston House in Kingston Road

Bradford on Avon Town Council to move to new offices

Wiltshire Police arrested the man in Maiden Bradley

Melksham man arrested after police chase

Mountains of black bin bags and other rubbish have been seen piling up in the garden of the home in Calne

Household told to clean up act after complaints

Patrick Duffy as Daniel Corban and Linda Purl as Elizabeth Corban in Catch Me If You Can at Theatre Royal Bath. Photo: Jack Merriman

Theatre Review: Catch Me If You Can has more twists and turns than a corkscrew

Wiltshire Air Ambulance airlifted the casualty to hospital

Updated Driver airlifted to hospital after Chippenham crash – police appeal for witnesses

Covered up pedestrian crossing near the roundabout on the A365 road near Pathfinder Place. Photo: Trevor Porter 68010-5

Housing developer accused of ‘negligence’ on pedestrian crossing

Software developer Zbigniew Kajota is hoping to raise £10,000 to promote his new video game worldwide

Video games developer appeals for help to set up town studio

Residents in the Chippenham and Corsham areas have been contacted by people pretending to be from the 'Westminster Serious Fraud Squad' in a telephone scam.

Police warning on Westminster fraud squad phone scam

Two motorcycles were stolen in targeted burglaries in Trowbridge

Motorbikes worth thousands for sale stolen in Trowbridge burglaries

An inquest into the death of Timothy Philip Penfound, 37, resumed in Salisbury

Web designer took his own life after suffering anxiety and depression

Cllr Dr Mark McClelland, Cabinet Member for Transport, chats to Paxcroft Primary pupils about walking, cycling and scooting to school on Living Streets’ Walk to School Week. Photo: Trevor Porter 68015-1

Pupils urged to walk, scoot and cycle to school

The A420 is bloc ked by a crash at the Biddestone to Yatton Keynell crossroads

Route blocked after crash

Last function for Trowbridge Mayor Cllr Denise Bates officially opening the first Weavers Market of the year with Town Crier Trevor Heeks. Photo: Trevor Porter 68005-3

Mayor opens first Trowbridge Weavers Market of the year

Union Street in Trowbridge is being closed each night for resurfacing works. Photo: Trevor Porter 68013-6

Road resurfacing works could cause traffic disruption

Mother Swan ( Pen) gets the recentl- hatched signets to go swimming in the River Avon near the Bradford on Avon Town Bridge. Photo: Trevor Porter 68007-4

Visitors and residents ‘adore’ latest wildlife arrivals

Gladstone Morris at Westbury Gardens. Photo: Trevor Porter 68006-11

Bradford on Avon Green Man Festival is a roaring success

Bradford on Avon mayor Katie Vigar takes a close look at the messages placed for Ukraine during the coffee morning at Holy Trinity Church Photo: Trevor Porter 68009-2

Coffee morning raises £4,700 for Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

The cast of Annie JR get ready to perform for the first time in two years. Photo: Clogettes

Musical theatre group finally gets to go on stage

Jennifer Polledri, Ben Pidgeon and Megan Witty launch the Trowbridge in Bloom Jubilee celebration.
Photo: Trevor Porter 68001-1

Blooming celebration in Trowbridge for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Bradford on Avon's new mayor, Cllr Katie Vigar, and deputy mayor, Cllr Jennie Parker, will attend a coffee morning on Saturday to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees. Photo: Trevor Porter 67990-7

New club launched to support Ukrainian refugees

Kelly Ganfield (right) with her wife Sarah and their daughter Bethany, six.

Blind former army soldier to compete at the Veteran Games

A CGI impression of the proposed Community Pavilion

Residents accuse council of ‘jumping the gun’ with Community Pavilion proposals

Terry Fearn with his bride-to-be Kay Brown are now looking forward to their wedding on Thursday, May 19. Photo: Trevor Porter 68002-2

Exclusive Man with terminal illness can marry sweetheart after incredible gesture

Wiltshire marketing expert Denise O'Leary with her MBE Photo: PA Images

Wiltshire marketing expert receives MBE

Winsley residents launched a protest over the proposed six-week road closure in the summer Photo: Trevor Porter 67974-2

Residents warned of six-week road closure nine months ago

Universities Minister and Chippenham MP Michelle Donelan opens the new Business Cyber Centre

MP opens UK’s first business-led Cyber Centre in Chippenham

Gertrude Tippetts

One of Wiltshire’s oldest residents Gertrude Tippetts has died

Brendan Jowett, who has recently joined the Coppins of Corsham team of now five goldsmiths and silversmiths, will be making the silver crown

Wiltshire silversmith to create silver crown for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society present Crazy For You Photo: Ken Abbott

THEATRE REVIEW: Crazy for You at Theatre Royal Bath is worthy of the golden age of Broadway musicals

L-R: Bradford on Avon's new mayor, Cllr Katie Vigar, with her deputy mayor, Cllr Jennie Parker. Photo: Trevor Porter 67990-2

Bradford on Avon Town Council elects new mayor and deputy mayor

The crossing outside Melksham Oak Community School

Girl, 12, hurt after being hit by car outside Wiltshire school

Julie Martin has been banned for 16 months after failing to complete a breath test for drink-driving. File photo.

Drink-driver ran away and reported to police when challenged by concerned petrol station staff

File photo: Getty.

Londis shop staff allegedly theatened by man with gun

Chippenham MP's It's a Knockout team are hoping to raise £500 or more to support the Wiltshire Air Ambulance

MP hoping to smash “It’s a Knockout” and help save lives

Four Seasons residents Janet Tait and Michael Allison enjoy a joke together

'Laughter is the best medicine': Westbury care home residents stage their own comedy club

L-R: Thrive Practitioners Sonya Burrows and Kirsten Madden with pupils from Walwayne Court School.

School’s 30th anniversary celebrations are marked by awards for mental wellbeing

Photographers Sue McDine, Sheri O’Reilly and Roy McDine at the lunch of the In Focus Photographic showcase at the Trowbridge Museum that runs to June 3. Photo: Trevor Porter 67979-4

Flash bang wallop! New photographic exhibition opens at Trowbridge Museum

Barry Stark, pictured, will be coming to Bradford on Avon on May 14. Main pic: Getty.

One of the world's top snooker coaches is coming to Wiltshire - how to get tickets

Do you recognise this man? Police want to identify him in connection with an assault in Trowbridge

Police release CCTV photo as they hunt Trowbridge assault suspect