WILTSHIRE surrendered their promising overnight position to leave themselves facing another disappointing defeat after a wicket-laden second day of their Minor Counties Champions Western Division clash against Devon at Exmouth. The visitors started
GP surgeries across Wiltshire have been recognised for their work with unpaid carers by Carer Support Wiltshire. The ‘Investors in Carers’ awards were presented at a ceremony in Devizes last month, held during Carers Week 2013. The ceremony
Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man accused of assaulting two people in Chippenham after one said he couldn't really remember what happened. Thomas Hammerton had pleaded not guilty to actual bodily harm and common assault on two men
A pet-themed roadshow will be doing the rounds in Wiltshire this summer, as it tours the county offering free advice to pet owners. Staff from GreenSquare housing association will take to their ‘Big Blue Bus’ for a fortnight, visiting residents
Devizes MP Claire Perry has welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement on online child protection today. In her role as adviser on the commercialisation and sexualisation of cchildhood, Claire Perry MP, accompanied David Cameron to meet NSPCC representatives
Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man accused of assaulting two people after one said he could not really remember what happened. Thomas Hammerton, 22, had pleaded not guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and common assault on
A 61-year-old man who is accused of sexually abusing three females has been released on bail by a judge. Christopher Hinton is said to have carried out the offences between March and August last year. No charges were formally put and he did
Join Laura James and Tony Wright from the Breeze FM Breakfast show as Marie Curie Cancer Care take over the iconic estate of Badminton for its annual Walk Ten event. The 10km-walk begins at sunset on Saturday, August 31, through the private deer
A brown-coloured eight-year-old cat called Koko went missing from The Stocks, Seend Cleeve on Friday, July 12. Her owner Jane Rowell, from Corsham, is offering a £100 reward for anyone who can return her pet. She said: “She’s never gone missing
LAURA Collett continues to recover following her fall in the British Eventing Horse Trials earlier this month - but will not be competing "for the foreseeable future". Collett was discharged from hospital in Hampshire last week and Yogi Breisner
Premier One: Ashcott & Shapwick 236-9 (Will Sobczak 93; Tom Foley 4-35) 15, Corsham 236 (Ashur Morrison 64; James Hayman 6-67) 14; Bath 197 8, Bridgwater 231 20; Ilminster 253-9 9, Bristol 279-9 19; Keynsham 207-7 20, Frocester 206 7; Taunton St
Staff from housing provider GreenSquare are heading out on a Big Blue Bus this summer holiday on a pet-themed road trip, to visit the housing group’s residents in north Wiltshire. The events, which will be focused around pets and their wellbeing
CORSHAM batsman Toby Davies hit a century as Wiltshire finished day one of their Minor Counties Championship Western Division clash with Devon in a decent position. The visitors, having won the toss, chose to bat and despite being bowled out for
Forty more policemen and women in Wiltshire are beingtrained to use Taser guns in the wake of a pledge by Chief Constable Patrick Geenty to protect his officers. The chief made the pledge last year after Manchester officers PC Fiona Bone, 32, and
Wiltshire Chief Constable Patrick Geenty is warning that his force is being pushed to the limit by continuing funding government cuts. Chancellor George Osborne’s austerity measure has seen Wiltshire being forced to cut more than £15 million for
Residents in Royal Wootton Bassett looked on in shock as the town’s oldest pub went up in flames yesterday afternoon. The roof of the Cross Keys, in the High Street, caught fire at approximately 3.45pm. Fire crews from Royal Wootton Bassett
