Paramedics in Wiltshire say they can spend their entire 12-hour shift attending inappropriate 111 calls. The non-emergency 111 telephone line is for the public to get advice about a medical problem. A year on from its launch in Wiltshire, paramedics
CORSHAM have revealed two more signings ahead of their Wadworth 6X West of England League Premier One campaign this summer. Australian opening swing bowler Kapelan Kulendranathan arrives for his first British season as the club’s overseas player
Enforcement officers have been commended for clearing up an alleged eyesore that had blighted one of Devizes’ prettiest vistas. Rum Jungle in Snails Lane, below the north escarpment of Devizes Castle, had been the subject of numerous complaints
Last week’s Castle Combe Chilly 10k was the perfect appetiser for restaurant manager Michael Dobbins, as he prepares to tackle the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday. The 38-year-old, who works as duty manager at Jack’s Restaurant, at Hartham Park, took
Fundraiser Ann Howard is walking from Marlborough to Lyme Regis to raise money for the Mothers’ Union. She is the President for Salisbury Diocese Mothers’ Union, a charity that supports families in their everyday lives, and she hopes the challenge
Mike Pitcher, the Wiltshire boy-made-good who rose to the dizzy heights of the chief operating officer of Barclays Bank, has published a book of reminiscences of his early days at the Pewsey branch. Mr Pitcher came from a farm labourer background
NORTH Wilts men finally broke their duck as they recorded their first win of the 2013-14 season in the Wessex League, defeating Nailsea 95-78. The welcome success – earning 14 out of a possible 16 points – in their final match of this year’s campaign
PEWSEY Vale suffered their second defeat at the hands of title-chasing opposition in four days last night as they were beaten at Andover Town. Lewis Taylor's men, who lost 3-0 at second-placed Petersfield Town last weekend went down 2-0 at league
Long-term rugby friends will raise a toast tomorrow as they unveil a new venture, the Flying Monk Brewery. The beer business, in Hullavington, is the brainchild of four men, who came up with the idea while sharing a drink in the Whole Hog in Market
A fraudster posing as a police officer stole a 90-year-old woman’s handbag after tricking her into inviting him into her home. The Biddestone pensioner realised her bag was missing after the man called at her door saying he was warning of burglaries
AUSTRALIA coach Ange Postecoglou wants Massimo Luongo to get a taste of international football after handing the Swindon Town midfielder the opportunity to stake a late claim for this summer’s World Cup. Luongo was called up by Postecoglou for
