A car smashed into the front of the Bell Inn at Seend earlier this evening causing significant damage. It is understood that two vehicles were involved in the crash and one hit the side of the pub. The damage has occurred just three weeks
ONE crew from the Corsham fire station was mobilised to multiple reports of a vehicle on fire on Folly Lane in Shaw. On arrival, the crew located the vehicle which was well alight.The incident was reported at 3.49pm today. Two hose reel jets
PEOPLE in Wiltshire are being encouraged to get January off to a great start by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. As an added incentive, there’s 30% off entry fees during January with the code RFL30. This year, for the
WILTSHIRE Council are expected to maximise the sale of the former St Peter’s School and accept the highest amount possible from developers. Cllr Mervyn Hall of Marlborough Town Council would prefer the redevelopment of the site off The Parade to
THE plough was blessed, ancient rituals were performed and the crops were urged to grow and give forth of their produce. In Avebury the ancient custom of wassailing came alive at the weekend with ceremonies created by villagers, the parish church
Aldi will open a brand new store in Chippenham on Thursday January 31 at 8am when Olympic silver medalist swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor cuts the ribbon. The store on Langley Park is the eleventh Aldi to open in Wiltshire, and will be run by manager
MARKET Place parking will end in Devizes as the Town Council takes control of the area from Wiltshire Council. Taxi ranks and disabled parking will remain and a space for hosting events and activities will be created to boost tourism and footfall
All aboard for Treasure Island, a traditional pantomime complete with pirates, a galleon, scurvy crew, parrot and - of course - plenty of treasure. The production, by Cherhill Village Theatre, opens on Friday January 25 at Cherhill village hall
Tree felling PEWSEY.Trees in The Grove area by the River Avon behind the Cooperative supermarket are to be visited by tree surgeons this month. Some may be felled, others pruned and some pollarded. They below to the parish council. Amateur bunch
Blind houses, ducking stools and whipping posts will be just some of the historic detail unearthed by historian Ward Jones when he unpicks the history of policing and crime in the Westbury area. Visitors to Ward’s talk for Westbury Heritage Society
MARLBOROUGH has been hit by a series of burglaries of private homes over the last month said police with fewer crimes reported over the Christmas period in Pewsey. At the Pewsey parish council meeting on January 8, officers reported on a range of
DEVOTED husband Kris Beasley is training for his first marathon to help fund research after his wife Carly was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Carly Beasley, 31, from Rowden Hill in Chippenham, had landed her dream job and recently married her Kris
OLD and unwanted furniture could be saved from the dump as part of a bid to get a re-use scheme up and running in household recycling centres throughout the county. Councillors looking into the way the centres are run have called the idea an “important
