TRADERS across the county are doing their bit to save the planet by reducing the use of plastic and encouraging shoppers to bring their own containers for loose goods. Among them is The Healthy Life Co in The Little Brittox, Devizes run by Justina
A COUPLE who have so far invested more than £250,000 to open two Warrens Bakery shops have plans to open four more in Wiltshire over the next four years. Julie and Trevor Kerby, both 55, opened their first shop in Melksham High Street late last
Young riders from Sheldon School in Chippenham cantered to victory at the West Wilts Equestrian Centre and qualified for the National Schools Equestrian Association Eventers’ Challenge final, to be held at Hickstead in May. The school fielded two
AREAS that councillors represent are set to be reshaped as the boundaries between communities change. New homes and extra people coming into Wiltshire mean the areas that Wiltshire Council's 98 councillors represent will be changed as towns get
CHURCHILL Retirement Living has planning permission to build 46 retirement apartments at the site of the former Causeway Garage in Chippenham. The site, close to the town centre, will also have a communal owners’ lounge, a guest suite, a lodge manager
THE 8th annual FEST West is to bring bold new theatre and performances to Wiltshire venues in Corsham, Trowbridge and Salisbury this month. It is taking place at The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham, Town Hall Arts in Trowbridge and Wiltshire Creative
DEVELOPERS made a donation of £500 towards a defibrillator for the new housing development at Bowood Gate in Derry Hill. Crest Nicholson made the grant to Derry Hill and Studley Heartbeat, which provides, maintains and supports defibrillators, towards
FATHER Martyn Piper, whose son Tim took his own life aged 17, has spoken out about his frustration that internet websites are still not taking action against material that supports or encourages suicide. Mr Piper, from Lacock, had a letter published
YOUNG and not so young are learning IT skills and exploring ways to stay safe on the internet during a series of special events organised by the Corsham Institute. Their first ever Safer Internet Festival is made up of ten free events from February
A MARKET manager with a salary of around £30,000 is to be taken on by Devizes Town Council to attract more visitors to the town and make the centre more vibrant. The new employee will be key to making plans to turn the Market Place into an events
AFTER falling foul of bats and access for archers plans for an artificial football pitch and floodlighting in Devizes are finally on target. Most of the money to pay for the £500,000 project has now been found and the town council expects contracts
ANIMAL lovers in Devizes have been outraged to find out that a cat that was kicked into the path of a car by two girls is the same one that was attacked just days later. Timmy was still recovering from his ordeal of being thrown and kicked into
HATE speech, how to live a good life and how we should be governed will be the difficult topics tackled in the Salisbury Conversations 2019: Crossing Divides. Historian Natalie Haynes will join the lawyer who prosecuted the Rochdale grooming gang
FIRE crews sent to battle a farm blaze in the early hours of Sunday morning first had to find how to get into the isolated spot and then how to get a pump to the buildings in the freezing cold and snowy conditions. Devizes retained station commander
WILTSHIRE County doesn’t care about Marlborough as it is tucked away in the corner of the county. That was the view of Marlborough's deputy mayor Cllr Mervyn Hall as he gave an update on the group creating draft policies for the town's future.
PLANS by a church to turn a former youth centre into a community hub for Devizes are moving ahead after support from the parish and town. Vicar of St James the Rev Keith Brindle said: "Following hugely encouraging church and public consultations
PARENTS have just 25 days to raise legal fees needed to launch a case to keep St Nicholas and Larkrise special school open. Of the £10,000 to be raised for the Keep Special Schools Local campaign to pay for solicitors, £2,295 has already been given
MELKSHAM Town manager Kieran Baggs is looking for his side to keep their recent momentum high as they travel to Southern League Division One South promotion rivals Cinderford Town on Saturday, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. Melksham are currently ninth
