THE Country Land and Business Association is calling on the government to alleviate the financial burden on landowners of clearing away the rubbish flytippers leave behind. The CLA, which represents around 30,000 rural businesses, farmers and landowners
TOWNS and villages from north and east Wiltshire paid respects to the nation’s fallen soldiers on Sunday as Remembrance Day parades took place. In Chippenham, parade-goers attended an hour-long St Andrew’s church service before filing out to the
THREE people were arrested after a drugs bust near Southwick on Tuesday. Two men in their 50s and a woman in her 40s were taken to custody on suspicion of making class B drugs in an industrial unit in Hoopers Pool. Officers made the arrests after
A COUNTRY singer from Colerne has released a single in honour of Remembrance Day, with all profits going to the Royal British Legion. Stuart Rolfe, 47, re-recorded his touching song If You’re Reading This in time for November 11 as a ‘tribute to
THE magical world of myths and legends has come to life at Longleat's latest attraction, its hugely popular Festival of Light, which is now on until January 5. Ceawlin Thynn,Viscount Weymouth, and his wife, Emma, officially switched on the lights
PLANS to create a new parish council for Derry Hill and Studley have been rejected by the current councillors, despite a large amount of public support. Calne Without Parish Council made the recommendation to Wiltshire Council that merging Pewsham
AN 88-year-old army veteran relived his dream as he sped and swerved around in a 1979 tank. Ron Pendry, who lives at Goatacre Manor Care Centre, near Calne, got into the passenger’s seat of the British Army Alvis Spartan APC carrier on Friday.
PUPILS at Devizes School plant poppies for the first time at their annual Remembrance Ceremony today (November 11). The School's assemblies have been led by the history department as they had a focus on commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-day
WITH Marshfield involved in cup action and Devizes Town Reserves' game falling foul of the weather, Heytesbury took advantage to move back into second place in the Trowbridge Windows and Conservatories-sponsored Trowbridge & District League Division
SUTTON Benger required extra time against The Foresters Arms to reach the third round of the AM Print & Copy Knockout Cup in the Shoestrings Chargrill-sponsored Chippenham & District Sunday League. A month after defeating Arms in the WG Parr Trophy
TWO women were have been arrested on suspicion of passing suspected illegal drugs to inmates at HMP Erlestoke. On Sunday morning, police were called after prison officers found a prisoner in possession of a prohibited item. Enquiries were carried
A MAN who punched a delivery driver in the face at a Trowbridge shopping centre is being sought by police. The incident happened shortly before 1am on September 20 when two men were making a delivery in the service yard at The Shires shopping centre
Wiltshire Air Ambulance is today flying again after the Civil Aviation Authority awarded the charity its own operating licence. The Semington-based charity announced it has received its Air Operator Certificate after a 11-month wait. This will
IF YOU are worried about your drinking, or that of your friends or family, experts will be on hand to help this week. During Alcohol Awareness Week, staff from charity Turning Point will be at shopping centres throughout the county. The pop-up
A selection of photographer Richard Chappell's pictures of Chippenham Town's 3-0 defeat at home to Northampton Town in the first round of the FA Cup on Sunday, November 10, 2019
