MARLBOROUGH'S coffee heads can now get takeaway brews from one of the town's caffeine hotspots. The Food Gallery on the High Street has started edging back to the new normal by opening up the doorway as a pre-order takeaway hatch. Turning up
A partial closure order has been obtained for an address in Warminster following complaints regarding anti-social behaviour. The order was granted by a District Judge sitting at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on Friday for the address in Langholme
TRIBUTES have been paid to John Hancock – the ‘village bobby’ in Mere for nearly 30 years – following his sudden death on Thursday, May 21. John, 71, had a lifelong connection with the Wiltshire Force having joined as a police cadet in 1965 before
Alzheimer’s Support is set to receive £30,000 from the government to help bring its vital support to people living with dementia and family carers. The money, which is part of the fund created by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and award via the National
Dozens of drivers are still behind the wheel on Wiltshire roads who have enough points on their licenses to trigger a ban. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said it was concerning that drivers with 12 points or more were still allowed
A DEVIZES factory has confirmed it has been closed since Thursday when two people reported suffering from coronavirus symptoms. A spokesman for Ball Aerocan in Folly Road said that company protocols had kicked in and all staff members were tested
BUSINESSES in Pewsey are being asked to fill in a survey to help form plans for starting up post lockdown. The survey for the Pewsey Community Area Partnership, the Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership and the Pewsey Area Board will feed into a business
JOY Pinnell's 100th birthday was certainly an occasion to remember. The sun shone all day for one of Pewsey's oldest residents - and the village came out to make sure she had a special day. And she even had a song - We'll Meet Again - played for
FORMER Wiltshire councillor and deputy chief constable Lionel Grundy has died. Before he took office in local government Mr Grundy had a distinguished career in the police for more than 30 years, working with four forces. He was awarded an OBE
THE new cinema planned for Marlborough is taking another step towards fruition as fine detail plans for the Parade Cinema are before Marlborough town council's planning committee this evening. The town council has already backed the listed building
PARTIALLY sighted people are being verbally abused in the street and in shops during lockdown, because they have difficulty with social distancing, says a Devizes based charity. “The main reason for this is that it is difficult to know if a person
WILTSHIRE Council has been asked to investigate after hundreds of cubic metres of spoil was tipped on a beautiful meadow in Bratton. Locals are up in arms after lorry loads of spoil from a housing development was tipped on a green field close near
HOW well do you know Calne? Many people may think they are experts but these pictures taken by Siobhan Boyle from weird and wonderful angles may test even the most knowledgeable. If you live in the town centre you can take your daily exercise break
THE fire at a landfill site at Lower Compton, near Calne, is now out and the nearby recycling centre is open for business as usual. A spokesman for Wiltshire Council said: "The fire was on the landfill site and was reported at 5am the fire service
NEWLY elected Devizes Mayor Andy Johnson died yesterday after being taken ill at home. Fellow councillors were told of the news this morning and have reacted with shock and sadness. Former Mayor Nigel Carter said: "This is stunning and very sobering
FIRE crews are battling a blaze at a recycling site in Compton Bassett, near Calne. A spokesman for the fire service said it was creating a lot of smoke and people living nearby are advised to keep their windows closed. Dorset and Wiltshire
TWO men have been arrested and a large quantity of Class A and B drugs seized after a car was searched in Trowbridge. The incident took place just before 5pm on Friday when an officer from the Trowbridge Community Policing Team located a car parked
DEVIZES Liberal Democrats have written to MP Danny Kruger urging him to “end the distractions” and support calls for Dominic Cummings to go, so the government and the country can focus on the coronavirus emergency. The Devizes MP has defended the
KIDNEY transplant hopeful Melanie Wellbelove has welcomed a new law which means her and others are more likely to get a new organ that will save their lives. Mum-of-two Melanie, 48, from Devizes has been finding life under coronavirus lockdown incredibly
A WILTSHIRE man is accused of creating a poster of x-rated pictures of his girlfriend and pasting it on a bus stop. Appearing before Swindon Magistrates’ Court via video link from Melksham police station yesterday, Sam Farley, 26, of Lincoln Green
Only one person in the county was handed a coronavirus fine during the scorching bank holiday weekend. But while the majority of people were abiding by the rules some were stretching the boundaries, chief constable Kier Pritchard said. The force
