An ecological emergency has been declared by Bradford on Avon Town Council – and they may be one of the first to do so. In March 2019, Bradford on Avon Town Council declared a climate emergency in recognition of the urgent need to negate the effects
TESCO says it has donated nearly half a million (487,342) meals of surplus food in Wiltshire. It says it hit a milestone of 50 million meals being donated across the UK last week. The food has been donated through the Community Food Connection
UNDER pressure foodbanks that are struggling to cope during the coronavirus emergency and looming economic crisis have been given a boost by a leading housebuilder. Devizes & District Foodbank, which reported a 50 per cent increase in demand at
MARLBOROUGH’S St John’s online paper has been named the country's best for secondary schools. It won the accolade from children's newspaper First News. A group of Year 10 students, guided by teachers Iain Kemp and Sarah Singleton, worked together
THE most senior public health officials in the county are worried people might be waiting too long to have a coronavirus test. Anyone showing symptoms of Covid-19 is being urged to get tested as soon as possible and help authorities battle the
For 80-year-old support worker Tony Marsh, doing a 10,000 ft parachute jump has been a dream nearly 40 years in the making. For he will be just a few days shy of his 81st birthday when he does the jump for Wiltshire charity Alzheimer’s Support on
THE children’s garden at Chilton Foliat Primary School has blossomed during lockdown. The Sow and Grow club had planted potatoes, rhubarb, blueberries and raspberries before lockdown, with the children from the school’s Key Worker Club taking responsibility
A FUNDRAISING appeal has been launched by Carer Support Wiltshire that will raise money to give unpaid carers in Wiltshire a break. Many have found the current coronavirus situation difficult and struggled with isolating at home away from family
MAURICE Cooper was Mayor of Marlborough twice, and lived to see his son Mark become the town's current mayor. Although very ill he was delighted and very proud to see Mark carry on the family tradition and become Marlborough 710th Mayor in May this
Parents looking for fun summer activities for their children can find out about everything in a new online brochure. Wiltshire Council has asked local businesses to send details of activities including charges, venues and dates to help parents plot
A knife-wielding attacker robbed a man of cash in an alleyway between Sheldon Road and Rudman Park in Chippenham last Tuesday. (July 7). The robbery happened mid afternoon outside the One Stop Shop and the offender is described as a white man, aged
VILLAGERS in East Kennett are renewing calls for a reduction in the speed limit, after a hit and run driver wrecked the bridge. Police are trying to trace the driver who fled from the scene in a badly damaged vehicle sometime after 10pm last Thursday
PUPILS at Ramsbury Primary School have been going back to school under canvas, after local Ian Smith lent - and put up - a large marquee on the school field. The gift meant other year groups could be invited back to lessons, and they have shared
Annual earnings for the self-employed in Wiltshire are almost £10,000 less than employed workers', new figures reveal. The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed says a lack of support during the coronavirus crisis has been
