Wiltshire-based developer Princeton Land, are currently holding an online consultation for around 180 homes on Marshall Road. As a result of the pandemic, an online consultation will be held to allow residents to provide responses. A spokeswoman
FIVE vehicles were stopped on the M4 on Friday for being dangerously overloaded. In partnership with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, the Wiltshire Roads Policing Unit targeted commercial vehicles at Junction 18 of the M4. Five vehicles
A WILTSHIRE farmer has told how he kept an old 1950s naval shell for five years before deciding to report it to police. Officers from Devizes called in army explosive experts on Friday after farmer James Read told them about the four-inch shell.
A former Green Party candidate for Wiltshire Council local elections has launched a new initiative to help staff nursing Covid-19 patients at Bath's Royal United Hospital. Tina Johnston, who farms a smallholding at Merkin Farm in Box, has launched
The shortlist for the annual Richard Jefferies Society and the White Horse Bookshop Literary Prize for the best nature-writing book has been revealed. Richard Jefferies, who was born in Coate, was famed for his works depicting rural life with a
YOUNG people who join the Sea Cadets in Chippenham, Trowbridge and Royal Wootton Bassett in lockdown are still able to learn skills that last a lifetime and could have a big impact on their lives and future careers. South West chairman Carol Tiley
It has been three years since the death of heroic bus driver Nana Boateng, whose passing was this week marked by First West of England. The bus company created a replica of a dedication plaque on the side of a bus in Bath for his daughter, Eliza
AWARD winning actress Celia Imrie, known for her roles in movies such as Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, has thrown her support behind a recent fundraiser for Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts (DOCA). Ms Imrie became
Mr Matthew Ridley Matthew Ridley, retired solicitor, member of St James' Church and former chairman of the Trowbridge Royal British Legion died at his home on January 16 aged 94. Mr Ridley was born in India, educated at Treador House near Holyhead
Covid rates in Wiltshire are beginning to drop but still remain very high, according to the county’s public health boss. In the last seven days 1,321 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in WIltshire. This means that the infection rate
Discerning foodies across Wiltshire still have plenty of delights to choose from after lockdown, as restaurants across the county have retained their Michelin stars in the newly-published 2021 list. While there have been no new stars awarded to
HAYS Travel is to close 89 shops as it consolidates its retail estate following the continued pressures of Covid-19, the company disclosed. The UK’s largest travel agency said it is offering options for alternative work to 388 staff affected
Work to replace most of the 20th-century floor joists in the living room at Lacock Abbey has been blasted as “falsifying history”. The National Trust had applied for retrospective planning permission to replace the rotten timber floorboards at
Two sheep have died and four more have been injured following a dog worrying incident in Sutton Parva, near to Warminster. The incident took place at Haydon Farm between 9.30am and midday on Saturday January 16. Two sheep later died and four
Here are some of your comments and views on the most-read stories on our website this week. Confusion met the news that a 34-year-old man had been fined £200 after he explained to police he had travelled to Luton to Devizes for a McDonald’s.
