A WILTSHIRE man has been sentenced after admitting possessing indecent images of children. Jamie Creese, 24, originally from the Warminster area and now from Keynsham, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to three charges of making and possessing
Malmesbury's litter-picking hero Ben Thornbury has created a striking display of abandoned water bottles. Ben, 15, spent days collecting plastic bottles from areas such as Reeds Farm Park and Charlton Road. He was inspired by hearing "It’s
WILTSHIRE Council is highlighting the range of mental health support available for children and young people locally and nationally. The COVID-19 pandemic, national lockdowns and concerns about exams have all increased anxiety and had a negative
One Wiltshire school has been brimming with ideas on how to keep pupils engaged and positive during locked-down learning. Wansdyke School, on Downlands road in Devizes, has like other schools in Wiltshire been forced to adapt to the multiple new
A WOMAN has been arrested and taken into custody at Melksham following a road traffic collision on the A350 this morning. Police were called shortly after 6am to a two-vehicle collision involving a Tesla and a Vauxhall Zafira near Westbury.
ONE hundred and 89 victims of 'clone firm' investment scams each lost more than £22,750 on average last year, according to new figures from Wiltshire Police. The latest figures show that the 189 victims in Wiltshire reported losses totalling
Carmela Chillery-Watson, from Devizes, has today received Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Points of Light award. The inspirational six-year-old has raised more than £50,000 for Muscular Dystrophy. She lives with the progressive muscle-wasting
THOUSANDS of people living in the Bradford on Avon and outer Bath areas suffered a power cut this morning. The electricity power cut lasted around 45 minutes and affected homes in 132 postcode areas, including Bradford on Avon BA15 area as
Future developments are being decided upon without the full input from the public, some Wiltshire residents are saying. Over the last two weeks, various online meetings have been held over Local Plans in towns and rural areas. Physical events
A NEW debt advice centre is being launched in Chippenham after its organisers were moved by fears for families struggling because of the pandemic. Trinity Chippenham, a church based in the town, has been awarded £20,000 from Wiltshire Community
The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust have called on people to help address "the rising tide" of attacks by dog on livestock and other wildlife. As people turn to nature for solace in the midst of a grim winter lockdown, they say that some dog owners are
FLOOD defence barriers have been installed at Bradford on Avon ahead of an expected rise in water levels on the River Avon. Bradford on Avon community emergency volunteers said the Environment Agency is taking precautions ahead of two expected peaks
Nearly 900 speeding fines were handed out in Wiltshire in 2020 despite lockdown restrictions. In Wiltshire 866 speeding fines were handed out to motorists between January 1 and December 23, 2020. Despite the roads being quieter during the lockdown
POLICE are looking to find four teenagers who forced their way into an empty property in Melksham and wreaked thousands of pounds worth of damage. Officers have appealed for witnesses to the burglary that occurred at around 4pm on Tuesday,
HERE are some of the stories you have commented on using our website and social media in the last week. Our story about a BT red telephone kiosk in Bratton being transformed into a Give and Take foodbank raised a rather grudging response:
FIREFIGHTERS were called out early yesterday evening to help stop a canal boat from sinking. They helped to stabilise a canal boat that was taking on water at the Caen Hill Marina at Rowde near Devizes. The crew from Devizes fire station mobilised
A TROWBRIDGE bar has been slapped with Wiltshire’s first £1,000 business fine for breaking Covid rules on New Year’s Eve. Wiltshire Council has handed out its first fixed penalty notice to the licensed premises for breaking Covid regulations.
