HUNDREDS of homes in the Malmesbury area were hit by a power cut this evening. The electricity outage blacked out households in the SN16 postcode area, including Malmesbury, Sherston and surrounding villages. The power went off just after 7.30pm
New community tested sites have been unveiled in Wiltshire. Wiltshire Council has begun to roll out the government’s targeted rapid Covid-19 community testing initiative locally to help drive down transmission rates. The council’s programme
Prince Philip is being treated for an infection and is expected to stay in hospital for several days, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII’s Hospital in London last Tuesday evening. A spokesperson
Wiltshire Council has responded to accusations made over the provision of care at Furlong Close in Rowde, where it pays charity Hft to provide homes and care for people with various disabilities. Hft claimed in a strongly-worded letter that it
RETIRED teacher Nigel Viles says his 92-year-old mother might have died if she had not had the Covid-19 vaccination to protect against the deadly coronavirus. His mother Kate, who recently tested positive for Covid at the Blenheim House care home
Police are appealing for witnesses after two worrying incidents in Trowbridge over the weekend. The first happened in the underground section of the car park near Asda at around 6.30pm on Sunday (February 21) when a group of around 15 to 20 teenagers
BUDDING readers in Trowbridge are being urged to create front covers for a book hunt on Thursday March 4. Teachers at Castle Mead and The Mead schools are urging children to draw book covers and put them up in their windows at home for World
YOUNG people with amazing ideas for innovative and exciting new projects are being offered the chance to turn these ideas into reality. Trowbridge Town Hall Trust which runs the historic Town Hall in Market Street is offering space, support
HOUSEHOLDS in Wiltshire are urged to be vigilant against cold callers, suspicious messages and rogue traders after a growing number of new scams have emerged during lockdown. The warning comes after it was revealed over £4.6 million was lost
An exciting variety of free online arts and performance events and workshops are being offered to residents over two weekends, starting this week (Friday February 26.) The line-up for Chippenham’s Fringe Feb festival includes live comedy, virtual
POUNDLAND today announced it will begin re-awakening its hibernating stores – including one in Trowbridge - from 8am on Friday The announcement follows Prime Minister Boris Johnson's roadmap for lifting lockdown restrictions disclosed yesterday
WILTSHIRE Lib Dems have launched their plan for Wiltshire’s recovery. In a manifesto for May’s local election titled ‘Leading Wiltshire’s Recovery’ the programme says it puts residents, communities, businesses and the environment at the heart of
