A Wiltshire fish and chip shop has been named as one of the best 50 in the country. The team at Harlees Fish & Chips, in Westbury, were overjoyed to hear they were a winner in the Fry Awards 2021's takeaway category. The awards followed an
A Devizes-based couple have launched a start-up with a difference. Alex and Chloe have worked for years on ‘DayDisc’, a piece of jewellery that allows people to mark their successes in an entirely new way. Founded in 2020 by the couple, who
Police are warning motorists to avoid a section of the A350 in Chippenham after a tanker lorry rolled onto its side. The driver was uninjured. A police spokesman said: "We were called just before 4am today (April 8) to an incident where a
A man has been arrested following a crash in Cherhill yesterday. (April 7) Emergency services raced to the scene - where a red BMW had collided with a house. Fire crews from Chippenham, Devizes and Trowbridge were called as the driver was initially
A young boy nearly had his bicycle stolen during an incident in Melksham this week. (Tuesday, April 6) Police are appealing for witnesses following the "random" incident, which took place around 5pm. The boy had been cycling from the town's skate
The newly refurbished Warminster police station has opened this week. The community police team this week moved into its newly refurbished station at the former Wiltshire College training campus at The Avenue. The renovated station in Warminster
Police have made a further appeal for information after £1,000 worth of spirits were stolen from Sainsburys in Chippenham. Officers are seeking two men who are thought to be behind the theft, which took place on March 16. The pair were seen
A Wiltshire-based estate agent has battled through both Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic to since its launch two years ago. Tara Cozens is the woman behind the TLC Property Group which launched two years ago, and covers Swindon, Malmesbury,
People in Malmesbury have hailed the news of America power couple Kim and Whit Hanks to the town. The pair have taken over what is thought to be England’s oldest hotel, the Old Bell and are finalising ownership of the nearby Abbey House and Gardens
The pandemic has dashed many fundraising opportunities for Wiltshire Search and Rescue. The charity has experienced a drop of 40% in their fundraising income, and are working to fill that shortfall. Volunteers from Wiltshire Search and Rescue
A new book provides a scathing look back at “all the things that went wrong” in prison history in England. Available today (April 8) Prison Governor’s Journal, by Brendan O’Friel, provides fresh insights into the workings of prisons – including
The drier, warmer weather has helped the spring flowers to bloom in abundance. We have some wonderful displays of primroses, white violets, celandines and I even spotted a patch of wood anemones on a hedgerow bank. Hazel trees are at present decorated
The Chippenham Civic Society has labelled the proposed growth of the town through the local plan and the distributor road it will unlock as unsustainable. Mike Stone, chairman of the group, said the growth curve proposed for Chippenham – 7,500 houses
