Every Sunday, Chapmanslade holds a game of bingo at the village hall which is open to anyone over 18 willing to participate. It is a brilliant show of community spirit and all the volunteers working there are lovely people who are very welcoming
A MINI driver flipped their car while driving down a country road this morning. The driver found themselves upside-down on Milston Road, near Figheldean, at around 6.56am on Thursday, April 25. Emergency services, including two police cars
The principal of Melksham Oak Community School is to leave in the summer following changes being made by the Swindon-based multi-academy trust that runs the school. The White Horse Federation is understood to have told parents in a letter that
Wiltshire Council’s CEO has insisted that the unlawful email he sent to striking staff was to correct 'misleading statements'. Terence Herbert, who is preparing to leave his chief executive role and take up the top job at Surrey County Council,
The governors at the Melksham Oak Community School have been dismissed without warning and an interim academy board installed in their place. The shocked governors only found out by email last week that their services were no longer needed by the
Police are warning Wiltshire residents about cold callers who are selling poor quality goods and identifying targets for burglary. Officers in Chippenham, Corsham, and Calne have been made aware of people who are going door to door selling items
A souvenir hunter has stolen a historic sign that indicated that it is only 99 miles to London from Trowbridge. The metal milestone sign is one of only a handful left in the town and it is not known when it was taken or by whom. The cast iron
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A Melksham family who are fighting for justice for a young man killed on a night out three years ago are holding a fundraiser in his honour. Ben Smith, 18, died at Southmead Hospital in Bristol following an attack near McDonald's in Bath city centre
A couple who met while both were working in the Scottish Highlands have opened a new bakery shop in the heart of Bradford on Avon. Clare Mansfield and Fred Mackenzie have launched the new Lark Bakery in the former Cru Wines store and say they are
