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Riders take to the saddle again
CYCLING enthusiasts are preparing for another year of George’s marvellous bike ride to raise money for charity. The event was started in 2012 in memory of George Hutchings who had quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. George was nine when he died and GMBR’s ai...
Care home gets arty for awards
THE residents at Wiltshire Heights care home got creative as they displayed their artistic sides in a national competition organised by the National Activity Providers Association and were presented with a highly commended award. They have been working ha...
How this care home brought the Caribbean to them
THE team at Wiltshire Heights brought all the fun of a Caribbean Carnival to life last week after residents had been busy making outfits and decorations. An indoor parade took pace as the residents and staff wore tie dye t-shirts and hats with an assortme...
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Class of 79 reunion call for Trinity School, Bradford on Avon
A Bradford on Avon woman is seeking Trinity School friends for a Class of 79 reunion. Wellie O’Driscoll has put out an appeal on a local social media website to find friends with whom she went to school. The reunion is being held on Saturday, September ...
Tea party to beat loneliness
DOROTHY House Hospice in Bradford-on-Avon was the venue of Abicare’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party last week. With an array of teas, coffees and cakes, and music to sing along to, the event gave some of Abicare’s homecare and live-in clients, and their...
Learning the history of trade
A Bradford on Avon woman is seeking Trinity School friends for a Class of 79 reunion. Wellie O’Driscoll has put out an appeal on a local social media website to find friends with whom she went to school. The reunion is being held on Saturday, September ...
Newly-revamped sensory garden at Wiltshire Heights is Chippenham MP’s delight
CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan visited Wiltshire Heights care home in Bradford on Avon last Thursday August 8 to see its newly-revamped sensory gardens. The project has been a joint effort by local police cadets and the bus driver team for the care home, ...
Family fun day to raise money for children’s hospital
THE family of Devizes woman Jackie Hale, who died from cancer aged 52, are to hold a family fun day to mark the 10th anniversary of her death and to raise money in her memory. Mrs Hale, who lived in Coate near Devizes, was given stem cell treatment at Bri...
Airport drop-off fees: how does your nearest airport compare?
Four out of five UK airports have increased their fees for drivers dropping off or collecting people at airports this summer, according to a study. Eighteen of the 22 airports analysed have introduced or raised drop-off fees, the RAC investigation found. ...
BoA Skatepark one step closer
The Town Council is pleased to announce Maverick Industries as our selected partner for the project to deliver a new skatepark for Bradford on Avon. Councillors confirmed their choice of supplier unanimously at the Full Council meeting on 6th August f...
Lost two hearing aids
Lost Wednesday 7August two hearing aids between Springfield and Silver street. If anyone saw or picked them up and taken them to a shop please can you contact me on 01225 754366 or 07738707871 Many thanks
Wiltshire chief constable’s 4×4 slapped with parking ticket during police visit
CHIEF Constable Kier Pritchard found no one is above the law – or the parking rules, at least. The police chief’s swanky black BMW 4×4 was slapped with a parking ticket by an enterprising council traffic warden as he visited Swindon town centre o...
Bradford on Avon councillor in walk-out in row over £18,000 officer pay hike
A FORMER town clerk has slammed a decision to award large pay rises to the two most senior officers at Bradford on Avon Town Council as “disgraceful and shocking”. Cllr Laurie Brown is now considering his options after walking out of the town’s full...
BREAKING: Wiltshire pair plead guilty in Emiliano Sala mortuary footage case
A WILTSHIRE pair have admitted illegally accessing CCTV of football ace Emiliano Sala’s post mortem. Christopher Ashford, 62, of Page Close, Calne, and Sherry Bray, 48, of Charles Street, Corsham, pleaded guilty at Swindon Crown Court to illegally ...
Sala mortuary photographs added to family’s heartache
TWO members of staff at a CCTV firm who shared mortuary footage showing the body of footballer Emiliano Sala added to his family’s heartache, say police. Det Insp Gemma Vinton, Wiltshire’s Digital Investigations and Intelligence Unit said: “This is ...
Skate park supplier will be revealed soon
A DECISION on the preferred supplier to build a new skate park for children in Bradford on Avon is likely to be announced soon. Council leader Dom Newton said they plan to contact a company to notify them the contract is theirs. The council had invited ...
Digging ditches in bid to stop farm-targeting burglars
FARMERS are digging ditches around their land and storing pricey GPS kit in secure vaults in a bid to stop the thieves targeting rural businesses. Rural crimes, such as burglaries of farms and thefts of vehicles, is estimated to have cost Wiltshire more t...
‘DISTURBING’: Figures show 59 children aged four to eight were preyed on by Wiltshire paedophiles last year
ALMOST 60 children under-nine were reported to police as sexual abuse victims last year, figures show. Of 59 victims logged by Wiltshire Police, 17 were just four-years-old. Children’s charity the NSPCC, which obtained the figures, described the numbers...
Pirates ahoy as youngsters mutiny on board the MV Barbara McLellan
PIRATES led a mutiny aboard a canal boat on Saturday and made the skipper walk the plank. But it was all in good fun – and the hour-long trip was enjoyed by parents as well as the children. The trip on the MV Barbara McLellan was organised by the Ke...
Green bin cost labelled a ‘stealth tax’
CHARGES for a green waste bin have increase by 25 per cent since being introduced four years ago. In 2015 it cost £40 a year to have a bin collected once a fortnight but it now costs £50 a year for the 160l bin. They are collected fortnightly for grass ...
Abicare’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
On a hot Friday in July the sun was shining on Dorothy House Hospice in Bradford-on-Avon, who extended their hospitality in allowing Abi live-in (part of Abicare) to host their Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. With a vast array of teas, coffees and delicious cak...
Cadets open sensory garden
RESIDENTS, staff, councillors and police officers gathered at Wiltshire Heights Care Home in Bradford on Avon as the Cadet’s Corner was officially opened. On July 9, the area which was transformed from a small piece of scrubland into a sensory garde...
Climate change emergency steering group wants your help to avert global crisis
COUNCILLORS in Bradford on Avon have launched their Climate Change Emergency Steering Group. They held a meeting at St Margaret’s Hall in Bradford on Avon on Thursday evening August 1 chaired by Cllr Alex Kay, last year’s mayor. She encouraged...
Could a one way system solve Bradford on Avon’s traffic problems?
A ONE way system took one step closer to being agreed after 140 people came out to speak both for and against diverting traffic around Bradford on Avon. Air quality, public safety and traffic flow were high on people’s concerns as the possibility of sto...
Family driven to wits end over noisy gutter
DESPITE the summer weather, a family have been forced to keep their doors and windows shut at night after the click clack of a broken gully has driven them to their wits end. Nicola Trumper and her family live in Staverton and for the last few weeks have ...
Increasing biodiversity across Bradford on Avon
“IT IS THAT RANGE OF BIODIVERSITY THAT WE MUST CARE FOR – THE WHOLE THING – RATHER THAN JUST ONE OR TWO STARS.” DAVID ATTENBOROUGH As the Town Council takes on more green spaces (see our recent Asset Transfer article) it will give us an opp...
£3,400 raised after Calne groups combine to run event
The Mayor Robert Merrick hosted an amazing quiz night and supper with Calne Rotary Club, Calne Lions and Marden Belles WI to celebrate raising over £3,400 for Dorothy House and raise even more money. Kate Tompkins with Fran Godwin organised the annual Ca...
Bradford on Avon Men’s Shed has found a venue
A CALL has gone out to men and women in Bradford on Avon to “get involved” in the town’s new Men’s Shed. Cllr Jennie Parker said they have now found premises for the Men’s Shed but it will require a lot of work to get the ven...
Dog owners under fire for allowing their pets to run free on Victory Field in Bradford on Avon and fouling pavements on Frome Road
A RESIDENT has complained about dog owners letting their pets run free one of Bradford on Avon’s main recreational play areas. Sandra Box says the town council should take enforcement action again owners who allow their dogs to run off the lead on Victo...
Driver escapes unhurt after crashing into pub
AN elderly driver was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath for a check-up after his vehicle crashed into the Dandelion pub in the centre of Bradford on Avon. The accident happened at 11.05am and fire crews from Bradford on Avon, Bath and Trowbridg...
1644 Royalist occupation of Great Chalfield Manor House re-enacted by English Civil War Society members
ONE of West Wiltshire’s ancient manor houses will ring out to the sound of canon fire and musket shot next weekend. Great Chalfield Manor House will play host to the Marquess of Winchester’s Regiment of the English Civil War Society. They will...
50 Years of Town Twinning celebrated
The Bradford on Avon German Twinning Association has recently celebrated 50 years of twinning between Bradford on Avon and Norden. A number of members of the Norden Twinning group were hosted by Bradford on Avon residents, including five of the origin...
Funds raised for two charities
DONATIONS were made to two charities to mark Bradford on Avon Women’s 100 centenary year of events and fundraising. Cheques were presented to Splitz, a chairty which works with delivering support services to adults and young people experiencing the ...
German visitors visit the county
CELEBRATIONS were held last week when a group from Norden in Germany paid a visit to Bradford on Avon to mark 50 years of the two towns being twinned. The Germans were welcomed by the town’s twinning association along with Bradford on Avon town council ...
Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Council end IT partnership amid cyber threat fears
WILTSHIRE Police will stop sharing IT services with the county council after coming under pressure to improve cyber security by using more specialist national systems. The plan to sever the links between the two systems, dubbed ‘conscious uncoupling’,...
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service distributes new blue and gold kit to firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS have been given new uniforms to fit all shapes and sizes, replacing old and bulky protective gear. Shoes range in sizes and jackets have been tailored to give firefighters a better fit. Around 1,000 uniforms will be given out to active firefi...
Wiltshire pet owners warned by police: We will smash your car window to rescue your dog’
OFFICERS were prepared to smash car windows to rescue perspiring dogs, a Wiltshire police inspector warned. It came as Swindon baked in 31C heat – with the hot temperatures expected to continue today. Insp Liz Coles said: “There are numerous reasons w...
Officers attended two car collision
POLICE were called to a car accident in Newtown, Trowbridge this afternoon. It involved a red Seat and a black Nissan. One person suffered a minor injury to their hand. The road was clear by 3.30pm. This is Wiltshire
Man denies part in shop burglary
A MAN who is accused of taking part in a robbery of a village store is to face trial by judge and jury. Ryan Jones pleaded not guilty to being involved in the raid on the Central Store in Winsley on Friday May 24. The 28-year-old also denied a charge of b...
Calls for inquiry into Ted Heath claims
MINISTERS should step-in and fund a national inquiry to look into remaining sexual assault allegations against former prime minister and Wiltshire resident Sir Edward Heath, the county’s police commissioner has said. Angus Macpherson, police and crime c...
Pupils remember the holocaust
THE Religious Education department at St Laurence School held a Holocaust Commemoration service for year nine students this month. The service included readings and a poignant account from guest speaker Iris Segall, of her experiences growing up with pare...
Town raises funds for armed forces
REPRESENTATIVES from two services charities attended a ceremony in Bradford on Avon where cheques were presented from the town’s Countdown to Peace project. Last Thursday, cheques for hundreds of pounds were handed over to SSAFA and the Royal Britis...
Knife crime up for sixth year in a row in county
KNIFE crime is up for the sixth year in a row, new figures show. In the year to March 2019, more than 285 crimes committed in the county involved knives – up four per cent on the previous year. They included two sexual assaults, two attempted murders, 1...
Tesco raises prices on more than 1,000 products
TESCO has increased prices on more than 1,000 products in the past two weeks, including staples such as bananas, cheese, pasta and jam, new internal documents seen by PA show. The supermarket, which has said cutting prices to compete with discounters Aldi...
Why these villagers have a faster future ahead
VILLAGERS in the most rural homes and businesses in Avoncliff are looking forward to the arrival of high-speed broadband. David Pippett from the village helped to create a partnership between between Openreach and the area, providing 43 people, including ...
Shouting from car
A WOMAN was issued with a public offence order after suddenly stopping at a roundabout in Bradford on Avon before reversing towards cyclists and shouting abuse. On Saturday evening, the driver stopped on the roundabout in Down Avon, Bradford on Avon befor...
No more baby Gemmas and Craigs? The names which could become extinct
IT’S hard to imagine opening a tabloid newspaper or women’s magazine and not seeing reality star Gemma Collins’ face. But in years to come, there might not be any new ‘Gemmas’ to replace her hitting the headlines. Gemma and C...
MP is on school radio
AN interview with MP Michelle Donelan was broadcast on Westwood with Iford Primary School radio station last Friday. Miss Donelan was able to discuss how having their own radio station has given the pupils a new-found voice. She said: “I was certainly ...
World’s largest bag
A JUTE Bag the size of nine double-decker buses has broken the Guinness World Record after it was hoisted to the sky at Fitzmaurice school in Bradford-on-Avon. Pupils helped local business, Cotton Bag Co, to beat the record for the world’s largest jute ...
SWINDON COURT: Marco Pierre White Jnr admits drugs charges and dodging £30 taxi fare
THE SON of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White plans to check into rehab after his latest class A drugs conviction, a court heard. Marco Pierre White Jnr, who is expected to spend 12 weeks in the recovery programme, this morning admitted possession of class...
Try your hand at fire fighting
A HAVE a go event is being held at Bradford on Avon fire station on Monday (15 July) for potential new on-call firefighters. Anyone interested in becoming a firefighter can go along to the fire station – off Station Approach – between 7pm and 9pm. Dor...
MP helps at school fete
WINSLEY School in Bradford on Avon held their annual Winsley Whoop fete at the weekend. On Saturday pupils, parents and teachers had worked to collect lots of bottles for the bottle stand, prizes for the raffle and a well stocked cake stall. Michelle Done...
Town celebrates 1969 twinning
A GROUP of people from Norden in Germany are paying a visit to Bradford on Avon to celebrate the towns being twinned for the past 50 years. The Germans were welcomed by the town’s twinning association along with Bradford on Avon town council yesterd...
James Dyson buys Singapore’s most expensive apartment as he prepares to move HQ
BILLIONAIRE Sir James Dyson bought a £44m super-penthouse in Singapore as he prepares to move his company HQ from Wiltshire. The three-storey five-bedroom Wallich residence in downtown Tanjong Pagar Centre is the country’s most expensive apartment ...
Michael Sleggs: This Country star ‘Sluggs’ dies at the age of 33
Michael Sleggs, who starred as Slugs in BBC comedy The Country, has died. The 33-year-old actor is believed to have been undergoing palliative care for heart failure. His death was confirmed in a BBC Radio Gloucestershire tweet, which read: “Actor ...
Pair appear in Swindon court charged with illegally watching Emiliano Sala post-mortem
A PAIR accused of leaking mortuary pictures of Premier League ace Emiliano Sala have appeared before magistrates. Christopher Ashford, 62, of Page Close, Calne, and Sherry Bray, 48, of Charles Street, Corsham, are accused of illegally accessing CCTV at Bo...
Members of the Woolley Wheelers completed a 26-mile cycle ride on Sunday to raise funds for Dorothy House Hospice
MORE than 40 cyclists belong to the Woolley Wheelers have raised around £1,000 for the Dorothy House Hospice at Winsley. They gathered outside The George public house in Woolley Green on Sunday (July 7) for a 26-mile ride out. Alison Ward-Baptiste, from ...
Class mates meet 50 years on
A GROUP of former Fitzmaurice Grammar School pupils met in Bradford on Avon last Friday afternoon to reunite with friends from 50 years ago and reminisce over their old school days. The class of 1969 met at the Mount Pleasant social club and chatted over ...
How one town has been raising awareness of endangered birds
EVENTS were held over the weekend to raise awareness of the danger that swift birds face as they are now considered to be under threat. For the people of Bradford on Avon, Swifts tweeting round the rooftops of the town on their return from Africa marks th...
Rotary has new president
Bradford on Avon Rotary Club recently held their handover evening to welcome new president David Gray. In his acceptance speech Mr Gray spoke of looking forward to his year, to give help where we can, both home and abroad. His chosen charity for the year ...
Countdown to Peace cheques presented to charities
In November 2018, Cllr Simon Mc Neill-Ritchie ran a series of events under the banner ‘Countdown to Peace’ to commemorate the end of the First World War. The project saw the community of Bradford on Avon come together to create a whole programme of in...
Village fete promises fun for all the family
RESIDENTS of Westwood will be hoping the current fine weather will stay for the village’s Church Fete next weekend. The annual event is taking place on Saturday, July 13 from 2pm-4.30pm in the grounds of Westwood Manor next to St Mary’s Church...
Protesting to save bats and wildlife
MEMBERS of Extinction Rebellion gathered outside housing developers in Bradford on Avon to protest for trees and hedges to be replaced after the habitat of bats was destroyed. After the hedge row on Holt Road were cut down by Bellway Homes for the new Tit...
The World’s Largest Jute Bag launched in BoA!
On Wednesday 3rd July, the Mayor Simon McNeill-Ritchie and Cllr Emma Franklin went along to Fitzmaurice Primary School to help adjudicate and celebrate the Guinness World Record attempt at the World’s Largest Jute Bag! The bag was officially me...
Boat trip breaks records
DAD from Bradford on Avon has broken the world record for the fastest ever trip around UK mainland in an open sailing dinghy. Will Hodshon, 42, and his friend Richard Mitchell, 44, from Scotland completed the trip in just 15 days of raising awareness o...
FOOD REVIEW: Home-cooked food at its best at the Dog & Fox
IT’S a long time since I’ve been to the Dog & Fox at Bradford on Avon so, after a long day at work, my wife Feona and I decided not to bother staying in to eat but to venture out and let someone else do the cooking. For anyone who has neve...
Video: Fire breaks out in the kitchen of Prezzo in Trowbridge
FIRE broke out this morning in the kitchen on Prezzo in Trowbridge. The blaze started in a deep fat fryer at the Italian restaurant and crews from Trowbridge, Bradford on Avon and Westbury attended. Customers were immediately evacuated. Firefighter Sam Al...
Tess of the d’Ubervilles could be another award-winner for The Bradfordians
FOLLOWING their highly successful and award-winning production of Michelle Magorian’s Goodnight Mister Tom last year, The Bradfordians Dramatic Society may well have another hit on their hands. This time, it’s one of Thomas Hardy’s most popular but ...
The St Laurence School Science Block fund
In November 2018 St Laurence School launched an appeal to raise funds for their new science block. The building itself is being funded from capital funding made available as a result of ‘section 106’ funds levied from the building developments in ...
Robinson’s Fruit Shoots from Tesco, Costco and McDonald’s recalled over safety fears
ROBINSON’S Fruit Shoots sold at Tesco, Costco and McDonald’s are being urgently recalled after safety fears. The Food Standards Agency has issued the recall on behalf of Britvic PLC for Fruit Shoot Apple and Blackcurrant bottles sold as multip...
A parents’ guide to modern teenage slang
Most parents don’t understand a lot of today’s teen-speak, so a language expert decodes some of the more popular and perplexing teenage slang. If you have teenage children, chances are they litter their speech with ever-evolving words and phra...
Marking 100 years since Red Cross served village
PEOPLE in Avoncliff have commemorated the 100 year anniversary since the Red Cross left the Workhouse in Avoncliff after operating as an auxiliary hospital for over a thousand convalescing soldiers from 1917-1919. On Armed Forces Day , the current village...
Fears that bungalows are being sold off
ELDERLY people who are looking to move from rented homes which are too large for them to cope with into bungalows are being left disappointed because a housing association is selling them on the open market, says one tenant. Lesley MacPhie who lives in Lo...
Hotel to display local art
A chance for local artists to display their work for sale is being offered by a Bradford on Avon hotel. The Swan Hotel formally launched its new Gallery Room with a private viewing of work by international artist Melissa Wishart. Her exhibition of more th...
Bradford on Avon climate campaigners met Michelle Donelan MP at Westminster as part of a larger protest
CLIMATE change campaigners from Bradford on Avon travelled to Parliament on Wednesday June 26 to meet their local MP Michelle Donelan. They called for her to back efforts to halt climate change and pass ambitious new laws benefiting people and wildlife. T...
Town Council and Wiltshire Council liaise on process of devolution
Over the coming weeks, Bradford on Avon Town Council is pleased to be working in partnership with Wiltshire Council with the ambition of agreeing on devolution of assets and services within the parish boundary. The process will bring various assets...
Celebrations at care home for 100th birthday
IT was celebrations all round at Wiltshire Heights care home in Bradford on Avon on Wednesday as one of their residents turned 100. Elsie Mead was visited by friends and family some of whom had travelled from as far as America to join her on her special d...
Obituary: Kelvin Thomas
A MUSCIAL legend who lead the Bradford on Avon Choral Society to success has died aged 99. Kelvin Thomas MBE who lived in Bathampton died in his sleep at Bath RUH on June 14. His good friends and colleagues at the choral society have now paid tribute to t...
Boat ride to mark past 100 years
A BOAT trip to Bradford on Avon on the Kennet and Avon canal will mark the centenary celebrations of the Red Cross leaving the old workhouse in Avoncliff, after running it as an auxiliary hospital for over 1,000 soldiers from 1917-1919. On Saturday villag...
Honorary Treasurer wanted for Wiltshire based Opera Organisation
Iford Arts is an established music charity focussed which produces a small annual opera festival recognised internationally for the quality and immediacy of its productions. The charity also runs a training and development programme for young singers and ...
Pair of artists collaborate in new exhibition
Old friends will bring the West Barn in Bradford on Avon to life in dynamic mix of two artists’ abstract and landscape work coming together. A collaboration showcasing new work by artist friends Sebastian Ward Turner and Louise Burdett will bring th...
Rowing club holds its own regatta
VISITORS to Barton Farm Country Park in Bradford on Avon have recently noticed a lot of activity on the river by the rowing club. At the end of May the club held a regatta which was the culmination of its Spring Learn to Row course. A spokesman for the Br...
Fruity fun at strawberry fair
THOUSANDS of pounds were raised for Fitzmaurice Primary School when it held its annual Strawberry Fair over the weekend. Organised by the school’s PTA, the event on Saturday raised over £6000 for the school which will be spent on equipment and reso...
Getting involved with town’s radio
Members of the public tried their hand at radio presenting at the weekend as an open day was held at the West Wilts Radio station in Bradford on Avon. Directors David Garwood and Simon McNeill-Ritchie are in the process of setting up a community radio sta...
Police sent letter asking them to scene of Bradford on Avon man’s suicide
A RETIRED company director and emergency Blood Bike rider meticulously planned his own death, an inquest heard, because he could not face life after his marriage broke down. Bruce Isambard Howard, 59, took his own life at his Bradford on Avon home between...
Plants stolen from village’s parish rooms
VOLUNTEERS have been left disheartened after £90 worth of lavender plants have been stolen from Westwood Parish Rooms. The rooms underwent a refurbishment project in June 2017 where trustees worked to make it a more enjoyable place for the Westwood commu...
Old phone box is transformed
THREE boys from Bradford on Avon have taken part in the Phoney Box Project ad decorated one of the towns telephone boxes with a model of the solar system. Jamie, Peter and William created the model for the phone box near St Laurence School to achieve thei...
Solstice reveller, 44, arrested for URINATING at Stonehenge celebrations last night
A SOLSTICE-goer was arrested on an indecent exposure charge last night, after allegedly urinating in view of children. The 44-year-old Salisbury man was said to have answered the call of nature at the Stonehenge summer solstice celebrations. Wiltshire P...
Appeal for practical shed help
A CALL has gone out for people practical people who are good with their hands and enjoy DIY to help create a men’s shed in Bradford on Avon. Supported by Bradford on Avon Dementia Action Alliance an event will take place on Friday, June 28, at the C...
High-tech firm to build new centre
FAST-growing Anthony Best Dynamics has submitted plans to demolish the old Countrywide Farmers retail store in Melksham to develop a new manufacturing centre. The high-tech company plans to knock down the former retail store, which closed in May last year...
Friends found boater’s body in canal near Bradford on Avon
A DRUNKEN canal boater drowned after hitting his head and falling into the Kennet & Avon near Winsley Hill at Limpley Stoke, an inquest was told. Stephen Charles Heffernan, 48, had two lacerations behind his right ear and the base of his head consiste...
FOOD REVIEW: Vino Vino, Bath
BACK when we had the false dawn that summer had arrived and there were signs that last year’s flaming June might be repeated I sat outside in the sun in a pleasant corner of Bath away from too much hustle and bustle. Of course being a Saturday it was im...
Bathstore jobs at risk as retail woe continues
MORE jobs woe could be on the way for Swindon after reports emerged that Bathstore is on the verge of collapse. The UK’s biggest bathroom specialist, which has branches on Hobley Drive in Stratton and another in Chippenham, employs around 700 people a...
‘Pollen bomb’ warning for asthma and hay fever sufferers
ASTHMA and hay fever sufferers are being warned it could be a miserable weekend as pollen levels are set to rise to ‘very high’ across the south-west. The Met Office is predicting the pollen count will rise from ‘high’ in Swindon a...
Ditch the car for Clean Air Day
PEOPLE in Bradford on Avon are being encouraged to walk as the town celebrates Clean Air Day. Organised by Cllr Sarah Gibson, signs have been put up in different places around the town showing how long it would take to walk to popular locations in the hop...
Freeview TV signal changes in store (and why you might need to retune your TV)
FREEVIEW users in Swindon may need to retune their TV equipment on June 19 in order to stay up to date with their favourite programmes. An update is being made to the Mendip transmitter, which serves the west of Swindon, together with much of Wiltshire, B...
Winter Olympians support Snowdonia challenge
A TEAM of Wiltshire Air Ambulance supporters had the support of two Olympians when they completed a fundraising challenge in Snowdonia National Park. The 13-strong group – which included the charity’s ambassador Shelley Rudman and her husband Kristan ...
Setting sail on the trip of a lifetime
LIFELONG friends and keen adventurers will be taking on the challenge of sailing around the whole of Great Britain in a 60-year-old wooden dinghy to raise money for charity. Will Hodshon from Westwood, near Bradford on Avon, and Richard Mitchell from Fort...
Nicole gets a new trike from children’s charity
A SCHOOLGIRL from Bradford on Avon living with cerebral palsy can continue to enjoy her love for cycling after receiving funding for a specialist bike from a children’s’ charity. Nicole Chorley, 13, who was born at 29 weeks weighing 2lb 2oz and still ...
