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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Focus on air pollution
ANOTHER Clean Air Day to focus attention on pollution from vehicle exhaust fumes and its impact on health is to be held in Bradford on Avon on Thursday, June 20. It has been organised by Cllr Sarah Gibson, the Wiltshire councillor for Bradford on Avon Sou...
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 ...
Notice of temp closure of B3105 Woolley Park (Part)
Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Closure of: B3105 Woolley Park (Part), Bradford on Avon (Ref: TTRO 6048) – between hours of 08:00 and 16:00 from 29th July 2019 until 09 August 2019. Notice is hereby given that the Wiltsh...
What would you change about local health and care services?
Younger people in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire are being given an opportunity to help shape how health and care services are provided in the future. Over the next seven weeks, NHS and Local Authority organisations will invite all lo...
The moment hero police officer smashes car window to rescue dog from a baking hot car
A POLICE officer used his baton to smash through a car window to rescue a dog trapped in a baking hot vehicle. Wiltshire Police released video of the rescue in a warning to drivers against leaving animals in cars on hot days. PC Martyn Powell said he had ...
‘Pure evil’ paedophile football coach jailed for 24 years
PAEDOPHILE ex-football coach Bob Higgins has been jailed for 24 years and three months for sexually abusing schoolboy players over a 25-year period. The 66-year-old, who ran the youth training programmes at Southampton and Peterborough United football clu...
Chefs cook up a storm at the farm
Top chefs from across the UK gathered at a farm near Westbury. They visited Stokes Marsh Farm in Coulston at a Chefs’ Forum, hosted by Walter Rose & Son butchers. Farmer Tim Johnson welcomed the 100 guests to his farm. And Chefs’ Forum founder...
Couple banned from keeping animals for life after RSPCA discovers emaciated and suffering dogs at their home
A couple left their dogs emaciated and sick have been banned from keeping animals for life. Simon Sherman, 46, and Sarah Jane Sherman, 47, were sentenced to the life-long disqualifications when they appeared before Swindon Magistrates’ Court today. RSPC...
Town becomes a plastic free community
BRADFORD on Avon has been awarded Plastic-Free Community Status by marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage in recognition of the work it has done to start reducing the impact of single-use plastic on the environment. In order to qualify for rec...
Wanted man charged in connection with robbery
A MAN has been charged in connection with a robbery at a shop in Winsley. Ryan Jones, 28, of no fixed address, has been charged with robbery. Police issued an appeal to find him earlier in the week. He was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Swind...
Police wage bill rises after demise of Tri-Force
WILTSHIRE Police is paying more on officer wages as it climbs down from the seven-year Tri-Force partnership with Avon and Somerset and Gloucester. Firearms, dog units and roads policing had all been part of the Tri-Force programme, with teams from across...
Thousands raised at charity music festival
MORE than 400 people attended a mini music festival in Bradford on Avon at the weekend which was held in aid of the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group. The musical event, held over two evenings at the Boathouse pub and restaurant raised £2,600 for the charit...
HELD: Boy charged with murdering Calne girl Ellie Gould remanded in custody
A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of a schoolgirl. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday morning. He is charged with the murder of Year 12 pupil Ellie Gould in Calne. El...
Liberal Democrats win Bradford on Avon local by-election
THE Liberal Democrats have won the local by-election in Bradford on Avon with a majority of 324. Their candidate Sarah Gibson gained the vacant town council south ward seat with 725 votes. Pam Hyde, the Conservative Party candidate was second with 401 vot...
CALNE ‘MURDER’: Boy expected before Bristol Crown Court charged with killing Ellie Gould
A BOY accused of murdering schoolgirl Ellie Gould will appear in court this morning. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of killing the Hardenhuish School pupil at a home in Calne on May 4. READ MORE: Family of murdered tee...
Capture essence of Wiltshire life and be in frame for prize
KEEN amateur photographers in Swindon are being given an extra incentive to get out and about with their cameras this summer. Our popular annual Photo Competition, staged by the Adver’s parent company Newsquest in conjunction with Visit Wiltshire, o...
M4 services closed due to diesel spillage
Leigh Delamere Services on eastbound M4 have been shut due to a diesel spillage. The services are located between Junction 18 and Junction 17. Motorists have been advised to use the next available services – Membury services – located between Juncti...
Get your walking boots on and help children’s hospice
COMPANIES are being challenged to take on a new walking marathon that shows off the best of Wiltshire to raise money for Julia’s House. The Great Wiltshire Walk on July 20 will take in 26 miles of some of the county’s most breathtaking countryside and...
Man is found rummaging through house
A MAN who was found searching through cupboards after apparently breaking into a house will appear before court in July. Officers were called to a house in Church Street, Bradford on Avon on Sunday (June 1). Damien Kelly, 37, of no fixed address but from ...
All-female lineup ready for poll
THE four candidates for the vacant South Ward seat on Bradford on Avon Town Council gathered on Friday (May 31) for tea before the election on Thursday (June 6). Paige Balas (IDEAL Bradford on Avon), Fee Baker (Independent), Pam Hyde (Conservative) and Sa...
Food and drink festival brings in the crowds
CROWDS of over 3,500 people attended the first ever Bradford on Avon Food and Drink Festival on Saturday. Victory Field was packed with over 100 food and drink producers with everything from artisan cheese, and chocolate to locally brewed beer and street-...
What is the story with Bradford on Avon Golf course
Last weekend I saw that the 9 hole Golf course by the river in BoA was closed. The gate was locked and “Course Closed” painted on the road at the entrance. Does anyone know if this is permanent or not? Is the planning for housing at the site...
Raising awareness for dementia action week
BRADFORD on Avon’s Dementia Action Alliance held it’s party in the park on Saturday (May 25) as part of Dementia Action week. Local business and organisations manned stalls and there was Zumba demonstrations, Punch and Judy shows, music and dancing as...
Offensive graffiti in town’s woodlands
GRAFFITI and vandalism in the Trowbridge multi-storey car park has been cleaned up by Wiltshire Council’s cleaning team who say they will visit daily to keep it up to standard. The car park in St Stephen’s Place which is in the process of being sold b...
Daylight robbery at small village shop
STAFF were left shaken after they were threatened by two men who stole a wad of cash and tobacco from a small village shop in Winsley. Police officers received reports of the robbery at the Central convince store in Tyning Road at 6.10pm last Friday (May ...
BoA Pancake Race 2019 winner Steve Vick International shows us around
Back in February, the annual BoA Pancake Race took place, and this time we not only offered the coveted Frying Pan Trophy to the winner, but also the chance to have a feature written about their local business or organisation. Filmed by BBC Points West an...
NEW TRIBUTE: Family of murdered teenager Ellie Gould pay tribute to daughter
THE grieving family of murdered teenager Ellie Gould released a tribute to their daughter today. A family spokesperson said: “From a young age, Ellie had a huge love for animals. Every Spring we would visit Lackham during the lambing season, and during ...
Wiltshire Mighty Girls launches exhibition
AN exhibition to showcase the work of 13 young women who attended a Wiltshire Mighty Girls workshop has opened at Bradford on Avon Library. The month-long Wiltshire Mighty Girls Art and Photography Exhibition runs from May 16 to 31 during library opening ...
The hunt is on for scarecrows
A RECORD number of families got their clipboard and pens out as they took part in the annual Westwood scarecrow trail over the bank holiday weekend. This year the theme of the trail was numbers and proved to be great fun for hundreds of villagers. The tra...
Arrest made after Winsley robbery
Officers investigating a robbery in Winsley have made an arrest in connection with the incident. Two men entered the Central store in Tyning Road at around 6.10pm on Friday and threatened a member of staff behind the till. They then fled the shop with cas...
Raiders strike at village shop
POLICE are hunting two men who threatened staff in a village shop on Friday. A spokesman said: “We are appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a shop in Winsley. “Two men entered the Co-op in Tyning Road at around 6.10pm and threatened a me...
Fears radio station will be too political
FEARS have been raised that a new community radio station in Bradford on Avon is a topic of fierce could be used for political gain. Town councillors Simon McNeill-Ritchie and David Garwood spoke for the radio station to the town council in April, and col...
Tributes paid to top goal scorer
A FOOTBALL legend from Bradford on Avon who was once Arsenal’s top goalscorer has died at the age of 80. Alan Skirton who was born in Bath had a long and successful football career where he also played for Bath City, Blackpool, Bristol City, Durban City...
Snake porn and vile animal abuse images shared in 44-strong WhatsApp group (but only one man ended up in court)
A judge has questioned whether it was in the public interest to prosecute a rugby coach who was found with extreme pornography on his phone. Mark Glew had 10 movies and two images of ‘consenting adults’ engaging in sex acts with animals, including a s...
Marking the end of spring at the Green Man Festival
HUNDREDS of dancers filled the streets of Bradford on Avon over the weekend as the town hosted its second Green Man festival to mark the end of spring and the coming of summer. The event which raises money for Dorothy House saw groups of dancers performin...
Climate Emergency Bunting Project for South West In Bloom
For the past 2 years, we have entered our beautiful town into the South West in Bloom competition, and have been so impressed by the wonderful work put in by hard working volunteers across Bradford on Avon. We will continue supporting and helping to dev...
Villagers rescue stricken rider
VILLAGERS in Westwood showed true community spirit when they rallied round to help an injured rider who fell off her horse on the bridlepath between Westwood and Iford. Around 20 people went to find and help the rider, bringing quilts to keep her warm bef...
Author shares inspiration behind latest book
STAFF and students at St Laurence School in Bradford on Avon were treated to a visit and talk from author Geraldine McCaughrean. Her book, The Middle of Nowhere, was chosen for St Laurence reads this year, a dedicated tutorial session in which students in...
CALL FOR ENTRIES: ANNUAL FLOWER & PRODUCE SHOW 2019
It’s that time of year again, when local gardeners, crafters and cooks start planning for the Annual Flower & Produce Show, now in its 10th year! This year, there are more classes to enter than ever – a whopping 100 in all. All the favourites are...
New mayors elected into town council office
A NEW mayor and deputy were elected by Bradford on Avon town council in a meeting on Tuesday night. Councillor Simon McNeill-Ritchie was nominated for mayor by leader of the town council cllr Dom Newton and was voted into the position by the majority of t...
Pupils report on school’s May fair event
PUPILS at Christ Church Primary School in Bradford on Avon have been trying their hand at journalism as they report on their school’s annual May Fair. Year Five pupils Mollie, Archie and Beth have their report published below. “On the May Day bank hol...
Today’s the day"! 25th Wiltshire Business Awards to crown 10 star winners tonight
INSPIRING examples of business from across Wiltshire will get the recognition they deserve tonight. The winners of the 25th Wiltshire Business Awards will be rewarded at a glittering ceremony at Centerparcs Longleat. Judges for the awards, which have be...
Join the Westwood scarecrow trail
The annual Westwood scarecrow trail will be taking place from May 25-June 2 and this year’s theme is one with a difference. Numbers is the focus of the scarecrows for this year’s event. A spokeswoman said: “Think of a film, book, character, song etc...
‘Plastic-Free Community Status’ awarded to Bradford on Avon
We are really pleased to announce that the community of Bradford on Avon has been awarded ‘Plastic-Free Community Status‘ by marine conservation charity, ‘Surfers Against Sewage‘ (SAS), in recognition of the work it has done to start reducing the...
Boy, 17, held on stabbing murder charge after appearance at Salisbury court
A CALNE boy has appeared in court charged with murdering Calne schoolgirl Ellie Gould. Dressed in a grey tracksuit top the 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. He was represented by Swin...
Notice of temporary road closure: Coppice Hill/Silver Street 13th May 2019
Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Urgent Closure of: Coppice Hill and Silver Street (Part), Bradford on Avon WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that on 13th May 2019, the following length of road shall be closed ...
Boy, 17, arrested on suspicion of murder after death of Calne girl
DETECTIVES have launched a murder probe after a teen girl died in Wiltshire. Police said a 17-year-old boy had been arrested in Chippenham on suspicion of murder. It follows the discovery of a girl, believed to be under-18, in a house on Springfield Driv...
Broadcasting radio show from local care home
SOME unusual visitors were welcomed to Wiltshire Heights care home in Bradford on Avon last week as BBC radio Wiltshire joined the team as part of the station’s 30th birthday celebrations. Wiltshire Heights Client Services Manager, Libby Miles invited t...
‘SURPRISING’: Figures put Wiltshire Police as one of worst in country for assaults on officers
WILTSHIRE Police has the highest officer assault rate in the country, figures reveal. The county’s police federation chief called the numbers surprising, warning that the force’s safety training for officers was “not what it once was”. And he urge...
How to get FREE Lego at Smyths Toys this weekend
Smyths Toys is giving away free Lego at its superstores across the UK. The giveaway is taking place this Saturday, May 4, from 9am, as part of the Imagination Station 2 Future Masters event. Lego fans may have to get there early, as the free toys will be ...
Arrests in Wiltshire after Emiliano Sala mortuary pictures leaked
A WILTSHIRE pair have been arrested after a mortuary image of dead football ace Emiliano Sala was shared online. Police are investigating how the photograph, purporting to have been taken following a post-mortem of the 28-year-old player at a Dorset mortu...
Antisocial behaviour discussed at MP’s crime forum
POLICE heard people’s anger and fears about public drunkenness in Westbury Gardens at a crime forum hosted by MP Michelle Donelan in Bradford on Avon. Around 50 members of the public were at the meeting to share general concerns about crime in the town,...
Easter event brings crowds of hundreds
HOMEMADE Easter bonnets of all shapes, sizes and creations were paraded in Westbury Gardens at the annual Lions Club’s Easter bonnet competition and egg hunt Children of all ages competed in the Easter bonnet competition, which was judged by Bradford on...
Lions club launch young people’s award
THE Bradford on Avon Lions club are celebrating the success of young people in the town with their new outstanding achievement award. The awards are open to those aged 15-18 and nominees must demonstrate that they have made an outstanding contribution in ...
Duck race goes down swimmingly
HUNDREDS of yellow plastic ducks flooded down the river in Bradford on Avon in the town’s annual Easter duck race. Crowds gathered in their hundreds to watch the race and many families also took part in the Lions Club’s Easter egg hunt and bonnet comp...
Popular boater drowned after a night out
A POPULAR canal boater died after falling into the Bradford on Avon Marina following a night out at the nearby pub. Rodney James Parr, 57, had spent the last night of his life drinking with friends in The Boathouse pub on the Trowbridge Road at Bradford o...
MP speaks about local elections and Brexit
CHIPPENHAM is be a target seat for the Liberal Democrats in the next General Elections according to leading MP Jo Swinson, when she visited Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge. Voters in both town met her and the consituency’s LibDem candidate Helen Belcher...
Police news in short from Bradford on Avon
House broken into ITEMS from an upstairs room were stolen when a house in Woolley Terrance, Bradford on Avon was broken into during the afternoon on April 16. Purse is stolen A PURSE and it’s contents was stolen from St Margaret’s Hall, Bradfo...
Trio of Wiltshire runners in the London Marathon set to raise cash for different charities
WITH the London Marathon just a week away (Sunday, April 28), training is heating up for Bradford on Avon resident John Chapman as he gets ready to run in a Poppy Factory T-shirt. The 61-year-old father of three has completed the London Marathon before, b...
Drinking in town is a cause for concern
GROUPS of people who have been seen drinking alcohol in Westbury Gardens in Bradford on Avon are become a concern for the town and the council. Many locals have taken to social media in search for a way of stopping the behaviour which has been described a...
Staff celebrate after outstanding inspection report
Wiltshire Heights care home is celebrating achieving the highest rating by their industry regulator, the Care Quality Commission. During an inspection, which took place in January, the team were praised around their cohesive working practices, dignified a...
Keep helicopter in the sky with new game
A NEW mobile game created for Wiltshire Air Ambulance will help the county’s lifesaving charity attract support in a fun, engaging way. Developers at OJO Solutions, based in Bradford on Avon, have donated £15,000 worth of studio time to build the app w...
Easter Monday bonnets and eggs fun in Victory Field in Bradford on Avon
ON Easter Monday in Victory Field on Pound Lane in Bradford on Avon, there’s a chance to bag an Easter Egg in a hunt for tokens hidden in the park. The town’s Lions Club are behind the family event which also features an Easter Bonnet Competit...
Volunteer to receive royal silver coins
A PENSIONER charity worker from Holt has been nominated to receive The Maundy Money from the Queen at Windsor this Easter. George Kent, 85 boxes up all sorts of goods, second hand and new, to help the island of Dominica and stores the boxes around their o...
Paedophile solicitor and youth group leader jailed for more than eight years
A RESPECTED solicitor who defended paedophiles in court has been jailed for more than eight years for sexual assaults on young girls and boys from a church youth group three decades ago. ‘Evil’ Mike Pulsford sexually assaulted three boys and three you...
Comedian’s stand up tour comes to town
Fresh from appearing on the 2018 series of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Seann Walsh will be coming to Bradford on Avon as he heads back on tour with his new show After This One, I’m Going Home. The tour will be stopp...
UKIP south west MEP hopeful criticised over ‘rape’ tweet
A UKIP candidate was last night condemned for a tweet in which he reportedly told a Labour MP he “wouldn’t even rape her”. Swindon man Carl Benjamin, who is better known as YouTuber Sargon of Akkad, is standing in May’s European Parliament electio...
The Easter egg hunt in on
CHILDREN and their families sported a variety of homemade Easter bonnets for a competition and Easter egg hunt in Bradford on Avon on Tuesday morning. Organised by Bradford on Avon Youth, families charged round the Victory fields despite a spot of rain in...
Elderly go back to school to help youngsters
PUPILS at Fitzmaurice Primary School and residents of Wiltshire Heights care home, both in Bradford on Avon, are helping to bridge the generation gap. They are taking part in an exciting new project which sees the old folks going back to school. Every Tue...
New book sheds light on Budbury
AUTHOR Pam Slocombe has visited Bradford on Avon Library to promote a new book from Bradford on Avon Museum . It tells the unique story of Budbury, the area of Bradford stretching from Newtown and Wine Street to Huntingdon Street and Bearfield. The book h...
Waddle on down to Westbury Garden for a quacking good time!
On Monday 22 April, Easter Monday, Bradford on Avon Town Council will be hosting the annual Bradford on Avon Duck Race and this year looks to be bigger and better… From 11am in beautiful Westbury Garden, we will have music from FB Pocket Orchestraa...
Friends press for peace in Palestine’s Gaza
CHIPPENHAM MP Michelle Donelan has pledged to urge the Foreign Office to consider the recommendations of an independent United Nations report into the deaths of more than 200 people in Gaza. Members of the Bradford on Avon Friends of Palestine staged a Vi...
Tasty tapas in a cosy setting
BIRTHDAY celebrations are always a fun excuse to get friends and family together and Pablo’s Bistro in Bradford on Avon was in a great location for the group to meet. The tapas bar did not disappoint with authentic, tasty dishes that came in generous po...
Community radio to use youth centre
A NEW community radio station in Bradford on Avon has been the topic of debate between councillors after the group was granted free use of the youth and community centre. Town councillors Simon McNeill-Ritchie and David Garwood spoke of community radio st...
Mayor shows support for local special schools
THE Mayor of Bradford on Avon, councillor Alex Kay has shown her support for Larkrise and St Nicholas special schools. Parents from the special educational needs and disabilities families action group attended Bradford on Avon’s full council meeting las...
Science lab donation: a correction
A STORY in last week’s Times on the donation given by town councillors in Bradford on Avon to the St Laurence School Science Laboratory appeal incorrectly stated the amount councillors had voted to give, which should have read £10,000. The school is se...
Man freed despite 18-week sentence
A JUDGE has asked for an explanation as to why a man accused of domestic violence was charged with common assault not actual bodily harm. Judge Jason Taylor QC said the decision meant he was restricted to a maximum sentence of six months rather than five ...
Notice of temporary closure of St Margaret’s Hill 16th April 2019
Notice from Wessex Water Road closure outside 1 St. Margarets Hill, Bradford on Avon BA15 1DP Reference: 35670546001 We’re carrying out essential work on the Water Supply network in your… The post Notice of temporary closure of St Margaret’s Hil...
Motorcyclist injured in collision
POLICE officers were called to a collision between a car and a motorcyclist on the junction between Frome Road and Pound Lane, Bradford on Avon, shortly before 4pm yesterday (Tuesday April 9). It involved a black Yamaha motorcycle and a red Suzuki ...
