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Temporary Closure of Whiteheads Lane, Bradford on Avon
Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Temporary Closure of Whiteheads Lane, Bradford on Avon THE WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that on Thursday 30th June 2016, the following length of road shall be closed to all traffic in the inter...
All Stars Netball Summer Camps
All Stars Netball Club will be running netball camps at St. Laurence School from the 27-29 July, 1-5 August, 8-12 August 10.00am – 3pm for children aged 8-11 years old. £28.50 a day, discounts available for multiday bookings. Local resident and qualifi...
Historic Moulton bicycles staying true to its traditional roots
IN the late 1950s, one man set out to revolutionise the design of the classic bicycle as he had become disillusioned with the status quo. That man was Bradford on Avon’s Dr Alex Moulton CBE. In 1962, Dr Moulton, who invented the revolutionary hydrol...
Advanced Notice – Civil War Re-enactment Weekend
Saturday 30th July and Sunday 31st July 2016 Please be advised that Bradford on Avon Town Council are organising a Civil War Re-enactment weekend with the English Civil War Society on Saturday 30th July and Sunday 31st July 2016. The event will take place...
AskBoA: Looking for Bill and Jill Sherman
Please could Bill or Jill contacted Val at the Town Council offices, long lost friends want to make contact with you. Thank you
Job: Accounts Assistant BJP Finance Chartered Accountants ( £17,000 – £20,000 pro rata up to 20 hours a week, days/time negotiable)
BJP Finance is a Chartered Accountancy firm based in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire who offer accountancy, taxation, business consultancy and director services to individuals, sole traders, partnerships and limited companies. We have a fantastic opportunity ...
Change of plan as Bradford on Avon post office to close for 6-7 weeks
BRADFORD on Avon’s town centre post office will be closed from mid-July to September much to the anger of people across the town. On Wednesday the Bridge Yard Budgens store was taken over by Co-operative, temporarily closing the post office until Wednes...
AskBoA: Volunteers for the Civil War Re-enactment weekend?
Hello As I hope you all are aware the Town Council are putting on the Civil War Re-enactment weekend on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July. Unfortunately we are a little low on volunteers to help support the event. I am therefore putting a shout out for s...
UPDATE: Missing Bradford on Avon man Alan Chappell found safe and well
POLICE have confirmed that a Bradford on Avon man, who went missing on Saturday, has been found safe and well. Alan Chappell, 56, went out with friends in Oxford on Friday night and was last seen by his friends at Didcot Train Station at 9.30am the follo...
Bradford on Avon church event puts the free in freedom festival
SOMETIMES the best things in life are free and that was certainly the case at the Bradford on Avon Community Church’s Freedom Festival in Westbury Gardens on Saturday. From 11am-4pm attendees were treated to free massages, games, a hog roast and tea...
Rat run fears to hit Bradford on Avon businesses
BUSINESSES on the edge of Bradford on Avon are urging customers to keep coming, amid fears some may close altogether, after through traffic was banned from narrow local lanes this week to stop drivers using them as a ‘rat run’. On Tuesday, Woolley Str...
Cotswold Homes makes a sponsorship splash on the Kennet & Avon Canal
A HELPING hand was extended to weary Canal & River Trust volunteers carrying out work along the Kennet & Avon canal when a local housebuilder supplied them with fresh tools. Cotswold Homes, who were putting the finishing touches to sites on its Fr...
AskBoA: Workshop space for small commercial kitchen?
We are a small confectionery and home baking business looking for a space to use as a commercial kitchen. Workshops, units or even an annex would be considered. Phone: 07446030259Â Email: moc.l1544438249iamg@154443824988yev1544438249racei1544438249bbed1544438249 Thanks Debbie
Hundreds gather for Bradford on Avon’s mayor’s tea party
CAKE glorious cake was on offer in abundance at Bradford on Avon’s St Margaret’s Hall on Sunday to toast the Queen’s 90th birthday at the Mayor’s tea party. The jam-packed venue had live music, free tea and cake, flags, bunting and a lorry-load of...
Melanie Hall’s family offer £50,000 reward for information
MELANIE Hall’s parents are offering £50,000 of their own money for information leading to the conviction of the person or people responsible for their daughter’s murder. On the 20th anniversary of her disappearance, last week police announced the...
Car crashes into house in Bradford On Avon
A house had to be propped up after a car left the road and crashed into the home in Bradford on Avon. Firefighters used steel supports to reinforce the building in Bath Road after the incident on Sunday (June 13) at the junction of Berryfield Road. The ca...
Bradfordians return for production of Jane Austen’s Emma
LESS than a week remains before the Bradfordians perform Jane Austen’s famous period drama Emma at the Tithe Barn from June 15-18. THE multi-award-winning amateur dramatics group are back with a 30-strong cast for the play that explores the concerns...
£5,680 effort to thwart vandals at Bradford on Avon cricket pavilion
ELECTRIC shutters to keep out vandals will be installed at the Victory Field cricket pavilion. The town council will fork out £5,680 from its reserves to fit the shutters after multiple break-ins at the pavilion over the years have caused hundreds, somet...
1st Bradford on Avon Scout unveil £25,000 refurbished scout hut
THE 1st Bradford on Avon Scouts unveiled their £25,000 refurbished Scout hut on Monday after 18 months of renovation. The makeover of the hut, in St Margaret’s Hill, included upgrading the kitchen and heating system, adding disabled toilets and ins...
Bradford-on-Avon author pens manual on Handley Page Halifax
Personal links to a Second World War bomber crash have been the inspiration behind the new Handley Page Halifax Manual from Somerset publisher Haynes. As an aircraft-mad schoolboy, author Jonathan Falconer grew up captivated by tales of a wartime Handley ...
Call for ‘Quiet Lanes’ to reduce traffic around Winsley
A WINSLEY woman wants the council to introduce Quiet Lanes and a 20mph speed limit on lanes around the village to stop motorists driving on verges and forcing walkers and cyclists off the roads. Diana Deal, 65, is fed up of motorists destroying grass, veg...
£6000 raised for British Red Cross from Belcombe Court gardens fundraiser
FILM and TV director Paul Weiland OBE opened his Belcombe Court gardens to the public on Sunday, raising £6000 for the British Red Cross in the process. More than 1,000 gardening enthusiasts poured into the Bradford on Avon site on Sunday afternoon to ta...
AskBoA: Woman assaulted while cycling in Bradford on Avon
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 54-year-old woman was assaulted in Bradford on Avon on May 20. At about 6.35pm last Friday, the woman was cycling up the hill in Belcombe Road when a white van approached her from behind and a male passenger hit ...
Local business Mirabelledesign makes it to the finals of the Etsy awards
Mirabelledesign is a local company specialised in quirky children’s furniture. We create high quality, innovative bookcases and shelves that combines functionality with a real sense of playfulness. We are proud to announce that our Wilfrid the Wolf ...
Hundreds of Bradford on Avon sporting youngsters show support for proposed sports hub
NEARLY 500 children and adults from sports clubs across Bradford on Avon flocked to Beehive Field on Saturday to show their fervent support for their proposed community sports hub. More than 300 youngsters from Bradford Town Youth Football Club (BTYFC) an...
Author inspires Westwood with Iford School’s young writers
WESTWOOD with Iford School geared up for its scarecrow trail next week with a creative writing workshop on Friday (May 20). Children’s author Maudie Smith joined forces with Year 1-3 pupils to help them create stories and a display that will form pa...
Princess Royal to visit Dorothy House
THE PRINCESS Royal will be paying a visit to Winsley’s Dorothy House Hospice Care as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations on June 21. Princess Anne will attend a garden party as well as enjoying the first viewing of the hospice’s birthd...
Two benches unveiled to commemorate Bradford on Avon’s former station manager
TWO benches were unveiled at Bradford on Avon’s station on Tuesday to commemorate a year to the day since the death of former station master David Walden. More than 50 people, including Great Western Railway (GWR) representatives, Wessex Rail Partne...
AskBoA: Police appeal over spate of Winsley car thefts
POLICE are appealing for information following a spate of thefts from motor vehicles in the Winsley area last week. Two cars were broken into in Broomground, Winsley, and another in Northfield on May 11 with both being report at 9.29am and 1.29pm respecti...
Bradford on Avon’s Varn Shortlisted for National Award
Digital Marketing Company, Varn, has been shortlisted alongside seven other companies in the UK in the nominations for Best PR and SEO campaign, in The Drum Search Awards 2016. The Drum is the biggest Marketing news site in Europe with 11 million online...
Heated exchanges over Holy Trinity Church grant
A £1,000 grant was allocated to the £2m regeneration of Bradford on Avon’s Holy Trinity Church but not without a lengthy and heated exchange at Wednesday’s area board meeting. Wiltshire West District Scout Association had applied for £7,000 to go t...
Bradford on Avon’s global motor industry supplier firm on the right track
SETTING yourself apart from the rest and being dynamic can be a tall order. However Bradford on Avon’s Anthony Best Dynamics (ABD) is an automotive powerhouse creating products used across the globe. Anthony Best founded the firm in 1982 and was set up ...
Cow mooves into Bradford on Avon
A WANDERING cow decided to have an appointment at Bradford on Avon’s dental surgery on Thursday afternoon. At 3pm, PCSO Andrew MacLachlan was called to after a cow had taken a detour from their field and was on the loose in the town centre. The cow ...
New Cycle Policy for GWR Long Distance High Speed Trains
Great Western Trains are introducing a new cycle policy for their long distance High Speed Trains, which takes effect from the start of the summer timetable on 16 May. To give cyclists a guaranteed space, they are introducing compulsory bicycle reservatio...
Eight Bradford on Avon businesses could close due to 20-week-long road closures
THE FUTURES of eight Bradford on Avon businesses are in jeopardy due to the 20-week long closure of Holt Road which has virtually cut off access to them. The very existence of Westdale Park Home and Garden Centre is threatened due to the construction of a...
AskBoA: Westbury Cement Works Chimney Demolition
The chimney at Westbury is due to be grounded very soon. Does anyone know demolition date and time?
Neighbourhood plan released to Bradford on Avon public
THE eagerly awaited draft neighbourhood plan for Bradford on Avon was released this week, giving residents the opportunity to air their views on the town’s developments. After three years of consultation by the neighbourhood plan working group, the draf...
New café blooms in Bradford
SEVERAL weeks after opening its doors to the Bradford on Avon public, the new Poppies Tea Rooms is settling in nicely to its new surroundings. The cafe, situated in the town’s tourist information centre, serves hot and cold drinks, homemade cakes, c...
Bradford on Avon’s Team GB kayaker gets Big Pledge underway
BRADFORD on Avon’s very own Team GB kayaker Hannah Brown got the Olympic-themed Big Pledge – Road to Rio challenge underway last Thursday (April 28) at Corsham’s Springfield Campus. The official launch of the Wiltshire Council campaign b...
Tillions waves goodbye to over 30 years in business
The much-loved Bradford on Avon shop Tillions will close its doors at the end of May after nearly 35 years in business. Owner Caroline Philpott is retiring after 30 years at the china, glass and cookware specialists in the Shambles after being unable to s...
Narrow escape for Winsley woman after car bursts into flames
A WINSLEY woman narrowly avoided serious injury after her car burst into flames moments after she was alerted to the danger and got out of the vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. The car belonging to Jo Dickson, of Hartley Farm Cottages, was smoking when she pu...
Emergency Closure of: UC Woolley Street (Part), Bradford On Avon.
Wiltshire Council Section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Emergency Closure of: UC Woolley Street (Part), Bradford On Avon. THE WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that from 5th May 2016: The following length of road shall be closed to all ...
Museum and Preservation group combine to produce West Barn booklets
TWO COLLABORATIVE guidebooks have been produced by Bradford on Avon’s Museum and Preservation Trust to celebrate 1000 years of the West Barn. The Preservation Trust’s booklet, Barton Farm, The Last Thousand Years, is written by Margaret Dobson and...
AskBoA: Does anyone else own an electric vehicle and had a similar experience to myself at these spaces ?
I am writing with regards to the two electric vehicle charging spaces in the Station Approach car park. As an owner of a recently purchased electric vehicle I have had cause to make use of these spaces provided by the council to CHARGE your vehicle free o...
AskBoA: Police appealing for information after a dozen vehicles damaged
POLICE are appealing for information after a dozen vehicles were damaged in Bradford on Avon on April 5. Wing mirrors were smashed off several of the vehicles in Budbury Place and one car had its back mirror smashed in. Police received a number of calls f...
UK’s best folk musicians coming to Bradford on Avon for climate concert
SOME of the best folk musicians the UK has to offer will perform at the Wiltshire Music Centre on May 15 for the county’s first ever Climate Aid concert. From 3.30pm onwards, a cornucopia of musical acts, including Robert Harbron (English Concertina...
Bradford Leigh based director looks back on 50 years behind the lens
OSCAR winner Sir Anthony Hopkins, Academy award winner Dame Judi Dench, and four-time BAFTA winner Sir John Hurt all have something in common: they have all worked with Bradford Leigh resident and director Michael Darlow. The 81-year-old has directed, wri...
Kennet and Avon canal boaters’ fury over canal eviction bid
BOATERS along the Kennet and Avon canal joined a national protest at a Canal and River Trust’s policy that is threatening to evict boats without a home mooring. In May last year the CRT began refusing to re-license boaters who do not have a permanent mo...
Bradford on Avon Photography Competition
Bradford on Avon Town Council is now promoting its Photography Competition for which the theme is simply ‘Beautiful Bradford – The Perfect Setting’. If you have a passion for Bradford on Avon and photography this is for you! Architectura...
AskBoA: Are you a music lover? Or interested in getting to know a rising star in the opera world, a singer or member of the orchestra? Iford Festival is looking for hosts this summer.
Are you a music lover? Or interested in getting to know a rising star in the opera world, a singer or member of the orchestra? Iford Festival is looking for hosts this summer. Do you have a spare room? Accommodation needed for dates in June, July and Augu...
Ex-Bradfordians actress secures leading role in new film
A FORMER Bradford on Avon resident may be heading for an acting career in Hollywood following a string of recent film and TV successes. Rayanna Dibs, who lived in the town from the age of two to 19, has just secured leading roles in a new film and a play,...
Unbridled joy for Bradford on Avon as Tourist Information Centre reopens
CELEBRATIONS broke out as Bradford-on-Avon welcomed back its tourist information centre (TIC) on Tuesday, more than a year after it closed. Eighteen months after the TIC in St Margaret’s Street closed due to financial difficulties, Mayor Alison Craddock...
Lorry overturns near Bradford on Avon
A LORRY driver suffered minor injuries after his vehicle overturned near Bradford on Avon on Wednesday afternoon. Police, Fire and Ambulance services arrived at the scene shortly after 1.30pm in Leigh to find the eight-wheel lorry, carrying clay, in a dit...
AskBoA: Anyone interested in a game of cricket?
I’m what you would call an amateur of the highest order when it comes to cricket. I’d say I’m a late order batsman. About a number 9. I also can’t bowl all that well… Having looked at the local teams and considered my options...
AskBoA: Bradford on Avon wall
A TEAM of volunteers in Bradford on Avon are appealing for more helpers to go at it hammer and tong to repair a historic stone wall by the Kennet & Avon Canal. The volunteers, flanked by the Canal & River Trust and a professional stonemason, have ...
Debut crime novel set in Bradford on Avon
THE DEBUT novel by a new crime fiction writer is set in Bradford on Avon during the Second World War. Ralph Spurrier, whose in-laws live in the town, has written his inaugural piece, A Coin for the Hangman, featuring a bookseller who buys an odd collectio...
Duck Race – rescheduled for Sunday 12th June 2016 at 12.00
Town Bridge 12 noon Sunday 12th June 2016 Ducks £1 each in aid of Town’s Christmas Lights Buy on 12th June from 10 a.m Westbury Gardens or before the day from the Town Council office BoA Town Council
Survey shows overwhelming support for one-way system in Bradford on Avon
OVERWHELMING support has come out for trialing a one-way system in Bradford on Avon following a traffic survey commissioned by the MP for the town. Nearly 2000 residents and 265 businesses responded to the survey, with 75 per cent of respondents supportin...
Crier marks 100th anniversary of death of Bradford on Avon soldier
A TRIBUTE to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of a Bradford on Avon soldier who died in the First World War took place in Bradford on Avon on Tuesday. Town Crier from Dorset, Chris Brown, paid homage to his great uncle, Sergeant John Claude Raine, ...
Dorothy House and Timbrell’s Yard celebrate respective birthdays
POPULAR Bradford on Avon restaurant and hotel Timbrell’s Yard are celebrating its first birthday by throwing a party in aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care turning 40. On Thursday, May 5, the Draco Pub company site will throw the jamboree for a drinks...
Nature enthusiasts treated to willow workshop in Bradford on Avon
YOUNG nature enthusiasts were treated to an outdoor day of wildlife, exploration and the environment last Friday at Barton Farm, Bradford on Avon. Nearly 40 green fingered youngsters enjoyed a willow weaving outdoor workshop, run by Wiltshire Council’s ...
AskBoA: Can you help?
Bradford on Avon Museum Society require premises in the town to accommodate the research group who need workshop space to store and examine their numerous artifacts. If you can help please contact Mervy Harris on 01225 863440 or moc.d1544438249uolci1544438249@sirr1544438249aheem1544438249 BoA T...
AskBoA: Lost set of Keys?
A set of keys were lost on Saturday morning (2nd April) probably somewhere along Trowbridge road. They have not been handed into the Police Station. If anyone finds them or handed them in somewhere could they contact Charlie on 07956 354240. Many thanks. ...
Commemorative coins to be given to Bradford on Avon primary children for Queen’s 90th
COMMEMORATIVE coins will be presented to primary school children from Bradford on Avon in celebration of the Queen’s 90th birthday on April 21. The proposal was carried by the town council at their full council meeting on Tuesday and will cost £1,444.2...
£2m Bradford on Avon church refurbishment on schedule
THE £2m year-long refurbishment of Bradford on Avon’s Holy Trinity Church is bringing a ‘golden glow’ to the building, according to its vicar, the Rev Joanna Abecassis. After four years of planning, the church held its curtain call service on Chris...
American teen studying abroad is loving studying in Bradford on Avon
AN AMERICAN teenager is loving life at Bradford on Avon’s St Laurence School, 30 years after her mother left Westwood to visit the USA as an au pair and made her home there. Since September, Eliza Sirpenski, born in Rhode Island, has studied at the seco...
Bradford on Avon’s civil war event the & biggest in its history
THOUSANDS of spectators are expected to descend upon Bradford on Avon as part of the English Civil War Society’s civil war re-enactment on July 30-31, when they will re-enact a famous battle across the Town Bridge. Nearly 500 society members will take u...
Eunice the sheep to star in Bradford on Avon art exhibition
THE annual Monday Group painting exhibition is back over the Easter weekend in Bradford on Avon with the help of a fleecy friend. The town’s oldest art group, which has been going for more than 40 years, will be displaying their works in the West Barn u...
Win for local GP partnership in national Friends and Family Test Awards
THE Bradford on Avon And Melksham Health Partnership has continued its award-winning streak by claiming another honour at the National Friends And Family Test Awards. The partnership claimed the title of Best Friends And Family Initiative In Primary Care ...
Best and brightest of Wiltshire’s young music talent to perform in Bradford on Avon
WILTSHIRE Music Centre’s Young Curators will present a night with some of the best new musicians in the West Country on April 9, and are offering free music industry masterclasses for youngsters to take part in. The event includes performances from thre...
St Laurence School pupils guilty of denying the opposition victory at mock legal competition
A GROUP of future lawyers may have been unearthed after the sharp legal minds of St Laurence School pupils won a local heat of a magistrates’ court mock trial competition. Last Saturday, 10 Year 9 students from the Bradford on Avon school competed again...
Fitzmaurice Primary School dismiss opposition to win West Wiltshire netball tournament
FITZMAURICE Primary School were crowned West Wiltshire Netball Champions after sweeping aside all opposition to advance to the county wide tournament in April. On March 7, Year 5 and 6 pupils from the Bradford on Avon School bandied together against 10 ot...
Motor vehicle thefts become priority for police after spate of incidents
MOTOR vehicle thefts in Bradford on Avon have become a priority for the community policing team after a series of offences took place overnight last week. Overnight from last Wednesday cars in Leigh Park Road, Berryfield Road and Christchurch Road were da...
Upgrading the Severn Tunnel 12 September – 21 October 2016
From Monday 12 September to Friday 21 October 2016 the Severn Tunnel will be closed. This will result in no trains between Patchway and Severn Tunnel Junction, with London services diverted and buses replacing trains between Newport and Bristol. This is f...
Scam alert: Police warn over fake water board engineers
A GROUP of men were posing as water board engineers around Holt. The men were asking residents in the area if they could check their water supply on Friday, March 13. If they were let in, they would then disconnect a pipe and tell the resident they needed...
Grape expectations for Bradford on Avon vineyard
A VINEYARD near Bradford on Avon was selected to represent the south west at the Showcase of Southwest Produce event in Brussels on March 16. The award winning Quoins Organic Vineyard, of Little Ashley, got the nomination by Molly Scott Cato, the MEP for ...
Avoncliff tourist car park thrown a lifeline with £10k grant
THE car park for tourists at Avoncliff may yet be saved, after local councillors handed it a £10,000 lifeline. The lease on the hamlet’s 16-space car park, used by 19,000 people a year, will end on Wednesday (March 23) after Wiltshire Council decided n...
Introductory workshop of creative, expressive and reflective writing for well-being, self development and pleasure.
Opening the Door is a one-day, introductory workshop of creative, expressive and reflective writing for well-being, self development and pleasure. It is led by Kate Pawsey, founder of Writing Time and a trained and experienced faciltator of CWTP (Creative...
Holt music studio owner hit with £7500 fine after failing to demolish building
A MUSICIAN who built a music studio in Holt without planning permission has been ordered to pay over £7,500 in fines and costs after he failed to demolish the building. Nick Allen, of Forewood Common, was ordered to remove the disabled-friendly structure...
Limpley Stoke farmer in court over cow death
THE owner of a Limpley Stoke farm is being prosecuted for failing to protect the public, after a man was trampled to death by a herd of cows. Farmer Brian Godwin, 82, of Timothy Rise Farm, Winsley Hill, is being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executi...
Police warning after elderly couple duped out of £1k
POLICE are warning Bradford on Avon residents to beware of door-to-door salesmen after an elderly couple were nearly duped into paying more than £1,000 for having their patio cleaned. On Saturday three men, who presented a brochure with contact numbers f...
Dancing Back to 1914 project a resounding success
YOUNG and old dancing talent from Bradford on Avon put on their dancing shoes to performed dances from the First World War on March 3 at County Hall, Trowbridge. The finale of the Dancing Back to 1914 project, which was launched last April, involved 80 mo...
Bradford on Avon science fair has the right formula
BUDDING young scientists from Bradford on Avon were treated to a formula of music, creativity and science at the Wiltshire Music Centre on Sunday. The fifth annual My Science Fair attracted more than 400 visitors to engage in chemistry demonstrations, neo...
Young actors take to the stage at The Arc Theatre Trowbridge
‘Bassett’ A part of The NATIONAL THEATRE’S CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL. Includes young actors from Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury and Frome. Visit www.charactersstageschool.com Performances 18th & 19th March 2016 tickets available f...
Westford with Iford School narrowly miss out on national dance tournament
DANCERS from Westford with Iford Primary School did their dance teacher proud after narrowly missing out on qualification to a national dance competition. Twenty-one dancers movers and shakers from the school, who had the youngest squad there, competed at...
Cricketer wins Bradford on Avon sports award
THE coveted young sports person of the year award for Bradford on Avon has been claimed by cricketer Lilly Bird. The 11-year-old took up the sport aged eight and after three years at the Bradford on Avon cricket club, Lilly has become a role model for her...
Bradford pie firm wins legal battle to keep name and shape of pies
A BRADFORD on Avon pie firm that was threatened with legal action over the name and shape of their pies has finally won the battle to keep its name. Eat Square founder Alex Joll has been in a legal battle with London business Square pie since last summer,...
Driver escapes unscathed after car flips over in Bradford on Avon
A CAR flipped onto its roof in Trowbridge Road, Bradford on Avon, last Saturday night after it swerved to avoid a collision. Police received a call of the incident on March 5 at 7.08pm after a Mini Cooper had clipped wing mirrors with another Mini which c...
Fundraiser launched to pay for new bike after Bradford cyclist had his stolen
A FUNDRAISING cyclist who had his bike stolen from outside his home said he is humbled that people have rallied together to help him purchase a new one to take part in more events for charity. Ben Howard, of Avon Close, Bradford on Avon has previously tak...
The ducks are ready……are you?
Hundreds of ducks have been through a very vigorous medical & training session today! They are now waiting to be adopted for the Duck Race. 2pm from the Town Bridge on Easter Monday Ducks available to buy on 28th March from 11am in Westbury Gardens or...
St Laurence School pupil raring to go for Bath Half Marathon
ST Laurence School student Ieuan Osborn will join more than 10,000 others on March 13 to run the Bath Half Marathon for charity. The 17-year-old, who turns 18 the day before the race, is raising money for Bath’s Royal United Hospital cancer centre appea...
Job: BoA Town Warden
Town Warden 1x full-time (37 hours) 1x part-time (18 ½ hours) Duties: to carry out ‘janitorial’ work in the town and maintain high standards of cleanliness. To manage, open and close public conveniences. Clean bus shelters. Remove litter in Council p...
Film project chooses Bradford on Avon as its launchpad
THE UK’S first pub, restaurant and accommodation video walkthrough website has chosen Bradford on Avon as its ideal destination to launch its business. Tucked Away, a free film project set up to highlight a town’s places to dine and stay, has put toge...
Iron Duke nearing Bradford on Avon return
HISTORIC rubber rolling machine the Iron Duke will return to Bradford on Avon in June – as long as the final £18,000 has come in. The project to bring the first rubber rolling machine in Europe back to Bradford on Avon is on track after it was awar...
Wiltshire Music Centre team to run Bath Half Marathon
THE Wiltshire Music Centre team are to get their running shoes on and tackle the Bath Half Marathon on March 13. To mark the centre’s 18th birthday, artistic director James Slater, tenor Peter Kirk and jazz pianist Jason Rebello will run the distanc...
Man, 35 believed to have been stabbed twice in two days
A BRADFORD on Avon man is believed to have been stabbed twice in two days. The first incident is alleged to have happened yesterday afternoon just before 3.50pm to a report of an assault at Hillcrest Flats on Highfield Road. South Western Ambulance attend...
Fury at decision to close Avoncliff car park
OUTRAGED Avoncliff residents are angry after discovering a public car park near their homes is to shut at the end of March, just as the tourist season begins, and say they should have been given more information about the closure plans. Wiltshire Councilâ...
Wiltshire Council Phone Number update
With effect from 12 February, the following Wiltshire Council phone numbers will be removed from circulation. These are numbers that were previously used as switchboard numbers in individual locations but are no longer required. The numbers are: 01225 713...
Two year response from Wiltshire Council to fix dip in Bradford on Avon road
A DANGEROUS dip in a Bradford on Avon road has still not been fixed two years after the complaint was made to Wiltshire Council – who admitted this week they had wrongly told locals the problem had been dealt with. Amanda Bingham, of Baileys Barn, repor...
Over £7000 donated towards Bradford on Avon cancer sufferer’s wedding fund
A BRADFORD on Avon woman with breast, brain and bone cancer is well on the way to securing her dream wedding after raising more than £7000 from a crowd funder. Laura Saull, 28, has stage four cancer and she and her partner, Sam Vickery, 27, are looking t...
