1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (475+ words) The new recording studio in The Ruze, Chippenham. (Image: The Ruze) A new music venue in the heart of a Wiltshire town is getting ready to present a recording studio in a bid to become a hub for nurturing local…...

5+ day, 29+ min ago   (733+ words) England piled more pain on Pakistan at Edgbaston, bowling them out for a paltry 133 before Emilio Gay and Harry Brook carried the hosts further into the ascendancy. Josh Tongue claimed four for 42 while Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer shared six…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (522+ words) The National Trust said it has seen another record number of young people joining the charity, with more than 50,000 taking out its membership for 18 to 25-year-olds in a year. In Swindon-based conservation charity’s annual report, published on Monday, figures show…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (418+ words) Farmers in Wiltshire are being offered emergency financial support as drought conditions continue to bite. Those in Wiltshire and other drought-affected areas across the South West are among the first eligible for RABI’s new £2,000 Emergency Drought Grant. The scheme aims…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (329+ words) Multiple streets in a Wiltshire town had to be closed for several hours following fears of an ‘explosion’ caused by an electrical fault. Police and fire crews descended on Silver Street in Bradford on Avon on Saturday, August 29 after residents…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (626+ words) The King, the Queen, French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are to visit the Bayeux Tapestry together on Wednesday. In a public display of warm Anglo-French relations, the monarch, Camilla, Mr Macron and Mr Burnham will walk…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (416+ words) A life-saving charity has upgraded its fleet of emergency vehicles to support faster, more reliable critical care. Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has introduced three new hybrid Volvo XC90 critical care cars, replacing its ageing Skoda Kodiaqs across its service…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (529+ words) John Healey has said Government investment in a tungsten mine in Devon will help bolster Britain’s defence and nuclear industries. The Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in Devon will receive up to £71 million from the National Wealth Fund to help…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) The cause of a huge fire near a prominent Wiltshire landmark cannot be determined, the fire service has said. The fire broke out in a field beside Westbury White Horse just after 4pm on Thursday, August 13 before multiple crews battled to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (617+ words) The Orange Order has been prevented from walking along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown since 1998 (Niall Carson/PA) A decision by the Parades Commission to impose restrictions on the annual Orange Order parade at Drumcree in Portadown has been quashed…...