PROPOSALS to revert to weekly bin collections during the summer months in west Wiltshire were rejected last night. But West Wiltshire District Council has decided to relax stringent restrictions on leaving out extra bags of rubbish during July and August
FORMER West Ham United trainee Kes Metitiri is targeting promotion with Chippenham Town after signing a one-year contract at Hardenhuish Park. The 23-year-old central defender became one of boss Adie Mings' first two signings of the summer today, along
PLASTER from the walls of a Roman villa discovered in Bradford on Avon is being displayed in the town. The villa, which once stood on St Laurence School's playing fields, is believed to date from the 3rd century AD and was excavated in 1976. More than
MYSTERY remains over the identity of two people who fled the scene of a crash in Trowbridge on Saturday. The driver and passenger of a maroon BMW ran off after crashing into traffic controls on Bythesea Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. Witnesses
A RAVENOUS caterpillar guilty of wreaking havoc in gardens last summer has now blossomed into a beautiful moth after being nurtured in a Westbury conservatory. The moth started life as one of a species of African caterpillar which was responsible for
ALAN Stevens, one of county rugby's leading administrators, has died at home in Devon at the age of 68. Stevens, a retired chief superintendent in the Devon and Cornwall Police, was a player and referee before serving as honorary secretary of the Devon
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Adie Mings has put fans' worries to rest by announcing his first two signings of the summer. Kes Metitiri, who played for the Bluebirds on loan last season, and former Paulton Rovers ace Dale Peckham both put pen to paper at Hardenhuish
FATHER-OF-THREE Paul Rickhuss has died at the age of 47 after a long battle with metastatic colon cancer, which he discovered had spread on the same day as his brother died of a heart attack. Paul Rickhuss, of Temple, in Corsley Heath, died at home on
SPORTS fanatic Ron Sales, from Trowbridge, died on May 29 at the age of 89. Mr Sales, known as Big Ron to his friends, was born in Weybridge, Surrey, before moving to Bromley where he represented his school in athletics and football. During the war
BABY Oliver was a little on the large side but his mum Katherine was well-prepared as her other two children Joseph, three, and Eloise, two, were also a healthy weight. Mrs Campbell, 24, said: "Oliver is quite big but so were his brother and sister,
A honeymoon in Mauritius followed the wedding of Miss Joanna Williams and Mr Chris Rawlings at St John the Baptist Church, Trowbridge, on April 27. The bride is the daughter of Kevin and Linda Williams, of Trowbridge, and the bridegroom is the son of
POLICE are advising motorists to avoid Yarnbrook crossroads on the A361 near Trowbridge today. Road resurfacing work is being carried out by Wiltshire County Council until 5pm and is causing long delays.
CONGRATULATIONS to our Junior of the Week Lewis Watson, of Bradford on Avon, who wins a £5 voucher from The Toy Shop, plus two Happy Meals from McDonald's in Trowbridge, Melksham or Chippenham. Well done Lewis, enjoy your fourth birthday on Thursday
DOGS and their owners will be descending on Bowood House near Calne on Saturday June 9 for the second annual dog show and country fair. As well as the popular dog show the day also includes plenty of other attractions including live music, a children's
PEOPLE living on a Trowbridge estate are furious at the news a much-loved community garden will be sold as building land. In its first decision under the new administration, West Wiltshire District Council's cabinet voted on Wednesday to market the land
FRIDAY JUNE 8 Bath Symphony Orchestra, David Price conductor, Vic McLean piano, present a sparkling Ravel concerto, Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera and Cesar Franck's symphony. Wiltshire Music Centre, Ashley Road, Bradford on Avon, 8pm. The Dave Collett
A TRULY British Blues evening which will raise cash for charity is being planned in Bradford on Avon later this month, when the newly refurbished cellar bar at the Swan Hotel will go back in time. Organisers Ian Grant and Mark Green are aiming to recreate
Thank you to John Baxter, of The Croft, Trowbridge, for sharing his memories of Hilliers, formerly of Back Street. He said: "At the time that I moved to Trowbridge in 1960, the place was taken over by Jesse Billett, a former scrapdealer. "Most of the
Last week we viewed Warminster Market Place from the old post office, so this week we look at the post office itself. Our archive picture taken around 1906 shows the post office on the corner of East Street and Station Road about 1906. In the early
VAL Hopper, 45, is in the process of organising the fifth annual Picnic in the Park, which is due to take place in Trowbridge Park on June 16. Mrs Hopper has lived in Trowbridge for the past 18 years and having recently separated from her partner is a
ONE of Calne's most well-known central landmarks, the Lansdowne Strand Hotel, has been sold. The 26-bedroom hotel stands right in the middle of Calne and has just been sold by the Cirencester office of national hotel agents, Colliers Robert Barry.
BARGAIN hunters in Chippenham will have a chance to flog their wares when antiques expert David Dickinson comes to town. Mr Dickinson, also known as the Duke, is due to film an episode of his ITV1 programme, the Real Deal Show in Neeld Hall on July
COUNTRYWIDE Farmers confirmed this morning that plans are underway to relocate its store in Melksham. The announcement comes the day after supermarket giant Asda revealed it wants to build a 28,000 sq ft store on land currently occupied by Countrywide
A TEENAGER is in critical condition in hospital after being knocked down on Saturday night. Matt Hucknall, 18, from Melksham, was walking in the direction of the town on the carriageway of the A365 when he was in collision with a red BMW just before
A BENEFIT fraudster from Warminster has received a suspended sentence after illegally claiming more than £17,000 in benefits. Joanne Hawkins, 37, of Westleigh, appeared before Chippenham Magistrates Court on Wednesday, May 23 where she pleaded guilty
The recent case of Phizackerley v CIR affects a great many taxpayers. Under the inheritance tax (IHT) legislation there is a section which prevents, for example, father giving £500,000 to son and then borrowing it back a week later and thereby creating
Members of the Wessex Training Network visit Virgin Mobile's Trowbridge headquarters. Virgin Mobile is the UK's leading mobile virtual operator with more than 4.5 million customers. The company was bought by NTL Telewest, recently re-branded as Virgin
A lunchtime seminar designed to give business owners and managers a plain english overview of the environmental legislation that could apply to their sites is to be held at the Angel Hotel, Chippenham on June 7 starting at 12pm. It will also look at
Nely van Doorn has joined the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce on work experience for ten weeks at its offices in Castle Street, Trowbridge. Miss van Doorn makes up a trio of three Dutch women now working at the association. Katrina Davies
Following the purchase of a Grade II listed Georgian office building at 8 Bath Road in Old Town Swindon last year, corporate finance accountants Watersheds Ltd has announced that refurbishment work on the building has been completed. Prominently located
Modern office suites in Chippenham are on the market to let through Trowbridge commercial property agents Dreweatt Neate. Set in landscaped parkland on the northern side of Chippenham, first and second floor offices at 5 Greenways Business Park have
The chief executive of Wiltshire County Council Dr Keith Robinson has visited Calne in the latest in a series of presentations on the county's unitary bid to chamber of commerce groups. Dr Robinson spoke to members of Calne Chamber of Commerce at a
Four teams competed in the Wessex International Network skittles evening held at the Wiltshire Yeoman, Chirton, near Devizes. The winners were Silver Threads with BLB Solicitors second and the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce third. HSBC Bank
A cash prize of £3,000 is on offer to the winner of the North Wiltshire New Business Competition. Those who started a business after August 1, 2006 or are planning to start up before November 30 this year will be eligible to enter. The competition is
The Bath office of insolvency, corporate recovery and finance specialists Fanshawe Lofts has appointed a new member of staff. Dan James, right, who has worked in the industry for more than seven years, joins the team from Grant Thornton in Bristol.
A seminar for those who are thinking about working from home, or those who employ people to work at home, is being organised by the Wessex New Business Network. The how to manage a work life balance' seminar is on July 2 at 6pm at The Athenaeum in Warminster
Trowbridge food firm apetito has appointed Norad Travel Management to handle its overseas business travel on a three-month trial with effect from June 1. The move follows a site visit to apetito when Norad's sales director Allan Lockhart made contact
YOUNG entrepreneurs from Melksham stole the show at the county final of the Young Enterprise competition. Students from George Ward School won four trophies at the event at Bowood House with The Bonus Card Company. The team has spent the year getting
For the first time, the West Wilts show will be officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, John Bush, who lives in the district at Heywood. The show is being held in Trowbridge Park and the Civic Hall on July 26, 27 and 28, and a special
The Wessex International Network is holding a morning workshop on doing business with the Republic of Ireland on July 5 at Red or White, Trowbridge. Sue Aspden, head of the trade team at the British Embassy in Dublin, will give an overview of the opportunities
A new consultant has been appointed at SJC Recruitment & Training. Based at the firm's Bath office, Kate Lamberth, 26, will be responsible for recruiting financial services and legal positions. Ms Lamberth lives in Bath, having relocated from London
A Temporary worker who has been voted the winner in the local stages of this year's drive to find the nation's top temp has another reason to celebrate. Nominations have been pouring in and Trowbridge recruitment firm White Horse Employment has announced
The Platinum Motor Group is part of Trowbridge based Renrod Ltd, a family owned business founded by managing director Rodney Cuff in Frome 32 years ago. Since then, the company has steadily expanded, establishing itself as one of the leading automotive
The decision by Wiltshire County Council to go ahead with a £33m bypass for Westbury has been welcomed by the town's chamber of commerce. The controversial project, which has been in the pipeline for decades, was given the unanimous backing of the council's
Bath Building Society has welcomed a new chairman at its annual meeting while announcing a successful year in 2006, with assets growing by more than four per cent. The society announced a record year for lending in 2006 while April 2007 saw the highest
Lord Bath, honorary patron of the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce has celebrated his 75th birthday with one of Longleat's oldest animal residents - a tortoise. The seventh marquess recently discovered he shared his birthday, May 6, with a
A FORMER Chippenham woman has been awarded one of the top awards in the hospitality industry. Former Sheldon School pupil, Kathy Wilton, has won an Acorn Award, which recognises outstanding achievements of industry professionals under 30 years old.
Mentoring in business has never been more in the public eye, with the likes of Sir Alan Sugar on BBC 2's The Apprentice and Peter Jones and the rest of the Dragon' s Den team handing out their business experience and advice to entrepreneurs across the
WORK on a giant new distribution centre for Cereal Partners is due to finish in October. The company, which has a factory in Staverton, is currently building a warehouse, office pumphouse and gatehouse on land next to the Semington bypass. A spokesman
A RASH of applications for smoking shelters are being submitted as pubs and other public places rush to provide a home for their smoking customers. Landlords do not want to lose half their customer base when the smoking ban comes into force on July 1
A TEENAGER has fulfilled her dreams of opening her own salon. Emma Jayne Murley, 18, from Trowbridge, is opening Cute-icles nail bar on Monday in Waterworks Road, Trowbridge. Miss Murley said: "It's something I've always wanted to do. I enjoy doing
AIRSPRUNG Beds, in Trowbridge, has donated money to help sportspeople and charities. West Wilts Hockey Club, Airsprung Angling Club have both received cheques as well as London Marathon runner and employee Mike McGee, who is raising money for the Multiple
A RECRUITMENT agency launching a new base in Trowbridge in the next 12 months has become one of the first in the south west to be given a newly created licence. Bath-based MXPRecruit-ment has been awarded a Gangmasters Licence, introduced by the Government
TWO new vocational training courses in engineering will launch in Wiltshire colleges in September helping to tackle the region's acute engineering skills shortage. A foundation degree in Engineering Systems at Swindon College will train students for
One of Britain's best known cyclists, Chris Boardman, is to kick start the first in a series of Center Parcs charity bike rides on June 10, to raise awareness and money for two charities. Boardman won gold in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He has six
A RECRUITMENT agency has proved it is committed to good business practice by achieving Investors in People status. Concept Staffing in Chippenham believes the award not only benefits its staff but also its clients. Managing director Maria Smith said
AFTER managing the Barber Shop in The Shires shopping centre, Trowbridge, for two years, Miloud Kroumi has opened his own business. Kroumi Kuts opened last Thursday in the same unit as the former shop and has lengthened opening hours to appeal to more
A RECRUITMENT agency from Melksham has won an appeal against providing free protective clothing to temporary workers. This means Miles Recruitment in High Street, Melksham can charge workers for personal protective equipment such as industrial boots.
PLAYFORCE, an award-winning playground equipment provider, is moving to new million pound premises in Bowerhill. The company, which is currently based in Holt, has doubled its turnover during the last year and increased the size of its workforce. The
Wiltshire law firm Goughs has appointed Helen Ramsden to the new role of human resources manager. Mrs Ramsden, from Bath, previously worked as human resources director for food manufacturing company Uniq Prepared Foods before joining Goughs solicitors
TROWBRIDGE-based Wiltshire Farm Foods will be exhibiting at the British Franchise Exhibition on June 8-9 in Glasgow. The exhibition is Scotland's leading franchise event and offers ready-made solutions to help those wanting to set up a new venture.
A Westbury apprentice was short listed for a best apprentice award. Shaun Kent, 20, was selected from 700 apprentices in the South West for the Regional Apprentice Award, and reached the final 14. Mr Kent, who works for Page Electrical, Westbury, is
A CIGARETTE case that saved the life of a young First World War soldier from Keevil is being sold at auction on Saturday. While fighting with the Army Service Corps in France and Belgium during the Great War, Private O.T House came under enemy fire.
A PET bed manufacturer with customers all over the world has moved to bigger premises to cope with booming business. Westbury-based Kudos Pet Products moved from Edward Street to Westbury Industrial Estate in Station Road after going from strength to
More than 15 jobs have been saved at Global Storm Ltd, also known as Arrow Tyre Services, following its sale. Arrow Tyre Service, which historically had branches in Calne, Frome and Farringdon, had been trading for about 25 years, offering tyre fittings
WEST Wiltshire Housing Society has signed up to a scheme uniting housing associations across the country. It has joined the iN business for neighbourhoods scheme, which brings together housing associations to make firm commitments to neighbourhoods and
A FREELANCE photographer with years of experience behind the lens has set up a business in Westbury. Mike Dancer, 34, of Station Road, moved to the town in February and is on the lookout for new work. His portfolio includes a wide variety of photography
Shoppers in Trowbridge made record donations to a national charity. Parrot rescue charity Birdline UK collected more than £400 when it visited The Shires shopping centre with a variety of macaws, cockatoos and parrots to mark the end of National Pet
A PROFESSIONAL pet sitting service is offering Wiltshire pet lovers the opportunity to operate their own successful pet sitting business. Paw Pals was launched by Victoria Reinthal and her mum Sally Rawlings in 2005 and inspired by the response from
OPENING a salon is a dream come true for hairdresser Andrea Oliver, but now she's got her own business she already has plans to expand. Mrs Oliver, 40, launched Salon Excel in Paxcroft Mead, Trowbridge last month, realising a long-held ambition to be
ALMOST 50 shops in the town centres of west Wiltshire are standing empty, a Wiltshire Times survey has revealed. Westbury tops the list of the five towns with 12 vacant commercial premises in and around the town centre, while Melksham comes out best
POLICE in Westbury tackled the town's youngsters on the football pitch in a special match on Saturday. Held at Westbury Junior School's playing field, the purpose of the game was to help build a more positive relationship between young people and the
CHANGES to rail timetables later this year could mean services to towns in west Wiltshire will be cut by a third. When First Great Western announces its new timetable for December 2007, it is expected that the current Bristol to Southampton service,
THE trial into the stabbing of a young man outside a west Wiltshire nightclub last year collapsed yesterday, with three of the five defendants walking free from court. After hearing from witnesses, Judge Charles Wade ruled at Swindon Crown Court that
A MINI-SKIRT made out of condoms was one of the more unusual outfits showcased at the Wiltshire College fashion show in Trowbridge on Tuesday. Students from the BTEC National Diploma fashion and textile course showed off their work, which was created
POLICE are hunting a gang of men who burst into a house in Melksham and demanded money yesterday evening. The four men entered a property in Devonshire Place at about 5pm on Wednesday demanding cash and threatening family members. They fled with a quantity
