Trouble Looms as Shop Closures Desert Pretty UK Market Town's High Street Tuesday, April 15, 2025 devizes market town closures high street small businesses challenges economy community retail wiltshire The picturesque market town of Devizes is facing concerns over the potential desertion of its high street following a spate of shop closures. Faced with a challenging economic climate, businesses in Devizes have endured … Read More
Men Jailed for Possessing Fake Driving Licenses Friday, April 11, 2025 fake driving licenses jail drugs raid wiltshire counterfeit sentencing police Two men have been sentenced to six months in jail after being discovered with counterfeit driving licenses during a drug raid. The incident took place on February 20, 2024, when law enforcement officers executed a section 23 … Read More
Proposed MetroWest Bath & Wiltshire Could Revolutionize Transportation in the Region Sunday, April 6, 2025 metrowest bath wiltshire somerset transportation housing infrastructure modern trains integrated At a public meeting, plans for the MetroWest Bath & Wiltshire proposed “trains every ten minutes” to offer more frequent services that aim to reduce road congestion and accommodate the impact of new housing … Read More
Approval Granted for 1000-Home Development near Somerset Tuesday, April 1, 2025 development somerset chippenham approval homes wiltshire council bellway housing construction The reserved matters application for phase five of the Rowden Park project on Patterdown Road, featuring 134 homes by Bellway Homes, has been given the go-ahead by Wiltshire Council. Despite objections from Chippenham Town … Read More
Car Crash Traps Person, Prompts Fire Crew Rescue Sunday, March 30, 2025 collision rescue trowbridge firefighters overturned vehicle emergency wiltshire paramedics injuries A motorist was rescued from an overturned car after a collision in Trowbridge on Sunday, March 30. The incident occurred on Frome Road, just across the Somerset border into Wiltshire, around 11 am and involved two cars. The … Read More
Man Becomes Ill After Contact with Unidentified Substance Saturday, March 29, 2025 emergency wiltshire response cordon illness substance testing salisbury poisonings nerve agent An emergency response ensued in Wiltshire after a man in his 40s reported feeling ill following contact with an unspecified “substance” on Charles Road in Durrington. Following assessment, the man tested negative … Read More