Wiltshire County, England News

Mum Caroline Farley is very grateful for the difference that Trowbridge children's charity Stepping Stones has made to her daughter's life.

The Wilshire and Swindon Local Enterprise Partnership has handed four private firms more than A 100,000 of public money but is refusing to say who two of them are.

New housing requirements for Chippenham - with no maximum figure for new builds - have prompted fears that the town is at the mercy of developers.

Police are looking for the owners of a road bike and a mountain bike which were recovered from an address in Calne last week and are believed to have been stolen.

Following the success of similar stores in Melksham, Chippenham and Bath, the Winsley-based hospice has taken over the former Blockbuster unit in Wicker Hill next door to the charity's clearance store.

Little Freddie Scratchley knew exactly what he wanted to do when his mum told him his friends at Devizes Opportunity Centre needed cash.

DAD Lee Coe is to get on his bike to help raise funds for Devizes Opportunity Centre to thank it for helping his two sons.

Police are appealing for information after a child was attacked by a brown staffie-cross dog on Portman Road, Melksham.

Headteacher Lorraine Colquhoun is delighted her school has boosted the coffers of our Give Us A Chance appeal by more than A 130.

Westbury's Wiltshire Air Ambulance Supporters' Shop celebrated its 16th anniversary on Saturday as shoppers joined staff for a coffee morning.

From left, top, Jean Newman, Di Barnett, Anne Coates, Ann Morland, Pippa Smith; below, Norman Swanney and Ann Berry in the leaking hall A retired Trowbridge rector has released a book of reflections to help fund roof repairs at St John's Church Hall in Upper Studley.

Michael Copland-Griffiths, right, with Neil White, left, and Dominic Hayhoe from Forces War Records who are offering a reward for the return of the stolen statue A reward of A 2,000 is being offered for the recovery of Wingfield's 93-year-old bronze statue of Christ which was stolen from the village's First World War memorial.

Andrew Snook next to the crater on his farm at Patney after an Army shell landed in a field near the main Penzance-Paddington railway line The Army has issued a statement following a meeting with Patney Parish Council after a shell went astray saying that 'additional safeguards' are now in place.

Bradford on Avon author Suzannah Dunn's 12th novel explores a period in the life of Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour, that has rarely been touched on in research.

TALKS are being held today which could lead to money being secured for some of the town's major infrastructure projects to be built.

EVERY day for the next month the Adver will be teaming up with Wiltshire Police to publish CCTV images of suspects they want to speak to about unsolved crimes around Swindon.

Residents in Warminster are celebrating their victory over developers after Wiltshire Council refused planning permission for 60 homes near Dorothy Walk.

Pupils at St Mary's in Calne have helped to raise A 11,500 for The Armed Forces Fund by performing at an opera night in London last week.

Congestion concerns continue to arise as Dyson in Malmesbury says it may install a second roundabout to cope with its major expansion plans.

Concerns have been raised over the lack of affordable housing in and around Malmesbury, as the GreenSquare Housing Association sells off properties.