Wiltshire County, England News

It has emerged that there were signs that Hatts Travel, which was founded in the 1920s, was struggling before it closed on Friday with the loss of 89 jobs.

Grass burns in Wales recently - Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service says extra care must be taken in the countryside to avoid similar scenes Firefighters have been called to numerous grass fires already this summer, including a field blaze near Chiseldon that was started by a discarded barbecue.

The incident took place shortly before 5.45am yesterday morning and involved a silver Volvo S80 travelling towards Westbury from the Melksham direction.

Ted Watts, of Marlborough, posted the video on the Wiltshire Wallaby Watch page of Facebook apparently showing Wanda on the move in a lane in the area.

FRAGMENTS of a priest's robe found in the ruins of a French cathedral during the First World War will feature in a special service on North Wiltshire to mark the start of the conflict that cost the lives of a million British Empire servicemen.

HUNDREDS flooded Lydiard Park this weekend after Ashley Waldron's brother inspired him to hold an event and raise awareness of a mentoring project for disaffected youngsters.

The 20-year-old from Haydon Wick , who only discovered wakeskating five years ago, swiftly made a name for himself on the watersport scene scooping the UK champion title in 2011 and 2013 and placing second at the European Championships in 2013.

PARISH councils in the Malmesbury area are looking at protecting older and vulnerable residents by setting up no cold calling zones.

Called Rural Open Sure Signal and launched by mobile service provider Vodafone, trials of the new technology have been run in other rural areas of the UK, including Cranborne in Dorset.

Robin Sillman, a volunteer from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Bradford on Avon branch, visited the pre-school, in West Lavington, to talk to the children.

Corsham's Katherine Park Residents' Association spent three years designing and managing the construction of its new children's play area, which has already been drawing the crowds.

Corsham High Street could soon see a reduction in signage after the town council agreed to work with protesters to clear street clutter.

A POIGNANT memorial service was held by Wiltshire Army Cadet Force at Trowbridge Cemetery on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of a Trowbridge cadet's death.

Eels raised by pupils in Marlborough were released into the River Kennet last week to mark the end of a two-month project.

DOZENS of people have had holidays cancelled after Colin Hornsey, who ran Unicorn Holidays and Tours Ltd, Warminster, called in a debt management company.

Passenger Doreen Gordon with Cllr Horace Prickett and Shay Parsons of Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon promoting the free bus service around the town COMMUTERS in west Wiltshire have been urged to get on board the region's buses, as a fortnight of free travel is introduced.

Participation, Health, Exercise and Wellbeing - aims to tap into the energy and fun of the 2012 Games by giving people a chance to have a go at something new.

A SWINDON family has received A 95,000 in compensation from British Rail following the death of a former labourer who was exposed to asbestos more than 50 years ago.

A DISPUTE has erupted over a proposed care home for autistic adults in a residential area of Liden with residents reacting strongly to the plans.

Patrick Kinnersly, front righ, of White Horse Alliance with George McDonic, . The spokesman added: "Last year, when the council was claiming that the route had been saved from the local plan for West Wiltshire, the owners of the country park were forced to redesign an extension to the park's golf course to accommodate the bypass The plan for a ... (more)