1 hr ago | This is Wiltshire
Student Abbie Kate Vince hopes to represent Wiltshire in this year's Miss England competition.
The 21-year-old, of Corn-brash Rise, Trowbridge, will be competing in the regional leg of the pageant, against 20 other women, at the regional round at the De Vere Village Hotel in Swindon on Sunday.
2 hrs ago | Heraldseries.co.uk
'For art's sake let's keep Didcot's iconic cooling towers
DIDCOT'S iconic cooling towers should live on as an adventure park and giant mural, according to a woman inspired by a redundant power plant in South Africa.
5 hrs ago | This is Wiltshire
Slim pickings with thin bag of crisps
Shopper Alec Chant was flummoxed when his packet of crisps from a Sainsbury's Basics multipack contained nothing but air.
9 hrs ago | New Pittsburgh Courier Online
'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa
A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies.
10 hrs ago | Basingstoke Gazette
Arson probe as fire wrecks Hampshire home - video
The building was completely wrecked and was cordoned off with blue and white police tape across the front gate this morning.
12 hrs ago | Basingstoke Gazette
Daughter found mum dead at home after fatal drinking binge
Julie Bell was discovered at her home in Doswell Way, South View, Basingstoke, by her daughter Shona Bell on March 10 this year.
16 hrs ago | Witney Gazette
CARNIVOROUS plants in Oxfordshire's ponds are one species set to snap up a huge funding boost.
Oxford charity Pond Conservation has received initial support for a A 965,000 bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund .
20 hrs ago | Basingstoke Gazette
A Basingstoke businessman is hoping it pays to play at a new adventure park
JUST like everyone else, the owners of a new children's adventure park are hoping for a good summer this year.
Female-only cycle groups come to Winchester
NOVICE female cyclists who are put off by doing so by groups of men can take part in a series of women-only rides in Winchester .
Factor Essex talent show boss held in rape inquiry
A TALENT show organiser who helped to launch the career of Stanford-le-Hope X Factor star Rylan Clark has been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Petition lauched against council Costa deal as plan comes under fire from opposition members
A PETITION has been launched calling on borough council chiefs to rethink a plan to use nearly A 800,000 of taxpayers' money to buy a Costa Coffee restaurant at the Basingstoke Leisure Park.
Body of former council officer discovered in Melksham
Neighbour Madeleine Tosh became concerned she had not seen David Waring for several weeks, and alerted Wiltshire Police, who found his body at his home on Beech Avenue.
Powerball Pot Would Near $1 Billion If No One Wins on Saturday
The estimated jackpot for Saturday's Powerball drawing has swelled to a record $600 million for the popular lottery game, but one official estimated Friday that if it goes unclaimed the prize would zoom to nearly $1 billion.
Bicester death: Mum of baby found dead in house is thought to have fled to Kenya
Body: The tot was discovered by officers after they received a fear for welfare call at around 10am on Thursday The mother of a 20-month-old baby found dead in a house in Bicester is believed to have fled to Kenya.
New Yorkers furious over photos taken through windows for art exhibit
It was the first week of my first job, and one of my co-workers was showing me around the building.
Bognor Regis man charged with murder
Walter Brazil, 41, of Collyer Avenue, is due to appear in custody at Worthing Magistrates' Court today.
Patients pack meeting to demand action against Basildon Hospital
The Basildon branch of Cure the NHS teamed up with London-based legal firms Leigh Day and Field Fisher Waterhouse to hold a public meeting at The Place in Northlands Pavement, Pitsea , yesterday afternoon.
Two people stabbed - major police operation south Hereford - details as they unfolded
CONFIRMED : A second man has been arrested in relation to today's stabbings, and the suspect taken away in an ambulance with a police escort.
Motorists' anger at yet more roadworks on key routes in south Essex
FURIOUS motorists have hit out at yet more road closures being planned for routes in and out of south Essex.