1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (256+ words) US President Donald Trump has said he “loved” the backlash to his comments in support of Irish unification. Mr Trump spoke briefly to reporters on Sunday as he walked to the first tee on his golf resort in Doonbeg, Co…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (548+ words) The owner of a famous Cotswold bed and breakfast has described plans for a tourist tax as a “hammer blow” to the industry. Caron Cooper runs the Fosse Farmhouse, which is located between Castle Combe and Nettleton and has become…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (500+ words) A former PE teacher has been convicted of sexual offences against three of her students. Bronwen James, 30, of Chippenham, was today found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of three counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (361+ words) A “flirty” PE teacher who “exploited her position” at a Hampshire school has been found guilty of having sex with a 16-year-old schoolboy. Bronwen James, 30, from Chippenham, was convicted of three counts of sexual activity involving the schoolboy at Bitterne Park…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (212+ words) A national chain is set to close down a Wiltshire town centre branch as a final sale is announced. The Millets branch on Chippenham High Street is preparing to shut its doors, with a “Closing Down Sale” now in operation…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (868+ words) The boss of the UK’s main air traffic control provider will face a grilling from the Transport Secretary on Wednesday as widespread disruption continues with hundreds of flights cancelled following a technical issue. Flight monitoring website Flightradar24 said 1,300 flights to and…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (417+ words) A popular Wiltshire pub has closed its doors – and reopened under new management the following day. As has been extensively reported, Brewers Fayre at Cepen Park at the northern boundary of Chippenham, ceased operations on September 7. The branch joined the…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (236+ words) Two white-tailed eagle chicks have successfully fledged after rangers closed a nearby car park and path to avoid disturbing them during the breeding season. A pair of white-tailed eagles settled at the nest near Loch Sunart in the Highlands earlier…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (851+ words) Hundreds of police officers lined the street at the funeral of a colleague who was killed in a collision on the A66. Standard bearers represented every UK force at the service for Pc Matthew Blades, 37, at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (398+ words) A prestigious Wiltshire school is a front runner for another high-profile royal as George starts at Eton, reports say. Marlborough College, alma mater of the Princess of Wales, is a “likely choice” for William and Kate’s daughter Princess Charlotte, according…...