Lawn Manor Academy in Swindon to perform in New York
Lawn Manor Academy pupils are set to perform on one of the world's most famous streets. They have the chance to travel to New York and dance in Times Square, and are calling on Swindon businesses to ...
Teenager wins award for supporting Wiltshire air ambulance
A teenager has won recognition for his efforts in supporting a Wiltshire air ambulance charity. Ethan Ross-Smith, aged 15, was named Young Person of the Year at Air Ambulances UK's 2024 Awards of ...
Challenge 25: Wiltshire knife sellers warned by police
Nearly 60 percent of shops in Swindon and Wiltshire passed the 'Challenge 25' policy during a week of action focusing on knife crime ...
Christmas markets are coming to historic Wiltshire site
Historic Avebury is hosting six Christmas markets in its historic threshing barn. The markets feature stalls from local businesses, artists, and craft makers, all set against a backdrop of Christmas ...
Paralympian Chris Hunt Skelley met King at Buckingham Palace
Paralympian Chris Hunt Skelley met the King and the Princess Royal at a special event at Buckingham Palace. Mr Hunt Skelley, who lives in Wiltshire with his wife Louise, was invited to the reception ...
Search extends into night for US woman who may have fallen into sinkhole
Crews lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole in Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning but it detected nothing.
Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis to receive royal honour for services to deaf community
Actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, who made history on Strictly Come Dancing as the show’s first deaf contestant, is to receive a royal honour at Windsor Castle. The former EastEnders actress will be honoured ...
South Korea’s leader urged to resign or face impeachment over martial law decree
South Korea’s main opposition party on Wednesday urged president Yoon Suk Yeol to resign immediately or face impeachment, ...
Ollie Pope to keep gloves for second Test against New Zeland
Ollie Pope will remain England’s stand-in wicketkeeper for the second Test against New Zealand, with Jacob Bethell retained ...
What the papers say – December 4
A variety of stories jostle for attention on the front pages of Wednesday’s newspapers. The Times focuses on a report from the National Audit Office on the shortage of prison places and says changes ...
Scottish schoolgirl among child cancer survivors who inspired poem about courage
A Scottish schoolgirl in remission from leukaemia is one of five youngsters chosen as the inspiration for a poem about ...
Prison plans could cost ‘extra £4bn and be short of 12,400 cell spaces by 2027’
The National Audit Office (NAO) said current expansion plans are “insufficient to meet future demand” amid a projected shortage of 12,400 prison places by the end of 2027, with costs expected to be at ...