Wiltshire Magazine

Second chance to meet officers at Mere community safety event

POLICE officers met with residents in Mere this week as part of efforts to strengthen links with the community…

New recycling centre booking system and fees for out of county visitors

A BOOKING system is set to be introduced at several Dorset recycling centres later this month in a move…

‘Work far from over’: New flood response sites go live in three counties

TWO new websites offering advice, information and support on flooding incidents have been launched across Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset. The…

Six years at the top: Care South again ranked in UK’s best care groups

CARE South has been named one of the UK’s Top 20 Care Home Groups for the sixth consecutive year,…

From rock bottom to Kilimanjaro: Man to scale Africa’s highest peak for rehab centre

A MAN who once hoped he would not live to see his next birthday is now preparing to climb…

Vehicles stopped in joint operation targeting rural offenders

POLICE forces from across the South West descended on Dorset as part of a co-ordinated crackdown on rural and…

A303 not expected to clear until afternoon following HGV crash

DRIVERS face hours more disruption on the A303 near Chicklade after a serious crash forced the eastbound carriageway to…

Major A303 diversions following crash involving two HGVs

THERE are major tailbacks on the A303 near Chicklade this morning following a crash involving two HGVs. The A303 is…

Meow-gical moment for Mere care home resident Sandy

THERE wasn’t a dry eye – or a whisker out of place – when a very special ginger guest…

The lorry overturned on the A303 east of Mere on Saturday morning. Picture: Highways England

HGV driver charged with drink-driving after lorry overturned on A303

AN HGV driver was charged with drink-driving after a lorry verturned on the A303 near Mere on Saturday morning…