Badger sparks security scare at MoD ammunition base in Wiltshire after digging its way into base

Can I burrow some bullets? Badger sparks security scare by breaking into ammunition compound at army base Plucky badger broke into Ministry of Defence base after digging under fencing  Animal sparked a security scare at undisclosed ammo compound in Wiltshire Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital confirmed it safely rescued the ‘determined’ badger By Daily Mail Reporter Published: … Read more

Girl, 3, dies after being hit by a van in quiet cul-de-sac in Calne, Wiltshire

Girl, 3, dies after being hit by a van in quiet cul-de-sac, as police continue investigation Police were called to the scene in Calne, Wiltshire, shortly after 12pm today  Wiltshire Police have confirmed a three-year-old girl died at scene of crash  Officers are still at the scene and speaking with people involved in collision   The … Read more

Robbie Williams ‘has put his £9m Wiltshire manor back on the market’

Robbie Williams has reportedly put his £9 million Compton Basset Manor back on the market, after failing to sell it back in July 2010. Last month it was claimed the singer, 47, and wife Ayda Field had forked out a cool £24million on an incredible mansion in Switzerland after moving their family to Geneva. According … Read more

Police launch appeal after door from a small PLANE is found on the M4 in Wiltshire

Police launch appeal after door from a small PLANE is found on the M4 in Wiltshire Wiltshire Police launched appeal after the door of an aircraft found on motorway The metal door was found in lane one on the M4 near Swindon on January 9   Force shared pictures of ‘unusual debris’ and called on owner to … Read more

Two injured including elderly woman after van knocks into pedestrians near Wiltshire shopping

Two women are injured including elderly pedestrian after van ploughed into crowd near shopping centre in Wiltshire town  Collision happened near The Shires Shopping Centre in Trowbridge on Sunday  Emergency services closed off the road to traffic for an hour from 12.30pm  Both women were treated at the scene and taken to the Royal United … Read more

Fruit: Apple found by a jogger on a woodland run in Wiltshire turns out to be a new variety 

‘Pale and mottled oddity’: Apple found by a jogger on a woodland run in Wiltshire turns out to be a new variety Nature-lover Archie Thomas found the apple tree near his Nadder Valley home An expert from the Royal Horticultural Society confirmed it was a new type Mr Thomas now hopes to propagate and assign … Read more

Dominic West is seen hiding in the bushes while out on a jog near his Wiltshire home

Dominic West was seen out on a run near his Wiltshire home, as his wife Catherine FitzGerald spoke out for the first time about the photographs of him with Lily James. The actor, 51, was seen coming up to his home during his jog on Thursday where he then took a brief detour in the bushes. … Read more

Hotel review: The Bath Arms in Horningsham, Wiltshire

An Inspector calls… at an 18th-century coaching inn on Lord Bath’s Longleat estate that exudes ‘character and romance’ The Bath Arms in Wiltshire underwent a transformation during lockdown with its ivy facade stripped away The Inspector was shown to a room at the top of the house, ‘reached via various fire doors’ He was impressed … Read more

Great British boltholes: A review of The Three Daggers in Wiltshire, AA Pub of the Year for England

Great British boltholes: Inside an AA ‘pub of the year’ that’s the beating heart of an ancient village and wows with immaculate bedrooms and a hot tub in secluded grounds Three Daggers in Wlitshire is owned by Chad Pike, a vice-chairman of a New York-based investment firm The pub features three bedrooms with ‘expensive finishes … Read more

Pub review: The Inspector stays at the Pear Tree Inn in Wiltshire

An Inspector calls… at the ‘heart-warmingly pretty’ Pear Tree Inn in Wiltshire where he enjoys the garden and an ‘excellent’ dinner (but he doesn’t approve of the knickknacks) The Pear Tree Inn is in the village of Whitley, north Wiltshire, not far from the National Trust’s Lacock Abbey The 17th-century building has eight rooms – four … Read more