A COUPLE making their way to Bristol for a birthday theatre trip have spoken of their annoyance at the way the aftermath of a major fire was handled after finding themselves at a standstill for three hours. Mike Windscheffel, 69, from Eldene , was on his way to Bristol on Thursday, February 23 with wife Wendy when they got caught up in the aftermath of the fire that had broken out on a car transporter near Junction 17 for Chippenham earlier that day.
Category: Wootton Bassett, England
The burnt out van. Picture courtesy of Royal Wootton Bassett Fire Station.
Fire crews from Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon were call to deal with a van fire on the M4 westbound between junctions 16 and 17 early this morning. One hose reel was used to put out the blaze after the alarm was raised shortly before 5am. No one was injured.
Royal Wootton Bassett man jailed for six months after threatening people in Calne
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Royal Wootton Bassett has been jailed for six months after he threatened people with a knife in Calne town centre. Connor Kirkley of Eveleigh Road, was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on Friday, January 27 after pleading guilty to possession of a knife and a section four public order offence.
Cricklade Leisure Centre to spend 5k on CCTV to help crackdown on ‘intimidating’ yobs
A LEISURE Centre will spend 5,000 on CCTV to help crackdown on groups of yobs who have been hanging around outside and ‘intimidating’ members. Cricklade Leisure Centre has had a recurring problem of young people loitering outside the building, which has prompted complaints and made members feel uncomfortable.
On this day from Monday, January 23, 2017
Mr Bernard Newman, a British agent in the First World War and author of many spy novels, told real life spy stories at a lecture, arranged by the Town Council Library, Museum, Arts and Music committee, at the Art Centre as part of the Heritage of Britain festival. 1961: The annual staff dance held by the Swindon branch of the RAF Association has just obtained another celebrity signature by enrolling Bud Flanagan as a member of the Friends of the Association.
2016: A year in pictures – November and December
ROYAL Wootton Bassett woke one early November morning to discover High Street ‘yarn-bombed’ to raise awareness of that year’s Poppy Appeal run by the Royal British Legion. Linda Frost, town councillor and member of Royal Wootton Bassett Community Together, had set out with fellow community group members much earlier to adorn shop windows and other features.
Swindon author writes what he likes to read
Jim Ody, 40, is the author of two self-published thrillers, Lost Connections and The Place that Never Existed. He recently had a story printed in an anthology called Dark Minds, sold in aid of charities Hospice UK and Sophie’s Appeal, where it appears alongside works by other authors including Amazon best-seller Louise Jensen.
On this day from Monday, December 19 2016
At the Memorial Hall Mr S W Free of Bristol won the prize for Best In Show with a sable called Rex. 1960: A large congregation attended a Carol service given by the Newspaper House Choir Swindon at Chiseldon Parish Church.
Landmark building to become housing
A LANDMARK building in Royal Wootton Bassett town centre is to become a 10-bed house of multiple occupation after developers won planning permission. The Grade II listed Touchdown House in the high street, once the town’s visitor centre, will be repaired and improved, according to developers SCH Ltd, as unsympathetic alterations are removed.