Ben Prater

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Chloe Harcombe |Ben Prater

Image caption, Chippenham town centre was submerged after the River Avon burst its banks in November 2024Residents of a Wiltshire town are still feeling the impact of devastating flooding caused by Storm Bert six months ago. Chippenham saw its worst flooding for 50 years after the River Avon burst its banks on 25 November 2024. Several businesses, charities and local groups based in the town lost their buildings, stock and personal possessions.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Chloe Harcombe |Ben Prater

Image source, Mark BallImage caption, Teacher Mark Ball praised the students for their enthusiasmBBC News, West of EnglandA group of neurodiverse students are taking on a 1,000 mile (1,609km) cycle challenge from John O'Groats to Lands End. The 12 students, aged between 14 and 16, are from Appleford School in Shrewton, Wiltshire. They live with dyslexia, ADHD, autism or other difficulties and want to complete the challenge to prove they can achieve "extraordinary things".

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Prater |Sophie Parker

Child with rare disease will still get vital drugBen Prater & Sophie ParkerDave ClarkeAddy, nine, was diagnosed with the extremely rare condition five years ago A family has been told their child will continue to get access to a drug which she began taking as part of a trial, and is helping to keep her alive. Nine-year-old Addy Clarke, from Swindon, has Batten Disease - a rare degenerative disease that has no cure.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Prater |Sophie Parker

Image source, David BakerImage caption, Anne Baker from Salisbury has turned 111Wiltshire's oldest woman, Anne Baker, has turned 111. Ms Baker, a mother-of-five who lives in Salisbury, was born just before World War One. She is also the oldest person to have received an MBE, which she was awarded aged 106 for fundraising for the National Society for the Protection of Children (NSPCC). Her son David Baker told the BBC his mother was "switched on" and likes to guess crossword clues.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Prater |Sophie Parker

Wiltshire's oldest woman turns 111Ben Prater & Sophie ParkerDavid BakerAnne Baker from Salisbury has turned 111Wiltshire's oldest woman, Anne Baker, has turned 111. Ms Baker, a mother-of-five who lives in Salisbury, was born just before World War One. She is also the oldest person to have received an MBE, which she was awarded aged 106 for fundraising for the National Society for the Protection of Children (NSPCC).