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BBC Wiltshire serves as the BBC's Local Radio station and online platform for the county of Wiltshire in England. The station celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014.

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Second resignation in a month at Jersey Opera House

15 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Kate Jennings

Image caption, Interim chairperson Dave Chalk has resigned from Jersey Opera HouseThe interim chairperson of Jersey Opera House has announced he is stepping down. The venue's board said interim chairperson Dave Chalk had decided it was the right time to step away as the theatre entered a new phase. The newly appointed interim chair of the Jersey Opera House Cyril Whelan paid tribute to the "extraordinary work" of Mr Chalk .
Charity crew 'insufficiently trained' to save drowning woman

16 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Curtis Lancaster

Image source, The Andrew Cassell FoundationImage caption, The Andrew Cassell Foundation helps sailors with disabilities to take part in racesVolunteers at a charity for sailors with disabilities were "insufficiently trained" to rescue a woman who drowned after falling overboard from a yacht, an accident investigation has found. Elizabeth Wood, 43, died after she fell from an Andrew Cassell Foundation (ACF) vessel during a race off Cowes, Isle of Wight in October 2022.
Jaco Coetzee: Bath number eight out long-term with serious knee injury

18 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Sophie Hurcom

Bath number eight Jaco Coetzee has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and set to face 12 months on the sidelines. The South African hit his leg against the post as he scored a try during the Challenge Cup quarter-final win against Gloucester on 13 April. Coetzee has been one of Bath's key impact players this season, making 21 appearances in all competitions all from the bench.
Man dies after car hits tree and catches fire near Shillington

19 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Louise Parry

Image source, GoogleImage caption, Police are appealing for dashcam footage or witnesses to the collision on Shillington RoadA man has died after a white BMW collided with a tree on a country lane and then caught fire. Bedfordshire Police officers were called just after 18:30 BST on Wednesday to Shillington Road between Shillington and Lower Stondon. The driver - a man in his 20s - was the only person in the BMW and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Salisbury City venue has 'so much potential' say new operators

20 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Jeremy Stern |Sophie Parker

Image caption, The new operator of Salisbury's closed City Hall said it has a lot of potentialThe operator taking over a closed city venue that once hosted The Beatles has said the site has got "potential". Music Entertainment Culture and Arts (MECA) will be running Salisbury City Hall after signing a lease agreement with Wiltshire Council, with plans for an opening night in late August. The venue has been closed for a number of years and was last used as a vaccination centre during the pandemic.
Gender policy 'damage' must be assessed, says Welsh Labour MP

21 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Ewan Murrie

Media caption, Tonia Antoniazzi accused two charities of causing "damage" to a "generation of trans and gender questioning children"Westminster correspondent, BBC Wales NewsA Welsh MP has called for a cross-government assessment of the "damage" caused by the adoption of gender ideology by some public bodies. Tonia Antoniazzi claimed that the Welsh government and some other institutions had previously been "captured" by LGBT charities promoting the idea that sex can be changed.
Sheffield United: Chris Wilder can write new Blades chapter

23 hours ago | bbc.co.uk | Adam Oxley

Love him or loathe him, football would be boring without people like Chris Wilder. "I'm a big boy; you give it, you take it," was Wilder's response this week to a video on social media of Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford starting a chant about the Sheffield United manager, as their Yorkshire rivals celebrated promotion to the Premier League. Pre-match, on the touchline, post-match or dancing and singing on a pub table, you never quite know what to expect from the Blades boss.
Fake Norwich paramedic jailed for Tinder date rapes

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Robby West |

Image source, FacebookImage caption, Jamie Kadolski previously worked as an East of England Ambulance Service call-handler, but pretended to be a paramedicA man who pretended to be a paramedic has been jailed for raping and sexually assaulting women he met on Tinder. Jamie Kadolski, of Ladysmith Road, Norwich, was found guilty of committing nine sexual offences against three women in the space of 13 months.
Man arrested after serious sexual assault in Devon village

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Chloe Parkman

Image source, GoogleImage caption, A man has been arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted in UffculmeAn 18-year old man has been arrested following a serious sexual assault on a woman in a village in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Police said the attack happened on Bridge Street in Uffculme, near Cullompton, at about 15:40 BST on Friday. The force said a man from Tiverton was arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault on a female and malicious communications. He has been released on bail.
Wales-England border body Western Gateway loses funding

1 day ago | bbc.co.uk | Gareth Lewis

Western Gateway is a partnership of 28 local authorities stretching from Pembrokeshire to Swindon and Salisbury. It had hoped for an exemption from UK government plans, because it is the only PRP to work across the borders of two nations of the UK. In a statement, the chair of Western Gateway Sarah Williams-Gardener accused UK ministers of refusing to engage. She said: "This is a hugely disappointing decision from the UK government.