Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

5 days ago | gazetteandherald.co.uk | Jason Hughes

Calne residents have been complaining of a bad smell over the town for much of this year, with some even claiming it had caused them to fall ill. The Environment Agency has been investigating and in its most recent update confirmed it believes the “main source” of the odour is the Lower Compton Landfill operated by Hills Waste Solutions Ltd. It added that while this is likely to be the primary cause, there are many potential sources causing the issues.

5 days ago | gazetteandherald.co.uk | Jason Hughes

Chippenham & District Transport for the Disabled’s goal is to ‘empower through mobility’ by providing safe and accessible transport services for the elderly, disabled, schools and community groups. Their efforts were dealt a major blow when they found that the wheels had been taken from one of their buses overnight, forcing them to cancel some trips for their users.

6 days ago | gazetteandherald.co.uk | Jason Hughes

A National Lottery prize in Wiltshire remains unclaimed (Image: Getty) A mystery Wiltshire lottery winner has just days to collect their £1 million prize. The National Lottery has reissued its appeal to find a EuroMillions winner who bought a ticket in Wiltshire for the draw on December 27 last year. As previously reported, the lucky contestant scooped a prize of £1 million but is yet to claim it six months later.

6 days ago | gazetteandherald.co.uk | Jason Hughes

In an episode aired on Friday, June 13, Bargain Hunt presenter and antiques expert Eric Knowles visited Wiltshire for a feature on the county’s recognisable white horses. Mr Knowles explored the Hackpen White Horse, near Broad Hinton, alongside Wiltshire Museum director David Dawson. The Hackpen White Horse was created in 1838 to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Victoria and is one of eight figures still visible to people across the county.

1 week ago | gazetteandherald.co.uk | Jason Hughes

The former Co-op store on Mill Street in Calne has been disused since 2020 and was bought by Cedar Care Homes last year after plans to turn the site into housing collapsed. The company intends to demolish the old supermarket building and put a care home development on the land. While the proposal for this care home is yet to be submitted, Cedar Care Homes has already applied to demolish the existing building to prevent it being used for anti-social behaviour in the meantime.