Malmesbury

Brinkworth crash: Overturned hay lorry sparks road closure

A road has been closed after a lorry carrying 27 tonnes of baled hay overturned into a ditch.Police and firefighters attended the incident, which happened on the Causeway End, Brinkworth, Wiltshire, at 11:40 BST.”The road will remain closed for some ti…

Lime Down Solar Park’s initial consultation nears its end

The initial six-week public consultation ran by the developers of the proposed Lime Down Solar Park is due to end on Friday, April 26.Aiming to create 500MW of clean energy, enough to power 115,000 homes, the development would stretch across a two-thou…

Storm Henk: Two businesses forced to close after flooding

The Met Office issued three weather warnings across the county on Tuesday.
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Bay Design gift shop in Malmesbury High Street and Buildbase Malmesbury Timber & Builders Merch…

Motorcyclist dies two days after serious crash in Yeovil

A motorcyclist has died after a serious crash in Yeovil[1] last week. The man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital following the collision on Western Avenue, but died two days later.
Emergency services were called to a crash involving a car and a motorcy…

Main route closed for several hours after truck leaves road

The incident occurred on the B4696 Ashton Road near Aston Keynes on Tuesday morning involving a lorry.
There were only minor injuries from the collision.
The crane-mounted truck, which was carrying road warning signs in the back, can be seen face-first…