A man has appeared in court charged with murder following a fatal collision in Wiltshire last week. Paul Barrett, aged 42, of White Road, Mere, appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court earlier today. He …

Hugh Wolfe Frank (1913-­‐1988), who was the Chief Interpreter at the Nuremberg International Trials of Nazi war criminals and a pioneer of simultaneous interpretation, will receive belated, but permanent, recognition as from 1 …

Councillors in Gillingham have expressed strong opposition to plans for a new residential caravan site for four gypsy families between Gillingham and Mere. Though the site at Jane Oaks Farm is just inside …

A group of medical, ex-military and procurement experts have come together to donate more than 1,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to a care home in Mere. UK Mask Force (UKMF), along …

A shop which generates funds for a local cat charity will reopen its doors this Valentine’s Day with a celebratory love-themed opening. Cats Protection’s Mere & Gillingham shop, located on the High Street, …

A number of families are moving into their own home for Christmas after Wiltshire Council picked up the keys to affordable homes. Wiltshire Council has bought three ex-council houses in Salisbury and Mere, …

Former Mere resident Wolfe Frank – Nuremberg’s Voice of Doom – is to be honoured with a blue plaque . . . and his later role as The Undercover Nazi Hunter will be …

Don Butchers and Richard Coombs from Mere Bowls Club won the county Secretaries Treasurers competition for the second time in three years at the Wiltshire county finals in Devizes on Sunday 8 September. …

An organisation dedicated to informing and helping disabled people, their carers and the elderly in Gillingham and the surrounding area is celebrating its 25th year. The North Dorset Disability Information Service (NorDDIS), whose …