While celebrations are being very much encouraged across the UK, there is no plan for an extra bank holiday to be put in place, reports The Independent. It was confirmed in November 2024 by Downing ...

Chambers of commerce in the South West and South Wales have agreed to work together in the wake of a government decision to withdraw funding for ...

Henry Aldridge and Son will remain at its current Bath Road site until later this year with the first auction in the new premises scheduled for autumn 2025. This will see “iconic memorabilia” and ...

Westonbirt Arboretum has gained 6,700 trees since last year, with the help of community groups, schools, and colleges. As part of the Silk Wood Community Planting Project, 3,400 trees were planted ...

Westbury town council has issued a warning about the rise of ‘highly aggressive’ species of hornet in the UK. On Monday, March 31, the town council warned residents of the threat posed to UK honeybees ...

National Savings and Investment (NS&I) has announced the April 2025 winners. Only two lucky winners get to claim the top million-pound prize, with the first being claimed by a winner from South ...

An 18th-century village inn has unveiled its new spring menu. The White Horse Inn, in Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, has introduced a new menu that "champions the excellent produce of the South West." ...

Ofsted has praised the support and accommodation for students at Wiltshire College and University Centre's Lackham campus. The inspectors spent three days talking with students and staff at the campus ...

The Independent’s front page on 2 April 2025 warns of a looming trade war as Trump imposes new tariffs, threatening 25,000 UK car industry jobs and a £1.1 trillion global impact. A volcanic eruption ...

Democratic senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the US Senate floor with a marathon critique of president Donald Trump. The New Jersey official took to the floor on Monday ...

The Department for Education said the funding has been boosted to £37 million to help with expansion of funded childcare.

More than 20 women have contacted police to say they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou, the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the UKs most prolific sex offenders. Police launched ...