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A digital depiction of a four-storey building with people walking around it and greenery. It has a modern look but is red brick and has a large lettering on the building saying Brewery Wharf

Plans to transform brewery into homes set for approval

Under the proposals, two-bed flats and four-bed homes will be built at the site.

Eight large bins with green lids, full to the brim and overflowing with scrap metal. Discarded items include clothes hangers, bike frames, metal chairs, ironing boards, microwaves and poles.

Man fined £3k over illegal scrap metal business

Mark Tapp was fined for driving around residential areas and touting for scrap metal collection.

The traffic lights and pedestrian crossing which the council will refurbish

A-road closed to refurbish 'end of life' crossing

Wiltshire Council said a full road closure will make sure road workers are safe.

Two pink flamingos rest with their heads close to each other, almost making the shape of a heart with their becks and curved black beaks

Wiltshire in Pictures: Romance in the animal world

Our picture round-up from across the county includes bats, birds, benches and 'bobcats'.

The junction of a one-way street with a 'no right hand turn' sign and 30mph speed limit sign at the end of it. Plastic red and white barriers line the edge of a road, creating a barrier between cars and pedestrians. The road is closed at the end by red bollards.

Cars allowed in high street decades after closure

The high street will reopen as a one-way street from Monday as part of a 18-month trial.

Maria Barandalla-Fernandez wearing a dress and holding a certificate and a bunch of flowers. She is standing in front of a projector with her name on it and the word 'winner'. There is a man in a suit next to her.

Hundreds benefit from adult learning courses

The classes support adults who may face barriers when it comes to formal education.

A horse is eating grass in front of caravans and a black table and chairs with pink flowers in a pot.

Plans for 120 Gypsy pitches moves to next stage

A plan for 120 new gypsy and traveller pitches has been approved by Wiltshire Council's cabinet.

A group of workmen in fluorescent clothing on a roadside work to lay down tarmac.

Pothole-fixing machines a 'game-changer' for roads

Two Bobcat machines were bought by Wiltshire Council and have been operational for 18 months.

Beth Crisan, a mother of a child who attends Steps Ahead Nursery, wearing a grey padded raincoat and a colourful knitted beanie hat. She is standing near the steps outside County Hall, holding a cardboard sign which says "full-time NHS nurse, no childcare, no work".

Protest held against imminent closure of nursery

Campaigners gathered outside County Hall calling for the "beloved nursery" to be saved.