Little Somerford

IN MAY, 1987, well-known film producer David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire, Local Hero) encountered the ire of residents in Little Somerford, where he had a home, when he proposed a diversion of two popular footpaths and a bridleway. Mr Puttnam, who had ...

She ran the Somerford Arms in the village of Little Somerford, near Malmesbury, with partner Paul Holmes, who was driving the car that day. Now Holmes, 51, has pleaded guilty to causing her death by careless driving while over the drink-drive alcohol ...

Holmes, who gave the court the address of the Little Somerford pub, had 113mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood at the time of the crash: the legal limit is 80mg. He was behind the wheel of the German sports car when it was involved in a collision with a ...

VILLAGERS in Little Somerford have paid tribute to pub landlady Emma Burton, who they described as a vibrant presence in the village. Ms Burton, who ran the Somerford Arms with her partner Paul Holmes, was fatally injured when a Porsche in which she ...

A sombre post on the Facebook page of the Somerford Arms pub, which she ran with her partner Paul Holmes in the village of Little Somerford, near Malmesbury, was deluged with tributes to the bubbly 34-year-old yesterday. "The Somerford Arms will be ...

THE woman who died in a crash near Box on Friday is believed to be Little Somerford pub landlady Emma Burton. Villagers have laid floral tributes at the door of the Somerford Arms, where the popular landlady had transformed the village inn into a ...