SCAM ALERT – gift card emails
If you start getting emails from someone you know asking you to buy an Apple, Amazon (or any other) gift card or token, it could easily be a scam. […]
Entries by Andrew Buchanan
WWII secret Home Guard Auxiliary Units; a little-known part of Westbury’s history
The Auxiliary Units were specially trained, highly-secret quasi-military units created by the British government during the Second World War with the aim of using irregular warfare in response to a […]
SCAM ALERT! Call using an 01749 number
Watch out for a credit card scam using a local number. They called this afternoon from 01749 *6*7*6, purporting to be from Mastercard querying two recent purchases. Immediate warning flags […]
A371 closed at Draycott Wednesday to Friday this week!
Bristol Water works in Draycott mean the A371 will be closed there for about three days. There will be a diversion route, but watch out for increased traffic on side […]
Packed Book Stall at today’s Village Day on the Playing Field
If you are looking for a good book, you must visit the book stall at today’s village day in Westbury-sub-Mendip. 2023 is a vintage year and we have lots of […]
SCAMS – phone calls & more…
Number spoofing Scammers can ‘spoof’ the phone number they’re calling from, so the number showing on your Caller ID may not be the number the call is being made from. […]
SCAM emails and texts – energy bill rebates
Watch out for emails offering rebates or grants towards fuel costs – although many are easy to spot, some scammers will go to the trouble of creating highly realistic emails […]
Westbury Community Shop Jubilee window
Westbury Community Shop is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with a special window display designed by Charles Wilson.
PEW – Nature Notes for May 2022
Cow Parsley The link below takes you to a version of the PEW article with colour photographs instead of black & white. NATURE-NOTES-May-2022.pdf
Nature Notes – Orchids from June PEW
Colour photographs for the article on p23 of June 2021 PEW Common Spotted Orchid Pyramidal Orchid Greater Butterfly Orchid Bee Orchid Plus two bonus photos: Early Purple […]