Niki Hinman
Senior Reporter
Hi. I mostly cover the Marlborough and Pewsey areas including the surrounding villages, but also travel across Wiltshire. I live in a rural village on the 'patch' and I particularly enjoy telling stories about people. More specifically, about people who live and work in the countryside and the issues that affect them. It's a pleasure to be spending more time in Wiltshire - I have dogs and horses, and love painting, and increasingly gardening - although you would wonder about that if you saw my veg patch. I have spent most of my professional career in London and abroad, either making documentaries for UK and other broadcasters or more latterly, running big creative and digital production teams. I was apprenticed by the Press Association, and then spent time finishing training at the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo before joining BBC radio and TV news and current affairs. So I've been about a bit! It is always a pleasure to find out what people are up to. I do like a chat, and I do enjoy writing and taking photos or film, so do get in touch. Email is best - as rural phone signals are shocking... maybe there is a story there?
Hi. I mostly cover the Marlborough and Pewsey areas including the surrounding villages, but also travel across Wiltshire. I live in a rural village on the 'patch' and I particularly enjoy telling stories about people. More specifically, about people who live and work in the countryside and the issues that affect them. It's a pleasure to be spending more time in Wiltshire - I have dogs and horses, and love painting, and increasingly gardening - although you would wonder about that if you saw my veg patch. I have spent most of my professional career in London and abroad, either making documentaries for UK and other broadcasters or more latterly, running big creative and digital production teams. I was apprenticed by the Press Association, and then spent time finishing training at the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo before joining BBC radio and TV news and current affairs. So I've been about a bit! It is always a pleasure to find out what people are up to. I do like a chat, and I do enjoy writing and taking photos or film, so do get in touch. Email is best - as rural phone signals are shocking... maybe there is a story there?
Latest articles from Niki Hinman
Popular racecourse saved from closure after Defence Secretary steps in
MILITARY point-to-point organisers say they are ‘immensely grateful’ to Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for saving the Larkhill Racecourse from closure.
Popular racecourse saved from closure after Defence Secretary steps in
MILITARY point-to-point organisers say they are ‘immensely grateful’ to Defence Secretary Ben Wallace for saving the Larkhill Racecourse from closure.
Thousands enjoy Royal Artillery Point to Point at Larkhill
Thousands of race goers wrapped up against the Salisbury Plain chill for the Royal Artillery Point to Point races on Saturday.
Five of Wiltshire's most haunted pubs
With creaking floorboards and hidden vaults, historic pubs are ripe for a good ghost story - and Wiltshire has its fair share.
Number of taxi and private hire licences drop due to pandemic in Wiltshire
Wiltshire residents have over 100 fewer taxi and private hire vehicles to choose from than they did before the pandemic, figures suggest.
Number of taxi and private hire licences drop due to pandemic in Wiltshire
Wiltshire residents have over 100 fewer taxi and private hire vehicles to choose from than they did before the pandemic, figures suggest.
Farming column: Weather not good for crops and barley price is hit due to moisture
There were plenty of times when the sun shone between the clouds but harvesting our cereal crops became increasingly difficult as the week wore on.
Food review: Good value posh nosh with Prosecco at The Old Bell
This is a great place to lose an afternoon. All the nooks and crannies of this wonderful old hotel are the stuff of temptation, when accompanied with a properly mixed gin and tonic and the opportunity to shamelessly skive from work for the afternoon.
Farming column: Weather not good for crops and barley price is hit due to moisture
There were plenty of times when the sun shone between the clouds but harvesting our cereal crops became increasingly difficult as the week wore on.