STAFF at Chippenham Tourist Information Centre need no coaching in how to sell National Express holidays. They have been held up as a shining example by the National Express Coach Division, which has presented them with a regional tourism award. This
THE future of Chippenham's historic industrial heartland will be mapped out in the next step of the town's regeneration. North Wiltshire District Council consultants are canvassing views from residents, businesses and local authorities about the future
A seven-inch water main burst in a field near Kington Langley, early on Sunday affecting 250 homes. A Wessex Water spokesman said it received a call from a householder at 5.50am and all but 20 houses had services restored by 7.30am. The remaining homes
VANDALS who broke into an empty house could have caused an electrical fire in neighbouring homes, say police. The vandals broke into the house in Stockwood Road, Southmead, Chippenham, last Wednesday night, bunged up plugholes and left taps running. Next-door-neighbour
BUILDERS Darren Whiston and Daniel Geoghegan downed tools to help police track down a man on the run. The builders were working in the former Methodist church in the Causeway, Chippenham, on Monday morning when they heard the police helicopter circling
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon was presented with details of the Gazette's campaign to save RAF Lyneham when he visited the airbase yesterday. Mr Hoon, who said he was aware of local support for the retention of Lyneham, promised to study the Gazette dossier
POLICE are celebrating after stumbling across a large scale drugs farm and £15,000 worth of cannabis in a Chippenham house by accident. Uniformed officers discovered the house packed full of cannabis plants, high power lamps, water troughs and a leaf
SALISBURY City's hopes of avoiding relegation suffered yet another setback when they were hit for six at Worcester City on Saturday. The Dr Martens Premier Division basement side conceded three goals in each half at Worcester's St George's Lane ground
IT was a wish to be blonde that gave Margaret Clayton her first experience of science in action. "I experimented with hydrogen peroxide and ended up with blonde hair and red blotches on my skin," laughs Margaret, who points out that she was 13 when this
IT will be a while yet before we hear how hard Steam is to hit the buffers, as Swindon councillors await reports from experts before deciding on its future. The showpiece museum of the Great Western Railway is praised to the skies by visitors, but that
SO JUST which crimes do carry a life sentence these days? Obviously not a vicious rape, a string of armed robberies and theft. For Daniel Neill's sentence of life, handed down by Swindon judge John McNaught last April, has been overturned by three top
TWO articles written for this week's Gazette by headteachers Fiona Allen and Martin Watson make harrowing reading for anyone interested in education in Wiltshire. Both of them run successful schools filled with happy and bright pupils and you would expect
TEENAGE mother Donna Morgan has admitted driving while disqualified, without insurance, or an MoT. Morgan, 19, of Orchard Road, Trowbridge, appeared before North Wiltshire magistrates in Chippenham on Monday. She also pleaded guilty to a charge of taking
ARMY deserter Nicholas Roberts, 28, of Oliver Avenue Corsham, ran away from police after failing a roadside breath test for drink driving, Swindon Crown Court heard. Rob Welling, prosecuting, said: "Roberts was stopped in Corsham on October 8 and asked
THE police station in Corsham is to close on Sundays because so few people use it. Police chiefs have been reviewing the opening hours at the Priory Street station for some time. As a result of the review they have now decided it will not open to the
RAIL campaigner David Da Costa has slammed the Strategic Rail Authority's new ten-year plan, and says he expects thousands of rail users to boycott the network if passengers' demands are not met. Mr Da Costa from Chippenham, co-founder of the new group
CHIPPENHAM Town chairman Malcolm Lyus wants to step down from his role as chairman before he stands in the way of the club's continuing success on and off the field. The Bluebirds are perched in second place in their first season in the Dr Martens League
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Tommy Saunders is prepared to miss out on his favourite chocolate bars as he bids to raise more than £1,000 for the Dorothy House Hospice at Winsley. Saunders launched his new diet on Saturday as the Bluebirds thrashed local rivals
CHIPPENHAM Town striker James Bent believes his permanent move to Hardenhuish Park from non-league giants Yeovil Town will assist him in his long-term bid for Nationwide League football. Bent, 21, pictured right, became the first full-time player in Chippenham's
ONE of Devizes' best known pubs, Munnelly's Bar, is undergoing a change of image. The pub, in Southbroom Road, has been closed for a £30,000 refurbishment, but the major difference when it re-opens at the end of January is that it will be providing more
NOT many teenage girls ask for a fax machine for their 18th birthday but not many choose that day to go into business on their own. Sarah Withers who runs Aspect Event Management, in Wootton Bassett, set it up with a month's wages and big plans. Two years
BEMERTON Heath Harlequins boss Steve Slade is calling on all football fans in the area to rally behind his side as they prepare for their biggest test of the season so far. Saturday sees them entertain Essex-based Great Wakering Rovers in the fourth round
MOTHER Debbie Carslaw was so touched by the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne last year she suggested setting up a bank account for victim support. Roy Whiting, 42, was jailed for life at Lewes Crown Court in December for the abduction
YOUNGSTERS at Burton Hill School are celebrating after Malmesbury Rugby Club handed over a cheque for £500, raised at the Daisy Dolloper. The school, which caters for children with physical disabilities, will use the money to help install hoists in bathrooms
MALMESBURY'S newest police officer took the radical step of moving from leisure centre management to policing, and is looking forward to tackling crime in the town. PC Dave Minty started at Malmesbury Police Station last week, the same day as new sergeant
PROPERTY developer Mark Lawrence said he was disappointed and astonished after district councillors turned down plans for 11 houses in Corston. Mr Lawrence and his company Kai Max Properties, based in Bath, had applied to build the houses, including three
PRINCE Charles's farrier, Andrew Poynton, is set to launch his plastic horseshoe on the international market. Mr Poynton, who runs Town Forge in Malmesbury High Street with his wife Julia, pioneered the shoe three years ago as an alternative to metal.
CLEANER Shirley Hunt retires next month, having seen generations of families walk through the corridors of Brinkworth's Earl Danby School during her 30 years in the job. Mrs Hunt, 65, has lived at the school house for 23 years, having originally moved
A DETECTIVE hunting conmen who pose as policemen to trick old people out of their cash, says he is confident of catching them. The conmen have struck in Chippenham, Malmesbury, and Wootton Bassett, over the past month. The latest incident was last Thursday
Catering firm Compass has served up the industry's biggest contract with a deal to feed staff working for energy firm ChevronTexaco. The Surrey-based group, which has major industrial catering contracts in Swindon, said the agreement for its subsidiary
THERE may be no such thing as a free lunch but under-12s can get a free haircut in Swindon on Saturday. New hairdressers the Barber Company will be offering youngsters free cuts from 9am onwards at their premises in The Arcade, off Regent Street. The
DELAYS in finding nursing home accommodation are resulting in some elderly patients in a Wiltshire psychiatric ward having to stay for 15 months more than necessary, according to a consultant. Dr Simon Manchip today risked censure by speaking out about
RONALD and Miriam Ash, of Orchard Park, Wootton Bassett, are celebrating 60 years of married life. The couple met through the Salvation Army. Mr Ash was a bandsman in Chippenham and Mrs Ash's parents were majors who were based in the town when she was
NOT many teenage girls ask for a fax machine for their 18th birthday but not many choose that day to go into business on their own. Sarah Withers who runs Aspect Event Management, in Wootton Bassett, set it up with a month's wages and big plans. Two years
The Sixth Sense Theatre Company classes provides a platform from which many youngsters, aged seven to 15 years of age, can develop and express their talents and individuality. There is a shortage of facilities and activities for youngsters in this age
How heartening it is to read of the overwhelming support for the cultural jewels of Swindon such as Swindon Dance, Swindon's Literature Festival and The Swindon Festival and many other groups. Yes, we do need to ensure we get value for money. No, we don't
In reply to Peter Bates' letter on the euro (EA 14, Jan 2002), before writing in to complain about the price of products in euros being higher, let's use the old adage, engage brain before opening mouth. Of course the cost will be higher in euros in this
MOTHER Debbie Carslaw was so touched by the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne last year she suggested setting up a bank account for victim support. Roy Whiting, 42, was jailed for life at Lewes Crown Court in December for the abduction
THE all-Premier Division affair between Winsley and Corsham FC PPL Presto Print sponsored Eric Hughes Memorial Knockout Cup was settled with a penalty shoot-out where Corsham triumphed 5-3, this after the 90 minutes had ended 1-1 and 120 minutes saw the
WILTSHIRE almost witnessed John Noakes-style bravery last Thursday, when Blue Peter presenter Matt Baker was poised to attempt a hang gliding altitude record from a grass airstrip at Elm Tree Farm, Clatford. Disappointingly, the challenge, which the presenter
HIGHWORTH Town's lack of consistency in recent weeks surfaced yet again when they were beaten 2-1 by visitors Henley Town. Manager Chris Seagraves said: "I just can't explain it. We were brilliant last week at Brackley but today we were very average.
CRIMINAL trials must stop being a tactical game played out between legal eagles and should focus on truth, insists Wiltshire's Chief Constable, Elizabeth Neville. Miss Neville was commenting on Lord Justice Auld's review of the criminal courts and criminal
PURTON had two players sent off in the second half as they slumped to their third successive league defeat Purton started well, taking the lead after five minutes when a Chris Lang header took a slight deflection and finished up in the net. The home side
A SCHEME to regenerate village life and the environment around Salisbury Plain has been allocated £2.4 million funding in the European Union's Leader Plus programme. Members of the Sustain the Plain initiative, drawn up by the Salisbury Plain Action Group
SKURRAY'S WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: PREMIER Division leaders Shrewton United brought their goals-for tally to 85 after defeating Marlborough Town on their own ground 7-1. It was the first game in charge for new Marlborough boss Chris Simmonds, who stepped up
FEATURE: WILTSHIRE'S schools are expecting a reduction, in real terms, in their budgets. The Gazette asked two headteachers about the financial hardship and tough choices they are facing this year. By Martin Watson, headteacher Lavington Secondary School
DELAYS in finding nursing home accommodation are resulting in some elderly patients in a Wiltshire psychiatric ward having to stay for 15 months more than necessary, according to a consultant. Dr Simon Manchip today risked censure by speaking out about
RAIL campaigner David Da Costa has slammed the Strategic Rail Authority's new ten-year plan, and says he expects thousands of rail users to boycott the network if passengers' demands are not met. Mr Da Costa from Chippenham, co-founder of the new group
JULIE Cromwell, the winner of the Gazette's £5,000 Bride of the Year competition, popped a huge balloon filled with confetti to declare open the eighth wedding fair at Chippenham's Angel Hotel. Miss Cromwell and her fianc Philip Hughes are preparing for
AS I predicted in last week's column, Bideford won comfortably at Taunton 4-1 to set up what could turn out to be one of the closest Screwfix Direct League title races in years. In recent seasons the Somerset side have literally strolled it and one team's
SCREWFIX DIRECT LEAGUE: CALNE Town manager Paul Rankin insisted he will not be quitting the struggling First Division club after their fourth successive 3-0 defeat plunged them further into the relegation mire on Tuesday night. The Bremhill View outfit
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon paid a flying visit to RAF Lyneham but refused to give any assurances about the future of the base. The Minister insisted that a feasibility study into the air base's future role was being carried out by the RAF but he was
POLICE are celebrating after stumbling across a large scale drugs farm and £15,000 worth of cannabis in a Chippenham house by accident. Uniformed officers discovered the house packed full of cannabis plants, high power lamps, water troughs and a leaf
A MOTORIST who drove into a stationary car, shunting it forward five metres, has since passed his advanced driving course, magistrates in Devizes were told on Thursday. Colin Hewitt, of Cadley Road, Collingbourne Ducis, admitted driving without due care
READERS have come up with several ideas of what the small memorial column just off the Grand Avenue in Savernake Forest might have been erected for. Lord Cardigan has appealed for help in tracing the origins of the seven foot high monument on The Gallops
SATURDAY night's performance of Dick Whittington by the Kennet Valley Amateur Dramatic Society is a sell out already. Co-producer Jill Lovell says that while there should be tickets available on the door for the opening show tonight, anyone wanting seats
IT'S not often that pub loos get the thumbs up, but the Royal Oak, Easterton, has been congratulated on the design of its disabled toilet by a local disabled access group. Barbara Williams, co-ordinator of the recently formed Wiltshire Access Consultancy
SO few people use a bus service from Marlborough to Bath it has been dubbed the ghost bus. But the bus, which has left London Road at 9.10am from Mondays to Saturdays since November, does not feature on any timetables. The return service, run by Bodmans
THE annual Christmas lights display outside the home of the Northall and Lockey families at Fyfield, near Marlborough, not only brighten up the dark winter skies they also raise money for charity. This year the families, who share a home, put out collecting
WATER, water everywhere, and every drop to drink. This was the message sent out to pupils at Oliver Tomkins Infant School in Toothill, who received over 200 bottles of water from Sainsbury's Bridgemead branch. The delivery is part of the school's accelerated
THE Bishop Of Swindon, the Right Reverend Michael Doe, has agreed to become a patron of Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation. The Foundation's main goal is to build an endowment fund to provide an annual income for its grant aid programmes which
BLUNDERING pensioner Geoffrey Stanford drove more than five miles on the wrong side of a dual carriageway in Swindon after getting confused in the dark. The 79-year-old could have killed himself and other motorists as he drove in his Toyota Corolla at
ANYONE who found the first 27 minutes of Saving Private Ryan hard to bear might well want to avoid Black Hawk Down (15). The uncomfortable reality of conflict, so breathlessly packed into Spielberg's opening act, forms a more or less constant backdrop
VANDALS have targeted Walcot in a wanton crime spree. Car windows were smashed, as well as the glass in several bus shelters, in a number of roads including Frobisher Drive and Somerville Street. Plymouth Street, near the town centre, also fell prey to
Long Time Dead (15) is a British-made horror flick about the undead. A group of student drop-outs fill in the blank hours while waiting for their next rave by holding a sance. This unleashes the spirit of a particularly nasty ghoul, who possesses one
Julia Drown, MP for South Swindon, and a delegation of councillors have met Transport Minister John Spellar to discuss widening the M4 footbridge between Swindon and Wroughton. There is concern that since strengthening work in summer 2000 the path has
COMPUTER expert Mike Breach only set up the website www.convictsreunited.com for a laugh but after being swamped with more than 40,000 queries he now admits he is struggling to cope with its success. He decided to create a spoof of the phenomenally successful
A MAN who lived life as an outlaw before raping a Swindon teenager at knifepoint has had his life sentence quashed. Daniel Neill pleaded guilty to offences ranging from rape to robbery at Swindon Crown Court on April 20 last year. Because he was ruled
SALISBURY Cathedral's longest-serving chorister has retired after a record-breaking 34 years' service. But although John Robinson might have hung up his cassock for the last time, he intends to carry on singing every day. "I shall do voice exercises every
THE bravery and professionalism of five Salisbury and Amesbury police officers have been recognised. Certificates of merit were presented to PC Steve Mallows, PC Phil Artingstall, section officer Mike Fawcett and special constable Adrian Taylor, in recognition
ANDY Young, who rose to the highest office of Salisbury District Council, yet whose passion remained the ordinary people of Mere, died suddenly in hospital on Monday after a long illness. Mr Young (58), who had represented Mere on the council as an Independent
POLICE say they are following up a number of leads in the hunt for conmen posing as police officers who are preying on pensioners. The tricksters have struck in Chippenham, Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett over the past month, stealing more than £2,200
A £12 MILLION health centre is to be built by the Ministry of Defence at Tidworth Garrison, to look after the health of soldiers and their families. The project, due for completion by June 2003, heralds a dramatic improvement in Tidworth's medical and
VANDALS risked their lives when they uprooted a live street lamp in Amesbury recreation ground and left it leaning against a tree. The 20-foot high metal lamp was still alight and attached to its cables when Amesbury Town Council staff discovered it against
THE town council in Calne will decide on Monday January 21 whether to buy 70-acres of land on the edge of town for a football ground and sports complex. Calne Town Football Club wants to build a £1 million ground and sports complex at Lower Beversbrook
A DEVELOPER wanting to build a controversial housing association complex at Boscombe Down is having talks with the Ministry of Defence in a bid to get a covenant removed from the site, it has been revealed. The existence of the covenant, which forbids
STUDENTS from John Bentley School, in Calne, were recognised for their hard work, talent and dedication to their studies recently. The school hosted a special prize-giving evening and handed out more than 70 prizes to GCSE studies in subject areas such
WHAT the Queen thought of Calne's controversial new statue when she visited the town to open its multi-million library is not officially known, but plenty of other people have strong views. The £37,000 statue of a head lying on its side, which is outside
TWO redundant shop units are to be given to residents in Calne to provide a community centre for one of the county's poorest wards. The units once occupied by a newsagent business in Angell Close, on Coleman's Farm Estate, in the town's Abberd ward, have
RESIDENTS in Calne have been amused but impressed to see the town's newest bobby on the beat riding a bicycle. PC Windsor Whoon, who started work at the police station two months ago, made a special request to carry out his patrols on a push bike rather
REX Jackett was caught with heroin after police carried out a raid on flats in Calne. Jackett, 20, of Abberd Way, appeared before North Wiltshire magistrates in Chippenham on Monday and admitted possessing heroin. Magistrates adjourned the case until
A RETIRED Calne couple who had a lighted candle posted through their letterbox while they were away on holiday, have said the consequences could have been a lot more serious. The couple, who do not want to be named, said their house could easily have
A COUPLE whose caravan was destroyed in a barn fire on Tuesday evening were counting their blessings when a family memento turned up among the wreckage. Mary and John Brodie went to the scene of the fire at Manor Farm, Coate, yesterday to find their Lunar
HOUSING officials are becoming increasingly concerned for the health of Ron and Joan Hawkins, the last elderly residents of the bungalows behind Crammer Court, which is due for redevelopment in a few months time. Mr Hawkins, 86, who suffers from heart
LANDLORDS of a pub in Bishops Cannings have been allowed to keep floodlights they put up on the outside of the pub, despite objections about the amount of glare from them. Sue Jacobs and Kevin Maul, who took over as the licensees of The Bridge Inn in
SINGLE mum Sarah Rogers has spoken of her ordeal in trying to get help for her young son who has now been diagnosed as suffering from Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. The 32-year-old former sales and marketing executive, of Bishops Cannings says
BINGO caller Gavin Strudwick is to take legal advice after he claims he was ousted from his job at Angel Leisure in Devizes and replaced by a 16-year-old. Mr Strudwick, 22, of Rendells Court, Devizes, has worked as the main bingo caller at Angel Leisure
BRIAN Foster could hardly believe his eyes when he opened the curtains of his flat and found a swan looking at him from the roof of Specsavers Opticians opposite. Mr Foster, who lives in The Britox, Devizes and is proprietor of Devizes Snooker Club in
MARLBOROUGH Youth Football Club is celebrating the news that it is to get its own premises after the town council offered a peppercorn lease on the disused pavilion in Elcot Lane. Councillors have supported the youth soccer side's bid to take over and
A MARLBOROUGH mother of four who admitted beating up a former friend, may be spared a community sentence because she has cervical cancer. Joanne Sarsby, 28, of Rabley Wood View, pleaded guilty at Kennet Magistrates in Devizes on Monday to assaulting Jessica
TRAFFIC in the Marlborough area had to be diverted twice on Saturday, January 12, following two accidents that happened hours apart. Drivers trying to reach Swindon were first diverted just before 9am when an accident blocked the main route from Devizes
ASHTON Keynes AC hard-working secretary John Parker is retiring from his position after 37 years. Parker's departure will be a great loss to the club, one of the largest in the area. The club's season ends on June 15. Existing and any new half-season
A SWINDON woman has won the chance to run the London Marathon with television gardener Charlie Dimmock. Gina Stone is one of 40 picked out of 4,000 to take part in Charlie's team for the event on April 14. She won a competition organised by marathon sponsor
A FARMER has been ordered to pay £1,510 in fines and costs after admitting polluting Willow Brook, near Calne, with silage. Environment Agency officers tracked down the source of the pollution after receiving a call on the agency's hotline in October
IT WILL be months before anyone knows if council benefits contractor WS Atkins is improving, councillors heard. The cabinet agreed that the firm, which attracted withering criticism after leaving thousands of people waiting for their benefits, had agreed
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon paid a flying visit to RAF Lyneham but refused to give any assurances about the future of the base. The Minister insisted that a feasibility study into the air base's future role was being carried out by the RAF but he was
THERE may be no such thing as a free lunch but under-12s can get a free haircut in Swindon on Saturday. New hairdressers the Barber Company will be offering youngsters free cuts from 9am onwards at their premises in The Arcade, off Regent Street. The
A WOMAN died of complications two months after taking a paracetamol overdose. Susan Howard, 53, died in a specialist intensive care unit at Kings College Hospital in London on September 4. She had shared her home at Cherry Tree House, The Orchard, Chiseldon
A MAN has been jailed for four months after he assaulted a friend in a row over the sale of a bottle of drink. Daniel Liptrot, 22, attacked Ben Thompson in the bus station car park on the evening of October 20 last year, Swindon Crown Court was told.
Fred Doughty, who clubbed his 72 year-old wife to death during a weekend away to patch up their marriage, told a jury he had suffered a momentary loss of control. The 71-year-old from Swin-don denies murdering his wife of one year, Valerie, but admits
MURDER squad detectives are seeking the help of students in the hunt for the killer of Tidworth soldier Glen Hudson. The 35-year-old Army PT instructor and spare-time Salisbury nightclub bouncer - described by friends as a gentle giant - died after being
ANDY Young, who rose to the highest office of Salisbury District Council, yet whose passion remained the ordinary people of Mere, died suddenly in hospital on Monday after a long illness. Mr Young (58), who had represented Mere on the council as an Independent
Swindon police are investigating an allegation of indecent assault on a woman at around 1.50am in the Brunel Rooms nightclub on Sunday. They are making an appeal for witnesses to contact Sergeant Mark Hurry on Swindon 528111 or the confidential Crimestoppers
HAYDON WICK: Police have charged James Loveridge, 40, from Ash Grove, Pinehurst, with attempting to rob a 38-year-old woman after a man was detained by two people in the car park of the Safeway supermarket at about 2.30pm on Tuesday. Detective Constable
It is beyond belief not only that a group of individuals should be permitted to "buy'' a change in statutory law but that the council should apparently offer to help fund such a change. I am a "rat'' who, as a pharmacist in the service of the people of
A BLOCK of ten maisonettes on Salisbury's largest housing estate is to be demolished and replaced by ten traditional houses. Tenants living in the two-bedroom homes in Pinewood Way, Bemerton Heath, have given Salisbury District Council an overwhelming
SALISBURY Rugby Club take on South West Division One side Dorchester on Saturday in the quarter final of the Dor-set & Wilts Senior Cup. Kick off at the Castle Road ground is 2.15pm. The club's second team are also on cup duty. They entertain Wootton
Town's poor performance at Boundary Park was met with derision from both Andy King and his playing staff. King was fuming after a second-successive lightweight league display. "Oldham had more desire for the game," said King. "I don't think they (Oldham
A PIMP who lured girls as young as 15 into prostitution has been jailed for six-and-a-half years by a judge at Salisbury Crown Court. Ricardo Harwood (44) offered rooms in his Avon Terrace home to girls fleeing violence and family breakdown, then forced
I am writing in reply to Ellen Harty's letter) Friday's Evening Advertiser). Reading her letter, I too am reminded of a quotation: "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing". I would be interested to know on what fact she bases her statement "teachers
ANDY King slammed his players for an indisciplined performance at Oldham and warned they are in grave danger of being drawn into another relegation dog-fight. Describing last night's 2-0 defeat at Boundary Park as "awful", King admitted Town are in a
AFTER a seemingly long spell of depressing gloom and doom concerning Swindon's fortunes I was most gratified to read that the OK had been given to setting up an Urban Regeneration Company which would result in possible financial aid for Swindon's 30-year
OPEN letter to the council: My son is a member of the Swindon Young Musicians. If you could only see the amount of effort, application, dedication and energy that our young people are putting into their music you would quickly realise that the money the
HOW embarrassing can a headline get? I feel compelled to write in response to Mr Griffiths' letter of January 4 (We have plenty of culture here). To pontificate on what constitutes true culture and state that amateurism is what counts is naive in the
I WOULD like to reply to the letters from Nick Edwards and Caroline Hayward (January 9 and 10). My letter was neither political nor misinformative, merely factual about the overall cultural scene in Swindon. Ms Hayward should add up what it costs Swindon
MINETY began the second half of their Dorset and Wilts Division One season with a disappointing defeat at the hands of leaders Westbury. Leading 8-0 at half-time, Minety appeared to have the game under control, but Westbury upped a gear in the last quarter
SECOND from bottom Devizes pulled off a shock result in a tight Southern Counties South local derby on Saturday 12 January. It was sixth placed Bassett who started the better of the two sides and they attacked their opponents for long periods of the first
We felt we had to write about our story of the Wigglybus after reading the headlines on the Gazette on January 10. In early November, Cassie Owen, 14, phoned up the Wigglybus to book it for 4pm the next day a Thursday. She booked it for herself and her
The Gazette of January 10 contains a letter from Mark Clayton, of Fieldfare Associates Ltd regarding the future of the Spitalcroft allotment site in Devizes. The Gazette also summarised his letter elsewhere in that issue. I cannot deny the facts in this
On reading Fleur de Rhe-Philipe's letter about recycling on January 10 I was surprised she forgot to mention so many of the facts. She describes the recycling scheme as a co-operative venture between the public, the district councils, the county council
WILTSHIRE groups of Friends of the Earth, Council for the Protection of Rural England and Greenpeace welcome Wiltshire County Council's enthusiasm for recycling (letters January 10). Our concern is if the county council reaches its recycling target, the
DORSET & Wilts Under 20s warmed up for their forthcoming County Championship campaign by thumping Bedfordshire 71-15 at Bedford's Goldington Road. The combined counties kick off their championship programme against the RAF at RAF Holton, Buckinghamshire
IN reply to the article in Saturday's paper "Get a life". How many times have we heard that the answer to underage pregnancy is more sex education and contraceptive advice. It may be one way, but it's not the only way. Can we not see that it doesn't seem
SALISBURY GPs are coming together to oppose parking rules that prevent them stopping outside their own surgeries and put them at risk of picking up parking tickets while responding to emergency calls. Dr Richard Mann, of New Street surgery, has spoken
Following the media coverage regarding Prince Harry's involvement with alcohol and drugs, Parentline Plus is promoting tips and hints for parents who, like Prince Charles, may be worried their children are abusing drugs. Here at Parentline Plus we believe
BLACKPOOL manager Steve McMahon hasn't given up hope of signing Swindon Town's Aussie striker Danny Invincible, writes Andrew Atkinson. Tangerines boss McMahon said he had an initial bid of £75,000 thrown out by the Robins followed by a bid of £150,000
WHY does the council continue to think the arts are a soft touch and always propose cuts when it has financial hardship? Do they think the arts are unimportant in our daily lives? To be aiming for city status and then trying to sweep away one of the best
WITH the club suffering their worst injury list for some time and with the resultant call ups to play in the more senior teams, Chippenham travelled to Clifton with only 12 players to face traditionally their toughest fixture of the season. Although Clifton
CORSHAM notched up a double over near neighbours Cooper-Avon Tyres with a 16-10 victory in Saturday 12 January's Southern Counties South encounter. The Melksham side, bottom of the table, pushed their hosts all the way and it was only a late drop goal
GOOD defence kept Bassett in it for 20 minutes before a Jones penalty put them into the lead. Woody Briggs then collected a loose ball to score in the corner for an 8-0 half-time lead The second half was all Bassett but Andover's good defence kept them
AFTER the disappointment of last weekend's home defeat by Marlow, Chippenham had wholesale changes enforced upon them for the visit to Aylesbury. With seven players forced out by injury, Chippenham's squad strength was severely tested with league debuts
EURO-supporter J W Wright (letters, January 3) has inexplicably forgotten to mention that the UK has generously given to the EU nearly £150 billion instead of improving our public transport, hospitals and schools. We could afford to do this because we
IN September I slipped on the steep slope down to the towpath opposite the Barge pub at Seend Cleeve and broke my ankle. Initially I had no intention of taking this matter further as accidents happen, but several people have mentioned that they, too,
THE people of Devizes and the surrounding areas have every right to be angry with Kennet District Council over its delays in implementing changes to the re-organisation of the town without explanation. The significance of the proposed date March 2003
HAVING just moved to Wiltshire and having just read a copy of the January 10 edition of the Gazette I was surprised to see Fleur de Rhe Philipe, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Transport, Wiltshire County Council, patting herself on the back for
CIRENCESTER have parted company with coach Rick Scott less than a month after he led them to the top of the Gloucestershire Premier Division. His departure was confirmed by the club's executive committee on Monday night and the hunt for a successor was
A RADIO documentary has suggested that an investigation in to the death of Chippenham MP Victor Cazalet in a plane crash in Gibraltar during the Second World War could be re-opened. The BBC Radio 4 documentary explored the events of July 4 1943, when
JULIE Cromwell, the winner of the Gazette's £5,000 Bride of the Year competition, popped a huge balloon filled with confetti to declare open the eighth wedding fair at Chippenham's Angel Hotel. Miss Cromwell and her fianc Philip Hughes are preparing for
MALMESBURY School teacher David Rutter is joining runner Graham Jobes for a ten-mile fundraising challenge between Malmesbury and Chippenham on January 27. Mr Rutter, who teaches Mr Jobes' children, Daniel, 15, and Rebecca, 12, at the school, decided
ELECTRCITY contractors are monitoring Chippenham after a number of power cuts. The most recent power cut was last Thursday when people living on the east side of town found themselves without power for about 30 minutes. Victor House, 52, of Cricketts
A COUPLE celebrating their golden wedding anniversary have chosen to give a special gift, rather than receive one. Reg and Mavis Waymont of Abberd Way, Calne, who have six children, 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren collected money from friends
SAINSBURY'S superstore in Chippenham could grow by a third if a proposed extension gets the go-ahead. The town council's planning and environment committee agreed last week to raise no objections to the plan, except to urge planners to consider the implications
MOBILE phone giant Orange plan to set up an 11.5m mast on Gladstone Road in Chippenham town centre, to improve coverage in the Borough Parade shopping centre. The microcell would be in a lamp post-like structure. Other options considered were at the front
POLICE say they are following up a number of leads in the hunt for conmen posing as police officers who are preying on pensioners. The tricksters have struck in Chippenham, Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett over the past month, stealing more than £2,200
THE carnival in Chippenham is set to bite the dust if no-one steps forward to take over the historic town event. Chairman Neil Parsons is making plans for what could be the last annual meeting in February. He is stepping down and if no-one is prepared
BEMERTON Heath Harlequins boss Steve Slade is calling on all football fans in the area to rally behind his side as they prepare for their biggest test of the season so far. Saturday sees them entertain Essex-based Great Wakering Rovers in the fourth round
ANDY King slammed his players for an indisciplined performance at Oldham and warned they are in grave danger of being drawn into another relegation dog-fight. Describing last night's 2-0 defeat at Boundary Park as "awful", King admitted Town are in a
A UNEMPLOYED man who allowed his friend to drive his uninsured car without a driving licence, was banned for two months and fined £100. Carl Walsh, of Pockeridge Road, Corsham, appeared before North Wiltshire magistrates in Chippenham on Monday. He had
THE new vicar of Box, family man Rev Richard Snow, likes nothing better than listening to rock music and working on his classic motorbike. Bishop Michael of Swindon officiated at a special induction service on Wednesday last week, where Mr Snow, 44, received
FEATURE: WILTSHIRE'S schools are expecting a reduction, in real terms, in their budgets. The Gazette asked two headteachers about the financial hardship and tough choices they are facing this year. By Martin Watson, headteacher Lavington Secondary School
JUDGE David Smith was far from amused when a row ended with a bucket of water being thrown at him. He had already endured a "stinger" puncturing his car tyres and a boulder blocking his driveway. The circuit judge decided to gather evidence of his dispute
THE police station in Corsham is to close on Sundays because so few people use it. Police chiefs have been reviewing the opening hours at the Priory Street station for some time. As a result of the review they have now decided it will not open to the
THE new vicar of Box, family man Rev Richard Snow, likes nothing better than listening to rock music and working on his classic motorbike. Bishop Michael of Swindon officiated at a special induction service on Wednesday last week, where Mr Snow, 44, received
A FAMILY who lost their ancestral home in a fire 27 years ago want to build a new home on the same site. The Spicer family has submitted a plan to build a Georgian-style home at Spye Park, Sandy Lane, near Chippenham, more or less on the same site as
FORMER heroin addict Simon Richman has admitted two charges of taking petrol without paying for it. Richman, 26, currently living in a Salvation Army hostel in Plymouth, appeared before North Wiltshire magistrates in Chippenham on Monday. He admitted
ONLOOKERS and paramedics fought to save the life of gym regular Peter Pinnegar after he collapsed while taking part in an exercise work out. The 59-year-old of Wicks Drive, Pewsham, was on the stepper machine at the Blackland Leisure Health Club, near
THE assistant headteacher of a school which is leading the way in using information technology in the classroom, is today being presented with a major national award. Simon Burrell, who teaches at Lydiard Millicent CE Primary School, will receive a £500
PURTON couple Sarah and Vic Patterson shaved their heads and raised £1,000 for the Prospect Hospice. Vic, 42, and Sarah, 40, are no strangers to fundraising for the charity and make sure they hold an event annually. Sarah, who before the event had shoulder
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon was presented with details of the Gazette's campaign to save RAF Lyneham when he visited the airbase on Wednesday, January 16. Mr Hoon, who said he was aware of local support for the retention of Lyneham, promised to study
THE cash Pewsey Carnival distributes to local charities could be curtailed for years if Kennet planners back objections to selling off part of the carnival field for a house. More than 20 villagers packed into the parish council offices at Bouverie Hall
TWO teenage girls were left stranded in a village miles from home on a chilly night by Pewsey Vale's Wigglybus. Cassie Owen, 14, from Alton Barnes, and Sally-Ann Lewis, 13, from North Newnton, had booked the bus one Thursday night in November to take
FOLLOWING last week's revelation in the Gazette that two teenage boys had been stranded by Pewsey Vale's Wigglybus, it has emerged that two girls were left miles from home on a winter's night. Fourteen-year-old Cassie Owen, from Alton Barnes, and her
A DEVASTATING four-goal blitz in ten minutes either side of the interval kept the Chippenham Town promotion bandwagon rolling along in front of the Dr Martens League Western Division's biggest crowd of the season at Hardenhuish Park on Saturday. The club's
Sun Jan 20: Raychem AC rearranged Christmas match on the lagoon. Draw 7.45am. fish 9am to 2pm. Register names with Trevor on 725779. Matches at Moulden Hill AC and BCA waters at Moulden Hill Lake have been cancelled until further notice. Highworth AC
SALISBURY City's hopes of avoiding relegation suffered yet another setback when they were hit for six at Worcester City on Saturday. The Dr Martens Premier Division basement side conceded three goals in each half at Worcester's St George's Lane ground
MALMESBURY School teacher David Rutter is joining runner Graham Jobes for a ten-mile fundraising challenge between Malmesbury and Chippenham on January 27. Mr Rutter, who teaches Mr Jobes' children, Daniel, 15, and Rebecca, 12, at the school, decided
MALMESBURY'S county councillor John Thomson said he had achieved more than he could have expected after the council agreed to extend a 40mph speed limit on the A429 at Burton Hill. Residents living along the Home Farm stretch of the road have complained
CRUDWELL School is hoping to start a story tape lending library and has asked parents to contribute. The school has appealed to parents to offer story tapes children have grown out of. Anyone interested in contributing can call the school on (01666) 577357
SHERSTON villagers have reacted positively to plans by the parish council to carry out £25,000 worth of work on safer routes to school. At a public meeting in the village hall last week, 60 villagers listened to the council's proposals to make routes
COUNCILLORS have voiced serious concerns about the expansion of Knockdown Quarry in Sherston. A and J Bull is applying for permission to double the output of stone from the quarry. It also wants to quadruple the amount of waste dumped and upgrade the
IT technician Brian Scharneck, of Millbourne, near Malmesbury, said he still cannot believe he sat on the Mastermind's famous black chair. The programme was filmed on January 8 and is broadcast on January 17 at 8pm on the Discovery Channel. "I have never
PENSIONER Peggy Simpson is fighting for her life in hospital following a car crash. Mrs Simpson, 82, of Woods Close, Sherston, was travelling to Malmesbury, on the B4040, near Easton Grey, when the accident happened at midday on Monday. She was on her
PUB landlord John Williams was trying to get his family's life back together this week after Prince Harry's drink and drugs confession turned their world upside down. Mr Williams, 43, was forced to send his two young children into hiding after his pub
Even as official figures recorded a small rise in unemployment in Swindon, the TUC has warned that as many as 1,500 jobs could be lost this year in Wiltshire. The county's jobless rate for December stands at 1.1 per cent. Swindon's figure increased marginally
Despite an atrocious trading year, microchip maker Intel, which has its European headquarters in Wiltshire, remains upbeat about the future. It reported fourth-quarter revenue of $7.0 billion, up seven per cent sequentially and down 20 per cent year on
A trailer worth £2,000 was stolen from the drive of Brockhurst Farm at 4.20pm on Tuesday, January 15. The owner was asleep in bed when he heard a vehicle pull up outside. The offenders were three men in a green Land Rover. Witnesses should call police
POLICE say they are following up a number of leads in the hunt for conmen posing as police officers who are preying on pensioners. The tricksters have struck in Chippenham, Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett over the past month, stealing more than £2,200
A PLANNED New Age gathering near Wootton Bassett has been cancelled following a tide of protests from residents. Organisers had hoped to stage a five-day summer festival of arts and music at Vowley Farm. But the scheme was shelved after residents from
NOW there is no excuse for not knowing your Red Admirals from your Red Potatoes as a new signposting scheme is introduced across Wiltshire farmland. Members of Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative are erecting information boards designed to educate the
I have come to the conclusion that the present leading council group have either lost their minds, or they are operating under double standards. The dance studio is bringing in to the council hundreds of thousands of pounds every year, but they want it
WILTSHIRE Fire Brigade has repeated its advice never to leave a chip pan unattended and to have a smoke alarm fitted and kept in working order after a 20-year-old woman was saved from a blaze at her home last week. Melanie Nye was rescued through the
RARE birds are returning to Wiltshire in increasing numbers, says a new report. There are also more people than ever taking an interest in bird watching and becoming members of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The Department for the Environment
THE regular failure to provide some bus services in and around Salisbury by the Wilts and Dorset Bus Co, which operates buses serving Pewsey and Marlborough, has cost the firm a penalty of £18,500. Traffic Commissioners for the Western Traffic Area held
JUDGE David Smith was far from amused when a row ended with a bucket of water being thrown at him. He had already endured a "stinger" puncturing his car tyres and a boulder blocking his driveway. The circuit judge decided to gather evidence of his dispute
CHERRY RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE: STRIKER Craig Wall hammered four goals as Pewsey Vale kept themselves firmly in the Hellenic League Division One West title race with their third win in a row on Saturday 12 January. Victory over mid-table Kidlington moved
WILTSHIRE Trading Standards officers are warning county businesses to be on the lookout for companies which prey on their fears over registration as part of the Data Protection Act. A number of companies have adopted names closely associated with data
MID-WILTSHIRE SUNDAY LEAGUE: GOALS were in plentiful supply as clubs took a break from league action and competed in the first round of group matches in the Linpac-sponsored Tamura Hinchley Shield on Sunday. Holders Selectabook set about the defence of
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: THIS was Chippenham's first game since the Christmas break and it was an important game for both teams as they are vying for the top position in the league. From the kick-off it was clear that it would be a closely contested game, with
YOUTH FOOTBALL: WESTINGHOUSE Youth let a four goal lead slip away to be held to a 5-5 draw in their clash with Trowbridge Wanderers in the under 14s Blue Division of the Wiltshire Times and News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League. They raced into a 4-0
CORSHAM Town gave First Division title favourites Frome Town a real scare before going down to two late goals at Badgers Hill on Saturday 12 January. Evergreen frontman John Freegard rocked the in-form league leaders when he headed his tenth goal of the
DEVIZES Town wrapped up their first league double of the season thanks to first half strikes from Dave Hopkins and Barry Flippance on Saturday 12 January. The home side were made to pay for playing just one man up front by Brian Newlands' side, whose
SCREWFIX DIRECT LEAGUE: CALNE Town's recent woes continued as they shipped three goals in the final 25 minutes before going down to their third successive 3-0 First Division defeat at Street on Saturday. The result made it three wins over Calne in little
HIGHWORTH staged a sensational comeback to send Corsham tumbling out of the Wiltshire County Under 13 Cup coming back from two goals down to win 3-2. After a delayed start, Highworth were a goal down in the first minute. The midfield failed to clear the
Andy King promised a feast of attacking football at Boundary Park before kick-off he must have been bluffing! Paul Rachubka, in the Oldham goal, had just three saves to make all evening each no more than catching practice. If this was King's idea of attacking
A TEENAGER admitted has setting fire to a motorboat worth more than £2,000, which he found in a riverside barn. The 16-year-old from Netheravon appeared before Kennet Youth Court at Devizes last Thursday. Magistrates were told the boy came across the
THE six men who bared all in a Full Monty show to raise funds towards sending five-year-old Caitlin Peck to America to swim with dolphins, are to become TV stars for a night. They will feature in a half hour documentary on HTV on Tuesday, January 22,
DELAYS in finding nursing home accommodation are resulting in some elderly patients at Savernake Hospital having to stay for 15 months longer than necessary, says consultant Simon Manchip. Dr Manchip says the bed blocking means Oak Ward, his award winning
AFTER serving for two years as a special with the Wiltshire police force, Marianne Francis is swapping uniforms to join the ambulance service. Ms Francis, 22, from All Cannings, has been a member of the special constabulary for two years, serving in Devizes
BROMHAM Troupers are currently tuning up for the traditional panto Old King Cole, which features three magical fiddles. Local amateur group the Bromham Troupers is putting on the show at the Social Centre from next Thursday to Saturday, January 17 to
PARTS of guns stolen from an armoury at an Army base on Salisbury Plain were found scattered on farmland, Salisbury Crown Court was told on Friday. The court heard that the armoury at the Royal School of Artillery at Larkhill, had been entered in April
PLANS to close down the Tom Gallagher Van Centre in Broad Hinton and for it to move to a new site in Swindon hang in the balance. The firm applied to Kennet District Council for outline planning permission for five houses to be built on the site in preparation
BATH'S Heineken Cup quarter-final clash with Llanelli on Saturday week is an 8,200 sell-out after eager fans snapped up all the available tickets on offer in two days. A near-supporters' stampede for tickets to the last-eight clash against The Scarlets
A NATIONAL rail boycott is to go ahead in spite of talks between a protest group and Transport Secretary Stephen Byers. The Better Rail Advisory Group (Brag) wants passengers to shun the lines on March 1 in protest at poor service. Brag was co-founded
STEAM, Swindon's ailing railway museum, has survived the cuts axe for at least another week, after councillors pulled back from implementing radical plans. Members of Swindon Council's most senior body, the cabinet, have declined to implement up to £240,000
ONLOOKERS and paramedics fought to save the life of gym regular Peter Pinnegar after he collapsed while taking part in an exercise work out. The 59-year-old of Wicks Drive, Pewsham, was on the stepper machine at the Blackland Leisure Health Club, near
A COUPLE celebrating their golden wedding anniversary have chosen to give a special gift, rather than receive one. Reg and Mavis Waymont of Abberd Way, Calne, who have six children, 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren collected money from friends
A PIMP who lured girls as young as 15 into prostitution has been jailed for six-and-a-half years by a judge at Salisbury Crown Court. Ricardo Harwood (44) offered rooms in his Avon Terrace home to girls fleeing violence and family breakdown, then forced
ERIC Porter, the former Calne mayor who lost all his possessions in a fire, has had detailed plans to rebuild his home agreed. The fire, on March 27, is believed to have started in the back bedroom of Coun Porter's 16th century, three-storey home in Church
JASON Cleverley, 25, tried to steal two photo frames and two clocks from a Calne shop, a court heard. Cleverley, of Northend, appeared before North Wiltshire magistrates in Chippenham on Monday and admitted a charge of theft. Anna Humphreys, prosecuting
FINANCIAL consultant Martin West is gearing up for a gruelling fundraising trek to the Himalayas at the end of the month. Mr West, 41, of Fynamore Gardens, Calne, will undertake the ten-day challenge as part of a team of ten. He returns on February 13
NORTH WILTSHIRE District Council is backing Wiltshire County Council in its fight to keep Devizes and Trowbridge courtrooms open in the interests of local justice. Wiltshire Magistrates' Courts Service has been carrying out a review of the county's courtroom
ONE of Devizes' best known pubs, Munnelly's Bar, is undergoing a change of image. The pub, in Southbroom Road, has been closed for a £30,000 refurbishment, but the major difference when it re-opens at the end of January is that it will be providing more
ELLO, Ello, Ello, what's all this then? Old handcuffs, old batons and even older police uniforms are going on display in Devizes. The exhibits are normally kept under lock and key at Marlborough Police Station, but now some are to be displayed at the
WORKMEN from British Waterways will wade into the Kennet and Avon Canal at Horton, near Devizes, on January 18 to rescue thousands of fish before the canal is drained for maintenance. As part of its winter maintenance programme, British Waterways started
STEVEN Bush, 17, who was assaulted shortly after his scooter was stolen last Wednesday, says he is now frightened to go out alone. Mr Bush, who lives in Devizes, had left the locked scooter in the Gaiger Brothers car park in Northgate Street. A group
THE youth centre in Marlborough is appealing for adult volunteer helpers so that it can expand its activities. Youth leader Jan Edwards said the centre has had a good response to adverts for paid part time youth workers but also wants to recruit volunteers
A FORMER printworks in Marlborough is to be turned into flats. The building at the back of 133 High Street, has been empty for years. A planning application by representatives for the Body of the Church of Wales to convert the building into two flats
TOWN councillors in Marlborough are calling for traffic calming measures on the St Margarets Mead estate before any more homes are built. They expressed concern over the hazards pedestrians face on roads on the estate when they were considering a planning
READERS have come up with several ideas of what the small memorial column just off the Grand Avenue in Savernake Forest might have been erected for. Lord Cardigan has appealed for help in tracing the origins of the seven foot high monument on The Gallops
THE annual Christmas lights display outside the home of the Northall and Lockey families at Fyfield, near Marlborough, not only brighten up the dark winter skies they also raise money for charity. This year the families, who share a home, put out collecting
ELLO, Ello, Ello, what's all this then? Old handcuffs, old batons and even older police uniforms are going on display in Devizes. The exhibits are normally kept under lock and key at Marlborough Police Station, but now some are to be displayed at the
THE six men who bared all in a Full Monty show to raise funds towards sending five-year-old Caitlin Peck to America to swim with dolphins, are to become TV stars for a night. They will feature in a half hour documentary on HTV on Tuesday, January 22,
SO few people use a bus service from Marlborough to Bath it has been dubbed the ghost bus. But the bus, which has left London Road at 9.10am from Mondays to Saturdays since November, does not feature on any timetables. The return service, run by Bodmans
A POIGNANT Christmas card from 1942 is the highlight of a collection of memorabilia coming up for auction in Swindon. The Christmas card and the rest of the collection belonged to a prisoner from the Oflag V11 C Prisoner Of War camp and features a line
SWINDON'S skaters will have to wait a little longer for a skateboard park, after councillors turned down plans to build one at Dorcan. Stratton St Margaret Parish Council asked Swindon Council for permission to build a skate park at Dorcan Recreation
A CAREER in brass bands spanning 75 years comes to an end this weekend. Fred Tranter, who lives in Castle Street, Mere, is handing over the baton of Gillingham Imperial Silver Band to his former pupil Graeme Lewis at a concert on Saturday evening. Mr
SALISBURY Cathedral's longest-serving chorister has retired after a record-breaking 34 years' service. But although John Robinson might have hung up his cassock for the last time, he intends to carry on singing every day. "I shall do voice exercises every
THE bravery and professionalism of five Salisbury and Amesbury police officers have been recognised. Certificates of merit were presented to PC Steve Mallows, PC Phil Artingstall, section officer Mike Fawcett and special constable Adrian Taylor, in recognition
PLACARD carrying protesters mounted a quiet protest against proposals to close Mill Lane. They made their feelings known outside St Mary's Church Hall in Commonweal Road for the first of two exhibitions outlining various options for the road's closure
These are difficult times for Swindon Council as it attempts to find cuts that will balance its budget. And, as this week's marathon scrutiny commission proved, our councillors are starting to feel the strain. IAN FANNON reports. THEY were unprecedented
WILTON councillors are so concerned about plans for a park-and-ride site in the town that they have called for a public meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 29, at 7.30pm at the Community Centre, when the town council will explain to
