THOUSANDS of folk fans flocked to Chippenham for a bank holiday weekend extravaganza. The 31st annual Chippenham Folk Festival combined the usual mix of dance, music, concerts and workshops with folk theatre and jubilee celebrations. Among the hundreds
A FORMER Chippenham College lecturer has won national honours in a photographic competition. William Allen, took redundancy five years ago, when the college was making cutbacks and decided to turn his passion for photography into his livelihood. He entered
DIY giant B&Q wants to build a warehouse store, with a drive-through restaurant, in Bath Road in Chippenham, creating up to 170 jobs. Developer Parkridge Developments Ltd, of London, and Peter Black Distribution, has applied for outline planning permission
A HI-TECH Chippenham company is in the front line fighting street crime with a revolutionary new surveillance system. Securicor, based at Methuen Park, has created a sophisticated new system, combining cutting-edge facial recognition technology with CCTV
MOTORBIKER Steven Wylie, who was due to start a new life in New Zealand, died from the multiple injuries he received after a collision between his bike and a Land Rover Defender, an inquest heard. Mr Wylie, 31, of Rowden Hill, Chippenham, died in hospital
EXTRA police had to be brought in on Sunday night after drunk and disappointed football fans kept officers run off their feet with fights breaking out all over north Wiltshire. England's 1-1 draw in their first World Cup game against Sweden on Sunday
Division One: Calne v Swindon Nalgo, Box v Bath Civil Service, Biddestone v Buscot Park, Beanacre v Potterne, Westinghouse v Burbage & ER. Division Two: Nationwide House v Minety, Highworth v Collingbourne, Bradford Town v Sutton Veny, Swindon Civil
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
WILTSHIRE CCC staged a spirited recovery in their first Minor Counties Championship match of the season against Dorset at Corsham to earn a draw. Dorset were put in on a damp wicket and reached 392-8, with Wiltshire's Kevin Nash taking 3-95 and Craig
WE welcome any advance in the treatment of mesothelioma, the terrible chest malignancy that has come to be known as the Swindon Disease. Countless people whose loved ones have this terrible industrial illness caused by contact with asbestos or who are
WHEN so many service providers indulge in excuses and self-justification in the face of criticism it's refreshing to hear First Great Western being honest and objective. The Swindon-based company could have smugly preened itself over the Strategic Rail
A FORMER England swimmer has released a CD to raise money for fellow multiple sclerosis sufferers. Stephanie Millward, who lives in Box, wrote a poem about how the debilitating disease had affected her life. It has been turned into a song to raise cash
SOUND experts from rock star Peter Gabriel's Box studios have been brought in to find ways to reduce noise at the Selwyn Hall. The community hall was threatened with closure after complaints about noise levels from neighbours living alongside in Valens
ST John Ambulance cadet Tom Pieri is devastated after thieves stole his bike while he was at a cadet meeting. Tom, 12, who goes to Corsham's St John Ambulance unit, left his bike chained to a fence outside its HQ in Meriton Avenue at 6.30pm last Wednesday
CORSHAM firm Leafield Engineering has landed part of a £400m Ministry of Defence order for a new anti-tank missile system. The company will supply advanced electromechanical sub-assemblies, including miniature detonating cords. Around 40 people will work
NORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray has attacked the Government's record on education funding in the district. Mr Gray has branded government education funding to the county as "scandalous and grossly unjust". He made his attack during a House of Commons debate
DEVIZES MP Michael Ancram has joined the protest over the closure of the Portman Building Society offices in Pewsey and Ramsbury and is writing to ask chief executive Robert Sharp to reconsider the decision. Mr Ancram said he was surprised to learn that
CORSHAM firm Leafield Engineering has landed part of a £400m Ministry of Defence order for a new anti-tank missile system. The company will supply advanced electromechanical sub-assemblies, including miniature detonating cords. Around 40 people will work
SHOP keepers in Marlborough are to be asked if they would have any objections to a French market being held in the town. Many Wiltshire towns including Devizes and Calne have had regular visits from the travelling French traders and now the Marlborough
BINMAN Andy Paget could hardly control his delight when he turned the key of the brand new Ford Ka in the Gazettes Arriva Ford Win A Car competition final on Friday night, and the door unlocked. It was a dream come true for the 28 year-old from Devizes
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
A HI-TECH Chippenham company is in the front line fighting street crime with a revolutionary new surveillance system. Securicor, based at Methuen Park, has created a sophisticated new system, combining cutting-edge facial recognition technology with CCTV
THE first milk tankers rolled into the new £45m United Milk dairy at Westbury on Friday. Farmers from across the southwest, who have invested £11m in the plant, will be supplying the dairy, which has also created around 100 local jobs. Milk volumes will
A FORMER Chippenham College lecturer has won national honours in a photographic competition. William Allen, took redundancy five years ago, when the college was making cutbacks and decided to turn his passion for photography into his livelihood. He entered
A FATHER-of-two who snatched a pensioner's handbag as she did her shopping has been jailed for 30 months. Heroin addict Jonathan Symes knocked his victim to the ground as he took her bag leaving her injured and too frightened to return to the street where
A WELL-known Westbury man died on Saturday after manning a stall at the town's jubilee street fair that morning. Graham Miles, 67, went to the fair despite feeling unwell but went to the Royal United Hospital in Bath straight afterwards, where he died
SIX members of the same family are among more than 80 people who have lost their jobs after part of a Westbury firm went out of business. Spectra Coach Building went into voluntary liquidation on Thursday. Six members of the Pearce family helped run the
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
SPIDERMAN (12) is an excellent re-working of the classic Marvel Comics saga, worthy of comparison to Tim Burton's Batman from 1988. Tobey Maguire plays awkward teenager Peter Parker who, after being bitten by a spider during a school outing to a local
IS there life after death? Do ghosts exist, or are they a figment of our imagination? Will Kevin Costner ever make a decent film again? Such life-altering questions haunt Dragonfly (12), a pedestrian thriller which jumps on the supernatural bandwagon.
THE golden jubilee was celebrated in style across Malmesbury, with revellers making up for the absence of a main civic occasion. Last month the town, Britain's oldest borough, looked like missing out on jubilee celebrations when the football club cancelled
TROWBRIDGE entertained Lydney on Saturday in the Wilts hire and Gloucestershire League. Lydney, put in to bat, never got on top of the Trowbridge bowling, only Stowe dominating for a quick knock of 47, and their final score of 134-8 never looked enough
A SECOND security camera in Melksham has gone on-line as police try and crack down on town centre thugs, skateboarding youths and vandals. Located near Lovejoys in High Street, the camera covers Bank Street, Lowbourne and High Street with footage recorded
A MELKSHAM farmer facing animal cruelty charges will appeal against an enforcement notice at a hearing next month. Lancelot Beale, 51, of Wyatts Lake Farm, Westbrook, is appealing against the notice issued by Kennet District Council, after officers investigated
WHILE TV duo Ant and Dec secured a top three hit this week with their World Cup anthem, Melksham's very own pop star Mr Christmas is hoping his football tune will score similar success. Releasing his World Cup tune, We're going to win the World Cup, to
CROWDS of mourners packed a Melksham church for the funeral of father-of-four Paul Rodgers. Hundreds of people were in St Michael's Church as a horse-drawn hearse brought the body of the 32-year-old stab victim through the town's streets. The procession
Financial confidence has been on the rise in the first three months of 2002, and with it business start-ups are on the increase for the second quarter in a row, according to research published by Barclays. The Barclays Small Business Survey for Quarter
Car boot craziness returns with a vengeance when HTV West's successful series The Bargain Hunters, featuring presenters Fred Wedlock and David 'Rolfey' Rolfe, returns to our screens. The programme visits car boot sales across the West and challenges viewers
SOME of the best and wackiest events are left till last with a flourish of shows in the final days of Salisbury Festival. Sue Broadway and Eccentric Acts opened Thursday, June 6, at Salisbury Arts Centre bringing one of the most unusual entertainments
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
ELDERLY and vulnerable people are being warned to be on their guard against hoax firefighters preying on residents across Wiltshire. A number of phoney firefighters have been telephoning residents in the area offering free fire safety checks and now Wiltshire
A CHARITY chairman is going back to college to help raise funds. Henry Leigh, 59, chairman of the west Wiltshire link of the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline, is studying for a performance coaching diploma through Newcastle College's distance learning programme
WILTSHIRE County Council social services has been highly rated in a national league. The department got two stars out of three in a national assessment. Nationally 50 councils got two stars, eight received three stars, 82 got just one and ten received
UP TO a quarter of employees working at Wiltshire County Council could take part in a series of 24-hour strikes in a row over pay. Trade union UNISON is balloting 1,400 members at the county council asking them to back strike action over poor pay and
A 23-YEAR-OLD man was assaulted outside a Warminster takeaway in the early hours of Sunday morning (June 2). The victim was approached outside the Speedy Chef in Weymouth Street by his attacker, who started shouting insults about his weight. He was punched
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an assault on a skateboarder in Weymouth Street, Warminster on Tuesday, June 4. A man's glasses were broken in the assault, and he suffered bruising and swelling to the right side of his face. Three males attacked
THE giant cats of Longleat have been given their very own scratch post to try to stop them destroying the park's oak trees. The four-metre tall post, wrapped in 80 metres of rope, has been positioned in the second of the safari park's three big cat enclosures
HAIRDRESSER Andrea Holmes knew exactly what to do after scooping £2.5m on the National Lottery. She immediately quit her job and booked a luxury cruise for her and her parents. The 25-year-old from Devizes was one of four winners of the Lotto Golden Jubilee
MONDEO Man may be a dying breed in terms of sales, but it didn't stop UK suppliers delivering wide-scale price cuts during May, according to data released by the independent price monitor, CarPriceCheck www.carpricecheck.com New car transaction prices
Audi's latest racing car roars on to the track later this month (June 15-16) when the German prestige car manufacturer bids to win the gruelling Le Mans 24 Hours for a third consecutive year. Three Audi R8 sports racing cars will be on the grid for the
GREEN travel is the theme at County Hall in Trowbridge next week. Members of the public are invited to visit to find out about environmentally friendly ways to travel as part of 'green transport week'. County council travel plan co-ordinator, Anik Bennett
A FRAIL elderly woman has been left shocked and scared after being punched in the face while on a bus in Bradford on Avon. The woman, in her 70s, was on a Badgerline bus which arrived at the town bridge bus stop in Bradford on Avon at about 2pm on Wednesday
On THURSDAY, May 30, the Central Area Committee of West Wiltshire District Council split 6-6 on a resolution to demolish Trowbridge Police Station in Polebarn Road. The casting vote of the chairman sealed its fate. What is generally agreed to be an attractive
I HOPE you will have space to print my letter as it is the only way I have to thank all those kind people who stopped their cars to avoid running over my little Jack Russell when she took fright on the canal towpath and ran into the road at Staverton
You may be aware that June 7-13 is National Volunteers Week. I would, therefore, like to take this opportunity to say a very big thank you to all of those people who volunteer their time in support of Oxfam. As an Oxfam shop manager, I am only too aware
On BEHALF of the residents of Wharf Court in Spa Road, Melksham, I would like to say a very big thank you to Tesco for their sponsorship of our jubilee celebrations I would especially like to thank to their manager, Mr Reece, and his staff, for their
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
It WAS with much sadness to witness the demise and subsequent levelling of the Trowbridge Territorial Army building. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the future brings forth a new development, namely retirement homes. And what an opportunity
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
THE MOTHER of the Swindon girl diagnosed with school phobia says Swindon Council has agreed to recognise her daughter's problem. Gemma Maisey was given a doctor's note after missing more than six months of lessons at Hreod Parkway School. The 11-year-old
A TEENAGER arrested after a woman was badly injured when she fell from his car bonnet while 'surfing' in a supermarket car park will not face any criminal charges. Gloucestershire police said today that the 19-year-old man from Minety, who has not been
HAIRDRESSER Andrea Holmes knew exactly what to do after scooping £2.5m on the National Lottery. She immediately quit her job and booked a luxury cruise for her and her parents. The 25-year-old from Devizes was one of four winners of the Lotto Golden Jubilee
GIRL Guides and Brownies in Calne have taken a giant stride towards putting on a new roof to replace the battered one at their Silver Street HQ. The Calne and District Guides have been given a £4,850 grant from the National Lottery Awards for All. The
Carnival royalty selection was a family affair last Saturday when the mother of the Butterfly Queen was later chosen as the new Trowbridge Carnival Queen. Ten-year-old Bianca Sinclair was chosen as the town's new Butterfly Queen during the afternoon contest
TROWBRIDGE Chamber of Commerce will be holding their annual summer barbecue on July 24 in the gardens of Roundstone School from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. Tickets cost £9 each and proceeds will go to Trowbridge Lions.
THE International Glaucoma Association will be holding its annual awareness week from Monday, June 10. The For Relief of Glaucoma, or Frog, week aims to encourage everyone to go for regular eye check ups to prevent the onset of the blinding disease. Chief
A GARDEN to help Alzheimer's disease sufferers has been created at Trowbridge Oaks residential and nursing home. A BUPA survey has revealed that gardening may help ease some aspects of short-term memory loss, one of the first problems created by the disease
WILKINSONS Stores have given £500 to the St John Ambulance Brigade. The Trowbridge store has also pledged to do the same in 2003 and 2004. The Trowbridge division approached local companies earlier this year to see if they could help them with their accommodation
MAGICIAN Alibaba and the Wiltshire Times joined forces to make Katie Hoole's fifth birthday party an extra special day. Katie, of North Bradley, was the winner of a colouring competition, which appeared in the Wiltshire Times on April 26. Her prize for
GUESTS at a James Bond themed ball in Trowbridge next month will be asked to put forward their best Goldfingers forward to raise money for charity. The group of west Wiltshire friends who have organised the ball have decided to donate proceeds from the
DEDICATED staff from apetito in Trowbridge who have put in a total of 235 years service with the company have been rewarded for their long service. Chief executive Paul Freeston paid tribute to the dedication of the work force this week. He was speaking
OVER 80 per cent of people living close to a planned new road near Trowbridge are opposed to it, according to a recent survey. The Staverton link road scheme, which has outline planning permission, was condemned by 87 per cent of people who returned the
A NEW £2m police station for Trowbridge has been given the go-ahead despite the concerns of councillors and people living nearby. District and town councillor Jeff Osborn has hit out at police, accusing them of lying about the lack of suitable alternatives
MOST of the 70 members of Marlborough Artists submitted works for the group's 53rd annual exhibition which ran in St Peter's Church recently. The exhibition featured the work of members but also had some pieces by non members who had submitted paintings
DEVIZES Festival gets off to a rollicking start on Saturday with a day of free events, sponsored by Wadworth's brewery and the Gazette. Last year's hit of the festival fringe, jazz pianist Daniel Smith will be taking workshops on how to play boogie woogie
A GERMAN man whose musical daughter was due to take part in the twinning weekend in Devizes had to pay £290 to fly her home after hearing the weekend's youth concert had been cancelled. Thirteen-year-old Annegret Hoch, a keyboard player with the Waiblingen
A TRIP to Swindon Supermarine has been added to Town's pre-season fixture list. Andy King's men travel to Hunts Copse on Monday August 5 (7.30pm kick-off) . The County Ground boss will be hoping the backdrop to the game is rather less traumatic than last
English football fans are feeling anxious after the nation's disappointing 1-1 draw with Sweden in their opening match of the World Cup. Police are hoping that a defeat in England's crunch game with Argentina will not lead to violence. Extra police had
THE Kennet and Avon Canal at Whaddon was in good form on Wednesday for the Bradford evening match. Veteran Dave Baker, of Trowbridge, chalked up another good win with a mixed catch of tench and bream weighing 10lb 3oz, taken on pole-fished chopped worm
IT'S not so much the shape of things to come, more the shape that's already here and taking over. Gone, increasingly, is the traditional booted saloon. In its place is a hatchback with a rounded roofline, sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes tall
DRIVERS helped to swell the Government's coffers by more than £22 billion last year just by visiting a petrol station. This phenomenal figure is part of an increase of £4 billion every year since Labour came to power in 1997, according to the latest facts
MONEY and taxes are creating a boom in sales of superminis. British drivers are going for smaller cars as fuel economy and the latest company-car tax scheme bites. The supermini segment has grown by more than 4.5 per cent in the last five years as buyers
TEENY tantrums will be a thing of the past for families who choose Vauxhall's latest multi-media innovation, the AutoVision DVD video system now available in the seven-seat Zafira. It turns the award-winning mini-MPV into a mobile cinema, with a seven-inch
LONGLEAZE School in Wootton Bassett went red, white and blue for the Golden Jubilee. Flags and bunting adorned classrooms and hall, and pupils and staff wore patriotic dress for a street party at tables laden with teatime treats. Teacher Lucy Naish, who
A GRANDMOTHER who worked tirelessly for the Stratton St Margaret branch of the Mother's Union died suddenly while on holiday with her friends. Florence Lucas, 82, known to her friends and family as Florrie, has been involved in the voluntary women's organisation
THE row between Wootton Bassett Town Council and traders in the town's High Street over plans to hold a street festival in August has taken a new twist. The council is to close the main shop-ping street on a Saturday to hold the event, even though shopkeepers
A MUSIC event at Swindon's Old Town Gardens Bowl was cancelled because of immi-gration problems. The band and dancers from the group, Planete Elegance from Kinshasa in the Demo-cratic Republic of Congo, were expected to play at the Bowl tomorrow. But
SWINDON boys basketball team will be among more than 100 children taking part in this year's Western Counties Area Youth Games. The event is taking place at Millfield School in Somerset on Saturday and Sunday. The 100 children will represent Swindon at
SPECIAL celebrations are being arranged to mark the 75th anniversary of the construction of the Steam museum's flagship exhibit, the King George V locomotive. King George V was built at the Swindon Works in June 1927 for a cost of £7,546. It was designed
YOU might think there is enough water to go round at the moment with the inclement weather we are enduring. But youngsters enjoying their half term holiday have found an unlikely attraction in the shape of the fountains at the new Asda Walmart superstore
SWINDON athletes are doing their bit to make sure the Golden Jubilee festivities run and run. St Joseph's School pupil Peter Sharp is taking part in a baton relay to honour the royal occasion and will be passing through Swindon on June 17. Peter, 14,
THE developer behind plans for a strip of takeaways in Abbey Meads has gone back to the drawing board after protests from residents and Swindon Council. Representatives from Henry Davidson Develop-ments Ltd met with the main objectors last week and are
THE latest bid for the England shirt worn by captain David Beckham when he scored the goal which took the team to the World Cup has been logged at £600. The special shirt could be the ultimate World Cup prize for an Evening Advertiser reader. Beckham
Most eggs are laid by battery hens, who live an unhealthy, unnatural and very short life. They provide a huge amount of eggs, for us supposed kind and caring humans, who at the hens age of 11 months, put the poor overworked birds to death, and start again
IN response to your news item on June 5, it begs the question how on earth did we ever get to this stage? If West Swindon alone can have in excess of 700 surplus places, what is the figure borough-wide at primary level? Most secondary schools are full
THE case of Gemma Maisey, branded a school phobic when she is clearly ill, and threatened with legal action if she does not attend school, is the tip of the iceberg because most are too traumatised to speak out. With no co-ordinated national policy, inappropriately
RAIDERS swiped £500 worth of cigarettes after breaking into a Chippenham car showroom on Wednesday, June 5. Thieves hurled a black plastic bin through the front window of the Chippenham Motor Company in Allington between 5am and 5.15am. The attackers
FORMER police officer Kerry Tiley, who only passed her motorcycle test last year, is riding 2,500 miles round Britain for the Fisherman's Mission. Ms Tiley, a 39-year-old mother of three, from Salisbury Close, in Chippenham, left the force 12 years ago
MEMBERS of a Christian group have been visiting homes in Chippenham and offering to carry out jobs for free. The congregation of the Dayspring church decided it was time they met up and helped members of the local community so they handed out free Easter
MARKS and Spencer is not interested in opening a store on the Goldiggers site in Chippenham, it said. The news came days after the district council exchanged contracts with developers E and J Commercial Properties Investment Ltd. E and J say the loss
YOUNG and old donned their best red and white and proved the cynics wrong when they came out in force to celebrate the golden jubilee across north Wiltshire at the weekend. But in Chippenham a thoughtless thief put a dampener on things by stealing a union
Purton travel to Lydney this week in search of the win which would not only boost their meagre points total but lift confidence amongst the players. The need for a winning total sees the side include the extra batsman, with Dave Allen coming in from the
Positive thinking will be the key for Swindon this week as both the 1st and 2nd XI's had shockers against local rivals Bassett last Saturday. The 3rd and 4th XI's look to maintain unbeaten runs as players continue to put pressure on their colleagues in
Content with the convincing 102-run victory over Swindon, Wootton Bassett's Neil Twine has decided to end his season prematurely in order to look after his rapidly growing family. With Paul Elliott also unavailable, Tim Gallimore sees his classy 2nd team
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
IT was the result the whole of England had prayed for and it was celebrated in pubs, homes and offices across Wiltshire. A Friday afternoon became silent as people craved a view of the big match. And when Beckham's penalty hit the back of the net there
INTREPID explorer David Hempleman-Adams has been honoured for his bravery. The Royal Humane Society gave the Box-based adventurer a bronze award after he saved fellow explorer Brian Price's life. Mr Price, 64, had pains in his chest, head, arms and legs
MOTOR mechanic Simon Bishop has become the youngest parish councillor in Box at the age of 20. Mr Bishop, who works at Manor Garage in High Street, was co-opted onto the council last Thursday. He lives at Box Hill. Marine engineer, Barry Simons, who lives
LUTHER Frost-Barnes wrote a thank you letter to Corsham Rotary Club this week after it donated £600 to the Gazette and Herald's appeal to fund a pioneering treatment for his cerebral palsy. It is almost enough money to pay for a full week's therapy for
COLLECTING household rubbish in north Wiltshire is costing too much a new report has revealed. The Audit Commission found the amount of rubbish being collected was too high with not enough people recycling waste. The inspection team rated North Wiltshire
A Conservative-led county council is demanding answers after one of North Wiltshire District Council gritting lorries was loaned out to Swindon Borough Council last winter. Melksham councillors Terry Chivers and Angie Barker want to know why some of the
VILLAGERS in Lacock will be logging on to the internet to catch a sneak preview of the next Harry Potter film. Exclusive pictures of Harry Potter, The Chamber of Secrets have been premiered ahead of the film's November release date. Hollywood movie producers
SUMMER trips and a Christmas party should be on the cards for 45 Wiltshire pensioners starting a fundraising campaign at the next giant car boot sale at Castle Combe circuit on June 16. Volunteers from Yatton Keynell Luncheon Club will be out in force
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
ANTIQUES dealer Paul Martin is hoping to become a household name as a result of his first TV series. The first five episodes of Flog It, a cross between the Antiques Road Show and Bargain Hunters, was shown on BBC2 at 3.30pm each day last week and was
DIY giant B&Q wants to build a warehouse store, with a drive-through restaurant, in Bath Road in Chippenham, creating up to 170 jobs. Developer Parkridge Developments Ltd, of London, and Peter Black Distribution, has applied for outline planning permission
BBC Points West presenter, Sally Challoner will be the guest speaker at the Wessex Business Breakfast on Friday June 28. The breakfast will be held at Cumberwell Park in Bradford on Avon and starts at 7.30am.
DEDICATED staff from apetito in Trowbridge who have put in a total of 235 years service with the company have been rewarded for their long service. Chief executive Paul Freeston paid tribute to the dedication of the work force this week. He was speaking
TROWBRIDGE Chamber of Commerce will be holding their annual summer barbecue on July 24 in the gardens of Roundstone School from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. Tickets cost £9 each and proceeds will go to Trowbridge Lions.
STUDENTS from Matravers School in Westbury are celebrating completing the tough Ten Tors challenge on Dartmoor. Nine year 10 and 12 students from the school took part in the two-day trek, which saw them covering up to 45 miles across the moor. Teacher
AN environmentalist at the centre of a High Court battle over the Environment Agency's decision to allow tyre burning at a Westbury cement works may have to wait until July for a decision on the case. David Levy, former chairman of the Air That We Breathe
THE first milk tankers rolled into the new £45m United Milk dairy at Westbury on Friday. Farmers from across the southwest, who have invested £11m in the plant, will be supplying the dairy, which has also created around 100 local jobs. Milk volumes will
UNFAITHFUL (15, 123 mins) Starring Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez. Now showing and UGC, Swindon Unfaithful is director Adrian Lyne's remake of Claude Chabrol's elegant 1969 potboiler La Femme Infidele, about a couple struggling to come to
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
WESTBURY remain bottom of the Bristol and Somerset Division after an away defeat against their fellow strugglers. Westbury made four changes from the last outing two weeks ago, with Neil Dolman, Andy Carroll, Ian Pothecary and Steve Edwards replacing
TROWBRIDGE all-rounder Alistair Goddard guided his team to a four-wicket victory over close rivals Winsley on Sunday. Goddard made a hard-hitting 50 off just 32 balls as the visitors crossed the line just five balls from the end. Earlier in the day, Winsley
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
THE family of tragic baby Rhiannon Humphries have raised more than £1,000 in her memory. Mother Kirsty Brookes, 27, of Awdry Avenue, Melksham, said she was thrilled after a charity bash held in Bradford on Avon raised £1,082.05 for the special care baby
THE survivor of a horrific plane crash has celebrated one of the happiest days of her life. Louisa Caffrey, 29, of Bowerhill, Melksham, has just returned from a honeymoon in Majorca after marrying her former work colleague, Brendan. Nearly nine years
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
A specialist training company has opened a new centre in Temple Street, Swindon. Training Centres (UK) Ltd, part of the Bristol-based Nyala Group, is offering more than 600 computer training courses through the Government Learndirect network. The Swindon
DESPITE uncertain markets and restructuring, distribution company Wincanton, which has three major sites in and around Swindon, has reported a strong performance for the year ended March 31. Turnover was up 3.3 per cent from £721.8 million to £745.6 million
INTREPID explorer David Hempleman-Adams has been honoured for his bravery. The Royal Humane Society gave the Box-based adventurer a bronze award after he saved fellow explorer Brian Price's life. Mr Price, 64, had pains in his chest, head, arms and legs
WOOTTON Bassett's Elizabethan town hall is in need of protection before the winter but the trust in charge of it does not have enough money to do the work . The hall forms a focal point in the High Street. Four years ago it underwent major renovation
THE former director of social services is making a welcome return to Wiltshire County Council. Dr Ray Jones is to head up the new department of Adult and Community Services in September. Dr Jones left last November when he was appointed as chief executive
The Wiltshire Times has appointed Toby Granville as its new editor. The former editor of award-winning London Docklands' weekly newspaper The Wharf began his career at 17 on the Sunday People as a showbiz reporter. Three years later he left to edit an
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
A TEN-YEAR-OLD autistic boy, who lives in Warminster, is appealing for thieves to bring back a slide stolen from his garden. The £100 slide was taken from the front garden of his house in East Street between Saturday and Tuesday.
TEENAGERS rocked and rolled during the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations in Warminster on Sunday. As part of the town's three days of events, a skateboarding and blading competition and exhibition was held in the Lakeside Pleasure Grounds. Skaters performed
A COMMUNITY radio station could be silenced because it cannot afford to pay its bills. WCR has been ordered to pay £3,500 a year to broadcast from state-of-the-art studios in Warminster Assembly Hall. The town council, who owns the building, made the
IT was the result the whole of England had prayed for and it was celebrated in pubs, homes and offices across Wiltshire. A Friday afternoon became silent as people craved a view of the big match. And when Beckham's penalty hit the back of the net there
Bill Calthrop talks to Les Durrant, chairman of Old Town-based DPDS Consulting Group, about his BMW 528i How long have you owned it? For about two years. I suppose I should get a new one, but it is very good. What made you choose it? I've been driving
THE 600cc sportsbike market is the most competitive in motorcycling with Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki all pushing their own contenders for the coveted top spot. This competitiveness is currently providing the motorcyclist with the best selection
Citron's newest city car, the stylish C3 supermini, will take centre stage in the company's display at this year's Canary Wharf Motorexpo, which takes place in London's Docklands from Monday to June 15. Visitors attracted by the the car's stylish good
TWO years on from its launch and the PT Cruiser remains one of the most distinctive vehicles on the road. Heads still turn, children still point and many an envious eye is still cast in the direction of this truly original motor car. However the dynamic
It is a decade since Audi introduced its groundbreaking four-seater convertible. It was an instant hit and after briefly testing two versions on launch recently, I believe they will follow the trend. Indeed, with the model officially going on sale on
PEOPLE in Bradford on Avon are being asked how £30,000 can be spent to improve road safety in Trowbridge Road. Wiltshire County Council has come up with a series of road improvement schemes, but only has a total of £30,000 to spend. Safety improvements
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
I READ Mr Bowen's letter about the "dangerous state of the county roads" (Wiltshire Times, May 17). I recognise the need for improvements to Wiltshire's roads. Our public surveys tell us they are a major source of dissatisfaction to residents. The county
IN last week's letter, Canal facts, Melksham Town Councillor Colin Goodhind sought to clarify the situation regarding the Wilts and Berks canal link to the Kennet and Avon canal. The piece contained a typographical error; the third paragraph should have
SOME sad, pathetic soul stole my flag of St George yesterday. I was upset because it was a present to me from the man who made it, Pat Whelan of Westbury. Pat had spent a long time working on that flag. He was a military tailor and did things properly
Everyone should have a reasonable piece of accessible green space within a few minutes walk of where they live. The opportunity to enjoy open green space close to where you live is also the opportunity for children to play safely away from busy trafficked
A HOSPICE that cares for terminally ill people raised £7,500 at an open day highlighting alternative therapies. The Prospect Hospice held a Health and Happiness Matters event with stalls on holistic medicine, arts and crafts as well as information on
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
Football fans who hang scarves and flags from car windows could face a fine of up to £2,500 and three penalty points if police consider they pose a danger to other road users. Sounding the car horn between 11.30pm and 7am when stationary could also land
TIME management company Blick UK, a division of Swindon-based Blick Group, is to cut 40 of its 450 workforce in the UK 20 of them from the group's headquarters in Bramble Road, Elgin. Staff were informed of the decision yesterday following a strategic
IT was the result the whole of England had prayed for and it was celebrated in pubs, homes and offices across Wiltshire. A Friday afternoon became silent as people craved a view of the big match. And when Beckham's penalty hit the back of the net there
DONNA Rose is determined to survive cancer for the fourth time so she can cradle her children again. The 27-year-old mother-of-three from Liden discovered she had a rare form of cancer just one week after suffering a miscarriage last month. She said:
DOCTORS are using talcum powder as an unlikely weapon in the war against mesothelioma, the condition known as the Swindon Disease because of the hundreds of former railway workers in the town struck down by it. The powder is one of a raft of new treatments
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
VILLAGERS enjoying the seventh Holt Music Festival on Saturday have been told the successful day could be the last. Organisers say the festival has an uncertain future unless more volunteers can be found to help run it. Hundreds of people turned out to
CROWDS of mourners packed a Melksham church for the funeral of father-of-four Paul Rodgers. Hundreds of people were in St Michael's Church as a horse-drawn hearse brought the body of the 32-year-old stab victim through the town's streets. The procession
DESIGN student James Boualt has received a top school award for his work promoting an imaginary film about his home village of Keevil. Ten students from Clarendon School in Trowbridge received prizes for their work on design and technology projects this
A FLAG of St George with great meaning to its owner was stolen from outside a North Bradley home on Monday, June 3. Roger Nicholson was presented with the specially made flag by a friend as a gift when he retired from the army. He said: "I was terribly
A PENSIONER'S shopping bag was stolen after she left it behind at a bus stop. The 75-year-old woman left a Marks and Spencer shopping bag, containing a purse and £80 cash, behind at the bus stop in Fore Street, Trowbridge, on Wednesday, June 5. Thieves
GREEN travel is the theme at County Hall in Trowbridge next week. Members of the public are invited to visit to find out about environmentally friendly ways to travel as part of 'green transport week'. County council travel plan co-ordinator, Anik Bennett
TWO trainee hairdressers have had a brush with fame. And 17-year-old Cassie Flippance styled hair in front of the Queen last month. Miss Franklin, of Eleganz Hair Design in Long Street, fought off opposition from 12 other local trainees to take first
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Trowbridge girl has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour and has just months to live. Charlotte Wakeham, who lives with her parents Alison Fletcher and Bill Wakeham at Longfield Road, was examined at the Royal United Hospital,
DEVIZES residents are being encouraged to voice their views on the proposals to build a replacement hospital in the town. A public meeting takes place on Monday, June 10, at the Corn Exchange, Devizes, starting at 7.30pm. The proposals will be outlined
ANTIQUES dealer Paul Martin is hoping to become a household name as a result of his first TV series. The first five episodes of Flog It, a cross between the Antiques Road Show and Bargain Hunters, was shown on BBC2 at 3.30pm each day last week and was
REVELLERS from across the area donned red, white and blue for four days of jubilee parties. Hundreds of townspeople and villagers flocked to events ranging from parades to barbecues and street parties. But there was little patriotic spirit among thieves
HAIRDRESSER Andrea Holmes knew exactly what to do after scooping £2.5m on the National Lottery. She immediately quit her job and booked a luxury cruise for her and her parents. The 25-year-old from Devizes was one of four winners of the Lotto Golden Jubilee
THE prayers of scores of golden jubilee celebration organisers in the Marlborough area were answered on Monday when rain abated just as festivities were about to start. Many committee members who had put in months of planning were unsure whether to put
FIRST Great Western has yet to convince all the people who matter that it has made a "significant improvement". The Strategic Rail Authority's On Track Report ranked the Swindon company above average in a series of key issues including the frequency of
West Wiltshire residents will be shocked to hear that a seven-year-old girl is dying from cancer. A charity has been set up to raise money for Trowbridge schoolgirl Charlotte Wakeham and the Wiltshire Times has offered its support by accepting money on
VAUXHALL'S new Vectra on sale next Thursday has been named Best New Car in this year's Fleet World honours. The Vectra won through over a shortlist which included the Jaguar S-Type, BMW Series 3, Fiat Stilo, Nissan Primera and Mercedes Benz E Class. The
BUYING a child seat for your car can be a safety lottery, according to latest research. Every year hundreds of children are killed or seriously injured in cars in the UK, but two out of three of these cases could be prevented by using a properly fitted
CABIN filters to clean the air around us have been standard in most cars for the last six years. Yet how many car owners bother to make sure the cabin filter hasn't worn out and needs replacing? The filters not only improve our comfort, they improve driver
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo is making a big comeback to RAF Fairford, where more than 450 aircraft
THIS is the Evening Advertiser's Race for Life team who will be tackling the 5 km course at Lydiard Park on Sunday to raise money for Cancer Research UK. More than 2,000 women will be joining them in Swindon's third Race for Life, a national event that
A SWINDON MP was today ringing the tills at a Highworth charity shop to highlight National Volunteers Week. Michael Wills, MP for North Swindon, was due to join volunteers at the Sue Ryder Charity Shop this afternoon. He said: "As the MP for North Swindon
THE Fairford branch of the Royal British Legion marked its 75th birthday, the Queen's Golden Jubilee and the anniversary of D-Day with a special ceremony at the RAF base. More than 60 members gathered to watch a Redwood tree being planted at the base
PARK Library is launching a story time sessions for under fives next week. It will mean seven Swindon libraries are holding free story time sessions for pre-school children,. This offers parents and carers the chance to chat in an informal atmosphere
A man was approached near Burger King in Regent Street, Swindon, by another man, threatened and asked to produce money at around midnight on Wednesday. When he said he did not have any he was forcefully taken to a nearby cash point where he was made to
SWINDON Council will this month launch an in-depth investigation into the services it provides and how it spends its money. Finance director Ian Thompson will kick-start the crucial strategic review with a presentation to all councillors on Monday, June
THEY stand Triffid-like, looming over the overgrown weeds and untamed grassland behind Swindon College. The surreal streetlights in North Star have been bemusing passers by for months. No one seems to know why they are there, how they arrived or what
AMATEUR photographers young and old have had their work displayed at an exhibition in West Swindon. The Swindon Photographic Society (SPS) has put on an exhibition of around 70 photographs from a huge range of subject matter, from the Leaning Tower of
DR Ray Jones, a former director of social services, is returning to Wiltshire County Council to head up the new department of adult and community services. Dr Jones will take up the new director's post in September. He left as director of social services
SWINDON'S New College is celebrating Volunteers Week, which started today. Volunteers' Week is a UK-wide celebration of volunteering that takes place every June. Last year 110,000 volunteers were awarded thank-you certificates during the week. Around
HEROIN addict Steven Gove broke into his uncle's home while he was at work and stole hundreds of pounds worth of items. The 27-year-old, who has a string of previous convictions for burglary including one at the same relative's house, smashed the back
JULIA Drown visited an exhibition highlighting dangers posed to wild birds from BB guns, fireworks and litter. The display in the Environmental Room at Lydiard Park was jointly organised by the South West Swan Sanctuary and Swindon Council's Ranger Service
YET again Coun Small repeats his claim that mobile phone masts may be the new Swindon Disease. On what basis does he continue to use Swindon Borough Council as a platform for his ill-considered and unfounded allegations? We have lived with radio masts
Re: letter from W. Newson Friday May 24 IT seems that one aspect of W. Newson's letter hasn't been answered the issue of insurance. Animals, like people, are vulnerable to disease or accident, and farmers do their best to prevent anything happening to
