D-DAY MEMORIES: WILTSHIRE war heroes will be storming the beaches of Normandy again to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day this weekend. More than 4,500 men and women died in the invasion of Northern France on June 6 1944, a battle that marked a
GAZETTE & HERALD: NAIL BAR owner Laura Tinson was cautioned for assault by police last week after a feud with rival nail technician turned to violence. Ms Tinson, 23, who owns Nails-com in Sheldon Road, Chippenham, said she invited Geri Farquharson
13236/3GAZETTE & HERALD: BURSTING with excitement at the prospect of a holiday to America, Lydia Cross enjoyed another special treat this week having her 'toenails' painted in a real-life beauty parlour. Lydia, three, of Chippenham, was invited along
A computer-generated impression of how the proposed skatepark would lookGAZETTE & HERALD: YOUNG skaters have presented a tantalising glimpse of their own vision for a new £90,000 skatepark at Westmead playing fields. The result of months of planning
GAZETTE & HERALD: DOROTHY Wheadon was shaken and stirred when a Sean Connery lookalike turned up to her surprise 50th birthday party. Ms Wheadon, of Sandown Drive, Chippenham, thought she was going to a quiet golf dinner with her partner Taff Keegan
MARLBOROUGH lost by one run against Hinton Charterhouse in the Glos/Wilts Division Two clash. Marlborough lost Tom Norris first ball, then slumped to 51-4 after Andy Halliday and Hendy Alleyne had rebuilt the innings. Alleyne was caught out for 41 and
GAZETTE & HERALD: A MAN who took a job with a salary of £22,000 a year continued to receive housing benefit and council tax benefit, a court heard. Paul Arnold, of Pockeridge Road, Corsham, started work on June 16, 2003 at Colas Ltd and stayed with
GAZETTE & HERALD: THOUSANDS of revellers had a right royal time at the twentieth Box Revels celebration on Bank Holiday Monday. The annual event, which attracted 3,000 visitors, had a theme of 'royalty' this year. Box Recreation Ground was a hive
A Resident who has had problems with her rubbish collection has been told to take it to the dump herself. Claire Bennett, of Boyle Avenue, Lower Compton, was furious when North Wiltshire District Council told her to remove her black bin bags herself.
MALMESBURY Maternity Unit is cheaper to run per birth than Chippenham, it has been revealed. Campaigners fighting to save the award-winning unit this week produced the figures, just weeks before health chiefs decide its future. The Kennet and North Wiltshire
Black Watch veteran Joe Womersley, right, with piper Charles Meanwell pay tribute on TuesdayD-DAY MEMORIES: D-DAY veteran Joe Womersley, who settled in Canada after the war, has been back to his former home in Little Bedwyn before going on to Normandy
THE Crudwell 'Le Mans' 24-hour bike ride will celebrate its 15th birthday over the June 12 weekend. Every year hundreds of cyclists race in teams around the seven-mile circuit to raise money for charity. Members of the Crudwell Village Hall Fundraising
HEADTEACHER Lisa Tudor has banned homemade cakes from sale at fund-raising stalls and ftes at Crudwell School because of health risk fears. She took the decision after advice from Wiltshire County Council, which warned schools that they could be liable
13256/5A team of 23 call centre workers are in training to take part in the Race for Life this weekend, in tribute to two of their colleagues who died of cancer. The 20 staff from IMSM call centre in Oxford Street, Malmesbury, and three from the firm's
A controversial development planned for the former Lucent site on the edge of Malmesbury has been thrown out by district planning officers. The ambitious 155-house scheme was submitted by office leasing firm the Minton Group, which bought the abandoned
MALMESBURY Maternity Unit is cheaper to run per birth than Chippenham, it has been revealed. Campaigners fighting to save the award-winning unit this week produced the figures, just weeks before health chiefs decide its future. The Kennet and North Wiltshire
The long awaited project to clean up Wootton Bassett's historic town hall started on Tuesday. The 300 year-old half-timbered stilted building in the High Street has been a focal point for the town for many years. But recently the old building has fallen
MALMESBURY Cricket Club slumped to an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of local rivals Biddestone. Captain Richard Mosdell said he was very disappointed with his side's batting performance after they scored just 97. Only Ian Gould offered any resistance
GOATACRE booked a place in the regional final on Sunday and will play Little Durnford at home on June 13. Winning the toss for the sixth time out of six, captain Peter Turner had no hesitation in batting first and once again Goatacre were given a solid
JUNE 3: THE experts at plastics company Wavin have been putting their technical know-how to the test to create a fantastic obstacle course for children at this year's North Wiltshire Festival on July 1617. The company, which is based in Parsonage Way,
CHIPPENHAM defeated Frocester by one wicket in a desperately close fought encounter at Pounds Close. Frocester won the toss and went into bat where opener Nick Trainor scored 58 from 116 balls, including seven boundaries. But just as Frocester's openers
NORTH WILTS JUNIOR LEAGUE: SWINDON batted first at Calne and recovered from 78-7 to reached 131 for 9 declared in 32 overs. This was due mainly to Vishal Patel who despite being bowled off a no ball when 0 went on to score a fine 27 not out. He held the
MALMESBURY Maternity Unit is cheaper to run per birth than Chippenham, it has been revealed. Campaigners fighting to save the award-winning unit this week produced the figures, just weeks before health chiefs decide its future. The Kennet and North Wiltshire
Ref. 23055-43TWO health projects aimed at improving the health of Swindon's children have won recognition for their work. The RU-OK team, operated by the primary care trust and borough social services, has gotten through to the southern finals of the
SIX people are still ill after a ward at the Great Western Hospital was hit by a vomiting and diarrhoea virus. The Jupiter ward was closed after an outbreak of a virus similar to Norwalk which affected 35 people. The symptoms first became apparent last
AFTER a bad year last year, the region's construction industry has little more to look forward to this year, claims a report this week. The report from Experian, an information solutions provider, suggests a similarly downbeat outcome for 2005 and a slight
Ref. 30023Every week, it seems, job losses are announced in Swindon. Indeed, over the next few months, the number of people who work in the town should fall by around 1,300. But is this just a blip or the start of a worsening trend? JEREMY SMITH reports
WILTSHIRE begin their quest for glory when they entertain Worcestershire in their opening Middleton Cup group match at Wootton Bassett on Saturday. Last year Wiltshire won all their three games in this South Midlands section and went on to reach the semi-finals
MORE than 100 women priests from Wiltshire and Dorset will attend a special service in Salisbury Cathedral this month, to celebrate ten years of women's ministry as priests in the Church of England. The Rev Vanda Rowe, team vicar of Pewsey, said: "There
WILTSHIRE police have joined forces with the county council and Swindon Borough Council in a campaign to protect youngsters from Internet perverts bent on grooming them for sex. Who's Web Wise is a scheme to make sure that young people appreciate the
D-DAY MEMORIES: MORE than 100 men and women from the Sheep Street area of Devizes served in the armed forces from the beginning of the war in 1939 until the end of national service in 1960. A good proportion were involved in the D-Day landings of June
D-DAY MEMORIES: FOR Devizes D-Day veteran Basil Rabbitts, landing on Sword beach in June 1944 was a chance to get back at the enemy after the ignominious retreat from Dunkirk four years earlier. Mr Rabbitts, from Broadleas Park, Devizes, was on the last
D-DAY MEMORIES: FROM Ken Hudson's window at Burnham House Care Home in Malmesbury, England is a green a pleasant land. But his eyes are averted, staring beyond the wall of his single bedroom and 60-years into the past onto a beach in northern France,
AFTER months of organisation, around 1,800 players took to the field to put on a feast of entertaining football at the weekend's Trowbridge tournament. The U12 and 13s girls took part in two exhibition events. Swindon Badgers took the honours in both
D-DAY MEMORIES: CLIFF Jones was just 22 when he and his unit from the Royal Artillery landed on Gold Beach. Born in Trowbridge, he had trained as a plumber, but he drove onto the Normandy beach the day after D-Day at the wheel of a giant lorry, pulling
DERRY HILL Boys FC's unique Mini-Football Festival gave more than 31 youth teams the chance to play without the pressures of a competition tournament. Now that the leagues have finished, tournament season has started for Wiltshire's youth teams. But the
Albert WilliamsD-DAY MEMORIES: This weekend is the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. A historic moment that anyone alive in 1944 will never forget. Gazette reporters have spoken to veterans and others with special memories to try and recapture the
Pottermania shows no sign of abating in Wiltshire as thousands of people, young and old, queue to see the latest film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Tickets to see the films had sold out weeks in advance and more than 9,000 people went to
COUNCIL watchdogs are warning noisy neighbours to be more considerate this summer, and if they don't they could see their stereos taken away. Kennet District Council environmental health officer officers have already shown they mean business by seizing
MALMESBURY Maternity Unit is cheaper to run per birth than Chippenham, it has been revealed. Campaigners fighting to save the award-winning unit this week produced the figures, just weeks before health chiefs decide its future. The Kennet and North Wiltshire
ORGANISERS and members of the Kennet Gateway Club have been delighted to hear it has won a national award. The club that provides social meetings for people with learning difficulties is to receive the Queen's Award for Voluntary service. It's one of
FREE on-street car parking spaces in Devizes and Marlborough could be scrapped. Motorists could be charged £3.20 to park all day in the two towns if decriminalised parking is introduced in Kennet. The warning has come from Kennet District Council's director
Ref. 27191-12SEVEN per cent of young internet chat room users have agreed to meet face to face with people they chatted to online, according to police research. In a survey of more than 2,000 11 to 18-year-olds, 11 per cent had been made to feel uncomfortable
SOLD-OUT Swindon cinemas have contributed to the new Harry Potter film breaking box office records. It has been revealed that the Prisoner of Azkaban took £5.03m on the Bank Holiday Monday, its first day. In Swindon it was watched by 8,000 fans on Monday
Ref. 24882-2MELINDA Messenger may appear to be the girl who has everything with a modelling career, television appearances and a loving family. But the Swindon pin-up has told of how her thoughts turned to suicide when she battled with post-natal depression
TROUBLED Headlands School will close on Thursday afternoons until the end of the school year. Council education chiefs have decided such a move could help improve the teaching situation at the school in Cricklade Road. Staff will use the time to prepare
THE Lewis family are at it again at Greenhill Fishery in the Friday Evening Open. Paul Lewis won the event with 14-8 (mixed bag), with his father Dave third with 5-8-8. Mark Wakefield (9-5-8) was second. In the BCA match at Greenhill Fishery, Graham Smith
TWO elderly women were seriously injured in a crash on the M4 on Tuesday night. They had to be cut free from a green Vauxhall Corsa in which they were travelling westbound. The accident happened between junction 16 at Swindon and junction 17 for Chippenham
13072/3GAZETTE & HERALD: Staff and pupils at St Margaret's Preparatory School, Calne, are delighted that the nursery has received a good Ofsted report. The report said that children are making very good progress towards the early learning goals. Inspectors
GAZETTE & HERALD: Professional staff may be used to monitor the CCTV system in Calne town centre. At present, the system is monitored by volunteers but they are often unavailable to work unsociable hours. A crucial time is on Friday and Saturday nights
GAZETTE & HERALD: Councillors fear the closure of a petrol station could lead to traffic congestion in Calne. From the end of June, the Total garage on London Road will be closed indefinitely. Some councillors believe fuel giant Total wants to sell
13101/2GAZETTE & HERALD: A memorial bench has been placed in front of The Wharf in Calne in memory of Louisa Jane (Jean) Ings. Mrs Ings, who died in April aged 93, was a resident at the sheltered accommodation for the elderly, which is run by Westlea
BUSINESS people from Tornio in Finland will be visiting Devizes and the surrounding area as the first of several visits planned between the two towns this year. The business people will arrive on Saturday and stay for a week. During the mornings they
A DEVIZES veterinary surgery has been educating pet owners on the importance of getting their cats' and dogs' teeth checked regularly. Estcourt House Veterinary Surgeons got local schools involved in a competition to coincide with national Pet Smile Week
13201/3YOUNGSTERS from Southbroom Junior School have been finding out about wartime Britain. The pupils spent time talking to pensioners from Devizes who lived through the Second World War, including some veterans. Thirty pupils, aged eight and nine,
MILLIONAIRE cheat Charles Ingram was the butt of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's joke when he visited ITV's Hell's Kitchen on Monday evening. Major Ingram was presented with a canap topped with a Strepsil throat sweet when he and wife Diana sat down to
Lance BealeFARMER Lance Beale has been told there is a strong possibility he will be sent to prison after he was convicted of 14 animal welfare offences involving sheep. District judge Brian Loosley gave his judgement on Tuesday after presiding over Beale's
PRINCE Charles' visit to Marlborough for the town's 800th birthday celebrations will include a visit to Marlborough College, where his niece Eugenie is a pupil. But there are no plans for the prince to meet the royal pupil, who is in her first year at
CAR crash victim Frances Bull claims she was denied a bed at Devizes Hospital. Miss Bull, 81, who lives in Devizes, had spent six days in the Royal United Hospital, Bath, after being involved in a road accident which wrote her car off. Miss Bull said
MARLBOROUGH'S district councillors have been assured that the new St John's School building will blend into the landscape and be a significant improvement on the current school, built in the 1960s. Neil Armitage, director of Format Milton, the architects
SECOND World War veterans will be joining in a D-Day commemoration parade in Marlborough on the 60th anniversary on Sunday. In the absence of Mayor Graham Francis, who has another engagement, the parade from the Town Hall to the War Memorial in New Road
13207THE Duke of Kent told staff how impressed he was at Dauntsey's School in West Lavington last week when he officially opened the school's new science block. His Royal Highness saw GCSE pupils using the new biology and chemistry labs in the multi-million-pound
THE shape of Devizes Market Place could be changed around for the first time since its creation in the 11th century. Consultants hired by Kennet District Council plan to replace the One Stop shop building with a new one that extends 60ft out into the
SINGLE mum Sarah Brogden fears she is being targeted after her 4x4 vehicle had white spirit poured over it for the second time in a month. Ms Brogden, of White Street, Market Lavington, was horrified when she went out to her car on Sunday morning to find
13215/1PRINCE Charles gave the royal seal of approval to the appeal launched by St John's Church in Devizes by attending a fundraising concert. St John's, the parish church of Devizes, needs to raise £750,000 to carry out urgent repairs to its lighting
Black Watch veteran Joe Womersley, right, with piper Charles Meanwell pay tribute on TuesdayD-DAY MEMORIES: D-DAY veteran Joe Womersley, who settled in Canada after the war, has been back to his former home in Little Bedwyn before going on to Normandy
MARLBOROUGH artist Jenny Smithers has given a commemorative plate to town Mayor Coun Graham Francis. Mrs Smithers, who worked at Marlborough Tiles as a decorative artist for some years, gave the plate to mark the 800th anniversary of the town's royal
Ref. 30730-24THE QUEST to discover what lies beneath the soil at Groundwell Ridge moved a step closer yesterday. Portable buildings, fencing and other equipment have been brought onto the North Swindon site as English Heritage prepares to conduct the
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford will be marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day with an awesome aerial tribute. The tribute, which is sponsored by the Ministry of Defence is one of the most ambitious D-Day events planned anywhere in the
Parties such as the Green Party, the Socialists and UKIP claim they can offer a viable alternative to the big names of politics. ANDY TATE looks at their chances of success in next week's local poll and examines what they stand for Rather than being fed
ROAD transport bosses are demanding action from the Chancellor to ease the hike in fuel prices caused by the terrorist attack on foreign oil workers in Saudi Arabia. They say a serious situation is being aggravated by Gordon Brown's refusal to delay his
A KEBAB shop owner who was refused permission to open late has launched a campaign to serve late-night revellers the food they want. Abudurrahman Kilinc, the proprietor of Oscar's Grill, in Wootton Bassett High Street, appealed to the Government after
Ref. 25890-96CHRIST Church's spire may have to be covered in scaffolding for six months if planned repairs go ahead next year. Architects are currently studying the results of a special photo survey, carried out in March, which looks at the state of the
STAFF at Great Western Hospital were given the red carpet treatment at this year's Special Achievement Awards. There was a record 20 awards for both teams and individuals to recognise outstanding contribution to the Trust or to patient care. Among the
Ref. 23055-43TWO health projects aimed at improving the health of Swindon's children have won recognition for their work. The RU-OK team, operated by the primary care trust and borough social services, has gotten through to the southern finals of the
Ref. 30724-09ONE of Swindon's best-known health clubs opened its doors to help children get some half-term exercise. The day of circuit training was Cannons Health Club's contribution to a week of entertainment for young people at the Greenbridge Retail
Drinker Colm McCarthy didn't like the idea of a new closed circuit television system being fitted to his local so he smashed two of the cameras with a pool cue. The 35-year-old was a regular at the Moonrakers pub when he launched the drunken attack on
Ref. 30732-6POLICE say that it was a miracle nobody was killed in an accident involving two lorries and a car on the M4. Motorists faced miles of tailbacks after the crash, which happened between Junction 15 and the Membury Services around 11.15am yesterday
A COWBOY and Indian display will show off the skill of Western-trained horses at a Sevenhampton Farm this half-term. Rider Rita Prosser will put her horse Casey Jones through its paces during two half-hour sessions, with full commentary on Friday June
A MEDIATION service which helps young people at risk of becoming homeless is celebrating its first birthday. Re-Connect, a council-run service, assists youngsters in danger of becoming homeless as well as those in temporary accommodation hoping to be
AN ELECTRICITY company has estimated that people in Wiltshire are spending up to £380,000 powering garden gadgets. Southern Electric says that patio heaters, garden lighting and water features are becoming more and more popular and that households are
THE biggest event in Swindon stamp collectors' calendars will be held on Saturday, June 12. Swindon Philatelic Society has been organising exhibitions since 1948, and SWINPEX 2004 will be held at St Joseph's Lower School, in Queen's Drive. It will feature
Ref. 30723-28Moves have been made to rid Swindon of beggars after police claimed most were heroin addicts who can make up to £10 an hour on the streets. Reporter Victoria Tagg went begging to find out how much money could be made Got any gear? That was
MAY I thank the person who pinched a bag of compost from my doorstep. A mean thing to do to an old age pensioner. May I suggest to the person if they need any more Unigate Milk would be pleased to deliver more at £3.69 a bag to their home. PH, Swindon
I have just had an operation at the Great Western Hospital. When I arrived at Teal Ward a nurse greeted me and took me to my bed. From then on the nurses were there whenever I needed them. After my operation they were there all through the night making
Good for the police acting positively, under-age drinking is causing problems all over Swindon. Do those parents who object to the police pouring their children's drink away realise that, if they condone the drinking, they could also be taken to court
Badgers are one of Britain's most loved wild animals they have lived alongside people for centuries. However, there are many threats facing badgers increasing traffic, badger baiting and towns ever creeping into badger territory. Swindon is blessed with
I read with interest in a recent Gazette & Herald that due to a "green transport plan", Savernake Hospital is slashing the number of car parking spaces. I wonder how this laudable green policy fits around the proposed transportation of patients' meals
While not wishing to extend the debate too long on the 'energy from waste' plant that was proposed for Bromham, I would like to present some facts from a similar scheme that is being started next month in the Channel Islands. The plant will be situated
GAZETTE & HERALD: THE face of Chippenham Folk Festival could change unless more sponsorship is found, organisers have warned. This year's highly successful festival over the bank holiday weekend pulled in more than 30,000 people over the four days
You reported last week that an inquiry is to take place on the future of the Spitalcroft Allotment site. Also stated is that the argument that there is no alternative site is lost because of the recent approval by the inspector on appeal for allotments
Might I suggest that in his letter two weeks ago to the Gazette & Herald one of the recent ex-Mayors of Chippenham is full of sour grapes and being irrelevant as well as being very political all the things of which he accuses Coun Philip Allnatt.
GAZETTE & HERALD: TAXI driver Gwynn Ash had a lucky escape when a huge carwash drier crashed onto the bonnet of his brand new cab. Mr Ash, 38, a driver with Lady Pamela's cabs of Chippenham, was sitting in his car inside the carwash at the Total garage
Although I understand many local people have known for some time about the possibility of a visit by The Prince of Wales to Marlborough, I am delighted, at last, to be able to announce officially that His Royal Highness will be joining local people on
Last week, I stood in a field. The grass was rich and tall, sprinkled with buttercups and dew. Bluebells, wild garlic and orchids grew in the copse behind me. Birds sang in the hedges. The ground sloped down to a stream winding between alders and willows
GAZETTE & HERALD: ANDY Warhol once said we are all famous for at least 15 minutes, but when Arnoldo Diiulio moved to Wiltshire in 1950 to work on a farm, he never dreamed he would hit the headlines because of two runaway pigs. Mr Diiulio, of Pretty
I have been involved in campaigning for Devizes Maternity Unit since February 2003 and experienced the excellent service the unit provides when I gave birth to my third child, Callum on April 2. My care throughout my pregnancy and in labour was superb
GAZETTE & HERALD: St Andrew's Church is to receive a facelift worthy of the 21st century thanks to an ambitious £750,000 fundraising project. The St Andrew's Project Making a Space for all People, was launched last Sunday and has been conceived by
13144/2GAZETTE & HERALD: AWARD-WINNING snipper Kelly Pagett is celebrating after being named the best trainee hairdresser in Wiltshire. Kelly, 16, of Balmoral Close, Chippenham, began work at the Courtyard hairdressing salon in Market Place, Chippenham
GAZETTE & HERALD: MOTORBIKE enthusiast and father-of-two Tony Philip Read was killed in an horrific accident on Sunday afternoon. Mr Read, 48, of Lacock, was travelling on an unclassified road at Blacklands, between Calne and Devizes, just after midday
FAIRFORD'S good start to their Gloucestershire League season ended when falling six runs short chasing Rockhampton's imposing 271. Townsend scored 46 for Fairford and Greener hit 50 but they fell short of their target scoring 265-9. NINE-MAN Cirencester
DEVIZES left a good position slip as they were defeated by Glastonbury. It had started well as they reduced the hosts to 25-3, James Ashford-Brown taking two wickets. But the boundaries continued to flow as James Hildreth threatened to tear the bowling
The countdown is on to the biggest and best free business and community event in Wiltshire. So if you want to keep up to date with the latest North Wiltshire Festival line-up and news visit our new section. The North Wiltshire Festival 2004 takes place
The countdown is on to the biggest and best free business and community event in Wiltshire. So if you want to keep up to date with the latest North Wiltshire Festival line-up and news visit our new section. The North Wiltshire Festival 2004 takes place
D-DAY MEMORIES: WILTSHIRE war heroes will be storming the beaches of Normandy again to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day this weekend. More than 4,500 men and women died in the invasion of Northern France on June 6 1944, a battle that marked a
TOWN chief executive Mark Devlin fears the club will be condemned to bumbling along as a homely Division Two outfit unless it is allowed to 'achieve its aspirations in a timely fashion'. In his view that means a new stadium and he passionately expressed
GAZETTE & HERALD: PENNILESS solicitor Michael Read, who claimed he was crucified by the Law Society, received a further indefinite suspension on Tuesday for abandoning clients' files when he was evicted. Mr Read, 58, of Greengate House, 87 Pickwick
GAZETTE & HERALD: Explorer David Hempleman-Adams is preparing to fly half way around the world in a tiny aircraft in an attempt to break several world records and to get back to the romance of adventure. He will be flying a single-engine Cessna 182
PLANS to decriminalise parking in North Wiltshire moved a step closer last week. Traditionally the police and their traffic wardens have been responsible for parking, but the Government is keen to devolve parking powers to local councils. North Wiltshire
This year's hunt for a Carnival Queen in Trowbridge is now on so if you are aged 16 and over with a great personality and an interest in the community enter the competition now. JOB DESCRIPTION Age: Open to anyone 16+ Requirements: Must be available for
NEWNTON Grove Playpark Action Group is to renew its fight after talks to secure the future of the play area broke down. The park is next to the former open-air pool at Alexander Road, Malmesbury, which has been earmarked for housing by North Wiltshire
THE benches at the Cloister Gardens in Malmesbury are being removed for a month in an experiment to see if it reduces crime. The secluded area behind Malmesbury Abbey is a notorious haunt for youngsters and pornography, needles and empty drink cans and
13250D-DAY MEMORIES: WILTSHIRE war heroes will be storming the beaches of Normandy again to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day this weekend. More than 4,500 men and woman died in the invasion of Northern France on June 6 1944, a battle that marked
13189/1ENTERPRISING youngsters at Malmesbury School have raised nearly £3,000 for children's charity Barnardo's. The charity gave £150 to the six Year 13 pupils as an incentive eight months ago. Now the students, who are following a business studies course
13243/1AN American veterans' group has awarded Sherston parish councillor Cilla Liddington a medal for her work remembering those who died in the Second World War. Coun Liddington has been raising money for a new war memorial at the lychgate at Sherston
This year's hunt for a Carnival Queen in Trowbridge is now on so if you are aged 16 and over with a great personality and an interest in the community enter the competition now. JOB DESCRIPTION Age: Open to anyone 16+ Requirements: Must be available for
13225/2Wootton Bassett's church fair proved a huge success, and raised more than £3,000 for the church. The Bank Holiday Monday fair attracted record numbers of people, thanks partly to the beautiful weather. Held in aid of the Sacred Heart Church fund
RISING star Jack Ward is playing first team cricket for Malmesbury just three years after he took up the sport. The 15-year-old eats, sleeps and breathes cricket, training on Wednesdays, playing for the club's U15 side on Thursdays, the first team on
BATH'S powerful mid-order batting proved too much for Corsham despite a valiant five-wicket haul from Toby Sharpe. The home side won the toss and chose to bat first at North Parade, but were put under early pressure when Sharpe's deadly bowling removed
DEVIZES slumped to a heavy defeat against Glastonbury on Saturday despite a promising start from their bowling attack. Glastonbury won the toss and elected to bat, but were soon struggling at 25 for three. Paul Vooght removed Glastonbury's dangerous opener
MARLBOROUGH slumped to defeat in the final over of the game in the club's bottom of the table clash with Hinton Charterhouse on Saturday. Marlborough batted first, but were in trouble from the start when Tom Norris was out caught by Thomas from the first
WILTSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE: GREAT Bedwyn continued their good start to the season with a comfortable home win against previously undefeated Purton. Batting first Bedwyn made 231-8 thanks to Richard Lawler with 83. They then bowled Purton out for just 70
CHIPPENHAM U13 held on in the Bath League with a narrow 12 run victory at home toBiddestone. Tom Young (29 not out), James Vince (27) and Steven Bullen (20) took Chippenham to 106-6 in their 20 overs with Paul Walden taking 2-10 in his four overs for
21737-41Swindonians are being warned to keep their heads this summer to keep their fingers and toes intact. Accident and emergency staff at Swindon's Great Western Hospital are preparing themselves for the annual round of sunshine injuries. Only last
Ref. 24882-2MELINDA Messenger may appear to be the girl who has everything with a modelling career, television appearances and a loving family. But the Swindon pin-up has told of how her thoughts turned to suicide when she battled with post-natal depression
This year's hunt for a Carnival Queen in Trowbridge is now on so if you are aged 16 and over with a great personality and an interest in the community enter the competition now. JOB DESCRIPTION Age: Open to anyone 16+ Requirements: Must be available for
A STRONG Wiltshire quartet are through to the regional finals in the National Top Four competition. The team of Neil Hope, Mark Dyer and Steve Warren, all from Westlecot, plus Graham Shadwell (Spencer Moulton), extracted some revenge for their Middleton
Tickets have gone on sale for the Wootton Bassett Summer Concert which features the world premiere of David Fanshawe's new work, Serenta: Mother and Child. Mr Fanshawe, who lives in Ramsbury, will introduce his composition and play the piano part. Gordon
This year's hunt for a Carnival Queen in Trowbridge is now on so if you are aged 16 and over with a great personality and an interest in the community enter the competition now. JOB DESCRIPTION Age: Open to anyone 16+ Requirements: Must be available for
RAIL infrastructure firm Network Rail says train performances are the best they have been for four years. The company, whose South West divisional headquarters are in Swindon, says delays for which it was responsible have fallen by more than a million
D-DAY MEMORIES: PAT Day, who lives in Devizes, was just nine when she and her family moved to Hayling Island in Hampshire as her father, a Royal Navy Petty Officer, was preparing for the D-Day landings. It was a dream compared to the air raids and blitz
D-DAY MEMORIES: FORMER Wiltshire shepherd boy Ephraim Spreadbury was among the tens of thousands of Allied troops who took part in the D Day landings on June 6 in 1944. He was one of five brothers from an Everleigh family of nine children who went to
D-DAY MEMORIES: NORMANDY veteran Geoff Foulkes will be seeing the French beaches again this summer for the first time since 1944. Mr Foulkes, 85, of Dunnington Road, Wootton Bassett, said: "The last time I saw those beaches was over the side of a troop
DEVIZES Town's invincible U9s have swept all before them to win the Badger League. The super side won 15 of their Badger League matches and only dropped two points all season, when they drew with the eventual runners up Amesbury. All the games are seven-a-side
D-DAY MEMORIES: THE D-Day landings are best remembered for the scenes on the beaches but many people were involved in advance operations Albert Williams was part of a top-secret tactical advance team that crept through Normandy to Lunenburg Heath where
Ref. 24882-2MELINDA Messenger may appear to be the girl who has everything with a modelling career, television appearances and a loving family. But the Swindon pin-up has told of how her thoughts turned to suicide when she battled with post-natal depression
PARKING officers at Kennet District Council are to have their powers extended to enable them to issue fixed penalty notices to people who drop litter. Councillors agreed to the request from the council's environment and amenity services manager, Mark
KENNET District Council has taken three mechanical road sweepers out of service after they continually broke down. But now the council has undertaken a reorganisation which, it says, will see roads swept more often. It will also recruit extra staff to
The countdown is on to the biggest and best free business and community event in Wiltshire. So if you want to keep up to date with the latest North Wiltshire Festival line-up and news visit our new section. The North Wiltshire Festival 2004 takes place
This year's hunt for a Carnival Queen in Trowbridge is now on so if you are aged 16 and over with a great personality and an interest in the community enter the competition now. JOB DESCRIPTION Age: Open to anyone 16+ Requirements: Must be available for
SIX people are still ill after a ward at the Great Western Hospital was hit by a vomiting and diarrhoea virus. The Jupiter ward was closed after an outbreak of a virus similar to Norwalk which affected 35 people. The symptoms first became apparent last
Ref. 30738-16A YOUNG family has spoken of their grief after losing a doting father following a car crash on the M4. Father-to-be Luftim Toci, 23, died after his silver Nissan Primera car came off the motorway on Saturday between Junction 16 at West Swindon
A JILTED man has been charged with the attempted murder of his love rival. Joseph Smith, 25, went to the Salisbury Street house of Graham Sale in the early hours of yesterday. An argument turned violent and Mr Sale, 30, was stabbed with a knife. At about
GAZETTE & HERALD: Hundreds of people took part in the annual duck race on the River Marden organised by Calne Lions Club. The 2,500 plastic ducks were launched from the footbridge at Safeways car park and spectators raced to the finishing line to
GAZETTE & HERALD: Councillors were due to consider road safety improvements on the A4 at Studley Crossroads at a meeting last night . The owners of Blount Court Nurseries have submitted a planning application to redevelop the garden centre and make
D-DAY MEMORIES: WILTSHIRE war heroes will be storming the beaches of Normandy again to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day this weekend. More than 4,500 men and women died in the invasion of Northern France on June 6 1944, a battle that marked a
GAZETTE & HERALD: Flashing speed signs could be placed in a residential area in Calne in a bid to slow down traffic. The town council is looking at road safety in Abberd Way and Prince Charles Drive following consultation on traffic calming. One option
GAZETTE & HERALD: SINGLE mum Nicky Randall, who is struggling to bring up her severely disabled daughter Jade alone, has appealed for help to turn a dilapidated house into a welcoming new home. Ms Randall, 22, will move from her current home in Newcroft
PAST members of Devizes Boys Brigade Old Boys Band are invited to take part in a military parade linking with the 60th D-Day commemorations. The band has been invited to march in the annual Military and Veterans Parade in Weymouth on June 20. The parade
DEVIZES electrician Thomas Ball will not face a jail sentence after admitting assaulting a police officer with his own CS spray during a drinking spree. Kennet magistrates were told on Tuesday that Ball, 19, of The Fairway, Devizes, was so remorseful
POLICE are investigating a spate of thefts from elderly householders in Devizes. In two incidents, cash was stolen after thieves broke into the homes of pensioners during the night. On Wednesday last week, an elderly resident of Estcourt Villas had £200
DEVIZES Festival 2004 gets under way this evening as the friends of the festival get a preview of the Festival Art Exhibition at the Wine Street Gallery. The exhibition is entitled A Sarsen Circle and is a celebration of the beauty and diversity of the
13200/2Opticians Nixon and Shaw have donated three pairs of glasses to children in The Gambia. The opticians, based in Monday Market Street, Devizes, made the glasses after hearing from Bromham resident Dr Pauline Howard-Dale about conditions in a school
BALLOONS carrying prayers rose towards heaven following a new ecumenical service in Marlborough attended by more than 80 people. Worshippers of all ages and from all the churches in the town gathered together at St George's at Preshute on Sunday evening
FORMER veterinary nurse Lorraine Spencer is now properly installed in the new headquarters of her cat sanctuary, Devizes Kats and Kits in Care, and is looking for more volunteers to help her look after the 67 waifs and strays she has under her wing. Mrs
13259/3D-DAY MEMORIES: WILTSHIRE war heroes will be storming the beaches of Normandy again to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day this weekend. More than 4,500 men and woman died in the invasion of Northern France on June 6 1944, a battle that marked
13260/3CARING physiotherapist Anne Cooper is appealing for sponsorship so she can give her services free to help war victims in Bosnia. Mrs Cooper, of All Cannings, is booked to go out next month with Healing Hands Network, a registered charity, but needs
POLICE believe thieves are targeting woodland around Marlborough in a bid to steal valuable wild flower bulbs, especially bluebells. They are appealing to the public to report any sightings of people with vans or pick-up trucks acting suspiciously in
DEVIZES Mayor Margaret Taylor pledged that DASH2 (Devizes Action to Save Our Hospital) will continue the fight to retain services at Devizes Hospital. Mrs Taylor was speaking at DASH2's first annual general meeting held on Tuesday night at the town hall
FOR a second time crooks have tried to pull off a bank holiday weekend cashpoint scam in Marlborough. On Saturday night a microchip device was found fitted over the card slot of the Barclay's cash dispenser by the same man who found one on the same machine
13205/1ST Nicholas Primary School, Baydon, near Marlborough, is "an effective school, which provides good value for money", says the schools inspectorate Ofsted. Staff and governors are very pleased and headteacher Peter Chambers said: "We are delighted
Nick FoggFORMER mayor of Marlborough Nick Fogg has been accused of striking another councillor. A formal complaint about the alleged incident at a planning committee meeting in the town hall on Monday last week has been sent to the Local Government Standards
Ref. 30719-29THE French Ambassador in London has honoured a Swindon war veteran with France's highest award for bravery. Veteran Trevor Chirgwin, 78, from Stratton St Margaret was among 36 veterans from across the UK who were awarded the Lgion d'honneur
THE Archers' agricultural story editor Graham Harvey has been persuaded to take time off from Ambridge to open Bishopstone Fete on Saturday. But he won't be far from his favourite subject matter because the fete is being held in the grounds of Eastbrook
Michael Wills, the MP for North Swindon has praised the efforts of Swindon's volunteers. He said he fully supported the Swindon Employees In The Community Network in their efforts to raise the profile and benefits of volunteering programmes in Swindon
Swindon-born explorer David Hempleman-Adams is to pilot a single-engined plane from the most northern point of the American continents to the most southern point . The explorer will fly the stripped-down Cessna light plane on a dangerous 11,500-mile journey
Ref. 24672-14ONE of the Swindon area's most unusual sports stars is featured in an ITV documentary this evening. Kelli Salone, 33, from Hannington, is best known as a boxer. However she has also distinguished herself in action-packed sports as diverse
CASHPOINTS in Swindon are to be made safer in the hope of reducing people's fear of crime. As part of the new Swindon Street Safe scheme, safety zones will be marked out around town centre cashpoints. The initiative, jointly organised by Swindon council
Ref. 30734-2SCAFFOLDING now encases the bell tower of the Locarno in Old Town, a week after the remains of the building's interior were destroyed by fire. Meanwhile, the leader of Swindon Council would like to see the doors and windows temporarily bricked
WESTONBIRT arboretum, near Tetbury, will throw open its gates for the 2004 Festival Of The Garden tomorrow. The summer-long event draws on the talents of designers from the UK and abroad to create a series of inspirational gardens at the popular attraction
Ref. 30728-1RESIDENTS living near a man who has been using their neighbourhood as an HGV park say he has made their lives a living hell. Andrew Veal also known as Big Bruce of Fosse Close, Rodbourne, has been running his own company for more than a decade
THE postal service to my house has been first class for years. This is the service I had last week: On Friday I wrote to Birmingham asking for a copy of my mother's birth certificate. On Tuesday I received an answer at 8.30am saying I needed to contact
I AM afraid that we cannot share Barrie Hudson's enthusiasm for the Swindon Fiesta. Having arrived at the so-called opening time of 11am, we paid £5 admission and £1 for parking, only to discover that very little was happening, even a number of the fairground
WHAT a sad and sick society we are living in. We have a breakdown in law and order, anti-social behaviour is on the increase. The mind boggles when you read of a mother of a 16-year-old who had his beer confiscated by a policeman, driving her son to the
THIS has been a sad time for the people of Old Town, with fire striking again at the Locarno, its charred shell a testimony to the inexcusable neglect and disregard of one of the few surviving historic buildings in Swindon. It seems almost trite to say
I wonder how many of your readers are aware that when they pick up a bar of soap or eat a packet of crisps, a biscuit or chocolate and all kinds of processed foods they are contributing to the destruction of rainforests of Indonesia? I wish that I could
Reference the previous correspondence regarding Mr Wilkinson's proposed project for Bromham, I was at the parish council meeting when 171 people voted against it. I was one who voted against it because I was frightened by Mr Armstrong's remarks regarding
I would like to correct the wedding report for Cox-Rees (Gazette, May 20). My son Kieran was not a page boy and my daughter Courtney was not a bridesmaid at the wedding of their father, Steven Cox, on April 24. Thank you. SAMANTHA WHITFORD Corn Close
GAZETTE & HERALD: Wiltshire Astronomical Society is setting up a public viewing from Chippenham town bridge of the first transition of Venus across the sun for more than 100 years. On Tuesday, the planet Venus will move in front of the sun for six
GAZETTE & HERALD: EDDIE Cochran's brother and sister could be among the VIPs attending this year's tenth Eddie Cochran Rock n' Roll Festival. The event, which for the first time this year will be held in a purpose-built indoor concert venue in Monkton
As London Road in Devizes gets more congested, there has been no shortage of correspondence on the subject of providing a by-pass. We are used to the idea that it is "better to light a candle than to curse the darkness". Anyhow, one is at a loss to understand
In response to Mr. Stevens' letter printed in the Devizes edition of the Gazette on May 20, I am confused by Mr. Steven's claim that the "the Labour Party has failed in every way". He clearly has an unusual concept of failure: the lowest unemployment
Rules are rules, whether it be in business, in the classroom or wherever but this is a rule too far. I refer to the story about the school that isolated a boy with dyed blonde hair (Gazette, May 27). Hairstyles have been a fashion feature throughout history
