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Pam and her poems are sell-out

POET for the people Pam Ayres performed to a packed Neeld Hall on Thursday and could prove to be the most popular attraction at this year's Chippenham Festival. read more
Music and laughter in festival highlights

Chippenham Festival 2006 is enjoying an exciting second week with music, drama and entertainment for all the family. read more
Cheer for sad greyhounds

A RETIRED Chippenham truck driver who rescues unwanted greyhounds is appealing for Christmas gifts for the abandoned dogs he saves. read more
Taste of India to help eastern projects

A CURRY party organised by members of St Andrew's Church in Chippenham on Wednesday will raise money for projects in India and Ethiopia. read more
Future looks good for ancient archive

The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, a prestigious £11.6 million project to protect the area's precious historical archives, has reached a major milestone. read more
New twist in bid to save lane

The long and hard-fought campaign to protect Rowden Lane in Chippenham from development took another twist this week when North Wiltshire District Council chairman Peter Davis called for an extraordinary meeting of the development control committee to find out if the planning permission was valid. read more
Woman, 89, dies in road crash tragedy

A WOMAN who was struck by a car and died on Rowden Hill on Tuesday has been named as 89-year-old Ellen McClelland. read more

Archive - Thursday, 30 November 2006