F.C Jager (formerly known as Melksham Jagerbar) have been fairly busy during the summer, in securing several signings to bolster their squad following their promotion to division three from division four. Player manager-Barry Holloway has also secured
Audley can’t stop winning Steve Mallard, manager of second division outfit Audley FC will be hoping that his side can take their pre-season form into their league programme when the 44th season of the league kicks off at the start of September.
WE’RE two days away from the start of the new season and it’s good to be back. This is where the fun and the madness begins all over again. Everyone has worked really hard in pre-season and I’ve been impressed by the new faces we’ve brought in.
THERE were some emotional scenes on the first day of our match against Lancashire this week when John Crawley announced he is going to retire at the end of the season. Creepy has been a fantastic servant to Hampshire and England throughout his career
Pictures by Diane Vose More than 3,000 visitors to Seend Fete and Flower Show had fun in the sun and are likely to have raised a record amount for charity. The weather was hot all day, which was in stark contrast to last year’s rain.
Families flocked to the sunny Wiltshire Game and Country Show – and the rain-soaked disaster of last year was well and truly forgotten. There were 12,000 visitors to Bowood, which was staging the event for the third time at the weekend. Visitors
Chippenham businesswoman Liza Brooks has set herself a hectic travel itinerary – 34 countries in 28 days. With carpenter friend Dale Knaggs, she has hit the road to raise money for a £6.1 million neonatal intensive care unit at Bath’s Royal
Heavy metal fans will be able to rock for charity next month at a Chippenham gig organised by Denis and Sue O’Sullivan. The couple, of Fortune Way, Pewsham, set up the website Give A Band A Chance earlier this year on which local, unsigned
Children in Aldbourne came face to face with a friendly dragon at the opening of the summer reading challenge at their library. Youngsters aged four to 11 who read six books will receive a medal and certificate – for breaching the Dragon’s Lair. Joanne
Artist Judy Boyt, who is more used to producing statues of horses, has created a huge bull, destined for a shopping mall in the north. Ms Boyt, of Easterton Sands, near Devizes, who is world-renowned for her animal sculptures, undertook her
Hundreds of locals enjoyed the acts on offer at Pewsey Music Festival in Cooper’s Field on Saturday. They were treated to an eclectic mix of music and other attractions. Bands played throughout the day, and children – and some daring
Girls at Devizes and District Guides are busy making costumes to wear during the Devizes Carnival procession. It will be the first time in several years that the Guides have taken part in the procession. Pam Ridley, leader of 1st Devizes Brownies, said
North Wiltshire MP James Gray and countryside campaigner Philippa Mayo were married at a low-key ceremony on Saturday – three years after making their relationship public The couple, who met in Parliament while Mrs Mayo led the Countryside Alliance’
OXFAM’S bookshop on Marlborough High Street will be part of a music industry first, when the Arctic Monkeys release their new single Crying Lightning, through the charity’s 700 shops on Monday. The limited edition CD, which is the first single
West Overton farmer Michael Maude was forced to call the police on Saturday when visitors began invading his property looking for the latest crop circle. Officers attended Manor Farm and spoke to some people but no one was arrested. But for Mr Maude
A record crop went on display in the Somerfords Show on Saturday. visitors showed their finest vegetables and flowers at Brook Farm in Great Somerford. There was a companion dog show, pony rides and show jumping, a jazz band and plenty
Hundreds of music lovers had to be turned away from the Fieldview Festival in Little Somerford at the weekend after all 500 tickets sold out. The not-for-profit festival, which used to be a party for friends in brothers James and Dan Cameron’s garden
Determined fund-raiser Simon Jacobs carried on with a 875-mile cycle ride despite his two friends dropping out with injuries – and raised £10,000 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal. Mr Jacobs, 45, rode from London to Edinburgh and back in recognition
Benefit cheat Dennis Jasper, who took eight months to tell the council he had a job, has been ordered to pay back nearly £1,000 of housing aid. Jasper of The Ivies, Manningford Bruce, near Pewsey, appeared at Devizes Magistrates’ Court on Monday, and
Campaigners opposed to proposals to build 350 houses in the north of Calne hope developers lose their appeal at a public inquiry, fearing a success would set a precedent for future development. Robert Hitchins Ltd applied for planning permission to
Ranks of parked cars would be ‘thoroughly obtrusive’ on a new homes development in Calne. That was a government inspector’s view when he turned down a developer’s appeal to build 13 homes behind Lickhill Road. Permission was granted for 10 houses
Youngsters Iona and Rowen Hooper had a day they will never forget when they visited the Children’s BBC studios. The sisters, aged 11 and six, travelled from their home in Calne to London with their dad on Tuesday last week, where they spent the day being
An original set of saucy seaside paintings found in a skip in Wiltshire 20 years ago have sold for more than £2,000 at auction. The 25 cheeky paintings by Phil Millar - known as Pedro - were the original designs for a set of postcards, which
Revellers in Calne were surprised to be searched by a furry member of the police force as officers went out on patrol with a sniffer dog on Friday evening. A special operation run jointly with Calne police and dog handler Marie Poole targeted
Scores of celebrities are expected to descend on Wiltshire Golf and Country Club in Wootton Bassett for a Charity Day next week. Comedy star Tom O’Connor and chef Brian Turner are just two of the many stars who will be attending the event on August 17
Three elderly women had their purses or bank cards stolen while they were out shopping in Marlborough and Devizes last Thursday. Police are appealing for information about the offenders and say the incidents could be connected. The first occurred at
Corsham youngsters painted a resident’s wall on Potley estate as part of a community project. The Jigsaw project, managed by Barnardo’s South West, worked with families from Potley to provide a colourful scene of people playing and dancing. Architect
Three elderly women had their purses or bank cards stolen while they were out shopping in Marlborough and Devizes last Thursday. Police are appealing for information about the offenders and say the incidents could be connected. The first occurred at
Children from two nursery schools in North Wiltshire said emotional goodbyes at graduation ceremonies. At Humpty Dumpty Nursery in Calne, 11 four-year-olds in gowns and mortar boards were presented with certificates. Manager Liz Anger
Negotiations have restarted over a theatre-cinema complex for Marlborough. John Cornell, chairman of Kennet Valley Arts Trust, says in its newsletter that it has been invited to talks with Wiltshire Council on how to proceed with the £5m Riverbank project
Walkers are being sought by Sherston Parish Council to test out a new book of country walks before it is published later this year. The council’s footpath group has compiled the book, which consists of 10 walks and a village trail route, and will seek
Children made their own music and played different instruments during the Devizes Music Summer School. The week long event for six to 11-year-olds was held at Southbroom Junior School at the end of July. A total of 62 youngsters took part, which was
The Athelstan Museum, which has increased by tenfold the number of visitors over the past few years, is seeking new volunteers. But funding for two paid staff has run out after one year, and the museum is appealing for more help. The
Villageers are set for a council tax increase after the parish council agreed to apply for a £100,000 loan to build a new village hall in Seagry. A corrugated iron hall which serves Seagry, Startley and Great Somerford is in a “terrible” state with no
Football mad teenager Sean Mullan narrowly missed out on hearing his footie chant echoing through Anfield after getting second place in a national competition. Former Abbeyfield School pupil Mr Mullan, 19, of Wicks Drive, Pewsham, Chippenham, entered
People are gearing up for fun and frolics at Pewsey Carnival. Carnival kicks off with the dance on Friday September 4, at 8pm, in Bouverie Hall. Then follow two weeks of activities for all ages, culminating in the illuminated procession on September
The Red Arrows performed their aerobatics, police dogs jumped through hoops and some lucky visitors got a ride in a helicopter at RAF Lyneham’s family day on Saturday. Hundreds of people from the base and their friends were on parade for the
Police are reminding drivers to keep their cars secure while out on day trips this summer. Officers in Calne are concerned that people parking in secluded areas to go walking might forget to secure their cars properly, making them an easy target for
Organisers of Chippenham Folk Festival have paid tribute to long-standing festival singer Johnny Collins who died suddenly on tour. Mr Collins, 71, a resident singer who peformed at the festival for more than ten years, died of a heart attack in Poland
Twins Max and Thea Hopkins cut the tape to open the county’s latest children’s centre at the weekend. They performed the ceremony at an open day and teddy bears’ picnic at the centre in Byron Avenue, Wootton Bassett, on Saturday. The
The bodies of four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan will be brought home today. Corporal Kevin Mulligan, 26, Lance Corporal Dale Hopkins, 23, Private Kyle Adams, 21, all from the Parachute Regiment, were killed when their Jackal armoured
Tributes have been pouring in following the death of Colin Lampard, known as “Mr Pewsey”. Mr Lampard, 68, who was chairman of Pewsey Parish Council for 33 years, lost his three-year battle with cancer last Saturday. Parish council chairman Alex Carder
Popular Enid Pollard, of Calne, has died at the grand age of 107. Mrs Pollard, who lived at The Firs care home, died at the Great Western Hospital just two months before her 108th birthday. The grandmother-of-two enjoyed walking around
A rock concert in Marlborough town hall will raise money to cover the costs of a legal challenge to closures at Savernake Hospital. Blues for Savernake on Friday September 25 will feature local bands the Kevin Brown Quartet and the Bob Bowles Band. The
Calne mayor Howard Marshall is hoping to get the town fighting fit when the boxing club he masterminded opens next month. Mr Marshall, 64, of Quemerford, announced the formation of the club at his mayor-making ceremony in May and is delighted that the
Heart patient Janet Fletcher was dismayed there was no support group in Devizes so she has set up one herself. Janet Fletcher, 68, of Market Lavington, was diagnosed with angina at the end of 2006 and underwent a triple bypass at Southampton
More than 40 people interested in tracing their family histories visited the new resource centre of the Wiltshire Family History Society based in Devizes. The society moved to the centre, at the Bath Road Business Centre, earlier this year
Marlborough could get its first Women’s Institute in many years if enough people express an interest. The Devizes-based Wiltshire Federation of WIs has appealed to women to contact them if they would be prepared to get involved in a WI or a
A date has been set for a new trial of Karl Quincey who is accused of the murder of Barry Cooper in Devizes in June last year. Quincey, 33, who denies murdering Mr Cooper, will stand trial at Winchester Crown Court on March 1. The case is listed
Aldbourne villagers are being urged to lend a hand to make their upcoming carnival the best it can possibly be. The carnival committee is looking for people to give a hand erecting marquees, moving chairs and even serving behind the bar.
Training to be part of a round-the-world yacht crew is going well, according to the Archdeacon of Wiltshire – despite a touch of sea sickness and not sailing since he was a child. The Rt Rev John Wraw, of London Road, Devizes, who has decided
Police used a taser gun to subdue a man who was threatening his family in Whitehill Close, Ramsbury, on Tuesday afternoon. Police were told that a 31-year-old man, reported to be intoxicated and carrying a knife, was being aggressive towards his grandfather
The Seend Beer Festival will be held next year with stricter controls after this year’s event was marred by under age drinkers causing damage to the nearby tennis club’s hut. The organisers had to call the police to the festival after a group of about
Householders Samantha Wright and Michael Hurn got more than they bargained for when they started digging their garden. The couple, who are Sarsen Housing Association tenants, have unearthed a heap of rubbish that was buried beneath their lawn
Mad machines and wacky wheels will be missing from Great Cheverell this August bank holiday weekend. The Great Cheverell soap box derby, which has been run for the last three years but which has its origins in the 1980s, will not be running
Devize mayor John Leighton is encouraging people to get on their bikes to help raise money for the British Heart Foundation. The charity’s annual Wiltshire bike ride takes place on Sunday September 20 starting from the Lye Field in Seend and
Devizes mother and son Betty and Peter Couch are recovering after a head-on crash with a car being driven on the wrong side of the road by a French motorist. It happened on the A345 at Clench Common, near Marlborough, just before 4pm on Friday
Devizes student Chantelle Rosario has paid tribute to drowned teenager Craig Butler who she described as her soulmate and like a father to her child. Craig, 17, described by his adoptive mother as a daredevil, drowned in the River Frome near
Tributes have been paid to singer and Chippenham Folk Festival stalwart Johnny Collins who has died aged 71. Mr Collins is best known as a singer of maritime songs and sea shanties and had become a resident singer at the festival in Chippenham for
Plessey worker Eddie Allen was a devoted family man who first met Margaret, his wife-to-be, when she was only 11. Romance blossomed when they met again at a Beethoven concert in the Royal Albert Hall ten years later. The couple, who
Colin Lampard, who was chairman of Pewsey Parish Council for 33 years, has died at the age of 68 after a battle with cancer. Mr Lampard was born in Wilcot Road, Pewsey, across the road from his marital home, and lived all his life in the village
Major General Denis Redman, who joined the Army after becoming bored with installing electric power circuits, has died shortly after his 99th birthday. Major Redman was born in Rochester, Kent, to Captain Arthur Redman of the Royal Engineers
Storm on the Lawn, the umbrella title for the Theatre Royal’s annual summer school production by 100 plus young people, is the only outdoor drama production each year to which I genuinely look forward. It’s because the vagaries of the British
