The first town market in more than ten years will take place in Corsham next month in a bid to boost the town’s economy. Councillors are looking forward to the first full weekly market in the town in more than a decade after the original market held
Hopes that Snapdragons Nursery in Chippenham and Wiltshire College might be able to come to a compromise have been dashed this afternoon. The college has just issued a statement saying: "Di Dale, Principal , Wiltshire College and the owner of Snapdragons
Driving instructor Martin Ruddle, of Calne, is preparing to oversee the work of more than 1,000 members of the Lions Club International after being made district governor for the coming year. Mr Ruddle, 72, was delighted at being made responsible for
I can’t believe Wiltshire Council is making good use of our council tax to hire a top barrister in its inquiry into a chemical store belonging to farmer Tim Carson. Is £4,000 really the complete total for such a top barrister? Why did this case
My son David and I, and family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at the Porch Surgery, district nurses at the health centre, Shaunaks Pharmacy, Dorothy House Foundation and Celtic Care for their unstinting help and assistance to make
The news that the Bridge Centre/Bath Rd development is being put on hold (Gazette & Herald 6/8/09) is very regrettable but possibly understandable during this current economic recession. However this does not detract from the fact that the Bridge
Huge thanks to everyone who made Pewsey Music Festival 2009 such a great day. I would especially like to thank Alan Dainton and Bernie Bradshaw for introducing the main stage bands, and Angela Jones for stepping in at the last minute to run the open
Our sincere and grateful thanks to the Calne Charity Country Music Club for the cheque of £1,600 which was presented to us on Saturday August 8. Calne Community Transport is a small local charity which was staffed by a small committed team of volunteers
Having won the contract to supply the hanging baskets in Chippenham again this year, it was very pleasing to read B Vincent's letter of appreciation in last week's Gazette and Herald. A great deal of care and effort went into producing them. However
I was surprised and upset to read last week’s editorial on The Bear which amounted to an uncalled for and unsubstantiated attack on Andrew and Angela MacLachlan. Friends and myself meet in the bar of The Bear several times a week and regularly attend
Over the past decade, a period in which Marlborough has grown considerably, available on street parking has already shrunk to a worryingly low level. While I appreciate that there are some issues of inappropriate parking in obstructive or dangerous
The two letters in last week's “Gazette and Herald”, (6 August), from Mr May and Coun Fogg continue to highlight how out of touch our local representatives continue to be. They just “don’t get it” and this is something that I have been banging
Following the letter last week referring to the one way system in Pewsey, I do feel for Pewsey Metal as their forecourt is being used for those who do not pay attention to the road signs. This is however not the fault of the police and it was uncalled
Supermarket giant ASDA has still got the bit between its teeth about breaking into Chippenham and has now applied to the Court of Appeal to overturn the ruling made by the High Court last month. The chain has so far had its planning application
When did you last visit the Bear Hotel in Devizes? I went in there today, August 5, at lunch time and the place was packed, the atmosphere lively and there was hardly a seat available. The food is served in both the Lawrence Room which offers a counter
With reference to the project to have named tablets placed on the Devizes and Roundway War Memorial, I am still trying to get information on a soldier with the surname Smith, who lived in Sheep Street, and lost his life serving in the First Army in
Your vitriolic attack on the Bear Hotel, its managers and staff, was unworthy of the Gazette and Herald. Andrew and Angela McLachlan run an establishment which is an asset to this town – in fact they themselves are an asset. I am far from being alone
PREVIEW: Autumn season Salisbury Playhouse Free open day on Saturday September 12 will be an opportunity for everyone to see behind the scenes of one of the South West’s leading producing theatres. There will be glimpses of rehearsals
Snapdragons nursery in Chippenham was today forced to close but there are signs it may be able to re-open in the autuman as talks start with Wiltshire College bosses. The nursery, which has been based in the grounds of the Chippenham campus
Retired nurse Dot Cleverly, 70, of St John’s Close in Marlborough, believes this picture was taken outside the former Wingrove and Edge Tannery in Angel Yard, Marlborough. Her late aunt, Dorothy Richings, is pictured in the front row, fourth from right
Changes have come thick and fast, if sometimes reluctantly, at Chippenham Constitutional Club over the past century. The club was formed as a working men’s club with its roots in the Conservative party but nowadays is open to all. It
The Royal National Institute of the Deaf (RNID) is inviting people to attend an event in Lacock to find out more about the charity’s work in helping people who are deaf or hard of hearing. RNID representatives will be at Lacock Abbey on Wednesday August
Gypsy families who have been told they must leave land they own near Hullavington have invited anyone who is worried about their way of life to pop in for a chat. But unless they can persuade a planning inspector they should stay they will have to go
Despite being knocked out of this year’s X Factor just one round before the live shows, James Hooke is determined to make his singing dream a reality. Mr Hooke, 32, of London Road, Chippenham, managed to beat 210,000 hopefuls to make it through to the
Loyal regular of Malmesbury’s Three Cups pub Andy Denly will now be seen on the other side of the bar after he fulfilled a long ambition and bought into the business. Mr Denly, 39, known as Bunge, has been drinking at the pub in The Triangle
Leather clad bikers will descend on Wootton Bassett High Street at the weekend for a Meet the British Legion Riders Branch event. More than 40 bikes will be parked beside the town hall for the day for the townspeople to find out more about the Riders
Mum Heidi Murphy is pleading for any information on the theft of her son’s beloved scrambling bike which was stolen on Sunday. The black and white 49cc Derbi Senda scooter was stolen from outside a house in Cricketts Lane, Chippenham, late on Sunday
Would-be entrepreneur David Day has launched a one-man campaign to get the former Woolworth’s store in Chippenham High Street re-opened. Mr Day, 39, from Studley, is drawing up a business plan similar to that of Claire Robertson, who opened the Dorchester
Mum Katie Drake-Burrows has launched a campaign for a residents’ parking scheme after news that Wiltshire Council is to tighten up on parking in Marlborough town centre. Mrs Drake-Burrows, 29, of Barn Street has huge difficulty in finding a place to
Traders and townspeople in Marlborough were shocked this week when Wales and West Utilities brought in a one-way system in the town centre as they replaced a gas main. Although the town council was notified in June that work would take place during the
Tesco has told traders that it does not want to take shoppers from Marlborough town centre. Its new store will sell food only, more than 80 councillors and public were told at a town council meeting on Monday. Melanie Chiswell, Tesco’s regional corporate
I’m standing in an hotel bedroom in Porlock, the village with arguably the steepest hill in England, watching my husband climb into about 20 kilos of walking gear. When he suggested we spend our 32nd wedding anniversary by the seaside, I assumed he was
‘DO not worry about a thing and remember, it’s all good’. That is what Celebrant Chris Booth told the hundreds of mourners who attended the funeral of popular Purton man Nic L’estrange today. The funeral, held in Kingsdown Crematorium
Hundreds of mourners lined the streets yesterday to pay tribute to four fallen soldiers - including three special forces heroes who died in a single explosion in Afghanistan. Parachute Regiment heroes Lance Corporal Dale Hopkins, 23, Private Kyle Adams
