DEVIZES Town moved up to fourth in the Toolstation League First Division with a 2-1 win at home to Keynsham Town. The victory was Town's ninth in succession, with Mark Love's men just four points behind third-placed Bridport, although they have played
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ADIE Mings believes James Guthrie can add another attacking dimension to his side after snapping up the midfielder from Hellenic League Premier Division side Highworth Town. Guthrie, from Milton Lilbourne, has joined the Bluebirds' Zamaretto League Premier
SHELLEY Rudman claimed her first win of the Skeleton Bob World Cup season and the European Championship title with a surprise triumph in the sixth round in Germany today. The 29 year old, from Pewsey, was fastest in both runs in Winterberg,
MATCHES involving Calne Town, Melksham Town and Wootton Bassett Town were all victims of frozen pitches today. In the Toolstation League First Division, Calne Town's home clash with Gillingham Town and Melksham Town's home clash with Roman
CHIPPENHAM Town's Zamaretto League Premier Division clash at Tiverton Town this afternoon has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. The decision was made after a second pitch inspection at Tiverton's Ladysmead ground this morning.
A shirt signed by 1966 World Cup hat-trick scorer Sir Geoff Hurst is one of the items in a Devizes charity auction raising money in memory of teenage footballer Charlie Lamb. Football coach Adam Bewley hopes to repeat the success of the auction and quiz
Devizes darts ace Mark Hiscock is to raise money for charity in memory of his late brother by losing four stone in weight. Mr Hiscock, a 37-year-old father-of-four, freely admits he has had problems with drink over the years but he says he
The introduction of radios to the Chippenham Pubwatch scheme means that there will now be less chance of late-night trouble in the town. Members of the scheme have now been given two-way radios by the Area Board to communicate with each other
Malmesbury School is consulting staff and parents on a proposal to become an academy and opt out of local authority control. Headteacher Tim Gilson said no decision had been made but a consultation was being carried out. He said: “I believe this could
Business leaders in Corsham have launched a petition against proposed changes to car parking restrictions in the town. Wiltshire Council wants to scrap free parking on Sundays, as well as getting rid of one hour free parking in other areas. The plan
Musician and ex-John Bentley School pupil Bobby Long is preparing to release his debut studio album. Mr Long, 24, grew up in Calne and attended the school, before moving to New York to carve out out a career in music. Since moving to the US, he has
Draughtsman Scott Mulligan chose a challenging location for his first ever marathon. While many travel to London, or even New York, to race round the streets, Mr Mulligan, 28, who works in Nursteed Road, Devizes, decided to take on the Antarctic Ice
Students at John Bentley School in Calne enjoyed a visit by a high-tech engine from Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. Les Louth, ICT director at the fire service told the sixth formers about the modern technology used in the Incident Control Vehicle
The Marlborough Players are holding open auditions tonight and on Sunday to find the casts for two one-act comedies to be presented at the town hall from June 9 to 11. The auditions will take place in the Bear Hotel from 7.30pm to 9.30pm tonight and
Teachers Sarah Cross and Yvette Wigglesworth are in training to take part in their first marathon in London on April 17 with both of them running to raise funds for Children with Leukaemia. Mrs Wigglesworth, of College Fields, Marlborough, has taken
McCarthy and Stone has submitted a planning application for retirement apartments on the former gas holder site on The Wharf, Devizes. The developer held consultation meetings with residents last August and has revised the number of apartments from 42
Wiltshire St John Ambulance has announced it wants to set up an adult unit in Devizes. The charity has had its county headquarters in Devizes for more than 20 years and there are already established cadet and badger groups in the town, but
Friends of Lacock Church say they have raised around £11,000 in the past year for the upkeep of the village’s two churches. John Catchpole, chairman of the group, said: “This total is down on 2009, in part for some technical reasons. However we will
One of the three pubs in the Malmesbury area called the Rose and Crown has finally changed its name after years of confusion. Arthur and Janette Grun who run the popular watering hole in Brokenborough have changed the name of their pub to The Horse Guards
Calne town council clerk Linda Roberts has seen her dream come true, after graduating with a degree in local policy. Mrs Roberts, 40, gained the BA after studying part time for six years at the University of Gloucestershire . She said: “The degree is
Pupils from Cherhill Primary School formed part of an 8,000-strong children’s choir as they sung at London’s O2 Arena. The 37 Cherhill children were taking part in a concert run by Young Voices, and performed in front of 11,000 spectators,
