Chippenham Town picked up their tenth win of the season this afternoon as they came out on the right end of a five-goal thriller against Brackley Town. After letting slip a two-goal lead in the second-half, Adie Mings’ side rallied to claim
Students at Pewsey Vale School have been taking part in the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Big Schools’ Birdwatch. They took part in the national event last year for the first time and enjoyed it so much they decided to take part
Three Devizes primary schools spoke up for themselves at Devizes Rotary Club’s annual Youth Speaks competition. St Joseph’s, Wansdyke and Nursteed schools all entered teams at the public speaking competition which was held at Nursteed Community
A shop and share day organised by the Salvation Army and Morrisons supermarket in Chippenham has helped around 30 people this year. Shoppers were asked to buy something for the Salvation Army’s food bank, which were then given to individuals and families
The family of gap year student Haylea Merrett have spoken of their terrifying wait to hear of news of their daughter after she was caught in the eye of Cyclone Yasi in Australia. Miss Merrett, 21, of Barrow Green, Chippenham, who has been working on
Craftsmen at a specialist joinery firm on the edge of Great Bedwyn are putting the finishing touches to a wooden organ cabinet destined for St Paul’s Cathedral in London. The firm, called Penny’s Mill, is tucked away in former farm buildings at Brail
A charity evening takes place at the Lansdowne Arms in Derry Hill this Valentine’s weekend in memory of the six-month-old niece of one of its regulars.. Molly Mallon, who was related to a number of customers, was a victim of cot death at Christmas 2009
A new exhibition space aimed at shoppers has opened in Wootton Bassett. The first floor of Dandelion gift shop in High Street opened this week for an exhibition of goods from other shops, services and groups. Proprietor Hazel Newson opened up the first
A pre-school for special needs children has been awarded outstanding status by Ofsted. Staff, parents and children involved at the Springboard Opportunity Playgroup at Kings Rise Children’s Centre, Pewsham, are celebrating this week after being recognised
Angler Michael Fudge is celebrating after catching his biggest ever fish at trout lakes near Worton. Mr Fudge, 68, landed the 15lb rainbow trout on Tuesday at Mill Farm. The retired papermill worker from Keynsham, near Bristol, said: “It’s a marvellous
Regulars at the Blue Boar pub in Aldbourne have handed over a cheque for more than £2,500 to the Prospect Hospice. They organised a silent auction, pig roast, live music and a tree of memory on December 17. As the date was so near Christmas
Campaigner Lisa Farrell, who led the fight to get an alternative supermarket to Waitrose in Marlborough, has been invited along to the opening of the new Tesco on Monday, February 21. The mayor, Andrew Ross, will also be on hand to see the store launch
A new exhibition of handmade photographs has opened at the Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock. The display, entitled Handmade Pictures, is the work of artist Jesseca Ferguson who uses a pinhole camera and prints her images on paper made using a 100-year-old
Chippenham councillor Maureen Lloyd has received an award from the Lions for 50 years of charity work – despite not being a Lion. It is the first time the group has given its highest form of recognition – a Melvin-Jones Fellowship Award – to a non-member
Miracle baby Arabella Davies, who was born at 26 weeks weighing barely 2lbs and thought by doctors unlikely to survive, has returned home with her parents. Arabella was expected last Saturday but was more than two months old by that time. She
Workers with Vodafone are to swap their normal jobs to work for, among other charities, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Wiltshire Heritage Museum. Sarah Cowley from Roundway, near Devizes, will work with the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes. Ben Taylor
Students at Devizes School have launched a fundraising campaign to save up enough money to send themselves to work for an impoverished rural community in Kenya. The 19 Year 10 and 11 youngsters have to raise £3,500 each to be able to make the trip in
The governor of Erlestoke Prison near Devizes has welcomed a two year and ten month sentence on a prisoner who was caught with drugs in the prison. Marcus Laing, 30, who hails from Hampshire but has connections in Swindon, was sentenced at Salisbury
