Alan Griffin’s late strike earned Chippenham Town all three points as they claimed a hard-fought victory over a spirited Banbury United this afternoon. It was the home side who began the game on the front foot and Bluebirds keeper Chris Snoddy
Traffic chaos came to Devizes town centre at lunchtime today after a two car crash in Long Street outside the town's museum. The road was blocked for nearly an hour after the crash at around 1pm. Police and two ambulances were called to the
Erlestoke Prison governor Andy Rogers has denied that an inmate who absconded on a tractor was under pressure to smuggle in drugs. Mr Rogers spoke out after Steven Clarke was sentenced at Salisbury Crown Court for taking a tractor without consent
A 10-year-old Lyneham School pupil was the envy of her friends when she became headteacher for the day. Caitlin Lucky was given the chance by headteacher Julie Carr as a reward for showing a natural flair for leadership. Mrs Carr said: “We are very
Auctioneer Richard Edmonds has turned historian for his next sale on Saturday. While carrying out a clearance in Biddestone, he and his team came across a collection of photos, documents and press cuttings of village life dating back to 1917. The clearance
The woman who led the campaign for Marlborough to have a second supermarket, Lisa Farrell, is being invited to the opening of Tesco on Salisbury Road business park on Monday. Mrs Farrell, 49, of Five Stiles Road, launched the Marlborough Matters
Chippenham Community Hospital is failing to meet standards in 11 key areas, says a report by the Care Quality Commission. An inspector from the commission, which oversees adult social care services, visited the hospital in December and found 11 areas
There is still no sign of an opening date for the new household recycling centre on the Salisbury Road business park in Marlborough, town councillors were told on Monday. Marlborough has been waiting to get its own HRC for many years and three years
Nearly 50 pictures of carnival events in Pewsey from the 1930s to the 1960s can be seen on the carnival website and viewers are asked to fill in any missing names or details to the captions. All the pictures are from an archive being put together
Pupils at Derry Hill Primary School, which has a link with a school in China, saw in the Chinese New Year last week. The pupils, some of whom have e-mail pals at Giuyan School, in Nanhai, China, made lanterns, learned about the Chinese zodiac and used
More than 250 primary school pupils attended an International Day at John Bentley School in Calne last week. The children, who were all from John Bentley feeder schools, enjoyed taster sessions in a number of languages, ranging from Spanish and Welsh
The Corsham School has just found out that it has achieved the best progress scores for its A-level students out of any mixed state-funded school in England. The latest league table results for A-levels announced last month show that the progress students
Young people are getting on their bikes to find work, thanks to the Devizes-based organisation Community First. It is running a scheme called Making Tracks, which lends 50cc scooters to those in the Devizes, Tidworth, Amesbury, Westbury and Warminster
It’s a sorry sight, the overgrown grave of a Devizes soldier who served in the First World War. Author Richard Broadhead, of Hilmarton, was horrified when he visited Devizes Cemetery on Monday to do research for his latest book on The Great
Devizes Mayor Pete Smith, always ready for a joke, donned a startling bright yellow swimming hat to launch the Lions Club’s 2011 Swimarathon. Coun Smith put 24 teams on their marks to raise money for their good causes. All ages swam on Saturday
Scouts Peter Burroughs, Niall Maidment and Henry Johnston from the 3rd Devizes won the Mid Wiltshire Scouts Cooking Competition held at Calne. The boys had to cook a three-course meal from local produce, with a maximum budget of £18.
Children from the Benger Bears playgroup in Sutton Benger have put their hearts into fundraising for a classmate who has haemophilia. They dressed in red for Valentine’s Day, donating £1 each for the Haemophilia Society, which helps those with the blood
Calne Town Council has backed the concerns of shop owners in Church Street over the chaos caused by lorries getting trapped while looking for delivery entrances to the Co-op and Sainsbury’s. According to shop owners, HGVs are getting stuck in Church
Indie band the Street Orphans, made up of four Calne teenagers, has made the regional final of the music competition Live and Unsigned. The band is made up of 19-year-old Sam Prentice and 18-year-olds Harry Sayers, James Nash and Matt Jopling, all of
Wiltshire Council has apologised in advance of work to install a long-awaited pedestrian crossing in Long Street, Devizes, due to start on February 28 and run for at least two weeks. The work follows a request by Devizes community area transport working
