The public will help to choose the winner of Saturday’s Strictly Come Clogging dance-off. It will be hankies at dawn as five novice Morris dancers shake their best ribboned stick as part of the 42nd Chippenham Folk Festival when it takes over the
Devizes fire fighters had a short way to go to a thatched house that was on fire. The crew had been sent to Ludgershall Fire Station to provide cover as the Ludgershall engine was helping at a major fire in Weyhill, Hampshire, on Sunday night.
More than 50 businesses in and around Royal Wootton Bassett have pledged to turn green tomorrow as Royal Wootton Bassett Business Association and the NSPCC work together to raise funds for the charity’s Green Gear Day. Businesses will be decorating
Queen drummer Roger Taylor, Andy Scott of The Sweet and Dr Feelgood are the stars who will be performing at the Rock Against Cancer charity concert at All Cannings on Saturday. The gig, in its second year, has been organised by John Callis, of
WHEN it comes to putting there are three main areas to work on – direction, distance and green reading. I am going to show you how to control the distance the ball goes. The two things that we need to pay attention to when you are trying to
CHIPPENHAM Town chief Nathan Rudge says he won’t rush to fill the gap left by his friend Richard Fey. Fey left his position as Rudge’s assistant at Hardenhuish Park to become manager of Evo-Stik League Division One South and West Bridgwater Town
Campaigners say they are “horrified” that plans to build a Waitrose store in Malmesbury have been recommended for approval by Wiltshire Council planning officials. A report by Brian Taylor, case officer for the application to build a 18,000 square
Ever wonder why your next-door neighbour is always winning the lottery and experiencing other good fortune while you can’t win a raffle prize at a church fete? Well, one of the visitors to Devizes Festival can answer many of your questions.
ALTHOUGH prices are kept to the minimum for festival events, you can have a wonderful time for no charge at all thanks to the free festival fringe. Nine events at various venues around the town are part of the fringe and entry is free to all of
A visitor and craft centre in Royal Wootton Bassett welcomed people through its doors for the first time at the weekend. North Wiltshire MP James Gray opened Wootton Hall, in Sparrow Lane, on Saturday. The centre offers information about the
DEVIZES captain Tom Collins believes the promoted Saddlebacks can make an impact in South West One East next season, after learning the identity of their rivals for the 2013-14 campaign. Collins’ men, who won the Southern Counties South title last
Pewsey could be getting a village flag after the idea was mooted at a parish council meeting. Councillor Howard Reed suggested the project and will report back to the council about costing. Coun Reed said: “I was thinking the other day about
With more than 30 events in just over two weeks, Devizes Festival is keeping up the standards of previous years in bringing international top-class acts to the town . There is music from global underground cult band New Model Army, jazz singer
Boat Safety Week is from May 27 to 31, and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service will again be visiting boaters along the Kennet & Avon Canal. Boat safety advisor Rob Buckland will be travelling along the Wiltshire stretch of the canal to offer
WILTSHIRE continued their disappointing form in the MCCA Trophy group matches when they lost by 94 runs to Suffolk on Sunday at Devizes. Suffolk won the toss and scored 208-8 in their 50 overs, Tom Rash scoring 53 not out. Wiltshire were better
Charity fundraising group KATCH has presented £19,000 to the paediatric intensive care unit at Bristol Children’s Hospital as a thank you for the care it gave to schoolgirl Alice Strange. KATCH (Kilimanjaro Ad-venture Towards Children’s Hospital
ROBIN D’Souza was pleased to see his Corsham team remain steadfast and notch up their first league win of the season. Tom Abbott’s century put Corsham on the front foot at Taunton St Andrews and despite dropped catches, D’Souza’s men held their
GOATACRE bounced back from heavy defeat to Taunton Deane in impressive style on Saturday as their bowling unit performed miracles to defend a meagre total of 142 against Thornbury. Having been, in the words of captain Brad Dawson, “hammered” by
CHIPPENHAM TOWN's official matchday programme 'the Bluebirds Review' has come runner-up in the Southern Premier League awards, made by Soccer Cubs Swap Shop, for the second season in a row. Town's publication finished second behind that of champions
Bag4Sport is to benefit from this year’s Wadworth Devizes Half Marathon which on October 20. The 13.1 mile run will start and finish in the town, with the route is still being finalised but it is not soon to enter and full details are at eventslogicuk.com
BIDDESTONE’S Dwaine Perry is hoping he can hand back over to captain Jamie Mitchell with a 100 per cent record from his spell as temporary captain. With skipper Mitchell side-lined as he recovers from a dislocated elbow, Perry has led Biddestone
Lawyers representing women who were abused and filmed by their GP with a hidden camera in his watch have urged the local Primary Care Trust to make the findings of an internal investigation public to reassure patients the same ‘atrocious’ catalogue
FC CHIPPENHAM avenged their league defeats against Swindon Town by claiming the U16 Cup Final prize with a 2-1 victory at Melksham Town’s Conigre ground. Kaitlin Brooks and Danielle Griffin got the goals for Chippenham with Brinlieah Gallagher
Wootton Bassett put their miserable first fortnight of the season behind them as they overwhelmed Hinton Charterhouse. Bassett, who lost each of their opening two fixtures, restricted their guests to 149-9 from 45 overs before cantering to victory
DAN Knight hailed Sean Adams performance against Marshfield last weekend as his finest in a Calne shirt. Adams was third to the crease and his knock of 150, which came from just 138 deliveries and included eight sixes and 11 fours, proved decisive
Devizes Festival organisers never fail to book famous names – and this year’s event from June 5 to 23 is no exception. Perhaps best known is comedian Phill Jupitus, whose regular appearances on TV have made him a household name. He is bringing
FORTY-OVER cricket is becoming a lot more of a batter’s game at the moment. The change to the rules that means you have to have five people in the ring means that there are a lot more runs being scored, which is what a lot of people like to see
Cat lover Sue Masters suspects two of her pets have been targeted by cruel thugs after both sustained the same uncommon injury in the space of a week. Both suffered what vets described as a ‘pull’ injury and Mrs Masters, 41, of Esmead, Chippenham
A lecturer from Wiltshire College Chippenham is thrilled to be one of just 20 people from 20 countries worldwide to feature in an international virtual choir. Patrick Williams also had the honour of producing and directing the video of Eric Whitacre
Two pieces of political memorabilia have come my way this week. The first is an election card dated 1929 for my predecessor Captain Cazalet (who was MP from 1924 until killed in the Sikorski crash in 1943). It reads: “Your support is asked for
The reports last week that big oil companies may have been engaging in price-fixing are shocking. It is claimed their alleged actions could have raised the price we pay at the pumps by eight pence per litre. In Parliament last week I raised this with
Hardenhuish School in Chippenham says it is delighted with the latest Ofsted report which ranked the school as good, despite it being classed as outstanding in its last report five years ago. Inspectors visited the school at the end of April, for
Another week, another slew of Westminster-centric stories dominating the news, confirming my view that many politicians and journalists live in a world of their own making. Did you see any of the good economic news in the last few days? Did you
Wiltshire Responsible Employer Network (WREN) is to be launched on June 10 from 4pm to 6pm at Herman Miller’s headquarters in Chippenham. WREN is a member-led, free to join, forum for responsible businesses and other employers of all sizes, based
THE county junior men’s side face Worcestershire in the opening round of the White Rose Trophy, men’s national county U25s Two Fours competition, this Sunday, May 26 (10.30am). Two seasons ago Wiltshire reached the semi-finals at Worthing but have
An 87-year-old Chippenham man is believed to be the oldest sailor in this J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race; a race organised by the sailing club his grandfather co-founded over 120 years ago. George Powell, who will be sailing
Record crowds turned out for the ninth Devizes Food & Drink Festival on Saturday to enjoy the fantastic range of foods on offer as well as the cooking demonstrations. Many stallholders reported a bumper day, selling out their cakes and street
The winner of the Gazette & Herald Baby of the Year competition is Gracie-Mae Plumb, of Dixon Way, Calne. Five-month-old Gracie-Mae has proved herself to be a little battler. At birth, the umbilical cord was wrapped round her neck three times
The dreaded repair works at Prison Bridge in Devizes have proved bearable thanks to the consideration and good humour of the man who operates the temporary lights. What could have brought the already congested town centre to a dead stop has proved
PURTON and Amesbury became the first clubs in the county to book a place at the 2013 Ladies National Championships at Royal Leamington Spa at the end of July. They were victorious in the semi-finals of the Wiltshire ladies national fours championship
