Marlborough Town Council is supporting an area board project to install electrical points in the High Street during the re-surfacing of Marlborough High Street in the summer. The aim is to reduce the need for generators during the Mop fairs, markets
A Sherston business is celebrating 30 years of providing schools and nurseries across the globe with innovative educational technology products. Sherston Software was founded in 1983, when computers first starting appearing in schools, by primary
MUM Sara Hughes was so shocked by the struggle her son had to find a job that she has set up an initiative to help young people improve their employment prospects. Mrs Hughes, a 54-year-old civil servant, has roped in her husband David, a volunteer
The very best of young county talent was on show at Devizes Town Hall on Saturday night when the first Young Musician of Wiltshire competition took place in the Assembly Room. Twelve of the best classical performers between the ages of 12 and 19
The Three Crowns in Chippenham has been selected by the Northwest Wiltshire branch of Camra as its 2013 Pub of the Year. Since buying the freehold three years ago, Steve Jenner has transformed the pub into a traditional community local. Just
The quality, wealth and diversity of local food will be celebrated at this year’s Corsham Food & Drink Festival on June 15 in the town centre. Wines and cheeses, Wiltshire cider, cakes, chocolates and chutneys, breads, oils and ice creams will
Trains services running through Pewsey and Westbury are being delayed by up to 30 minutes or will be diverted at short notice because a freight train has hit a tree that has fallen on the line. First Great Western is attempting to lay on alternative
Police community support officer Lil Duncan has lost her long-flowing locks in memory of a close family friend. Mrs Duncan, PCSO for the Chippenham rural area, marked her 25th birthday by having her head shaved to raise money for Cancer Research
A team of young artists from Corsham are helping organise a new exhibition, aimed at promoting the best young artists from across the south west. Five sixth form students from the Corsham School are involved in running the Conscious/Subconscious
Devizes MP Claire Perry has welcomed a new Government report showing the progress made towards the 14 recommendations published in the Letting Children be Children report. The report, by Reg Bailey, chief executive of the Mothers’ Union, focuses
Oxfam is calling all Chippenham people to bid for their favourite lot as the most artistic and valuable parts within the market town, including architectural gems, are auctioned on Thursday May 30 from 1pm to 3pm at the Buttercross, High Street.
CHIPPENHAM Town will take on an Ispwich Town XI in a pre-season friendly on Saturday July 13. The Bluebirds agreed to play a Tractor Boys side at Hardenhuish Park as part of the deal that took Tyrone Mings to Portman Road earlier this season.
Chippenham resident Wayne Kemp will be forced to get rid of his two dogs as part of an injunction to curtail anti-social behaviour. His landlord GreenSquare applied for the injunction, granted by the county court last week, after police used a
DANNY Thomas is determined to build on the solid foundations left by his predecessor after being named Chippenham RFC’s new head coach. The 37-year-old former Plymouth Albion skipper and forwards coach succeeds ex-Wales international Jason Forster
The Chippenham Folk Festival got off to a flying start today with a display of dancing by children from eight primary schools. An extra 5,000 people are expected in Chippenham over this bank holiday weekend, eager to see the colourful and varied
DARRAN Walters and Justin Webster are hoping they can be the dream team to bring the good times back to Devizes Town next season. Walters and Webster have been appointed as the new joint managers at Nursteed Road after Mark Love left the club last
Bollywood glamour and glitz has arrived in Chippenham. Dancers of Chippenham, at Cricketts Lane Industrial Park, has introduced three classes in the smooth moves made famous in Hindi movies. Adults can experience the sultry dance style on Tuesday
Bobby White, team GB’s handball captain, will be at the official opening of a family inclusive sports area at Hillcroft, Anchor Road, Calne, on Tuesday (May 28). The sports area, known as a FISA, is similar to the multi-use games area at Beversbrook
CHIPPENHAM Town have unveiled their line-up of pre-season fixtures, including matches against three Football League clubs. The Bluebirds will start their summer campaign ahead of the 2013-14 Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division season with
A DREAM final at the 2014 Ryder Cup venue Gleneagles is up for grabs for amateur Cliff Anger and his Ogbourne Downs PGA professional Craig Bell in Europe’s biggest pro-am competition – The Lombard Trophy. Anger teed up a chance to tread the fairways
Wiltshire businesses who want to be part of a £230 million project to re-develop RAF Lyneham have until July to contact the Wessex Chambers and register their interest. RAF Lyneham is being transformed into a Defence Technical Training College,
Animal charity Cat Rescue, based in Chippenham, has been awarded a £500 donation from the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, Petplan. Cat Rescue is a volunteer led organisation, rescuing and rehoming cats throughout Wiltshire and the surrounding
Wiltshire Council has selected the A350 in Chippenham and projects in West Wiltshire to be put on a shortlist for Government funding. The ‘wish list’ of ten schemes, which was approved by Wiltshire Council’s cabinet on Tuesday, also includes building
MARLBOROUGH have enlisted some heavyweight help to boost their playing section with former Aviva Premiership star Chris Budgen joining the club’s coaching staff. Former Northampton and Exeter Chiefs prop forward Budgen, who lives in Tidworth, will
School pupils from Wiltshire triumphed in the regional heat of St John Ambulance’s national schools first aid competition yesterday. Teams of four students, aged between seven and 15, from 27 schools across Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire
DAVE Bishop flew back to Chippenham this week after ending his latest spell in America with a superb 1500m in Los Angeles, writes KEVIN FAHEY. Bishop celebrated his recent 26th birthday with a sparkling 3mins 38.48secs in Los Angeles, the equal
The inquest into the death of 68-year-old Chippenham resident Sandra Wiltshire, who suffered a cardiac arrest after being trampled by cows, will take place in Salisbury on June 18. Mrs Wiltshire, of Monkton Park, and her Golden Labrador Bruce were
A Chippenham group encouraging people to get back to nature has opened a community shed by the Lord’s Mead allotments. The Nature Of It group was founded by scientist Leanne Taylor to encourage schoolchildren, and adults with additional needs,
Primary and secondary school pupils from Wiltshire will be putting their first aid skills to the test in the regional heat of the St John Ambulance national schools competition. Teams of four pupils, aged from seven to 15, from 27 schools across
Extending the dual carriageway section of the A350 in Chippenham is crucial for the prosperity of the town, argues the chief of Wiltshire’s business network. Wiltshire Council selected the A350, the main road that links Chippenham with the M4 to
CHIPPENHAM Park, the feeder team to Chippenham Town, will play in the Toolstation Western League next season. Park, who were formed at the end of the 2011-12 season to provide a pathway for players to progress on to Southern League football with
Baronet Sir Charles McLeod, who became a well-known and well-loved character in the Malmesbury area, has died at the age of 88. He was born in 1924, the younger of two sons. Having initially been considered 'stupid', he was discovered at the age
The Lacock Scarecrow Trail returns to the village this weekend, with nearly 50 scarecrows marking a route round the picturesque village. The trail, which this year will have a ‘pairs’ theme, will be raising money for the Friends of Lacock Primary
TEENAGER Jack Charman has served up a storm at North Wilts golf club after winning the Wiltshire County Championship on Sunday. The 19-year-old, who works as a trainee cook at the club near Bishops Cannings, became county champion as he shot two
DEVIZES will kick off life as a South West level club with a home match when the 2013-14 season gets under way in September. The Saddlebacks, who reached level six in the league system for the first time in their history by winning the Southern
WOOTTON Bassett’s promotion to the Hellenic Premier has taken a step closer to reality after the Football Association issued its proposed club allocations to the league. The FA’s Step 5/6 review group met on Wednesday night and second-placed Bassett
SWINDON boss Alun Rossiter insists his side can bounce back when they head to Eastbourne on Saturday (7.30). Rossiter saw his side lose their unbeaten home record to Birmingham in a tense Abbey Stadium clash on Thursday - but he believes it's nothing
Meet Michael McIntyre – and Michael McIntyre. Lower Compton dad Michael – that’s him in the right of our picture – has been the butt of jokes ever since the comedian who bears his name moved in down the road. Villagers have been ribbing Mr
Brave Liz Bradley plunged into the icy River Avon on Sunday to help save the life of a cygnet near Malmesbury’s weir. Miss Bradley, 49, was taking photographs of a family of swans by Station Yard when the force of the water flow dragged a cygnet
Residents who rescued a disabled woman thrown from her wheelchair after it hit a pothole want Wiltshire Council to patch up the road in Chippenham. The woman, in her 40s, fell into the main road after the small wheel at the front of her chair got
