Bricklayer Mark Staddon, who died after he was hit by a car as he walked home on the A4 at Fyfield, near Marlborough, was in the wrong place at the wrong time, an inquest heard. Mr Staddon, 33, of Bath Road, suffered multiple traumatic injuries
Robert Flippance of Devizes has received a conditional discharge for shoplifting after he admitted breaching a previous suspended sentence for affray. Flippance, 53, from Sheep Street, Devizes, was charged with stealing food worth £6.75 on April
Residents living near Calne’s skate park in Station Road raised concerns about anti-social behaviour at a meeting last week. The skate park, known as The Bowl, is to undergo a major redevelopment that could see a new skate bowl placed next to it
Four newly-planted yew trees, worth £120 each, have been dug up from the front garden of a house in Hilmarton by thieves. They were planted by a 69-year-old man who had moved into the house with his wife, 66, but the next day, June 6, he realised
A Calne project is hosting a special event to mark child safety week. The Barnardo’s Children’s Centre is offering a quiz, gifts and special guests on Tuesday June 25 from 1pm to 3pm. Based in Prince Charles Drive, the team will welcome staff
BECKHAMPTON trainer Roger Charlton was a winner on day two of Royal Ascot yesterday as Al Kazeem got up in the shadow of the post to deny Mukhadram in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes. The race was billed as a match up between Al Kazeem and Camelot
A Ccalne man who used a tax rebate to set up a cannabis farm in his social-housing flat has walked free from court. Thomas Wright, 25, pleaded guilty to producing a class-B drug after police discovered 42 cannabis plants growing in his apartment
Care worker Rebecca Weinling has set up a support group for women who have undergone the trauma of miscarriage after losing two children of her own. Mrs Weinling, of Westerham Walk, Calne, received help from experts at the Miscarriage Association
Children at Urchfont Primary School were so enthusiastic they had to be told to stop at a charity run for cancer last week. A total of 83 pupils, some dressed in super-hero outfits, took part in A Race in Your Place in aid of Cancer Research UK
Green-fingered locals are being invited to show off their talents at the Devizes and Roundway in Bloom garden competition next month. This year’s event is looking for the area’s best hannging baskets and containers following the open gardens event
A ball in Potterne next month will raise money for two charities that help people coping with cancer. Stephanie Chandler, 24, is holding a masquerade ball at her parent’s farm, Five Lanes, to raise money for Hammer Out and the Royal United Hospital
A mural representing 1,400 years of care by Wiltshire residents will go on tour around the county this month. Each of the 100 hands in the artwork represents someone from the area who gives up their time, unpaid, to care for others. The hands
MARLBOROUGH sidecar driver Roger Lovelock claimed seventh and fifth places at the latest round of the British Championship at Knockhill last weekend, with new passaenger Ralph Pryde standing in for Rick Lawrence. Regular passenger Rick Lawrence
Elderly and disabled residents could lose out under plans for a new traffic-calming scheme in Calne, residents have warned. Wiltshire Council has put forward proposals to reduce traffic at the junction of Abberd Way and Honeymead and Penn Hill
