CHIPPENHAM Park will start life in the Toolstation Western League First Division with a home clash against Shepton Mallet next month. Park, the feeder team to Chippenham Town, were accepted into the Toolstation League after the conclusion of last
Primary schools in and around Chippenham are set to get an extra £526,600 in the next school year thanks to the biggest ever rise in their Pupil Premium. The boost was announced today by Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg
Erlestoke prisoner Dan Smith hanged himself in his cell because of a sense of hopelessness about his prospects of being released from his indeterminate jail sentence, an inquest jury has decided. After seven days of evidence at the Wiltshire coroner
Police have arrested convicted murderer Craig Black, who absconded from an open prison on Monday. Black, who was jailed for life in 1995, was found in Gloucester shortly after 11am today. He left HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire on Monday
Pupils swapped roles with grandparents to show the older generation how to become computer savvy. Youngsters at Abbeyfield School in Chippenham welcomed family members to their school last week to help them become more IT confident, using guides
Children at King’s Lodge Primary School in Chippenham met a willow weaver and a bee keeper in an eco week to help them learn about their environment. At the start of the week, children from Key Stage 1 heard from Rosie the tree, who wrote to ask
Teenager George Fisher is setting out on an adventure through America’s Colorado Mountains to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. George, 18, from Colling-bourne Kingston, and his school friend Matt Janes, also 18, from Tisbury, left the
ETCHILHAMPTON rider Tommy Bridewell has split with the Bathams Honda MCE British Superbike team. The 24 year old has parted company with the team after a number of technical difficulties with the Fireblade bike at recent rounds at Knockhill and
Devizes Brownies are hosting a men’s five-a-side football tournament and family fun day on Sunday at Devizes Town Football Club in Nursteed Road. The event, between 10am and 3pm, is raising money to help fund a special Brownie centenary trip to
Sixth formers from Devizes School have made a start on a community excavation of the Green and have already come up with some interesting artefacts. The students began the Time Team-style dig on Tuesday afternoon on the site of the Donut Dugout
CHIPPENHAM Town will kick off their Calor Southern League Premier Divison campaign at long-time rivals Banbury United next month. Nathan Rudge's side travel to Oxfordshire for their opener on Saturday, August 17 before hosting top-flight new boys
Staff at Wadworth Brewery in Devizes are mourning the death of one of their former shire horses. Tom worked for the brewery, delivering ale to pubs in the town centre, for seven years until his retirement three years ago. He was 17 and had
Police are hunting a convicted murderer who has absconded from an open prison. Craig Black, who was jailed for life in 1995, left HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire yesterday. He had only been transferred to the prison this month. Avon
A Poulshot pooch will soon be famous when she appears on a national TV advert tonight. Fern, an eight-year-old English cocker spaniel, is one of 41 pets who have been chosen to appear on an advertisement run by Petplan insurance. There were
