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  • Hopes that troubles end for highways

    John Thomson, deputy leader of Wiltshire Council, said he does not want to see a repeat of the troubles that blighted the start of its £25m-a-year highways contract. Since Balfour Beatty Living Places began its five-year deal with Wiltshire Council

  • Beach brought home for sun fun in Great Cheverell

    Many people head to the seaside in sunny weather but for youngsters and their parents in Great Cheverell, the beach came to them. Old School Nursery in the village obtained 1.5 tonnes of sand to create a beach where staff and families had a lunch

  • Marlborough choir seeks younger voices

    Children in Marlborough have the chance to showcase their singing talent by joining a new choir. The choir, for seven to 12-year-olds, is the idea of Andrew Brown, organist at St George’s Church, Pre-shute, who was inspired by the success of the

  • Marlborough Fun Day is here to stay

    After a three-year break the Marlborough Fun Day returned to the Common on Sunday and was so successful that a date for next year has already been set. The day included a dog show, a children’s fancy dress competition and helicopter rides over

  • Schools in Chippenham to get £526,000 premium

    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 yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The Pupil Premium

  • Still no clues as to source of river pollution

    The source of a major pollution incident on the River Kennet is still unknown. Action for the River Kennet (ARK) volunteers first saw signs of the chemical spill on July 1 and it has devastated the insect and fresh water shrimp population between

  • Cash to support people with blindness or special needs

    Children and adults with special needs will be helped by money raised through last year’s mayoral appeal. Councillor Kelvin Nash almost doubled his target by raising donations in the region of £12,000. He and his wife Pam chose to help Devizes

  • Gift helps Gazette be talk of town

    A Corsham company has made a generous donation to a local charity, to help more people access the Gazette & Herald. Electrical engineers P & B Weir donated £500 to the Chippenham Talking News-paper group, to help it share the Gazette with

  • Chippenham primary pupils make voices heard

    King's Lodge School proved victorious in a public speaking competition extended to junior schools in Chippenham. Chippenham’s Rotary Club has run a Youth Speaks competition for secondary school students for years, nurturing speaking and presentation

  • Chippenham pupils make voices heard

    King's Lodge School proved victorious in a public speaking competition extended to junior schools in Chippenham. Chippenham’s Rotary Club has run a Youth Speaks competition for secondary school students for years, nurturing speaking and presentation

  • Runners fight the heat in Bishops Cannings village dash

    Some 50 runners turned out in extreme heat to run the 31st consecutive Bishops Cannings 5,000m Dash. The overall victor, in a time of 18mins 30secs, was Simon Nott, a winner on three previous occasions. Simon was just nine seconds off the record

  • Devizes daredevil pensioners rolling back the years

    THREE pensioners from the Devizes area have proved that advancing years do not mean missing out on adventurous activities. John and Mary Bell, of Poulshot, did tandem sky dives, while Malcolm Davis, 80, fulfilled an ambition by swinging on a trapeze