RICHARD Hannon's domination of Glorious Goodwood week was completed with a final-day double through Pether's Moon and Art Official. It was simply a case of Richard Hughes waiting for the gap aboard three-year-old Pether's Moon (4-1) in the RAC
RAMSBURY Tennis Club coaches Catherine and Lewis Fletcher brought Great Britain’s tennis campaign at the 22nd Summer Deaflympics to an end with the Burderop couple earning two fourth place finishes in the women’s singles and mixed doubles on Saturday
BOX duo Sue Cooke and Alex Jacobs just missed out on a place in the Ladies Pairs final at the National Championships today. They went down by three shots in their semi-final as they were beaten 17-14 by Hampshire’s Rosemary Corney and Brenda Plumpton
Wiltshire Police neighbourhood policing team will be patrolling Chippenham throughout August in a bid to stop riders cycling on the pavement, who will risk a £30 fixed penalty notice. Claire Hannam, PCSO for Chippenham Town South, said: “We’ve
The marketing suite opens tomorrow for a new estate, The Park, on the site of Sutton Benger’s former chicken factory. After being awarded outline permission last year, Redrow was given full planning permission on July 15 to build 63 houses off
Wiltshire Police will be serving up crime prevention advice at a cheese and crime night in Hullavington. The event in the village hall on Wednesday, August 7, at 7pm will give tips on keeping property safe after a spate of ten thefts from vehicles
YOUNG freelance film-maker Josh Partridge has been working with the crew making chart-topping Rizzle Kicks’ new music video The video for their new single Lost Generation has been viewed more than half a million times on YouTube and Vevo in the past
A new exhibition at the Calne Heritage Centre will take history fans on a whistle stop tour of the town’s old railway line, which was open from 1863-1965. It runs until September 29 and has sections on staff at the former railway and how it was
Passengers using Line3 of the Connect2Wiltshire bus service can try out a trial internet booking system. At present the service, which starts at Pewsey and serves the area up as far as Marlborough and across to Burbage and Grafton, is booked by
AN elderly woman driver was airlifted to hospital after a crash between her car and a tractor on New Road, Bromham, last Thursday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 1pm. The 73-year-old driver of a VW Polo
A red-faced resident called the fire service after destroying a tall tree while trying to smoke out a wasps’ nest in its branches. The resident, of Milbourne Lane, Milbourne, near Malmesbury, was left buzzing with frustration after destroying the
Young people in Chippenham will take on Wiltshire Police in a football tournament this weekend for the second year running. Kandu Kicks is an inclusion through football project run by community group Kandu Arts and FA coaches. It has established
Bromham youngsters are closer to getting their own BMX track thanks to a £5,000 grant from the Devizes Area Board. Wiltshire councillors from the Devizes area voted unanimously to give the money to the parish council towards the £20,000 cost of
The debate over cycle racks in Marlborough has come to an end with locations being agreed at a meeting of the area board. The Community Area Transport Group (CATG), Marlborough Town Council and Transition Marlborough have decided to install stands
Under-fives were encouraged to get active at Chippenham’s Olympiad. More than 120 tots and their families attended the DC Leisure and The Rise Children Centre’s health and fun day, where professionals gave advice on improving health and lifestyles
Revised plans to extend Malmesbury’s tennis club are to be submitted soon. The 78-year-old club off Tetbury Hill is keen to expand from three courts to five, to support its growing membership of 180. Head coach Miles Edmeston said: “We are
Crowds are expected for Royal Wootton Bassett Academy’s Big Music Show in September to help raise money for a school in Burma. Live acts will put on a Jools Holland-style performance, showcasing blues, country, rock, Americana, soul, reggae, gospel
BRITISH Olympian William Fox-Pitt made his presence felt on the opening day of the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe. Fox-Pitt dominated the dressage phase of the advanced class, leading aboard Chilli Morning, lying third on Running Order
BROMHAM triathlete Mike Milstead is hoping he’s got the steel to take on the world when he competes in the Ironman World Championships in October. The 35-year-old, who is sponsored by Cycology Bikes in Chippenham, will be jetting off to the warm
A Victorian Fayre held at St Mary’s School, Calne, on Saturday raised £2,260 for charity. Visitors at the fayre, which was organised by the Calne Rotary Club, enjoyed winning prizes on a range of traditional stalls from tombolas to splat the rat
Youngsters have been taking a step back in time to find out more about Malmesbury’s iron age hill fort history at Athelstan Museum this week. Families gathered to build a four foot papier mache model of an iron age hill fort town as part of the
