A charity football match held in Corsham last month raised more than £500 for the Emerton Foundation, in memory of five-year-old Emerton Chisholm-Joyce. The match was organised by his uncle Martin Joyce on behalf of the foundation, which was set
Cyril Ernest Ponting, of Royal Wootton Bassett, was a keen countryman who farmed with his late brother Frank, at Folly Farm, Ballards Ash, until retirement, and died three weeks before his 95th birthday. Mr Ponting had written extensively about
Margaret Jones, who made national newspaper headlines when, at the age of 90, she delivered her great-granddaughter, has died aged 94. Born into a farming family, Margaret grew up in Nash, South Wales, helping to rear livestock, driving tractors
Giuseppina Johnson (Pina/Josie) has died after a long illness, aged 83. She leaves a husband, Bill, to whom she had been married for 54 years. She worked for many years at Roundway Hospital and was a well- known figure within the Devizes Catholic
Father George O’Sullivan of St Aldhelm Church, Malmesbury, died on August 22 after a long battle with cancer. The popular priest will be remembered throughout the town for being a character with a great sense of humour. Hundreds of people are
Gateful parents Tom and Zara Goodier are raising money for the charity that has helped them since their baby daughter was diagnosed as being partially deaf. Their daughter Evie was diagnosed when she was five weeks old and she is now aged ten months
The re-opening of the Wine Street Gallery in Devizes will take place this weekend. It closed four years ago but founder Juliet Reid and her deputy Dawn Galbraith are re-opening it at Hopton Industrial Estate with an exhibition of fine art, ceramics
Calne’s third festival of food and drink will offer plenty to get visitors’ taste buds tingling this weekend, from stalls packed with gastronomic goodies to cookery demonstrations. Organisers have arranged a full day of activities from 10am to
BLUEBIRDS midfielder Harley Purnell claims he and his teammates used their off-field worries to find an extra gear against Stourbridge on Tuesday night. Purnell grabbed his first goal in a Chippenham Town shirt as he found the net with a sweetly-struck
CHIPPENHAM Town chairman Neil Blackmore has given Bluebirds caretaker manager Steve Winter the green light to conduct his own transfer business at Hardenhuish Park. Town saw experienced midfielder Adie Harris leave the club this week and utility
THE Bowls Wiltshire men’s national championship and men’s, ladies and mixed competition finals take place at Devizes this weekend. Wootton Bassett have the largest representation with six finalists, only surpassed for top spot by Swindon’s Westlecot
THE average person in the South West owns four items of clothing that they’ve never worn, complete with tags, and a further nine that they’ve only worn once. Those are the findings of a survey of British Heart Foundation shops, which this week
WHAT with dumping QPR out the Capital One Cup and being handed a glamour tie against Chelsea, August has ended on a near-perfect note on and off the pitch. Town brushed aside a lacklustre Crewe Alexandra kast weekend, after the opening goal, our
WE KNEW that we had to win our game against Lancashire last week but we got beaten and that means that we’re not going to get promoted this season. We salvaged a bit of pride by the way that we played on the fourth day, especially with the partnership
A Ffootball match in aid of Charlie’s Charity raised more than £250 for the cause. Collingbourne FC and Marlborough Town Casuals stepped out onto the pitch at Collingbourne Ducis Recreation Ground last Thursday to play in the annual Charlie Lamb
The Foxham Inn raised nearly £1,000 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance over the last bank holiday. The Inn, which is normally closed on Mondays, opened its doors for a charity fundraiser, barbeque, raffle, and a name the dog competition. Neil
CHIPPENHAM TOWN’S hopes of lifting the Wiltshire men’s top county team title for the first time since 1997 are over for another year. This year’s Area B winners lost in the semi-finals of the Four Rink League play-offs at Swindon West End to Area
POTTERNE chairman Fred Kerley is still on his way back down from cloud nine after his side secured a fairy tale promotion into the second tier of the West of England Premier League last weekend. The village club clinched the Glos/Wilts Division
MARLBOROUGH chairman Simon Wells labelled 2013 as the club’s most successful ever campaign after double title triumphs on the final weekend of the season. The Savernake Forest outfit’s second team lifted the Wadworth 6X West of England Premier
The aftermath of the Syria vote, its effect on Syria, on British foreign policy and relations with America (much aided by Obama’s decision to ask Congress for a vote) and on the Conservative Party dominated the first ‘real’ week back. It’s such
Two weeks ago, more than a thousand ordinary people in a few blocks of a city suburb began to cough, choke and struggle to breathe. They filled the city’s medical facilities, shaking, vomiting blood, no doubt consumed with fear at what was happening
It was right that Parliament was recalled to discuss the Syrian crisis and I know from my mailbox how seriously this issue is taken locally. The decision was whether to approve a response to the use of chemical weapons that may have included limited
ABOUT 600 riders are expected to take part in the Wiltshire 100 and Wiltshire Big Wheel bike rides on Sunday. The riders raise money for a variety of charities – last year the Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Freewheelers EVS and Bag4Sport Founda-tion
THE remaining titles were decided on the final day of the season with Marlborough 3rd claiming the Division Eight crown. Leading by four points at the start, they clinched the silverware with a 25-run victory over bottom side Chippenham 4th, to
THERE were title successes for three of the county’s second teams on the final day of the season on Saturday. Corsham 2nd are celebrating the Premier One 2nd XI title after a five-wicket victory at Frocester 2nd. The hosts were all out for
BURBAGE & Easton Royal captain Tom Wallbridge says his side are reflecting on a season to remember, despite missing out on the title by a whisker. Wallbridge’s side gave themselves a chance of finishing top by demolishing Devizes by 155 runs
Visitors to Nettleton may spot a royal or two around the village this week. Their third annual scarecrow competition features Kate Middleton with arms stretched towards a flying stork, carrying baby George in a Royal Mail sack inscribed with ‘Heir
Brothers Burt and Ernie wowed the judges at a fun dog show to be crowned the best rescue dogs over five years of age. The 12-year-old Jack Russell crosses were taken in by Bath Cats and Dogs Home from Wales, where they lived, after their owner
It may only be the start of September, but Chippenham Mayor Sylvia Gibson is already thinking of Christmas. She has launched a competition for children to design the mayoral Christmas card. The winner will help her turn on the Christmas lights
WOOTTON Bassett Town suffered their second home defeat of the season in the Hellenic League Premier Division last night as they were comfortably beaten by Wantage Town. Tom Melledew helped himself to a brace whilst Andy Younie and James Deabill
The remains of a Spitfire shot down over the south of England during the Battle of Britain are being unearthed at Upavon for the first time. Pilot Officer Paul Baillon baled out of the damaged aircraft in October 1940 and the wreckage has been
Pippa Middleton has told how she used her "petite" frame to weave past "bigger-chested" classmates during hockey at Marlborough College - and revealed her teenage crush on the coach. The Duchess of Cambridge's sister said that, as a teenager, she
Dyson is looking to recruit 250 new engineers in the UK to develop pioneering new gadgets. The Malmesbury-based firm is taking on 650 new workers across the globe, after announcing a 19 per cent growth in profit to £364 million. The company
