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  • FOOTBALL: Perrin makes Melksham return

    DARREN Perrin is back at his hometown club after being named as Melksham Town's new manager today. The former Chippenham Town and Frome Town chief, who guided Melksham to promotion into the Western League Premier Division in the 1996-1997 season

  • Almshouse up for grabs

    A rare opportunity has come up to move into a Grade II-listed almshouse in Hilmarton. There are five almshouses in Hilmarton available to those over 65 with a connection to the village. They are managed by the Poynder Almshouses Trust.

  • Malmesbury swimmer conquers the Channel

    Jellyfish and ferries were no match for Malmesbury father-of-five Andy Pointer as he joined a charity swim to France. Mr Pointer, 44, and five team members from across the country swam across the Channel to raise money for Diabetes UK. It took

  • Selection of choice tipples at Quarryman’s Arms in Box

    VARIETY is the secret for the Gazette’s latest Pub of the Month, which offers more than 50 whiskeys and a constantly-rotating selection of ales. John Arundel runs the Quarryman’s Arms in Box, which was selected as this month’s winner by regulars

  • Solution sought for Devizes car park boy racers

    Devizes Town Council has called for a permanent solution to anti-social driving in Station Road car park. The police and Wiltshire Council installed temporary bollards filled with water in the car park three years ago to block the main access road

  • Chippenham firms look to expand out of town

    Chippenham is to lose two businesses which require more room to expand. Car parts firm DTR VMS, which has been on Bumpers Farm industrial estate since 1992, is this week in the process of moving nearly 200 staff to the White Horse Business Park

  • Support flows in Calne as locks cut in act of solidarity

    Calne resident Emma Haines has shaved off her curly locks in support of elder sister Heidi Hudd, who has been diagnosed with cancer for the second time. Mrs Haines, 35, of North End, Calne, raised nearly £3,000 for Cancer Research UK by taking

  • Free advice in Devizes about caring for dementia

    PEOPLE caring for a relative with dementia at home can find out more about the illness at a free training course in Devizes. Six weekly sessions will include a look at the different types of dementia, how they can affect people and how to deal