Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in a raid in Calne after discovering a large amount of cannabis, a small amount of a Class A drug and several hundred pounds in cash. Officers from the drugs crime team and the local neighbourhood police team
GREAT British Bake Off quarter-finalist Christine Wallace cooked up a storm in Burbage on Sunday and helped to raise £619 for Children in Need. Mrs Wallace visited the village hall as part of BBC Wiltshire’s very own Bake Off with visitors picking
David Halls, director of music at Salisbury Cathed-ral, is running a workshop for would-be choristers. It takes place on Saturday, December 7, from 11am to noon, in the Cathedral School at 1, The Close, Salisbury. He said: “Parents have told
Two young children have been taken to the Bath RUH after a serious traffic collision between Chippenham and Corsham. A seven and a nine-year-old were travelling with their mother in a Ford Fiesta when it collided with a blue Peugeot between Cross
Money confiscated from convicted loan sharks was used to fund a fun day in Chippenham urging victims to come forward. The Illegal Money Lending Team, which works in partnership with Wiltshire Trading Standards, also advised people about alternatives
Two children, aged seven and nine, were taken to the Bath Royal United Hospital this afternoon following a crash on the A4 near West Cepen Way in Chippenham. They were in a Ford Fiesta being driven by their mother when it was in collision with
Hundreds of musicians and performers will show off their talents at Royal Wootton Bassett this weekend. The Royal Wootton Bassett Academy is the venue for the annual Festival of Classical Guitar, Speech and Drama, which takes place on Saturday
Business owner Luke Wheeler will open a new shop selling retro, vintage and painted furniture at the old HSBC Bank on Calne’s High Street this weekend. Mr Wheeler, 33, lives in Bradenstoke, near Lyneham, and originally worked as a surveyor.
Seend has found itself at the heart of a solar “gold rush”, according to campaigners who are opposing plans for solar panels around the village. Plans have been submitted for a 79-acre solar farm near Poulshot, while developers held a consultation
THE British Heart Foundation is appealing to people in Chippenham to give the gift of time this Christmas and volunteer. BHF shops and furniture and electrical stores are looking for Christmas helpers to spare some valuable time each week during
Wiltshire's rural heartland is being brought into the homes of children across the country, thanks to Corsham director Richard Rickitt. The 41-year-old father-of-three has produced a series of educational children’s DVDs, called Out and About,
A sponsored walk has raised more than £1,000 for a Devizes transport charity. Louisa Preece, 32, of Sutton Place, Devizes, and friend Lynn Williams, of Forty Acres Road, walked about five miles along the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath from Devizes
THE Porter family from Kington Langley were amazed to bump into one of the most famous tennis players in the world. And ten-year-old Leon Porter was even more astounded when Novak Djokovic handed him the Player of the Year trophy to hold – a cup
MUSIC teacher Paula Boyagis will take up the baton for the first time to conduct White Horse Opera’s Christmas Concert at St John’s Church in Devizes on Thursday, December 12. Ms Boyagis is well known as a singer, making a notable appearance as
A lorry driver is to face trial accused of causing the death of an 89-year-old man by careless driving. Andrew Greenhalgh, 43, is said to have been behind the wheel of a Seddon Atkinson lorry when it was involved in a collision with Tommy Ford
An iconic bell tower that has called generations of Kington Langley pupils to school is in danger of being demolished. If funds cannot be found to restore the original tower at Langley Fitzurse school, time will have to be called on the bell that
Swimmers are needed to support Sherston Ladies Swimming Club after members said falling numbers may cause it to fold. After over 30 years of using the pool at Westonbirt School, the club is in danger of closing after falling below its minimum membership
Retired district nurse Sue Hamblin is heading a £50,000 fundraising campaign to build a home for destitute children in the Himalayan country of Nepal. Mrs Hamblin, 67, from The Spring, Market Lavington, was shocked at the abject poverty she encountered
MARK Collier's Hardenhuish Park revolution has continued with several more recruits joining the Chippenham Town squad. Teenagers Corey King, from Banbury, and central midfielder Tyron Leigh played in last night's Red Insure Cup defeat on penalties
A report into safeguarding patients at a Royal Wootton Bassett surgery has been published in the wake of the case of disgraced GP Davinder Jeet Bains. The 46-year-old, of Nyland Road, Nythe, was jailed for 12 years in May this year after admitting
One of the volunteers who helped at last year’s London Olympic Games has learnt seven national anthems in their native language for a special performance at Wembley Stadium. Anne Wardell, 58, from Manningford Bruce, near Marlborough, will sing
A guide dog whose initial training was paid for by Sainsbury’s in Chippenham has returned to the store for a tearful goodbye from staff as she goes off to ‘big school’. The supermarket raised £5,000 for the Guide Dogs charity, enough to fund Labrador
