Please put rubbish in the bin. If you drop it on the ground wildlife can die. Mice and small animals can get stuck in bottles or cans. Other animals might eat your rubbish and die. Babies and small children might eat the rubbish you drop. Rubbish
Some people might find adverts boring but I would like to point out one that I look forward to every week and that is L F Windows. Their amusing and very appropriate adverts are funny and very clever. We have used L F Windows in the past and they
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to our street collection in Chippenham on October 10 when we raised £249.78. This money will be used to provide services for homeless and vulnerable men and women locally. Doorway offers information
I have always read the Gazette & Herald for its local news stories. However, in recent years I have found myself buying it less and less, not because of the price or lack of time, but simply because I find the journalistic style and editing
With reference to the rise in allowances for Wiltshire councillors. It is a long-standing myth that all councillors get paid. This is completely untrue. It is only Wiltshire councillors who receive allowances. Town and parish councillors do
The decision on Tuesday by the ruling Conservative administration on Wiltshire Council to vote through huge pay increases in the region of 22-37 per cent for senior councillors (most of whom are Conservatives) at a time of economic hardship is an insult
Several local people have been in touch with me regarding the planning application that has been recently submitted for a 79-acre solar development near Poulshot. I am aware that the roll-out of solar energy is resulting in these very large developments
I was interested in the letters from Mr and Mrs Whitfield (October 31) and Mr Hunter (November 7) about the new A360 direct bus service to Salisbury. You were kind enough to publicise it when it first started, and there was a timetable posted at
I was delighted to see your recent article on the current Ball Road planning application. There is much more to this and I should like to add the following important points. The reason residents were so upset with Wiltshire Council was because
We’d like to thank the Devizes shoppers who gave so kindly to our recent bag packing fundraising activity in Sainsbury’s on Saturday October 26. We raised a fantastic £450 towards a residential outdoors activity trip to Cornwall for our Year 6 children
On Saturday November 2, I went to see Devizes Musical Footlights production of Bugsy Malone at Devizes School and what an excellent production it was, with approximately 30 talented youngsters aged 10-16 taking part. Not only was it well acted,
I have just been reading the latest edition of the Devizes official guide and map which is a very useful and informative document. However, I noted what seems to me to be a glaring omission from the list of festivals on page 19. There is no mention
There is growing concern surrounding the mysterious repetitive rescheduling of the controversial planning application by Hills Waste Solutions for a waste transfer station at Compton Bassett outside Calne. Calne people objected (nearly 300 of them
A motorcycle rally which raised more than £3,000 for the Bath Royal United Hospital’s Forever Friends Appeal will be repeated next year. Organiser, Corsham biker Mark Rowell, is hoping it becomes regular event. He organised the ride, in which
Burglars made off with up to £21,000 worth of antiques including rifles, swords and diamonds from Chippenham Auction Rooms. But the criminals were not clued up on the Chinese dynasties and left behind some of the most valuable items from the ceramics
A holiday club which provides activities for children and adults with physical and learning difficulties is the second charity to receive £200 after being nominated in our Sainsbury’s campaign. North Wilts Holiday Club has been chosen for the grant
A Malmesbury student has her sights set high as she prepares to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity. Sian Stinchcombe, 20, of Lea, is fundraising for the epic trek that will see her climb the 19,374 foot mountain in Tanzania over six days in aid
Stargazers are set for a journey to the heart of the universe, with a new exhibition exploring the beauty of the sky at night. The Earth and Sky photography display at the Fox Talbot Museum in Lacock features a collection of photographs by international
WE need your help to make this year’s Gazette & Herald festive toy appeal a success and to bring a smile to needy children’s faces by ensuring they have presents to open on Christmas Day. The first gifts have been dropped off at our collection
A TOTAL of 32 teams started the third running of the Wiltshire Road Relays at the Castle Combe motor racing circuit on Sunday. The event, which saw each team’s three runners tackle two laps each of just under three kilometres, was organised by
PUPILS and their families at Rowde Academy responded to a plea by classmate Jess Worrow to fill shoeboxes with goodies for underprivileged children across the world. Jess, six, asked her teachers if the school could collect shoeboxes for the Operation
WOOTTON Bassett’s Emma Hancock loved every minute of rubbing shoulders with the stars at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Having won a nationwide competition the 16-year-old, who plays at Wootton Bassett Tennis Club, shared the court with the
A DRIVE to raise awareness of undernutrition is being carried out by community dietitians at Great Western Hospital in Swindon. Undernutrition affects more than three million people in the UK, with those aged over 65 most at risk. Its treatment
Merchant Navy veteran John O’Keefe has finally received the Arctic Star, more than 70 years after his Second World War service on the legendary cruelling convoys that took vital supplies to Russia. The ceremony took place at Marlborough Conservative
The building that was the hub of social activity for Royal British Legion members in Marlborough for almost 50 years is to go under the hammer next month The Grade II listed property in St Martins, just off the High Street, was home to the RBL
FOLLOWING two successful winter seasons, Jenny and Simon Holt are once again opening their door to diners at their pop-up restaurant in Urchfont. Using fresh local produce and with a collection of new menus, they say is a perfect chance for friends
Special assemblies have been held at St John’s School, Marlborough, to help pupils come to terms with the death of their friend and schoolmate Maisie Gibbins. Identical twin Maisie, a Year 8 student, died on Wednesday after a short illness. She
Stargazers in Lacock are set for a journey to the heart of the universe, with a new exhibition exploring the beauty of the sky at night. The ‘Earth and Sky’ photography display at the Fox Talbot Museum features a collection of photographs by international
ROB Dean has completed his switch from Swindon Supermarine to Chippenham. The 23-year-old former Highworth midfielder was subject to a seven-day approach from the Bluebirds last week. Having put pen to paper, he will go straight into Mark
JAMES Guthrie says he does not want to leave Chippenham Town to join Swindon Supermarine. The Bluebirds winger became the subject of a seven-day approach from his former Highworth Town manager Dave Webb last Friday but the 22-year-old is planning
THE Crown Estate has reduced the number of houses it wants to build on greenfield on the edge of Devizes. In June it submitted a planning application to build up to 260 homes on two fields it owns next to Lay Wood off Horton Road in Bishops Cannings
ITALIAN restaurateur Giovanni Campanella is revamping his Dolcipani café in Old Swan Yard, Devizes, to offer a bigger menu. The change comes as Mr Campanella’s Isola Bella restaurant in Long Street closed on Sunday after its lease came to an end
TOMMY Bridewell has been tipped to challenge for the MCE British Superbikes Championship in 2014 after securing his seat with Milwaukee Yamaha. The Etchilhampton rider, 25, will stay with the team with whom he finished the 2013 campaign in fine
Plans for Wiltshire College’s new Chippen-ham campus go on public display on Wednesday. The college announced last month its proposals to build a £21m state-of-the-art building on land behind the existing college buildings off Cocklebury Road.
Children at The Trinity Primary School in Devizes are delighted with their new scooter pod, which the school won in a national competition. The school entered the competition run by the company Scooterpods in the September issue of the PTA magazine
Mum Lorraine Billett aims to raise £2,000 for Cancer Research UK through a disco in support of her eldest daughter who is receiving treatment for the disease. Mrs Billett, 67, a mum-of-four from Heddington, is being helped by one of her other daughters
Brian Stubbings has been honoured posthumously for giving the ultimate gift of life through organ donation. His organs, including his heart, liver and kidneys, have saved and improved the lives of five people since he died suddenly of a brain haemorrhage
