Pupils as young as four have to travel through a pitch black tunnel to school every day because council workmen have taken five months to repair lights there. It is dark when Ivy Lane pupils in Chippenham arrive for breakfast club and again when
THE man who saved Seend Community Centre from financial collapse was remembered on Friday as its hall was rededicated in his honour. Peter Fisher moved to the village with his wife Patricia almost 40 years ago and soon found himself at the heart
Frosty nights are approaching but Chippenham risks having a shortage of grit bins because two councils cannot agree on who will fill them. Neither Wiltshire Council nor Chippenham Town Council want to take the responsibility. The existing ones
English National Ballet managed to change boys’ perception of the classical dance when giving workshops for a day at Monkton Park School in Chippenham. When the primary school saw the prestigious touring company were performing in Bristol, they
Pupils at Langley Fitzurse Primary School in Kington Langley went back in time to meet Hrothgar the Viking, who showed them life in ancient Britain during a learning history day. The pupils, in Years 3 and 4, were taken back to Hrothgar’s camp,
A 67-year-old man has died after he fell from his bicycle in Corsham on Tuesday. Robin Bryars was found lying unconscious in the middle of Dickens Avenue at around 7.30am. He was rushed to Frenchay Hospital, and pronounced dead on Wednesday, shortly
Volunteer marshals are wanted to help at a free weekly 5km run being set up in Chippenham. The timed runs will be on Saturdays and will be open to people of all abilities, from those taking their first steps to seasoned competitors. Venues
People aged from 16 to 24 are being encouraged to enter a national competition in money management skills. Those in further education, work-based learning, adult community learning or a training organisation, can set up a team of up to ten people
Campaigners believe the message about speeding on the A4 through Box is being heard by motorists, after a successful community speed check. Members of the village’s Community Speedwatch were joined by local police and pupils from Box Primary School
Police are appealing for any information or sightings of a car believed to have been involved in a collision that occurred on the A342 Sandy Lane, opposite the George Inn Pun junction on Sunday November 17 at approximately 7pm. Officers are keen
ALL Wiltshire Council-run car parks in Chippenham will be free on Saturday, December 14, for the Victorian Fayre. Victorian entertainers will be at the Market Place event from 10am to 3pm. A town crier will be found for Chippenham in a competition
WILTSHIRE Community Foundation is asking pensioners who do not need their winter fuel payment to donate it to help prevent vulnerable people from dying in the cold weather. The foundation is running its Surviving Winter campaign for the third year
POLICE in Devizes have launched an operation to combat shoplifting. Starting this week, uniform and plain clothes officers will be out and about targeting shoplifters in the run-up to Christmas. Sgt Ronnie Lungu said: “As well as acting as
Volunteers at Avebury Manor are making their own decorations to create several different Christmas styles in the manor. Visitors will be able to take part in a workshop to make their own decorations inspired by the preparations currently underway
A new volunteer recruitment website launched today, enabling local people considering volunteering in Wiltshire to find out more about what they can do. The website www.volunteercentrewiltshire.org.uk highlights the types of volunteering, local
Renowned artist Joanna May met children at the primary school in her home village of Keevil last week to encourage them to create their own images of animals. Ms May is well known for her animal paintings which raise money for wildlife conservation
PEWSEY Vale bowed out of the Russell Cotes Cup after an entertaining 3-2 defeat at AFC Portchester last night. Vale led 2-1 with 20 minutes remaining before late goals took the home side through. Portchester grabbed an early lead as Jamie Musselwhite
Essential maintenance is being carried out on the Kennet & Avon Canal by the Canal & River Trust. Projects totalling over £300,000 will be completed along the length of the waterway, including painstakingly repairing historic canal walls
MARK Collier insisted encouraging, rather than inspirational, words helped Chippenham Town turn an off-colour first half into a rousing Calor League Southern Premier Division victory over Truro City last night. Recent signing Rob Dean opened the
Marlborough Army Major Kate Philp is joining Prince Harry for a 200-mile charity race across Antarctica as part of a team of 12 wounded servicemen and women. Maj Philp, who set off from Heathrow with the team last Thursday, will tackle the sub
Prince Charles will be in Wiltshire on Monday to meet the people behind a £900,000 restoration of a Grade II Listed school. His Royal Highness will be in Sherston, Malmesbury, on Monday morning to look around the Sherston Old School facilities,
Wiltshire councillors have supported plans for a private stable and ménage at Greens Lane, Calstone, despite residential concerns over flooding and access to the site. Councillors voted in favour of the application, to include three loose boxes
As part of official celebrations marking the Red Arrows’ 50th display season, the Royal International Air Tattoo in July will be a day longer than usual. Up to 10,000 special Pit Day tickets, priced £24, are being made available for Friday, July
