Charity begins at home for the managers of one Lacock pub, who are well on track to raise £50,000 for the Bath Royal United Hospital’s Forever Friends Appeal. Alan and Heather Shepherd set out to raise £10,000 in 2010 to mark their tenth anniversary
Volunteers are busy preparing for the arrival of hundreds of Christmas trees in Burbage ready for the annual sale next weekend. Hundreds of people are expected at the Burbage Christmas tree sale and market on Saturday and Sunday, December 7-8,
Twelve men at Corsham Baptist Church have joined the Movember fundraising craze in support of the Rev Eddie Larkman, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. Mr Larkman first shared news of his diagnosis with the Corsham Baptist congregation
Pupils at Rushall Primary School, who will benefit from a new classroom, watched in excitement as building contractors craned parts of it onto the school site. The new classroom was granted planning permission a year ago to help cater for a rise
Chippenham Town boss Mark Collier on today's defeat: "We're disappointed with the first half because we didn't play with enough energy. "The thing that disappointed us was that we felt the players had come off and played within themselves.
Independent shops in Devizes are opening late for an evening event in the run-up to Christmas. Shop By Moonlight is on Thursday, December 5, and almost 40 shops in the town centre will be open until 8.30pm with stores running promotional offers
NEW North Wilts club captain Paul Stephenson’s Drive-In saw 69 pairs play in a fourball better ball competition. The winning pair were Nigel Waring and Andy Myles, scoring 42 points from John Allen and Andy Potter (41 on countback) and Mark Roberts
Alan Butler has always been a runner, but earlier this year he decided to use his talents for a good cause. The 42-year-old from Royal Wootton Bassett has taken part in numerous marathons and other personal challenges to raise money for national
Wiltshire Air Ambulance is among the charities to benefit from £10,000 raised in this year’s Chippenham Half Marathon. The air ambulance, which depends entirely on donations to meet its £2.5m annual running costs, was given £3,000 at Chippenham
LEA Judo Club siblings Ellen and Alexander Holder claimed titles at the British Judo Council Closed Nationals in Hereford. Ellen, 11, was defending her title while Alexander, nine, battled his way through five fights. Ellen recently won gold
SHELLEY Rudman declared herself happy after finishing just off the podium in the opening World Cup round of the season in Calgary. The Pewsey slider came fourth as compatriot Lizzy Yarnold celebrated the third skeleton World Cup win of her career
Pupils at Rowde Academy will be able to stand out on dark nights thanks to donations of high visibility waistcoats and wristbands. Devizes company Barefoot Signs has given the primary school about 60 waistcoats while retirement housebuilder McCarthy
Money totalling £35,000 raised in memory of Helen Straker was presented to Dorothy House Hospice and the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Mrs Straker, who died of cancer on September 7 aged 62, was the wife of Devizes estate agent and owner of the
Police are investigating claims by old people in Devizes about anti-social behaviour being caused by young motorists. Police were alerted by elderly residents of the Stanford Court sheltered housing scheme in Sheep Street. They say the problem
Youngsters in Bishops Cannings have been branching out with a Christmas Tree festival. Pupils from the primary and pre-school, together with their friends from Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers, after school club and Busy Bees toddler group have
Devizes Opendoor, which runs a drop in centre at St John’s Parish Rooms in Long Street for homeless and vulnerable adults, is urgently seeking a new co-ordinator. The part-time position has become vacant following the resignation of Sharon Fearon
