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  • St Mary's School sports hall plan is approved for Calne

    Wiltshire Council planners granted planning permission for a new sports hall at St Mary's School tonight. The sports hall application was called in to be discussed at tonight's northern area planning meeting by division member Tony Trotman.

  • Clear-up to let Corsham's cemetery remain open

    Corsham's cemetery in Ladbrook Lane could remain open for another 15 years, after the council agreed to increase the space available for burials. The council had been in discussions with a local landowner about buying extra space next to the cemetery

  • FOOTBALL: Nolan settles it

    CHIPPENHAM Park stretched their unbeaten run in the Toolstation League First Division to three games with victory on Tuesday night. The Hardenhuish park side, who were without a game at the weekend, inflicted a 17th league defeat of the campaign

  • Bromham Pudding Run raises £4,500

    This year’s Bromham Pudding Run has raised around £4,500 for pupils at St Nicholas Primary School thanks to 438 people who completed the 10k course. The race, which sees participants awarded with pudding instead of a medal, is popular with clubs

  • RACING: Invictus blow for King

    ALAN King's Barbury Castle stable has been left saddened by the news Invictus has badly broken down for a second time. The seven-year-old had been off the track for 21 months after suffering an injury when beating subsequent RSA Chase and Gold

  • St John’s pupils gear up to stage first panto

    Sixth form students at St John’s Marlborough are gearing up to stage Cinderella - their first pantomime.  This production will raise funds for the charity Sense, helping people who are deaf and blind or have associated disabilities. The classic

  • Marlborough's Kiwi namesake need web help

    Marlborough Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand is looking for help from its Wiltshire namesake to make the town of Blenheim the fastest area in Australasia. Blenheim has the biggest population in the region of Marlborough and it has put out a plea

  • Santa is mobile again in Calne thanks to tyre donation

    Santa has set off to visit children in Calne thanks to the kindness of a company that helped to fit two new tyres on his sleigh for free. The Calne Lions received about 20 calls after an appeal in the Gazette for help to replace the sleigh’s ageing

  • Winner of arts bursary to be announced at Corsham exhibition

    The winner of a prestigious arts bursary will be announced at an exhibition in Corsham next month. Five artists shortlisted for the Althea Wynne photographic bursary will display their sculptures at the Pound Arts Centre on January 10, when one