The budget for the proposed skate park for Devizes has been increased by £40,000, bringing the total to £140,000. The amount has been given to the project, led by Devizes Area Board, by Roundway Parish Council which needed to spend the money by
CHIPPENHAM made it three wins in a row in the Davis Wood League Central One division as basement side Sidmouth & Ottery A were put to the sword 3-1 on Saturday. An edgy start saw Chippenham have much of the early possession, Mark Knight missing
MARLBOROUGH hold a four-point lead at the halfway point of the West Clubs League North Division after claiming a 4-1 success at Cheltenham CS. After a difficult opening phase, the visitors opened the scoring on 20 minutes as the ball was passed
SHORT-COURSE swimming isn’t top of Jazz Carlin’s favourites list, but the Wiltshire swimmer is determined to make the most of her selection for Great Britain in this month’s European Championships. Former Wootton Bassett School pupil Carlin will
SIMON Nott burst back into action after a two-month absence with a terrific victory in the Bromham Pudding 10k road race on Sunday, writes KEVIN FAHEY. Nott, 20, from Calne had not raced since September but if his rivals, including Avon Valley
Wadworth Brewery has applied for planning permission to create ten additional pitches for touring caravans at the Three Magpies pub in Sells Green. The pub, within walking distance of the Kennet and Avon Canal, already has ten caravan pitches but
Women all over Chippenham are breathing a sigh of relief as their fellas once again become clean-shaven after helping the Movember cause. Staff and regulars at The Three Crowns pub on The Causeway have spent November getting progressively more
CHIPPENHAM Town boss Collier hopes to develop the relationship with Swindon Town further following his loan capture of their former U18 skipper Alex Ferguson. The Bluebirds hope to complete the paperwork on a month-long switch for midfielder Ferguson
Bowood’s Christmas Extravaganza opens today and Lady Lansdowne is expecting plenty of visitors after selling three times as many tickets as last year. This is the second time she has opened up Bowood House to shoppers and stallholders and last
SIMON Gardner saluted the response of his Lilywhites side as they ended their run of seven matches without a win at Bremhill View on Saturday. A long-range shot from Aaron Hopkins late on decided the game against Chard 2-1 in favour of the home
Following a late flurry of activity, this year’s Operation Christmas Child appeal total resulted in 23,129 shoeboxes being sent to needy children in eastern Europe and Africa. Donations for the annual shoebox appeal, which is co-ordinated by the
Devizes Floral Art Club held its annual open meeting in Devizes School Hall last month, when national flower demonstrator Elizabeth Graham from Newport, South Wales, gave a a splendid display of Christmas arrangements. Some of these featured unusual
Sheldon School pupils cooked up a storm during a Ready, Steady, Cook session with celebrity chef Paul Rankin who officially opened the school’s new American-style diner this week. The diner, decorated in cream and burgundy, was designed two years
Staff at a Devizes dental practice easily surpassed their fundraising target for Movember. Five members of staff – dentists Nick Flindall, Paul Hughes and Paul Silvester, technician Jamie Gillett and hygienist Phil Wood – grew moustaches in November
A day was spent improving the environment for families living in Derriads Lane by Wiltshire Council's Chippenham community team. In the community day on November 14, council workers cleared the graffiti from the street’s two bus shelters. They
Villagers in Erlestoke are celebrating the reopening of the village pub after a year. Many wondered if the George and Dragon would ever reopen but are delighted that husband and wife Andy and Janet Southorn have taken over. The couple, who
Antiques dealer John Parker said business has been good since opening his pop-up shop. Mr Parker has got the shop in between the Black Swan Hotel and the former Polly Tea Rooms in the Market Place until the new year. His usual base is at the
Urgent action must be taken to stop the derelict Assize Courts from deteriorating further, Devizes town councillors have told Wiltshire Council. The crumbling grade II listed building in Northgate Street has been standing empty for 25 years while
Fans of TV chef Tom Kerridge will get a chance to taste some of his pub grub first-hand later this month when he visits Walter Rose and Son in Devizes to host a cookery session. The butcher supplies the majority of the meat Tom cooks in his Michelin
Young widow Shawni Murgatroyd, 21, has told how the Army’s binge-drinking culture took the life of her husband. An inquest on Tuesday heard Andrew Murgatroyd, 21, died after consuming 16 shots in 45 minutes at the Buckley Barracks mess. Mr
Wiltshire Police have been alerted to two incidents of hare coursing during the last week. Hare coursing, which was made illegal in 2005, involves the pursuit of hares using greyhounds, with bets made on which dog will catch the hare first.
A new café will be coming to a popular Lacock charity after it secured nearly £50,000 through a public vote. The Wiltshire Scrapstore on Bowden Hill was awarded £49,975 from the People’s Millions, a grants lottery fund run by the Big Lottery Fund
Nero's Cafe in Chippenham will be staging a Christmas event with live music this evening. The free event, which runs from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, includes a free makeover prize draw from Michelle Fillingham of mf Beauty, plus Christmas manicures and
DEVIZES claimed their third away win of the season with a superb display at Roman Glass St George in the Toolstation League First Division. The Nursteed Road men, who held promotion-chasing Cribbs to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, secured all three points
Massive plans for the regeneration of Langley Park and Hathaway Retail Park were given the go-ahead in principle tonight, after two years of discussion between agents and council officers. The plans will create hundreds of jobs and involve 41,990
The Hygrade factory in Chippenham, representing 300 years of manufacturing in the town, is being demolished. A team started work at Westmead Lane last month and one of the former Hygrade buildings has already been flattened. The meat processing
The parents of six-year-old Ellie Davidson, who is suffering with leukaemia, are urging people to help find them find her a lifesaving bone marrow donor. Ellie, of Collingbourne Ducis, was diagnosed with leukaemia for the second time in September
Two men from Chippenham have been arrested after a 21-year-old man was knocked unconscious and robbed in Melksham last month. The victim was visiting the town from Nottingham, and had just returned from a night out in Chippenham, when he was attacked
