I have lived in Devizes for nearly two years, and have tried many, many times to obtain a bin for dog waste for the path that runs off Mill Road. There is a Tarmac path that runs round the factory, where many people let their dogs go to the toilet
Thankful for votes We would like to thank everyone who voted for Alzheimer’s Support in the recent Lloyds Bank Community Fund challenge. We won the local vote with more than 2,000 people supporting us online, by phone and in person at Lloyds Bank in
I am writing in response to the letter from Andrew Slade of Compton Bassett last week. On behalf of Hills Waste Solutions I would like to offer sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused by the lorry that was pictured travelling through Compton
Recently you published a letter stating that the water meadow at Poulton, which has been offered to the people of Marlborough, would be ‘almost permanently’ flooded. Two separate groundwater model studies, one by WS Atkins and one by ARK’s technical
News that the government- appointed planning inspector who reviewed Wiltshire Council’s Core Strategy plans has rejected the proposals for the development of Chippenham will come as no surprise to anyone outside the council’s planning team. What
The recent proposed increase in expenses for councillors is I believe totally unwarranted and Coun Scott’s assertion that you need to pay more to attract the best people is, in the case of councillors, totally wrong. My grandfather, father and
May I express my grateful thanks to all the very kind people who helped me when I fell flat on my face at the bottom of the Brittox, Devizes on November14, resulting in a fractured left wrist, a badly pulled muscle in my right leg, a cut face and damaged
I am writing in response and sympathy to the letter from M I Lucas (November 28). I also tried to do the responsible thing by keeping my cats indoors on Bonfire Night. I then took a flask of hot tea and a deckchair and spent a rather cold and uncomfortable
Where did they bury those killed at the Battle of Roundway, on July 13, 1643? The most obvious place is in a 10-acre chalk pit, on the north side of the old London to Bath coach road. I have surveyed and researched this chalk pit over a four-year
Doorway Wiltshire helps around 250 homeless and vulnerable men and women each year. To make this possible Door- way has to raise around £80,000 annually. The fundraising team would like to thank the people of Corsham and Chippenham who donated
Thanks to the generous support of the people of Devizes I am pleased to say that the Devizes branch of the British Heart Foundation raised £130 for the BHF at our stall in the Corn Exchange at the Devizes Christmas Fair on November 29. We also
I would just like to thank Devizes people and people living all over England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Europe, Africa, Australia, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine for the wonderful support in cards and letters I’ve had since my husband Ray Roberts (
Swindon and Chippenham Guide Dogs for the Blind would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported us during 2013. As most of you are aware it has been a difficult year economically but you have kept supporting our charity and helping
I wish to thank every single person, who put money into my collection while I was singing in Marlborough High Street on December 1 for the Philippines. I raised £77.60 which I sent immediately to some friends in Cebu (Medillen and Bogo), Philippines
Credit where credit is due, to some extent, over the past couple of weeks to Wiltshire Council. First, it did a splendid job of fixing a duff street light in my road. Good work! Moreover, as it is the season of goodwill to all, I think that
Excited children at Moonbeams Pre-school in Kingsley Road, Chippenham, were whizzing around the playground shortly after taking delivery of four balance bikes. The pre-school bought the bikes after receiving a generous £750 donation from The Chippenham
Motorcyclist Dylan Jones, who suffered life-threatening injuries in August last year, has gone on to run a half-marathon and raise well over £17,000 for two life-saving charities. Mr Jones, 20, from Lechlade, was riding his motorcycle home one
Pupils at the Calne Speech and Drama School scooped up awards at the annual Wootton Bassett Arts Festival last month. The group gained two outstanding awards, for a solo performance by 15-year-old Olivia Anniss and a group performance in the category
Staff at DS Smith Packaging in Devizes have raised more than £6,000 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. More than 20 employees at the factory in Mill Road took part by cycling off-road to the factory in Portbury, Bristol. The 52-mile route mainly
Have you ever had, or known anyone who has, a stammer? I’ve come across several adults with strong stammers or speech impediments – and I’ve found myself trying to complete sentences for them. It wasn’t until I got to know one Wiltshire man well
An agreement has now been reached between the government and four mobile phone companies which means we may not be liable for the cost of calls made by thieves. Vodafone, EE, Virgin Media and Three have agreed in principle not to punish customers
Husband and wife team James and Amanda Hatt are celebrating five years of living and working together twenty-four seven. The couple, who live in Greenfield Road, Devizes, are part of a powerful sector of our economy as 66 per cent of all small
