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  • First 1,000 years of worship at Aldbourne

    St Michael’s Church in Aldbourne is celebrating its first 1,000 years. To mark the occasion a book has been produced telling of the rich history of the village landmark. The church is at the heart of the community, hosting many events and of

  • ‘Don’t give pets as gifts this Christmas’

    Animal welfare charity the Bath Cats and Dogs Home has launched its Christmas campaign, A Home For Life, Not Just Christmas, urging people not to give pets as gifts this year. The home, which looks after unwanted, neglected or mistreated pets,

  • Burglar foiled in Devizes

    The Devizes home of a 93-year-old woman in Long Street was targeted by a thief who removed the outer pane of glass from a double glazed window but failed to gain access in the early hours of Saturday.

  • Show goes on for flooded Marlborough shop

    Dorothy Perkins in Marlborough High Street has flooded but is open as usual. Store manager Maria Ward said: “At the moment the flooding is in the back of the shop in the fitting rooms so we’ve had to close them. "I’ve logged the problem because

  • Storm causes traffic hazards around Marlborough

    Bad weather is causing disruptions to travel in and around Marlborough. At 1.20pm the police were called to the A345 in Clench Common where a Volkswagen Caddy had tipped onto its roof. The driver is believed to have had a stroke and was airlifted

  • Numbers of Wiltshire Air Ambulance lotto players soaring high

    The Wiltshire Air Ambulance lottery has had a big increase in the number of people playing it. In the past year more than 6,400 new players joined the lottery, bringing the total number of players to 21,773. The lottery raises more than £500,000

  • Extra Christmas offer on WOMAD tickets

    WOMAD festival early-bird tickets have sold out for the first time, however, the organisers have put on a Christmas offer releasing more tickets at a reduced price. For the 12 days of Christmas , starting Monday, December 23 to Friday, January

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE DIVISION ONE WEST: Vics clash rained off

    MALMESBURY Victoria's trip to local rivals Fairford Town tonight has been postponed. Gareth Davies' men saw their clash with North Leigh United called off last Saturday and the wet weather has also put paid to tonight's trip to Cinder Lane.

  • Speeding costs driver £100 fine in Calne

    Members of the special constabulary gave a man in his 30s a £100 fine after they caught him speeding on Oxford Road, Calne, on December 17 around 7pm. The man, who was driving a Ford Fiesta, was caught driving at 42mph in a 30mph zone and was issued

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Injured duo to miss Frome clash

    CHIPPENHAM Town boss Mark Collier has confirmed that striker Lee Phillips and midfielder Iain Harvey will miss the Bluebirds’ Boxing Day clash with West Country rivals Frome Town. Phillips and Harvey are both struggling with hamstring injuries

  • Phone tricksters hound Chippenham pensioner

    Fraudsters took more than £6,000 from a 73-year-old Chippenham woman in a phone scam. The crooks posed as the woman’s network provider and called to say there was a fault with her computer before taking her bank card details, last Tuesday at 4.30pm

  • Police appeal after Calne teenager punched and robbed

    Police are appealing for information after a 17-year-old youth was attacked in Calne. The victim, from Calne, was walking into town along London Road on Tuesday, December 17, at around noon when a young man walking past him in the opposite direction

  • DORSET & WILTS 1ST XV CUP FINAL: Trowbridge 27 Corsham 12

    TROWBRIDGE lifted the county cup as a dominant first-half performance did the damage in a Folly Lane mudbath. Head coach Steve Ojomoh picked up the first piece of silverware since taking charge at the beginning of last season as his side scored

  • Marlborough man in court over wounding charge

    A man who admitted carrying out a serious assault in Marlborough has now accepted he intended to do it. Dylan Hunter changed his plea to guilty on a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The 21-year-old had already admitted

  • FOOTBALL ROUND-UP: Four in a row for Corsham

    CORSHAM Town notched up a fourth successive victory last weekend as they came out on the right end of a five-goal thriller against Wincanton Town. Kent Kauppinen popped up with the winner for Trevor Rawlings' men, with Robbie Burton and Rob Pocock

  • Devizes Town Council saves services, but puts up tax

    Devizes residents will have to pay more than they are used to for the town council’s share of the council tax bill. After the reduction in grant funding by Wiltshire Council to town and parish councils, the town council has decided not to cut services