AARON Oakley is hopeful his loan spell with Chippenham Town will help him go a long way towards feeling like a professional footballer again. The young Swindon Town central defender did enough to earn his first full-time contract last summer despite
Last month was the wettest December in Wiltshire for 24 years, according to Steeple Ashton-based amateur weatherman Geoff Witts. He recorded a total of 141.8mm of rainfall for the month, a substantial increase on the 80.5mm average for the last
After a lovely local Christmas which featured carols and mince pies in my local church, lots of cycling and a road trip to Bristol in a decorated camper van, it is time to recover from the festive excesses, ring in the changes for the New Year and
“It’s called labour for a reason,” we were reminded by the midwife in the early hours of Sunday, December 22. I have watched my wife, Jo, complete marathons but what women go through to give birth is in another league. This was truly exhausting
Luckington man Bobby Melville is nearing the half- way mark as he and his three friends take part in the world’s toughest rowing race. Mr Melville is one month into the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, which is a 3,000-mile race from La Gomera
Pewsey Post Office is going to be modernised into an open-plan main branch with longer opening hours. The branch, in North Street, Pewsey, will have two open plan serving positions and one screened counter. Service hours are being extended
ONCE again the Christmas Day lunch in Marlborough Town Hall was a hit with pensioners. Dozens of volunteers put smiles on the faces of 63 OAPs when they sat down to enjoy a traditional three-course meal subsidised by generous local sponsors.
THREE managers, three different owners, selling players for pittance and a midnight raid from a former boss – just another year at Swindon Town Since the club’s creation 134 years ago, fans have experienced massive highs and extreme lows – but the
LEE Phillips can’t wait to get back among the action for the Bluebirds and is hoping to make his comeback from injury in this weekend’s clash with St Neots Town. The striker limped off during Chippenham’s defeat at AFC Totton on December 10 and
AS many pubs struggle to survive in the economic climate, The Neeld Arms, Grittleton, is bucking the trend as it unveils its new extension. The West Wing, as it has been dubbed, was opened this week by Joan Talbot, who has lived in the village
CHILDREN’S TV favourites The Wombles inspired hundreds in the 1970s to make do with things the everyday folk left behind, including the Corsham artist responsible for the High Street’s ‘yarn-bombing’ earlier this year. Box-based artist Emma Leith
FOUR good causes are now £3,000 better off thanks to the public vote in this year’s Lloyds Bank community fund. Beneficiaries are the Doorway Project and St Nicholas School, both in Chippenham, Scouts in Calne and Alzheimer’s Support. The money
Two teenagers charged with armed robbery following an incident at a Calne petrol station in August appeared at North Wiltshire Magistrates’ Court to face charges for the first time today. Dylan Gaffey, of Cloatley Crescent, Royal Wootton Bassett
HEALTHWATCH Wiltshire is calling on people to become volunteers as it announces the appointment of Emma Cooper as its chief executive. Emma brings expertise in working with the local voluntary and community sector and is particularly interested
Organisers of the Calne Model Rail Show are keeping an eye on weather forecasts ahead of the event on January 18 and 19 as heavy rainfall causes problems. The 2013 exhibition was held during heavy snowfall and, although the show went ahead as planned
Devizes Town Council has teamed up with the BBC for three nights of stargazing in Hillworth Park next week. From Tuesday to Thursday, between 6pm and 9pm, local people will be able to go along to the park and take part in Stargazing Live. The
A flat-bed trailer worth £6,000 has been stolen from a farm in Seend. The tri-axle trailer, which is over 16ft long and 7ft wide, was taken from Tanhouse Farm on December 17. Owner Jonathan Robbins said: “It had two different types of locks
New Year's Day was extra special for Devizes couple Ben Begue and his wife Dieu Diem Le Thi as their first baby arrived at 9.36am. Baby William Thien Le Begue was born exactly a week early at Chippenham Maternity Unit weighing 7lbs 5ozs. Dieu
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford has been named tourism event of the year 2014. The tattoo, which each July attracts more than 100,000 spectators, scooped top honours in the Cotswold Tourism Awards 2014. Judges cited recent
Thieves stole lead from the roof of Devizes children’s store Nursery Thyme, leaving it open to the elements. And the resulting flooding has forced it to close at its busiest time of the year. Distraught staff could not believe their eyes when
The family of six-year-old Ellie Davidson celebrated a very merry Christmas after hearing a bone marrow donor has been found for her. Ellie, a pupil at Collingbourne Primary School, was diagnosed with leukaemia for the second time in September
KUMBESHWAR was Alan King's last runner "for a week or so" with the Barbury Castle trainer still unhappy with the health of his string. Although Tickity Bleue dead-heated on New Year's Eve and Kumbeshwar was a respectable third in the Fairlawne
