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Sherston Photography Forum meets on Tuesday, January 14, at 7.30pm in the village hall for anyone with an interest in photography. Call (01666) 841019 or email nholland63@btinternet.com for further information

A CHARITY that provides homes for older people in Devizes is looking for a new honorary secretary. The previous secretary, Len Hayward CBE, died in October, aged 91, after looking after the administration of Devizes and District Housing Society

St Mary’s Parochial Church Council is to appeal against the refusal of planning permission for an extension at the Devizes church. Wiltshire Council’s Eastern area planning committee narrowly agreed with its planning officers to turn down a proposal

The Churchill Arms in West Lavington has joined a national campaign being waged by the Campaign for Real Ale to encourage more people to use their local as a meeting place. Pubs and the Economy is designed to promote pubs at their quietest time

A GLITTERING junior career already proudly on his CV, now Wiltshire rider David Doel hopes to make a further impact on eventing’s senior ranks in 2014. Doel, 20, based in Reybridge, near Lacock, ended last year as a European Young Rider (ages 19

Pewsham residents said they were devastated after planning consent was passed to more than double the size of a care home specialising in dementia. They say they are kept awake at night by residents screaming and expansion could only make the disturbance

Friends of Christian Malford Primary School will be collecting and recycling Christmas trees in Christian Malford and Foxham on Saturday, January 11, from 10am.  The cost for a tree collection is £5. Collection should be paid for at the village

THE HUNT for a new home is on for Malmesbury Victoria after the club this week confirmed their intention to move away from the Flying Monk Ground. The Vics’ ground has been ravaged by floods for the second time in just over a year, with the playing

IF you have started the new year with a resolution to consume fewer calories, then a lower alcohol beer from Devizes brewery Wadworth might appeal. The beer, called Best Intentions, has been brewed to appeal to customers who tend to cut down after

SHELLEY Rudman returns to the scene of one of her greatest career triumphs this weekend, convinced she remains on the right track to qualify for her third successive Winter Olympic Games. The Pewsey slider competes in the latest round of the FIBT

Elderly residents unable to open their windows at a sheltered housing scheme in Devizes have spoken of their disgust that Wiltshire Council has refused planning permission for replacement windows. People living at Chantry Court, New Park Street

Families struggling financially in and around Malmesbury could soon benefit from plans to launch a foodbank in the town. The local 1100 eRotary Club, which meets online, and Churches Together have teamed up to push for a foodbank franchise in the

YOUNGSTER Tyron Leigh feels he has already improved as a player during his time with Chippenham Town and is savouring the opportunity to cut his teeth at Hardenhuish Park. The defender left Swindon Town’s academy before joining the Bluebirds’ U18

Families have the chance to have caricatures of themselves created while supporting Meningitis UK. Student illustrator Sian Stinchcombe, 20, of Lea, is fundraising for her chosen charity in preparation for a challenge to climb nearly 20,000ft up

THE Nursery Thyme children’s and babywear shop in Devizes will remain closed for the foreseeable future after being flooded out over Christmas. But it was not the rising waters of the Kennet and Avon Canal or a burst pipe that was responsible for

Fish and chip shop owner Steve Webb says Wiltshire Council is wasting money by not solving drainage problems at the same time as carrying out roadworks near his Chippenham shop. Mr Webb, of Buckles in Sheldon Road, said: “At the weekend the road

PLANS to redevelop Wilshire Council’s former depot site in Marlborough into a 64-bed care home, with a further 28 assisted living units, have raised concerns over congestion in Salisbury Road. The plans, which could create up to 70 jobs, have been

MARLBOROUGH coach Chris Budgen insists the first team’s stunning season is only a small part of the vision to put the club at the centre of the community. Budgen’s men won 19-8 at Colerne on Saturday – their 13th win from 13 Dorset & Wilts

The deadline for entries for the 2013 Wiltshire Business awards is this coming Tuesday, January 14. Entries have been coming in thick and fast for the 20th anniversary awards, which will take place on Friday, April 4, at Center Parcs, Longleat.

PRISON bosses have joined fiorces with children’s charity Barnardo’s to to stop inmates’ youngsters from following in their footsteps. Statistics show that nearly two thirds of sons of offenders will also become prison inmates and that 200,000

The Culture Secretary has praised Corsham’s Pound Arts Centre an example to the rest of Wiltshire, after a visit this morning. Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport joined the centre’s new director Russ Tunney and prospective

A pair of burglars from Birmingham were caught after they stopped a tractor driver in Sherston to ask if he could get them some red diesel. The pair had just ransacked a family home, ripping open Christmas presents in their hunt for things to steal

CIAN Fry got the New Year off to the perfect start by landing the catch of a lifetime in Devizes last week. The 12-year-old, who lives in Calne and is a pupil at John Bentley School, reeled in one of the biggest pike ever caught from the Devizes

A WILTSHIRE one-two and a clean sweep of the U15 boys’ team titles was the highlight of another powerful county showing in the South West Cross Country Championships, writes Kevin Fahey. Training partners Will Stockley and Cameron Perkins fought

Devizes Running Club is encouraging people to sign up for its new beginners course. The group will meet each Tuesday outside Devizes Leisure Centre at 6.30pm and anyone can join by the deadline of January 21. The sessions cost £3.50 on a pay-as-you-go

A 5km fun run in aid of polio eradication is being staged in February, organised by Rotary clubs including those from Royal Wootton Bassett. This inaugural event on Sunday, February 23, at Lydiard Country Park, Swindon, is aimed at all the family

A new website featuring a wealth of information about community transport services across Wiltshire and Swindon has been launched by local community development charity, Community First. The website, www.wiltshirecommunitytransport.org.uk, is aimed

Work has begun on creating a modern day long barrow that will store cremated human remains. The feature will be on a field at Tim Daw’s farm at Cannings Cross in All Cannings. At sunrise on December 21, the date of the winter solstice, the

DEVIZES golfer Thomas Edwards, one of the winners of the Stars of Tomorrow competition organised by the Gazette & Herald and charity Bag4Sport Foundation, has spent his winnings wisely. Edwards, 17, a sixth former at Devizes School, put the

A monthly community market, selling everything from toys and cakes to arts and crafts, kicks off this Saturday at the new hub at Malmesbury Town Hall. The Old School Room, which has been made available for community use by the town council, will

Two major housing schemes that have caused controversy in Chippenham could both be decided within the next few weeks. If passed 1,200 homes and two new schools will be built in the town, with work starting in a little over a year’s time. Wiltshire

CHAIRMAN Neil Blackmore admits postponements could cause Chippenham Town to feel the pinch but insists that it’s too early for his club to have any financial headaches. The Bluebirds have lost out on matchday revenue twice this week as both Tuesday

Terrifying CCTV images of the moment when petrol was poured over a van and set alight on the forecourt of the Northgate filling station in Devizes were shown to a court. Groundsman Russell Osborne, 35, of Waiblingen Way, Devizes, was sent to prison

Lorry driver Allan Coombs has raised £1,400 for the Dogs Trust after not cutting his hair or shaving for a year. Mr Coombs, 45, of Atcherley Road, Lower Compton, decided to become hirsute in memory of family pet Bonnie, a border collie who died

Couples visiting Calne Town Council’s annual wedding fair on February 23 can enter a draw for the chance to win the town hall as a free wedding venue. The wedding fair will run from 11am to 3pm offering light refreshments, wedding packs, and stands

Hungerdown Post Office will close for a week’s refurbishment next month before it reopens as Chippenham’s main branch. The post office at Redland will be modernised and its opening hours extended to 16 hours a day, and will also open on a Sunday