Wiltshire Council’s Chippenham area board approved several grants last week. They are: £1,050 for Chippenham Rotary Hall’s IT improvement project; £960 towards three display screens for Kington Langley Village Hall; £439 to buy cutting tools for
Grateful dad Darren Worrow has published a book featuring stories by authors from all over the world to raise money for Devizes Opportunity Centre. Mr Worrow, of Silverlands Road, Rowde, has a child who attends the centre in Belle Vue Road, which
Devizes Town Council has accepted two paintings as a bequest and will loan them to Wiltshire Museum. The watercolour paintings by Bernard C Gotch were in the will of Irene Maypee Holland, who lived in Exmouth for many years. One of the paintings
Midwife Vivienne Cutler has been recognised nationally for her unfailing support and devotion to mothers. Mrs Cutler, who has helped bring newborns into the world for the past three years at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital, was named Johnson’s
The brother and best friends of Tom Edwards, who was missing for five days before he was found dead by the side of a railway line in Chippenham last summer, are running the Bath Half Marathon in his memory. Jason King, 36, of Spanbourn Avenue,
PEWSEY'S Shelley Rudman finished fifth in the latest FIBT World Cup round in Igls, Austria, this afternoon - the final race before Great Britain's representatives for next month's Winter Olympic Games in Russia are selected. Rudman, 32, who clinched
Learning Curve Day Nursery celebrated ten years since opening its doors on Friday with the people who have helped to get it where it is today. The nursery, in Brinkworth Road, Royal Wootton Bassett, started off with only four young children in
The detective who cracked the Sian O'Callaghan murder case will face a fight for his career when he goes before a Wiltshire Police conduct hearing on Monday. The panel, made up of independent members, will be tasked with deciding whether or not
DEVIZES Rugby Club presented a memorial bench last weekend in memory of Les Dowse, the former club president who passed away in November. The bench was purchased with donations gathered after the home match against Salisbury at the end of November
The wonders of The Wizard of Oz will come to the Neeld Hall, Chippenham, from January 26 until February 2. The cast of youngsters aged from six to 17 from Chippenham Hi-Lights have been rehearsing for around eight months under the watchful eye
A theatre group that has been inspiring Chippenham children to enjoy acting for more than 40 years might face closure because of a change of catering rules by the town council. For the first time, Chippenham Hi-Lights will not be able to sell soft
The majority of people who took part in a questionnaire thought the Christmas lights in Devizes were good but some said there needed to be more coloured lights. Devizes Town Council, which spent £11,500 on the Christmas lights in the town in December
Highways councillor Philip Whitehead apologised for the MyWiltshire app’s failings after it came under fire at a council meeting. Wiltshire councillors criticised the smartphone app at Chippenham’s Area Board last week. The free to download app
After bringing a smile to the face of more than a million disadvantaged children, Wiltshire’s Operation Christmas Child coordinator Hilary McFall has now packed her last shoebox. Mrs McFall has coordinated the annual appeal for the Samaritan’s
A man accused of stealing a Poppy Appeal collection tin from the Bear Hotel, Devizes, has pleaded not guilty. Marcus Melvin Pocock, of Quakers Road, Devizes, denied the charge when he appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Monday. The theft
MIDFIELDER Bryan Smith is hoping he’s found a settled home at Chippenham Town. The 30-year-old former Swindon Town man joined the Bluebirds midway through last month and made only his third appearance in a Chippenham shirt in last weekend’s draw
Devizes businessman Sohidul Hossain fears he will lose business due to a blunder by Wiltshire Council and its highway contractor over the date of roadworks. Mr Hossain, owner of the 1Spice Indian restaurant in Maryport Street, said confusion arose
Former Calne resident Terri Craddock is holding a sale to raise money for Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, in the town hall tomorrow (Saturday). Miss Craddock, 23, of Audrey Road, Devizes, has planned the event in memory of her
MELKSHAM-BORN runner Matt Battensby celebrated his debut in the Rough ’n’ Tumble 10-mile multi terrain race with an emphatic victory, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The 29-year-old former George Ward School student (now Melksham Oak Community) took control
A £2.7 million project to extend dualling of the A350 at Chippenham is expected to pump £6m a year into the local economy. Speaking at Chippenham’s area board meeting, Parvis Khansari, service director for highways and transport at Wiltshire Council
Aldbourne Band is marching all the way to the top after coming first in the South West Brass Band Association’s annual championships. The prizes for the band did not stop there, with cornet player Richard Hughes scooping best soloist for his contribution
Darth Vader and Daleks will mix with snowdrops and daffodils when Lacock Abbey gardens opens under the National Gardens Scheme on Sunday, February 16. The National Trust has joined forces with Charity Sci-Fi of Corsham to hold a science fiction
DESPITE beating one of the favourites for promotion in Peteborough last weekend, Town fans had to endure another lacklustre away day from Mark Cooper’s side on Tuesday night. It’s left us fans scratching our heads as to why the same team couldn
An air ambulance crew and staff from North Wilts Golf Club at Bishops Cannings battled to save the life of former RAF officer Ron Wood when he collapsed while playing golf on Monday. Mr Wood, 84, who is a past captain of the golf club, died, despite
Wilton Windmill Society has been granted £2,212 by Pewsey Area Board to put towards purchasing and installing a storage facility. Other grants included: a sum of £1,213 to Stanton Village Fund towards the resurfacing of the village hall car park
A decision on west Wiltshire’s largest solar farm is expected later this month, now the deadline for public comments has passed. The public consultation for the Sandridge Solar Farm bid, which could mean 67 hectares of solar panels being installed
Communities secretary Eric Pickles spent yesterday in Wiltshire supporting Chippenham’s Conservative candidate launch a campaign to get free parking for the town centre. Michelle Donelan, who will stand against Liberal Democrat Duncan Hames in
Devizes MP Claire Perry signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment this week in the House of Commons in anticipation of Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27. Mrs Perry joined thousands of others in the lead up to Holocaust Memorial
MARK Collier is adamant that his Chippenham Town players should shoulder the responsibility for their frustrating defeat at the hands of Arlesey Town on Tuesday night. The Bluebirds slipped to a seventh home loss of the season as they failed to
Work began this week to prepare for construction work on the new Waitrose supermarket in Malmesbury. Developers Simons said ‘enabling work’ has been taking place to cut back trees and bushes to clear the area. Izy Hodgkinson, a spokesman for
SHELLEY Rudman hopes her Olympic dream will have come true by this time next week – amid signs the Wiltshire slider is on the road back to top form. Britain’s skeleton competitors for next month’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, are named next
Young swimming fan Maddy Elliott has raised more than £1,000 to help get her hero to the Paralympic Games in Brazil. Maddy, a seven-year-old pupil of Monkton Park Primary School, Chippenham, took it upon herself to help swimming star Stephanie
There is anger over the go-ahead given to plans to create vehicular access down a narrow route used by schoolchildren. Tim Gilson, headmaster of Malmesbury School, wrote to Wiltshire Council, strongly opposing the plans. But Wiltshire’s Northern
Buses in the Pewsey Vale are facing cuts as Wiltshire Council attempts to slash running costs by 25 per cent. On Monday, Ian White, head of service passenger transport at Wiltshire Council, told the Pewsey Area Board there was a programme of reviews
Sutton Benger postmaster Peter Smith is to retire this year after 29 years of running the postal service from his house in the High Street. Mr Smith, 61, who is well-known for his regular skydives for various charities, plans to leave in April
Tourists have criticised the new Stonehenge Visitor Centre, saying that the whole experience is a rip-off. Since the new £27m visitor centre opened four weeks ago, visitors have used review websites such as Trip Advisor to complain about problems
Voluntary group Inside Out will be able to fund more activities and trips this year thanks to a grant from Marlborough Town Council. The group provides people with learning difficulties and their carers a place to socialise and enjoy activities
Developers wanting to build homes in Malmesbury are appealing over decisions made against them last year. Gleeson Strategic Land’s application for 180 homes was approved in March 2013, but permission was withdrawn less than 24 hours later by the
