Archive

  • Letter of the week - Postpone splash park

    With regard to the proposed 10 per cent increase in council tax by Chippenham Town Council due to Wiltshire Council withdrawing the £65,000 grant to Chippenham Town Council. It’s odd that this amount is slightly less than the £80,000 which David Powell

  • Work is worthwhile

    On behalf of the Devizes Lions Club I would like to thank everyone from Devizes and the surrounding areas for their fantastic response to our Christmas fundraising activities. This includes all those who contributed to our collections around the town

  • Thanks to rescuers

    Just before Christmas I was driving back from Pewsey to Marlborough at about 10.30pm and got stuck in the middle of a massive puddle right across the road. There were no signs out and by the time my headlights picked it up it was too late. Unfortunately

  • Wipes not for flushing

    The recent rains – on a scale Noah would recognise – have in some low-lying flooded areas caused sewage to escape to the surface. This has highlighted how indestructible are the wet wipes some people continue to flush away, and made the flooded area

  • Council on your side

    Following Alan Hill’s excellent letter in last week’s Gazette & Herald expressing his concerns regarding Hills’ proposed expansion of the recycling facility within its Lower Compton site, I would like people to know that Calne Town Council is supporting

  • Will movie be reality?

    How devious can the Coalition get? Because they know that people are scared of fracking taking place in their area, they have come up with a scheme where the companies involved pay cash into the local community. The history of fracking shows

  • Keep off the tracks

    I was alarmed to read someone Tweeting that they “gotta walk along the railway track again to get to Melksham today” last Saturday. Trains weigh up to 400 tons and travel on the line from Trowbridge to Chippenham at more than 60mph. They can’t

  • Help us make history

    Margaret Parrott’s letter last week highlighted that Wiltshire Council has withdrawn funding from the Wiltshire Victoria County History. This is a long-term project of national significance to produce a scholarly and detailed history of the county

  • Care was exceptional

    Mary and John would like to thank all family and friends for their kind messages of support and sympathy on the death of their mother Sybil Kirby and for donations received for Mavern House Nursing Home Amenity Fund. I would like to say a big thank

  • Appeal brought smiles

     On behalf of The Salvation Army in Chippenham, I would like to thank you, your reporters and photographers for all the hard work which helped the 2013 Christmas Toy Appeal go so well. We were able to supply 227 children with new toys for Christmas

  • Wiltshire partnership going strong since launch

    More than half of independent providers have chosen to join the Wiltshire Care Partnership (WCP) since it was established in late 2012. The partnership is a jointly funded initiative between Wiltshire Council and independent providers of residential

  • Help the arts festival

    Planning for Trowbridge Arts Festival 2014 is under way and the organisers are keen to welcome anyone who can give their time and skills to help it grow, to join them. A small group of people have worked on the last two festivals and we are thrilled

  • A chance to change

    Good news. The much discussed Extraordinary Wiltshire Council meeting to rescind (scrap) the increases in members’ allowances will go ahead on Tuesday, February 4. Ten Wiltshire councillors from the Independent, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties

  • Tories’ second chance

    The much discussed extraordinary Wiltshire Council meeting to rescind the increases in members’ allowances will go ahead on Tuesday, February 4. Ten Wiltshire councillors from the Independent, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties have submitted

  • High standards commended at Royal Wootton Bassett

    The annual social afternoon of Wootton Bassett & District Art Society featured an exhibition of members’ work and a competition in three sections. The judge, professional artist Carole-Ann Peart, of Urchfont, commended the very high standard

  • Children enjoy seasonal visit to Royal Wootton Bassett

    Four children and two adult translators from Belarus have returned home last week after a Christmas holiday as guests of Royal Wootton Bassett families. Alina, Daniel and Raman are orphans, who live with foster families in Belarus, while Arina

  • Grateful to rail staff

    On January 8, I left my shoulder bag on the platform following a dizzy spell, which occurred just prior to my boarding the 5.23pm train to Trowbridge after spending the day in Bath with my husband. In particular I thank Dav, who safely retrieved

  • Devizes retired minister's comedy will battle cancer

    Retired Baptist minister the Rev Charles Sutherland has put pen to paper to fight the prostate cancer he has suffered from for the past seven years. Mr Sutherland, 83, from Canal Way, Devizes, wrote the comic novel Faancy That! to entertain his

  • Honouring family bravery

    Mobile library driver and author Alan Richardson’s latest publication struck a cord with musician Sting. Geordie’s War documents the time Mr Richardson’s grandfather, Private George Matthew Richardson, spent serving with the Northumberland Fusiliers

  • Malmesbury businessman joins sponsored sleepout

    Businessman Andrew Carnegie, who spent six months sleeping rough in London years ago, will return to the streets for a sponsored sleepout in aid of a homeless charity in Chippenham. Former lighting shop owner Mr Carnegie, 51, has pledged to brave

  • Red sky not morning delight as rain remains firmly in the air

    The wet weather continues with another two inches of rain, mild temperatures, but a slight frost one clear morning mid-week, writes DENISE PLUMMER. It is, however, surprising that most of our crops look well, probably due to the fact that, although

  • Daleks among the Lacock daffodils

    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

  • Former Chippenham rugby pro back on track after injury

    Former professional rugby player Lee Audis, who spent a year in hospital after he suffered serious brain injuries in a car crash, is to take part in the Bath Half Marathon to raise funds for the team that helped him recover. Lee, 25, of Wicks Drive

  • A busy year ahead for Corsham community

    Planning for Corsham’s major spring and summer events is well under way. The Charity Sci-Fi group has confirmed its family fun day will take place on April 26 at Corsham School. Chairman Adrian Davies said: “We can’t confirm all the guests