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  • New homes estate in Chippenham approved

    Hundreds of new homes will be built as part of the Hunters Moon project on land between Chippenham and Corsham, to fulfil a housing shortage in Chippenham. The project, to built by Bloor Homes, has been criticised by Corsham Town Council, which

  • Fury as fight against Calne homes bid is dropped

    South Calne residents are angry that Wiltshire Council will not fight an application for 125 houses and a care home in Marden Farm, near Rookery Park. The application by developers Gleeson was rejected by Wiltshire Council in August last year.

  • Calne concrete factory gets green light to reopen

    Permission to re-open a factory at Sands Farm Quarry, in Sandpit Road, Calne, has been given after a hard-fought battle against the application from residents at the new Steeple Chase development. The factory, owned by Aggregate Industries UK Ltd

  • Dyson's £250m expansion could bring 3,000 jobs to Malmesbury

    Engineering firm Dyson has announced proposals for a £250m expansion, which could bring a staggering 3,000 jobs to Malmesbury. The expansion would be the largest in the company’s 20-year history, and the jobs would be in the field of science and

  • Shelley's mum gets best birthday present of all

    The mum of Pewsey’s skeleton bob champion Shelley Rudman received the best birthday present of all today - news that she has been selected for the GB Winter Olympic squad despite a raft of health problems over the past few months. Josie Rudman,

  • Air tattoo savings are just the ticket

    People planning to be at this summer’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford to celebrate the Red Arrows’ 50th display season have until the end of the month to take advantage of specially-priced Super Earlybird tickets. The three-day

  • WINTER OLYMPICS: Rudman confirmed in British skeleton team

    PEWSEY'S Shelley Rudman will compete in her third successive Winter Olympic Games next month after being confirmed as one of two Team GB representatives for the women's skeleton  this morning. Rudman, a silver medallist on her debut in Turin in

  • Wiltshire's £60m maternity contract switching to RUH

    The provider of maternity services at community hospitals in Wiltshire and the Royal United Hospital (RUH), Bath, is changing. Maternity services are currently run by the Great Western Hospital (GWH), Swindon, but following a retendering of the

  • Dyson's pledge to invest in Malmesbury welcomed

    Dyson's pledge to invest in Wiltshire, which could create hundreds of jobs at its headquarters in Malmesbury, has been welcomed. A public exhibition of the design and technology firm’s major expansion will take place at Malmesbury Town Hall, Cross

  • Crowds lined up for Calne Model Rail Show

    Enthusiasts steamed through the door for this year’s model railway show at the Calne Leisure Centre, which saw models spanning 100 years of engineering history. Around 1,400 visitors were treated to more than 30 stands with a wide range of model

  • Burns' Night celebrated with supper at Wellington Barn

    There will be a Burns' Night supper on Saturday, January 25, at Wellington Barn at Calstone, near Calne. To celebrate the life of the Scottish bard Robert Burns, Scotland will come to the south west with a four-course menu of culinary delights

  • New look for Devizes' 53-room Travelodge

    Devizes Travelodge is celebrating a new look as part of a £233 million refurbishment programme across the company. The 53-room hotel, which opened in 2008 in London Road, was refurbished in just one week, being carried out by Travelodge’s in-house