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  • Marlborough Golf Club has sights set on helping charity

    Marlborough branch of the Macular Society received a boost when the town’s golf club presented a cheque for £846. Alan Pryor, Marlborough Golf Club seniors’ captain, nominated the Marlborough Macular Society as his charity for the year and presented

  • Great Cheverell pupils star in league tables

    Staff and pupils at Holy Trinity Primary Academy in Great Cheverell are celebrating after being praised by the government for their performance in school league tables. Holy Trinity’s results in national tests by 11-year-olds in 2013 meant it was

  • Lacock Abbey in lights as a tribute to photographer

    The historic Lacock Abbey will be transformed next week to commemorate the birth of photography. The second ‘Illuminating Lacock’ exhibit will run from Saturday to February 9, and will see the iconic cloisters, driveway and exterior of the National

  • DAN THE FAN: Support needed – in good times and bad

    OUR 27-year wait for a win at the Priestfield Stadium continues after another poor away performance from Mark Cooper’s side. Town were second best all over the pitch from start to finish. When you travel to an away game you understand the odds

  • Campaigners’ joy at Chippenham footbridge start date

    Rail access campaigners are “over the moon” to have a start date for work on a new footbridge and lift at Chippenham Station. Elderly and disabled people and those using pushchairs have been waiting years for promised easier access to railway platforms

  • Woman airlifted to hospital

    A woman who was part of a school group walking on Roundway Hill was airlifted to hospital after she fell. The woman, thought to be aged about 50, twisted her back. Because of the location being inaccessible to a land ambulance, Wiltshire Air

  • Wiltshire Council allowances still under fire

    Wiltshire Council leader Jane Scott has again defended her decision to take a 36.5 per cent increase in her allowance, despite criticism from Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles. In November, after recommendations

  • Calls for review of problem pavements in Chippenham

    Chippenham Town Council is asking Wiltshire Council for an urgent review of the town’s “deteriorated and neglected” pavements after several pedestrians had accidents. Over the past couple of months town councillor Mary Fallon has urged people to

  • South West police get £1.6m funding for innovation

    Police and Crime Commissioners in the South West are to receive Government funding totalling around £1.6m for innovative projects. They discussed the Home Office funding at a meeting with regional Chief Constables at Gablecross Police Station in

  • Exam results tables: St John's, Marlborough

    There was reason for celebration at St John’s in Marlborough after it was ranked in the top five in Wiltshire state schools in this year’s league table. The school was ranked 11th within Wiltshire, including private and grammar schools, for its

  • Review: Bowjangles on the Box. The Pound, Corsham

    An enthusiastic audience welcomed Bowjangles back to Corsham with their new show, Bowjangles on the Box. This sees the hugely talented string quartet, Bertie Anderson, Ezme Gaze, Ed Bruggemeyer and Mitch McGugan sing, dance and play their way through

  • Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Bouverie Hall, Pewsey.

    If you’re suffering with the January blues then watching Pewsey Vale Amateur Dramatics Society’s panto is bound to get you smiling again. The production stays true to the classic story but is laced with contemporary music and jokes about Pewsey

  • Third man sentenced for his part in Yatton Keynell burglary

    A third man has been sentenced for his part in a burglary in Yatton Keynell last month. Luke Hales, 20, from Oddingley Road, Birmingham, switched his plea to guilty at Swindon Crown Court yesterday and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.

  • Top Wiltshire cop to keep his job

    One of Britain's top detectives will keep his job despite being found guilty of gross misconduct over his handling of a high-profile case into the killings of two women. Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher faced a Wiltshire police disciplinary

  • Councillor leaves role due to job

    Chippenham town councillor Rob Jones has resigned from the role. Coun Jones, 50, of London Road, has been on the council for seven years. He served the Hardens and England ward as a Liberal Democrat and sat on two committees, as well as running

  • Exam results tables: Malmesbury School

    Malmesbury School achieved fourth place in the tables for the number of GCSE grades A* to C but headmaster Tim Gilson said it is even better than that. He said: “In my reckoning we are the best non-selective school in the county. The schools above

  • Exam results tables: Hardenhuish School

    Hardenhuish in Chippenham has scored well in this year’s league table following the success of GCSE and A-Level pupils last summer on results day. The school was ranked tenth within Wiltshire for its GCSE scores as 69 per cent of pupils gained

  • Exam results tables: Devizes School

    Devizes School headteacher Malcolm Irons was pleased with the performance of GCSE and A-level pupils last year. While attainment was down in GCSEs, the school had some of its best ever results in A-levels. A total of 50 per cent of pupils achieved

  • Ladders on A350 cause crash near Chippenham

    Firefighters cut a woman from her car after an accident caused by ladders lying on the A350, which saw police close the southbound carriageway for over two hours. The accident happened on Monday just after 10am when the ladders fell off a Ford

  • Superfast switch-on for Lacock and Neston

    Neston and Lacock have been announced as the next communities to receive superfast broadband, as part of a multi-million pound deal. Businesses and homes in the villages will be able to receive the increased speeds from the end of summer 2014,

  • Corsham pupils' fortnight with the bard

    All the world was a stage for pupils at Corsham’s St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School as they took part in two weeks of Shakespeare-inspired art projects. Youngsters at the Lacock Road school ended the fortnight with an exhibition on Tuesday when

  • Switch of Wiltshire police staff puts jobs at risk, says union

    Unison in Wiltshire is fighting plans to transfer 215 civilian police staff to Wiltshire Council. Wiltshire Council and the county’s police force announced last summer that to save money a partnership would result in some administrative staff transferring