PEWSEY slider Shelley Rudman is the pride of the village despite a slightly disappointing result at the Sochi Olympics. Dozens of supporters packed into The Coopers Arms in Ball Road to cheer the 32-year-old on including parents Josie and Jack
SHELLEY Rudman has hinted she may attempt to qualify for a fourth Winter Olympic Games in four years' time after finishing outside the top ten in Sochi today. The Pewsey slider, 32, finished 16th in the Olympic women's skeleton event at Sanki Sliding
SHELLEY Rudman finished in 16th place in the Olympic women's skeleton tonight as compatriot Lizzy Yarnold kept her nerve to claim Olympic gold for Great Britain in the mountains above Rosa Khutor. Pewsey slider Rudman finished with a combined time
A charity is looking to budding old-age singers to join its new Wiltshire choirs. Golden-Oldies started in 2008, with four singing and activity sessions, and now runs more than 80 groups for lonely people in the region. The charity, whose patron
With more rain expected over the weekend, Wiltshire Council is urging residents to adhere to safety advice and ensure they are as prepared as possible should their homes be at risk of flooding. The council and its partners are working with local
Devizes MP Claire Perry showed she had pedal power when she took part in a 24- hour charity spinathon. Mrs Perry got on her bike to support the Bag4Sport Foundation, which raises money for grass roots sport. She said she wished she had taken
A law firm representing a maintenance electrician is appealing for help following his death due to an asbestos-related disease. Brian Farr died from mesothelioma, at the age of 86, last September. He was employed by Ross Poultry/Buxted Poultry
A tree has been blown down at Collingbourne Ducis, near Marlborough, bringing power cables with it, blocking the A338 near the Everleigh Road junction. Motorists are having to find alternative routes.
More than 80 guests attended Devizes PHAB Club’s celebrations on Saturday when Mayor Pete Smith cut the ribbon to inaugurate the club’s new replacement accessible minibus at the Nursteed Centre in Devizes. The celebrations continued with 30 guests
Easterton Parish Council is calling for action after the High Street flooded for the fourth time in the past six weeks. In the latest incident about three homes next to the High Street were flooded in the early hours of last Friday. Firefighters
Cherish Chippenham chairman Melody Thompson believes she has put forward a compelling argument in a bid to win a £200,000 grant for the town she loves. Mrs Thompson believes Chippenham has the potential to become the greatest success story in the
The passenger in a van which landed on its roof after hitting flood water on the A361 at Bishops Cannings last week has thanked the emergency services for getting him and his friend out of the vehicle. Tim Line, from Trowbridge, and Jason Hatch
5:32pm It's not her cleanest run but she's the gold medallist by 0.97 of a second. She absolutely dominated this event from start to finish and for the second Olympics in a row, Great Britain has the women's skeleton gold medallist
An emergency meeting of Wiltshire’s Local Resilience Forum met on Tuesday as the saturated ground became unable to absorb any more water. Council officers and representatives of fire, police, ambulance, the NHS, MoD and the Environment Agency met
Villager in Aldbourne have been hard at work mopping up, with homes in Lottage Road and West Street worst affected. Pauline and Brian Warneford, of West Street, have lived in their house for four years and have never had a problem with flooding
MARK Collier is calling on his Chippenham Town players to rediscover their mental strength and put their inconsistency to bed. The Bluebirds became the first side to slip to defeat at struggling Bashley in the league this season on Tuesday night
Blues musician Innes Sibun, who has played with Robert Plant, will perform in the Cellar Bar at the Bear Hotel, Devizes, at 9pm today. Admission is £5.
Aldbourne could be flooded for several weeks, the Environment Agency says. Lottage Road has now been closed to traffic because water levels are so high. Groundwater started causing a problem in the village last week and since then a number
OGBOURNE Maizey international rider Rebecca Howard scooped two prizes at the Equine Canada Annual Awards Gala, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Howard, whose horses are based with New Zealand internationals Tim and Jonelle Price at Mildenhall, and horse
Stay with us for all the best coverage as Pewsey's Shelley Rudman completes her final two runs in the Olympic women's skeleton event in Sochi this afternoon. From 3pm, we'll bring you all the build-up, action and reaction from the Sanki Sliding
Enchanting Rylee Giddings looks cute and content asleep on the sofa at her parents’ Pewsey home. But at 20 months old she is still unable to sit up unaided. Her parents Zoe and Stuart of Stratton Road are being supported by staff at Devizes
BARBURY Castle trainer Alan King admits it is not ideal for Medermit to have his first run for nearly two years on heavy ground in the Betfair Ascot Chase on Saturday. The popular grey has not been seen since finishing a close fourth in the Betfred
Cheers to Wadworth Brewery for leading the way by making a donation of £1,000 to our appeal for Devizes Opportunity Centre. Most of the money, £825, came from a raffle held at the Devizes firm’s awards evening and Waddies agreed to round up the
Engineer Dr Tim Fox has called for more work to bolster the UK's infrastructure to be ready for further flooding and tougher government regulation. Dr Fox, head of Energy and Environment at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, said: “The flooding
Queen’s Crescent Primary School kids were wearing red on Valentine’s Day in support of fellow pupil Jamie Fern, who last year needed open heart surgery. The Chippenham school event will raise cash for the British Heart Foundation, whose research
Devizes MP Claire Perry says she will fight to replace the £10,000 cut in funding that is threatening the work of the Devizes Opportunity Centre. Mrs Perry, who has visited the centre, said she had been unaware of the Government’s grant cut until
A TRIO of Chippenham teenagers have victory in their sights as they prepare to jet off to Turkey for their first taste of international action. Fourteen-year-old midfielders Jordan Young and Callum Gunner and defender Will Christopher, 15, are
Flooding was reported on several roads in the area, the A361 near Semington closed this evening after water built up, as is Lottage Road in Aldbourne. Minety Lane in Oaksey is closed at The Street junction, because of flooding as is Southcott Road
Mum Elaine Barron, whose son died of a drugs overdose, has spoken of her anger after the man who admitted giving him the MDMA that proved to be fatal walked free from court. Robbie Day, 35, of The Firs, collapsed in the street outside Superdrug
SHELLEY Rudman admitted she is finally starting to master the Olympic skeleton track – but concedes it could be all too late. The reigning world champion has been working hard to learn the highly-technical track at the Sanki Sliding Center, conceding
Police officer Emma Brown, who is battling ovarian cancer, has set a date for her head shave to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Miss Brown, 39, of Marlborough, will be joined by friends, family and her sergeant, Alex Spargo, at 11am on
Work has started on replicating Marlborough’s mayoral chains, which were stolen from the Town Hall in October. The town’s insignia has been worn by its first citizen since 1911 and is being replicated by Royal Warrant holder Thomas Fattorini Limited
