The last couple of times I have driven past the Nursteed Road waste site in Devizes which had a large fire on the main road heading towards Andover, the road has suffered reduced visibility from white smoke billowing from the continuing burning waste
We had the misfortune to watch democracy in action, when we visited County Hall to sit in the public galleries, to hear many of our elected county councillors debate their allowances. Before the people’s petition had even been presented the chairman
With reference to the planning applications for Coate Bridge and Lay Wood in Devizes I hope some regard will be given to the meaning of ‘localism’ and take into account the opinions of local people. Our Neighbourhood Plan has gone through a consultation
Last week, Wiltshire Council voted on whether to reverse the massive increases in councillors’ allowances. With the Conservative whip on, the vote went pretty much as expected – councillors are to keep their extra allowances. Less expected was
I read in your newspaper last week that Transition Marlborough had been given £1,000 to develop a safer network of cycling routes in the town. Dare I hope that this will eliminate the need for cyclists to ride on the pavement? Recently, and yet
After reading in the IT press that local authorities are responsible for sharing details of the high-speed broadband rollout, I contacted Wiltshire Council last September for information that was more detailed than their fuzzy map posted online.
Congratulations to the Gazette & Herald for recognising the wonderful work done by the Devizes Opportunity Centre and giving readers the opportunity to support this organisation which helps young children with learning difficulties, and their families
So despite thousands of signatures calling for his reprieve, Copenhagen Zoo has shot Marius, its surplus baby giraffe, and fed him to the tigers. And everyone is outraged. But what do they think happens in UK zoos? Though self-righteously claiming
I would like to return to the matter of splash pad, still being considered by Chippenham Town Council. This is the actual situation: of the 20 councillors on the council, only one has seen one. The head of services has never seen one, but his knowledge
I was very interested to read the comment from Wadworths about their support to landlords: “It is true that beer can be bought more cheaply from some wholesalers but if owners of freehouses get a hole in their roof they have to pay for it to be repaired
We, the seven democratically elected representatives of the Devizes community area, unanimously oppose approval of the planning applications by Mactaggart & Mickel and by the Crown Estates for large housing developments on the northern edge of
If, as it is rumoured, Tesco is seeking to build a new supermarket on the Garden Trading Estate, I hope the planners will insist that they include a filling station in the plans. The people of Devizes have been paying high fuel prices for far too
Three girls who belong to Corsham’s One Mile Club have been presented with trophies for running 100 miles in 100 weeks. England Athletics coach Martin Rush, who represented GB himself in the past, presented the trophies. One of the girls, Jade
The Rotary clubs of Bradford on Avon, Chippenham, Melksham and Wiltshire Vale sponsored the intermediate heat of the 2014 Youth Speaks contest, which was held at Stonar School, near Atworth. Eight teams of 11 to 14-year-olds from local schools
Revellers in Marlborough danced the night away at the town’s first high society ball at the town hall. It was organised as the grand finale of the concert and high tea season. Guests enjoyed music from the Ritz palm court and 1950s Hollywood
Engineers are still working to get electricity back on for around 3,000 Wiltshire properties following Friday's storm. As a result of fierce winds, which were as strong as 100mph at times, and heavy rainfall around 10,000 Wiltshire properties
School lunchtimes have traditionally been spent playing football or marbles, but pupils at a Corsham Primary School have taken things into the 21st century by programming their very own robot. The team of eight Year 6 pupils at St Patrick’s Catholic
Retail staff will take to the catwalk in Chippenham, to boost the funds of Macmillan Cancer Support. All staff at women’s wear retailer Bonmarche, in the Emery Gate shopping centre, will be modelling the chain’s spring collection in store from
Not a lot changes! Over two inches of rain has fallen on Manor Farm since this time last week. The wind is still blowing and, for most of the time, the sun was reluctant to make an appearance. I began the week with a walk down to a brook running
Young carer Corey Gleed-Ellis has won an award for the volunteering work he does to help others in the same situation as himself. Corey, 16, who lives in Devizes, has been a young carer for four-and-a-half years, helping mum Lynn to look after
Popular local tenor Sebastiano Cipolla is to star in a spring concert organised by Devizes-based White Horse Opera next month. Mr Cipolla, a clarinet and saxophone teacher at Dauntsey’s School in West Lavington, has appeared in several White Horse
