Wiltshire law firm Goughs Solicitors has raised more than £1,000 for Bag4Sport Foundation, the Devizes charity that supports youth, sporting and other charitable organisations. This was the first year Goughs Solicitors has competed in the Bag4Sport
Does anybody remember Devizes when the scrub land next to the NHS treatment centre in Marshall Road and the Green Lane football field used to be one untainted stretch of greenfield site? I do, and I’m only in my twenties. Now the development at ‘Roundway
In her weekly column before Christmas (December 19, 2013) Devizes Constituency MP, Claire Perry, told us she had concerns about food banks and was going “to be quietly working” in the Devizes bank in the Christmas week to check up on them. She
I have just had a tussle with BT over their switching, without giving me any choice or warning, of my paper phone bill to one which has no details of the calls made from my Devon home. They offered me the option of viewing my detailed bill online
We have returned to the south coast from a Sunday/Monday stay in Wiltshire breathless. We turned up at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes, only to find it was closed on Mondays, apart from staff meetings. The curator, however, welcomed
I remember in the old days, back in the 1940s and 1950s, if you needed to see a doctor you pottered round to his house during surgery hours and sat in the waiting room. This was usually a small room with hard, upright chairs, cold and invariably
Thank you to the Westend Club in Chippenham for your kindness in allowing Guppfest to take place in your venue again. A big thank you to everyone whom took part in the running of the day and all the people who helped to set up the event, including
I must confess to being disappointed with the letter written by the new leader of the Conservative group. I was under the impression that we were working closely together, using the talents and skills of all members to provide amenities and facilities
Last Friday, at a housing conference in Cheltenham, Princess Anne entered the debate on the current housing crisis in suggesting that small schemes of between six and 12 houses could be scattered around villages throughout England. If enough communities
A few months ago we launched a 38 degrees petition on the topic of Wiltshire Council imposing a levy on all supermarkets in the county. The object of the levy is to raise money that can be used to lower the charges at council car parks. This will
I had a chuckle on reading Robert Hayter’s letter in last week’s Gazette & Herald. I remember that 1940s very well. Our lavatory was outside, also the well for the drinking water. There was no piped water inside the house, or electricity.
Over half-term, we visited Stonehenge for the first time since the visitors’ centre opened. While some might say Wiltshire residents should be able to visit for free, our family had a really good time for our £36 ticket bought online. For too
Emergency services are at the scene of an accident near the Beckhampton roundabout on the A361 where a car had collided with a bus stop.
What does good customer service mean? I thought about this recently when visiting a pub near Devizes. We’d arrived early evening and there was one other table occupied in the small dining area – other people were in the bar. We ordered food
Devizes packaging company D S Smith has come to the aid of two Wiltshire women who set out to help the flood victims on the Somerset Levels. Laura Self, 25, of Trowbridge, and Rebecca Wilkins, 24, of Melksham, set up a Facebook page, “Somerset
A new parents’ group is being established in Pewsey for families interested in natural health and who might be concerned about vaccinations. The Pewsey Arnica Parents Support Group will hold its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, March 11 at 11am at
Salisbury Cathedral’s Lent programme entitled Sanctuary – finding sanctuary in a noisy world, takes place in Trinity Chapel on five Wednesday evenings from March 12. Canon Treasurer Sarah Mullally, who has devised the programme, said: “A sanctuary
When Rebecca Maynard became a cleaner at her local leisure centre, she couldn’t have imagined this was the first step to her dream job. The 30-year-old, who lives near Malmesbury, took the role at the Activity Zone to earn money to support her
The stars were out in force last week as The Corsham School’s biennial Staff Stars In Their Eyes evening raised nearly £800 for charity. The sold-out non-competitive event was attended by more than 350 students, parents and members of the public
Dare I say, the weather has been a little kinder to us over the last week; there was even a day when a pair of buzzards were enjoying the thermals. We have had lovely sunny days, but before high winds gave way to calmer conditions, a large hole
Dare I say, the weather has been a little kinder to us over the last week; there was even a day when a pair of buzzards were enjoying the thermals. We have had lovely sunny days, but before high winds gave way to calmer conditions, a large hole
You may not have noticed but the summer flowering bulbs have been in for a few weeks. These are things like lilies – and we have got some corkers. I am keen on lilies that have a scent, which means I am not keen on the Asiatic types which are grown
Eighteen volunteers have been given a crash course in justice delivery, after responding to an appeal by Police and Crime Commissioner Angus Macpherson. The group has been trained to sit on Neighbourhood Justice Panels, which work with local police
