Local choirs are busy rehearsing for Calne’s first spring sing on April 26. During the event, to run from 11am to 3.30pm, ten different choirs will perform at three different venues, the town hall, the library and Marden House. Pupils from
Age UK Wiltshire is able to launch a new generation of silver surfers onto the World Wide Web thanks to a donation of £3,000 from the Tesco Community Awards. The Devizes-based charity says the donation will make a positive impact on the local community
Police were called just after 12.45pm today after a Ford Transit van overturned in a ditch near the A361 Beckhampton roundabout. No serious injuries were reported.
Schools across Wiltshire are being encouraged to help create a new generation of life savers through an innovative new student first aid programme from St John Ambulance. The charity has launched its latest training scheme in a bid to teach even
FORMER Lavington School pupil and professional actor Shaun McCourt has been inspiring pupils in a series of workshops. Mr McCourt, 27, has been helping teachers at Lavington’s drama and music department, teaching GCSE students, and has also been
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Entries are now open for Chippenham Harriers’ five-mile road race and family fun runs taking place on Sunday June 8. The popular event, held with Chippenham Rugby Club, follows a scenic route from the rugby club at Allington Fields, along quiet
Malcolm Smith became president of Calne Probus club at its annual meeting, taking over from Roger Walters . The AGM was held on March 11 at the Heritage Centre in Calne and other members of the new committee elected were: vice-president, Harry
Teenagers who completed the National Citizen Service (NCS) by doing more than 30 hours of volunteering celebrated their achievement. Thirteen people, aged 16 or 17, were presented with certificates by High Sheriff of Wiltshire, William Wyldebore-Smith
Devizes has strengthened its claim to being one of the county’s bigger tourist attractions by taking two awards at a ceremony held by Wiltshire Life magazine. The town was named High Street of the Year, though the award recognised the town’s commercial
Students at Pewsey Vale School cooked up romance for an interhouse Master Chef competition. Teams representing the school’s houses – Martinsell, Swanborough and Savernake – were judged by former student Matthew Ambrose, now a chef at Claridge’s
A five-day spring literary festival, featuring bestselling South West authors, is taking place at Dyrham Park to raise money for major work to the National Trust property, near Bath. The evening events take place between April 7-11, from 7pm, showcasing
Volunteers are needed for new library memory groups that aim to help Wiltshire people with memory loss. They were set up in the county in January by the Reading Organisation, which is a national charity that uses reading aloud as a way to improve
Waitrose paid £4.5 million to purchase land in Malmesbury, more than 22 times the amount offered in planning gain contributions. Caroline Moore, a member of the Malmesbury Greenfield Campaign, who has an apartment near the development, was investigating
Chippenham renewable electricity supplier Good Energy is paying for a PhD studentship into the study of solar and wind power at Birkbeck, University of London. Student Marit Stromberg is analysing the potential of solar and wind resources in the
Wiltshire Council is the first local authority to send its council tax bills via Dotpost, an innovative online system. The service was recently launched by print and mail specialists, CFH Docmail. Free Dotpost accounts are being offered to
Breast cancer patients can pick up advice about hair loss at an information and support evening. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow has been organised by the Ridgeway Breast Cancer Support Group who are trying to reach women who are have lost, or are about
