Wiltshire Council expects to save around £100,000 a year by closing 126 mini recycling centres throughout the county next month. The council says that, due to the success of its kerbside recycling collections, the recycling banks in car parks and
Liberal Democrat Terry Gibson has filled the vacant Hardens and England ward seat on Chippenham Town Council, receiving more than half of the vote in a by-election last Thursday. Coun Gibson, whose wife is Chippenham’s Mayor, was elected by 51.6
WILTSHIRE showjumper Jessica Mendoza clinched a podium finish at the CSI 3* 1.50m Grand Prix in Arezzo, Italy, on Sunday. The 17 year old, from Tockenham, was riding her mother Sarah’s 13 year-old brown mare Spirit T and finished third in a field of
WALKON will be the sole representative for Barbury Castle trainer Alan King in Saturday's Crabbies Grand National, after Godsmejudge was not declared at the five-day stage today. Godsmejudge joined the likes of Sunnyhillboy, the 2012 runner-up, Mossey
Nearly 1,900 people enjoyed a selection of 100 beers and 30 ciders and perries at Chippenham Beer Festival at the weekend. The 23rd annual festival was a special one for its chairman, Gareth MacDonald, being the first at which his 18-year-old son
BLUEBIRDS boss Mark Collier is calling on his players to dig deep when they look to stand up to Calor League Premier Division league leaders Hemel Hempstead Town tomorrow night. Chippenham Town travel to Hertfordshire tomorrow (kick-off 7.45pm)
Boyzone have announced Kian Egan, former member of the multimillion selling band Westlife, as special guest at their gig this summer at Westonbirt Arboretum. One quarter of Westlife, the most successful boy band of the last decade, Kian was crowned
FORMER Chippenham team chief Kevin Snape has returned to rugby after being appointed director of rugby at nearby Corsham RFC. Snape, who was senior playing chairman at Chippenham RFC for four years before being asked to step down from the role
RICHARD Hughes will not require surgery despite fracturing in a vertebrae in a nasty fall at Meydan on Saturday. The Wiltshire-based champion jockey was partnering the Mike de Kock-trained Mars in the Dubai Sheema Classic when his mount crashed through
A tree is blocking Rockley Road at Ogbourne Maizey and cars are unable to pass. Wiltshire Council and the police are on the scene dealing with the problem.
A man who tried to get a woman to withdraw a criminal complaint against him has been remanded in custody by a judge. Clive Holloway, of Cromwell Road, Devizes, pleaded guilty to a charge of perverting the course of justice when he appeared at Swindon
DEVIZES Town pulled off a shock last weekend as they became only the second side to beat Bradford Town in the Toolstation League First Division this season. A goal from top-scorer Mark Barnes was enough for Justin Webster and Darran Walters’ men
Villagers in Pewsey got a taste of life as a firefighter last week. They tunnelled through confined spaces wearing breathing apparatus and used hydraulic cutting equipment on a wrecked car as part of a recruitment evening held at the village fire
An inquisitive group of girls have turned sleuth as they investigate the science of how their bodies function with a series of experiments. Over several weeks, the Brownies of the 1st Ogbourne pack have been recording their pulse rate before and
Chippenham Sailing and Canoeing Club hopes to get improved hygiene facilities in a £107,000 refurbishment. A £20,000 grant from this month’s Chippenham Area Board has helped the club, in Long Close, on its way to getting three separate units for
