CHIPPENHAM Town's Rob Dean has been told that he'll never play football again. The 24-year-old, from Swindon, suffered a horrific knee dislocation in last month's abandoned Calor League Premier Division clash against Hungerford Town at Bulpitt
More than 450 children from primary schools around Devizes had an occasion to remember when they took part in the Devizes Lions’ sports coaching weekend. Club members were delighted that so many children had responded to their invitation to try
A fight against plans for 125 houses and a care home at Marden Farm in Calne lasting more than a year has ended in frustration after the development was given the go-ahead on appeal. The application by developer Gleeson was rejected by Wiltshire
Students at Lavington School learned about the dangers of riding mopeds. A number of pupils have mopeds as they can start riding them aged 16 so the school invited in experts to educate them. About 30 Year 11 pupils were taught general road
Royal Wootton Bassett High Street is closed after a boy, believed to be six, was in collision with a car. Police are warning drivers to avoid the area. The boy's injuries not thought to be serious.
A new programme to support the unpaid carers of dependent people across the whole of Wiltshire is to be launched in April. Carer Support Wiltshire, which helps more than 8,000 carers, has updated and extended its support group programme with informative
IN a ceremony that dates back to Saxon times, Wiltshire’s new High Sheriff, Peter Addington, was sworn in on Saturday. Mr Addington undertook his declaration and acceptance at Devizes Town Hall, taking over from William Wyldbore-Smith. He will
“THE sleepiest market town in all of England”, was how Edward Hutton described Chippenham in his book, Highways and Byways in Wiltshire. And antiquarian John Aubrey said the people did nothing but “milk cows and make cheese”, making them “melancholy
AFTER a day being pampered at the spa, my girlfriend and I decided to keep the treats going with a Sunday evening trip to The Tramshed in Bath. The huge eatery is in Beehive Yard, just away from the centre of the city. We were greeted by a
Police hope to solve the puzzle of a blue and white boat left on the roadside outside Malmesbury by reuniting it with its original owner. The boat, which has no registration plate and no engine, was left at the side of Foxley Road between 10pm
DEVIZES second string’s place in the division is all but secure for another season despite defeat to their local rivals on Saturday. The home side, nine points clear of second-bottom Pewsey Vale at the start of play, could have faced a nervy final
PEWSEY Vale notched up a second successive victory last night as they triumphed 2-1 at Laverstock & Ford. Lewis Taylor's side, who brought a nine-game winless run to an end by beating Andvoer New Street 3-2 last weekend, took all three points
Malmesbury is mourning the loss of a former mayor, Freeman and former fireman Martyn Snell. Serving town councillor Mr Snell died on Saturday after a long illness. Friends have paid tribute to a community stalwart known for his strength of
White Horse Opera’s Spring Concert promised us a musical trip ‘all around the world’ but in reality took us to most points of Europe with a last minute flit to the United States. But those of us downcast at the lack of Asian arias were more than compensated
Hundreds visited a scarecrow trail in Christian Malford as it raised more than six times the sum of last year’s event. Nearly 300 families guessed the identity of the 40 straw heroes and villains, which included Wolverine, Guy Fawkes, Batman, Dracula
An 18-year-old who took a motorbike for a spin in Chippenham crashed it into a barrier at Sheldon School at the weekend, causing £600 worth of damage. He took the bike from a layby at 8.30pm on Saturday, where its 16-year-old rider had stopped to
