Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason will beat cake batter, ahead of a charity auction in a garden party at his home in Corsham, to raise money for two Wiltshire causes. Mr Mason and wife Annette hope thousands of people will visit Middlewick House on
Emergency services are attending a two-vehicle accident north of Hullavington which has blocked the minor road between Hullavington and Norton. Police are advising drivers to find alternative route.
TWO promising students from Sheldon School in Chippenham have been honoured among the best young artists in the county after their work was displayed at a Corsham gallery. Artur Pogorzelski, 18, scooped the top prize in the Young Open contest at
The inquest into the death of murderer Michael Chudley was told that he suffered cardiac failure. Chudley, 63, died in his cell at Winchester Prison on April 8. He was found unresponsive in his cell shortly before 5.50am. CPR was attempted
Langley Fitzurse Primary School travelled across Europe and the Middle East for a day in India. Children at the Kington Langley school have been learning about weather, with a focus on the climate of India, from its deserts to glaciers to tropical
Budding entrepreneurs are being offered the chance to test out their business ideas with a free pitch at Wiltshire Council-run markets next month. As part of the national Love Your Local Market campaign, running from May 14 to 28, Wiltshire Council
COUNTING his Easter eggs will be the furthest thing from Ramsbury nine year Caspar Stephenson's mind this weekend, as he prepares for his second racecourse appearance in just three days at the Charles Stanley Point-to-Point and Country Day on Easter
The number of children who have been granted their first choice primary school in Wiltshire from September is slightly down on last year. Of the 5,211 applications 91 per cent have got into their first choice school, down from 92 per cent last
UK unemployment has dropped below seven per cent for the first time since the recession and employment has seen the biggest annual jump in a generation, figures published by the Office for National Statistics today show. Employment Minister Esther
The Bishop of Ramsbury, the Rt Rev Ed Condry, spent a night in a shepherd’s hut on the Wiltshire Downs yesterday to raise the profile of those around the world fleeing conflict and living in poverty and fear. Taking just a few personal possessions
Wiltshire Police have issued three CCTV images of three men they want to speak about a theft from a shop in Calne The incident took place in the One Stop store on William Street, Calne, at about 8.45pm on Monday. Three men entered the shop
Mum-of-two Marie Coupland has completed the London marathon a year after undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. The 56-year-old from Corston, Malmesbury, ran alongside her daughter Teresa, 21, completing the 26.2-mile event in six hours
WOOTTON Bassett Town warmed up for their Hellenic League Challenge Cup semi-final tomorrow night with a five-star showing at bottom-of-the-table Abingdon Town last night. Ryan Stanners was on target twice for Jeff Roberts’ men, with Adam Corcoran
Admin assistant Sarah Markley ran her first London Marathon in four hours 12 minutes in memory of her friend’s husband Paul Beament, who died of mouth cancer. Miss Markley, 41, of Curzon Close, Calne, has raised more than £600 for the Mouth Cancer
Devizes accountant Andy Coombes had double Olympic medallist Mo Farrah in his sights as he ran the London Marathon yesterday. The only problem was that Mr Coombes, 41, was going in one direction and Mo was about ten miles ahead going in the other
A fun day to raise awareness of the emergency services at Barnardo’s Sure Start Children’s Centre in Calne attracted more than 150 families last Thursday. The event at the centre in Prince Charles Drive was supported by firefighters, police, volunteers
The father and son reported missing from their home address in Chippenham yesterday have been located safe and well. Geoffrey Tomlinson, 41, and his son Jack, nine, were found in the early hours of this morning. Wiltshire Police would like
Wiltshire Police are appealing for the help in locating a missing father and son from Chippenham. Geoffrey Tomlinson, 41, and his nine-year-old son Jack Tomlinson were last seen at their home in Hardens Mead yesterday morning. It is understood
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is urging villages to enter the Wiltshire Best Kept Village Competition. The Wiltshire branch of CPRE organises the annual competition, which is sponsored by the Hills Group. Last year there was
