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10th May 2014    12th May 2014

  • Letter of the week - Disabled denied access to hall

    In her letter last week (No sympathy on hearing loss) Mrs J Hide raises the question of the denial of physical access to public buildings, so she may be interested in the following. I mentioned to the caretaker of Market Lavington Community Hall

  • Wildlife has vanished

    So where has all the wildlife gone on the River Kennet in Marlborough? At this time of year it is usually noisy and lively with masses of ducks with their duckings. This year I have seen one duck with one duckling, a couple of coots and, worst

  • Gutted but hopeful

    I would like to thank all those from Burbage and the surrounding area who came to support me during my recent attempt at the Devizes to Westminster canoe race. Their support was appreciated and certainly spurred me on my way. All was going

  • Cash to aid river life

    I would like to thank the generous people in Marlborough High Street last Saturday who supported Action for the River Kennet’s street collection. I would also like to thank the 31 volunteers who gave 48 hours of their time and raised more than

  • Celebrate Europe link

    You may or may not be aware that May 9 is Europe Day. On May 9 1950, Robert Schuman, the first President of the European Parliamentary Assembly, presented his proposal on the creation of an organised Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of

  • NHS spend is too low

    I am writing to comment on John Craig’s My Word piece in the Gazette & Herald of May 1, ‘Can we stop death by the NHS?’ I cannot decide whether or not Mr Craig is a fan of the NHS or not. Certainly, no one would disagree with him about the

  • Naked man spotted at Malmesbury in stockings and suspenders

    Wiltshire Police are hunting for a man seen near Malmesbury wearing nothing but stockings and suspenders. Police were alerted to the incident by a motorist at 2.30pm last Monday. The motorist reported a man standing in stockings and suspenders

  • Further eight-month delay to Chippenham skatepark plan

    Skaters in Chippenham may have to wait another eight months for a skatepark planning application to be submitted. Chippenham Area Board heard last Monday that an application is expected to be put in by December this year. Skateboarders have

  • Super sum from Chippenham pays for Derry Hill day trip

    Kingston House in Derry Hill will use a £135 cheque from Chippenham’s Waitrose store to take residents out on day trips in the care home’s minibus. Staff at the care home, in Lansdowne Crescent East, were thrilled to receive the money after applying

  • Chippenham's Costcutter closes after 32 years

    Chippenahm's Costcutter closed last Sunday after being run by three generations of the Terrell family. They have had the shop in Conway Road, off Queen’s Crescent, for 32 years. Kath Terrell, 76, is retiring but will continue to live above

  • Farming diary - Treatment for cow and crop

    A week of mixed weather has given us an inch of rain to add to the already wet ground. The good thing about this time of year is that the longer days help the ground to dry quite quickly, as long as we do not receive days of continual rainfall.

  • Team falls in to raise cash for Wiltshire Air Ambulance

    A team of skydivers took the plunge to raise almost £17,000 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The team of eight, which included the family and friends of a former patient, a member of the charity’s fundraising team and a Wiltshire Air Ambulance paramedic