A construction worker killed at a building site in Berkshire last week has been named locally as Westbury man Benjamin Hugh Wylie. The 24-year-old, who worked as a pump operator, was working on a hotel in Maidenhead when he was killed last Tuesday
Local catering businesses are invited to bid to run the cafe at Corsham’s new community campus, which is due to open next month. Construction work on the new building at the Springfield Leisure Centre is nearing completion, with a cafe built along
A swordsmith's, courthouse and Victorian sweet shop can’t usually be found on Corsham High Street, but that all changed this week when it was transformed by second film crew this month. Two weeks ago the street became 18th century Truro as the
Financial services company Brewin Dolphin, which has an office in Marlborough, is celebrating after its garden was awarded a silver gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show today. Their show garden was designed by Matthew Childs and is the more
A coroner has retired to consider his conclusions for the deaths of two British soldiers who died in a fire that engulfed their tent as they slept at Camp Bastion. Privates Dean Hutchinson, 23, who was based at Hullavington, and Rob Wood, 28, were
WILTSHIRE centre Alex Crockett has retired from the professional game to focus on a coaching career. Former Bath co-captain Crockett, who has most recently been playing for Newcastle Falcons, announced his retirement after playing just a handful
Officers from the Major Crime Investigation Team are continuing their search in and around a pond in Ramsbury, being expected to drain it tomorrow. A flurry of activity at the end of last week saw police pull two boots Sian O’Callaghan was wearing
Stable lads from Manton have received counselling after their horsebox was involved in a horrific motorway crash in which two people and a horse died. The horsebox from Brian Meehan’s yard was badly damaged in the crash on the M11 on Thursday afternoon
A soldier has described how he could hear one of his colleagues who perished in a fire that ripped through their tent as they slept at Camp Bastion calling out his name. Private Sikeli Ratu told the inquest into their deaths that he was woken by
WILTSHIRE trainer Richard Hannon expects the stiff nature of the Curragh to bring out the best in Shifting Power, who has been supplemented for the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas. The colt defied his 50-1 price in the market to finish fourth,
BECKHAMPTON trainer Roger Charlton expects Al Kazeem to be back in action in the autumn after his return to training following an unsuccessful spell at stud. After winning three Group Ones last season, the six-year-old was purchased by The Queen
Plans for 500 new homes in north Chippenham have raised fears of traffic chaos. Robert Hitchins Ltd exhibited its plans, for land between Birds Marsh and Langley Burrell, in Kington Langley Village Hall on Friday, and had nearly 120 people through
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A fun day and table top sale in Chippenham this Sunday will raise funds for Emertons Foundation and Wiltshire Community Transport. The event at Monkton Park Golf Course will have a bouncy castle, inflatable slide, horseriding, golfathon and stalls
Mother nature brought along the sunshine as families celebrated all that the natural world has to offer as part of the first Wild Sherston event at the weekend. From the bat walk and snail racing to clay crafts and numerous talks on animals and
FORMER captain Joe Breet and ex-Gloucestershire batsman Ed Young return to the team as Wiltshire chase the one point they require to top their Unicorns Knockout Trophy group against Wales at Warminster CC on Sunday (11am). Wiltshire wrapped up
THE Gazette & Herald has joined forces with Devizes-based charity Bag4Sport Foundation to boost the blossoming sporting careers of more youngsters in Wiltshire. We need readers’ help to identify youngsters who need a financial boost to make
The National Trust’s Lacock Abbey has been home to nuns, a Tudor crook and, in the 1800s, photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot. This May half-term, families can discover more about Fox Talbot’s botanical interests and discoveries on an
