The weather could not have been better for this year’s garden fair in the grounds of Rowdeford School, Rowde. The sun shone, plants were loaded into cars by happy customers, the Pimm’s flowed, the ice creams melted and Peter Vaughan’s sausages
Devizes darts player Mark Hiscock is warning heavy drinkers to get help after he was told last year to give up alcohol or be dead within five months. Mr Hiscock, 40, from Roseland Avenue, Devizes, admits to having had a drink problem since his
A team of mums and dads from Seagry, near Malmesbury, are preparing to take part in Tetbury’s Woolsack Race to raise money for Seagry Pre-school. The event on Monday will see them carry sacks of wool weighing 60lbs – or 35lbs for women – up a steep
Visitors to an unusual exhibition at West Lavington Manor next month will have an opportunity to ‘play’ a tree in the grounds. Organisers of the forthcoming exhibition, taking place from June 5 to 22, have recently been awarded a grant by the National
This year’s Urchfont Scarecrow Festival will be donating more than £20,000 to good causes, it was announced on Sunday. Scarecrow festival committee chairman Rob Pendry announced that the three-day festival over the May Day bank holiday weekend
Market Lavington Parish Council is fundraising to enable life-saving defibrillators to be installed in the village. The parish council would like to raise money for at least two machines, which will cost a minimum of £2,700. So far, more than
TEENAGE prodigy Scott Finch insists he isn’t daunted by the prospect of facing off against the world’s best at next month’s Wildwater World Championships in Italy. Finch, who turns 18 today, earned a sensational call-up to the Great Britain squad
Sunny weather helped create a carnival atmosphere at Calne’s annual duck race on Saturday with thousands of people turning up to enjoy the fun. Families cheered on the ducks as they wound their way down the River Marden from the Co-op car park
Families took to the streets to see the colourful and creative floats taking part in the annual Royal Wootton Bassett Carnival on Saturday. Glorious sunshine shone on the procession that started in Marlowe Way and travelled around the town to High
Iit's a tale of once bitten twice shy for boater Gary Marsland, who was hospitalised after an adder attack. The 52-year-old was bitten on his hand on Monday afternoon, after cycling on the towpath at Wolfhall Bridge, near Crofton Beam Engines.
THE BAR at Potterne Cricket Club was in desperate need of a re-stock after the villagers’ stunning victory over eight-time West of England Premier League champions Bath on Sunday. Potterne, who are competing in the Premier Two Division for the
MARLBOROUGH’S Ben Amor was delighted that his father was able to see him follow in his footsteps by clinching the County Championship last weekend. The 18-year-old recovered from a four-shot deficit following his first round (77) to secure a play-off
Scores of sports enthusiasts and community groups enjoyed the sunshine at Malmesbury Youth Club’s 25th anniversary event at the weekend. An estimated 250 people tried their hand at a variety of community sports, from tennis and rounders to basketball
SKIPPER Mike Coles doesn’t see any reason why Wiltshire can’t go all the way in this season’s Unicorns Knockout Trophy. Wiltshire booked their place in the knockout stages of the Minor Counties one-day competition by notching up their third straight
Celebrities will be backing cakes to help Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and wife Annette with fundraising at their open garden event at their home, Middlewick House in Corsham. The following celebrities have agreed to bake a cake to be entered
DAVID Bishop strengthened his claim for a place in the Scotland team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with an excellent run in America over the weekend, writes Kevin Fahey. The 27-year-old Chippenham runner clocked a season’s best of 3mins
MARK Collier expects youngster Tyron Leigh to remain with Chippenham Town next season after his recent trial with Bristol City Academy. The 17-year-old defender was named the Bluebirds’ young player of the year at last Friday’s end-of-season presentation
Marlborough's students are getting a hands-on lesson in caring for river wildlife by looking after eels in their classrooms for eight weeks. Pupils at Preshute, Aldbourne St Michael’s, Ramsbury, Hungerford, St John’s Academy and Marlborough College
Dad Lee Coe is training hard after his wife Terrie-Anne took over his training schedule. Mr Coe, 32, of Linnet Lane, Melksham, and his brother Danny, 30, will cycle from Devizes Opportunity Centre to Chessington on Sunday to raise money for our
X-ray services have been saved after health bosses decided not to replace the broken down machine at Devizes Hospital but switch provision to the town’s NHS treatment centre. The more than 50-year-old equipment broke down on March 10. People have
Opinion was split over whether to put Marlborough’s redundant flagpole up at the war memorial on Barn Street when the issue was discussed at a full town council meeting. The fate of the pole was raised after a request by Marlborough’s branch of
A HALF Sarsen stone being shared with Devizes’ German twin town Waiblingen is likely to be installed at a prominent site on the entrance to the town. At last week’s meeting of the town council’s community and civic resources committee, mayor Sarah
The Government has proposed new rules to simplify the granting of access for fracking as a study of the Weald Basin, which stretches from Wiltshire to Kent, could be harbouring up to 8.5 billion barrels of shale oil. Under the proposals underground
It’s Chelsea week, which means that if you are going to have a bash at the ‘Chelsea Chop’ then now is the time to do it. I shall elaborate. The idea of hacking back your perennials by a half may seem to go against the grain when you have been waiting
Young cancer survivor Joshua Flynn, who last year was unable to get out of bed, has joined his classmates in a physical activity challenge that has raised more than £2,500 for charity. Joshua Flynn, a pupil at Charter Primary School in Chippenham
Ticket machines could be removed from every car park in Wiltshire next year ... but that does not mean motorists will not have to pay. Wiltshire Council deputy leader John Thomson said if drivers used smart phones to pay instead of putting money
Devizes Opportunity Centre manager Betty Newman has been kept busy in the best possible way in recent days as she goes from one cheque presentation to another collecting money for our Give Us A Chance appeal. She was at the Wyvern Club in Devizes
WOOTTON Bassett captain Darren Beasant praised “fabulous” Sam Lawro after he spearheaded a successful run chase against Box in Surridge Sport Wiltshire League Division One. Lawro anchored the Bassett innings with a stylish 94, falling as he tried
CORSHAM captain Pete Dennett concedes that his side never recovered from the cheap dismissals of opening batsmen Toby Davies and Mike Coles as they were beaten by Downend last weekend. Both Davies and Coles went out for ducks, leaving Corsham with
WILTSHIRE captain Mike Coles was chuffed to see teammate Ashur Morrison come back with a bang as he starred in the county’s 37-run victory in Dorset last weekend. Corsham’s Morrison sat out the county’s win over Cornwall at his home ground on May
POTTERNE skipper Neil Clark saluted a ‘solid’ team performance from his side as they comfortably saw off Minehead last weekend. Sahan Wijerathne starred with five wickets, while Ollie Smith, Clark, Ed Young and Vibhor Yadav were all among the runs
BIDDESTONE slipped to their first defeat of the season last weekend as they came unstuck at county rivals Warminster. An unbroken partnership of 71 from the home side’s David Bateman and Rory Cullinan was enough to put Warminster in control and
Austerity measures kicked in at the Marlborough Area Board meeting when several grant applicants saw their requested funding slashed. This financial year, the board has £41,691 to distribute to local causes – a reduction from last year’s figure
BURBAGE & Easton Royal captain Tom Wallbridge reckons his side will need nerves of steel if they are to succeed in clinching the Wadworth 6X West of England Premier League Wiltshire Division title this season. Burbage have agonisingly finished
A new traffic arrangement designed to relieve congestion at Shanes Castle on Bath Road, Devizes, should go ahead before the former Browfort site is sold off. Coun Philip Whitehead, chairman of Devizes Area Board, told the public meeting at the
Traffic is now moving freely again on the B4042 at Malmesbury after an earlier accident involving two vehicles which partly blocked the road.
5:06pm Children from Lacock School take part in a dance workshop during Chippenham Folk Festival at the Neeld Hall today. 5:04pm We welcome the @Chippenham
DO YOU know a talented youngster who needs a financial boost to take them to the next level of their sport? If so the Gazette & Herald would like to hear from you so we can put them forward for a grant of up to £500. For the second year
CHIPPENHAM ASC Synchro swimmers competed for the Walsall Trophy against six other clubs from the south west at Cheltenham on Saturday – winning the event for the first time since 2008. The Chippenham synchro girls won the novice duet with Lillia
aWaking up on a windy morning last weekend Richard and I decided that a trip to the south coast would be a good idea. I know this took us out of Wiltshire, but we live in a land-locked county, although we must not forget it is part of the south
THE family of little Darcy White are celebrating her success in the Gazette & Herald Baby of the Year competition, alongside the birth of little sister Tilly. Darcy, two, of Saffron Meadow, Calne, was voted as the overall winner with the prize
The search for the British crew of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki will be suspended if nothing is found by tonight, the US Coast Guard has said. Albert Davey, 76, of Longleaze, Royal Wootton Bassett, and his family have been hoping that nephew Steve Warren
More than £190,000 has been awarded to air ambulances charities by the Freemasons' Grand Charity, including £4,000 to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Grants were awarded to all 19 services which cover England and Wales. Midlands Air Ambulance
A charity football match in memory of 41-year-old Leisa Redford will raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. Bremhill View will play Jenny Wren FC this Sunday at 2.30pm at the Calne Football Club, and later there will be live music at
Monkton Park Police Station, Chippenham, will be closed for essential maintenance work from 5.30pm on Friday, May 30, until 7am on Monday, June 2. During this period, the front counter policing service will be unavailable and the police ‘yellow
Thirteen separate bids have been received for Corsham Police Station since it went on the market in January. The Priory Street station is due to close later this year, with the town’s neighbourhood policing team set to move into the new Springfield
