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  • Screening of The Tempest in Malmesbury cancelled

    A screening of The Tempest at Malmesbury Town Hall, Cross Hayes, on Friday has been cancelled. Anyone who has bought tickets can get refunds at Malmesbury's Tourist Information Centre at the town hall. Further information about town hall events

  • Surge in demand for Devizes Food Bank aid

    The number of families needing help from Devizes Food Bank has almost doubled in a year. The annual general meeting of Devizes Food Bank heard that in the year ending in March the number of family food boxes given out increased by 91 per cent and

  • Close shave as Devizes woman raises dementia awareness

    Devizes fundraiser Joy Waite went to extreme lengths to raise awareness of dementia when she had her head shaved to support the Alzheimer’s Society’s dementia awareness week. Mrs Waite lives in Elizabeth House, Moyne Close, Devizes, which is owned

  • Devizes ha-ha celebrated at party in Hillworth Park

    Families had a tea party with a pair of sheep to celebrate the reinstatement of the ha-ha at Hillworth Park in Devizes. The walled trench was designed to separate grazing animals from gardens without spoiling the view and dates from the 18th century

  • EQUESTRIAN: Jessica tastes Dutch success

    WILTSHIRE showjumper Jessica Mendoza posted further impressive results this weekend in The Netherlands at the weekend. Competing in the CSI3* VDL Groep Grand Prix in Eindhoven with Spirit T, owned by her mother Sarah and John Roberts, the UK Sport

  • Nominations open for Wiltshire sports awards

    NOMINATIONS are being sought for clubs, coaches, athletes and volunteers in the 2014 Wiltshire Sports Awards. The awards, now in their fifth year, have 12 categories which recognise and honour the work and achievements of athletes, sports clubs

  • Summer drink-drive campaign launched by Wiltshire Police

    Wiltshire Police are backing a national campaign to clamp down on drink and drug driving. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) launched their summer drink and drug drive campaign yesterday which will run throughout the month. Wiltshire

  • RACING: Sport mourns trainer Hills

    BARRY Hills has been granted a temporary licence by the British Horseracing Authority to take over the running of Kingwood House Stables in Lambourn following the death of his son, John, on Sunday. John Hills, 53, who was diagnosed with cancer

  • FOOTBALL: Mings to meet South West fans tonight

    CHIPPENHAM footballer Tyrone Mings will be appearing at a question and answer session with the newly-formed South West Ipswich Town Supporters Club in Bristol tonight. The 21-year-old full-back made a sensational switch from Southern League Chippenham

  • Sir Bob rocks record-breaking Concert at the Kings

    Old school showman Bob Geldof had the record-breaking crowd at Concert at the Kings in All Cannings rocking on Saturday as darkness came down over the Pewsey Vale. Sir Bob put the personal tragedy of the loss of his daughter Peaches out of his

  • Race attacker jailed for Devizes curry house incident

    A 36-year-old man has been jailed for launching a racially aggravated attack at a curry house in Devizes. John-Paul Allen had been drinking when he and younger brother Scott Shuttleworth, 26, went to Jony Samad's home above the Deedar restaurant