A village cricket club which shot for the stars when setting its target for a clay pigeon event has raised £31,000 for charities including the Gazette’s Give Us A Chance appeal. Bishops Cannings Cricket Club chairman Ed Davies hoped the shoot might
MARLBOROUGH College student Alessandro Latif may be gearing up for his debut in the world-famous Le Mans 24-hour race next weekend (June 14-15) - but not before he has taken his first A-level exams. The 18 year old has been given permission to
Organisers have been forced to pull the plug on the popular Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally because of the recent wet weather. The show was due to have taken place on Saturday and Sunday but organisers decided today that it could not go ahead
A reunion for Devizes School pupils who left between 1968 and 1971 takes place tomorrow at The Bell on the Green pub at 7.30pm. Any money raised on the evening will be donated to Canons House, Devizes, which provides residential breaks for youngsters
A soldier’s husband who assisted his Nigerian brother to arrange a sham marriage has walked free from court. Gbenga Abijo, 30 provided financial support for his sibling and also picked up his ‘bride to be’ from Gatwick airport after she flew in
THE COUNTY men’s national fours and triples championship semi-finals will be played at Chippenham Town on Saturday. They have had to be re-arranged for 2pm and 6pm on Saturday so as not to clash with the inter-county men’s national top fours competition
Police arrested a 21-year-old man after discovering 40 to 50 cannabis plants in a flat in Hudson Road, Malmesbury. The plants were seized by police along with cultivation equipment. Malmesbury Sergeant Martin Alvis said it was an offence to
A former Hardenhuish School pupil is bringing his own First World War play to Chippenham and the Edinburgh Fringe. Kingsley Walker, 20, has written, directed and cast Brotherhood, which was commissioned by The Cause’s owner Fred Guscott, which
WILTSHIRE men began the 2014 campaign in the Middleton Cup (inter-county championship) with an excellent win in their opening west group match against Gloucestershire. They came from 58-55 down at 10 ends across the board to notch a 32-shot win
Two services are taking place in Salisbury to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. They have been organised by the Royal British Legion and will give the public the chance to honour the veterans who served in the Second World War and other
Wiltshire Council has announced plans to plough £40million into building new affordable homes, with the emphasis on helping the elderly. Its housing board agreed on Monday to spend £40m building new houses and bungalows in rural areas, as well
Family, friends and colleagues have paid tribute to popular Calne taxi driver Chris Turnbull. Mr Turnbull, a driver for Calne Taxis, died on May 26 aged 67 after being admitted to Swindon’s Great Western Hospital three weeks earlier. He had
WILTSHIRE ladies’ poor run in the Johns Trophy continued last weekend. After failing to win an inter-county championship last season, they were beaten 130-101 by Cornwall at Culm Vale (Cullompton, Devon) on Saturday. Their lone success was
WILTSHIRE showjumper Jessica Mendoza has established a base in Holland to continue her successful European campaign. The 18 year old, from Tockenham, has set up in the country’s main showjumping centre in Eindhoven with her string of more than
A vandal with a penchant for chess has been responsible for graffiti in Devizes town centre. Chess pieces have been spray painted on to walls and posts and police are appealing for information to catch the offender. Police are aware of four
Devizes Festival has been dealt a blow as chairman Ian Hopkins was taken ill just a few weeks before the event opens. Coun Hopkins was diagnosed with a tumour on his pituitary gland and had to undergo major surgery to remove it. He is recovering
A summer of fun events is planned by supporters of our Give Us A Chance appeal for Devizes Opportunity Centre. The first date is an open day at Townsend Nursery, Poulshot, near Devizes, on Saturday, June 14, from noon to 3pm with a bouncy castle
A long-term history project documenting the lives of those who lived through the First World War is to begin at the Calne Heritage Centre. It will run from August 4 this year to November 11, 2018, mirroring the beginning and end of the conflict
