Two ex-military men held a commemorative event to mark D-Day using a bell that was on one of of the American boats that invaded Normandy. Robin Mitchell and his neighbour Ian Richards marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day today by ringing the bell
About 80 people attended a meeting to voice concern about proposed housing developments near Birds Marsh in Chippenham. Those meeting in Langley Burrell on Monday formed a residents’ association and a committee of 12 members will meet on Tuesday
Devizes’ male majorette troupe raised laughs and money for its charity Contact a Family in Devizes Market Place on Saturday. It was the first time the Major Wrecks had put on a standalone street performance in the town for a few years. Member
Friends and family of Marlborough stalwart Vicky Philpott, who died of cancer in March last year, dressed in pink to run the Race for Life in her memory. Mrs Philpott’s daughters, Mollie and Hattie, sister-in-law Julie Gray, nieces Kim and Jo Wingham
Vandals who smashed windows at an abandoned old people’s home in Malmesbury have inadvertently caused the early closure of a popular graffiti zoo. Police in the town say they reluctantly had to ask for the old Burnham House site to be cordoned
A new Megabus service will run between Chippenham and London from next week. The budget service to the capital will start on Monday, June 9, and will run in each direction four times a day. It will be picking up from The Bridge and call at
Former top motocross rider Mark Hucklebridge will break off his cancer treatment so he can race again this weekend. Hundreds of competitors and fans from the racing world are coming to support Mr Hucklebridge’s campaign to raise £50,000 this year
Groups and organisations in Bishops Cannings have got together to organise a ten-day parish festival. Starting tomorrow, the festival includes chariot racing, a young people’s concert, a quiz night and ends on June 15 with a farm festival and family
Traditional field events will be one of the new features at Bromham Carnival as the committee builds on the success of last year. The carnival has been going for more than 50 years and last year was one of the most successful in terms of money
The community work carried out by volunteers, police officers and police community support officers across Wiltshire and Swindon was recognised today at the first Neighbourhood Policing Awards presentation in Devizes. The awards were set up by
Friends of popular Red Cross volunteer Ivy Ward have planted a rose in a Chippenham park in her memory. Mrs Ward, who lived in Broomfield, Chippenham, and died in May last year, was involved with the British Red Cross for 45 years. Born in
Immigration enforcement officers made ten arrests at four restaurants in Chippenham last night. Four raids were carried out simultaneously at 6.15pm by Home Office immigration teams from Bristol and Plymouth. A 25-year-old, a 28-year-old and
Lewis Cowen, who has just retired from the Gazette and Herald, has a passion for performance which made him an influential figure in Devizes’ thriving arts scene. He has been one of the backbones of The Wharf Theatre, appearing in countless productions
Gazette and Herald reporter Lewis Cowen, who has been reporting on Devizes for the last 24 years, is looking forward to his retirement. Mr Cowen, who celebrates his 65th birthday on June 13, was a professional actor before he decided to change
In recognition of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings the Blue Apple catering team at Help for Heroes' recovery centre in Tedworth House, Tidworth, have run a ration book system in Café Hero, cooked up a D-Day inspired dish and staff even held
BIDDESTONE Cricket Club youth co-ordinator Graham Horn is hoping that his club can continue to reap the rewards of their relationship with the Assam Cricket Academy in India. Three club youngsters spent two weeks revolutionising their game in the
Former Gazette reporter Lewis Cowen raised nearly £800 for Dorothy House Hospice Care with his one-man show at Devizes Books on Friday and Saturday. Include Me Out, about Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn, played to audiences of around 50 each night
COUNTY skipper Mike Coles is hoping that his rejuvenated Wiltshire side can take their fine form from the Unicorns Knockout Trophy into their Unicorns Championship campaign. Wiltshire failed to win a competitive game in all competitions last summer
The stalwart volunteers of Cossor’s Shop in Pewsey put their glad rags on and headed to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday for a garden party. Volunteers Jackie Giddings and Brenda Andrews, who retired from the charity shop in October, and Di Stephens
PINT-SIZED pony rider Emily Irvine is preparing to compete at the country’s oldest horse show for the second time in two years – aged just four. The Sherston Primary School pupil, from Foxley, who stepped into the famous Hickstead arena at last
FORMER Marlborough College pupil Jamie Gibson has been backed for England honours by Wiltshire-based World Cup winner Lewis Moody. Gibson, who moved from London Irish to Leicester Tigers at the start of the season, excelled in his maiden campaign
BECKHAMPTON trainer Roger Charlton has raised the possibility of Al Kazeem running in a Listed race before possibly taking in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes. A triple Group One winner last summer, he was bought by the Queen to stand
Tom Edwards, 32, probably climbed out of a moving train after missing his stop and then fell to his death, a coroner said today. Mr Edwards, from Chapel Street, Derry Hill, went missing after a night out in Swindon on June 28 last year and was
A severe weather warning, which includes Wiltshire, has been issued for much of England tomorrow. Some areas of Britain are expected to see nearly half of an entire month's rain fall in just an hour. The Met Office said thundery rain is expected
CAPTAIN Pete Bicknell is relishing the prospect of returning ‘home’ with an exciting young Wiltshire side when the county contest South West Week in Devon. Wiltshire, the national champion county in 2011 and 2012, head to Royal North Devon Golf
NEW manager Paul Braithwaite insists he is not planning to dismantle the current Wootton Bassett Town squad as he looks to keep hold of the club’s top players. Braithwaite was named Bassett manager last weekend and will lead his new side into their
NOMINATIONS for our Sports Stars of Tomorrow competition, in conjunction with Devizes-based charity Bag4Sport Foundation, are starting to flood in. But you still have plenty of time to nominate a youngster aged 16 or under who you believe has potential
All eyes will be on Pewsey when the route of the UK’s most prestigious cycle race – the Tour of Britain – passes through the village. More than 100 elite international cyclists will race through Pewsey on September 12, the day after the Carnival
AFTER treading the same Twickenham turf with Lions Owen Farrell and George North, Marlborough head coach Adrian Wilmot says his U12 side will be forever reliving their special day out last Saturday. As Saracens and Northampton Saints battled it
VETERANS of the D-Day landings, including those from Wiltshire, honoured their fallen comrades during a poignant service of remembrance in Normandy attended by the Queen today. Surrounded by war graves, old soldiers, sailors and airmen gathered
The campaign to preserve the TransWilts rail service is already picking up steam, as politicians across the county get on board to oppose cuts to the service. Concerns were raised last week over the future of the service from Westbury to Swindon
URCHFONT skipper Patrick Bromley paid tribute to returning batsman Morlon Simon after his century helped his side to a 155-run win over Collingbourne in Division One on Saturday. Simon smashed 115 and shared a third-wicket stand off 77 with Joe
The centre of Malmesbury will step back into the 17th century this month, when a living history weekend recreates an English Civil War skirmish over Abbey House. Colonel Nicholas Devereux arrived on June 14, 1644, took over the property and garrisoned
THE steady golf of Wiltshire amateur Jordan Smith looked certain to keep him safely inside the cut on his European Tour debut at the Lyoness Open in Austria today. The Derry Hill player, based at the Bowood Golf & Country Club, added a level-par
SKIPPER Pete Dennett reckons it’s up to Corsham to cut out their errors and get back to winning ways. The Station Road side slipped to a narrow six-run defeat at Weston-super-Mare last weekend and Dennett thinks a number of mistakes were to blame
POTTERNE skipper Neil Clark is hoping his side now believe that they can mix it with the best teams in the West of England Premier League after their maiden National Club Championship campaign. The Premier Two villagers claimed a memorable victory
BIDDESTONE skipper James Mitchell concedes his side need little analysis of where their Glos/Wilts Division campaign is coming unstuck at the moment as their woes with the bat continued at leaders Lechlade. The visitors threw away a promising position
Leonard Holloway, 99, played a vital role in keeping the front line supplied with ammunition on D-Day. Corporal Holloway served with The Pioneer Corps, which performed a wide variety of tasks, and he was on Juno Beach on D-Day. He and his colleagues
MARSHFIELD skipper Dan Watson reckons his side showed that they’re a force to be reckoned as they beat promotion-chasers Burbage & Easton Royal by six wickets last weekend. The Marshfield bowling attack claimed the hosts’ first six wickets
CHIPPENHAM jockey James Harding is celebrating a dream start to his 2014 campaign after landing two winners in his first two races. The 21-year-old, whose family live in Monkton Park, showed few signs of rustiness as he returned to the competitive
Teacher Mark Enright says people call him “nutty”, but marvel at the robots he makes. Mr Enright, 48, spends his days as an ICT teacher at the John Bentley School in Calne, but his spare time making robots based on Star Wars, Doctor Who and other
Visitors to the Corsham home of Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason can sample the dark side of the macaroon later this month, when he opens his doors for a celebrity cake auction. The rock star and his wife Annette will host an open garden weekend at
