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  • Husband and wife tap into success in Marlborough

    Husband and wife team Stewart and Kim Joyce have taken the plunge and opened an antique bath business in Marlborough. Antique Bathrooms of Ivybridge & Marlborough was set up in Devon in 1991 and the showroom was relocated to Elcot Lane Trading

  • Picnics and play at Devizes are perfect recipe for a Sunday

    Families took advantage of the fine weather to enjoy lunch in Hillworth Park, Devizes, on Sunday. The park café was running the Big Lunch, part of a national initiative, and people could either bring their own food or tuck into snacks at the café

  • Hair salon uproots to new Devizes base

    After 20 years as a mobile hair stylist and eight years in her own salon in Littleton Panell, Sarah Hatcher is headed for the centre of Devizes. Mother-of-two Mrs Hatcher has opened her Heads on High hair salon at the former Strakers auction office

  • Grants available for Downs businesses

    Grants are available for sustainable development through The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The group is working with the Sustainable Development Fund, which aims to support projects that bring environmental, social and

  • Calne man's 1,100 miles helps hearts

    Pensioner Geoff Elkins is taking a well-deserved rest after cycling 1,100 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Mr Elkins, of Cotswold Close, Calne, took three weeks to complete the challenge, beginning at

  • Party’s just the job for Chippenham recruitment firm

    24-7 Staffing in Chippenham has celebrated 10 years in the recruitment industry. Since it formed in May 2004, the company has helped more than 4,500 registered candidates find new employment opportunities. Some 50 clients and candidates celebrated

  • Devizes firm joins network of business leaders

    Devizes flash memory technology expert Cardwave Services Ltd has become the latest member of the Beacon Network. The network comprises more than 30 high-growth businesses in Dorset, Wiltshire and neighbouring areas. It provides a platform to

  • Wheel future in Chippenham in engineering

    A Chippenham firm is leading the way in manufacturing lightweight racing wheels, after the business was pulled back from the brink four years ago. Teenagers who could be future engineers visited Dymag on Bumpers Farm last month to learn about the

  • Teams get ball rolling for Great Bedwyn's Maisie campaign

    Netball teams will pay tribute to Maisie Gibbins, who died after suffering a brain aneurysm, in the first major event for a fund set up in her memory. The 12-year-old, a pupil at St John’s School in Marlborough, died in November after being taken

  • Awards at the double for Devizes police

    Four police officers who rescued a mother and daughter from a burning house in Lacock have received awards praising their bravery this week. The team, from the armed response unit at Devizes headquarters, included Sergeant Glenn Bremner, PC Paul

  • Commended for bravery in Chippenham river rescue

    Two Chippenham police officers were awarded for their bravery in rescuing a man and woman who fell into an icy cold river. PC Tim Stevens, 26, and PC David Turner, 40, were commended by the Royal Humane Society at a Wiltshire Police awards ceremony

  • Hello at Chippenham to a robotic pal

    Children at Chippenham’s Redland Nursery spent the day with an interactive robot programmed to walk, talk and dance. The robot, nicknamed Robbie, is one of a pair of robots used in the IT department at Wiltshire College to train students in robotics

  • Chippenham Harriers are all set for town race event

    The Chippenham Harriers five mile road race and family fun runs take place this Sunday and entries are available on the day. More than 100 people have already signed up for the five mile road race, the highest number of pre-entries the running

  • Marlborough man's goal by goal account from Brazil

    Football fanatic Justin Cook will be keeping readers up to date with all the World Cup action on a Gazette internet blog when he flies out to Brazil this week. Mr Cook, 42, owner of Marlborough taxi business Arrow Private Hire, will be flying to