The Moonrakers Motorcycle Club of Devizes presented £500 to two charities. The money was raised at its annual rally and has gone to The Fire Fighters Charity and Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Club member Vicki Marsh said: “We were extremely pleased
After months spent scouring Europe for dedicated nurses, the Great Western Hospital is just 35 employees short of its recruitment target. Last April, faced with staff shortages caused by the limited numbers of nursing places offered at universities
Thousands of music fans chilled out in the sun listening to bands and musicians at this year’s Calnefest. The event on Saturday attracted around 4,000 people and more than 30 bands, who played across four main stages, catering for a wide range
Villagers in Hilmarton are running an art, craft and music festival this weekend to raise money for the ongoing maintenance of St Laurence Church. The festival, on Saturday and Sunday, will run from 10am to 4pm both days at five different venues
PUPILS at Dauntsey Academy Primary School in West Lavington demonstrated entrepreneurial skill by raising money for charity. Each of the 178 pupils was given £2, then they formed groups across all age groups to work out how to spend their money
Devizes MP Claire Perry has welcomed new unemployment figures showing that the number of people in the constituency claiming Job Seeker's Allowance fell by 6.2 per cent in the last month to 671 claimants. This represents a fall in the number of
THIS weekend sees the staging of the quarter-finals and semi-finals in both the Wiltshire ladies national two wood singles and national triples championship events. Box was due to host the two wood singles competition on Friday evening while the
PUBS across Wiltshire are determined to pull in the punters as World Cup fever grips the nation, with promotions or special events planned for the month-long event which starts today. Pubs have stocked up the cellars and employed extra staff in
No storyline here, it’s simply a straightforward celebration of the King of Pop’s dazzling repertoire, and it works because so many of his songs and their funky basslines are crying out to be moved to. This cast does just that with brilliant choreography
It's Day 2 of JUSTIN COOK's World Cup blogs for the Gazette and Herald. The bus ride into São Paulo took four hours to cover 17km from the airport. The whole journey was very surreal as I was watching the bus TV that showed the local news channel's
Aldbourne Youth Council has voted to allocate half of the prize money from its Prince of Wales Award of Honour to provide activities at its national play day. The decision on how to spend the £1,000, awarded as part of the accolade, which recognises
Offenders tried to get into Pizza Express, Market Place, Devizes, by the rear fire door but were unsuccessful. The attempted break-in happened between midnight and 10.10am on Saturday.
THE Witch Queen wrought havoc when she revolted against the king and trained a Wyvern dragon to become his enemy deep in the forest. But the story had a fairytale ending, with good triumphing over evil in the annual inter-schools drama day at Postern
Unemployment in the south west has decreased by 26,000 in the quarter to April, official figures revealed today. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a total of 136,000 people were unemployed in the region between February and
An appeal for witnesses to this morning's accident on the A361 at Caen Hill, Devizes, when a grey Seat Leon left the road, has been made by police. Officers say that at about 8.20am the Leon was being driven towards Devizes, when a black Citroen
HOLT reigned supreme in the men’s national fours championship semi-finals played at Chippenham Town last Saturday. Both of their quartets, skipped by Ben Gadd and Craig Doughty, won their respective semi-finals to book a place in the county fours
Pupils at the Springfields Academy in Calne are helping orphaned children affected by the war in Syria by knitting woollen squares for blankets to keep them warm. The squares will be sent to Jordan, where the academy has a partner school, as part
Marlborough Youth Football Club is organising its end of season player awards on the same day England kick off their World Cup bid against Italy. The event will have a Brazil World Cup theme and will include a fun Latin dance competition between
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Mark Collier was disappointed to see hotshot Lee Smith renege on his agreement to join the Bluebirds and sign for Hungerford Town. Collier revealed that the striker, who netted 38 goals to fire Cirencester Town to the Southern
THE Wiltshire Athletic Association hosted their inaugural awards ceremony at Devizes Sports & Social Club last week. The awards, supported by Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire & Swindon Sports (WASP), saw accolades presented in 11 categories
CALNE’S Jamie Skuse will contest round five of the Phoenix Tools Premier Motocross Championships at the Foxhill Moto Parc on Sunday. Skuse, the 2012 champion, is fourth overall in the the Expert Open Championship, led by defending chapion Luke
FORMER Dauntsey's School student Lewis Prosser has been named in Wales 16-man squad ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next month. Marlborough's Prosser played for Team Bath before moving to play in the Spanish Premiere League in Santander
Devizes MP Claire Perry said she is encouraged about the campaign to extend electrification to Bedwyn after meeting the Secretary of State for Transport. Mrs Perry and Richard Benyon, the MP for Newbury, Secretary of State Patrick McLoughlin, to
RYAN Moore and Kieren Fallon are the two jockeys in the frame to ride Wiltshire-trained Toormore in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot next week. Last season's champion two-year-old, trained by Richard Hannon, made an impressive return
Just after their Folkestone Festival and an appearance on Radio 3’s In Tune, the Sacconi Quartet (Ben Hancox and Hannah Dawson, violins; Robin Ashwell, viola; Cara Berridge, cello), came to Devizes for the first time – well not quite for the first
Paul Searle-Barnes’s choice of programme put the organ in St John’s Church, Devizes, through its paces in a performance which was enthusiastically received by the lunchtime audience on Saturday. An accomplished musician, who became a Fellow of
WILTSHIRE'S hopes of a return to the English county finals were dashed out the South West qualifier at Royal North Devon yesterday. The 2011 and 2012 national champions finished bottom of the six-team event at South West Week as Cornwall claimed
Police and ambulance crews were at the scene of an accident at Caen Hill, Devizes, where a car had gone off the road this morning. It is believed that a vehicle pulled out in front of a woman, who was driving a Seat Leon, on the A361 Caen Hill
HINTON-based equestrian rider Alexander Peternell has endured a tough start to the season but he is adamant his luck can change as he heads to Germany. The 33-year-old has seen two of his horses – Topstar and Not Landing – ruled out so far this
The M48 Severn Crossing will be closed this weekend to allow essential resurfacing work to take place. The westbound carriageway will be closed between 10am on Saturday, June 14, and 6pm on Sunday, June 15, while the work is completed. Chris
