A living history weekend attracted thousands of people, eager to discover what it would have been like to live in Malmesbury during the 17th century’s English Civil War. More than 200 re-enactors from the Civil War Society dressed in period costume
Villagers discovered each other’s hidden talents at an arts, craft and music festival in Hilmarton at the weekend raising money for maintenance at St Laurence Church. The festival, on Saturday and Sunday, included an art exhibition, a cake decoration
Police received a report of a fight starting among ten people in Market Place, Chippenham, at 4am on Sunday. When they arrived there was no sign of any disturbance.
Several cars parked in Shelburne Road, Calne, were damaged overnight between June 6 and June 7. Three cars - a Ford KA, a Ford Mondeo and a Fiat Punto- had one of their wing mirrors knocked.
Wiltshire Police are urging people to be vigilant following a series of thefts of catalytic converters. Vehicles across the county have been targeted by thieves in recent weeks. In most cases, the perpetrators are removing catalytic converters
Devizes Town Council is asking for clarification on access to Devizes Canoe Club’s proposed new base at Lower Wharf following concerns raised by residents living nearby. On Tuesday night the council’s planning committee considered the club’s planning
Celebrations to mark Marlborough Bowls Club’s 80th anniversary get under way this Saturday with four members taking part in a bowlathalon. The challenge was the brainchild of Alan Eyles who will be playing a ten-minute game on all 47 bowling greens
A Group of over fifties from Malmesbury hope to set up a University of the Third Age, allowing people to share their experience and expertise with those keen to learn new skills. The group is looking for over fifties who are no longer working full-time
The Red Arrows will perform a flypast over Castle Combe Circuit tomorrow at 1.50pm as a mark of respect for RAF Reserves rider Simon Andrews, who tragically died following an accident at the North West 200. The circuit's motorcycle festival takes
Devizes Town Council is to investigate ways of stopping young drivers from parking on the small Green. At a meeting, councillor Sue Evans said she had received complaints from residents of The Island, next to the Green, about non- residents’ cars
JAKE Honour concedes that winning the Michelin Clio Cup Road Series title could now prove too difficult as he comes to terms with the knock-on effect of his first-ever crash. The 22-year-old, who lives in Rowde, began his race career by converting
Chippenham's former post office in Market Place may become an accountant’s office, if a planning application by Primeco gets the go ahead. The 895 sqm building at 41-43 Market Place, which housed the Post Office since it was built in 1959, has
A live bullet was handed to staff at Sainsbury’s after being found in the Chippenham store car park last Friday at 4.30pm. It was disposed of by police.
Crowds are gathering today in Avebury to celebrate the summer solstice, which culminates with sunrise tomorrow. Numbers are expected to be up on last year because of the fine weather and because the annual Pagan celebration falls on a weekend this
Teacher Ron Lester will have his winning entry from the Keevil Scarecrow Festival auctioned by BBC Flog It! presenter Paul Martin tomorrow. Mr Lester, who is a design and technology teacher at Maltravers School, Springfield Road, Westbury, created
Five years of creating magical art in Corsham come to an end this summer, as ceramicist Claire Baker ends her time as resident artist at The Pound. The arts centre on Pound Pill aims to bring art of every type direct to the public, and to that
Families can enjoy a host of activities at a midsummer weekend in East Tytherton. The weekend, on the village green at East Tytherton, starts tomorrow with a children’s disco from 4.30pm-7pm. There is a village fete on Saturday from 2-4pm,
Sainsbury's has confirmed that it is keen to open a convenience store by the railway station in Chippenham, which would create at least 20 jobs. Planning permission has been granted to change the former Royal Mail sorting office building on Station
Characters from a galaxy far, far away descended on Corsham, as a comic store celebrated two decades in the town. Star Wars characters including Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers invaded Automattic Comics on Saturday, as owner Matt Booker celebrated
MY fellow Wiltshire player James Vince is in unbelievable form for Hampshire at the moment and you’d think there must be and England call-up in the offing soon. To reach 1,000 county championship runs at this stage of June is a fantastic achievement
Firefighters are preparing to return to the picket line this weekend, as they prepare for a further strike, nine days after the longest walkout of their long-running dispute. Members of the Fire Brigades Union will strike from 10am to 5pm on Saturday
The England World Cup match passed off peacefully in Devizes last night. Police said the behaviour of customers watching the match at pubs in the town was good natured. Sgt Joanne Spencer said: “It was reassuring that those people who were
Police received complaints of men running naked out of a house party in Priory Street, Corsham, and taking selfies before dashing back inside at midnight on Saturday. When police attended the party was over.
TO look at them now you would never guess that identical twins Joey and Rhys Horne were given just 24 hours to live when they born by emergency caesarean section. The boys, now 17 months old, and their mum Michelle, 27, of Oak Close, Bishops Cannings
A farm festival and family dog show rounded off a successful 10-day parish festival in Bishops Cannings. Visitors to the final event on Sunday at Horton House Farm met animals, went on tractor rides and enjoyed other entertainment, including Morris
Wiltshire Museum in Devizes is hosting an exhibition on crop circles. The multi-media exhibition features photos of some of the most intricate and perplexing crop circles of recent years. Using images, film and interactive map-displays, it
Drug-sniffer dogs and their handlers will be on patrol at Stonehenge for the summer solstice, say Wiltshire Police. The force was today warning about how any offenders would dealt with during the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge as they
A record-breaking scarecrow festival brought Fiddler on the Roof and South Pacific to Kington Langley at the weekend. The musicals-themed trail was seen by 700 families and raised more than £10,000 for local charities. Last year’s event sold 600
A Chippenham cheerleading squad is celebrating multiple successes in a leading national championship. Chippenham Vibes competed against 24 other teams in the Cheer Sport Wales competition at Newport and came away with a trophy for every one of
Wiltshire Police are urging anyone celebrating the summer solstice at Stonehenge between 7pm today and 8am tomorrow to get there by public transport. Supt Gavin Williams said: "As solstice occurs at the start of the weekend this year, we anticipate
A man from Chippenham assaulted his girlfriend while serving a community order for beating up his ex. Pictures of the severely swollen and bloody face of Loretta Butterworth after an attack by Toby Hayden spread across the globe in March last year
The Real Me is Thin and despite Arabella Weir's worst fears, according to the title of her first book, her Bum certainly didn't look Big in what she was wearing on Sunday. This very funny and entertaining lady was in very good shape indeed (lovely
Great-gran Vera Heath was 100 yesterday and has marked the occasion with a surprise party surrounded by her family and friends. The mother-of-three moved to Froxfield from London in 1944, after marrying Stanley Heath. They had met at the Plough
It wasn’t just winged creatures that were spotted on the latest bat walk through Stonebridge Meadow in Marlborough, nature lovers were also treated to a rare view of an otter. While on the bridge in the wild river reserve in Marlborough, the 10
