Broadleas House gardens in Devizes will be open to the public on Sunday, July 6, from 2pm to 5.30pm as part of the National Gardens Scheme. The six-acre garden includes herbaceous borders and a bee garden. Entry is £5, free for children, dogs allowed
A popular sight on Colerne roads will soon be gone for good ride as an unusual Wiltshire tour company prepares to close. Stewart Mackay is a common sight around Bath and West Wiltshire on his custom-built three-wheeled Razorcat trike, which he
With some time to spare before England’s first World Cup group game against Italy, what better place to go for a meal than the recently opened Italian restaurant Prezzo. This was one of the first to open at Trowbridge’s £17m St Stephen’s Place
FASHION designer Louise Kavanagh has launched her own company selling silk dresses made in England. The entrepreneur, 22, decided the time was right to create her own collection of clothes after working for a number of years in fashion retail,
FORMER beauty pageant contestant Harriet Letheren has swapped position to go behind the camera lens. Miss Letheren has forged a successful career in photography and has now moved her business to a studio at Coate, near Devizes. The 24-year-old
TRIPLE Olympic medallist Tina Cook believes her new championship horse De Novo News is ready for the challenge that awaits in next month's World Equestrian Games. The combination provided further evidence of a burgeoning partnership by holding
Andrew Roberts, managing director of Wiltshire’s Box Steam Brewery, has been named as one of the top 42 business leaders under 42 years old by South West Business Insider magazine. Insider’s annual Under 42 programme recognises some of the South
PLANS to retain the former St Peter’s Primary School building in Devizes and convert it into housing have been welcomed. The school, in Bath Road, closed in April 2012 when pupils relocated to the new Trinity Primary School on the Quakers Walk
Most teenagers who go back-packing around Australia return home with not much more than a good tan and some surfing skills, but Callum Harford came back home with a business idea he hopes will make his fortune. Mr Harford, 19, from Tytherton Lucas
Families enjoyed a day in the sun at the Kennet Valley Hall family fun day at Lockeridge. This is the second event the Kennet Valley Hall committee has organised to raise money for the village community venue. As well as family-friendly entertainment
A summer drinks party held in the gardens of a beautiful village home has raised more than £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The evening of champagne and music, organised by a four-strong committee known as the Malmesbury Group, was held at
Marlborough Players hold open auditions for their November production of The Odd Couple on Sunday at 2.30pm and Wednesday, July 9, at 7.30pm, both at The Bear Hotel, Marlborough High Street. For more information call David Williams on 07747 705949
BEECHINGSTOKE’S Mark Rudd is concentrating on the positives as his Archery World Cup campaign continues. The 48-year-old, a member of Devizes Bowmen, is competing in a World Cup series for the first time and was ranked 75th out of 96 men’s compound
BLUEBIRDS chairman Neil Blackmore reckons that there’s a ‘positive buzz’ about Chippenham Town as his club continue their preparations for the upcoming season. The Bluebirds players are back in pre-season training whilst Hardenhuish Park has received
Councillor Judy Rose will represent Devizes Town Council at the planning appeal inquiry by St Mary’s Parochial Church Council. The PCC was refused planning permission by Wiltshire Council for a cloister-style extension, in New Park Street, despite
Artwork by staff at the John Bentley School in Calne in memory of 17-year-old Tylor Stevens has been placed on a wall outside the art block. Tylor, a pupil at the school, was born with complex congenital heart defects and died on June 28 last year
Independent bookseller Richard Matters is closing his Devizes shop after nine years of trading. Mr Matters, 61, said the lease on his shop, Reading Matters in Sidmouth Street, was up for renewal and he had decided not to continue. He said:
Dignitaries from Kenya met Devizes mayor Sarah Bridewell during a visit to the UK. The party of four, including an education minister, were here on a trip organised by Cliff Evans of Devizes who founded The Kileva Found-ation charity. It helps
