It may only be July but in Royal Wootton Bassett plans are already underway to make this year the best Christmas ever. Members of Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council have already been in touch with the staff at Longleat to order the Christmas tree
TRIBUTES have been paid to the founder of the famous Pewsey Wheelbarrow Race Tony Kimber, who has died at the age of 76. Mr Kimber, of Milton Road, Pewsey, was in the building trade and was heavily involved in the village’s annual carnival.
CHIPPENHAM Town will host Somerset rivals Paulton Rovers in the first round of next season's Red Insure Cup. The match will take place at Hardenhuish Park in the week commencing October 13. Frome Town must travel to Southern League new boys
Devizes Floral Club members enjoyed the demonstration by Jo Jacobs from Weston-super-Mare at the May meeting. The June meeting was a garden visit to Ridleys Cheer in Chippenham by permission of Mr and Mrs Young. A superb garden with beautiful
Diggers have moved in to Wiltshire College at Chippenham to prepare the ground for the new £20m campus. The college and construction firm Willmott Dixon were holding a milestone ceremony today with the first turf being cut by Chippenham MP Duncan
More than 100 children from Sherston Primary School took part in an Olympic legacy day, held to encourage competitive spirit and athleticism. During the event, last Sunday, children took part in ten events, including a mini decathlon, shot put,
More than 200 classic vehicles will be at the Atwell Motor Museum’s annual show on Sunday. The museum, in Stockley Lane, Calne, is expecting a variety of vehicles, from collectors’ cars to commercial vehicles, tractors and bikes. Motoring fans
Wiltshire Police are renewing an appeal for witnesses following a fatal accident on Monday on the A4 near Silbury Hill. The incident took place on the A4 at Silbury Hill at 3.16pm when a red Austin Mini was driving east on the A4 from the direction
Robert Alexander Holt, the seventh Baron Methuen, who served in Parliament as both a hereditary and elected peer, died on Wednesday aged 82. The youngest of three brothers, he was born in 1931 and studied at Shrewsbury School and then Trinity College
Customers of a butcher’s shop in Devizes, which unexpectedly closed last week, have taken to social media to express their dismay. Country Butchers, in Little Brittox, was opened by Daniel Curtis in April 2011 and became known for its cheeky signs
Plans to demolish St Paul’s Church Hall in Chippenham and sell the land to developers will benefit the community in the long-run, says its vicar, the Rev Simon Dunn. Mr Dunn, team vicar for the north Chippenham group of churches including St Paul
Work on Devizes £140,000 skate park is due to begin on Monday. It will be built next to the sports pitches in Green Lane, despite the site being previously rejected over concerns it was remote and its noise would affect Drews Park residents.
Communities trying to write a neighbourhood plan need protection from developers, says a councillor after the Government was overruled allowing 180 homes to be built at Filands, Malmesbury. Gleeson Developments recieved planning permission in error
PUPILS at St Francis School in Pewsey got a taste of life as an MP when they were welcomed to Parliment by Claire Perry. Year 7 and 8 pupils spent 20 minutes with Ms Perry, learning about her role as MP for Devizes’ constituency. They also asked
WILTSHIRE eventer David Doel hopes his comeback win at last weekend’s Barbury International Horse Trials can be the springboard to securing a place at September’s European Young Rider Championships in Portugal. Reybridge rider Doel, 21, returned
Horse trainer Allun Sutherland hasn’t let the small matter of a broken nose stop him training to become a boxer as part of a television challenge. The 41-year-old from Upper Seagry is taking part in a 10-week programme run by Zero to Hero Boxing
A 55-year-old woman was arrested at Devizes Beer Festival on Saturday evening for being drunk and disorderly but was later released without charge. Devizes police sergeant Joanne Spencer said: “The fact someone was arrested as they could not handle
A running race that raises money for a village church is to be held in Bishops Cannings for the 32nd time this Saturday. But a problem with the 5000 Metre Dash’s website means organiser Frances Goddard is worried some would-be entrants are unable
BARBURY king Andrew Nicholson reckons his long-term companion Avebury deserves to lap up the praise after the pair mercilessly marched to a third straight trials title last weekend. Nicholson had won the top CIC three-star prize with his trusty
County archivist Steve Hobbs will give a talk on church courts at the Nursteed Centre, Devizes, on Tuesday, at 7.15pm. Entry is free and family history advice is available. Details from (01380) 724379.
Friends and family of inspirational mum Natasha Goode turned out in force in Devizes today to say their final goodbyes. Scores of people who knew Mrs Goode, 28, who died at home just two weeks after marrying her husband Stewart at the Royal United
BARBURY Estate owner Nigel Bunter is hoping that the Trials’ tenth birthday will live long in the memory. As well as Marlborough’s New Zealand international star Andrew Nicholson completing a hat-trick of CIC three-star titles on Avebury, a team
WILTSHIRE batsman Jayden Levitt reckons the county side’s new-found strength-in-depth played a huge part in their nine-wicket Unicorns Championship win over Berkshire this week. The county side’s stunning season showed no signs of subsiding as
PROUD Wiltshire team boss Neil Shardlow paid tribute to the side’s memorable season as their winning run reached double figures this week. Wiltshire, who failed to win a single game last season, notched up their tenth victory of the summer with
A £129 million cash boost for more dual carriageway on the A350 around Chippenham and 400 more parking spaces at the railway station has been welcomed. The Government investment will mean the congested A350 will be made into dual carriageway from
Gleeson Developments, who received planning permission in error from a planning inspector for a 180-home development at Malmesbury, have won a remarkable fight to keep it at London’s Court of Appeal. The inspector's decision to grant outline permission
A white iPad 2 was stolen from The Chequers Beauty Salon in Devizes when it was broken into on Sunday night. Salon owner Laura Brolan has appealed for anyone who is offered an iPad with a crack on the top left side to get in touch with her.
MORE than 1,700 pupils from across the county took part in the third annual Wiltshire Schools Games at Marlborough College last week. The 500 youngsters from 36 primary schools and 1,200 students from 29 secondary schools featured in the multi-sport
ROSS Langdon, of South Cerney Golf Club, finished on two under par to win the Hills Wiltshire Professionals tournament at Marlborough Golf Club. The 36-hole event saw 18 professionals tee off and, after the first round, Chippenham Golf Centre’s
CORSHAM skipper Pete Dennett saluted teammate Mike Coles as his side claimed their fourth Wadworth 6X West of England League Premier One victory on the trot as they crushed Bridgwater by eight wickets at Station Road. Dennett's men are third in
Neighbours have told of the frantic search for three-year-old Jack Rowe, who died yesterday morning only hours after he was found lying face down in the family swimming pool. His family launched a massive search in their home village of Upavon
POTTERNE remain in the thick of the promotion hunt after a complete demolition of Chard at The Grove. Electing to bat, the villagers amassed a mammoth 355-7 from their 50 overs, built mainly around two centuries from Wiltshire stars Neil Clark
Arsonists could be to blame for fires at Calne Aggregates and the Viridor landfill site in Calne. Firefighters from Calne and Chippenham were called to the first fire at Calne Aggregates, Abberd Lane, at 9.01pm on Wednesday. They found flames
CHIPPENHAM skipper Lee Ward believes back-to-back derbies have lit the fire under his side’s league campaign. The Hardenhuish Park men’s revival in the Glos/Wilts Division continued as they surprised promotion-contending neighbours Biddestone by
MARSHFIELD are the new leaders after they beat Devizes by three wickets and Great Bedwyn were surprised by Winsley. Tim Saye hit 78 in Devizes’ 202 all out, but James Williams scored 75 and Russell Lodge 44 in Marshfield’s 204-7. Bedwyn slipped
WILTSHIRE trainer Richard Hannon went as far as to compare the unbeaten juvenile Ivawood with his top-class miler Toronado after a clinical victory on a sodden opening afternoon of Newmarket's July Festival. Not ready for Ascot, having made his
The go-ahead for a 230-home development at Lay Wood, Devizes, has been given to the Crown Estate by Wiltshire Council after a deal worth more than £2 million was reached. Of the 230 new homes, 92 - or 40 per cent - will be what is described as
The boy who was found in a swimming pool and later died had been celebrating his third birthday. Wiltshire Police were called shortly after 7pm on Wednesday, July 9, after at child was reported missing in Upavon. Jack Rowe, of Upavon, who was
Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service dealt with 13 incidents during a nine-hour strike by members of the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) between 10am and 7pm yesterday. Of these, nine were false alarms, three were related to bonfires and one was in support
Members of a Chippenham Rotary club were treated to a surprise guest at the president’s dinner last Friday - Isla St Clair. The 62-year-old Scottish folk singer became a household name when she co–hosted The Generation Game with Larry Grayson from
Chippenham.s first food and drink festival takes place on Sunday and will celebrate local food and drink and the people who produce it. The festival will take over the High Street, Market Place and Emery Gate shopping centre from 10am until 3.30pm
The Last Night of the Proms will come to Devizes on Saturday, July 19, when a concert of orchestral music will be performed in the Corn Exchange. Wessex Concert Orchestra will keep the tempo upbeat for a summer spectacular which starts at 7.30pm
Around 300 people visited an exhibition set up to showcase the work of sixth form students at John Bentley School in Calne last week. The three-day exhibition, at the Calne Heritage Centre, included traditional paintings, textiles, and mixed media
