Support for campaigns of book selling, bag packing and carol singing helped the 6th Devizes Scout Group raise £3,000 at Sainsbury’s. The group has thanked customers and staff of the supermarket in Devizes for raising the sum in a year. Money
Dentists and other staff at a practice in Devizes are to learn a new skill that may help to save lives in the town. Long Street Dental has bought a defibrillator that can be used if someone suffers a heart attack and will be trained how to use
Food lovers can enjoy a Spanish feast in Marlborough Town Hall in aid of the Carers Trust. The event at 7.30pm on Thursday, July 24, has been organised by St John’s pupil Max Brown as part of a school project. The trust is a national charity
The mother of a young Pewsey youngster Tavis Gray, who has a rare form of bone cancer, says she is overhelmed at the support from the community. A craft fair in Devizes and a car wash in Pewsey raised £1,744 for a fund set up to help nine-year-old
Lewis Cowen will perform a one-man show on the life of film producer Samuel Goldwyn at Marden House, Calne, on Thursday, July 17. The performance, to raise money for Dorothy House Hospice Care, starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £6 each. To book, call
Young fundraiser Meghan Harris was relieved when she arrived at school to find fellow pupils had left their uniforms at home and were wearing casual clothes. For Meghan, 13, it meant her bid to raise funds for our Give Us A Chance appeal was going
Devizes Opportunity Centre is to get at least £500 from the Lloyds Bank Community Fund but could receive as much as £3,000 if enough people vote for the nursery. Centre manager Betty Newman has received a letter saying it is on a shortlist of four
Nurse Carol Bennett was recognised for going the extra mile when she was announced as a runner-up in the Boots UK Health Hero Award. Mrs Bennett, of Marston, near Devizes, works at Cotswold House, an eating disorders unit at Savernake Hospital,
Devizes Claire Perry MP today launched her Shop Local Awards to find the best local independent shop in the Devizes constituency. People are being asked to vote for their favourite shop in one of four categories: Devizes, Marlborough, Tidworth
WILTSHIRE'S David Howell admits he worried whether he would ever make another Open Championship appearance after a career slump which threatened his future in the game. In 2006 the Swindon-born professional was inside the world's top 10 and on
When you hear people saying they are off to see a concert or musical show it’s usually at a theatre or at least in a town or village hall with a stage, writes NIGEL KERTON. Not so for many of the events taking place over the weekend of July 19-
POTTERNE'S batsmen were again in bludgeoning form as the villagers charged on in Wadworth 6X West of England League Glos/Wilts Division (2nd XI) with a huge derby success over Biddestone. Jamie Hayes hit a magnificent 208 not out of 108 balls,
Marlborough International Jazz Festival runs from Friday, July 18, to Sunday, July 21, turning the town into Wiltshire’s very own New Orleans Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the germination of a seed of an idea by the then mayor of Marlborough
Two lanes of the M4 westbound are closed with traffic now queueing between Junction 16, with the A3102 Swindon West, and J17, with the A350 at Chippenham, because of a car fire.
TORONADO will spearhead yet another powerful Glorious Goodwood team for Wiltshire trainer Richard Hannon in the Qipco Sussex Stakes as his stablemate Olympic Glory heads to France once again. The Queen Anne Stakes winner collected his first Group
The Ministry of Defence took pride of place at the Springfield Recreation Ground as Corsham’s summer fete kicked off with an Armed Forces theme. The free event – jointly opened by town council chairman Ruth Hopkinson and MoD Corsham director Gerry
LAST week's impressive Newmarket winners Estidhkaar and Ivawood, trained by Wiltshire's Richard Hannon, are still in contention for outings at Glorious Goodwood. The pair lead the way among Collingbourne Ducis trainer Hannon's two-year-olds, with
SWINDON golfer David Howell will hit the opening shot of the 143rd Open Championship when he tees up at Royal Liverpool on Thursday morning. Howell, who recently made his 500th European Tour start at the Open De France, will have the honour after
Police are directing traffic at the B4040 Charlton Road junction of the A429 in Malmesbury after an accident involving two vehicles.
Honey Knob Hill, Kington St Michael, has been closed around the Stanton Lane junction because of fallen power cables this morning.
CALNE cricketer Liam Dawson has signed a contract extension to keep him at Hampshire until 2017. Goatacre ace and Gazette & Herald columnist Dawson and former Essex wicketkeeper Adam Wheater have both agreed new deals, Wheater having made seven
The skies above Fairford boomed with the sound of jet engines on Saturday as the second day of the Royal International Air Tattoo wowed a sell-out crowd. The sun was blazing for most of the day meaning all the planned displays could go ahead, much
Devizes carnival and street festival organisers are desperate to find somewhere to store important items, including their iconic elephant lantern. Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts (DOCA) has been given short notice of the need to vacate its storage
BRADFORD Town will start life in the Toolstation League Premier Division with a home clash against Brislington on Saturday, August 9. Paul Shanley's men, the runaway winners of the First Division last season, step up a level this term and also
BOWLERS Chris Baker (4-30) and Naeem Khan (3-40) ripped through the Warminster batting to secure Biddestone's 87-run victory over Warminster in the Wadworth 6X West of England League Glos/Wilts Division. Chasing 212 to win, visitors Warminster
Speculation is growing that Prince George could eventually be educated, at least partly, in Wiltshire. When Duchess of Cambridge was 14 she withdrew from independent girls' school Downe House in Cold Ash, Berkshire, after just two terms after being
A collision closed a section of the M4’s westbound carriageway for more than five hours on Sunday morning. A black Renault Clio and a silver Land Rover Discovery collided near Leigh Delamere Services, in Chippenham, at 2.20am. The Land Rover
WILTSHIRE'S hopes of lifting the Unicorns Knockout Trophy were ended by a 105-run defeat to hosts Oxfordshire at Bicester & North Oxfordshire CC yesterday. The visitors, unbeaten in ten Championship and Trophy matches this season, lost the
Charity fundraiser Karen Fletcher spent nine days in hospital after a freak accident during a parachute jump. Mrs Fletcher, 55, who works as a receptionist at Market Lavington doctor’s surgery, had to undergo two operations. She is now back
The new Devizes Farmers’ Market, starting on Saturday, may be small to start with but organisers are confident it will soon rival the present offering. AThe market operates on the first Saturday of each month and will also be run on the third Saturday
