LACOCK’S prize pooches will go on show on Sunday to raise much-needed funds for disabled children. The Lacock Group of Riding for the Disabled is holding its annual equine boot sale, which this year will include a novelty dog show. The festivities
MUSIC will beckon through the streets of Marlborough this weekend during the International Jazz Festival. Opening the three-day festival tomorrow will be MEP for the South West Ashley Fox in the presence of Marlborough mayor Marian Hannaford-Dobson
Cancer survivor Thomas Green, who received vital support from The Youth Cancer Trust, is campaigning for the charity to win Best Health project in this year’s National Lottery Awards. The Youth Cancer Trust’s project, Wellbeing Activity Breaks
Families can an enjoy an open day at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Blakehill Farm nature reserve, near Cricklade, from 1pm on Saturday. There will be the chance to see how the trust's farming operations play a key role in managing its nature reserves
Cherhill School’s Sing-Up Choir will be the star attraction at this year’s Cherhill village fete, being held in the Manor Gardens on Saturday. The choir has performed at London’s O2 Arena as part of the Young Voices choir, and also sang at Calne
Lifelong Urchfont resident Pat Heath loved the village and was involved in numerous organisations. Mrs Heath died at Salisbury District Hospital on July 10, aged 85. She had been in ill health for some time. She was born and brought up in the
More than 200 people have signed a petition calling for the removal of new traffic signs on Corsham High Street, less than three weeks after they were installed. Priory Street resident Christine Reid started the campaign in protest over the number
Engineer, legislator and charity trustee Robert Alexander Holt Methuen, the 7th Baron Methuen, died last week after a short illness. The last of Corsham’s Methuen family to sit as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords, he enjoyed a long and distinguished
Health chiefs have begun fining the private firm Care UK for breaching targets of the 111 non-emergency health line in Wiltshire. The 111 service has struggled to meet targets since it began operating from a call centre in Bristol in February 2013
Rowde Youth Club, which is being forced to close because of a lack of volunteers, is to hold a farewell barbecue tomorrow. The club, run by Jan Barber and Karen Wheeler since 2009, has tried unsuccessfully for the past year to get parents and villagers
PLANS for a single-storey home in Hartmoor Road, Devizes, are being opposed by residents and the town council. Resident Peter Shaw told a town council planning committee meeting on Tuesday night that a new application by Clenche Properties was
Devizes School’s first careers fair has been hailed a success. More than 30 businesses were represented at the fair on Monday. It was held for school leavers to consider courses, apprenticeships and work opportunities. The event was organised
CHIPPENHAM Town chief Mark Collier refused to worry about being upstaged by his own son during his team’s first pre-season friendly of the summer. On Tuesday, the Bluebirds took on Hellenic League Shrivenham, who are managed by Collier junior Sam
Calne Aggregates’ application to increase the height of their stockpiles off Abberd Lane from three metres to five was refused by Wiltshire’s strategic planning committee yesterday. They company said it would increase operational efficiency but
A weekend by the sea ended in a nighmare for Donna and Karl Robinson when they parked their car on the beach and returned to find it submerged by the incoming tide. But Mrs Robinson, of Palmer Road, Devizes, was even more distressed when some reports
Two fires at Calne Aggregates and the Viridor landfill site in Calne have been referred to the police as suspicious. Firefighters from Calne and Chippenham were called to the first fire at Calne Aggregates, Abberd Lane, at 9pm on Wednesday, July
Devizes Opportunity Centre mum Rachel Pickford is having sleepless nights in the run-up to the Worton Family Fun Day on July 26. She said: “The organising has taken over my life. I just hope that people turn up on the day and really enjoy themselves
There were no French players to compete in a sport the nation had made its own, but joie de vivre was abundant as Sherston was again transformed into a giant ‘boulodrome’. The village’s ancient and – apart from one weekend each summer – typically
A former Wiltshire Police constable has been found guilty of offering to sell a story to the Sun about a "womanising and bullying" colleague. Darren Jennings went on trial at the Old Bailey charged with committing misconduct in a public office.
The family of Lord Methuen of Corsham has paid tribute to his dedication and kindness after he died agaed 82. Robert Lord Methuen, the 7th Baron Methuen served in the House of Lords for 20 years and was patron of the Corsham Civic Society.
A piece of graffiti containing explicit words has been removed from a wall in King Edward Close, Calne, after police spoke to the owner. Stockley resident Sue Baker complained to Calne Town Council and Wiltshire Council after walking past the wall
Year 11 students from John Bentley School, Calne, booked a huge firework display for their prom night to ensure the party ended with a bang. The students enjoyed a glitzy evening at Bowood Hotel last Friday, with a buffet, music from a cover band
A former Wiltshire Police officer was jailed for 18 months today for offering to sell a salacious story about a "womanising and bullying" colleague to the Sun newspaper. A jury took just over an hour and a half to find Darren Jennings, 41, guilty
A jury has retired to consider its verdict on a former Wiltshire Police constable accused of offering to sell a story about a "womanising and bullying" colleague to the Sun. Darren Jennings, 41, is on trial at the Old Bailey charged with committing
Devizes Lions’ new president hopes some lionesses may be encouraged to join the club which until now has been an all-male preserve. Solicitor David Bousfield said: “At the moment we only have men but I want to encourage new members generally, ideally
History will come alive when the Battle of Marlborough takes place on the Common on the weekend of July 26 and 27. The town council is working with the English Civil War Society to stage a re-enactment of the civil war battle recreating the events
Two girls from Marlborough presented the Queen with flowers today as she officially opened the £900 million redevelopment of Reading station. The Queen opened the new station at Reading 25 years ago and today, in a kingfisher blue silk dress with
Wiltshire Police have successfully backed a national campaign which aimed to clamp down on drink and drug driving. The Association of Chief Police Officers launched their month-long summer drink and drug drive campaign on June 1. In total,
Forty stallholders – double the number of the usual monthly farmers’ market – did a roaring trade at Chippenham’s first food and drink festival. The inaugural festival celebrated local producers and tickled tastebuds in the High Street, Market
Stunning new views of the site next to Lay Wood, on the boundary of Devizes and Bishops Cannings where 230-homes are to be built, have been taken by quadcopter. Graham Risdon, who runs www.mediainventions.com in Trowbridge, sent his 'eye-in-the-sky
Reshuffles have to be brutal to be effective. I grieve with so many of my friends who have left the Government after many years of hard labour before the mast. Nothing hurts more than being made redundant. Was it my fault? What did I do wrong?
Politicians love a good photo opportunity, and given the necessary emphasis on building a stronger economy, hard hats and hi-vis jackets have become de rigueur of late. But the invitation for me to take part in the ceremonial turf-cutting to mark the
The programme of summer concerts at St John’s Church, Chirton, gets under way with The Larkin Quartet on Saturday. The group are a young, dynamic string quartet whose performances include playing for the King of Thailand’s birthday in Bangkok and
More than 200 people went to see plans for the proposed Rowden Park garden village which would include 1,000 new homes in Chippenham. Crest Nicholson and Redcliffe Homes unveiled their plans, for a mix of two to five-bedroom homes between Rowden
As I mentioned a few columns ago, one of my local priorities is to see healthy and vibrant High Streets across the Constituency as not only does this make for vibrant local communities but also offer business opportunities for many talented local entrepreneurs
DAVID Howell admitted he was frustrated not to make the most of perfect conditions on the first day of the Open, conceding he needed to be more aggressive at a sun-drenched Royal Liverpool. Wiltshire ace Howell hit the first tee shot of the 143rd
Home matches in CAPS. Fixtures subject to change Sat, Aug 9: Biggleswade Town Mon, Aug 11: Redditch United Sat, Aug 16: ARLESEY TOWN Tue, Aug 19: Dorchester Town Sat, Aug 23: Histon Mon, Aug 25: PAULTON ROVERS Sat, Aug 30
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Mark Collier has no qualms about taking his side on the road twice in the space of three days when the new Southern League Premier Division season kicks off. The Bluebirds get one of their longest away trips of the season
AL KAZEEM, Beckhampton trainer Roger Charlton's triple Group One winner from last season, makes his return to action in Saturday's Doom Bar Stakes at Newbury. The Listed race over 10 furlongs, registered as the Steventon Stakes, suits the six-year-old
One lane of the M4 westbound between J16, A3102 (Swindon West) and J17, A350 (Chippenham) has been closed because of a broken-down vehicle. Matrix signs have been set to 50mph.
Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a 22-year-old motorcyclist died in Devizes this morning. The incident took place this morning shortly before 7.40am on Prison Bridge, Devizes, involving a motorcycle and a bus. The bus driver
SWINDON Supermarine will travel to Didcot Town for their opening Southern Football League Division One South & West fixture of the season on August 9. Dave Webb's men, who missed out on promotion last season, host Yate in their first home match
COUNTY semi-finals day at Westlecot on Sunday in the four men’s events - four and two wood singles, junior singles and pairs championships - produced several outstanding performances. Holt’s Wayne Simmonds won both of his semi-finals in the singles
Villagers are fuming over plans to turn their favourite pub into an Indian restaurant. More than 400 people have signed a petition demanding the Oliver Cromwell pub at St Edith’s Marsh remains a community pub and does not become a curry house.
CHIPPENHAM Town will open their 2014-15 Southern Football League Premier Division campaign with a trip to Biggleswade Town on August 9. Mark Collier's Bluebirds get one of their longest away trips of the season out of the way early as they travel
A motorcyclist from the Devizes area died this morning after a head-on collision with a bus at Prison Bridge, Devizes. Emergency services were called at 7.40am and the male motorcyclist was taken by land ambulance to the Royal United Hospital,
Forty stallholders – double the number of the usual monthly farmers’ market – did a roaring trade at Chippenham’s first food and drink festival. The inaugural festival celebrated local producers and tickled tastebuds in the High Street, Market
Chippenham will be treated to three days of drama, music and dance this weekend with the Community Arts Festival springing up in several venues across town. It is an extension of last year’s drama festival and a mixture of professional touring
