DEVIZES judoka Tom Reed tonight claimed a silver medal at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Reed, 28, lost out on the Commonwealth title as Owen Livesey completed edged him out on penalties in the final of the under-81kgs. Camberley judoka
Royal Wootton Bassett’s Community Cinema is looking for residents to choose the next three films scheduled for October, November and December this year. Residents have until August 10 to vote and make their suggestions. Films could include
WILTSHIRE'S Laura Halford struggled to comprehend what she had achieved after clinching a second Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow today. Cricklade's Halford, who is competing in her first major competition at the Commonwealth Games, was as shocked
Former soldier Georgia Delaney has put down her rifle and hopes to pick up a crown as she heads into the Miss South West of Great Britain competition. The 23-year-old, of Bremhill View in Calne, left the 2 Royal Welsh Regiment, based in Tidworth
Staff at Hatts Travel spoke of their shock after being told the Wiltshire family coach firm has ceased trading with the loss of 89 jobs. They said they had no idea the closure was in the offing. A steady stream of empty Hatts coaches and Wiltshire
WILTSHIRE'S Laura Halford claimed his second medal of the Commonwealth Games with bronze in the individual rhythmic gymnastics all-around final in Glasgow today. Halford and Wales teammate Francesca Jones, who took silver, followed up their team
An 18th-century cottage in Great Bedwyn was demolished just a day before the building was given listed status. It is understood 23 Stokke Common was knocked down on July 7 by owner Charles Bailey of Elcot Lane, Marlborough. The following day
Nurse Jennifer Lyons has praised her neighbours, after they rushed to her aid when she was injured as lightning struck her Chippenham home. She was inside her house on Larkham Rise with her 17-year-old daughter April when it struck on Saturday
ormer boxing heavyweight champion of the world and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye is back on our screens - this time as a weatherman for dogs. The proud Chihuahua owner delivers a 'weather pawcast'
STAFF and customers at the Cavalier pub in Devizes will be raising funds for Devizes Opportunity Centre on August 2. The garden of the pub in Eastleigh Road will be transformed into an entertainment area for all the family from 1pm to 6pm.
THE biggest fundraising event of the year for our Give Us A Chance appeal takes place in Worton on Saturday when a family fun day is held from 11am. Parents, staff and other supporters of Devizes Opportunity Centre are keeping their fingers crossed
DEVIZES judoka Tom Reed will compete for the men's U81 kgs gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow tonight after a third successive ippon victory in the preliminaries this lunchtime. Team Bath ace Reed, 28, defeated Canadian teenager Louis
When Hatts Travel, which went into receivership today, was founded 85 years ago, the passengers were sharing buses with livestock. The firm began in 1928 with a lefthand drive seven-seater Buick taking children to Calne from Christian Malford,
A DOG owner has taken a bag of smashed glass she collected from the river to Chippenham Town Hall after her Labrador sliced its paw open on a broken bottle. Nicky Townsend is having to pay hundreds of pounds in vet bills for Lily, aged one, after
An event to mark the end of Devizes Youth Centre will be held on Saturday, on The Green, from 1pm to 4pm. Young people and youth workers past and present are being encouraged to attend to share their memories of the centre and enjoy a barbecue
The closure of Hatts Travel means the loss of 89 jobs and 1,000 members of public who have made bookings will be affected. Based at Foxham, near Chippenham, the family firm has appointed restructuring specialists FRP Advisory as administrators.
Family coach firm Hatts Travel is expected to announce at noon today it is ceasing to trade with the loss of 89 jobs. Coach drivers and other staff have been summoned to the company's headquarters at Foxham, near Chippenham. The Wiltshire private
Youth club organisers in Rowde have issued a final plea for adult volunteers to come forward to stop it closing. Jan Barber and Karen Wheeler, who have run the youth club since 2009, say unless enough volunteers come forward, it will not re-open
The organisers of the music summer school held in Devizes for primary school pupils have spoken of their disappointment at cancelling the event for the second consecutive year due to a lack of youngsters signing up. Tim and Gill Hutchings reluctantly
The people of Corsham are already making plans for their new community campus, after the first part of the £11 million project opened to the public. Last night the Corsham Area Board met inside the new Springfield Campus, in Beechfield Road, where
Crowds of leather-clad riders will motor into Calne this weekend for the town’s annual bike meet. The meet – organised by a committee of bikers and residents – is expected to attract about 5,000 fans and families. The gathering begins at Beversbrook
CAPTAIN Tom Wallbridge is refusing to get carried away with Burbage & Easton Royal’s new position at the top of the table and is only interested in seeing his side heading the pile at the end of the season. Burbage leapfrogged Marshfield, who
A new-look Moonrakers pub in Devizes has been well received by the public. The £200,000 transformation of the pub, in Nursteed Road, has turned it into a family steak and grill restaurant. Work was undertaken jointly by owner Wadworth Brewery and
LAURA Halford was holding back the tears after she and teammates Francesca Jones and Nikara Jenkins made history by winning Wales' first ever Commonwealth Games team medal in Glasgow. The trio finished behind hot favourites Canada as they claimed
Families living near London Road in Devizes say their lives are being made a misery by gulls and are calling for them to be culled. The gulls nest on the roofs of industrial buildings at the Garden Trading Estate. The buildings back on to homes
Devizes Town Council is urging people to turn out and cheer on cyclists when the Tour of Britain comes to their town. It is on a section of the race going from Bath to Hemel Hempstead on September 12 and cyclists are due to hit Devizes at about
