CHIPPENHAM Town saved their most impressive performance for their final pre-season game as Mangotsfield United, who started with six former Bluebirds in their line-up, had no answer to their visitors’ slick passing game, writes WIL HULBERT. The
Pewsey Carnival committee needs a volunteer to lead the team of marshals for this year’s three main events, the four-legged race, the wheelbarrow race and the procession. To volunteer, or get more details, email chairman@pewsey-carnival.org.uk
MUSICIANS are being invited to form a street band and light up the first night of the Devizes International Street Festival. Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts (DOCA), which organises the festival as part of Devizes Carnival, wants people to be involved
POPULAR fundraising event Coffee ’n’ Browse is celebrating a milestone after raising £8,000 for the charity Farm Africa since it started nine years ago. The event is held on the first Friday of every month at All Saints Church Centre in Burbage
Marlborough will mark Britain’s entry into the First World War with a wreath laying ceremony at the memorial in New Road on Monday. The short ceremony will involve the Marlborough branch of the Royal British Legion, town Councillors and members
URCHFONT CoE Primary School is celebrating after being graded good by Ofsted inspectors. Ofsted visited the 101-pupil school in mid-June and said the school is good overall and good in achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, children’s behaviour
Wiltshire Council has appointed a team of community youth officers as the new approach to providing young people with activities. Sally Willox, who has been a youth development worker for 12 years, will be one of 18 CYOs appointed to each area
Young people and youth workers held a celebration event to mark the closure of Devizes Youth Centre. More than 200 people connected to the youth centre went to The Green on Saturday afternoon to enjoy a DJ playing music and a barbecue. Representatives
Hopes are growing that Wanda, Wiltshire's wandering wallaby, can finally be safely captured. Phil Brady, who has set up a Facebook page dedicated to her safe return after she escaped from her enclosure near Marlborough on July 2, said today: "We
Six hundred people flocked to Chippenham’s Neeld Hall in just five hours on Saturday for the return of the Children’s Mega Zoo. The hall was filled with animals from a variety of continents, including the African meerkat and the South American
Parents and staff at Sutton Benger School are celebrating an “outstanding” report that heralded its “inspirational leadership” after a visit by inspectors earlier this month. The school won top marks in a report by a team from the Statutory Inspection
The amount raised at Devizes and District’s PHAB’S annual wheelchair and push has broken its fundraising record. The event, in its 31st year, was held on May 17 and raised £3,453.30. Of this, Devizes PHAB raised £2,450.55, the minibus account
TOM Reed’s Commonwealth Games performance gained him the royal seal of approval but the Devizes judoka is still wrestling with the maelstrom of emotions thrown up by his silver medal in Glasgow. The 28-year-old blazed through the knockout stages
More than 60 Year 10 students from Pewsey Vale spent a day at Andover College as further education students explore the courses available to them. The 14 and 15-year-olds each chose three, one-hour workshops from the college’s huge range of A-level
Hardenhuish School in Chippenham has been given listed building consent to replace its roof. Wiltshire Council was told the roof had leaked in several places including above the main electrical intake for the school.
