STEPHANIE Millward could barely contain her excitement after bagging her second gold medal of the IPC European Championships in Eindhoven today. Millward, who clinched the S9 400m freestyle title on Monday, landed her second victory on Wednesday
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was in Chippenham on Wednesday to see how businesses in the town are helping to deliver economic growth. He spent an hour at the green electricity supplier Good Energy, whom he hailed as an example of how smaller
Former pub licencees Sidney and Georgina Alexander toasted their diamond wedding anniversary with 50 family and friends in their home village of Heddington, near Calne. Mr and Mrs Alexander, of Church Road, met at a youth club when they were both
As her son battled to recover from a heart transplant, Kerry Sporle could never have imagined that a year later he would be competing in a national sporting event. This week Ben Sporle, 14, from Calne, will take part in the British Transplant Games
Police were called to a fight outside Tesco, Maryport Street, Devizes, just before 6pm on Friday in which a 37-year-old man suffered a cut above his left eye. A 39-year-old local man was cautioned.
MIKE Coles insists that Wiltshire need to focus all of their attentions on beating Shropshire and rising to the top of the pile on the Unicorns Championship judgement day after they slipped off the top of the Western Division table this week. The
The popular bee and honey day returns to picturesque Lacock Abbey this weekend. The event, organised by the Melksham Bee Keepers Association, is a quintessentially English day out and will be taking place on Sunday in the beautiful Botanic Garden
A mum trying to give up smoking by using an e-cigarette returned home on Saturday afternoon with her two young children to find it on fire. It is believed the blaze, which started in the kitchen of her house in Awdry Road, Devizes, was caused by
Horse trainer turned boxer Allun Sutherland won on a technical knockout in front of 2,000 spectators on Saturday. The 41-year-old from Upper Seagry had never been in a fight in his life before ten weeks ago, when he started to take part in Zero
MARK Collier thinks that a sizeable squad could be the key to Chippenham Town carving out a successful campaign in the Southern League Premier Division. The Bluebirds boss is hoping to have boosted the scope of his team to 23 players in time for
FORMER frontman of popular boy band Busted Charlie Simpson wowed a crowd of 150 Marlborough fans on Tuesday with a short acoustic set and signing. The pop star made an appearance at Sound Knowledge in Hughenden Yard to promote his new solo album
People from Devizes turned out in force today to support plans to turn St Mary’s Church into a performance and community venue despite a controversial decision to hold the appeal in Trowbridge. Wiltshire Council turned down the proposal at a meeting
Financial stability is the key to a happy, long-lasting marriage, according to those in the South West who took part in a poll by a money-saving website. More than 2,700 people aged 18 and over from around the UK, all of whom said they were married
NEXT month's Boomerang Stakes on Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown is a potential target for Wiltshire-trained Toormore after last season's champion juvenile got his career back on track with an encouraging run in defeat at Glorious Goodwood.
MORTALITY rates at the Great Western Hospital are at their lowest since 2012 with 1,696 deaths reported in the last year. This is two per cent, or approximately 35 deaths, lower than initially expected under the Summary Hospital-level Mortality
LEGENDARY rally driver Markku Alén will attend the 14th edition of Rallyday at Castle Combe on September 20. Alén, who won 19 FIA World Rally Championship events during his career and who also took the FIA Driver’s Cup in 1978, will make his first
I found Alan Peterson’s letter of July 24 deeply hurtful. I am not a politician and put in very many unpaid hours every week for the good of our town and most particularly for its town centre. Since I stuck my head above the parapet and started
With the school summer holidays stretching out ahead of us, the RSPCA’s Young Photographer Awards is the perfect boredom buster for children. They could win a brilliant prize for taking a photo of their favourite animal – whether that’s a shot
I have just received a letter from Dr Carlton Brand of Wiltshire Council (their electoral registration officer), explaining how there would be both an electoral register, and an open register (available for commercial use). Proof reading is obviously
Mr Cooper’s sarcasm does nothing for his argument (letters, July 10). And my examples aren’t ‘hypothetical’, but real-life situations, the ‘single-carriageway’ to which I referred being an A-road (of which there are many hundreds of miles in the UK
Nationwide reports that average UK house prices are currently rising at 12 per cent per annum (the average value of a UK property is now £188,903). These price rises are not sustainable and in the past have ended in a crash. Meanwhile, those trying
Firefighters are going back on strike for eight consecutive days in their continuing dispute over pensions. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is putting contingency plans into place to deal with the action by members of the Fire Brigades’ Union
Regarding Mr Colin Sheppard’s letter ‘Can’t please them all’ in the Gazette on July 10. May I suggest Mr Sheppard goes to New Park Street and reads the notice on the bus bays. This does not allow parking, but a pick-up/drop-off point with a
Being an avid fan of countryside, farmers and farms, and knowing how hard they work and are responsible to keep our countryside so beautiful, I have a burning question that needs to be answered: are they above the law when it comes to driving their
I should like to take this opportunity to thank the two ladies from Marlborough who helped me out on Friday, July 18. Finding myself in Marlborough High Street with only 15 minutes to make my godmother’s funeral at St George’s Church in Manton,
In his letter printed a short while ago Dr Brian Mathew commented that the decision to resurface the road between Slaughterford and Thickwood was worthy of appearing in Private Eye magazine and inferred that some skulduggery had taken place. If
We are not involved Those who are opposed to a skatepark in Monkton Park and, indeed, those who are for it, might like to know the present position. Wiltshire Council has established a project team of council officers, with some consultancy help
I was extremely saddened to learn of the demise of well-respected coach operators Hatts of Foxham. As a teenage bus and coach spotter back in the 1970s there was always a warm and friendly welcome at their yard where I would be given the chance
UPAVON Golf Club assistant professional Dan Carter enjoyed his best finish in a West Region PGA order of merit tournament by sharing second place in the Forest Classic at Bells Hotel Forest of Dean and Forest Hills courses in Gloucestershire, writes
Sainsbury's in Chippenham has adopted homeless group Doorway as its charity of the year. The group, in Foghamshire, works with the homeless to help them with finding jobs, places to live and health. The store’s scheme is now in its sixth year
Carpet shopowner Neil Fautley is being driven around the bend by people who go the wrong way down a one way street outside his Devizes shop. Mr Fautley, who runs Hallmark Flooring in the Market Place, believes it is only a matter of time before
A visitor to Devizes was shocked to discover two loose horses as he walked by The Green in the early hours of Saturday morning (2nd). The man was walking through town at 3.45am when he reported the animals, which belonged to nearby travellers,
Roundway parish and Devizes town councils have raised no objections to a proposal to introduce yellow lines on Green Lane between Newman Road and the Byron Road junction for safety reasons. Councillors were told that due to cars parking on that
As neighbours of Hatts Travel in West End, Foxham, we are saddened that an 86-year-old family-owned business has gone into receivership. Clearly there will be hardship amongst the 89 staff who have lost their jobs and anger from the thousand customers
I cannot recognise the version of events being described by resident Alan Peterson (Nail in coffin for town, July 24); and his attack on Coun Melody Thompson’s position is quite uncalled-for. Mr Peterson might be justified in his scorn if what
