A new informal seating area in the form of a three-ton limestone rock has been created in Market Lavington. The rock, which came from Shepton Mallet, is on the green near St Mary’s Church and has been acquired as part of the village’s plans to
MEMBERS of the GMB trade union staged a protest dressed as Abba members at Wincanton in Chippenham. They waved Swedish flags and placards and danced to the pop group’s hits outside the headquarters in Methuen Park, to take a stand against what
BUSINESSES around the Chipp-enham bypass are suffering a trade slump after three months of roadworks, with cranes due to stay for at least seven months. Work to extend the dual carriageway from Jacksom’s Lane about 600m to the Badger roundabout
Thieves stole diesel from three Wiltshire Council vehicles from a depot opposite Bathwick Tyres, Chippenham, on Sunday at 9.30pm - the fifth such theft since the start of June. Anyone with information should call police on 101.
Police are appealing for information following the theft of lead from the roof of Marlborough Medical Practice in George Lane. The theft was discovered on August 6. It has not affected the operation of the practice.
VOLUNTEERS at the National Trust Avebury had a picnic in the manor grounds yesterday as a thank you for all their hard work. During the picnic a star was unveiled on the Manor lawn, which depicts the different ways the team has spent a total of
A suspected illegal immigrant was arrested at Leigh Delamere services at J17 of the M4 at 11.25am on Sunday. The Algerian, thought to be in his late teens, is believed to have got off a lorry that morning.
Business manager Susan Connolly took a brave leap for Pewsey when she jumped 15,000ft out of a plane. The 32-year-old business development manager from the Connolly Spar Group completed the charity skydive to raise money for community groups in
URCHFONT youngster Polly Maton brought the curtain down on her season in glittering fashion as she won three gold medals at her first-ever international event. The 14-year-old, who is a pupil at Dauntsey’s School, earned her first Great Britain
Police are investigating an incident at St James' Church, Avebury, in which damage was caused to the organ and a charity box was broken into. Anyone with information should leave details for PC David Tippetts at Marlborough Police on 101.
THE annual RAF service of the Yatesbury Association will be at All Saints Church in Yatesbury on Sunday at 10.30am. Two representatives from the Polish Embassy will be attending on behalf of the Polish Ambassador. They will lay a wreath in
A battle over plans to build 46 houses on land next to Rabley Wood View in Marlborough continues as the developers release further details. Guy and Ben Sangster, the sons of the late horse racing tycoon Robert Sangster, want to build on the open
A new multi skills project by charity Splash was a great success at Salisbury Rugby Club last week as young people learnt about sports, nutrition and rugby values. As well as games based around tag rugby they also learnt about teamwork, respect
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Mark Collier reckons that his Bluebirds side will evolve into an increasingly formidable entity as the Southern League Premier Division season wears on. Chippenham kicked off the new campaign with a fine 2-0 win at Biggleswade
The entertainment will be huge at this year’s Devizes Carnival and International Street Festival. A six-metre-tall iron puppet will be at the festival for an adaptation of Ted Hughes’s The Iron Giant, while four performers from Carnage Productions
MALMESBURY Victoria manager Wayne Kibble has paid tribute to the role the local community played in helping his club safeguard their future. The Vics came within a whisker of going out of business last season after months of flooding at their Flying
TEENAGE Wiltshire eventer Chelsea Pearce admits that she’ll be sad to close the book on her time with ponies but is hoping that she’s on the path to realising her dream of becoming a professional rider. The 15-year-old, who lives in Shalbourne,
Tour of Britain spectators will now be able to find the best spot to watch the elite cyclists speed through Wiltshire’s towns and villages. Wiltshire Council has produced a dedicated area on its website featuring the best places to watch, the full
Students once again excelled in this year’s A-Levels at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, with many securing coveted places at university. Two students achieved their conditional offers at Oxford and Cambridge, while a total of 13 students from the
Furious father Andrew Mundy has slammed a Wiltshire bus service as a disgrace after the driver suddenly stopped work and told passengers to wait an hour for the next one to come along. Several passengers were “turfed off” the Salisbury Reds vehicle
Dauntsey's School headteacher Mark Lascelles hailed the school’s A-level results. He said: “An impressive 52.1 per cent, of some 400 entries, were awarded A* or A grades. "With a splendid 20.4 oer cent A* grades for the 120 candidates, special
Plans for allotments in Christian Malford have suffered a setback with fears a great crested newt colony may be disturbed on the site. Almost 20 people are on a waiting list for what would be the first allotment garden in the village, on a field
Students in Wiltshire are being warned not to panic if they did not got the results needed for the university of their choice. A-level grades are expected to be down across the country following a toughening up of the awards process. But three-quarters
Three students from Hardenhuish in Chippenham are off to Oxbridge - Ben Evans secured a place at Oxford, Emma Chen and Alastair Holmes at Cambridge. Callum Flarnden, of Marshfield, has not decided what he wants to do yet so is taking a gap year
Slimming consultant Jackie Beckett spent days psyching herself up to get over her fear of heights so she could take part in a charity zip slide – only to find Hurricane Bertha had blown her challenge off course. Mrs Beckett 59, of Oldbury Prior
Police in Devizes are trying to reunite stolen property with its rightful owners after arresting two suspects who had what is believed to be stolen property. Officers have managed to identify some of these items as stolen but in particular they
WILTSHIRE cyclists Lauren Booth and Pete Kibble are both toasting national success. Twelve-year-old Booth, who has cerebral palsy, rode at the British Cycling Youth National Track Championships at the Manchester Velodrome. Competing against
LAST season's champion juvenile Toormore, who is trained in Wiltshire, will have his next race in the International Topkapi Trophy in Istanbul on September 7. Connections feel the step back up to a mile will suit the son of Arakan after he narrowly
Novice designer Megan Wright, of Devizes, is one of the five university students who has created the new uniform for Girlguiding. Miss Wright, 22, and her colleagues were studying fashion at the Arts University, Bournemouth, when they successfully
Twelve years after a bid to merge Devizes town and Roundway parish councils failed, the councils are discussing the possibility again. Back in 2002 the proposal, put forward by Devizes Town Council, was seen by Roundway Parish Council as a hostile
MALMESBURY maintained their slender lead at the top of Division One with a seven-wicket win over Collingbourne. Josh Langley took 4-28 as Collingbourne were all out for 117, Archie Scott scoring 44 before an unbeaten 29 from James Gaunt saw the
A special dog, known by many people in Devizes as Smiler because of his happy face, has died. Thommie, a spaniel cross, was a hearing dog and had been the companion of Tony Richards, 50, for ten years. Mr Richards, of Devizes, who was born
Hundreds of police officers are failing new fitness tests which are set to become mandatory in a few weeks time, official figures show today. But of the 138 Wiltshire Police officers taking part only one failed, giving the force a pass rate of
