TWO young athletes in Chippenham and Calne have won sporting medals after undergoing major organ transplants. Two years ago, Owen Tomsett, 11, of Pewsham, was in Bristol Children’s Hospital three times a week having dialysis. But since being
Teenager Oliver Bird has raised more than £1,000 for charity by completing the Three Peaks Challenge. Oliver, of Lady Wood, Market Lavington, climbed Snowden in Wales, Scafell Pike in the Lake District and Ben Nevis in Scotland to raise money for
RAIN didn’t stop play as people turned out in droves for Devizes Carnival’s opening event, Picnic in the Park, at Hillworth Park on Sunday. It rained hard in the morning but by the afternoon the sun shone. Live music was provided by the After
Residents looking to enter the job market have received a boost through a new website from Wiltshire Council. Work Wiltshire is designed to help over 16s who are looking for work, starting a new job, developing their careers or facing the challenge
AFTER the Wiltshire successes of Alex Jacobs and Highworth Ladies four at the English National Championships at Royal Leamington Spa, attention is turning to the men’s events. Jacobs powered to success in the Ladies Senior Singles (Over 55) competition
Commonwealth silver medallist Tom Reed returned to his old school on Friday to help inspire the next generation of young athletes. Mr Reed was at CampXtra at Devizes School as a guest of Bag4Sport Foundation as he presented a cheque for £500 towards
A NEW initiative aimed at tackling crime and anti-social behaviour while also keeping the public abreast of police matters in their area was launched in Malmesbury and Pewsey this week. Anyone signing up to the Wiltshire and Swindon Community Messaging
MANAGER Darren Perrin conceded that he felt let down by his Melksham Town’s performance for the first time during his spell in charge at the Conigre as his side were knocked out of the FA Cup by Longwell Green Sports. After being held to a 1-1
FORMER Marlborough College student Alessandro Latif contests the latest rounds of the Blancpain Sprint Series in Slovakia this weekend, aiming to extend his Pro-Am Trophy points advantage. Latif, a student at Marlborough until this summer, and
A FEW more workmanlike 1-0 victories would be just the ticket for Chippenham Park manager Dave Ferris after his side’s 11-goal thriller on Tuesday night. Park saw their lead clawed back three times and were forced to come from behind twice as they
PEWSEY Vale boss Nick Maggs was disappointed to see his side pay for a slow start against Sherborne Town in the FA Cup last weekend. Vale were eliminated from the country’s most famous cup competition at the hands of Toolstation League Premier
POTTERNE chairman Fred Kerley says that his side will continue to fight all the way to the conclusion of the Premier Two promotion battle. The villagers were unable to pull off an upset as they suffered a six-wicket defeat at the hands of league
JAZZ Carlin qualified fastest for tomorrow's women's 800m freestyle final at the European Championships in Berlin this morning. Former Wootton Bassett School pupil Carlin, who turns 24 next month and won the Commonwealth title at the distance at
BURBAGE & Easton Royal skipper Tom Wallbridge would love to see his champions-elect set the record straight against rivals Purton this weekend. Wallbridge’s league leaders slipped to a crushing eight-wicket loss at second-placed Purton on June
WOOTTON Bassett captain Darren Beasant believes that his side must focus on their own game and not what is happening elsewhere if they are to achieve their promotion dreams. The Rylands Way side returned to the summit of Division One table on Saturday
A thug who knocked a man unconscious after following him in a taxi from Chippenham to Melksham has been jailed for 14 months. Daniel Payne, 25, was on bail for hitting another reveller with a hammer in a drunken attack weeks earlier when he launched
A former bouncer who says he was stabbed outside a Devizes pub told a jury how he saw Lee Turner, 26, reach for his back pocket as they fought in the street. But Anthony Walker said he never saw Turner produce a knife and denied the weapon found
The mother of Corsham School A-level pupil Emma Simonsen has spoken of her pride in her daughter after she gained top results despite the death of her father the day before her last exam. Emma, 18, gained an A, a B and a C plus an A* in her extended
Work on the new outdoor Devizes skate park at the sports pitches at Green Lane is under way. It is expected to take 11 weeks and should be open for the autumn half term. The cost is £148,000, with an extra £14,925 being spent to lessen noise
