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  • Malmesbury 'Third Agers' draw a crowd

    More than 100 people attended Malmesbury’s first University of the Third Age meeting last Friday. The Third Age Trust is based on an organisation in France but has found popularity in England where ‘Third Agers’ organise their own activities to

  • Signing for teacher’s French book

    TEACHER Alison Joyce will be launching her new book to teach children French on Saturday. Mrs Joyce, who teaches in Devizes, Marlborough and Chippenham, will be reading Bonjour! Madame Le Bonbon and signing copies at 11am in Devizes Books. The

  • Flooding stops train in its tracks

    Ninety passengers had to be rescued from a train in Corsham after it became stranded in the floods early last Friday. The train, travelling from London to Swansea, ground to a halt after it became stuck in four-metre deep floodwater at Pound Pill

  • Moment of truth for Chippenham nursery charity

    Staff at Springboard Opportunity Group in Chippenham are off to London on Saturday to find out if they have been successful in the national Nursery World awards. The nursery for children with disabilities has been shortlisted in the team development

  • Art portrays pain of war

    Devizes Quakers is hosting an illustrated talk by art historian and artist Paul Chapman about First World War art on October 3. The talk will discuss young artists who served in war and their work that was inspired by the pain and destruction.

  • Phyllis Read

    Singer and actress Phyllis Reed grew up in South Wales but spent 66 of her 86 years in Chippenham. She passed away peacefully at home on September 16. In 2012 she celebrated 65 happy years of marriage to Arthur, with whom she came over from

  • You too can succeed, says former Sheldon pupil

    A former Sheldon School student who has graduated from Oxbridge is returning to Chippenham to inspire those now studying at the school. Ben Jones, who left the school in 2011, will be giving advice on how to get into a top university when he returns

  • Michael Clark

    Known by everyone as Mick the Roofer, Michael Clark moved to Devizes in the 1990s from the north for work. He died on September 12 aged 53 after suffering from lung cancer, and his funeral was on September 19 at West Wiltshire Crematorium, Semington

  • First step towards shaping the future of Malmesbury

    Malmesbury could be one step closer to a referendum on its Neighbourhood Plan following an independent examination in the town hall on Thursday morning. Examiner John Mattocks was appointed to determine whether or not the plan meets the basic conditions

  • Marlborough gardeners win cup at the first attempt

    Months of hard work have paid off for the Marlborough in Bloom committee after the town won the South West Tourism Association Cup and was named best new entry. It is the first year the town has entered the South West in Bloom competition. Organisers

  • EQUESTRIAN: Show time beckons for Horse Hack hopeful Rachael

    LUCKINGTON rider Rachael Tuck has qualified for the Horse of the Year Show in the Riding Horse Hack class. Tuck gained her qualification on a wild card having taken third place at the SEIB Search for a Star qualifier at Summerhouse Equestrian Centre

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Pook relishes the old pals act

    MICHAEL Pook says that he had a funny feeling he would end up playing under Mark Collier at Chippenham Town. The former Swindon Town midfielder made his second appearance in a Bluebirds shirt in last weekend’s disappointing 5-1 loss at Dunstable

  • Air Ambulance Week: We can be heroes for a day

    People across the county have been fundraising like superheroes at various events as part of Wiltshire Air Ambulance Week. The charity week, which concludes on Sunday, is aiming to raise £6,850 - the amount it will costs per day to run the service

  • Devizes museum artefacts created by children

    NEW research and a documentary into the prehistoric micro-gold artefacts at the Wiltshire Museum in Devizes has concluded that it is likely that they were made by children. An analysis of objects, found near Stonehenge, shows that the ultra-fine

  • Mechanical failure cuts water to Burbage homes

    Residents in Burbage were without water for at least five hours on Monday evening as a result of a mechanical failure. The water supply went off shortly after 6pm. A spokesman for Wessex Water said: “Customers in the Burbage area were without

  • EQUESTRIAN: Holly heads up medal charge

    WILTSHIRE riders Holly Woodhead and David Doel both tasted success for Great Britain at the FEI 2014 Young Rider European Championships in Portugal. The duo helped Great Britain to team bronze while Woodhead, who is based with New Zealand eventer

  • Devizes move marks a new chapter for charity

    THE Wiltshire Blind Association is marking this week’s National Eye Health Week by moving to a new home. The charity will be now be known as Wiltshire Sight and be based at its new, dedicated centre at the Browfort campus in Devizes. For more

  • FOOTBALL ROUND-UP: Bassett beaten by league leaders

    WOOTTON Bassett Town were brushed aside by Hellenic League Premier Division leaders Highmoor Ibis last night. Dan Bailey put Paul Braithwaite's side in front early on but Sanchez Commack, Devon Reid and Steve Peacock all found the net for Highmoor

  • Animals in abundance at Devizes wildlife trust event

    THE Market Square in Devizes will be full of animals on Saturday as part of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s Country Comes to Town. It starts at 10am in the Market Square and Corn Exchange for a celebration of wild Wiltshire and will be combined with

  • Objections raised to retirement flats plan

    Marlborough town councillors objected to plans to build 27 retirement apartments on the Clarke and Rodway Garage site at a planning meeting on Monday. Developer McCarthy & Stone wants to build one and two-bedroom apartments for people over

  • Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon

    The Wiltshire Music Centre opened its new season on Saturday with a glittering reception for 300 guests, a raft of high hopes and credits, a cunningly conceived 405-light sculpture in a refurbished foyer and, the real meat of it all, a concert of Baroque

  • Journey's End, Watermill Theatre, Newbury. Until October 11

    This is the story of one day in the trenches of World War I. Playwright RC Sherriff, who became a Hollywood screenwriter on films such as Goodbye Mr Chips and The Dambusters, fought at Passchendaele, where he said he met all his characters. Told

  • Action over complaints at Malmesbury's Flying Monk Ground

    Monitoring of The Flying Monk Ground and Malmesbury Victoria Football Club is set to continue after proposals were passed by Malmesbury town councilors. Members of the policy and resources committee on Wednesday last week agreed three proposals

  • WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Kibble’s Vics are better together

    MALMESBURY Victoria manager Wayne Kibble is thrilled to see his whole club working in unison this season. The Vics’ notched up their biggest win of their Wiltshire League campaign so far as they hammered Sarum Youth 8-0 last weekend, with Kibble

  • Coffee and cakes are on the menu to raise vital funds

    TWO firms in Malmesbury have got off to a good start ahead of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, being held nationwide tomorrow in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Advertising agencies Premier Concepts Health Media and Small Steps Parenting have

  • Vote for us plea by Wootton Bassett Children’s Centre

    Wootton Bassett Children’s Centre has been shortlisted for a grant of up to £3,000 and is appealing for the community to get behind its bid to land the cash. The centre has a chance to receive a grant from the Lloyds Bank Community Fund 2014 to

  • Firefighters to walk eight miles in full gear for charity

    Devizes firefighters will be putting their best foot forward as they carry out a sponsored walk dressed in full gear from Melksham to the town on Saturday. The 12 will be dressed head to toe in firefighting gear and breathing apparatus as they

  • Disgust at state of Oare family’s graves

    Pewsey man Colin King is disgusted that his family’s graves have become hidden beneath brambles because they are in a conservation area. Mr King’s great-grandparents Alfred and Eliza Reynolds, grandparents Hilda and Alfred King and great-aunt Murial