Teenager Charlotte Johnstone was one of 20 winners at the annual Wiltshire College Apprenticeship Awards in Trowbridge last Wednesday. The 19-year-old from Calne was named Customer Service Apprentice of the Year at the ceremony at the Arc Theatre
A jazz and hog roast evening at The Swan at Wilton on September 5 raised £1,475 for Charlie’s Charity, set up in memory of Charlie Lamb who died in a car crash in 2009. The evening included music by Nina Boyer and 3Play. The charity sponsors
An experienced conductor is needed to take over as musical director of White Horse Opera in Devizes. The group, which rehearses on Sunday evenings at St Joseph’s school hall, has been led in the past few weeks by stage director Graham Billing.
Long delays are building up in Marlborough as the High Street closed to traffic at noon today to allow fairground workers to set up for tomorrow's traditional mop fair. Traffic heading into the town on the A4 from Beckhampton was backed up almost
Events this weekend include: 1/ One of the oldest fairs in the country is in Marlborough High Street. This is the 811th year that the Mop fairs have taken place, since King John granted the town’s charter of 1204. This weekend it’s the turn
Corsham Cub Scouts took to the water to compete in the annual District Raft Race held in Corsham on Saturday. The event, on the Corsham Estate, has been running for more than 10 years and 10 teams of six from across north Wiltshire battled to take
The Gazette asked Wiltshire Council to clarify for our readers which youth clubs had been closed, how many remain open and what is the timescale for the result of the asset review of buildings. But after hours of deliberation the Gazette was told
A letter going under the hammer in Devizes documents how that as Titanic left Southampton docks for her ill-fated journey she came close to hitting two other liners. Had they collided, it would have cut short the Titanic's ill-fated voyage to New
FANTASTIC Mr Fox and some Oompa Loompas were seen at Wansdyke School in Devizes last Friday as part of a charity dress-up day. Children and staff across the school dressed as characters from the books or in Roald Dahl’s favourite colour yellow.
Laura Mayes, Wiltshire Council’s portfolio holder for children’s services, says: "We have made changes to the youth service following lengthy consultation with young people and communities. "Our aim is to encourage more young people to access activities
Devizes Musical Theatre group is to celebrate its golden anniversary with a production of Carousel. Stage manager Abi Ibbetsen will have a special link with the anniversary as her grandfather directed the group’s first ever show 50 years ago.
No decision has been made on the future of the building that Calne nursery Little Angels previously occupied, Springfields Academy has confirmed. The building is on land owned by the academy but discussions on its future usage are continuing between
LIAM Dawson could be forgiven for putting his feet up after helping Hampshire to the County Championship Division Two title – but the Calne cricketer is preparing to head overseas later this month as he looks to bat and bowl his way through the winter
Those bereaved by the Paddington train crash in 1999 are to mark the 15th anniversary of the disaster with a ceremony on Sunday. They will lay flowers at the accident's memorial site high above the railway line at Ladbroke Grove in west London
Devizes firefighters carried out a sponsored walk, dressed in full gear weighing about 32kg, from Melksham to the town on Saturday. The 11 firefighters were dressed in full firefighting kit and breathing apparatus as they made the eight-mile trip
A mobile chemotherapy unit will ease the burden on cancer patients by visiting Calne once a week. Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been provided with the state-of-the-art unit by the cancer charity Hope for Tomorrow. It will
Devizes’ newest allotment has won a top accolade just months after it opened and could now take on the best in the country. The allotments at Green Lane opened in June 2013 and 13 months later judges from South West in Bloom awarded it the top
CHIPPENHAM paracycling starlet Lauren Booth enjoyed a British Cycling National Track Championships debut that she will never forget, coming back from Manchester as a senior national champion. The 13-year-old, who is a student at Abbeyfield School
A referendum on Malmesbury’s Neighbourhood Plan could be held before the New Year after an independent examiner confirmed it met the basic conditions required. These conditions, as set out in the Town and County Act 1990, mean the plan must adhere
A retired couple whose dog went missing on a walk while they were on holiday have appealed for help to find their much-loved pet. Rosie, a shitzu cross miniature poodle, means everything to Joan and Peter Newman from Bromham and they have been
Flowers, balloons and cards have been arriving in their numbers to ABC Nursery in Corsham after it scooped an award at the Nursery World annual ceremony on Saturday. The team have been celebrating after Tina Thomson was highly commended for Nursery
Aspiring singer Tianna Weir has made it through to the regional finals of a UK-wide competition seeking vocal talent – despite only singing solo in public for the first time less than a year ago. Tianna, 15, who lives in Chippenham and attends
Sherston's annual Mangold Hurling competition returns on Sunday with more than 50 people expected to take part. The annual event was cancelled in 2012 due to a shortage of mangolds before returning last year with a strong turnout. Potential
A couple who have spent the last four years fighting cancer are to donate a percentage of their new business’s profits towards researching the disease. Husband and wife Sarah-Jayne and Nic Puntis had their lives turned upside down when they were
More people are now having a say on how council housing is run, says Wiltshire Council. There will now be a more local approach to ensure Wiltshire Council housing tenants are involved in shaping how housing services are run. Following feedback
