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  • Spot the odd one out to win contest in Chippenham

    Monkton Park Primary School in Chippenham is running a family friendly half-term competition to raise funds for its wildlife conservation area. More than 25 shops in the town centre are to display an item in their shop window that they would not

  • Devizes Half Marathon run up a great sum for charities

    Wiltshire councillor Laura Mayes, running for our Give US A Chance appeal, was among more than 400 people who completed the Devizes Half Marathon on Sunday. Her husband, James, was injured part way around the course but determination kept him going

  • Youngsters leap on boards to try Devizes skate park

    In a sport where slipping and sliding is part of the fun, a bit of rain could not take the edge off the opening of Devizes Skate Park. Around 50 young people and their families turned out for the opening of the long-awaited park at Green Lane on

  • Applause greets new Wiltshire Air Ambulance

    Patients rescued by Wiltshire Air Ambulance were reunited with the crew members who saved them at the unveiling of its new helicopter today. The state-of-the-art Bell 429 helicopter is the first of its kind to operate as an air ambulance in the

  • School ship comes first in big race

    Pupils at Dauntsey’s School are celebrating after its tall ship, Jolie Brise, won the annual Cowes Small Ships’ Race. Ten pupils from the school on High Street, West Lavington, joined the 101-year-old ship in the Solent to take part. This year

  • Put a stop in Calne to this seagull nuisance

    Residents of Oxford Road in Calne are calling for action over hundreds of seagulls causing major disruption to their lives. The problems came to a head during the summer when the noise, in the small hours of the morning and early evening, and mess

  • Chippenham recruitment fair for volunteering

    Monkton Park Primary School in Chippenham is running a family friendly half-term competition to raise funds for its wildlife conservation area. More than 25 shops in the town centre are to display an item in their shop window that they would not

  • College makes £10m bid for new buildings

    Wiltshire College is hoping to transform its Lackham campus if it secures £10 million from the Local Growth Fund. The campus near Chippenham offers courses in agriculture, agricultural engineering, countryside management, animal science, equine

  • 70 homes without power in Chippenham after cable damaged

    About 70 properties are without power in the Rowden Hill area of Chippenham following damage to an overhead cable. Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution engineers were reported to be working on the fault at 1.30pm.

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: 'Bluebirds are all in this together'

    LUKE Ballinger is keen to let Chippenham Town’s fans know that he and his team-mates are all working together to push their side forward in the Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division. Winger Ballinger, who has played more than his fair share

  • Jazz duo to play at Devizes pub

    Two of Bristol’s top jazz musicians will be making a special appearance at The Southgate Inn, Devizes, tomorrow. Keyboard player Jim Blomfield and saxophonist and vocalist Vicki Burke will be performing a one-off gig. The set will include music

  • MARTIAL ARTS: Heaps of skill on show at new town club

    BEN Heap is looking forward to passing on his skills to the next generation as he helps lead the new Malmesbury Martial Arts Academy. The 24-year-old kickboxer, from Chippenham, is the lead instructor at the new martial arts club, who held their

  • BOXING: Emeralds fighters glisten on home card

    CHIPPENHAM’S Emeralds Boxing club hosted its first show of the new season featuring ten of their own fighters and former WBC super middleweight champion Glenn Catley making a guest speaker appearance. Leon Frampton (Emeralds) opened the card with

  • County’s bid to tackle lack of social workers

    A recruitment campaign to fill 38 vacant social workers positions in the county has been launched by Wiltshire Council. The roles are vacant despite the council offering applicants up to 15 per cent more than the market rate for any grade.

  • Man, 38, dies in A429 crash near Kemble Business Park

    A man died killed in a three-vehicle collision on the A429 near Kemble Business Park yesterday. The 38-year-old driver of a a blue Audi died of his injuries at the scene of the incident, which also involved a white Ford Transit van and a lorry.

  • Eid Downing Street honour for food boss

    Bangladeshi Caterers Association president Enam Chowdhury met the Prime Minister at a celebration of the Muslim festival of Eid. The 50-year-old, from Royal Wootton Bassett – who is also the vice-president of the Friends of Bangladesh – was invited

  • Work begins on new Calne skate park

    Demolition of the old skatepark on Station Road in Calne began this week ahead of the installation of an updated new version. Diggers moved onto the site earlier this week and should have the old concrete dug up by tomorrow to allow the construction

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Striker all set for surgery

    CHIPPENHAM Town boss Mark Collier is looking forward to finally welcoming back a fully-fit Alan Griffin. The Bluebirds’ captain has been struggling with a knee problem since the start of the season and was due to go under the knife today to finally

  • Police plea for witnesses after motorcyclist hits car driver

    Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault on a car driver in Chippenham. The incident took place at 3.20pm on Sunday on the Pewsham Way roundabout, Chippenham. A man was driving his Volvo on the A4 towards Calne when

  • Devizes Mayor to do Santa dash?

    Mayor Sarah Bridewell may do more than just fire the starting pistol for the Devizes Santa Fun Run. Coun Bridewell joined Bag4Sport Foundation director Andy Trusler and restaurant owner Philip O’Shea for the launch of the run which will raise money

  • DEVIZES HALF MARATHON: Dunstone crowned county king

    GARY Dunstone has been crowned the new Wiltshire half marathon champion, writes Kevin Fahey. The 42-year-old Chipp-enham Harrier, from Colerne, was an emphatic winner of the Wadworth Devizes event, which incorporated the county championships this

  • All in a whirl at Marlborough's Mop

    Families flocked to Marlborough on Saturday to enjoy all the fun of the fair at this year’s big Mop. This was the second of the two annual fairs, which date back to 1204, with the little Mop taking place two weeks ago. The first event was largely

  • Will council’s new parking consultation put an end to this?

    THE biggest review of parking ever undertaken in Wiltshire will start on Monday as people across the county are given their say. Wiltshire Council will start by releasing background information on every town that includes everything from population

  • Pudding Lane burns again in Corsham history lesson

    A history lesson was taken to another level at Heywood Prep School in Corsham as they staged their own version of the Great Fire of London. Flames swept the cardboard buildings that had been thatched with straw and made by the students in their

  • Calne nursery’s kit for auction

    The contents of Little Angels nursery in Calne are to be auctioned off after instructions from the liquidators. Nursery boss Rachel Cartmell was forced to liquidate the company after education watchdog Ofsted suspended its registration in August

  • Chippenham club owner wants to bring night alive

    The businessman who wants to reopen the old Karma nightclub premises in Chippenham says he will not make the same mistakes as the old management. Persian-born businessman Paul Shayegan has applied for a full premises licence for his new venture

  • New Wiltshire Air Ambulance unveiled

    The new Wiltshire Air Ambulance - which is due in service on January 1, 2015 - has been unveiled. Sarah Rose Troughton, the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, will officially welcome the Bell 429 helicopter to the county this afternoon when it will