THE charity behind the new mobile cancer therapy unit due to visit Calne, Marlborough and other North Wiltshire towns has received a boost from the Rotary Club of Calne. The club presented nearly £3,000 to three charities at their meeting last
PARTY planners have pledged up to £10,000 to an appeal organised by the Gazette’s sister paper, the Swindon Advertiser, from funds raised at their festive casino at Lydiard Park. Best Parties Ever has teamed up with the Adver’s 160 Appeal to secure
A health fair hosted by the Corsham Area Board will be held at Springfield Campus on November 20 from 2.30pm to 5pm. The day will begin with a slipper exchange where pensioners can bring their old slippers in and swap them for a new pair. There
I want to thank the two gentlemen who helped me when I fell over today last Thursday in Wine Street, Devizes. Apart from a bruised knee and leg I am okay. Thank you very much for your help and assistance. Jean Brind, age 82, Estcourt Street
I wish my fellow Wiltshire Independent councillor, Simon Killane, the best of luck in his campaign to get the council’s Northern Area planning committee changed back to afternoon meetings. It’s high time that Wiltshire Council held its meetings
I wish to make a complaint regarding the prominent photograph centred within the news report, ‘Police in gun security blitz’, on page 11 of the October 16 edition, in that it is misleading and gives the impression to your readership that handguns similar
I would like to echo my agreement with the article in the Gazette & Herald on October 9 entitled ‘Help to keep hubs thriving’. I could not put it better myself – “halls are the hub of communities” in our villages. I must congratulate everyone
Provide a living wage In 2010 the Coalition unashamedly set out their stall stating that they would enact policies that would make it easier for employers to fire staff. This has resulted in Coalition government policies that openly encourage a
I would like to congratulate our anti-mobility, congestion-generating highway authority for having capped their triumphant attempt to grind Southbroom Road and Nursteed Road traffic to a halt with its masterful (unsigned) road narrowing and excessive
I was very sorry to learn that the Association of the Friends of St Martin’s Hospital, Bath, was disbanded through lack of support and wish to express my appreciation of the tremendous contribution that the members made towards the welfare of patients
In 1822 a distant relative, William Douse, emigrated to Prince Edward Island, Canada, and worked as an agent for Lord Selkirk. Around 1831, on the death of one of the family in Devizes, William was left cottages in Hare and Hounds Street. As
May I, on behalf of the young people and volunteers of the Calne Youth Trust, thank the Rotary Club of Calne for their generous donation of £500. The Rotary Club has supported the trust for a number of years and has enabled us to purchase vital equipment
The fate of Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority is now close to its inevitable conclusion. In the current climate of austerity there was to be a revenue shortfall of more than £4 million to be overcome if effective fire cover was to be maintained
It is very likely that this country will suffer power cuts over the coming decade. The proposed shut down of the coal-fired electricity plants because of current government ‘green’ policies is short-sighted and hopefully not actually necessary.
In a month’s time, on Thursday, November 27 the people of Malmesbury and its surrounding area will have the chance to vote for their Neighbourhood Plan in a local referendum. This is the first time that such a vote has been held in Wiltshire, therefore
A stretch of canal towpath in the centre of Devizes is set to to be widened and resurfaced at a cost of £210,000. But Devizes Town Council was split over whether the plan for the path between London Road and Cemetery bridge was a good idea.
The chairman of the Salisbury Diocese Board of Education, the Rev Harold Stevens, visited St Nicholas CE Primary School in Bromham to celebrate its new motto. A new altar cloth, four altar runners and an oak cross were all created to form a focal
WILTSHIRE young people’s charity Splash is to merge activities with Community First’s Youth Action Wiltshire at the end of November. The Splash Board hopes that the merger will strengthen the support offered by both services and provide financial
Families got the opportunity to pet ponies, parrots and tortoises as part of an animal day at Whitehall Garden Centre in Lacock. At the event were eight-week-old Mediterranean tortoise hatchings, guide dogs and a variety of birds from a cockatoos
Youngsters from the Malmesbury area showed they had that ‘ooh la la’ factor when it comes to studying French. Jacob Coutts, eight, from Lea, ten year-old Luke Batten of Malmesbury and Louis Scarpino-Cocking, nine, of Brinkworth were among Westonbirt
Grandfather of five Ken Miller is proud to be celebrating 15 years of service at a Devizes charity shop. He started work at the shop when he was 63 after being laid off as manager of a store in the town in 1999. Before that he’d had a career in
Festive frolics will be starting early in Pewsey this year with the St Francis Christmas fair next month. More than 40 retailers including Boho Betty, The Owl and The Pussycat, Caramel & Grey and White Mulberry will be packed into the school
A sausage with a bit of a zing and a touch of ale will be on the menu in Wadworth-managed pubs from Monday until Sunday, November 9. A contest was organised by the Devizes brewery to mark sausage week and was judged by Jack Cook from butchers Walter
NURSE Linda Lulham will be one of the Prospect Hospice staff working at Savernake Hospital when the new outpatient facility opens next year. She has been a nurse for 20 years and became Prospect’s community clinical nurse specialist for Marlborough
CHIPPENHAM Town chief Mark Collier thought that his side gave a demonstration of their squad depth as they got the better of near neighbours Frome Town to progress to the second qualifying round of the FA Trophy on Saturday. A brace from Darren
Poppies on lapels will be worn with added pride this year on the centenary of the First World War as the Royal British Legion launches its annual appeal. In the town known for its large turnout during repatriations, the drive will be stronger than
DONATIONS have come flooding in to The Prospect Hospice Shop in Marlborough since the Savernake Hospice Appeal was launched. The shop in the High Street is one of the three stores where supporters can make a donation to help the charity reach its
After a dip in air pressure mid-week, the barograph has settled on a steadier line. The gale force winds from the tail end of Hurricane Gonzales have fortunately passed over us without causing any damage. Autumn has truly arrived with many trees
A vital piece of equipment that will transform eye patients’ lives in the Malmesbury area has been fitted after a £19,000 donation. The Humphrey Visual Field Analyser (HVFA) which replaces 13-year equipment, is being used at Malmesbury Primary
An electric car charger is set to be unveiled in Corsham by Transport Minister Baroness Kramer next Thursday. The charger, in Post Office Lane, will be the sixth in the county. There are already chargers in Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster, Chippenham
It’s tree planting time and apart from being good for you, fruit trees are also easy to grow. They can be divided roughly into two groups – stone and non-stone. Non-stone are things such as apples and pears, and you might be interested to know
With endless bad news filling our newspapers and hour upon hour of TV, radio and web-cast, reporting all manner of horror, it is a wonder how we carry on functioning at all. Whether it be the latest updates on the never-ending oil wars or the constant
SHELDON School pupils and the Chippenham community have collected more than 1,000 donated items to send to Syrian refugees. Students accumulated 170 sets of colouring pencils, 110 packets of wet wipes and more than 100 items of children’s clothing
Teenager Poppy Gibson spoke of how her dad would have been proud of her after she ran ten miles for charity in the RAF hero’s memory. She completed the Great South Run on Sunday in memory of dad Flight Serg-eant Mark Gibson, who was aboard an RAF
CHILDREN as young as four from a Calne school have used their imagination to describe objects as part of a radio quiz. One pupil from St Margaret’s Preparatory School, Calne, described a cork as ‘something that smells like the inside of wood’ when
