Wiltshire College Lackham is gearing up for an open morning with racing car demonstrations on Saturday. The motorsport engineering team will be at the college’s dedicated motorsport facility at Castle Combe Circuit, offering details on the full-time
Essential resurfacing work will be carried out next week on the junction between the M49 and the M4 near the Second Severn Crossing. There will be full overnight closures on the M49 and lane closures on the M4 slip roads at junction 22 while the
A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after a car was involved in two collisions on the same morning. A black Renault Clio was going towards Calne on the A3102 at Hilmarton last Thur-sday, at about 8am, when
A Chippenham pensioner is facing charges of possessing indecent images of children and pornographic images of bestiality. Stephen Michael Beckford, 65, of London Road, attended magistrates’ court in Chippenham on Thursday, charged with possessing
Retired dinner lady Margaret Gingell died in her sleep at the age of 82. Mrs Gingell (nee Robinson) was born in Calne in Back Road in 1931 and lived in the town all of her life. She worked as a dinner lady at St Mary’s Girls School in Calne
Budding artists and illustrators are invited to get some tips from the experts on Saturday, when the Brillustration team will be at the opening of the Christmas Art Fair at The Barn gallery in Kington Langley. The Bristol-based illustration group
A Devizes dentist practice is offering free oral health checks until the end of November as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month. Anyone can ring 01380 725225 to book an appointment at Ferndale Dental Clinic, regardless of whether or not they are
Edwin John Wakefield, who was twice Mayor of Malmesbury and presided over the town’s 1,100th anniversary celebrations, died on November 5 at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, aged 89. The first of seven children, Mr Wakefield was born on December
Devizes-based band Purple Fish is once again playing all of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon on Saturday, this time in aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care. The first half of the show will be Purple Fish playing a set of great classic rock and then
POLICE were called to a boxing match in Chippenham after spectators invaded the ring. Security had to escort fighter Paul Bunney to a place of safety when more than 20 angry people from the crowd stormed the ring after he knocked out John Belcher
Iris Read, 79, of Royal Wootton Bassett, spent her early life in Purton, where she was born into the large Godwin family in 1935. Iris and her husband, the late Bert Read, also from Purton, began their courtship after he returned from National
CHIPPENHAM Town’s Greg Tindle admits that seeing his side crash out of the FA Trophy “with a whimper” left him feeling foul-mouthed. The defender couldn’t stop the Bluebirds from suffering a disappointing 2-1 defeat at Evo-Stik League Southern
Our Give Us A Chance appeal for Devizes Opportunity Centre was given a tasty boost by an Indian restaurant that donated £1,000. Supporters held a curry night at the Taste of Bengal restaurant in New Park Street, Devizes, in October. Owner Omar
MICHAEL Smith’s superb solo run and finish last Saturday was enough to continue Town’s 14-year unbeaten run against local rivals Bristol City in a fiery encounter at the County Ground. Mark Cooper’s side put on a superb second-half display that
IN A traditional set of golf clubs you will find irons with numbers 3-9 along with a pitching wedge (PW) and a sand wedge (SW). Each of these irons differs in length by half an inch per club and in loft (angle of the face) by around four degrees
THE Duchess of Cornwall has visited the Erlestoke Prison as part of her role as Royal patron of the charity Friends of Erlestoke Prison. The Duchess met members of staff, prisoners, Friends volunteers, trustees and supporters during her visit on
In the past year we have seen local businesses and homes damaged by floods in Bradford on Avon, Corsham, Melksham and villages including Holt. Now, as winter approaches, there are concerns over whether the drainage is sufficient to withstand a
The Kite Runner took Salisbury by storm on Monday when a packed audience rewarded this stylish, sensitive production with a standing ovation. Currently on tour, this Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse production
After the opening night show was cancelled due to technical reasons I wasn’t sure what to expect in this new production of Saturday Night Fever, directed by Ryan McBryde and choreographed by Andrew Wright. Based on the iconic 1977 American dance
What a pleasure it was to meet the four newly-appointed candidates for the other parties in the (fairly imminent) General Election. The nice Labour school-teacher from Box is hopeful of securing second place; the Lib Dem candidate from Yatton Keynell
The economic news was brighter again this week. Earlier this autumn the IMF announced that Britain’s economy will be the fastest growing in the developed world this year (and next) thanks to the Government’s long-term economic plan, and new data on
Three life-size replica Stonehenge stones weighing over 90 tonnes have been rescued by All Cannings farmer Tim Daw for a new TV documentary. Twenty years ago a life-size replica of the three largest stones at Stonehenge were made for a television
MALMESBURY Victoria manager Wayne Kibble is backing strikers Sam Parker and Ed Wilkins to be the scourge of the Wiltshire League if they continue to dovetail as effectively as they did last weekend. Parker hit a first half hat-trick, with all three
Devizes Television has been approached by French production and distribution company Studio Canal to make a new short film as a DVD extra for a re-release of the 1966 film Far From the Madding Crowd. It will be a new version of the video Devizes
DEVIZES bounced back from their second defeat of the Davis Wood League Conference North season to beat Bristol UWE 5-0 on Saturday. They were soon a goal to the good as Josh Bond played a superbly-weighted ball for Grant Humphries to tuck home.
JOE Hughes’ English title ambitions could become a reality next year but the Malmesbury fighter says he now needs to leave everything in the ring to realise his aspirations. The 24-year-old (10-1) has been sanctioned for an English light-welterweight
THE newly-elected chairman of Cats Action Trust North & West Wiltshire, Tracy Waldron, has promised a fresh focus on fundraising after a dramatic increase in the charity’s running costs. During the last financial year the animal welfare charity
PROTESTERS were out in force on Monday to object to plans for a second phase of homes at Quakers Walk, Devizes. Town councillors from Devizes and parish councillors from Bishop Cannings and Roundway have united in protest at the plans for 125 homes
Superheroes of all shapes and sizes were out in force around the county raising money for Children in Need. At Devizes School sixth formers dressed up and other students and staff baked cakes to sell – raising £115 in one 15-minute break. Deputy
Michelle Donelan, the Conservative Prospective Member of Parliament for the Chippenham Constituency, has a clear plan for creating more local jobs and attracting investment into our towns. As a local marketing freelancer she understands the struggles
