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  • Marlborough lights up for Santa's arrival

    The Christmas spirit was officially turned on in Marlborough tonight as hundreds of people turned out for the switching on of the festive lights illuminating the High Street and The Parade. With a market, fairground rides, shops opening late and

  • Joy for Chippenham charity boxer despite health scare

    WILLIAM Farrell came up trumps in his first boxing contest despite nearly missing it due to high blood pressure. Mr Farrell, of Pew Hill, Chippenham, pushed himself to the limit in training over the last ten weeks, as part of the charity Zero to

  • Trade slump fear over Devizes crossing site

    Devizes town councillors have reluctantly decided to abandon plans for a zebra crossing in Bath Road after hearing it would jeopardise the future of a convenience shop. Councillors had hoped they could change the position of the planned crossing

  • Public hear bus change arguments

    PROPOSALS to revise the Connect2 Wiltshire bus services were discussed at a public meeting at the Corn Exchange in Devizes. People offered their views about the option developed by the community partnerships for Pewsey and Devizes. Wiltshire

  • Ambassador role given to teen citizens

    Teenagers Elley Timmins of Calne and Joseph Triki of Corsham have been selected out of 40,000 people to become national ambassadors for a Government programme. After doing National Citizen Service and dedicating school holidays to their community

  • Mums’ safety plea to drivers

    Teenagers left Wiltshire College in Chippenham in a stunned silence after a visit from the Safe Drive Stay Alive roadshow. Nearly 450 students from Lackham were given a sobering dose of reality when they heard first-hand accounts from two mothers

  • Prime Minister visits Dyson's Malmesbury HQ

    Prime Minister David Cameron said the UK was seeing a renaissance in engineering and manufacturing during  a visit to Dyson's Malmesbury HQ this afternoon. It comes after Sir James Dyson today reiterated that he wants Britain to leave the European

  • Bard’s tale goes tabloid

    RAMSBURY: Ravensbury Players are putting on a production of Macbeth set in a newspaper office. The action centres on the phone hacking scandal and unfolds in the offices of tabloid The Daily Mash. Tickets for the performances, at 7.45pm tonight until

  • Plans for Devizes care apartments in

    Proposals to bulldoze the Southfield House care home in Devizes and create a new development for elderly people have been drawn up. Wiltshire Council said last week it wants to start work early next year on the £9 million development. Now the

  • Cheating allegations at St John's Marlborough investigated

    ST JOHN’S School in Marlborough has launched an investigation into allegations that a teacher helped students pass a coursework assessment. The Gazette understands a senior member of staff overheard a student discussing how the students did not

  • Sherston nana in her pyjamas is funds whizz

    Grandmother Ros Bates helped raise more than £300 for Children In Need when she walked to work on a chilly Friday morning in her son’s pyjamas. She was accompanied on the streets of Sherston by her pal Anthea Young, who had donned a gorilla onesie

  • Let's leave Germany-dominated EU, says Sir James Dyson

    Inventor Sir James Dyson has reiterated he wants Britain to leave the European Union, as he pledged to spend £1bn on research and development. The entrepreneur's Malmesbury-based firm Dyson is committing the money on 100 new products over the next

  • Potterne residents unite for appeal to save park

    People of all ages gathered in Potterne on Saturday to protest at a proposal to include a play area as housing land in the village plan. More than 50 people, some with their dogs, gathered at Blounts Court to show support for a Save Our Park campaign

  • SWIMMING: Sheldon's awesome foursome

    A QUARTET of Sheldon School sixth form students are aiming to make the grade when they take on the rest of the country in the national finals of the English Schools’ Swimming Association Team Relay Championship. Year 12 pupils George Claverley,

  • Clubs given £2,700 for sports drive

    More than £2,700 has been awarded to six Wiltshire clubs to help encourage people to play sport. The Return to Sport programme has been developed to encourage people over the age of 16 to get into sport. The scheme has awarded in excess of

  • ATHLETICS: Zoe’s fine form is a real secret

    IT IS probably fair to say that Wiltshire teenager Zoe Wassell is flying under the athletics radar at the moment – and that is okay by her, writes Kevin Fahey. The 15-year-old Malmesbury School student completed back-to-back victories – largely

  • Dyson: I'll spend £1bn on developing 100 new products

    Inventor Sir James Dyson has pledged to spend £1 billion on the research and development of 100 new products over the next four years. Malmesbury-based firm Dyson is also committing £200 million towards additional production lines in South East

  • Celebration for former Devizes schoolboy after comet landing

    Former Devizes Grammar School boy Rod Emery, who led the team that created the Rosetta spacecraft, has reunited with his colleagues as the mission grabs world headlines. Mr Emery, 67, retired 18 months ago, but joined his former team as the Rosetta

  • EQUESTRIAN: Hardenhuish are the class acts at Holt

    CHIPPENHAM’S Hardenhuish School was represented by two teams in the National School Equestrian Association event, run by Dauntsey’s School, at West Wiltshire Equestrian Centre, near Holt, on Sunday. The team, comprising of Year 7 pupils Harriet

  • 'Multi-storey would solve Marlborough parking issue'

    POSSIBLE solutions to parking problems in Marlborough, including a multi-storey car park in George Lane, were taken to a parking review meeting last night. To tie in with the launch of the public consultation, Marlborough Town Council organised

  • Police praised after Calne factory haul is found

    FACTORY boss Jim Squires has praised police after £40,000 worth of stolen transformers were recovered in a raid on a travellers’ camp. The 850kg transformers, which had been returned as scrap metal, were stolen after dark on Sunday November 9 from

  • FA VASE: Friday night frights

    DAVE Ferris hopes to inspire his Chippenham Park players to produce yet another giant-killing act when they lock horns with local rivals Bradford Town in the FA Vase tonight. Toolstation League First Division Park have already beaten higher-level