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  • Youth urged to have their say

    YOUNG people are being encouraged to help Calne’s youth activities take shape following the launch of the town’s Local Youth Network. More than 40 people attended the launch on November 18 and community youth officer Helen Bradley is hoping more

  • Tax precept to increase even higher

    COUNCIL tax for the average household in Calne is to rise by five per cent despite the town having the highest charge for a band D home in Wiltshire last year. Councillors voted that for a band D home, the middle of seven tax bands, council tax

  • Chance to learn about cemetery

    MARLBOROUGH Town Council is inviting residents to learn about the town’s Victorian cemetery during an action day on Sunday. At 10am there will be a talk and walk with archaeologist Kim Wakeham, followed by restoration work which residents are invited

  • Drink-drive arrest after car seen swerving

    A 28-year-old woman was arrested for being double the drink-drive limit on Saturday evening in Box. Police pulled her over on the A4 after a member of the public had phoned to say a driver was swerving in the road. She has been charged and bailed

  • Singalong will raise cash for physio

    CEREBRAL palsy sufferer Kitty-Boo Cox will be belting out songs at a karaoke event on Saturday, raising funds for her physiotherapy. The eight-year-old has an operation scheduled for January at Bristol Children’s Hospital, which is hoped will allow

  • Shop staff foil Malmsbury steak thieves

    Two men tried to steal £10 worth of steak from a shop in High Street, Malmesbury, just after 6pm on Saturday. They were challenged by staff while leaving the store and ran off, dropping the steak. One had dark hair, was 5ft 7in tall and was

  • Disability access to arrive at Chippenham rail station

    RAIL access campaigners are delighted work is scheduled to start on a new footbridge and lift at Chippenham Station on Saturday. People with reduced mobility and those using pushchairs have been waiting years for promised easier access to railway

  • Steve Patten-Hall

    Tributes have been paid to Potterne Cricket Club stalwart Steve Patten-Hall, who died last week aged 49. Mr Patten-Hall, who until recently ran the Royal Oak pub in Marlborough with his wife Abi, died in hospital in the early hours of November

  • Alice Mary Wiltshire

    Alice Mary Wiltshire died in the Royal United Hospital, Bath after a short illness on October 19, aged 92. She leaves behind husband of 71 years, Alf, son Alan, two grandchildren, Alison and Andrew, and a great grandson, Oliver, ten. Mrs Wiltshire

  • Shock as car leaves road near Avebury

    A young woman had a shock when her car left the road on the A4361 and ended up on its side in a field this morning. Wiltshire Air Ambulance paramedic Steve Riddle, who was on his way to another incident where a car had left the road, and a passer-by

  • Answers on rights for Wiltshire carers

    A ‘QUESTION Time’ event where carers can discuss their rights is taking place tomorrow at Devizes Town Hall as part of national Carers Rights Day. It runs from 10.30am-1pm and will give people the opportunity to raise questions to an expert panel

  • Even more for all at winter festival

    CHIPPENHAM’S Christmas lights switch-on has this year been extended to a whole weekend’s winter festival. The town council-organised event aims to involve several community groups and have something for all age groups, with a children’s party at

  • Man accused of sex abuse

    An 80-year-old man who is accused of sexually abusing two children more than a decade apart is to face trial. Terrence Bembridge denies molesting a boy under the age of 16 in Calne between 1968 and June 1970. The pensioner, of Leslie Rise,

  • FOOTBALL: Griffin's comeback salute

    CHIPPENHAM Park manager Dave Ferris waxed lyrical about Alan Griffin after the striker turned out for his side during their crunch FA Vase clash with Bradford Town. The Chippenham Town frontman was in competitive action for the first time since

  • Songs ring out as Marlborough lights up for Christmas

    MARLBOROUGH came alive with the spirit of Christmas on Friday night when hundreds of people turned out for the annual lights switch-on. The evening suffered a damp start but the wet weather did not deter revellers who enjoyed browsing more than

  • Gannett grant will help boost confidence at Prospect Hospice

    PROSPECT Hospice has been awarded more than £5,000 by the Gannett Foundation. The £5,554 grant to the Wroughton-based hospice will go towards buying a new hoist to help staff move patients with mobility issues. Prospect Hospice’s occupational

  • Prep school comes top in South West

    HEYWOOD Prep School in Corsham is celebrating being chosen as the top independent prep school in the South West by the Sunday Times. Last year the school came in at number 17 and in 2013 it was ranked number 77. Headteacher Guy Barrett is delighted

  • Funding blow for youth centre plans

    THE future of Marlborough’s youth centre is still uncertain after it was revealed during an area board meeting on Monday that Wiltshire Council will only rent the building out for three-months at a time while its fate is decided. Youth facilities

  • Back my X Factor nephew

    DEVIZES hairdresser Jane Hargreaves and daughter Sacha are running up a massive phone bill trying to keep Stereo Kicks in the X Factor. For Miss Hargreaves, 41, and her 12-year-old daughter are the aunt and cousin of Reece Bibby, one of the eight

  • Don’t get caught cold

    Now that winter golf is upon us, you will need to make a few changes to your preparation for the next time you venture out on to the golf course. Gloves It is likely to rain and perhaps be cold so invest in a pair of winter gloves. Most

  • WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Varney rues Bassett’s misfortune

    WOOTTON Bassett Town Development manager Mark Varney thought his side were unlucky not to get more from their clash with high-flying Ludgershall Sports at Ballards Ash. After falling behind to a fierce strike that Bassett keeper Luke Kuczinski

  • Top ten ranking for school

    PEWSEY Primary School has been named in the Sunday Times list of top state schools in the South West. The school, which has 200 pupils, came in at number ten in the list, which was published in the Parent Power supplement last weekend. Headteacher

  • Reports praise Wiltshire Police for high standards

    Wiltshire Police has been praised by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) for high standards of professionalism and ethical behaviour. As part of a national inspection programme, HMIC has today published two separate reports following

  • Time to vote on Malmesbury's future

    RESIDENTS in and around Malmesbury are being urged to make “a well-informed decision” on Wiltshire’s first ever neighbourhood plan vote at a one-day referendum today. People in the Malmesbury area will go to the polls to help shape the future of

  • Emergency services at scene of motorbike accident in Seend

    Ambulance services are in Seend this morning treating a motorcylist involved in an accident at the Worton junction outside The Bell. Police are keeping traffic moving in all four directions of the junction but long queues are building.

  • Barber Gary Hatto charged with assaulting Devizes rival

    BUSINESSMAN Gary Hatto is to appear before magistrates in Swindon charged with assaulting fellow barber Mike Harford on the doorstep of his Devizes home. Hatto, 48, was charged on November 19 with assaulting Mr Harford by beating on June 22. He

  • Michelle Donelan visits local engineering firms

    This week, Michelle Donelan, the Prospective Member of Parliament for the Chippenham constituency, visited two of Wiltshire's most high-tec engineering employers, Siemens Rail Automation and Dyson. Michelle was invited to Siemens to learn more