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  • Gastard girl searching for love on show

    HARRIETTE Beazer is looking for love with the help of presenter Paddy McGuinness on the latest series of ITV game show Take Me Out. The 22-year-old from Gastard, near Corsham, will appear on the programme in the hope that she will be whisked away

  • Savernake falls unit has balance help

    Patients of the Savernake Hospital falls clinic will benefit from equipment paid for with a £1,211 grant. The money, donated by the Friends of Savernake Hosp-ital and the Community, will buy a balance beam and rocker board for the unit, which assists

  • Martyn Joseph to perform at Sutton Benger village hall

    Singer/songwriter Martyn Joseph who has a career spanning 30 years, 31 albums and over half a million record sales, is to perform in Sutton Benger. Organiser Black Duck Folk is delighted that he will be at the village hall on Sunday, February 15

  • Lasers help cut methane in Calne

    Landfill sites in Calne are using the latest laser technology to measure methane levels with the aim of tackling climate change. The Environment Agency has started using a laser device that works by firing a light beam at a reflector and measuring

  • A Dog a Day, Corsham Arts Centre

    An exhibition featuring a year’s worth of dogs is among the free events at The Pounds arts centre in Corsham this month. A Dog A Day, which runs from February 27-April 11, features artist Sally Muir’s self-imposed challenge, begun in February 2013

  • Marlborough council says road’s name not relevant

    Town councillors in Marlborough are angry that names chosen for a road next to a new care home does not have stronger local links. Beechcroft Developments wants to name the street on the old Highways Depot in Salisbury Road either Marle-bridge

  • Bird of prey to scare off Devizes gulls

    An action plan to reduce gull numbers in Devizes and the surrounding areas was announced at Devizes Area Board on Monday night. The board agreed to contribute £3,200 towards the £10,000-a-year project, which will use a bird of prey to scare the

  • Take look at Bremhill's parish plan

    Residents of Bremhill have been invited to two Neigh-bourhood Plan consultation meetings in February, to help guide the parish’s long-term development. More than 30 people attended a meeting at East Tytherton Village Hall on January 23, when Wiltshire

  • Debt advisers set for most calls ever

    A charity that is helping Chippenham people out of debt is expecting more calls for help than ever over the next couple of weeks. Christians Against Poverty (CAP) said it had experienced a surge in calls for help, which it put down to a post-Christmas

  • Bringing home the bacon

    Tourism bosses are hoping that the Wiltshire Cure will be to Calne what the pork pie is to Melton Mowbray and cheese is to Cheddar. As reported in the Gazette & Herald last week, the town is hoping to cash in on the traditional pork process

  • From the Files

    100 Years Ago. CORSHAM: The statement of the accounts to date of the General (War) Fund has been published today. The receipts were £634. The sum of £200 has been placed on deposit for the relief of distress, but so far no call has been made for

  • Fun with science at Cherhill school

    Pupils at Cherhill Primary School got stuck into science on Monday, January 12, with visits from the European Space Agency and the National Trust. The children dressed up as various people who use science at their workplace and took part in a range

  • Chirton school’s SOS to TV show at appeal launch

    Every child at a village primary school has written to television presenter Nick Knowles in the hope his DIY SOS team can help them to get a new building. Chirton associate headteacher Amy Bekker-Wrench is launching an appeal to raise £500,000

  • Volunteers needed for Calne children’s summer fun

    CHILDREN in Calne could be without their annual summer playscheme this year unless more organisers and helpers can be found. A planning meeting was held last Thursday to see what support could be found for the playscheme committee and a further

  • Storm inspires author to start writing again

    Community Choir leader Vanessa Lafaye has proved that there is no end to her talents with the launch of her debut novel. The novel is a fictionalised account of the 1935 Labour Day hurricane which hit the Florida coastline. Mrs Lafaye, 51,