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  • Man fined after abuse outside Malmesbury shop

    A man fired a torrent of racist abuse at a photographer who was taking marketing shots of a charity shop. Dean Kent, 22, was a passenger in a car when Navjot Sawhney stepped back into the road at the Heals shop in Malmesbury High Street. James

  • Thief steals glove-box from Chippenham Motors car

    Police are looking for a thief who stole a glove-box from a car in Chippenham Motors. It happened at about 1pm on Saturday, January 31. The suspect is described as white, in his mid to late 50s, approximately 6ft tall and of large build with

  • Big warm welcome for Frozen sing-along in Urchfont

    Children in Urchfont are getting excited about dressing up as Frozen’s Elsa and Anna for a fundraising sing-along. A screening of the blockbuster animated film will happen at the Village Hall on Sunday at 2pm. The afternoon has been organised

  • Calne school starts search for new head

    John Bentley School in Calne is advertising for a replacement for former principal Laura Carleton. The school website states it is looking for a visionary who will embrace the values and ethos of the school. Ms Carleton joined the academy in

  • FOOTBALL: Mings opens his Ipswich account

    CHIPPENHAM’S Tyrone Mings scored his first professional goal in Ipswich Town’s 4-2 win over Birmingham City in the Championship on Tuesday night. The 21-year-old left-back headed home from Paul Anderson’s corner to open the scoring in the first

  • BOWLS: Disappointing league conclusion for North Wilts men

    NORTH Wilts men ended their 2014/15 Wessex League central region campaign with a disappointing 27-shot (86-59) defeat at the hands of Nailsea. The Chippenham club’s inconsistent form this season was exposed once more as, following an excellent

  • Wessex Life Science Cluster on marks for launch next week

    The Wessex Life Science Cluster (WLSC) is preparing to mark its first major milestone as it hosts a launch event aimed at bringing together the rapidly developing life sciences community in the region. The newly-created WLSC has a mission to champion

  • Austen theme for well timed wedding date of Wiltshire teacher

    Love was definitely in the air for Matthew Roberts and Ginny Short after they tied the knot on Valentine’s Day in a Jane Austen-style wedding in Corsham. The pair, from Corfe Road, Melksham, met on a blind date nearly two years ago and Mr Roberts

  • Funds drive begins for children’s hospice plan

    TV star Martin Clunes was in Wiltshire on Monday to officially launch plans to build the first children’s hospice in the county. Julia’s House, which has a hospice in Dorset, has spent the last couple of years running a pilot service in south Wiltshire