Devizes Town Council strongly objected against plans to build three town houses on land at the back of the old Gazette & Herald building in the Market Place. Clenche Properties, which has already converted the upstairs of the main part of the
ABSEILERS made their way down the Savernake Tunnel yesterday to clean the historic bridge. The Canal & River Trust used a specialist rope team to spruce-up the two centuries-old tunnel on the Kennet & Avon Canal. The structure will
Pupils and teachers from schools across Trowbridge are backing the county town’s bid to get its own Monopoly board for a special 80th anniversary edition, ahead of the voting deadline. Sarah Inman, a teacher at The Mead Community Primary, said:
ABSEILERS made their way down the Savernake Tunnel yesterday to clean the historic bridge. The Canal & River Trust used a specialist rope team to spruce-up the two centuries-old tunnel on the Kennet & Avon Canal. The structure will
Bowler Trevor Malcolm Ward died suddenly at Bradford on Avon Bowls Club on February 17, aged 82. Mr Ward, known to his friends as Trev, was born on August 29, 1932 and was the youngest of three children, having an older brother and sister.
Ivy Garrett, formerly Roberts, died at the age of 102 in Fallowfields Care Home in Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, after a short illness on February 7. She leaves behind three children John, Margaret and Susan, three grandchildren Sarah, Nicola and
Patrick Robert Smith, 84, of Royal Wootton Bassett, was a familiar figure in the High Street, where he enjoyed greeting people outside his home near the Town Hall. A tribute from family members noted: “Everyone knew the man with the happy, smiling
Patron of Marlborough Golf Club Frederick John George Boardman has died aged 92. Mr Boardman was born in Stepney, East London on July 18, 1922. He attended Taylor Street School before joining the RAF where he served in Persia in the Second World
CHIPPENHAM’S Emeralds ABC’s only female boxer, Emma Hansleman, featured in the Gowns v Towns tournament hosted by Oxford University. The Wiltshire fighter claimed a unanimous points decision against Oxford University’s Isra Hale. Emeralds stage
Being on the TV show Take Me Out was one of the best decisions Harriette Beazer has made and although she is still single, she has made some friends for life. The 22-year-old from Gastard appeared on the ITV dating show, hosted by Paddy McGuinness
SOME of the country’s top badminton players gave a demonstration of their skills at Chippenham’s Olympiad on Sunday. The Exhibition Match day was held as part of Wiltshire’s Badminton Month organised by Badminton Community Network working in partnership
A RECRUITMENT day is being held because Savernake Hospital is in need of more nurses. Nurses from across Wiltshire are being urged to attend the event run by Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust tomorrow, between 2-7pm. It is open to
CALNE Alpha 4 Swimming Club have had a busy start to 2015. The club are awaiting their fate in the Moonrakers Winter League finals after good performances in the second and third rounds. Meanwhile the club’s presentation night saw age group
Hailed by many as the finest purveyors of sea songs and sea shanties in the world, Kimber’s Men, curiously based in landlocked West Yorkshire, will be appearing at The Pound, Corsham, on Friday at 7.30pm. Following successful tours last year, where
Angry dad David Beldon has hit out at a Wiltshire coach firm after his 15-year-old son and a friend were left stranded when a bus driver refused to let them on because he did not have change for their £10 note. Finn Beldon and the other boy were
TOWN councillors were out in Stonebridge Meadow yesterday to encourage dog owners to pick up their pets’ poo. The ‘reminder day’ was part of Action for the River Kennet’s ongoing Bag It and Bin It campaign. Dog walkers were offered bags to
LAUREN Booth is aiming to break a glut of records in the next 12 months after enjoying a 2014 that saw her win gold at the British Cycling National Championships. The Newport para cycling international also recently set three national records and
Sisters Sarah MacCall and Valerie Wiltshire are taking on the Bath Half Marathon for Alzheimer’s Support as thanks for its support of their 76-year-old mum Anna. Mrs Abbandonato has attended the Sidmouth Street Day Club, run by the charity, once
WILL Christofi produced the best performance of his career at the Saucony English National Cross Country Championships. The 20-year-old former Dauntsey’s School student, who is now studying at Oxford University, finished fifth in the U20 men’s
DAVE Ferris conceded that Chippenham Park failed to reach the heights of their previous away games after falling to a 2-0 defeat at Warminster Town. Park had won each of their last five matches on the road but we badly out of sorts at Weymouth
Music teacher and organiser of Devizes Eisteddfod Michael Johnson has spoken of his fears for the future of lessons in schools amid a decision by Wiltshire Council to scrap its music service. The council voted at Tuesday’s budget meeting to disband
TORRENTIAL rain led to a crash in which 26-year-old Melksham care worker Harriet Gormley died, an inquest has heard. Her boyfriend Jamie Blake, 28, was driving a red Austin Mini to his dad’s house in West Kennett, near Avebury, on July 7 last year
When Devizes town councillors debated plans to revamp the inside of an indoor market in Devizes, it ended in a bit of a shambles. Some thought the Wiltshire Council plan to spend £140,000 on creating individual units at The Shambles had already
The Western Players' spring production, Shady Business, a madcap comedy by Robin Hawdon, directed by Julia Edwards, will be staged from March 11 - 14, at The Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Swindon, nightly at 7.30pm. Set in London's underworld, the
Last Monday evening, I joined members of Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon to hear Jonathan Neale of the Campaign Against Climate Change, who gave an impassioned call to action to secure a world fit for future generations. The Liberal Democrats
Audiences were dazzled when the 35-strong cast plus a live orchestra proved they could Climb Every Mountain to reach the heights at four sellout evenings, plus a matinee for primary school pupils. Curriculum leader for music Debbie Workman was musical
JORDAN Smith says that he feels the weight of pressure on every shot he takes right now as he gets to grips with his first full season as a professional. But the Derry Hill player is relishing the challenges ahead after clinching an impressive
HARRY Palmer romped home by more than 11 seconds to claim victory in last Sunday’s Calne SMaRTT Smasher. Amongst the biggest turnout in the 10k race’s history, Palmer, who also won the senior men’s category as he crossed the line first, claimed
SUPPORTERS of Pewsey Heritage Centre are toasting their success now that the attraction has become a fully accredited museum. The accreditation from the Arts Council has been achieved following a major refurbishment which was completed last year
Parents at embattled St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School this week called for head Sheila Jones to resign. An email backed by a number of parents, sent to chairman of the governors Colette Culligan and deputy chairman Simon Napper, accuses
Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society have chosen the ever popular musical Hairspray for their main production of 2015 and it doesn’t disappoint. The show is directed by Juliette Coad with musical direction from Peter Blackwood. Based on the 1988
This week, I managed to combine ambulances, doctors and cake, not in some dreadful baking-related accident, but during a visit to Market Lavington to see some of the small but significant ways that health services are improving in our constituency.
A FIELD of 360 Duathletes, many of them Age Group Duathlon World Champions, turned up for the first DB Max event of the year – the aptly named ‘Chilly’ Duathlon. The classic event of a two-mile run, 10-mile bike ride and a final two-mile run got
FROM evergreen hip hop heroes to a group hailed as Britain’s best live band with the exception of The Who, the first raft of acts for Wiltshire’s largest music festival have been revealed. An estimated 30,000 world music aficionados will converge
THE latest application to build houses on land next to Rabley Wood View was unanimously rejected by Marlborough Town Council at a planning meeting on Monday. In the latest plans put forward by RCC Town Planning, which is acting as agent for the
The Devizes and Roundway in Bloom committee has launched this year’s bid to go for a fifth gold in this year’s South West in Bloom competition. Committee members, supporters and councillors met in Hillworth Park on Sunday to kick off the competition
DEVIZES team manager Stuart Hadden reckons his side proved that they won’t allow their season to peter out with a whimper as they brought their run of 14 straight defeats to an end last weekend. A battling 20-17 win over Grove saw the Saddlebacks
Veteran radio and TV presenter Terry Wogan was due to be in Devizes on Wednesday to talk to chef Peter Vaughan about the original Devizes cheesecake but this has now been postponed. Wogan is one of the presenters for a BBC television programme
Former Devizes School pupil Steve Summersgill has gone from selling popcorn at the Palace Cinema to being part of an Oscar- winning team. Mr Summersgill, 36, was art director on The Grand Budapest Hotel which took the Oscar for best production
CLUB hero Charlie Griffin is returning to Chippenham Town for a third spell after agreeing a move back to Hardenhuish Park. The much-travelled Griffin, a prolific scorer during the club's years in the Western League in the late 1990s, could go
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance has been awarded £240,000 to pay for extra paramedics. The money is from the Libor Fund made up of fines imposed on banks that rigged interest rates and was agreed on Tuesday at a meeting with the Chancellor George Osborne
Family and friends came together to celebrate Irene Harris's 100th birthday on Saturday. Mrs Harris marked the special occasion by having a party at The Cedars Residential Home, in Purton, where she lives. Irene’s special day started with her
