A SECOND sheep in Corsham has died as a result of a dog attack in the last five months. It is thought owners are letting their dogs off their leads leaving them to run off and attack the sheep causing fatal injuries. More than six other sheep
DEVIZES is to play a full part in English Tourism Week in a bid to put it firmly on the sightseeing map.Tony Aldridge from the Devizes Area Tourism Partnership said: "We have arranged some great events to publicise the opportunities in Devizes."
STUDENTS from schools across Wiltshire dressed as their favourite characters to celebrate World Book Day in style.At Heddington Primary School Cruella de Vil and her dalmatians made an appearance when headteacher Ashley Martin and his staff dressed like
ROYAL Wootton Bassett made it 12 wins in a row when they sunk Alchester 41-5 at Ballard’s Ash at the weekend. Alan Low’s side had been riding on the crest of the wave going into the game with the Southern Counties North strugglers. And while
MAIDENHEAD arrived at Devizes intent on allaying any relegation fears they had in South West 1 East. Devizes gave starts to Josh Gould at blindside flanker and gave a debut to George Smith at hooker. Chris Lewis made his first start since October
TABLE-topping Chippenham continued their winning ways in South West 1 East with a convincing win over Newbury at Allington Fields. Newbury attempted to keep the ball alive but found the Chippenham defence robust and solid, resulting in a knock
CANCER Research UK became the eighth charity to open a shop in Marlborough as survivor Christopher Cutforth cut the ribbon on the new store on Friday.The shop has taken over the premises in the High Street which was previously home to independent business
A SUPERFAN of the pop star Rihanna is wearing her heart on her sleeve - and her face, chest and back - after getting 14 tattoos of the singer across her body.Sarah Ridge, 23, has seven images of the singer's face on her skin and a further seven copies
HUNDREDS of families are expected at this year’s popular lambing weekends at Wiltshire College Lackham. Children will be able to get up close and personal with the lambs and have their photographs taken on the weekends of March 14 and 21, both
A RECORD number of young people voted in the youth elections, with more than 42,000 texting support for Wiltshire candidates. Teenagers from across Wiltshire stood for nomination to the UK Youth Parliament Elections and the Wiltshire Assembly of
THE new Defence College at MOD Lyneham is set to breathe new life into the area, according to Hercules project manager Roger Frost. The £121million Defence College of Technical Training, on the site of the former RAF Lyneham, remains on schedule
PLANS for a BMX park in Devizes are back on track three years after youngsters were first told a project was ready to go. Devizes Area Board announced in January 2012, that land had been earmarked for the track at Windsor Drive and it was expected
CHIPPENHAM schoolchildren have highlighted the town's diverse population in a new photographic exhibition in the Yelde Hall.Four hundred nine to 11-year-olds worked on a photo-journalism assignment that aims to highlight, through images and personal stories
SWAN Road in Pewsey was partially blocked this morning following an incident involving two cars. Police were called to the scene at 9.10am after a white Mercedes van collided with a black Seat Altea. Nobody was injured and the road was cleared
MALMESBURY’S renowned Abbey Gardens opens for Mother’s Day this Sunday (March 15) as part of the National Gardens Scheme.However, this is likely to be the last year that the public has the chance to stroll around the sumptuous, nature-rich gardens as
NORTH WILTS Indoor Bowls Club will be staging their second Open Singles tournament next weekend (March 21-22), with the winner receiving a handsome top prize of £1,000. The tournament is part of the planetbowls.com series of 29 open indoor singles
GOOD Energy staff have taken delivery of two folding bikes after winning the Connecting Wiltshire Travel Challenge. The competition saw workplaces across the county compete to clock up the most journeys made by walking, cycling, public transport
