CAMERAS rolled in Devizes when a crew filming the BBC show Antiques Road Trip called in looking for a bargain.Antique expert Raj Bisram spent some time trawling through the goods at Crowman Antiques in Northgate Street before deciding on something that
THE Devizes and Roundway In Bloom committee are once again on the lookout for people to open their gardens to the public as part of this year’s floral events.The committee are hard at work organising the towns third annual open garden’s weekend, with
THE WOMEN’S Institute marked its 100 year anniversary with the passing of the centenary baton in Wiltshire on Friday.During its 100th year the WI is passing the centenary baton around every federation within England and Wales.Chairman of Wiltshire WI,
TEENAGERS from Devizes School are feeling magic after being chosen to perform at Disneyland, Paris during the Easter holidays. A group of 64 students will sing and dance on the Disney Stage at the Cinemagique theatre alongside the Disney Performing
A WOMAN was flown to hospital by the Wiltshire Air Ambulance after a two-car crash which shut the A420 at the Biddestone crossroads for several hours. Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Police, South West Ambulance Service and Wiltshire Fire Service were
DISABLED bus pass user Scott Coleman is furious he will no longer be able to get to work using his pass when changes come into force on Wednesday.The 34-year-old Scout leader, of Eastleigh Road, Devizes, had brain surgery in 2012 to help control his epilepsy
RUNNERS from as far afield as Essex and Birmingham were in Calne on Sunday for the 27th annual Rotary Club of Calne 10km fun run.The event, once again held at the Bowood Estate, saw nearly 200 runners raising money for worthy causes with proceeds from
Francis the donkey helped launch a whole week of Easter celebrations at Heddington CofE Primary School yesterday as part of a Palm Sunday re-enactment. The excited pupils welcomed the donkey into the playground waving their handmade paper palm
DEVIZES Ladies made the trip to Old Redcliffians looking to get back to winning ways after a couple of away defeats in South West North Two. With Old Reds only able to field 12 players, uncontested scrums were played but the hosts scored the first
WADWORTH Shires Max and Monty were triumphant at the Shire Horse Society’s National Show over the weekend. "They did Wadworth proud, bringing home three very large pieces of silverware and numerous rosettes," said Tricia Hurle, marketing and stables
MORE than 1,000 jobs could be created and rail and road links improved if plans for bringing more tourists to Wiltshire are put in place.A new report commissioned by visit Wiltshire outlines how the county needs to develop a stronger identity and improve
CHIPPENHAM remained on course for the title in South West One East despite an error-strewn display at Reading on Saturday. Danny Thomas’s side, who are eight points clear at the top of the table with just three matches remaining, squeezed a win
CALNEFEST has announced that pop rock band Dodgy will headline the main stage at this year’s festival on June 6.The festival has also confirmed that it is introducing a brand new comedy tent which will be headlined by multi-award nominated comedian Andrew
A WILTSHIRE solicitor now has time to visit every cathedral in the country since retiring after 40 years.Doug Hughes, who works at Bevirs in Royal Wootton Basset, will leave the legal world behind at the end of the month to enjoy retirement with wife
THE Government has hailed new figures showing the number of households where no-one is in work has fallen by 600,000 since 2010. The figure has dropped from just under 3.9 million between October to December 2010 to around 3.3 million in the same
CHEF Peter Vaughan has been cooking up a storm with children from a Calne school as he educates them about healthy eating. Mr Vaughan has held baking master classes with Year 5 pupils at St Margaret’s Preparatory School as part of a national project
MARLBOROUGH maintained their eight-point lead at the top of Dorset & Wilts One with a 12-try 74-29 victory over Trowbridge 2nd. Chris Budgen's men, closing in on back-to-back league titles, took command of the contest, with Jonny Mantle leading
NORTH Wiltshire independent candidate Simon Killane is one of those to have backed a pre-election campaign aiming to give constituents more of a say on the big issues in Parliament. The MyMP campaign is calling for MPs to sign a pledge promising
PEWSEY Vale were unable to halt Team Solent’s relentless march towards the Sydenhams League Division One title as they were decimated on the south coast last weekend. Nick Maggs’ men hadn’t tasted victory in their last four outings and were carved
BBC Countryfile's Adam Henson has labelled the work of the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area partnership an outstanding footprint for nature improvement. Mr Henson was recognising the achievements of the partnership over the last three
DEVIZES failed to build on a hugely promising opening 40 minutes as they lost out at Newbury in South West One East. The Saddlebacks held firm in the opening stages as the home side poured forward but eventually Newbury opened the scoring when
THE sixth annual Marlborough Science Fair welcomed more than 2,000 science enthusiasts through its doors on Saturday for an eclectic mix of experiments and shows.The free fair, held at St John’s in Marlborough, took place between 10am and 2pm as part
SEQUINED sixth formers were once again crowned dancing kings and queens in a contest against their teachers at Sheldon. The Chippenham school held its second Strictly in memory of Ian Guy, of Chippenham Stage Lighting. Fifty-year-old Mr Guy
NORTH WILTS have reached the semi-finals of the ladies Over 50s Two Wood Triples in the national championships being staged at Nottingham IBC this week. The trio of Jean Collier lead, number two Sue Cooke and skip Alex Jacobs enjoyed a comfortable
WITH political debate building towards this year's General Election auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son will be selling a number of lots with a historic link to past campaigns, including a signature of Winston Churchill.A sinister note will be added to
