MEN are likely to live nearly 15 years longer in good health in Wiltshire than if they live in an inner east London borough, according to official figures. There is also a clear North-South divide in how long people are expected to live in good
Mrs Mary June PortsmouthTROWBRIDGE born and bred, Mrs Mary June Portsmouth died peacefully at the Royal United Hospital on March 12, aged 81.Mrs Portsmouth, nee Hervin, was born on June 18, 1933 and attended Nelson Haden Secondary Modern School in the
CHIPPENHAM business Dymag has been awarded a government grant and loan package of over £7 million, which could create 263 jobs. Dymag, based in Bumpers Farm, is to receive a £3.3 million grant and a loan of £3.8 million as part of a £11.2 million
STAFF at John Williams Heating Services had a surprise visitor when Iain Duncan Smith, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, dropped in. Mr Duncan Smith MP was visiting Wiltshire yesterdaywith Michelle Donelan, Conservative prospective
TEENAGER Matt Cannon from Colerne is competing in the final of the Bath Film Festival’s FilmScore competition.After beating off more than 100 teenagers across the West Country and being shortlisted as one of seven entrants, Matt, 16, will find out today
MALMESBURY’S famous abbey will emulate one of the world’s greatest cathedrals next week when The Hunchback of Notre Dame is screened on its vast east wall.The classic 1923 silent movie, starring Lon Chaney as tortured bell ringer Quasimodo, will be shown
CLOCKS will be going forward an hour this Sunday (March 29) and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service is reminding households to check their smoke alarms.The national Fire Kills campaign is using the arrival of British Summer Time to urge householders to ‘tick
THE project to reduce the amount of gulls in Devizes has been a success so far, it was reported at an area board meeting on Monday As part of a three year contract to frighten away the birds, three hawks and a falcon having been flying over the problem
THE Trust for Devizes has expressed worries about the future of the Tesco store after it closes on April 4. Members at who met for the group’s annual meeting feared that the premises could remain empty for some time. Others felt there wouldn't
Double Triumph for Calne ChoralSaturday’s concert in St Mary’s school chapel was a concert in two distinct halves. The Haydn Mass in B Flat Major, with which the audience was familiar, was performed by Calne Choral and an orchestra of professional musicians
NINE people crammed into one car - including two squeezed into the boot - all had to be taken to hospital after a late night crash near Junction 17 at Chippenham. The group was travelling back to London on Sunday night when their seven-seater Vauxhall
