ONE of Coronation Street’s favourite characters experienced a different kind of 'theatre' when he visited Wiltshire-based Army units yesterday. Actor Antony Cotton, who plays Corrie favourite Sean Tully, visited several units based around the Salisbury
BUS passengers from Wiltshire are being given the chance to have their say on the local services that run in the county. In response to the consultations on public transport being run across Wiltshire, Bus Users UK is holding a further two Your
IT was a case of old meets new when hundreds of schoolchildren had the opportunity to learn about the Christian faith through the touch of their fingertips using technology. The educational multimedia exhibition was held at St John the Baptist
WILTSHIRE'S best and worst ranked surgeries have been named in a new patient satisfaction survey. The GP Patient Survey (GPPS) is an England-wide survey that provides data on patients’ experiences of their GP practices on a range of topics.
A FARMER from Aldbourne who spent years collecting Chinese antiques is expected to make his family a £20 million fortune when it sells at auction.Roger Pilkington, of Ford Farm, who died in 1969 aged 40, paid as little as £100 per item and accumulated
PEWSEY farmer and priest Gerald Osborne has spoken of his delight to have met His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales during a charity visit. Canon Osborne, who lives at Lawn Farm, Milton Lilbourne, was formally introduced to Prince Charles during
PROJECT officer Anna Forbes of charity Action for the River Kennet is delighted they have received a £5,000 funding boost.The Marlborough charity heard the good news this week that they will be getting thousands of pounds from SITA Trust for their popular
A MAN dubbed the best recorder player in the world by the Washington Post newspaper will be performing in Pewsey.Piers Adams will be giving the audience at the Bouverie Hall on Friday, February 19, renditions of music from as far back to the 17th century
A WOMAN who received a ‘life-changing’ treatment in reflexology after suffering from stress was left so impressed she decided to learn the skill herself so she could give the same experience to others. Gabriela Slater is the newest recruit at The
CORSHAM Primary School is the first school to sample a pilot training scheme to help keep kids safe online before it is rolled out nationwide. Internet in Our Children’s World, organised by the Norland College in Bath, is meant to educate teachers
A CORSHAM cleaning company has pledged to pay its employees £8.25 per hour by the time the government introduces the new Living Wage this April. Daren Vaughan, managing director of Direct Cleaning Services, decided to pay his 380 cleaners more
CHIPPENHAM courts - only opened in 1997 - are to close as part of a £700 million cost-cutting exercise. A total of 86 courthouses across England and Wales will shut in a move being described as part of a £700 million revamp to modernise the justice
AMY Chalk spent years embracing the loneliness of the long distance runner but now, with a little help from a big group of friends, she has reinvented herself to inspire a new generation of keep-fit enthusiasts. The former international marathon
