A DISABLED Marlborough woman has been forced to pay an £80 parking fine because of changes to the parking policy at Savernake Hospital, which meant her blue disabled badge was not valid because she did not also register her car's details. Dominique
MELKSHAM Town manager Darren Perrin was delighted with his team after they drew 2-2 away to Street on Tuesday. Despite taking a first-half lead through Mike Perrott’s early effort, the hosts were able to equalise through Craig Herrod. Gary
DEVIZES Town manager Darran Walters was as shocked as anyone on Saturday as he watched his side demolish Ashton & Backwell United 8-2 in the First Division on the road. Having drawn a blank against Roman Glass St George the week prior, even
SIMON Nott may have lost his unbeaten 10k record in the Grittleton race but his performance in finishing second proved that the Calne Running Club athlete is getting back to his best form, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The 23-year-old moved to the top of
A 26-YEAR-OLD Lyneham woman has undergone a dramatic change in her life after losing more than eight stone, following a hard truth from her grandad. Wendy Gransbury weighed 17 stone 10 ounces in 2013 and relied on crutches to walk but decided to
THE officer who was second in command during the ill-fated Titanic voyage described having a "queer feeling" about the ship, letters due to be sold at auction reveal. Private letters written by Henry Wilde, who was the No. 2 to Captain Edward Smith
PUPILS from seven schools in the Marlborough area were treated to a special visit to London, being shown around the heart of the British Government.The pupils from Easton Royal Academy, Ogbourne School, St Katharine’s in Pewsey, Burbage, Oare, Baydon
THE sixth and final round of the 2016 Castle Combe Karting Championship took place last weekend. Heading into the final round there was still a three-way fight for the title between Ben Winter (Bristol), Oliver Bayani (Bristol) and Michael Seabourne
JEWELLERY worth more than £6,000 including rings and a golden inscribed pendant with sentimental value have been stolen from a property in Chippenham.The incident happened during the day last Thursday (October 13), when entry was gained to a property
I HAVE often been asked why I spend a significant amount of my time working with local charities. My response is clear; while governments play a vital role in providing support to people who need assistance, government funding can lack the precision needed
MARLBOROUGH-BASED eventer Jock Paget has announced his intention to return to New Zealand as he prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and furthers his coaching credentials. Paget and wife Tegan will move back to New Zealand later this year and plan
Charlotte Hicks has more reason than most for Braving the Shave for Macmillan as six years ago her sister lost her fight against cancer at the age of 28 just three weeks after she was diagnosed.At the time Mrs Hicks and her whole family were devastated
CHIPPENHAM Town chief Mark Collier has targeted an immediate response from his players after they suffered just a third Southern League defeat of the season on Tuesday night. The Bluebirds travel to Dunstable Town on Saturday having lost ground
CAMERON Perkins got his cross country campaign off to an encouraging start with a solid performance in the opening race of the Gloucestershire Cross Country League, writes KEVIN FAHEY. Over a new course at Little Rissington, described by many as
DEVIZES Mayor Jane Burton was among hundreds of walkers putting their best foot forward for a wide range of good causes.Around 200 walkers and many dogs took part in the hike around the town as they took part in Devizes Lions' annual sponsored walk.It
CHIPPENHAM’S Kitty Sparks celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday after a lifetime working in health care across the country. Born in Epsom, Surrey, on October 18, 1916, Miss Sparks moved to Bradford on Avon in 1941 where she worked as a midwife
BOXING promoter Chris Sanigar, who spent his childhood in Devizes, was awarded the Joe Bromley Award for Outstanding Services to Boxing at the 65th annual Boxing Writers’ Club dinner. Sanigar, formerly of Cromwell Road, attended Southbroom Junior
DRAMA teacher Stuart MacFarlane has launched a new theatre school in Devizes and is looking for talented youngsters to take part in its first production.Auditions for Mac's Theatre School's performance of Beauty And The Beast will take place on
HISTORIAN Richard Broadhead, who has battled for years to get recognition for some of Wiltshire's fallen who are not recognised by Commonwealth War Graves Commission, has now created an exhibition at Wiltshire Museum.Mr Broadhead is the guest curator
DEVIZES School's headteacher and England rugby player Jonny May had plenty to chat about when the sportsman gave out awards as he was once taught science by Phil Bevan. The Gloucester and England player was in Devizes to give out awards to top PE
A MARLBOROUGH woman died after a radiologist at Great Western Hospital in Swindon missed spotting a brain injury, after she fell and hit her head whilst a patient at the hospital. June Rose Pike, 84, of Lainey’s Close, died on February 28 after
WHEN I stepped down as Rail Minister this summer I promised to use the comparative freedom of the backbenches to closely examine the Government’s emerging plans for Brexit and this week I had an opportunity to do just that.Despite some of the more shrill
VILLAGERS outraged by plans to build a giant slurry pit in an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty fear it will be used to create a commercial business used by farmers other areas. People in Etchilhampton, near Devizes, also question why farmer John
A COUPLE of weeks ago, a group of us from the British Lion in Devizes paid our traditional visit to the Ascot Beer Festival. We all went in a minibus and I’d like to say that it harked back to the charabanc trips of the last century with a crate of brown
AUTUMN has truly arrived with two early morning frosts and a persistent chilly breeze. There has, however, been plenty of sunshine and the ground has remained dry, which has enabled many farming operations to be completed in good time.In Devon, our daughter
AFTER years of hard work and determination, a woman from a Calne-based funeral directors has been awarded her Diploma in the profession.Jennifer Law from funeral directors E Wootten and Son, who has worked for the company for four years, finally achieved
A MAN has been rushed to hospital after his motorbike and another vehicle collided on the A420 outside Ivy House in Lanhill. Police were called to the scene at 8.40am this morning to the crash in which the motorcyclist is believed to have sustained
TROWBRIDGE marched into the final of the Dorset & Wilts Cup with a convincing 43-14 win over Devizes. While the affair was closer than the opening game of the season, where Trowbridge were 62-12 victors, the visitors to London Road recovered
CHIPPENHAM Town conceded a league double to Banbury United, but it wasn't for the want of trying. For long periods the Bluebirds were the better side and, after going in at the break two goals down, they came out in the second half with substitute
DRIVERS were being warned to take extra care on the on A4 at Labour-In-Vain Hill in Cherhill after a crash this morning. Traffic was reported to be being delayed in both directions after the crash near the Olivers Hill junction. The road is
THE exceptionally bright Year 6 kids at Fynamore School in Calne on Friday pelted me with perceptive and demanding questions.The toughest of all was: “List what you have done for Calne while you have been our MP.”Now I think I have done a fair bit for
