ONE good cause helped out another after Savernake View Care Home raised more than £300 for Parkinson's UK from a Christmas raffle. The care home, in Salisbury Road, held a Christmas choral celebration to celebrate their residents’ first Christmas
THE news that the Avebury Stone Circle will feature in a set of eight stamps depicting historic British sites and artefacts has delighted the local community. Royal Mail has chosen Avebury’s world heritage site to be part of an eight-strong special
PARALYMPIAN Stephanie Millward could have missed out on important information about her MBE after post in her name was being delivered to the wrong address. The swimmer, who won five medals at the recent Rio Paralympics, was left dumbstruck when
VILLAGERS are upset that owners of a once award-winning pub have been given permission to turn it into a house. The parish council and a number of people living in West Lavington wrote to Wiltshire Council to object to the proposal to allow the
SECURITY at beach hotels in the Tunisian resort of Sousse was criticised in a report produced for the British Government months before 38 people were killed in a terrorist attack there, an inquest has heard.The January 2015 "recce" of hotels
IT was good to see my friend Kitty Sparkes from Chippenham for lunch over Christmas, fit and bright as ever, belying that she is over 100 years of age. Yet the statistics indicate that more and more of us will follow her example and achieve our centenary.In
A QUANTITY surveyor in Calne who downloaded indecent images of 18-month-old babies after previously escaping jail after being convicted of the same thing was jailed for 12 months on Monday. Richard Bridgewater, of Blacklands Lakes Caravan Park,
A CHEQUE for almost £5,000 which was raised by Chippenham Golf Club has been presented to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance (WAA). Former club captain Pat Blake choose the WAA after witnessing ex-club professional, Bill Creamer, suffer a heart attack
A REMORSELESS conman was jailed for a year despite a jury having just found him not guilty of burgling a pensioner's home. Brian Paisey had insisted he had not been involved in the raid on the house on Hardens Mead, Chippenham, where a 87-year-old's
CALNE climbed into the top four of Dorset & Wilts Two North as they romped past hosts Royal Wootton Bassett 3rd 64-7 on Saturday. Despite losing skipper Tom Morten to injury in the opening minutes and a couple of missed chances, number eight
CHIPPENHAM Town's Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division trip to Kings Langley this evening has been postponed. Mark Collier's side, who defeated King's Lynn 2-1 at Hardenhuish Park on Saturday, could have gone second in the table and a point
CORSHAM took a firm grip on the Dorset & Wilts One North title race as they wrapped up a five-point win at Supermarine while nearest rivals Warminster lost at Minety. The leaders wrapped up their 12th win from 12 this season and a ninth try
THE very best businesses and traders that Chippenham has to offer will be recognised in the town’s Business Awards after a shortlist of finalists were announced. Organised by the Chippenham BID, 40 entries were whittled down for the big event which
CELEBRATED trombone player Kevin Morgan is helping Devizes Town Band prepare for one of its most challenging concerts ever.Mr Morgan, who plays with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, led a brass workshop on Monday at St James Church, Devizes, to help people
A CCTV image of a man who allegedly assaulted a Marlborough man have been released by Police. On December 19 at around 1.30am at the Barleycorn Inn, Collingbourne Kingston, a 20-year-old local man was assaulted and sustained bruising to his face and pain
HOMEOWNERS who attended the first meeting of the David Wilson Homes Action Group on Sunday say the developer has lost credibility over its delay in getting roads in Devizes up to scratch so they can be adopted by Wiltshire Council.Around 30 from the Hillier
MARLBOROUGH began life under a new coaching set-up with a narrow 14-10 defeat at Dorset side Sherborne in Southern Counties South on Saturday. Former head coach Chris Budgen has moved on to Welsh side Bedwas with players Leo Tuliva and Lotu (Feiloaki
JORDAN Smith will have the chance to make an early impression on 2016 European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn after being paired with the Dane for the first two rounds of the Abu Dhabi Championship this week. Smith, who turned in an impressive
A NEW stairlift, which will give disabled people access to the upper levels of Selwyn Hall, has finally been opened after more than two years of fundraising.Paralympian Stephanie Millward opened the £24,500 lift at the opening ceremony in the hall on
CHIPPENHAM'S remarkable revival continued as they put further daylight between themselves and the South West One East relegation zone with a 43-12 victory over Grove at Allington Field on Saturday. With young second rower Henry Corp enjoying the
VACUUM cleaner and electronics giant Dyson is expanding its pool of software engineers in Wiltshire.The company is on the hunt for 110 new staff as part of plans to hire an additional 3,000 engineers globally by 2021.A Dyson spokesman confirmed that the
AN extra pair of hands is needed to join the ranks of volunteers at the Canal and River Trust who are calling on helpers to be part of their lock keeper team.The charity, which looks after the Kennet and Avon Canal, is looking for lock keepers to help
POLICE are cracking down on gangs of youths who have been on the rampage at a Devizes supermarket.The teenagers congregate outside Morrisons and then cause trouble inside by swearing at staff and customers and causing damage to displays.Police have twice
A woman who 'tore apart' her family by plundering thousands of pounds from her father in law's company has walked free from court. Emma Kilminster of Phoenix Way, Westbury, almost destroyed the business by abusing her position as accounts administrator
