A double decker bus full of parents, teachers and children from Wootton Bassett descended on County Hall in Trowbridge yesterdat in an attempt to stop the closure of a popular special needs centre.
An Army rugby team based in Germany arrived in Wootton Bassett on Saturday to play a charity game in aid of the Gazette’s Help For Heroes appeal.
The Chippenham Folk Festival is just around the corner and preparations are under way for the weekend of May 28-31.
Marathon man Mike Buss has given our Help for Heroes Appeal a massive boost by pledging to put all cash he raises towards our bid to help pay for a personnel recovery centre at Tidworth.
RAF air traffic controller Careena Byth is hoping she has a head for heights after volunteering to take part in a bungee jump for our Help for Heroes Appeal.
Liberal Democrat candidate Duncan Hames has become the first winner of the new Chippenham constituency after beating Tory Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones by 2,470 votes.
The three main candidates have been speaking out as the last few votes are counted in Chippenham.
As the final ballots have been verified at the Olympiad for the new constituency for the Chippenham area, the vote count has got under way, at just after 01.30am.
The new Chippenham constituency is taking shape and tensions are mounting at the Olympiad Leisure Centre.
Local bands were pitted against each other to win a £100 prize at a battle of the bands jointly organised by police and young people in Wootton Bassett.
