WILTSHIRE golfer David Howell gave away 278 places to Rory McIlroy on the world rankings at the Irish Open in Killarney today but beat him by eight shots to storm into contention for a first victory in five years. The former Ryder Cup star
Concerneed residents campaigning to block a housing development along Park Road are hoping planning officers reject the application in the coming days. More than 150 letters of objection have been received from residents keen to see the request turned
When friends of three boys who died in a car crash came to Emery Gate to raise funds, security guard Sam Neale was so inspired he decided to get involved himself. Now the 32-year-old has signed up to climb the highest mountain in northern Africa - Morocco
THERE has been something missing from Bremhill View Social Club over the past few years – a view of Bremhill. Since the housing estate was built behind the club eight years ago, any sniff of a view of Bremhill disappeared. So students from nearby Springfields
Sharon Cross, who has been acting head at St Katharine’s School at Savernake for the past year, has been appointed headteacher from September. Mrs Cross, who joined St Katharine’s as acting head, had a baptism of fire after she succeeded Andy Perry and
Plans for a house to be built in the back of a garden in Urchfont were turned down by a single vote by Wiltshire Council’s Eastern area planning committee. The application, by Stephen Cook, was recommended for refusal by Wiltshire Council’s planning
The hard work of staff at Bishops Cannings Primary School has paid off, with an assessment by Ofsted classing it as a “good” school. The report was published last week following an “intensive and gruelling” inspection on June 28 and 29.
A Banksy wannabe who admitted to spraying graffiti throughout Chippenham town centre has been forced to wash away some of his handiwork. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was caught after PCSOs in his school discovered his identity
While it wasn’t quite the Grand Prix, pupils from Chippenham’s Harden-huish School had three days of fun building and racing their own go-karts last week. The 26 students from Years 7 to 9 put together their vehicles and raced them in a soap-box
Under-fire Wiltshire Council is proposing to offer some financial help to parents in its plans to axe a subsidy for faith school buses. The council announced in May it would withdraw its funding towards buses for children attending faith schools from
