CHIPPENHAM Town romped to victory in their latest pre-season friendly as they retained the Fred Rutty Cup. The Bluebirds made the perfect start to the match as Dave Gilroy fired in the opener just four minutes into the contest against their
WILTSHIRE golfer David Howell failed to claim his first win on the European Tour since 2006 after carding a two over 76 in the final round of the Irish Open today. The 36-year-old shot a superb seven-under-par 64 yesterday and started today 11 under
Malmesbury-based Futur Recycling has been sold to a Spanish company for an undisclosed sum. The existing management at Futur Recycling is expected to remain in place and the company will continue to be based in the town. SA Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa
Mansion House Pre-School Playgroup unveiled a new canopy on Friday designed to let children play whatever the weather. A major benefit of the canopy, which was paid for using contributions from both the Corsham Area Board and the Corsham Co-operative
Nimble-fingered pensioner Marina Page has been keeping her knitting needles clicking at a furious pace to make tiny hats for Age UK’s 2011 Big Knit. The 76-year-old has been busy knitting hundreds of hats to help raise funds to make life better for
Observant visitors to the Avebury monument may have been surprised to see a new stone appearing in the circles . It was part of a school project run by Overton archaeologist Gill Swanton. Archaeologists have been taking part in the project called Avenue
Sixth former Charli Shephard is gearing up for a busy summer as she releases her debut album – for which she wrote and sang all the songs and played all the instruments. The 16-year-old Malmesbury School girl will launch her record, Brown Eyed Soldier
Staff and pupils at Sherston Primary School have been celebrating its Ofsted rating as a good school with some outstanding features. The school, which currently has 193 pupils, was praised by the inspectors for providing “good care and guidance for all
Pupils at Devizes School have been awarded for their success in a creative writing festival and public speaking competition. The school’s English department organised the competitions for students in Years 7 to 9. For the creative writing festival
Local singers helped raise over £3,000 for the Help for Heroes rehabilitation centre at Tedworth House. Patney Picnic, held in a garden at Patney on June 25, attracted 500 people with their hampers. Organiser Bruce Hopkins, managing director of Devizes
PAOLO Di Canio was encouraged by his side’s first-half display at the County Ground yesterday as Swindon suffered their first defeat in pre-season with a 2-1 loss to Reading. FULL STORY, PLUS REACTION AND MORE SWINDON TOWN NEWS AT GAZETTEANDHERALD.CO.UK
SWINDON were sent crashing to a 59-34 Elite League defeat on a sun-drenched Saturday afternoon at Eastbourne. The Robins were always behind against the play-off chasers and the loss at the Arlington Stadium still leaves them at the foot of the league
Organisers of the Chippenham River Festival are looking for rafters to complete a madcap race this August. Last year marked the first time in 23 years that homemade rafts set sail in one of the most exciting events at the festival. This year it is
A Chippenham village has become the first in North Wiltshire to install a life-saving piece of equipment. Kington St Michael villagers have been raising money to buy two defibrillators, which will be installed at the school and pub. In the event of
A 1930s phone box in Hilmarton is to be catapulted into the 21st century when it is transformed into an interactive history device. The Hilmarton Parish Heritage Society has won a £17,000 grant from the Big Lottery to fund the project, which involves
A church in Hilmarton is holding a special service to officially unveil its rare 1611 King James Bible, which has caused a stir around the globe. The Bible had been sitting on a shelf at St Laurence Church for hundreds of years and it was only when village
The organisers of a soap-box derby in Great Cheverell have come up with a new, wacky event. The soap-box derby is taking a break this year and instead a wheelbarrow race will be held by the village pavilion. Teams of two will compete on an It’s a Knockout-style
After almost 14 years Bedwyns and Savernake village priest the Rev Rodney Harrison took his last service in St Mary’s in Great Bedwyn on Sunday. Mr Harrison has recently been diagnosed with cancer. He came out of a five-week stay in hospital to take
Young martial arts experts from Chippenham wowed judges in a national competition last week. The members of the Don Deedigan School of Taekwon-do took on others from around the country at the ITF England competition in Cornwall. Four of the five who
A Corsham Regis Primary School girl won a competition to design a poster for Hartham Park’s new farmers’ market, which is set to launch in September. Chloe Davis, ten, will see her posters professionally printed and placed around the surrounding areas
When soldier Sam Brown met Marlborough girl Mary Beasant at the town’s annual Mop fairs the love that sparked between them led to not just one marriage but two. Mr and Mrs Brown of Homefields, Marlborough, will be celebrating their golden wedding tomorrow
An intrepid group of senior business leaders aiming to swim the English Channel for charity have raised more than £13,000 but hope to push this even higher. The nine-man relay squad is raising funds for Self Unlimited, a national charity that
Creative schoolchildren have lent their artistic skills to produce banners and garlands to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Royal British Legion, as part of Corsham in Bloom. Six pupils from Corsham School started the outreach-led project in May
To mark space shuttle Atlantis returning to Earth from its final mission, a Kemble charity is offering people the chance to secure a piece of art history while helping to support its cause. The fly2help organisation, who are based at Cotswold Airport
