CHIPPENHAM Town manager Nathan Rudge has given his side a boost ahead of their FA Cup showdown with Gloucester City this weekend with a double signing. The Bluebirds boss has rectified his cup keeper crisis by re-signing teenage goalie Conor Thompson
Wiltshire Council is to lose up to £3.5 million from its budget after the Government announced plans for a 10 per cent cut in council tax relief. Wiltshire Council spends around £27m annually on council tax benefit and this is currently funded
The victim of an attack the High Street in Marlborough in the early hours of Sunday needed stitches to a cut hand and also received two black eyes. Police were called to Hughenden Yard close to the Azuza club following reports of two men fighting
The police team who started the first Bluez ’n’ Zuz teenage discos in Marlborough before the idea went national return to the town tomorrow night. Supt Jerry Dawson, who was the Marlborough inspector when the idea was launched, will join some of
A concert originally performed in the 19th century in Lockeridge village school in aid of the rebuilding of Overton church is to be re-enacted at the Kennet Valley Hall. The idea came from local history researcher Ruth Lamdin after she came across
Teacher Wally Knight is having to give up selling sweets at break time in aid of charity because of a new nationwide healthy schools policy. In the past six years, Mr Knight has raised more than £15,000 for Cancer Research UK through sales at St
Town centre traders in Chippenham could face paying more on their business rates in return for improvements in the town. That is the idea being investigated by Cherish Chippenham, the group formed to try and secure funding through the Mary Portas
Chippenham mayor Andy Phillips is calling for children to enter his Christmas card competition. The contest is open to all children attending nursery, primary and secondary schools in Chippenham or who live in the town. The winning design will
A parking pass scheme is being launched in a bid to ease traffic problems in Corsham at peak times of the day. Since the start of the year, measures have been introduced by Wiltshire Council to make the town safer for pedestrians and to reduce
TRIATHLETE Keith Bradshaw aims to make his wife proud after he beat her in a friendly wager to win a place in the ITU Age Group World Championships in New Zealand. Bradshaw, 54, a member of Calne SMaRTT (St Mary’s Running and Triathlon Team), who
A reward is being offered by Pewsey Parish Council for information leading to the arrest of whoever has been daubing Nazi graffiti on walls in the village. Two pieces of graffiti described by parish council chairman Bob Woodward as “offensive and
Wiltshire Maidens are so rare these days that well over 1,000 people turned out to see them in Marlborough on Sunday at the town’s third annual Apple Day. After moving to St Mary’s Church Hall in 2011, the show about all things to do with apples
CHIPPENHAM Town chief Nathan Rudge believes his side need a 12th man if they’re to stand any chance of beating Gloucester City in the FA Cup this Saturday. The Bluebirds boss has called on fans to make the trip to Cheltenham Town’s Whaddon Road
A popular project for families in Calne has welcomed a new team leader. Georgina Knappe has been appointed to run Calne Sure Start Children’s Centre, which is managed by Barnardo’s on behalf of Wiltshire Council and provides support and advice
A NEW indoor bowls season started at the beginning of October but the 2012/13 campaign only really swings into top gear this weekend as the national team competitions commence, writes DAVE EATON. The first round of the Denny Cup and Egham Trophy
CALNE TOWN joint-boss Jeff Roberts says the stars failed to align for his side as their Vase run was brought to an end last Saturday. The Lilywhites were beaten 2-0 at Toolstation League Premier Division Longwell Green Sports and finished with
Devizes skateboarders, BMXers and scooterists wasted no time trying out the town’s first indoor skatepark, Ramp Nation. Youngsters were banging on the doors at the new centre at the Garden Trading Estate, off London Road, before 9am on Saturday
DEVIZES bounced back from a difficult week in Central Twowith a 3-2 victory at Old Bristolians A. The Wiltshire club’s two men’s had been deducted five points each over an eligibility issue in their opening match of the season and lost 3-1 to Robinsons
BBC Chief Economics Correspondent Hugh Pym visited Malmesbury School to talk on his specialist subject. The UK Economy – Challenges and Opportunities, was the latest of the school’s house lectures. Headteacher Tim Gilson said: “It was lovely
Swindon Town Acad-emy manager Jeremy Newton visited pupils at Springfields Academy to help celebrate the opening of the school’s new artificial playing surface. The 50-metre pitch was finished three weeks ago and is already nearly fully booked.
A senior housing inspector has warned Wiltshire Council to check the legal strength of its Core Strategy for the future of the county. The council has submitted the far-reaching document, which lays out its blueprint for housing, employment and
Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust is to relocate its Wiltshire emergency operations centre in Devizes to its existing Acuma House EOC in north Bristol. The move is part of the trust’s ten-year estates strategy – announced last year – designed
VisitWiltshire is launching today a brand new tourism website, www.visitwiltshire.co.uk The redesign of the site has focused on building a portal which showcases the best of Wiltshire tourism to give visitors a user-experience that is inspirational
School inspectors have praised Abbeyfield School in Chippenham, which has overcome the recent turbulence in leadership and staffing that resulted in the departure of previous head teacher James Fox. Following an inspection on September 27 and 28
An investigation is under way as to why populations of the wading bird the lapwing have collapsed by 50 per cent over the last 30 years. Gone are the days when farmland throughout Wiltshire would see huge flocks of the attractive bird arrive in
Pensioner Jacqueline Day will be hoping it’s third time lucky later this month when she finally takes on a challenge that has eluded her for nearly 50 years. The 78-year-old from Froxfield will be walking on fire at the Alexandra House Hotel, Wroughton
CORSHAM Town claimed their third win in four league games as they claimed a comfortable victory over Welton Rovers last night. Dan King, Ryan Tyrell and Liam Brown got the goals for Trevor Rawlings men, who beat Warminster Town 4-0 last Saturday
Seventeen dogs were taken into care by the RSPCA after they went to the home of Burbage breeder Carol Pepper and her partner, a court heard. Pepper, 55, and Sean Atkinson, 54, appeared at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court yesterday where each denies
Two police firearms officers have been commended for their arrest of a suspected gunman. PC Phil Kibble and PC Ian Lewis had their safety catches off and were ready to fire when the man gave himself up after being cornered at a house in Rowde.
NORMAN Roberts, owner of Lemon Plaice fish-and-chip shop in Southbroom Road, Devizes, has come to the rescue of the Devizes Town Youth under-10s football team for the second successive year, ensuring the young players are fully equipped for the new
Residents have raised concerns about late-night noise and nuisance after a decision to turn an old recreation ground into a family sports area. Last week Calne Town Council was granted planning permission to replace the old ground at Hillcroft,
