Sports ace to open Calne's new family sports area

Bobby White

3:06pm Friday 24th May 2013

Bobby White, team GB’s handball captain, will be at the official opening of a family inclusive sports area at Hillcroft, Anchor Road, Calne, on Tuesday (May 28).

Villager shares name of his new celebrity neighbour

Comedian Michael McIntyre, left, with his namesake from Lower Compton. Inset, last week’s Gazette & Herald story about the funnyman buying a property in Compton Bassett

10:00am Friday 24th May 2013

Meet Michael McIntyre – and Michael McIntyre.

Cheril £19k donation to help sick children

Members of KATCH celebrate the end of their successful mission by presenting a cheque for £19,000 to Jamie Cargill

3:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

Charity fundraising group KATCH has presented £19,000 to the paediatric intensive care unit at Bristol Children’s Hospital as a thank you for the care it gave to schoolgirl Alice Strange.

Two men sought after break in at OAP's Calne flat

5:38pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Two men in their 30s are being sought following a burglary in Highgrove Close, Calne, at lunchtime today.

Calne headteacher tells MPs about 'forgotten souls of society'

Headteacher Trystan Williams celebrates news of the windfall with pupils Miles and Thomas

4:18pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Trystan Williams, principal of The Springfields Academy in Calne, which works with young people with special educational needs, made the plea while giving evidence to the Education Select Committee today on the legacy of London 2012.

Calne man used tax rebate to set up cannabis farm

9:37am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A man who used a tax rebate to set up a cannabis farm in his housing association flat insisted all 42 plants he grew were for his own use.

Calne duck race tops bill for river fun

All eyes are on the hundreds of plastic ducks as they bob along the river

8:26am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Thousands of people went quackers for the Calne Lion’s 27th duck race on Saturday, which raised more than £7,000 for local charities.

Westbrook Road closed after crash

11:42am Monday 20th May 2013

THE Westbrook Road A3102 has been closed by Police at the junction to Bromham, following a three-vehicle collision.

Calne children to climb part of Everest

12:00pm Sunday 19th May 2013

THE challenges facing ten pupils during an Everest trek have been assessed by Springfield Academy’s vice-principal Jon Hamp.

Splash about in Calne for half-term

10:00am Sunday 19th May 2013

Calne youngsters are invited to take part in a free two-day sports event at the Youth Development Centre. The event, organised by children’s charity Splash, will take place on Thursday, May 30 and Friday, May 31, from 11am to 2pm. Splash is a Wiltshire charity which aims to support young people by providing holiday and leisure activities. The event is aimed at 12 to 16-year-olds who will have the chance to join in with football, volleyball, cricket and ultimate Frisbee. Splash operations manager Simone Matthews said: “This is something we’re building in Calne. We have things planned for summer as well.”

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I refer to the article on Chippenham RFC seeking permission from the Rugby Football Union to allow their second team to be promoted to Southern Counties (level seven of the RFU league structure) should they finish top of Dorset & Wilts 1 North (level eight), (Gazette & Herald, February 28). The most interesting aspect of the article was actually what was not said by the club’s representative or was not mentioned.  − Colin Brockhurst, Corsham

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A newsletter hit my doormat on March 2 from ‘Nick Watts and the Lib Dem team’ headlined: Freeze Wilts council tax say Lib Dems. This document goes on to tell us that: “hard-working families cannot afford unnecessary council tax hikes in these difficult times” and so “Nick Watts and the Liberal Democrats have promised not to support any attempt by Wiltshire Conservatives to hit families by increasing council tax this year”.  − Peter Kemp, Chippenham

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