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Chippenham friends rally for Jay
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
Friends have raised more than £800 in support of teenager Jay Ryles-Jenkins, who fell into a coma just minutes after a rugby game last March.
Chippenham woman's date with a killer
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
A woman from Chippenham has told how she met a confessed killer over the internet and arranged to meet him, not knowing that a month earlier he had raped and killed a 17-year-old he groomed on Facebook.
Comic artist to visit Chippenham
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
Pupils at Queens Crescent School in Chippenham will be paid a special visit by comic artist Kev Sutherland thanks to talented student Dominic Kernan.
Winning band from Chippenham step into the limelight
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
The celebrations are continuing for Chippenham band The Silhouette Showgirls this week after they made it through to the area finals of Live and Unsigned 2010.
Devizes mum’s mile in pool for air ambulance
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
Mother-of-two Claire Eacott is to do a sponsored swim to raise money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
Devizes' transport resources are pooled
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
A scheme to provide transport for young people and at the same time earn income for community groups has been launched by the Devizes-based Community First.
Debut gig in Devizes a sell-out hit
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
Brothers Ian and Richard Hopkins say they are buoyed up by the success of the first gig at their Long Street Blues Club in Devizes.
Warning of gridlock in Devizes
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
Fears have been expressed that the retirement village and Primary Care Centre planned to be built on land next to Quakers Walk, Devizes, will lead to gridlock in London Road and that the number of parking spaces is inadequate.
Burglaries on the up in Crudwell
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
Villagers in Crudwell have been told to be on their guard after a spate of burglaries and attempted break-ins.
Wow, that's a lot at Brinkworth
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
Blade the pig gave birth to 15 piglets on Saturday – believed to be a new world record for the Kune Kune breed.
All Wiltshire's toes to the towpath
7:00am Saturday 13th March 2010
The Roman emperor Hadrian is the inspiration for a sponsored walk that Rotarians hope will raise at least £15,000 for local good causes.
Bikers pay tribute to RAF Lyneham ahead of Wootton Bassett charity ride
5:46pm Friday 12th March 2010
Organisers of the 10,000-bike charity ride through Wootton Bassett this Sunday visited RAF Lyneham today to pay thanks to the air base on behalf of Afghan Heroes.
Police step up search for missing Corsham rugby player
4:08pm Friday 12th March 2010
Wiltshire police have stepped up their search for missing fitness instructor Donavan Van Lill from Chippenham who has been missing since March 3.
Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow recording together at Box
8:20am Friday 12th March 2010
Robbie Williams and Take That singer/songwriter Gary Barlow are recording together at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Box this week.
Devizes girl cycles for Haiti
7:00am Friday 12th March 2010
Young Henrietta Pritchard got on her bike to raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.
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