THIS year's Rowdeford Garden Fair, on Sunday May 18, has something for everyone. With more plant stalls than ever before, the event will spread out beyond the Victorian walled garden and into the west lawn beyond. There will be a bar, with music from
Since they succumbed to the allure of Hollywood, French filmmakers Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur have lost their way. Their 2003 thriller Switchblade Romance (Haute Tension) was a tour de force of sickening suspense, with an unforgettable
If any more proof were needed that 12-year-old Abigail Breslin, Oscar-nominated star of Little Miss Sunshine, is destined for superstardom, look no further than Nim's Island. The diminutive actress takes top billing for this island adventure above
How soon is too soon when it comes to a remake? Two years? Five years? Made Of Honour is a gender-reversed revamp of the 1997 romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding, about a bed-hopping, commitment-shy 30-something who realises, almost too late
With great power comes great responsibility... and an equally great temptation to abuse that power for significant personal and financial gain. The tug-of-war between altruism and materialism is at the heart of Iron Man, Jon Favreau's marvellous
Former Marlborough College gardener and bee farm worker Michael Chessell has died at the age 67. Mr Chessell died at Coombe End Court in Marlborough where he stayed following lengthy stays in hospital. He had suffered several strokes and had developed
Humphrey Lyttelton, the jazz musician and BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show presenter, was patron of Marlborough Jazz Festival. The musician, who died at the age of 86, last played at the festival two years ago and the organisers had been very much hoping
CHILDREN from the Noah's Ark Nursery School in Devizes were given a special workshop by clowns from Paulo's Circus, which visited the town this week. Ringmaster Paul Carpenter invited the children down for the morning after hearing that the nursery school
WORK on the first phase of the ambitious Malmesbury Abbey restoration scheme could get underway in the next month. The project looks set to cost around £3 million over all and involves a three-storey extension to replace a small boiler house on the 12th
A drug dealer who was caught with thousands of pounds worth of heroin at a Wroughton pub has been jailed for four and a half years. Mark Warne was bagging up the drugs for sale in a rented room at the Check Inn when staff became suspicious about what
EVERYONE who uses Marlborough Common from dog walkers to golfers is to be consulted about the way it is used and maintained. On Monday the Town Council agreed to set up a users group representing all the people who use The Common in a variety of ways
SCHOOL girl Livvy Crawford has won an award in a national competition to see who could produce a drawing of a Chinese terracotta warrior in an unusual location. Livvy, nine, who goes to Preshute School in Manton, Marlborough, placed her warrior in the
They might have dogs on the roll in Swindon but I reckon there's fair few sheep in Devizes. Or perhaps I'm just being catty?
THE village of Urchfont, near Devizes, is about to experience a friendly invasion as it prepares for its 11th scarecrow festival. Over 4,000 are expected to descend on the village over May Day bank holiday weekend as they follow the trail of scarecrow
AN array of musicians, dancers and singers will be at this year's Chippenham Folk Festival. The four day festival in May attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world. Now in its 37th year the festival will have more than 200 events in the
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RECYCLING in Wiltshire will become easier from next month, as the county's collection depots open longer. The decision has been taken to extend the opening hours as Wiltshire County Council says May is traditionally one of the busiest months for spring
MORE than a million pounds was spent flying the police helicopter on fruitless missions in the last year. Figures show that the town's police spend £1.5m a year keeping the chopper in the sky. But out of 280 missions in the town, only 62 flights resulted
A MAN who registered his dog to vote in tomorrow's local elections could face jail or a £5,000 fine. Gavin Huckvale, from Toothill, has had to tuck his tail between his legs and write a grovelling apology to Swindon Council's director of law and democratic
HAULAGE firms in Swindon are bracing themselves for a huge surge in fuel prices following the Grangemouth oil refinery strike. The average price of petrol and diesel is expected to rise for the 15th day in a row today. Fears are growing that fuel prices
