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  • Trust attempts to recover £76k from man

    A disabled boat owner who lives on the Kennet and Avon Canal could face losing his home because of a £76,000 claim for court costs. George Ward, 52, who stays between Devizes and the Dundas Aqueduct, has been involved in a legal dispute with the

  • Devizes dog owner's plea for missing Zebo

    COATE resident Angela Purdon has put out a desperate plea for help as her Labrador/Springer cross Zebo has just spent his third night lost in the surrounding countryside. Zebo went missing at around 6.30pm on Saturday, chasing a hare. Despite combing

  • No decision yet on plan for Marlborough CCTV

    The debate over introducing CCTV to Marlborough High Street went to the full town council last week. The town council has earmarked £20,000 for CCTV and the Chamber of Commerce has applied to the Marlborough Area Board for a further £5,000.

  • Avebury volunteers have a few words to say about their work

    Volunteers at Avebury Manor came up with a novel way of demonstrating all the work they do today. National Trust volunteers created a poem listing all the things they do in a year and streamed the giant scroll from one of the windows at Avebury

  • Pewsey fundraiser finally steps down... at the age of 93

    Dedicated  fundraiser Pamela Bellman has retired from the Cancer Research UK Stonehenge and Pewsey Vale Support Group after more than 30 years with the charity. Mrs Bellman, 93, of Andover Road in Upavon, has been the group’s president since 1991

  • Dedication is what you need to succeed

    Students at Corsham School’s Sixth Form College had plenty to celebrate last Thursday, as the school received its best ever set of results. The Tynings school opened from 10am to students eager to find out if they had made the grade, with A-level

  • Tributes flood in for Castle Combe test driver Terry Sanger

    Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to Castle Combe test driver, motor racer and engineer Terry Sanger, who has died aged 79 from cancer. Driver Ed Moore grew up with Mr Sanger as his immediate neighbour in Bradford on Avon for 40 years and

  • Zombies will invade Calne village on Saturday

    Hundreds of Zombies are expected to invade Quemerford on Saturday for a mass photo shoot. The shoot, taking place at Quemerford Farm, is being organised by Chippenham based photographer Rod Scarth who also travels the world as a hypnotherapist.

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Rudge resigns as Bluebirds boss

    NATHAN Rudge has resigned as Chippenham Town manager just two games into the new league season. Rudge offered his resignation after last night's 2-1 home defeat to Poole Town in the Calor League Southern Premier Division, which followed a 2-0 reverse

  • CRICKET: Coles knock in vain as Wiltshire lose out

    A MAGNIFICENT 185 from Michael Coles could not prevent battling Wiltshire from slipping to a 44-run defeat in their final Minor Counties Champions Western Division match of the season at Brockhampton yesterday. Set an unlikely 444 to defeat Herefordshire

  • Scooter fans acclaim world champion on Devizes visit

    Sccooter enthusiasts from all over Wiltshire converged on Ramp Nation in Devizes on Tuesday to see the world champion Dakota Schuetz show his skills. Mr Schuetz, 17, from Los Angeles, California, is in Britain for a tour of demonstrations and exhibitions

  • Licence granted for Devizes micro pub

    The proposed micro pub for Devizes has been granted a licence to trade but still needs planning permission. Wiltshire Council’s Eastern area licensing sub-committee agreed to grant the licence and was satisfied that measures put in place by the

  • Police warning after Calne pensioner targeted by gang

    Police in Calne are searching for three eastern Europeans who targeted a 68-year-old woman shopping in the town centre and tried to steal her purse. The woman, who uses a stick to help her walk, was approached by a woman in her thirties asking