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A talk about dementia is being given at the Jubilee Centre, Marlborough, from 10am to noon on Saturday. There will also be a fundraising raffle in aid of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Chippenham Town Council has awarded £800 in community donations, to be shared between Acorns Pre-school at Kington St Michael, Carer Support Wiltshire and the Knitting Circle at Castle Lodge. Applications for the next round of donations need to

A barn dance tales place on Saturday at The Grange Barn, Ogbourne St George, between 6pm and 10pm  Tickets, including a barbecue, cost between £6 and £32 and are available by calling Lesley Ayres on (01672) 541185 or Ann Gay on 841484. The

A Marshfield teenager has been shortlisted for a Digital Hero award. Ronan Finnegan, 19, is in the running to win £10,000 after he designed a pioneering iPhone app that encourages fundraising. He is one of three to have been picked from hundreds

Tumble Tots, a physical programme designed to develop children’s agility, balance and co-ordination, has started in the new venue of the Air Dome at Chippenham Sports Club. Classes cost £6, last 45 minutes and run on Tuesdays between 9.40am and

London Marathon runner Sid Keyte, who completed the race dressed as phone box, will have his feat immortalised after it was included in the new edition of the Guinness World Records Book. The father of three, of Tilshead, ran the marathon to raise

Mum-of-two Jo Niemeyer, who took a fatal overdose, had threatened to kill herself before, an inquest heard. Mrs Niemeyer, 51, was found unconscious on the sofa by her husband, Martin, at their Moyne Close, Devizes, home on March 26, at around 6.30pm

More than 60 vehicles were pulled over and inspected by police on the A360 Devizes between Potterne and Lavington as part of an operation to tackle rural crime. Headed by Melksham Neighbourhood Policing Team, officers found 13 cars to be in breach

Sutton Benger community choir The Village Singers will perform Thank You for the Music on Saturday at St Andrew’s Church at 7.30pm. Pieces range from Handel, Mozart and Rutter to excerpts from Mama Mia and My Fair Lady. Tickets, £8 in advance

Calne's area board has pledged to help the area become a dementia friendly community with the formation of an action group of local people. The board is hoping to recruit 100 new 'Dementia Friends' in the area in the next 12 months. For more

Hundreds attended the first Taste Wiltshire event in Urchfont Village Hall. Food lovers packed out the hall for the Redhone Community Trust event, to try the best of Wiltshire producers’ foods. A raffle raised £185 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance

Pewsey Vale School will be undergoing a Shard-like facelift after receiving a £430,500 grant from the Education Funding Agency. The new glass will cover the front of the 1950s school building to give it a more modern look. Deputy headteacher

An exhibition reflected on those who lost their lives from Lacock and Wiltshire in the First World War. The collection of poignant imagery and artefacts compiled by local historian Richard Broadhead. Mr Broadhead, who has written a series of

Checked shirts, cowboy hats and dogs wearing bandanas were all part of the fun at Gastard’s Wild West fete. More than 400 people went along to enjoy the village’s annual event, which had a host of activities such as magicians, balloon modelling

Sheldon School in Chippenham received a visit from Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development. The MP told sixth formers: “Parliament is for everyone. Get involved. The more people coming up from normal backgrounds the better

CORSHAM got their season up and running with a five-try victory at South Marston. The visitors went ahead on ten minutes through a try by number eight Iain Cook, following a catch and drive from a lineout. On 18 minutes, Cook went over for

BOWLS Wiltshire men’s annual tour this year was a successful President’s tour to Devon which also brought to an end the series of special matches to celebrate the county’s centenary. Under the stewardship of 2014 county men’s president Dave Richards

MELKSHAM Town manager Darren Perrin says that he will experiment with playing strikers Gary Higdon, Dan Kovacs and Dan King at the same time as he looks to keep his team on the goal trail. King, who has joined Melksham from near neighbours Bradford

Detectives from Wiltshire’s Major Investigation Team are seeking information regarding a car that may relate to the Becky Godden-Edwards (aka Rebecca Godden's) murder. The car, a silver Volvo, is believed to have been in the Swindon area in 2002

Stormy weather did not stop the masses turning out for the Pewsey Carnival wheelbarrow race on Thursday evening. The night got off to a dramatic start with thunder, lightning and heavy rain but the storm cleared nearly an hour before the start.

Filming of Agatha Raisin in Biddestone pictures

DEVIZES were unable to recover from a slow start as they slipped to a second defeat of the season. Windsor grabbed the early advantage with a pair of penalties from Chris Laidler for a 6-0 lead and, despite Windsor being reduced in numbers by a

Rail passengers travelling between Chippenham and Bristol face weeks of disruption during electrification works next summer. Work to electrify the Great Western main line began at the London end last month, and will reach Wiltshire next July.

DEVIZES Town joint-boss Justin Webster is hoping that his side receive a boost from their fine victory over Cribbs last weekend. Despite slipping a goal behind early in the second period, Webster and Darran Walters’ men inflicted a first league

Wiltshire Police are appealing for witnesses after the theft of family pet dog Kia. The incident took place between 7am and 10am on Saturday, August 30, in Little Cheverell, near Devizes. The suspect gained entry to a stable block and Kia -

A 59-year-old man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman has been warned he is facing a jail term. Marian Armanouski, who needed a Polish interpreter, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault when he appeared at Swindon Crown Court on

Wiltshire Police are backing a national campaign to raise alcohol awareness this week. Local officers and the Force Licensing Team will be running inspections and test purchase operations across the force area, identifying under 18s being served

Real ale enthusiast Judy Waller has won a Wadworth competition for brewing her perfect pint. Her beer, Honey Bear Hops, came top in Wadworth’s first create your perfect pint contest. Customers were asked to submit ideas for a name and recipe

Wiltshire Game and County Fair returns to Bowood for its seventh year on Saturday with three main arenas. Top names from country sports and pursuits will take part from 10am to 6pm on the Saturday and Sunday. Equestrian stunt team, Horsemen

Glen Lee Davis, 22, of Bell Court, Melksham, is due to appear before Chippenham magistrates on Thursday, October 2, charged with being drunk and disorderly and causing criminal damage to a police van and cell. Police arrested him after he was ejected

Village fundraising group Sherston 1016 is looking for new blood following the retirement of two founder members, Noel Banks and Martin Rea. Members are especially looking for help to stage the annual fireworks display in November, which involves

A former Corsham man who searched for and downloaded hundreds of indecent images of children has been jailed for a year and eight months. Peter Bell, 59, used peer to peer software to get the vile pictures and movies of child abuse over a seven