Calne Area Board is hoping to make the town more dementia-friendly by finding 100 new supporters over the next 12 months, starting this October. As part of the board’s health fair on Tuesday, October 7, the Alzheimer’s Society will be raising awareness
A mobile chemotherapy unit that will visit Marlborough once a week has been welcomed with open arms by the town. Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been provided with the state-of-the-art mobile chemotherapy unit by cancer charity
Public workshops to help shape the Chippenham Community Campus will be held on Monday at Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre in Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, from 10am-noon and 6.30-8.30pm. Book on 08450 345250 or via carl@developecs.org.uk
New College in Swindon has become one of the first colleges in the UK to offer a new method of studying for a university degree in the local community. The college is working with UK distance learning provider RDI to create OnlinePlus, which offers
A POPULAR bike workshop in Urchfont, Finely Tuned Ride (FTR), has been nominated for a national award in the Bike Biz Awards 2014. The annual event, in its seventh year, is hosted by cycling retailer magazine Bike Biz and Robert Rowe’s business
A Ramsbury family celebrated double golden wedding anniversaries on Saturday, with one sister travelling more than 3,000 miles to join the festivities. Anne Morrison, 82, married Prof Karl Morrison on August 29, 1964, at Holy Cross Church, Ramsbury
Concerns have been raised by Corsham Town Council about the future of Mansion House, as a decision is yet to be made three years after Wiltshire Council put it on the market. The Grade II listed building in Pickwick Road was originally put up for
Events this weekend include: 1/ Chippenham’s Model Railway Show is at Sheldon School’s sports hall on Saturday. Doors are open from 10am-5pm with tickets at £4.50 for adults and £3 for children of five to 17. A family ticket is 12. 2/ The
Marlborough band Crash is putting its weight behind the Finlay Foundation through fundraising gig in aid of the charity. The band performs rock covers and they have wanted for several years to do something to support the foundation, which was set
TOMMY Bridewell is eyeing up the overall podium positions in the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship after a good performance at the Showdown round in Holland last weekend. The Etchilhampton rider followed up his ninth-placed finish in
The popular Wharf Theatre in Devizes may have to close if it doesn’t get more volunteers to help keep it running. The theatre, run completely by volunteers, has been at The Wharf since 1974 when it was leased to them by the council after the Devizes
AMELIA Glass will be hoping to take her pony racing form into point-to-point competition later this year. The 15-year-old from Foxham has enjoyed a fine year with her pony Igo Zuminov racing all over the country including Newbury and Cheltenham
This tense psychological thriller by Richard Harris, directed by Tess Richards, really will leave you wondering what is going to happen next. When John Hadrell dies of a heart attack at the wheel of his car, the woman beside him is not his wife
PEOPLE in Devizes and All Cannings should expect diversions from next week when a road maintenance scheme starts on the A361. Work is due to start on Monday for 15 days from 7pm until 6am on week nights. The works will involve carriageway reconstruction
MARLBOROUGH captain Richard Holman is hoping that his side’s newfound strength in depth can provide a springboard back up to the third tier of the Davis Wood League. Marlborough notched up just four victories last term as they finished second-from-bottom
Two-year-old Ellie, of Calne, was airlifted by Wiltshire Air Ambulance after going into convulsions. Her story is told by mum Hannah in the fifth video released by the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust to tie in with National Air Ambulance
Horticultural student Andrew Sharp has been recognised by Devizes Town Council with a Local Gardening Hero award. The 23-year-old, who attends Wiltshire College’s Lackham campus, was recognised for his skill and effort in brightening up a border
RICHARD Hannon believes the form of Tiggy Wiggy's last two runs suggest his lightning-fast filly is still improving ahead of the Connolly's Red Mills Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. Collingbourne Ducis trainer Hannon is prepared
A crook who posed as a golfing fan whilst carrying out burglaries at golf clubs the length and breadth of Britain has been told by top judges that his four and a half year jail term was not a day too long. Daniel Simon Lloyd, 44, "recruited" his
The coroner’s office for Wiltshire and Swindon is appealing for the public’s help in locating the next of kin of a woman with links to Devizes who died this week. Judy Griffiths, 68, of Dr Behr Court, Pinehurst, Swindon was found dead at her home
The green-fingered gardeners of Devizes are celebrating again this week after winning a gold award in the South West in Bloom competition for the fourth year running. The months of hard work and the efforts of all involved in the competition will
Book lovers with a sweet tooth will get their fill at the Marlborough LitFest this weekend thanks to a donation of buns from Waitrose. Those wishing to take a breather between literary talks can pop into the LitFest Café in the town hall for refreshments
Two boys aged just nine and ten took it upon themselves to help fight Ebola after seeing news of the deadly virus in West Africa on TV – and have managed to raise well over £3,000. Leon and Louis Perry, who live in Kington Langley, saw the doctors
Teams Calne and Corsham won gold in the South West in Bloom competition at an award ceremony in Trowbridge. Beversbrook Sports and Community Facility also picked up gold in the parks and open spaces category on its first time of entering. In
Dog owners gathered at Silbury Hill last Sunday for a mass walk of their wire-haired fox terriers to raise awareness of the rescue charity Terrier SOS. More than 30 dogs and their owners came from all over the county for the autumn equinox walk
