THE friendly photographers of Burbage formed an informal club in the village in 2014. Member Sonny Hamid, whose pictures are featured here, explained: “The new members at that time decided that it should be an informal gathering of enthusiasts discussing
WITH the majority of adults in Wiltshire overweight and a quarter of grown-ups obese according to the NHS it's always gratifying to hear of someone locally who has managed to shed the pounds. In Calne, Tracey Jones, 47, was working as an HR manager
FANCY dress was the order of the day for some of the 600 runners who pounded the streets around Melksham and Lacock on Sunday for the ninth running of the Wiltshire 10, which is sponsored by the Gazette's sister paper the Wiltshire Times. In somewhat
A ROBBER took £20 from a man withdrawing cash outside Sainsbury's in Calne on Friday evening. At around 8.50pm, a man was withdrawing money from the cashpoint when he was approached by an unknown man, who pulled him over from behind and stole the
A MIGHTY 550 bags of donations have been given to the Barnardo's charity shop in Pewsham since Christmas, in some of its busiest weeks of the year. The shop has been given loads of new items such as clothes, books, toys and games, and is now inviting
The HEAD and chairman of governors of a village school are worried that parents do not understand the dangers children are facing from the internet. Sue Fulford, head of Rowde Primary, near Devizes, and chairman of governors Jackie Bawden were shocked
RESIDENTS at Cepen Lodge care home in Chippenham enjoyed an afternoon of all things Scottish at their Burns Night celebration on January 25. After the traditional reading of the famous Burns poem, Address to a Haggis, they tucked into haggis, neeps
THE family of Nicola Vaughan have started a missing persons campaign and reported her disappearance to Wiltshire Police. Nicola was last seen nearly a week ago, on Wednesday February 6 in the Emery Gate area of Chippenham. Her cousin Sean Price
DEVIZES returned to winning ways in Southern Counties South with a 33-0 bonus-point success at home to lowly Dorchester. The visitors did not seem affected by the long journey as they dominated territory and possession for the first 15 minutes,
MINETY’S run of losses in Dorset & Wilts One North was extended to three on Saturday when they were taught a harsh lesson in finishing at second-placed Avonvale. The Bath outfit ran in nine tries to inflict a heavy 57-3 defeat on a patched-up
ROYAL Wootton Bassett Town endured a disappointing return to action in Hellenic League Premier Division with a 2-0 defeat at Abingdon United on Saturday. Sam Collier’s side had not played since January 19. There was better news for Malmesbury
CORSHAM Town manager Justin Flowers was left feeling relieved after his side survived a late scare to pick up a 2-1 win against Bishops Lydeard in Toolstation League Division One on Saturday. With Corsham dominating the ball and the chances, the
