Wiltshire and Swindon charity Care Home Volunteers, beat off strong opposition to be crowned Volunteer Team of the Year at the second annual Caring UK Awards. Care Home Volunteers recruits, trains and supports volunteers to befriend the most needy
SUPPORTERS of Brighter Futures the Great Western Hospital charity sat down to morning coffee and cakes at Rick Stein’s Marlborough restaurant to raise cash more than £600 for the charity. The cakes were made by the staff at the restaurant with a
AREA board chairman Simon Jacobs has defended Wiltshire Council’s decision to stop free parking in Devizes Market Place. Traders and shoppers have reacted angrily to Wiltshire Council’s decision to only allow either paid for parking or no parking
THIEVES tried to make off with gas bottles from a home in Christian Malford recently, prompting a warning from police to check security measures. The incident happened after dark on February 8. Val Wagstaff from Chippenham's Community Policing
KING of Swing Asa Murphy, who made many friends in Devizes when performing with music lover Bruce Hopkins, is to return to the town in April to raise money for Prostate Cancer. He will be performing his show Buddy Holly Lives in memory of Mr Hopkins
HONDA will announce the closure of its Swindon factory and put 3,500 jobs at risk, according to Sky News. The broadcaster reports that the car manufacturer will close its only EU plant, which produces more than 100,000 Civic cars, in 2022. The
ROAD users in the Chippenham and Calne areas may experience delays on Wednesday when an abnormal load is travelling through. A low loader drawn by a tractor unit will leave Junction 17 of the M4. It will move from Chippenham Truck Stop at 1.30pm
SLEEPING Beauty is this year's traditional family pantomime from the Calne Players for next week's half term holiday. The show coincides with the celebration of the 60th birthday of Disney’s version of Sleeping Beauty in 1959. The Calne Players
TEACHERS who supported an adopted boy in the Devizes area have been praised for transforming his life and making him love going to school again. Mother Claire believes the expert support in the classroom helped her 11-year- old, who suffered early
THERE is one thing on which people on all sides of the great Brexit debate can agree – we wish that it was all over. We’ve had enough of the interminable and internal Brexit squabbling. (Do we really mind what Olly Robbins said in a bar in Brussels
THE Methuen Arms in Corsham is in the running for a Casual Dining Restaurant and Pub Award this year, in the Pub of the Year section. A hotel, bar and restaurant, the Methuen Arms is one of eight finalists in the category, which is sponsored by
MELKSHAM rivals The Foresters Arms and New Inn Wacker battled it out for a place in the final of the Westernsport Trophies-sponsored WG Parr Trophy in the Chippenham & District Sunday League, and it was the latter who progressed after coming from
HUNDREDS of people turned out to raise thousands of pounds to help fund this year's Devizes carnival and street festival by downing a big variety of winter ales. Kelvin Nash the chairman of Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts, which organised the event
ANTONY and Cleopatra, Shakespeare's tale of passion, war and politics, is relocated to the roaring 20s, with bright young things in sharp suits and sparkly dresses in a glamorous new production by the Scullions. A talented young company, started
Radio DJ Chris Evans and Virgin Radio have announced the launch of a new running and music festival in Wiltshire called RunFestRun. Billed as ‘Britain’s biggest running party’, the family-friendly festival will take place from May 31 to June 2 this
Lockeridge Kennet Valley Hall On Sunday, February 24 the crime drama King of Thieves (15) will be shown. Not to be confused with last season’s The Hatton Garden Job, but covering the same ground, King of Thieves is the incredible true story
THREE children from 1st Malmesbury Beavers have achieved the highest award in Beaver Scouts. The trio of Euans Lacey, Owen Brockett and Edward Dimbylow reached the standard required for completing the six Challenge badges over their time with the
