A NEW Carers' Cafe has started in Chippenham Community Hospital where carers can meet regularly. The first one was on Tuesday, March 26, in the Grapevine Restaurant at in the hospital and will continue to run on the last Tuesday of each month from
THE world of musicals was brought to life in the village of Christian Malford last month with a scarecrow trail. Created to raise money for local charities the trail featured scarecrows depicting characters from musical theatre ranging from Shrek
A LACK of real trains hit the model railway exhibition held in Corsham this weekend. Organiser Geoff Endacott said that ironically there were no trains to Chippenham due to engineering works, which resulted in a drop in numbers attending the show
A woman whose first job after university was teaching in a secondary school and who is now training as a mental health social worker is urging graduates to consider mental health roles when thinking about their careers. Anna-Clare Mitchell, a University
MELKSHAM Town claimed their first Southern League Division One South points under caretaker boss Luke Ballinger at the weekend courtesy of a 3-0 win away at Fleet Town, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. On a poor surface at Calthorpe Park, Ballinger’s
NEIGHBOURS have been split over a dispute involving a fence, planning permission and a dangerous bend in the road. The 1.76m fence had been put up at the home on Forty Acres Road in Devizes to make the garden safe for the owner’s young children.
REVIEW Handbagged Salisbury Playhouse until April 20 Moira Buffini's clever comedy, with its impish depictions of the regular private consultations between Her Majesty the Queen and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, is a fascinating foray
BIG names in the literary world will be in Marlborough in September but organisers say they could not continue to bring the likes of Ian Rankin and Robert Harris to town without the support of its sponsors. On Monday lead sponsor Brewin Dolphin
A MAN accused of the murder of a former solider 13 years ago has been found not guilty. Neil Sutherland of Kyte Way, Trowbridge who previously served a four-year prison sentence for grievous bodily harm for the same attack has been acquitted of
TEENAGERS Bill and Mary Coulthard were warned by family they were too young to get married and their relationship would not last. But now 70 years later the couple from Market Lavington, near Devizes, have just celebrated 70 years of marriage.
THERE was an intent to endanger life police believe after the suspected arson attack on Ivy Lane school in Chippenham yesterday as more teenagers have been arrested. They are appealing for witnesses after the blaze at Ivy Lane Primary School, near
CALNE avoided a bottom-two finish in Dorset & Wilts One North thanks to a 21-14 victory at home to Trowbridge 2nd on the final weekend of the season. That result saw them climb above Pewsey Vale, who drop to second bottom following a heavy 74
DEVIZES produced a fine display of attacking rugby to end the Southern Counties South season in eighth in the table after a 57-17 win at home to Thatcham. Despite starting up the slight slope, Devizes were swiftly in front as a lightning phase of
MARLBOROUGH rounded off a strong first season in South West One East with a 43-24 victory at home to Swindon to wrap up fourth place in the table. The hosts kicked off proceedings at the Common and made a strong start as Pio Tuwai crossed the whitewash
THE RACE for the Wiltshire League Premier Division title took an interesting twist on Saturday as leaders Wroughton dropped points following a 1-1 draw at home to Ludgershall Sports. Shane Hibbert had put Wroughton ahead at Weir Field, but Sports
A DEVIZES cafe wants to make sure the campaign to restore the town's historic assize court is everyone's cup of tea. Owners of Tea Inc in The Ginnel are backing the fundraising appeal set up by the Devizes Assize Court Trust which bought the rundown
CALNE’S John Bentley School has looked to the future and signed up to join the Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust, changing its name and creating a new uniform. The decision to join the group was led by headteacher Jason Tudor who became the principal
With Easter just around the corner, hot weather forecast and the kids on holiday the roads are set to get busy over the next few days. But this morning traffic is moving well around the county with no major problems on main roads including the M4
MEN are in big demand at The Wharf Theatre, Devizes as a casting for Legally Blonde attracted a lot of young actresses but a decided lack of boys. Now the theatre is to hold more auditions in the hope of finding boys to play the parts of the two
NOTTON is home to a specialist residential school which has recently impressed inspectors with its standards of care There are six students from Wiltshire at Notton House Academy residential school for boys with complex social, emotional and mental
