AS the campaign to save St Nicholas' Special School in Chippenham continues, the community is rallying round to show their support for the school and its families. On Saturday the landlady of the Lysley Arms pub on London Road, Karen Brewster, is
A MAN was arrested on suspicion of possession of class A drugs in Trowbridge early this morning. At 3.30am on Wednesday (April 17), officers noticed a car driving at speed into the car park at Tesco, County Way. A man was seen to get out of the
CHURCH bells will ring out across Wiltshire this evening (Thursday) in solidarity to the fire at Notre-Dame in Paris. From Malmesbury to Salisbury there will be the sound of half-muffled bells tolling for seven minutes at 7pm. Anne Wardell of
A CHINA tea set made to raise cash for the votes for women suffragette movement in Edwardian England is to go for auction in Chippenham. The four-piece china tea set was used at an exhibition in 1909, at the now defunct Prince’s Ice-Skating Rink
Wiltshire Police has welcomed two new police dogs to the force in the shape of Betty and Rudi. The two German Shepherds successfully passed their 13 week training course, and were presented with their licences by Superintendent Mark Sellers at police
Red diesel stolen OXENWOOD: A total of 400 litres of red diesel was stolen from tanks at a farm compound on Thursday. Criminal damage AVEBURY TRUSLOE: Criminal damage was caused to a fence and crops by people hare coursing or deer poaching
Site break-in DEVIZES: A computer, window surrounds, tools and lead were stolen from a site in Horton Road on April 8 after a window was broken on an office and keys taken to storage containers. Canal push theft DEVIZES: A man, who was pushed
MUM Wendy Oakey is desperate to repay Great Ormond Street Hospital for the care it gives her eight-year-old son who suffers from chronic nasal problems. Harley, who is a pupil at St Mary’’s School, Marlborough, spends a lot of time at the famous
SOME of the super cars of the future could be seen in embryonic form in the grounds of St John’s Academy last week. The occasion was the students of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), created rocket cars as part of a national
A HOUSE fills the stage: a giant, two-storey doll’s house with a lemon-yellow kitchen, a mint green sitting room and a bathroom decorated with flamingos. Around this soap-ad seeming, cartoon-50s setting, a woman in a big floral skirt and a frilly
NORTH Wilts duo Sue Cooke and Alex Jacobs are the 2018/19 O60 ladies pairs national champions. They clinched the indoor age-group title late last week in Nottingham when defeating Northampton’s Linda Warren and Janet Swift 23-11 in the final.
CLIMATE change protesters from Chippenham travelled to London on Monday to join the thousands from all over the country who want the Government to cut carbon dioxide emissions and protect the environment. The Wiltshire campaigners travelled by coach
BECOME British Superbike champion – that is Wiltshire racer Tommy Bridewell’s only goal for 2019. The 30-year-old racer from Etchilhampton is looking to better the seventh-place finish that he achieved in 2018 when he mounts his brand-new Ducati
SINGER Anastasia Quinton-Smith and artist Duncan Shoosmith have had their moment in the TV spotlight after making it to the finals of two popular shows. Former St John's School pupil Miss Quintin-Smith, who grew up in Great Bedwyn, and Mr Shoosmith
Warm weather is on its way and this is sure to push more traffic on to Wiltshire roads today as people make an early Easter escape. But for now traffic jams are not a problem as families head for the coast. This morning traffic is moving well
CORSHAM Town manager Justin Flowers is pleased with the progression his side are showing after they toiled to a 1-0 win over Wiltshire rivals Chippenham Park in Toolstation League Division One on Saturday, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. Jamal Chevolleau
TICKETS for Devizes Arts Festival go on sale on Tuesday and a number of performances are expected to sell out quickly. One of the top draws is likely to be veteran newsman John Simpson who will be in the Corn Exchange on opening night of May 31.
WILTSHIRE will remember the ANZACs in Chippenham on Wednesday, April 24, with the Air Scouts. The Australian and New Zealand armed forces of the First World War are better known as the ANZACs who served in all theatres of war but in particular the
LATEST plans by billionaire inventor James Dyson to develop Hullavington Airfield have met hostility from a number of people living nearby. They fear they will suffer from noise and pollution if Wiltshire Council approve the runway part of a much
EMERY Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham has announced the 2018 winners of its Faces of Emery Gate modelling competition. The duo are Catherine Bialley, 24, who recently started a new career as a Contact Centre Officer for the Wiltshire Police,
DEVIZES RFC Girls played on two of the most iconic pitches in England over a 48-hour period earlier this month. On Saturday, 6 April, members of the club’s girls’ squads took to the pitch in front of 62,000 supporters at Twickenham during the half-time
WARMINSTER United won the AM Print & Copy-sponsored A&B Cup in the Trowbridge Windows and Conservatories Trowbridge & District League after defeating Holt in the final at Meadow Lane in Westbury. After an opening 20 minutes, Warminster
DURING last week's World Autism Awareness Week children at Corsham Regis Primary Academy were given an insight into the condition. Reception children discussed why they were wearing different clothes and watched a video clip which explained what
A POTENTIALLY dangerous robbery took place in Corsham when a knife was pulled on teenagers. The incident happened on Friday, April 5, at 8pm, when a group of five teenagers were robbed on the Recreation Ground off Meriton Avenue. They were approached
