DELIGHTED keepers at Longleat Safari Park are celebrating the arrival of no fewer than seven tiny wolf pups. The bumper litter of European wolves, which were born last month, are being carefully looked after by mum Eliska and dad Jango. The protective
NEWLY appointed headteacher Luke Bromwich is to take over leadership of one of the most successful preparatory schools in the south west. Mr Bromwich, 35, is to become headmaster of St Margaret’s Preparatory School, Calne in September following
THIS year’s Australian-themed Food & Drink Festival at Longleat, which takes place on Saturday and Sunday (June 22-23) is set to be the most ambitious to date. Celebrating the recent opening of Koala Creek, and now in its third year, the Festival
A Calne school that takes teaching beyond the confines of the classroom has become one of a small group of schools in Wiltshire to be recognised by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom. St Margaret’s Preparatory School has been awarded
MUSICAL director Michael Johnson is promising that this year's Devizes Eisteddfod will be the biggest since it first started in 1946. The event was launched this week and programmes are now available from Winkworth estate agents or online at www.devizes-eisteddfod.org.uk
FOUR teenagers aged from 14 to 16 were arrested in the Valley Road area of Corsham in the early hours of Saturday morning. They were arrested in connection with enquiries into several offences, including assault causing actual bodily harm, assault
SCORES of runners are expected to be on the start line when the Bishops Cannings 5,000 metres dash is staged on July 13 at 2pm. The race, which is held as part of the church fete, was first run in 1983 and has attracted a number of celebrity runners
AT peak school pick-up time traffic is building in a number of towns across Wiltshire. Particularly slow going is the centre of Marlborough where both Salisbury Road and London Road are reporting heavy congestion. Warminster Road in Monkton Combe
TWO men from the Marlborough area were part of a County Lines gang which supplied drugs to dealers and users in Wiltshire and have now between them been jailed for a total of almost 57 years. The gang shipped crack cocaine and heroin to dealers
LIVE music, beer and cider will on offer at this year's Devizes Beer Festival to be held on July 6. A total of 100 real ales, more than 40 ciders and six live bands will make it a day to remember at The Wharf. Tickets are now on sale costing
CLUBS and organisations offering everything from fitness fun to advice on how to keep your home more secure were out in force in Devizes on Saturday. Wellbeing Day organised by Devizes Rotary with support from the area board brought together a wide
IF you went down Bromham way at the weekend you could be sure of a big surprise. For despite weather more suited to April than June people turned out in force at the village near Devizes to support the carnival Teddy Bear Trail. Organisers were
A SERIOUS fire on Sunday, June 1, is being investigated as a suspected arson attack. Police said they were urging any witnesses to come forward following the fire in Downing Street in Chippenham. In the early hours of the morning people in
DANNY and Tara Adams of The Greyhound pub in Bromham near Chippenham were amongst the finalists for this year’s Licensee of the Year competition run by The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII). Sponsored by Sky, the competition is "regarded as
WILTSHIRE’S hopes of advancing to Finals Day of the Unicorns T20 competition came up just short as they won once and lost once in their double-header at home to Dorset on Sunday. Victory in both matches in the final round of pool games at South
WILTSHIRE Police investigating a fail to stop near Melksham are appealing for witnesses. The incident happened between 1pm and 1.20pm on Thursday, June 13. A silver Vauxhall Corsa was travelling along the B3107 from Holt in the direction of Melksham
POLICE appealing for witnesses to a two-vehicle collision in Chippenham in the early hours of Sunday morning. The crash took place at 00.25am on the A350 West Cepen Way between the roundabout at Bumpers Farm and the roundabout close to the McDonald's
IT was a pleasant surprise when I pulled off the M4 at Junction 17 for breakfast. Usually I get a slight sinking feeling thinking about the mass catering in the cafes and the massive prices at the fuel pumps at places like Leigh Delamere. Over
OUT of hours GP services provided in Wiltshire have been rated Outstanding by the Care Quality commission. Urgent care provider Medvivo combine GP Out of Hours with NHS 111 and a new Clinical Assessment Service across the county and is the second
Calne:Approval has been granted to refurbish and alter the existing Port Marsh mill building, officers and store building for Humphrey Feeds Ltd the animal feed company which will take over the site next April. The changes will see new roofing,
FRIENDLY and docile, rescued greyhounds make wonderful and loyal pets said Ann Stanford from Melksham, who helped organise a mass dog walk for the breed in Chippenham last weekend as part of the Great Global Greyhound Walk event. She said: "We had
VIVID colours, a creative use of texture and textiles, plus a wealth of mixed media and reflective self portraits made up the Pewsey Vale School's 2019 summer exhibition of GCSE art and textiles. The exhibition on Friday, June 7, at Pewsey Vale
After finishing at St John’s School and studying tourism, Michaela Scarr from Marlborough worked as an operations manager for a gap year travel company. She said: "It was a truly amazing and I had the opportunity to travel all over the world.
