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  • Plans to merge care services in Wiltshire and Bath revealed

    HEALTH commissioners in Wiltshire, Swindon and BaNES could merge to become one single clinical commissioning group as soon as April 2020. The combined CCGs would control a £1.1bn budget for nearly one million people living in Wiltshire, Bath and

  • Timeless classic will be performed beneath stars

    THIS year, for the first time, The Chapterhouse Theatre Company come to Manor Farm at Corsley to perform Pride and Prejudice. Appearing on Saturday August 3 in the grounds of the historic manor in Corsley, the audience will be taken a step back

  • SHOW JUMPING: Chippenham's Owen triumphs in Newport

    CHIPPENHAM'S Amber Owen claimed her second Nupafeed Supplements Senior Discovery Second Round win of the season following victory at Ponderosa Equestrian Centre in Newport. Owen and Could Be Gold, owned by Alison Davies, were one of 32 combinations

  • Shock star guest to appear at primary school show

    PUPILS and staff at a Devizes school are to have a very special guest star at their performance of The Lion King tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. Bethany Maidment deputy head of Southbroom St James Primary was shocked when the school received a call

  • TENNIS: Devizes' Bissett suffers Wimbledon defeat

    DEVIZES' Millie Bissett battled hard but sadly to no avail at Wimbledon last week. Bissett and Team Bath Tennis partner Morgan Cross returned to Junior Wimbledon for a second successive year in the girls’ doubles last week. They got off to a

  • Carnival needs your support

    ORGANISERS of the Chippenham Carnival have issued a rallying cry to local businesses and residents to support the annual event or else they will lose it. The call comes from Chippenham Connected, which has run the carnival for the past three years

  • Over £400 raised for RNLI

    A BRANCH of the RNLI raised over £400 for the charity through a street collection. The lifeboat organisation’s Corsham and District branch set up a stall in the town’s Martingate and High Street, collecting £408.39. Over £4,000 is raised by the

  • Dramatic picture of lorry that crashed into tree

    THE main road through Savernake Forest is closed after a large lorry was involved in an accident this morning. The A346 near Cadley on the outskirts of Marlborough has been closed since about 7.15am. Two military paramedics travelling behind

  • Vintage meet is a huge success

    A REBORN vintage event has proven to be a huge success among exhibitors and visitors alike. The Market Lavington Vintage Meet and Family Fun event attracted hundreds to the village at the weekend raising funds for Wiltshire Air Ambulance and local

  • Parking charges introduced at Devizes Market Place

    PARKING charges in the Market Place in Devizes will begin from August 1, as decision makers continue to debate the future of the central area in town. Drivers will have to pay for parking using their mobile phones until a cash payment machine is

  • Charity targets period poverty

    A WILTSHIRE charity to highlight period and sanitary problems for women in India has been raising cash to provide free reusable sanitary protection in the sub-continent said organiser Kathryn Crosweller of Chippenham. She co-founded the charity

  • Artists engaged with new ideas in Pewsey Vale exhibition

    ARTISTIC excellence has continued this school year for Pewsey Vale School with another successful exhibition of the work of the students. The latest show was held last week at the Pewsey Vale Community Hub Cafe where students exhibited work as part