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A RUNNING festival, organised by radio star Chris Evans, will not be returning to Bowood House and Gardens next year. The DJ told listeners on the Virgin Breakfast Show yesterday morning (Wednesday, August 14) the RunFestRun will be back in May
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after £3,400 was stolen from Tesco Express, Chippenham. At 5.10am this morning (August 15), ), four men broke in through the front doors of the store in Hathaway Retail Park. Once inside, the men broke cash
A GREEN-fingered Trowbridge schoolboy is reaching for the sky with his giant runner bean plant - but is hoping there won’t be an ogre waiting at the top. Five-year-old Dominic Benford has grown a 15-feet tall runner bean plant at his home in Thirsk
DORSET & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service has this week reminded people to take care when cooking, especially when late at night and tired. The warning follows an incident in Dorset when firefighters were called out at 1.41am on Thursday morning
THE romantic garden at the National Trust’s Great Chalfield Manor in West Wiltshire has been listed as Britain’s third most-loved on Instagram. The garden at the 15th century manor between Bradford on Avon and Melksham boasts an orchard walk to
MALMESBURY’S Louis Harvey was pitted against the best TKM drivers in the country at the Kimbolton Kart Track in East Anglia at the weekend. Despite the hot competition, Harvey finished top three in all of his heats before securing two fourth place
RECENTLY-CROWNED NG Road Racing Newcomer 1300cc champion Chris Oliver was back in action in the latest round of their championships at Anglesey. The Trowbridge racer led the 1300cc Streetstock Championship prior to this meeting and was fastest in
SECURING a first ever away win at local rivals Hungerford Town will be the primary objective for Chippenham Town this weekend, according to manager Mark Collier. The Bluebirds have a sorry record against the Berkshire side overall, having not beaten
DEVIZES Canoe Club’s Mollie Ball has been chosen to represent British Canoeing at upcoming French National Championships. Ball earned her place following the assessment events held at the British National Championships earlier this month where the
WILTSHIRE rider David Doel recorded a second-place finish when he travelled to Haras du Pin in France to represent Great Britain in the Nations Cup four-star competition. Reybridge Eventing's Doel was in action on two over the weekend, riding Eisfee
A DISAPPOINTING turnout of only 11 players took part in the Wiltshire Junior Open at the weekend, with Erlestoke’s James Black scooping first prize. Bright sunshine mixed with torrential downpours dominated the afternoon’s conditions, but that failed
YEARS and years ago, living near Stratford upon Avon, there was a Greek restaurant in the Warwickshire tourist hotspot that I always wanted to visit but never did. So, it was with great anticipation that I went to the Athena Greek Meze Bar & Restaurant
PLANNING permission has finally been approved for a skatepark to be built in Chippenham, thanks to public support and a speech from a 10-year-old. Over 200 letters were submitted in support of the skatepark, and aspiring skateboarder, Isaac de Berker
David Thomas Baker, a man who dedicated his life to helping others, died at the RUH following a leukaemia diagnosis, a month after being diagnosed, on August 1, aged 77. The avid gardener, called Bakes by his loving wife, Pat, was born in Tottenham
