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  • Day four: super Izzie shines on Antiques Road Trip

    IZZIE Balmer, an auctioneer from Chippenham, enjoyed a triumphant victory on the fourth day of BBC1's Antiques Road Trip. Izzie, who is head valuer at Wessex Auction Rooms, added to her great comeback on Wednesday, by actually taking the lead on

  • Not all bad for the Chippenham BID

    DESPITE Edward Kirk’s calls for Chippenham BID to be discontinued, there are plenty of businesses in the town who still champion the scheme, including an owner of a local estate agent. READ AGAIN: Business owner calls for BID to be axed  Antony

  • Dazzling autumnal display at Westonbirt Arboretum

    MONDAY 23 September will mark the autumn equinox when the fall season officially begins, and experts at Westonbirt, The National Arboretum are predicting it will be a sensational year for autumn colour. The trees of Westonbirt Arboretum will soon

  • Extinction Rebellion warn of climate change along the M4

    CLIMATE change activists took to the M4 to spread the word about pollution. Members of Extinction Rebellion Chippenham attached the banners to the bridge near Grittleton, west of junction 17, for a day, bearing the slogans ‘Act Now’ and ‘CO2 much

  • Pensioner and her dog killed in collision on A303

    AN ELDERLY woman and her dog have died following a road traffic collision on the A303. Police are appealing for witnesses after the two-vehicle collision happened on the westbound carriageway of the A303, close to Chicklade, at around 11.10am yesterday

  • Missing Tidworth man is found

    Missing Tidworth man Jordan Clegg-Hill has been found. Officers have reported that the 21-year-old who was last seen on Monday afternoon has been found safe and well. The public have been thanked for their help with this enquiry.

  • Melksham crimes

    Tools stolen Garden tools including a Stihl strimmer, hedge trimmer extension, extension bar and chainsaw extension, were stolen from an unlocked workshop in Poulshot Road, Poulshot, on September 9. Adult caution A woman in her 20s from Devizes

  • Hand in knives at your church to make community safer

    CHURCHES have joined the fight against knife crime by welcoming knife amnesty bins, giving people who want to hand in weapons but are afraid to go to a police station somewhere safe to do so. St James Church in Devizes, along with others across

  • How your efforts keep our air ambulance aloft

    HEAD shaves, crisp packet recycling and trekking up mountains are just some of the ways people in Wiltshire raise funds for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Supporting the fantastic efforts undertaken by groups and individuals are the charity’s community

  • GOLF: Smith sure he can hit form at Wentworth

    WILTSHIRE golfer Jordan Smith believes it is ‘definitely possible’ for him to walk away as champion at this week’s BMW PGA Championship despite entering the flagship European Tour event in largely underwhelming form, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD.

  • CRICKET: Devizes' Banham gets Ashes call

    DEVIZES Cricket Club chairman Mark Banham has been selected by the ECB to join the England O60s touring party to defend the Ashes in Australia this winter. The England O60s team will play 14 matches Down Under throughout November and December, including

  • CANOEING: King strikes gold in Gloucester

    DEVIZES Canoe Club youngster Phoebe King won a gold medal at the Gloucester South West Region Hasler at the weekend. King triumphed in the Lightning two-miles U10 years girls section. Alfie Scaplehorn finished fifth in the boys’ equivalent race

  • CRICKET: Celebrations all round at Collingbourne

    COLLINGBOURNE Cricket Club season has drawn to a close following a momentous weekend for its members. Two of the club’s hard-working members, David Malley and Barry Reed, were honoured by Wiltshire Cricket at the annual Outstanding Services to Cricket

  • Unplanned babies cost £1m each year to public sector

    ACCIDENTAL pregnancies cost the public sector nearly £1m a year in Wiltshire, as new mums and babies seek extra support following an unplanned pregnancy. Figures published by Wiltshire Council show that while teen pregnancies have dropped since

  • Shop owner calls for Chippenham to ditch the BID

    A BUSINESS owner in Chippenham is fighting to stop the Business Improvement District from getting a second term in the town. The Chippenham BID has just completed its first term in the town, and will be holding a month-long ballot from September

  • Food review: Caffe Italiano, Trowbridge

    TUCKED away in a side street outside of Trowbridge town centre, it's easy to see how Caffe Italiano could go under the radar. In December this family-run hidden gem will be celebrating 14 years of producing high quality, authentic Italian food,