SWIMS at the pool of the Olympiad Leisure Centre in Chippenham will come to an end for seven weeks in November as maintenance work is carried out. It will close from November 11 and is expected to be shut for seven weeks. All other facilities
THE remarkable life of a 17th-century female painter has inspired an award-winning theatre production which is coming to Corsham later this month. Edinburgh Fringe First and Total Theatre Award-winning Breach theatre company re-stage the 1612 trial
DYSON has scrapped plans to make an all-electric electric car, meaning over 500 workers are at risk of being made redundant. This decision comes after the company's board say they have discovered the electric car Dyson has been working on is not
THE voluntary group Recycle for Wiltshire Air Ambulance has proudly handed over a bumper cheque for £11,728. The total comes from coffee pods, crisp packets and baby food pouches, as well as other products, which have been recycled across the
THE UK’s longest serving special policeman, who has given more than 50 years to the force, has been named as a finalist in an award that celebrates 'Brave Britons'. Richard Warren, of Hullavington, has been volunteering on the beat for 52 years
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THE Wiltshire charity, Alzheimer’s Support, is asking people to get their denim on for their Denim for Dementia campaign this October, to help local people who are living with the illness. To get involved in the Denim for Dementia campaign, people
AWARD-winning actor and comedian Tim FitzHigham will be bringing his critically-acclaimed tribute to the joyous work of Flanders and Swann to St Andrews Church, Chippenham on Thursday, November 28 at 7.30pm. Tim FitzHigham has been performing this
SHREK the Musical is lighting the stage green at the Theatre Royal this week in Bath, as the Bath Light Orchestra Group BLOG bring the dysfunctional fairytale blockbuster to life. Shrek and Donkey meet an array of hilarious characters as they travel
WE bought the news to you that drivers want councils to take action against motorists who leave their engines running when parked. The RAC poll said that seven in ten drivers want action taken while 44 percent in favour of this say fines should
A PROJECT to create a state of the art bridge linking Chippenham Station and the town centre is in line to receive £3 million of backing if it can win support from the town within the next few months. Wiltshire Council put forward the proposal to
THE new man at the helm of Smallbone of Devizes has told the workforce that the number of employees needs to be cut but the future of the site on the Hopton Industrial Estate is safe. Ron Shemesh who is the owner of Lux Group Holdings, the parent
WITH World Mental Health Awareness Day falling today (Thursday) it feels like an apt opportunity to discuss the ongoing work of my office and Wiltshire Police to support those most vulnerable in society. Often the police are mistakenly associated
FORMER Calne schoolgirl Breanna Selley as been crowned Italy’s national U16 1,000m champion. Selley grew up in the town and attended Fynamore Primary School but moved to Italy in 2015 after her family decided to relocate. Moving to the town of
WILTSHIRE’S Lewis Fletcher has been selected to represent Great Britain at the second World Deaf Tennis Championships in Turkey, which get under way this weekend. Great Bedwyn’s Fletcher is one of four players picked by the LTA, the governing body
TWO Wiltshire athletes are now within touching distance of earning a place in the Great Britain team for the 2020 European Youth Winter Olympics in Switzerland, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The duo of Will Scammell and Charlotte Longden, who are both members
NATIONAL champion Andrew Feather emerged triumphant when Chippenham & District Wheelers staged their Open Hill Climb last weekend. A total of 39 competitors took on the 1.27 mile course on Bowden Hill in Lacock, starting near the River Avon bridge
THIRSTY visitors can now fill up their reusable bottles with fresh tap water at County Hall in Trowbridge. The fountain is in the atrium and is completely free to use all year round. Wessex Water has provided the new station, which is directly
POLITICAL leaders have locked horns over whether to publish a document outlining Wiltshire Council’s plan following Brexit, which the council say is confidential. Liberal Democrat leader Ian Thorn was not given access to the document after he refused
