STAFF and residents of a Chippenham care home were blown away when presented by a cheque for £850 by Sainsbury's. Seymour House, part of the Orders of St John Care Trust, was chosen as Chippenham Sainsbury’s charity of the year, and over the last
FIREFIGHTERS climbed England’s highest peaks in their fire kit to raise money for charity. Each year the fire station social club selects a charity to fund raise for along with the Firefighters charity. This year they chose Dorothy House. They
IT'S the time of year when towns across the county are starting to get in the Christmas spirit and fill the streets with decorations. Santa’s grottos, Christmas markets and carol singing will be coming to towns and some will have special guests
FURIOUS train commuters have again expressed anger at one fare to London from Pewsey and Bedwyn stations more than doubling. Rail users were furious when GWR announced that the cost of using the new 8.17am train, which replaces the 8.10am service
ONE of the world's rarest vinyl records sold for just less than £16,000 at a Chippenham auction house on Friday. The bidding opened at £10,000 for God Save the Queen by someone who had been looking to find one of these ‘holy grail’ records for many
CURRENT and former members of the military will get free travel on Remembrance Sunday, as a bus firm looks to give back to our soldiers. Stagecoach West will be giving costless rides to veterans and current personnel carrying ID to and from services
AN exhibition from Burbage and District Model Railway Club hopes to encourage young people to take up the hobby. They showed their model railway layout aimed with younger people in mind at the Great Bedwyn Fair, held on Saturday in St Mary's Church
POLICE have urged people living in rural villages to become nosy neighbours in a bid to combat burglars who are preying on isolated homes. PC Emily Grigor, who leads the community policing teams in Marlborough and Pewsey, said: “We have put on extra
RESCUE cats and dogs will not be forgotten this Christmas as a group is collecting shoeboxes full of treats for the furry friends. Paws for Claus are asking for donations of shoeboxes filled with toys, treats, food, collars, blankets and bowls which
AFTER news that Wiltshire Council has secured £75m to build a relief road in Chippenham, protestors have renewed their objections to the plan which would also bring 7,500 new houses to the town. The council received the cash from central government
LANGLEY Burrell homeowners are angry that plans are moving forward to allow a temporary ‘haul road’ for HGVs through the village. Wiltshire Council will bring the proposal to a committee on Wednesday as they look to get a route approved that will
THE long awaited referendum for Corsham Neighbourhood Plan is going to the polls so locals can have a say on the towns future. It will be held on November 14. The Plan has been community led and informed by numerous public consultations. The
A NEW bid to reduce the number of aggressive gulls swooping over Devizes is to be launched by the town council . It is to ask businesses on the Hopton Industrial Estate and Garden Trading Estate to contribute towards the cost of bringing in experts
A man in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of theft at a service station on Tuesday by off duty police officers from Avon and Somerset. Police were called to Leigh Delamere services, near Chippenham, shortly after 11am as the officers had seen a
DRIVERS are set to face delays around Chippenham as a series of large vehicles will disrupt traffic between now and the end of November. The load is due to leave the M4 Motorway at J17, between 1pm and 2pm, and travel along the A350 towards Chippenham
A JUDGE has decided that a man who admitted sexually assaulting a teenage girl should be sentenced by the crown court rather than magistrates. Proceedings against Michael Winning, 57, of Mildenhall, near Marlborough were stopped on Tuesday by Mr
VISITORS have been banned from a house in Chippenham in an attempt to prevent drug dealing and anti-social behaviour. The order was granted by magistrates in Salisbury on Monday for a house on Charter Road and will remain in place for three months
IT'S rather strange reviewing a show based on a person who shared the same name as me. Fortunately, the John Baker who inspired Calendar Girls achieved far more in his lifetime than I am likely to achieve in mine. I'd already seen the film, and
SINGER Chloe Jordan has become a chart topper for her performance of Cuthbert The Goose which has gained international recognition thanks to social media posts from Caenhill Countryside Centre in Devizes. Miss Jordan, who runs CJ Music School in
AFTER four years on the edge of Warminster's shopping area, on East Street, the town's Cath Kidston outlet has moved to new premises in the Three Horseshoes Mall in the middle of town. Funtasia, which sells bags, purses, shoes and children’s clothing
NORTH Wilts men – who finished as runners-up last season – have made an impressive start to the new campaign in the enlarged Central region of the Wessex League, writes DAVE EATON. They have won both of their opening two matches, beating newcomers
DESPITE watching South Africa deny England a second dose of World Cup glory in Yokohama on Saturday, Chris Elias returned to Wiltshire in rich confidence that rugby has a new first-class nation breaking through the ranks. The Royal Wootton Bassett
WILTSHIRE men made a brilliant start to their 2019-20 inter-county championship campaign for the Liberty Trophy, writes DAVE EATON. They thrashed neighbours Gloucestershire 150-82 in their first-round tie at Swindon Westlecot. Wiltshire dominated
