THE Water Meadow in Melksham has always been a go-to place for me and my partner, being just round the corner. It has recently been re-branded and a new menu launched. Although still a Marston’s pub, the previous two-for-one menu was scrapped, much
A new factory shop has opened in Warminster selling eco-friendly and sustainable products. Gifts company True Grace launched its new factory shop in Roman Way on the Crusader Park on Monday, October 28. It will open from 10am to 4pm daily in
A MAN has been released with charges pending following a drugs warrant at an address in Corsham. Officers from the community policing team and the community tasking team did the warrant at the address in Long Close Avenue before 8am on November
DOG owners have been asked to keep their dogs on leads as a sheep was mauled to death near Warminster at the end of last month. Police are asking any witnesses to come forward as they try to find the dog and its owner who are responsible for the
A TRAILER carrying a small race car was stolen from a layby on November 2. The owner was driving home but was having trouble with his towing van so unattached the trailer and car and left it in a layby on the A4 near Chequers roundabout. He returned
An 11-year-old girl will see her design on charity Christmas cards after winning an opticians' competition. Ellie Wilson was victorious in Specsavers’ contest, which will see her Christmas cards sold with all profits going to Doorway, a charity
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PEOPLE from Calne suffering from memory problems have a place to go if they're feeling alone. Calne Memory Club runs once a fortnight on Fridays for people who suffer from dementia, Parkinson's or any other memory condition. Members, who can
THE Chippenham seat has become a three-horse race in the General Election, after the Liberal Democrats made a pact with other parties in a bid to beat the Conservatives. Yesterday morning the party announced it had made an electoral pact with Plaid
MARLBOROUGH Artists, as part of their 70th Birthday year, gave their support to an art appeal in aid of the Swindon Homeless Charity, Christmas Care on November 1. Marlborough Artists are a group of amateur and professional artists working in various
PARENTS whose children have been locked out of a play park for weeks while the equipment awaits repair are being promised it will be open again before the Christmas holidays, after the youngsters missed their fun over half term. St John’s Park on
CHRISTMAS will come to Chippenham Pit Stop as they host their annual fair, complete with a rent-a-tree service and even reindeers. The roadside services will start feeling festive from November 30 when the fair opens for one day only. Two four-year-old
A FORMER member of the Royal Signals was welcomed with open arms at Springboard as she took on a mammoth running challenge. Bernadette Rigby, from Colerne, ran 555 kilometres last month, ending on her 55th birthday. She averaged 21 kilometres a
THIS week we brought to you news that more than 180,000 people across Britain have signed a petition calling for a ban on the sale of fireworks in shops. As the figure is more than 100,000, this means Parliament will have to consider debating it. The
ALDBOURNE: Faye Keen, of Westfield Chase, appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on October 30 charged with physically assaulting a police officer on September 29. The 44-year-old indicated a plea of guilt and was made to pay a total of £237. CORSHAM
THE chairman of Devizes Constituency Conservative Party Brigadier Peter Sharpe has resigned just days before members meet to select a new parliamentary candidate to replace Claire Perry. Brigadier Sharpe was not happy about the influence Tory party
THE village of West Lavington, near Devizes is in mourning for charity worker Miranda Harris who died in South Africa after a car plunged from a bridge into a river 75ft below. Mrs Harris, 66, died along with friends Chris and Susanna Naylor while
If you are worried about your drinking, or that of your friends or family, experts will be on hand to help next week. For Alcohol Awareness Week, staff from charity Turning Point will be at the Brunel Shopping Centre in Swindon Town centre on Thursday
GEMMA Knudsen is this week celebrating the biggest success of her athletics career, writes KEVIN FAHEY. Overall victory in the Wiltshire Road Race has capped a tremendous year for the 31-year-old member of Avon Valley Runners. Personal bests
“THERE is nothing quite like live FA Cup football”. Chippenham Town manager Mark Collier is calling on all Bluebirds fans to come down to the Thornbury Surfacing Stadium on Sunday and roar his side onto a potential FA Cup ‘giant killing’ against
FA CUP fever has reached mainland Europe, after Chippenham Town Football Club chairman Neil Blackmore revealed the Bluebirds have received interest in their FA Cup first round tie against Northampton Town from a fan in Germany. Blackmore confirmed
FIFTEEN people have been found in the back of a lorry in Chippenham last night, leading to the arrest of a man in his 50s. Police were called at 8.30pm to check out an HGV which was involved in 'suspicious activity' on the A350 near the town.
