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  • Wiltshire warriors make Team UK for Invictus Games 2020

    FIVE Wiltshire warriors have been selected to represent Team UK at next year's Invictus Games in The Hague including former British army officer Spencer Bull from Warminster. The five joined the rest of the team for the first time at the Honourable

  • Victims come forward, you will be believed

    ONE of the priorities that I set for Wiltshire Police and my office is to put victims, witnesses and communities at the heart of everything we do. Crime can have a deep and lasting impact on victims and witnesses and I am absolutely committed to

  • Dave Battrick joins Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative team

    THE Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative at Business West has announced that David Battrick has joined the organisation as Initiative Manager. Dave joins the Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative this month following a 12-year stint at the Federation of Small

  • Rain stops play for Young Farmers on the plough

    THE week began with another drenching. On Saturday almost an inch of rain fell on Manor Farm, with drier days to follow, but a shower of light rain was never far away. Temperatures at the beginning of the week were into double figures, but on 2 days

  • Online auction hub moves into Westbury

    ONLINE auction company The Auction Hub has become the latest company to move into the Woodland Industrial Estate in Westbury. The estate is now fully let after the company signed a ten-year deal with HPH Commercial Property for its new premises.

  • NATIONAL LEAGUE: Collier named manager of the month

    CHIPPENHAM Town manager Mark Collier has been named National League South manager of the month for October. Collier oversaw three wins and two draws in league and cup action while the Bluebirds scored 11 goals in the process. As well as picking

  • Mystery around Hoopers Pool police presence continues

    THE mystery surrounding police presence outside of Southwick is still ongoing, as officers and even a bomb disposal team have been there for three days in a row. Wiltshire Police have been at units in Hoopers Pool for the last three days for an

  • Major new funding to support firms’ Brexit preparations

    BUSINESS West is offering a major new government funding package for firms in Swindon and Wiltshire making Brexit preparations. The business support group has been chosen to offer Brexit support and a signposting service to businesses across Swindon

  • Badly damaged car abandoned at Devizes beauty spot

    GAZETTE reader Steve Wilson was horrified when he spotted a badly damaged car dumped in a parking area at a Devizes beauty spot. Mr Wilson took a picture of the car with a smashed windscreen at Roundway Hill and notified Wiltshire Council. Mr

  • South West lawyer makes The Legal 500 Hall of Fame

    AN agricultural law specialist with South West-based legal firm, Mogers Drewett, has made it into the Legal 500’s 2020 Hall of Fame. The entry for Jonathan Cheal recognises solicitors who are at the pinnacle of their profession. UK criteria for

  • Duke was following in royal footsteps

    THE Duke of Gloucester’s trip to Melksham in September for the 800th anniversary of the granting of a Royal Charter by King Henry 111 for a weekly market and Michaelmas fair is the latest in a long line of royal visits. In making the visit, the

  • IT firm marks growth with restructuring

    CHIPPENHAM based IT provider Mintivo has announced it is restructuring to accommodate the firm’s growth. Having led the company through 300% growth over the past two years, Steve Healy will step down as managing director to become chairman.

  • FA CUP: 'Bluebirds are in it to win it,' says chairman

    CHIPPENHAM Town chairman Neil Blackmore says his club are "not just there to make up the numbers" ahead of the Bluebirds’ FA Cup first-round tie against Northampton Town on Sunday, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. The head of the Hardenhuish Park outfit

  • CYCLING: Six of the best for Booth

    WILTSHIRE’S Lauren Booth claimed a superb haul of six gold medals when she travelled to Brisbane to represent Great Britain at the INAS Global Games. The Global Games are the world’s biggest sports event for athletes with an intellectual impairment