THE future of the former Christie Miller Sports Centre in Bowerhill now hangs in the balance. It has been declared as ‘surplus’ by Wiltshire Council, which is now considering whether to sell or develop the site. The centre has been empty since
THE family of a Chippenham father-of-two have paid tribute to his “friendly, open and fun personality” and a man who lived life to the full. Engineering project manager Adrian Bourne, 35, died when he was involved in a collision with an ambulance
A FRAIL elderly couple have complained to British Gas after being told they would have to wait ten days in freezing cold conditions for a faulty boiler to be fixed. Derek Henry, 84, and his wife, Margaret, 82, of Melksham, said they had received
IN MEMORY of a much-loved colleague, a vets practice in Malmesbury raised more than £45,000 for a charity that funds Pulmonary Fibrosis research. Tim Hirst, who was a farm animal specialist, died from the disease in July and his co-workers at The
THE senior coroner for Oxfordshire has opened an inquest into the death of a Chippenham man who was hit by an ambulance on the A34 near Oxford on Friday, November 29. Adrian Thomas Bourne, 35, from Chippenham, died in the early hours of the morning
A RECENT talk at Melksham Assembly Hall by British boxing legend Frank Bruno has raised more than £2,100 for a local charity. A total of £2,168 was raised for Wiltshire MIND via a charity auction and donations by audience members who attended the
A TROWBRIDGE man has been sent for trial by Swindon magistrates charged with four offences. Ernestas Bartkus, 23, of The Croft, will appear at Swindon Crown Court on January 10. He has been remanded in custody after pleading not guilty. Mr Bartkus
NEARLY 300 pupils and students took part in the third Wiltshire Santa and Elf Dash last Thursday (December 5). The 294 pupils and students from 18 primary, secondary and special schools and colleges from across Wiltshire were supported by126 adults
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COMMUTERS have been urged by Great Western Railway to check their timetables in the run up to Christmas and the New Year. The warning follows major timetable changes coming to local GWR services on Sunday December 15 following improvements to services
AN ILLEGAL election poster was put up in Seend today, just metres above a polling station. The sign which promotes Devizes Conservative candidate Danny Kruger was put up unlawfully on a telephone pole next to the Irene Usher Hall on Rusty Lane.
MELKSHAM’s mayor, Cllr Jon Hubbard, has strongly condemned the NHS policy that has kept two homes empty for more than a decade. He says it is “scandalous” the three-bedroom homes owned by the NHS Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group have stood
AN appeal for odd socks to help keep a family of chipmunks warm over Christmas has left keepers at Longleat overwhelmed by people’s generosity. Keepers at the Wiltshire wildlife attraction issued a request for old socks for their chipmunks who use
A NEW enforcement notice has been served on a Wiltshire businessman who has failed to move a shipping container. Gary Gale-Sides has been given three months to permanently remove the container from narrow strip of land behind his home at Atford
IN LATE September, I met with the new owners of The Who’d A Thought It, Lockeridge, to speak about their plans for the re-opening of the popular village pub and their aim to bring traditional pub grub back. Fast forward two months and I was sitting
A HISTORIAN and author has released a new book detailing Chippenham’s history through a series of remarkable old photos, taken from postcards and archives. Chris Breach, from Lacock, spent many years researching the local area and has produced
AS voters go to the polls today to decide on their next MP, the Wiltshire Times was out and about asking people for their views. In Bradford, people rushed to cast their vote in the Chippenham constituency for either Michelle Donelan, Conservative
POLICE in west Wiltshire have warned dog owners to keep a careful watch on their pets while out walking. The warning comes after at least two dogs had to be rushed to the vets after picking up toxic substances near Atworth. Melksham Police said
LAST week we brought you the news that a car park in Chippenham will close for 11 months as plans to build a multi-storey replacement are going ahead. Sadlers Mead, next to the Olympiad Leisure Centre, will be shut from January 10. . During the
ALDBOURNE: A planning application was put in to cut down a whitebeam tree at The Paddocks. The inspector decided last Wednesday there would be no objection to these plans. ALL CANNINGS: A planning application was put in to make changes to a house
A father of two from Chippenham died after being hit by an ambulance on the A34 near Oxford. Adrian Bourne, 35, died on the northbound carriageway near the Peartree interchange in the early hours of Friday, November 29. Thames Valley Police said
WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance has enhanced the blood products it can give to critically injured or unwell people by carrying plasma on board its helicopter and cars. The charity is now carrying two units of plasma onboard and this will be used with two
WHEN it comes to village pub The Outside Chance near Marlborough it is a sure bet that nothing is ever going to run smoothly. After months of wrangling former landlord Howard Spooner finally handed the keys of the pub in Manton back to brewery Wadworth
A DISABLED woman was made to feel ‘left on her own’ by her landlords’ lack of help after her mobility scooter was stolen from outside her bungalow in Chippenham. Rebecca Caygill, who suffered a stroke in 2013, was stuck in her house after her only
RETIRED police officer Steve Brown, who spends weeks every year putting up Christmas lights in the front garden of his Devizes home to raise money for charity, was devastated when vandals struck. He said: “We have been doing this for years and it
JOE Hughes can put a positive spin on what has been a frustrating year when facing highly rated Spaniard Sandor Martin in Barcelona on Thursday night in a bout for the European title. Malmesbury fighter Hughes, 29, controversially missed out on
A COLD and frosty start to the week saw the temperature fall to almost 0C by mid -week . This frosty weather was accompanied by some glorious sunny days before the wind arrived on the last day and some dark clouds that passed over Manor Farm deposited
STAFF and management at a care home told for the past three years that it required improvement have been praised after it was finally been told it is good by the regulator. Miranda House Care Home had been given a string of inadequate or requires
