MORE than 2,000 people visited Cinema Retrow at Innox Mills in Trowbridge last weekend to see 11 popular feature films spread over three days from Friday to Sunday. They were shown on a giant 60 square metre screen next to the Trowbridge Railway
CALNE Bowls Club held a successful Open Day on Saturday, with six new members and 12 interested referrals, and is looking forward to the second event this Sunday (August 16), when they hope to encourage some more potential players to try the sport
FIRE crews out tackling field fires near Ogbourne say they now have the blaze under control. Crews are still working at the forest fire in Verwood and another field fire at Netheravon. This afternoon crews from Stratton St Margaret Fire Station
MORE than 300 car enthusiasts from all over the South West and south Wales turned up in Trowbridge on Sunday August 9 for an unofficial car rally. Owners descended on the White Horse Business Park on Sunday afternoon between 2pm and 4pm to show
Wiltshire Council has apologised to motorists after two sets of roadworks clashed for drivers in Devizes this morning. Highways cabinet member Bridget Wayman blamed the clash of roadworks in London Road and people diverted by the closure on the
NORTH Wiltshire farmer and Crime Commissioner candidate, Liz Webster has called for a major efforts to combat organised rural crime including the introduction of an affordable, national DNA database for all livestock. Her call comes as shocking
Families who Calne who have created a rock caterpillar to symbolise community spirit during the coronavirus emergency have been alarmed to see some are being taken away. Police are investigating the disappearance of the painted rocks from School
A LACOCK resident has undertaken a private road traffic survey, fearing the speeding traffic on the A350 crossing point at Notton School is an accident waiting to happen. More than 90 people took part in the survey, and now they are pushing Wiltshire
Police have stepped up patrols at a play area in Devizes that has been plagued by antisocial behaviour this summer. People who leave near to a green space and assault course play park near the Kennet & Avon Canal have been disturbed by the noise
PEOPLE who complain about Wiltshire Council to the Ombudsman were less likely to get a 'satisfactory' resolution of their grievance than people living in similar areas in 2019-20, figures have revealed. The Ombudsman, which investigates complaints
Chippenham will receive part of the government’s £900m Getting Building Fund investment to create the Business Cyber Centre. It was announced that Chippenham is set to see £3.7m investment from the government for the Business Cyber Centre – the
PRESHUTE is now officially locked out of further discussions over what happens to the Marlborough area in the coming decades. It pulled out from talks on the area's Neighbourhood Plan, saying is 'not fit for purpose' as it focusses on large scale
THERE will be no Marlborough Mop Fair this year. The funfair which takes over the town centre was due to take place on October 10 and 17. The Western Section of the Showmen’s Guild which puts on the show has been told by the town council that
WE'VE written plenty of stories recently in the Gazette and Herald about pubs re-opening, welcoming back regulars and diners after lockdown. We've noticed that lots of you have left comments on these stories about places being your favourite pub
A CORONAVIRUS fund grant is helping a charity to start giving youngsters a taste of farm life again after months of lockdown. Jamie’s Farm, at Box, near Corsham, hosts hundreds of young people a year, including from schools in Chippenham. Founded
EMPLOYEES at a Marlborough insurance company office have donated £1,000 to charities through an employee grants scheme. Lycetts employees could nominate a charity to receive a £125 donation. Eight donations were made by the Marlborough team, totalling
Old soldier Wayne Cherry has been stopped in his tracks on his long march to commemorate VJ day by a pressure sore on his foot. But Mr Cherry, who was planning on walking 75 miles by doing circuits of Devizes, is not giving up on his fundraising
One more coronavirus case has been diagnosed in Wiltshire in the last 24 hours, official figures show. Public Health England figures show that 1,327 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 by 9am on Monday, August 10 in Wiltshire
APPLICATIONS are being invited to become a Marlborough Town Councillor. A vacancy has arisen to represent Marlborough’s East Ward and the Town Council can now co-opt someone to this position. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to make a
THE Astoria in Chippenham is one of the few cinemas back open in Wiltshire. It has had a refit during lockdown, and has had extensive building work to improve the sound proofing between the screens. But lockdown has meant some of the summer
A number of static and rolling road closures on the A345 and minor roads in the villages between Upavon and Durrington will start from August 10 to allow for some essential tree felling to remove trees infected with ash dieback. Thousands of ash
