Felicia Kirk, who will take over as head teacher of St Mary’s School in Calne later this year, said it will be an honour to succeed Helen Wright. Dr Wright, who is also president of the Girls’ Schools Association, will leave her beloved St Mary’s at
A hospital is not the usual place anyone would expect to see exclusive pieces of artwork, but the Great Western Hospital in Swindon is bucking the trend. Its ground floor is now home to exclusive work from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. On
Devizes Town Council is encouraging community groups and schools to take part in its lunch event on The Green to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The big lunch is on the afternoon of June 3 and the line-up will include Oi Sambistas! samba band,
Explorers Alan Chambers and Ed Coates will be the main attractions at this year’s Springfields Academy summer ball. The pair hope to help the school raise thousands of pounds for this year’s charities, DORE and Engage. Mr Chambers, who was awarded
Aldridge's Devizes auction rooms once again became the set for a TV antiques show when the Antiques Road Trip arrived at a regular sale of collectibles on Saturday. Presenters Charlie Ross and Catherine Southon were at the event as part of recording
Caen Hill Marina has won an accolade, just six months after it opened. The 248-berth marina, at Lower Foxhangers on the Kennet and Avon Canal, has received four gold anchors in an award scheme run by The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA). The scheme
Chippenham MP Duncan Hames has supported the launch of a new handbook to help people suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease. The Advanced Parkinson’s Pathfinders Handbook was developed by the European Parkinson’s Disease Association and pharmaceuticals
A HOUSE building firm in Malmesbury has raised thousands of pounds to help make dreams come true for terminally and seriously ill children. Charles Church Wessex and its employees raised £3,000 for national charity Dreams Come True, through several fundraising
Calne volunteer Sally Green said she can’t quite believe she has been invited to the Queen’s garden party. Mrs Green, 57, was nominated to go to one of this year’s garden parties by Calne Police, as recognition for her hard work in helping run the Bluez
