The anguish of Bo Bruce, the estranged daughter of the Earl of Cardigan, was laid bare on national television tonight as the talented singer challenged for a place in the final of BBC's The Voice. Performing the Kate Bush classic Running Up
Staff at St Nicholas School in Chippenham have hit out at the heartless vandals who stole lead from the roof of one of their buildings. Thieves struck at the end of April, taking strips of lead from the main building. Nancy Tucker, who is a staff governor
HENRY Olonga, one of cricket’s most intruiging figures, wowed the crowds on a visit to Chippenham and Calne. Olonga, a former Zim-babwe Test and ODI player, was invited to speak at various venues by the Emman-uel Evangelical Church. He visited Calne
PUPILS at Hilmarton Primary School have been getting to grips with their local environment this week. The youngsters took part in an eco day at the school, with a number of activities aimed at clearing up the grounds around them. Teacher Kevin Snow
Inventor Sir James Dyson is calling on aspiring engineers to devise a way to solve Britain’s drought problem. The founder of the Malmesbury-based bagless vacuum cleaner firm, who turned 65 yesterday and who has just risen to 22nd in the Sunday Times
Dauntsey Park will host a charity concert next weekend to raise funds for Youth Action Wiltshire and Macmillan. The event will include drinks and an optional dinner, hosted at Dauntsey Park House and St James the Great Church. British-Estonian duo,
Missing pensioner Denis Cato, 82, from Aldbourne, has been found safe and well more than 80 miles from his home in central London. Police were told shortly before 5pm on Monday that Mr Cato, who suffers from dementia, had not been seen after leaving
DRIVER Andy Reeves has hit out at car spares store Halfords after he was left out in the cold for nine hours while they failed to carry out a job that should have taken an hour. Mr Reeves, of Taw Hill, Swindon, took his Honda Civic to the Chippenham
A secondary school in Malmesbury has become ‘the master of its own destiny’ when it comes to providing students with the best careers advice in Wiltshire. Malmesbury School is the first in the county to achieve the Government’s new career mark, a quality
Corsham Town Council has announced the latest recipients of their grant awards. The grants are given to groups that provide a service or promote Corsham in a positive way and enhance the quality of life for those who live, visit or work in the town.
ZUMBA teacher Anna Pearce is organising an evening of entertainment to aid Help for Heroes. Miss Pearce, of Bromham, will teach the dance for two hours, in half-hour sessions. Lee Napier, a singer from Bromham who is in the Army, will
Former England cricketer and Gloucestershire stalwart Jon Lewis trained sports students at a north Wiltshire secondary school this week. The bowler put pupils at Grittleton House School through their paces on Tuesday to help the team prepare for their
A Devizes resident Fiz Mangham skived cross- country running at school because she hated it so much – but has amazed herself by running a marathon. Mrs Mangham, a teaching assistant at Devizes School, set herself the challenge of running a marathon before
Calne chamber of commerce said it is willing to work with Tesco as the food giant bids for a new store in the town. Tesco has announced it is planning a food store on land off the Beversbrook Road bypass. No planning permission has yet been entered but
Frogwell School is out of special measures just a year after an Ofsted report judged it ‘inadequate’. The Chippenham primary school, which has always been backed by supportive parents, received a rating of satisfactory in its third monitoring visit since
Strong winds early on Sunday caused a fence to blow down and five horses to run loose in Devizes. The four ponies and one horse trotted away from their field in Nursteed. They were rounded up by police into the entrance to Southbroom Junior School
The steam locomotive Bittern, one of the record- breaking A4 Mallard class, will be pulling a special train on Thursday, June 21, to mark the 150th anniversary of the original Berks and Hants Extension Railway. The BHER provided a rail link between
Cherhill and Holy Trinity are the latest schools to have a week with the Calne Games torch. The torch is being circulated among the primary schools in and around the town in preparation for the Calne Games event in June. Every child from the participating
A planning steering group will meet over the next two months to decide whether Malmesbury needs a new primary school, or if the current ones should be extended. Malmesbury Church of England School this term had to turn away children from the school’
THE Royal United Hospital, Bath, is asking people to help review the information it provides to patients. Members of the public are invited to its health information group meeting on Tuesday at 3pm in the hospital’s education centre. Helen Robinson-Gordon
Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is warning people to take care when using linseed oil, following a recent fire in Salisbury. Investigations have concluded that a kitchen fire in St Ann Street in early April was caused by the spontaneous combustion
Work continues on three new artists’ studios and a community workshop at The Pound, in Corsham, and the arts centre would like to hear from people wishing to use them when they are completed in the autumn. The centre is welcoming applications from emerging
THE legacy of former mayor and benefactor John Coles was commemorated on Thursday when a blue plaque saluting him was unveiled in the Chippenham park that bears his name. Present mayor David Powell unveiled the plaque at a ceremony in the park
Wiltshire Police are turning to social networking in a bid to reach out to the public. The force’s new Twitter site is already proving popular with the public in the Marlborough area, said PCSO Jon Mills, who runs the Wiltshire East police Twitter.
Police have apprehended three men after man in Calne had his card skimmed at a cash point and £180 stolen. The man tried to use his debit card to make a cash withdrawal at the ATM at the Co-Op, in Mill Street, at around 9.30pm on Wednesday.
Monty Python star and around the World in 80 Days traveller Michael Palin was in Lacock on Friday to launch an exhibition of pictures. For more than two decades Mr Palin travelled the world and took the nation with him. But what few knew was that the
Arthur the cat returned home after spending four days in an empty house. Owners Steve and Paula Perkins, of Kingfisher Drive, Devizes, leafleted the area appealing for information about 12-year-old Arthur. A builder working inside a house at Ash Walk
A banned driver who twice led police on high speed night time chases has walked free from court. Jamie Sharman-Palmer had just been released on bail for the first offence when he went out and did the same thing again. But after hearing how the Sharman-Palmer
A SCHEME to redevelop the ‘eyesore’ Assize Courts has been approved, possibly ending planning controversy which has surrounded the building for decades. Owners Gatewell Limited received the go ahead on Tuesday to convert the Grade II listed
