Wiltshire | Archive | 2004 | April
Stonehenge School headteacher Andrew Packer celebrates the glowing Ofsted report with some of his pupils. Picture by LARA BALL DA5222Stonehenge School has gained full marks following a recent Ofsted inspection. more...
AN embroidered 17th century casket carrying an estimate of £30,000 to £50,000 will be the highlight of a sale of antique rugs and textiles at Netherhampton Salerooms in Salisbury later this month. more...
A BUSINESS born in the depths of the recession is celebrating because after 10 years of applying, it has finally been given the chance to exhibit its garden furniture at the UK's most famous flower show. more...
TODAY is International Fun at Work Day and no, it's not an April fool. more...
JANET Duffield, a 42-year-old mother-of-two has been appointed as town centre manager by the Devizes Development Partnership to spearhead a campaign to revive retail and community life. more...
RECENTLY formed businesses in Malmesbury are being asked to compete for £2,000. more...
THE takeover of 18 small Safeway stores by Waitrose is very good news for the Devizes-based bakers that provides the company's high-quality cakes, pastries and tarts. more...
THE grief stricken family of 80-year-old Margot White have told how police quizzed them as the pensioner lay dead in an alleyway just yards away. more...
WORK will soon begin on the interior of the new Calne Heritage Centre after a £24,000 grant was secured. more...
A Calne pub is helping mother-of-two Michelle Smith raise £6,000 for a specially adapted bathroom for her disabled son. more...
Calne has been involved in a survey on the character and distinctiveness of England's small market towns. more...
Belly dancing teacher Heather Azhar is encouraging men and women to take up the ancient art form, in a bid to challenge modern perceptions of the Eastern dance. more...
The Bentley Grammar School class of 1965 is holding a reunion for students and teachers for a trip down memory lane. more...
Texan fiddler John Permenter is back by popular demand at Calne Country Music Festival this summer. more...
CALNE Town Council has received the first quality status award in North Wiltshire. more...
Single mother-of-five Shirley McCafferty has won a brand new car from a packet of crisps even though she cannot drive. more...
For six months the Gazette has rallied support for measures to make the A4 between Chippenham and Calne safer. Yesterday the county council highways department agreed to act. LILY CANTER was there. more...
Six months ago the Gazette launched a campaign to get safety measures introduced on the A4 between Chippenham and Calne following the tragic death of 60-year-old Geoffrey Smith. more...
Our campaign to reduce accidents on the A4 drew support from all political parties and in just two months 3,000 names were collected on a petition. more...
March 18 2004: A Rover crashed into the back of a Peugeot van on the bend before the Saab garage, travelling towards Calne. Two people received minor injuries and were taken to Chippenham Hospital. more...
Richard Dutton and his son Tim are getting in some tough training for the gruelling London Marathon as part of their ongoing commitment to fund-raise for a meningitis charity. more...
HUNDREDS of villagers gathered together on Friday at Kington St Michael to open a special present, which they spent months saving up for a new post office. more...
Councillors fear Wiltshire's growing problem of litter could drive tourists away from the county. Now they are calling for the Environment Agency to get tough and are urging residents to help, as SARAH SINGLETON reports. more...
NORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray has angrily denied he was being miserly when he asked a question about claiming for poppy wreaths on his Parliamentary expense account. more...
ANGRY patients have vowed to continue their fight against health chiefs' decision to shut down Lacock's Cantax Surgery this week. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: YOUNGSTERS at Frogwell Primary School in Chippenham put their thinking caps on to examine the science of sweets in a special activity morning. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: TUMAINI Matsimela, who was caught with hundreds of pounds worth of class A drugs at a house in Chippenham, has walked free from court. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: SHOPPERS in Chippenham were stunned last week when Batman was spotted washing the Gazette office windows. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: WITH just one more day until the shopmobility scooter scheme is back on track, new operator Borough Parade has already been inundated with calls, from as far and wide as Frome and Cirencester. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A COURT put a special order on alcoholic Stephen Hayward, 32, on Tuesday to try to curb his drink-fuelled anti-social behaviour. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A GANG of youths who mugged three people in Chippenham town centre have been sent to prison. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: NURSERY boss Rosemary Ballard has re-opened her business in temporary accommodation just eight days after a blaze destroyed her premises. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A TRUST set up in memory of a Chippenham chemist has up to £100,000 this year to give away in grants to help children and young people with disabilities and special needs. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: Work is underway on a £500,000 revamp at Chippenham Railway Station, designed to make travelling more pleasant and efficient for passengers. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: RARE Manx Loghtan lambs were the star attraction for young visitors to Langley Chase Organic Farm, near Chippenham. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: HEADteacher Tony Cleaver will tomorrow bid farewell to Chippenham's Sheldon School. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: Actor Derek Fowlds, one of the stars of the 1980s comedy Yes Minister, is delighted that the show was named sixth best British sitcom. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: FIREFIGHTER Russ Lewns has been lauded a hero by two young brothers, after he saved their frightened dog from their smoke-logged home. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: Sky Soccer AM presenter Tim Lovejoy's team lifted the trophy on Sunday, but local charity Kandu Arts was the real winner as more than £4,000 was raised from the friendly football match. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A CORSHAM man suffered severe injuries when he was hit in the face with a glass at a Chippenham nightclub after trying to stop two women being assaulted. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: The Global Village Film Festival ended on a triumphant note with a showing of the silent film Sunrise, accompanied by pianist James Harpham who composed a new score especially for the show. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: Daredevil David Hempleman-Adams said investigations into his record-breaking altitude flight have prevented the team from celebrating. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: The Hare and Hounds pub is hosting a beer festival this week to mark the first anniversary of landlords Mark Foster and his fiancée Hayley Gill. more...
ELLIS Wilmot made his return from injury at Weymouth on Saturday and was glad to have contributed to the impressive win. more...
CHIPPENHAM'S goal-scoring hero from the Weymouth game Martin Paul admitted his heart was in his mouth as he struck the vital shot. more...
DESCRIBING Saturday's Chippenham Town versus Bath City league derby clash as a crunch game is an understatement. more...
CHIPPENHAM Town could have a World Cup international in their ranks for Saturday's crunch derby with Bath City if boss Steve White can beat today's transfer deadline. more...
Sky Soccer AM presenter Tim Lovejoy's team lifted the trophy on Sunday, but local charity Kandu Arts was the real winner as more than £4,000 was raised from the friendly football match. more...
TWO children were left orphaned on Friday when their parents Graham and Nicola Smith died in a head-on collision on the A361 between Caen Hill and Seend Fork. more...
POLICE are warning drug users that there could be a strong batch of heroin circulating in the Devizes area following the death of Richard Pegg. more...
A 67-YEAR-OLD woman was robbed after a man leapt out of a car and snatched her handbag as she was walking along Bath Road, Devizes last Friday at 1pm. more...
RESIDENTS of London Road, Devizes, gave plans for 54 homes at Roundway Mill, the site of the Surecast foundry, a cautious welcome last week. more...
JANET Duffield, a 42-year-old mother-of-two has been appointed as town centre manager by the Devizes Development Partnership to spearhead a campaign to revive retail and community life. more...
A SKIP full of rubbish was collected by volunteers during a litter pick day in Waiblingen Way and surrounding streets in Devizes. more...
Terry Brown, left, who was killed in an accident on the A4, pictured with his mother Cherry Carr and brothers Colin and SimonDEPUTY Wiltshire coroner Williams Baiche has recorded a verdict of accidental death on motorcyclist Terry Brown, 22, who died following a collision in Fyfield on June 14 last year. more...
MATERNITY unit campaigners lobbied MPs as they took their fight to Westminster. more...
WORK is due to start next week on laying a new water main in Devizes. more...
OPPONENTS of proposals to build homes on land next to St Mary's Church in Market Lavington have vowed to stand as members of the community hall trust at its next meeting. more...
WILTSHIRE County Council will examine if the speed limit at Spin Hill, Market Lavington, should be reduced but there are no guarantees any traffic calming measures will be introduced. more...
PEOPLE interested in the history of Devizes are being urged to take part in a sponsored walk around the town's boundaries in aid of charity. more...
DEVIZES darts ace Mark Hiscock has apologised in person to a police officer he verbally abused while drunk and disorderly earlier this month. more...
A MAN who assaulted a bus driver and a passenger while drunk has been told he faces a stiff community sentence. more...
PRISON governor Clive Broom had to calm down inmates who held a two-hour sit-in at his jail after a health scare over their water supply. more...
CHILDREN from St Michael's School in Aldbourne took part in a fairytale wedding in their village church on Monday. more...
DANCE, soccer and swimming are all on the cards as part of Kennet District Council's Activate programme for activities during the Easter holidays. more...
WILTSHIRE Heritage Museum has secured its grant funding by having 20,000 people visit the museum. more...
TRIBUTES have been paid to 18-year-old Billy Bedford of Market Lavington who died suddenly. more...
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating partial success in their fight to get vehicles banned from what is acknowledged to be Europe's oldest road. more...
NOMINATIONS are flooding in for this year's People of Wiltshire Awards, set up to celebrate the achievements of the county's unsung heroes. more...
FAMILIES on low incomes across Swindon and Wiltshire will be able to buy cheap electrical goods, thanks to an injection of £300,000 National Lottery money to fund the next three-year phase of the county's Refurbiz project. more...
A NATIONALLY important project to save more than 100 Bronze Age ceramic pots has been completed. more...
THE policing of the Salisbury Plain training area will be carried out from a new police station at Tidworth garrison, the Ministry of Defence Police has announced. more...
YOUNG people from all over the county will be able to take part in a contemporary dance project thanks to a £23,000 grant aid won by the Wiltshire Youth Arts Partnership. more...
THE only professional wing walking team in Europe will be performing breathtaking stunts at the Kemble Air Show on June 20. more...
COLLARED doves and wood pigeons are now five times more common in gardens than in 1979, according to the results of the RSPB's 25th Big Garden Birdwatch survey. more...
The BBC is looking for people in Wiltshire who are about to change their lives dramatically, for a new documentary series called Naked Us. more...
Councillors fear Wiltshire's growing problem of litter could drive tourists away from the county. Now they are calling for the Environment Agency to get tough and are urging residents to help, as SARAH SINGLETON reports. more...
This week is Real Nappy Week a time to take stock of the environmental cost of using disposable nappies and to check out the wide range of alternatives now available to parents. more...
THE Lydia Cross appeal was given a huge boost last week, by a band of fervent bridge players. more...
STUDENTS heading for higher education can apply to Wiltshire County Council for financial support. more...
WILTSHIRE soldier Rab Lundie is about to take on the toughest race on earth as he prepares to run 157 miles across the vast tracts of the Sahara Desert in North Africa. more...
YOUNGSTERS who have been left without skateboarding facilities in their towns will be able to brush up on their boarding skills after all in the Easter holidays. more...
A real life story that featured the heroics of two Malmesbury pigs was always stranger than fiction but now it has been given even more quirky twists by programme makers. The story is set to appear on TV this Easter as DEBBIE WAITE reports more...
Members of the public can raise their concerns about Wiltshire Ambulance Service at a forum in Swindon on April 7. more...
IN response to Mr Dolman's letter of March 25, please may I add a few words of clarification. more...
I WOULD be interested to know how many other people got duped by the MNBA credit card sales personnel in Safeways store two weeks ago. more...
DID you grow up in a village? If so, you might be able to help. more...
FOR many people, the Chippenham record office project is proof that the self-centred North Wiltshire group who dominate the county council cabinet are focusing on the interests of their own area to the exclusion of those in the rest of Wiltshire. more...
IN answer to Coun Dolman's letter re Springfield site can I say the site is still in the fledgling stage of discussion. more...
I WRITE to thank the 20 per cent of voters in the recent Hill Rise Ward by-election who voted for the Green Party. more...
IT was gratifying to see Coun Darby celebrating the high standard of council service. more...
I note with interest the letter from Coun Judy Rooke regarding the parking problems at the Bristol road end of Hungerdown Lane, Chippenham. more...
I HAD no hesitation in signing a motion of no confidence in the Kennet and North Wiltshire Primary Care Trust, during a meeting at Sheldon School on March 16 between the patients and friends of Dr Barney Williams. more...
With reference to a story in the Sunday Telegraph on February 15. more...
WhilE supporting James Gray's campaign on the plight of live export horses it should be remembered that our MP is an enthusiastic supporter and participant in fox hunting, a cruel and barbaric pastime that has no place in a civilised society. more...
ONCE again Malmesbury Town Council is to attempt to take over the running of St Paul's Without. more...
I have lived in Rowde for over 30 years and I have great sentiment for the village. more...
Stonehenge School headteacher Andrew Packer celebrates the glowing Ofsted report with some of his pupils. Picture by LARA BALL DA5222Stonehenge School has gained full marks following a recent Ofsted inspection. more...
YOUNG musicians and drama students who took part in the annual Young People's Festival, held over four days in March, staged the annual festival concert on Sunday, at the Blackledge Theatre, in the city's Godolphin School. more...
MORGAN'S Vale and Woodfalls Primary School is one of only a handful of primary schools in Wiltshire to achieve a grade two following the latest Ofsted report. more...
Thieves stole £800 in cash from an elderly Highworth couple who had been saving up for a holiday last Wednesday. more...
How many of our splendid spring bulb gardens will be transformed into more...
THE fight to save Malmesbury maternity unit continues this weekend after mothers marched on Parliament calling on the Government to intervene. more...
MATERNITY unit campaigners lobbied MPs as they took their fight to Westminster. more...
POLICE have praised Malmesbury cabbie Antonni Evans for his help in catching two shoplifters last week. more...
FORMER abbey verger Bill Blake is set to stand for a seat on Malmesbury Town Council. more...
YOUNGSTERS in Malmesbury and Sherston recycled old clothes to make weird and wacky costumes for a fashion show last Thursday. more...
MALMESBURY firefighters donated £1,700 to charity last week after a year of fundraising events. more...
RECENTLY formed businesses in Malmesbury are being asked to compete for £2,000. more...
MALMESBURY Town Hall Action Group, which has come up with a new plan for the redevelopment of the building, voted last week to form a Industrial and Provident Society. more...
A real life story that featured the heroics of two Malmesbury pigs was always stranger than fiction but now it has been given even more quirky twists by programme makers. The story is set to appear on TV this Easter as DEBBIE WAITE reports more...
THERE was something old, something borrowed, something blue and something a bit unusual going on at Sherston Church on Tuesday. more...
Marlborough postman John Fell has spoken of his heartbreak after his daughter and son-in-law were killed in a car crash on Friday, leaving their two children orphaned. more...
RESIDENTS are calling for more consultation over the proposed £20 million redevelopment on one site of St John's School, Marlborough, financed by the sale of the lower school site for homes. more...
MORE than three quarters of the families in Marlborough donate to two or more charities a year making the town the most generous place in Britain, a national survey reveals. more...
TOWN councillors in Marlborough could be forced to buy a CCTV system to catch dog owners who do not clear up after their pets. more...
PLANS to illuminate the town hall at Marlborough at night have been approved by town councillors, for an estimated cost of £7,000. more...
TRIBUTES have been paid to 18-year-old Billy Bedford of Market Lavington who died suddenly. more...
THE Rector of Marlborough, the Rev Andrew Studdert-Kennedy, wants everyone in the town to have their eyes turned to the skies on Easter Sunday. more...
PUPILS at Rushall School donned hard hats on Tuesday for a close-up inspection of a £458,000 extension that is going up around their classrooms. more...
DRIVERS in Marlborough were surprised on Monday to see roadworks start a week early on Granham Hill. more...
STUDENTS at St John's School, Marlborough, have been taking part in a national competition called Paperclip Physics. more...
A COMMUNITY trust set up to promote the regeneration of Pewsey is this week on the crest of a wave, with the launch of two of its projects. more...
PARISH councillors in Pewsey have been given an assurance that all businesses in Wilcot Road will be consulted before any changes to the traffic system in the street are introduced. more...
Ray Dowd, interim principal of Salisbury College.TROUBLESHOOTER Ray Dowd has taken the helm at struggling Salisbury College. more...
Emily Cooke in Six Nations action. Picture by SARAH WILLIAMS.THERE was bitter disappointment for England rugby stars Richard Hill and Emily Cooke across the Channel at the weekend in their Six Nations clashes with France. more...
SALISBURY Rugby Club have just two games remaining to ensure they escape relegation from South West Two (East) of the Powergen League. more...
SALISBURY under 12s put in a powerful display, brushing aside the opposition in three matches to lift the Wiltshire Cup without conceding a single point. more...
SOME hefty carp and a good size tench that have been caught over the last few days indicate that summer fishing is just around the corner. more...
SALISBURY City took another step closer to securing promotion to the restructured Dr Martens Premier Division with a 2-0 away win at Ashford Town. more...
SOMERLEY Park near Ringwood is the first stop on this year's road to Athens which may lead to Olympic gold for some of Britain's top equestrian stars. more...
RUGBY World Cup winner Richard Hill will be at the heart of the celebrations in Salisbury's Market Square next week when the Webb Ellis Cup wings into the city as part of the nationwide Sweet Chariot Tour. more...
BEMERTON Heath Harlequins picked up their third win in a week when they visited Bournemouth on Saturday. more...
PFC Durrington's Saturday Premier Division title hopes suffered a set-back with a 1-0 home defeat to Harnham, only their second loss of the season. more...
SHREWTON United signed off their home campaign with an impressive 2-1 defeat of promotion chasing Clyst Rovers. more...
SHREWTON United under tens booked their place in the Testway League Cup Final with a narrow victory against Overton. more...
SHORT MAT BOWLS: KINGTON Langley's short mat bowls foursome put their village on the map last weekend when they competed in the sport's national finals near Milton Keynes. more...
SEAN Moffatt almost led Devizes to victory in his first match as caretaker boss but they were denied by a last gasp goal. more...
Screwfix First Division: WILTSHIRE Senior Cup finalists Corsham Town get back into action tomorrow night when they entertain Clevedon United. more...
DEVIZES Town have taken less than a week to unveil former player Mark Godley as their new manager. more...
PEWSEY'S hopes of bouncing back from their Wiltshire Senior Cup exit were dashed by three late Bishops Cleeve goals. more...
Screwfix Premier Division: MELKSHAM Town travel to Bridport on Saturday looking to make it a hat-trick of wins over the Dorset club this season. more...
HIGHWORTH are one step away from an appearance in the final of the much-maligned Supplementary Cup after Richard Knox's last-minute strike saw off Malmesbury Vics in a tense quarter-final battle. more...
CORSHAM'S rookies matched the achievement of the first team by reaching a cup final. more...
CALNE Town had a blank weekend but manager Kelvin Highmore used the day off to watch his reserves in action. more...
GILES Harris' late goal gave Mark Collier his first victory as permanent boss at Swindon Supermarine. more...
DIVISION One and Two title favourites North Bradley Saints and Broughton Gifford do battle on Saturday as they will do again in this season's Revolutions CafeBar-sponsored Knockout Cup final. more...
WEST End Wanderers outplayed fellow First Division side Chippenham Sports and Social Club in every department to set up a cup final showdown with Second Division leaders Corsham Centre in the Rainbow Launderette-sponsored WG Parr Trophy. more...
AFC STRATTON maintained their 13 point lead over nearest rivals Trowbridge Town with a 3-0 win at Corsham Town Reserves. more...
SHAW under 11s clinched the West Division championship with two games to spare following a 4-1 home win over Marlborough. more...
HIGHWORTH Town are running their annual six-a-side tournament again in June and are invting more teams to join in the fun. more...
CHIPPENHAM Town Youth completed their season on a high by running out 2-1 winners against Trowbridge Town Youth in the under 13s Blue Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League. more...
IT was a great day for Callum Russell who scored five goals for home side Westbury in their 9-1 win over Melksham Park in the under 12s Red Division. more...
HONEST endeavour, good humour and elusive running characterised a game in which Devizes deservedly ran out winners. more...
BOYS and girls from seven under-12 rugby teams enjoyed the pinnacle of their season when they competed in the Wiltshire Cup on Sunday. more...
PROUD skipper Paul Wakefield heaped praise on his Swindon battlers as they fell short of Dorset & Wilts 1st XV Vase glory by a solitary point. more...
UNDER-STRENGTH Chippenham went behind early on in this friendly and never managed to recover. more...
CHIPPENHAM were comfortably beaten by Minety. more...
CHIPPENHAM got back to winning ways after a series of defeats. more...
BASSETT produced some entertaining rugby at the expense of their Gloucestershire neighbours Cirencester. more...
Bath's England international Olly Barkley has signed a new two-year contract with the Zurich Premiership leaders. more...
CALNE 2nd made a triumphant return, beating Sutton Benger 33-12 in their first game in three years. more...
DORCHESTER were able to field only 12 players, so Chippenham loaned them two of their own as substitutes. more...
CHIPPENHAM shrugged off last weekend's second cup defeat and came back with a convincing 53-0 win at the Gloucester based club, Longlevens. more...
WITH Maidenhead cancelling their scheduled fixture due to County commitments, Chippenham Under 14s, entertained the Gloucester side, Widden Old Boys at Allington Field on Sunday. more...
A SUPERB display by all the Devizes players saw them overcome a strong Swindon side. more...
IT was rugby all the way last Thursday when more than 250 children took part in the Kennet District Tag Rugby Festival. more...
LOCAL rugby fans will get the chance to be England legend Martin Johnson for the day when the World Cup trophy is displayed in Chippenham next week. more...
A few years ago my family and I joined hundreds of others and spent hours wading in mud on a freezing cold day to plant trees on the old Shaw tip. more...
Swindon Borough Council is not well known for its financial management. more...
NOT quite sure about the point of bus driver Bryn Reed's letter. I am aware the council is placing people in so-called `affordable housing'. Some of them are subsidised, they pay no rent or council tax, such is the case on the new estate on the New College site. A single female with a child settles in, and then in pops the boyfriend and they live quite comfortably. more...
A FEW months ago John Utting was `dying' to see George Galloway respond to allegations. Now Galloway has won substantial damages at law you might think Mr Utting would fall silent with embarrassment. Sadly he presses on with increasing hysteria. more...
SO this year we are getting £100 towards local rate increases, but this year only. more...
THE impact on civil liberties of the war on terror is to be discussed at a public meeting organised by the Swindon Stop The War Coalition. more...
Ref. 29719-07COUNCILLORS have called for the authority to withdraw all future co-operation with supermarket giant Tesco if it goes ahead with plans to close Shaw Village Post Office. more...
IT is the shimmering jewel at the core of Swindon's traffic network and now the Magic Roundabout is set to be catapulted to World Heritage status. more...
Outer space seems not so far away thanks to the work of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council PPARC to you and me which celebrates its 10th anniversary today. ANTHONY OSBORNE reports more...
Ref. 29773-23THE spread of mad cow disease could have been prevented if animals were still slaughtered by religious methods, according to a leading Swindon doctor. more...
TICKETS for this year's spectacular Kemble Air Day are due to go on sale today. more...
PUPILS at Burton Hill House School, in Malmesbury, had an early Easter treat yesterday when a load of chocolate eggs was delivered, thanks to a Wootton Bassett undertaker. more...
AN independent adjudicator will be called in to decide the fate of Swindon's specialist dyslexia units. more...
SWINDON Amateur Light Operatic Society this week donated the proceeds of recent concerts to Gorse Hill's Green Hut. more...
Ref. 29774-16MINICAB drivers who refuse to accept fares from guide dog owners now face fines of up to £1,000. more...
Commonweal School, in the Mall, is to play host to a Japanese girls' school choir today. more...
A DRUG rehab programme that aims to help criminals in Swindon rather than send them to prison is failing in the majority of cases. more...
Ref. 29720-12A SWINDON opticians launched its new premises in Regent Street by holding a fun day. more...
AN ORGANISATION designed to boost public confidence in the police starts work today. more...
Flower power could be the key to success for Cricklade this year. more...
KAMTORN Ridgers is on track to achieve his dream of becoming a mechanic after a kind-hearted boss saw his plea for help in the Evening Advertiser. more...
ORNITHOLOGISTS keen to see birds arriving from their wintering grounds in Africa should head to the Cleveland Lakes Reserve on Sunday for a guided walk. more...
THE Environment Agency is under fire over its handling of a diesel spillage at a beauty spot. more...
POLITICIAN Charles Kennedy is to make a flying visit to Wootton Bassett tomorrow. more...
THE Great Western Community Forest has been handed good news. more...
Ref. 29763That is the dilemma faced by a Swindon school which has been forced to raise the cost of dinners by 10p or face making drastic cuts. more...
A PRIVATE detective is to investigate the disappearance of Highworth mother-of-four Linda Razzell. more...
DETECTIVES are convinced someone must have seen the sex attacker who assaulted a young girl in Toothill. more...
SOLDIER Dean Bird is coming of age in a former war zone today. more...
Ref. 29775Business owners on a trading estate in Old Town saw red after council officials painted double yellow lines in error. more...
Ref. 29780STRANGE shapes have appeared in Wood Street in the run-up to the introduction of metered parking next week. more...
Soldiers from Swindon's local Army regiment have received a warm welcome from local people after arriving back in Kosovo to take up peacekeeping duties again. more...
IN THE LINE OF DUTY FEATURE: The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment has traditionally recruited many people from the Swindon area. more...
IN THE LINE OF DUTY FEATURE: Lt Col Nick Welch, the commanding officer of the RGBW, is a man who is both popular and well respected by the soldiers he commands. more...
TWO children were left orphaned on Friday when their parents Graham and Nicola Smith died in a head-on collision on the A361 between Caen Hill and Seend Fork. more...
THE grief stricken family of 80-year-old Margot White have told how police quizzed them as the pensioner lay dead in an alleyway just yards away. more...
CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating partial success in their fight to get vehicles banned from what is acknowledged to be Europe's oldest road. more...
Councillors fear Wiltshire's growing problem of litter could drive tourists away from the county. Now they are calling for the Environment Agency to get tough and are urging residents to help, as SARAH SINGLETON reports. more...
A real life story that featured the heroics of two Malmesbury pigs was always stranger than fiction but now it has been given even more quirky twists by programme makers. The story is set to appear on TV this Easter as DEBBIE WAITE reports. more...
DOG and Fox Ashley remain in the hunt for second spot behind Sherston Town in the Premier Division of the Vanitec Computers-sponsored Chippenham Sunday League after their 5-1 victory over Hullavington. more...
PROUD skipper Matt Hewlett is confident his troops are ready for the `final push' and that Tuesday's amazing comeback at Vale Park is proof that Town will not choke so close to the finishing line. more...
PLANS for the future of the former St Ivel site in Wootton Bassett are one step closer to being finalised. more...
Wootton Bassett police are investigating after two incidents involving bogus callers preying on elderly people in Lyneham and Wootton Bassett this week. more...
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