Wiltshire | Archive | 2004 | April
STAFF at South Marston Distribution Centre walked out in protest after managers told them they had no choice but to work overtime. more...
MANAGERS and staff at a Swindon builders merchants found an unusual way of entertaining their customers after an extensive shop refit. more...
A SHARP rise in demand for hotel and catering staff along with changing social trends means there has never been a better time to become a chef, cook or catering professional, according to a Swindon specialist recruitment firm. more...
A PLANNING application has been submitted for a new pharmacy in Lawn. more...
CYNTHIA Wilkinson, co-founder with her husband of Mark Wilkinson Furniture in Bromham, near Devizes, has been short listed for the 2002 Businesswoman of the Year title, sponsored by Veuve Clicquot Champagne. more...
Tom Mahon of Sainsbury'sSUPERMARKETS taking part in the ban on sales of alcohol to under-21s at weekends are angry that off-licences not taking part are gaining business at their expense. more...
THE George Veterinary Group based in Malmesbury came out as one of the top dogs in a competition to find the best vets in the country. more...
A FLOURISHING Marlborough marketing and PR company, department 83, has settled into new premises in the Wagon Yard after relocating from the High Street. more...
Calne Chamber of Commerce is running a competition for start-up businesses offering up to £4,000 prize money in an attempt to bring new business to the town. more...
A number of new measures are being considered in Calne to combat an upsurge in vandalism and violent crime. more...
A BATTERED Calne police car is undergoing major repairs after it was rammed for the second time in seven months. more...
DAD Andrew Davis has told of his family's anguish after 20-year-old son Philip died suddenly from a viral infection of the brain. more...
MOTOCROSS enthusiast Daniel Bennett was left heartbroken this week when the bike he had saved so long for, was stolen by thieves. more...
A MUM whose 13-year-old daughter was indecently assaulted by paedophile Kenneth Pylle has spoken of her fury after he was released from jail just ten months into a 20 month sentence. more...
The largest composting facility in Wiltshire was opened in Compton Bassett by Ian Pollard, the owner of Malmesbury's Abbey House Gardens, last Friday. more...
Heddington Flower Show is at risk of folding if entries do not pick up this year. more...
Fynamore Primary School pupils brought their favourite teddies to school last week and raised £280 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. more...
FOR many disabled people, music is the only way of communicating. That is why Debbie Wolfsohn, of Purton's Music Alive charity, is so delighted that the group is to receive vital funding from this year's Marriott Charity Ball. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A MUM whose 13-year-old daughter was indecently assaulted by paedophile Kenneth Pylle has spoken of her fury after he was released from jail just ten months into a 20 month sentence. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A PATIENT at a Devizes mental health unit who admitted being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a policeman when he discharged himself for a night on the town with his friends has been remanded in custody. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: THE pregnant wife of plumber Richard Henley feared for his life when he lost more than four pints of blood following a vicious attack at Buds nightclub last weekend. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: CHIPPENHAM Museum and Heritage Centre has exceeded the target set for visitors for a fourth year in a row. more...
FATHER-OF-TWO David Hemsworth was killed in a road accident last week as he returned from a cycling holiday in France. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A new campaign group dedicated to preserving the art deco Goldiggers building in Chippenham has sent out a rallying cry to prevent the demolition of the building to make way for shops and flats. more...
CHIPPENHAM mayor Desna Allen hosted players from the Bath Cardinals American Football team this week and received a gift of snow all the way from Texas. more...
CALLOUS thieves stole a specially-adapted quad bike from the workshop of double-amputee farmer Simon Madge last week, leaving him unable to carry out his daily work. more...
Staff and pupils at Notton House School, near Lacock, are celebrating after a major revamp of the site was given the green light. more...
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has agreed to look into alternative sites for a new 15-metre mast on farmland north of the M4 near Grittleton. more...
A CROWD of scarecrows has taken up residence in the village of Lacock, in a bid to raise money for the primary school. more...
Jolyon Hiscock ruined a night of celebrations when he was arrested for a dangerous prank, which led to a car accident on the A4. more...
POPULAR Abba tribute band Bjorn Again will be topping the bill at this year's North Wiltshire Festival 2004. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A GANG of young vandals ransacked Chippenham's Ladyfield Evangelical Church after they scrawled lewd graffiti on the walls of its Sunday school. more...
A GANG of young vandals ransacked Chippenham's Ladyfield Evangelical Church after they scrawled lewd graffiti on the walls of its Sunday school. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: PLUCKY toddler Beth Picter has amazed her doctors and her family with the speed of her recovery from life-saving open heart surgery. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: THERE was standing room only at the Hare and Hounds beer festival in Corsham last weekend as hundreds of people flocked in to to try a variety of real ales. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A LARGE number of skateboarders have been making use of a temporary skate park in Chippenham this week. more...
TWO-year-old Harry Baynes of Chippenham has won the first stage of a national toddlers competition. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: TWO-year-old Harry Baynes of Chippenham has won the first stage of a national toddlers competition. more...
Life coaching is one of the new buzz words for the trend setters in 21st century Britain and people in Chippenham are being given the chance to try out a free session. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: Maddie Ash is looking forward to long summer days in the garden, after charities bought her a high-tech new wheelchair. more...
A MEMORIAL service will be held today for Cliff Richard fan, Margaret Gough, almost three weeks after her body was discovered at her home in Lacock. more...
DAD Andrew Davis has told of his family's anguish after 20-year-old son Philip died suddenly from a viral infection of the brain. more...
A PATIENT at a Devizes mental health unit who admitted being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a policeman when he discharged himself for a night on the town with his friends has been remanded in custody. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: POLICE and fire officers are to take anti-arson messages into schools, following a spate of fires involving children in the last 12 months. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: A MEMORIAL service will be held today for Cliff Richard fan, Margaret Gough, almost three weeks after her body was discovered at her home in Lacock. more...
GAZETTE & HERALD: DAD Andrew Davis has told of his family's anguish after 20-year-old son Philip died suddenly from a viral infection of the brain. more...
One-legged cyclist Mike Pope is preparing for his most gruelling challenge yet, to cycle the length of Britain in 17 days. more...
CHIPPENHAM Town keeper Mark Hervin has won the Dr Martens League's Safe Hands Award for letting in just one goal during March. more...
ON Saturday Chippenham will have to be on guard against Worcester City licking their wounds after a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of struggling Dorchester. more...
THE injustice of referee Kevin Milford's penalty award spurred Chippenham to battle back for an equaliser, said defender Ellis Wilmot. more...
TOWN boss Steve White praised goalscorer Martin Paul's bravery after his last gasp effort recsued a vital point for his side. more...
STRIKER Charlie Griffin is warning his team-mates that they are facing a make or break weekend in their fight to make the Conference Two play-offs. more...
PRINCE PHILIP is to drive a pair of Wadworth dray horses through Devizes Market Place after royal protection officers gave the all-clear for the unusual journey. more...
DEVOTED Potterne couple Graham and Nicola Smith who died in a car crash at Caen Hill on March 26 will be buried together on Tuesday in Devizes town cemetery. more...
A PATIENT at a Devizes mental health unit who admitted being drunk and disorderly and assaulting a policeman when he discharged himself for a night on the town with his friends has been remanded in custody. more...
MAJOR Charles Ingram is quietly confident he will do well in The Games 2004, the TV programme which pits celebrities against one another for the title of Champion of Champions. more...
Children from preschools, nurseries and primary schools in the Devizes area showed their ingenuity and inventiveness when it came to designing their own Easter bonnets last week. more...
Devizes' finest church, St John's, which urgently needs repairs to its extraordinary stonework, as well as an overhaul to its heating and lighting, has launched a massive appeal. LEWIS COWEN looks at the task ahead. more...
A MAN found slumped in the launderette in Devizes Market Place became tearful and aggressive when moved on by police, Kennet magistrates heard on Tuesday. more...
WILTSHIRE Heritage Museum in Devizes has hit its target of attracting 20,000 visitors by the end of March, thanks to a campaign by the Gazette and Herald. more...
CYNTHIA Wilkinson, co-founder with her husband of Mark Wilkinson Furniture in Bromham, near Devizes, has been short listed for the 2002 Businesswoman of the Year title, sponsored by Veuve Clicquot Champagne. more...
DEVIZES Town Council is looking to sell off an unused piece of land at Hillworth Park. more...
DEVIZES police are connecting a series of thefts in the Hillworth Road area of the town that took place late on Thursday night and in the early hours of Friday. more...
Tom Mahon of Sainsbury'sSUPERMARKETS taking part in the ban on sales of alcohol to under-21s at weekends are angry that off-licences not taking part are gaining business at their expense. more...
VILLAGERS in Urchfont are determined to have their community shop up and running by the summer, despite the welter of red tape they have had to wade through. more...
Devizes mum Yvonne King has been pounding the pavements of the town in running kit in preparation for this year's Flora London Marathon, taking place on April 18. more...
EVEN before it officially opens as a sports college, Devizes School has shown its commitment to sporting excellence by hosting Commonwealth Games silver medallist James Hillier at the school last week. more...
CONVICTED thief Paul Scarff who refused to comply with the terms of his community punishment order has been told he faces prison because of his failure to co-operate with the Probation Service. more...
DEVIZES Town Council believes a bypass might be the only solution to the town's growing traffic problems. more...
Former Mayor David Watson has mounted a last ditch effort to stop a new feature wall being built behind Marlborough war memorial. more...
JEWELLERY shop manager Ruth Blanshard has been praised for her coolness and quick thinking in thwarting distraction thieves who tried to steal a gold watch. more...
THE Devizes to Westminster canoe race, due to take off from Devizes Wharf tomorrow (Friday), is just one leg of an amazing trial of endurance being taken up by a team of ten soldiers from the Gurkhas. more...
ANOTHER accident at the Fyfield junction with the A4 at the weekend has reinforced the demands for road safety improvements. more...
THE Devizes to Westminster canoe race, due to take off from Devizes Wharf tomorrow, is just one leg of an amazing trial of endurance being taken up by a team of ten soldiers from the Gurkhas. more...
THE Gazette's Lydia Cross Appeal reached a stunning milestone this week, topping £10,000 just three months after its launch. more...
Former Marlborough College student Kate Middleton has been at the centre of a media frenzy after she was snapped on the Swiss ski slopes with Prince William. NIGEL KERTON reports on the will she, won't she speculation more...
World Health Day was celebrated around the globe yesterday and the theme this year was road safety. more...
Wiltshire schools will be trying out a new-look Key Stage One assessment this year, in a bid to present a more accurate picture of children's achievements and reduce pressure on seven year olds. more...
More than 100 children in Wiltshire are thrown out of home each year by parents who hit, neglect and reject them, according to new research from The Children's Society. more...
A DAY of peace and reconciliation is to take place on Easter Sunday at Imber, the Salisbury Plain village taken over by the Army during the Second World War as a training area for Allied soldiers. more...
A new project has been set up in Wiltshire to help children who are at risk of slipping into a life of crime to stay on the right side of the law. more...
SIX new non-uniformed civilian investigation officers are to be employed by Wiltshire police to relieve officers of some of their paperwork. more...
Community information for the people of Wiltshire is now available at the touch of a button. more...
Your correspondent last week implied that in my letter of March 18 I had victimised the residents of the Springfield Road area in their concerns over housing on the present school site. more...
I REPRESENT a new group in Market Lavington set up to oppose our Community Hall Trust's (CHT) plans to sell off part of the hall's site (next to St Mary's Church) for housing. more...
Readers who do not live in Rowde must be getting sick and tired of the column centimetres taken up by the issue of the proposed new school and associated planning applications, but I find myself unable to keep quiet any longer. more...
I am writing in support of your article `It's time for residents to clean up their act' (Gazette, April 1). more...
I was interested in your April 1 piece `Silbury gives Davos a run for its money', as I am due to take an American friend on a tour of Wiltshire's prehistoric sites in a few weeks' time. I am sure he will be delighted to know that the British can sometimes have fun with their ancient monuments. more...
Gone are the days of childish mischief. It seems that in this modern country the facilities of yesterday haven't changed but the price tags have. more...
IN response to the article published on the front page of the Gazette & Herald of March 18 regarding the area of Station Road, Devizes, the Community Safety Partnership, including the Wiltshire Police, Kennet District Council and representatives of Gay Men's Health have held a meeting to clarify the inaccuracies raised. more...
IT'S always extremely difficult reporting on very sensitive issues, including the terminally ill and fatalities in road traffic accidents. more...
EARLIER this year we all received a letter from the Royal Mail informing us that they were going to discontinue their second delivery. more...
On behalf of Marlborough Choral more...
As I recently returned from a visit to the Gulf region, I was intrigued to note that the Great Western Hospital in Swindon made the front page in the Gulf Times. News of the 60 hours spent on a hospital trolley by the woman from Lyneham made unfortunate reading in a community where we are supposed to be offering leadership. more...
I RECEIVED my rate bill this week from Kennet District Council. It says the amount payable for the coming year is £1,504.96. Last year it was £1,411.58. The year before it was £1,269.86. In 1998 it was £947.53 i.e. £557.43 less than the latest demand. Why does it keep going up? more...
The Wiltshire Badger Group needs to collect information on all incidents involving badgers, deer, otters and foxes on the new Semington by-pass (A350). more...
HIGHWORTH is to be the guinea pig for a major recycling trial. A one-off recycling grant of £99,000 from Swindon Coun-cil will fund a weekly kerbside collection of dry recyclables including newspapers, card, plastics and cans, magazines, textiles and glass. more...
RACHEL Smith, the girlfriend of convicted murderer Glynn Razzell, has come under fire for her campaign to clear his name. more...
Charles Vernon at the village siteTHE remains of what is thought to be a medieval village have been discovered at the Worthies in Malmesbury. more...
A hopper bus to Bath's Royal United Hospital is unlikely to be extended to include the Malmesbury area, the county council has said. more...
MALMESBURY'S new state of the art swimming pool is to be given the royal seal of approval five months after it opened. more...
PLANS that could surround Sherston Village Hall with housing have horrified its management committee. more...
THE George Veterinary Group based in Malmesbury came out as one of the top dogs in a competition to find the best vets in the country. more...
THIRTY children from Seagry CofE Primary School went back to the future for their latest play. more...
MALMESBURY Town Hall Action Group says a report by the district council has stabbed them in the back. more...
A SIXTEEN-year-old Malmesbury youth pleaded guilty at Chippenham Youth Court on Monday to assaulting two police officers . more...
Scores of people turned out for a public meeting to talk about ways to save Malmesbury Maternity Unit from closure but many invited board members from Kennet and North Wiltshire Primary Care Trust were noticeable by their absence, as JILL CROOKS reports more...
SHERSTON came to a standstill as mounted members of the Beaufort Hunt and polo club led the funeral procession of horsewoman Fiona Gale, who died last month. more...
STORIES and memories of the Reading Room in Corston are wanted to celebrate its centenary. more...
Developers have been given the all clear to build ten homes on the Bell Field in Luckington, despite protests from villagers. more...
RESIDENTS opposed to plans to unify St John's School, Marlborough, on a single site have forced the town council to call a special public meeting to discuss their concerns. more...
STUDENTS and staff at St John's in Marlborough have given plans for the new single site school an enthusiastic reception. more...
The Prince of Wales will be visiting Marlborough during the town's 800th anniversary celebrations, it was confirmed this week. more...
Former Marlborough College student Kate Middleton has been at the centre of a media frenzy after she was snapped on the Swiss ski slopes with Prince William. NIGEL KERTON reports on the will she, won't she speculation more...
TOWN councillor Hilary Cripps wants vandals to be made to put right damage they cause in the town. more...
RACHEL Smith, the girlfriend of convicted murderer Glynn Razzell, has come under fire for her campaign to clear his name. more...
ACCOUNTANT Robin Platt was banned from driving for 17 months instead of 20 months after magistrates heard that he may lose his job. more...
Whites' manager Nick Holmes relaxes on the golf course ahead of the busy Easter fixture list.SALISBURY City's remarkable Phoenix-from-the-ashes revival could be complete this weekend when the club plays two crucial matches in three days that would secure their return to the Premier Division of the Dr Martens League. more...
GRAND National Day produced a win against the odds for Salisbury City at promotion rivals King's Lynn who had previously lost only once this term on their own patch. more...
A POOR disciplinary record got the better of Harlequins with the loss through suspension of both central defenders, Jamie Boswell and Darren Harding for the visit of Andover. more...
DOWNTON won for the first time since February with Matt Guy's late goal proving decisive against BAT Sports. more...
BEMERTON Heath Harlequins reserves kept up the pressure on Gosport Borough in the race for Wessex Combination League title with a superb performance at Christchurch reserves. more...
The Hampshire League Floodlight Cup Final between Ringwood Town and Horndean certainly proved a tense affair. The New Foresters took a deserved lead via Carl Fleet's 35th minute header but it was cancelled out by Ashley Howard's deflected shot just before half-time. A controversial penalty awarded shortly after the break, which Paul Baker duly converted, proved the winner. Picture: SARAH WILLIAMS. RTCF30. more...
GOOD-SIZED brown trout swimming in crystal clear spring waters amid picturesque surroundings - nice if you can get it, well you can. more...
LUCKLESS Salisbury were outclassed by Marlborough in their Wiltshire Cup final at Devizes. more...
SALISBURY'S juniors enjoyed a marvellous day in their Wiltshire competition. more...
COLEVIEW AA held a match on their newly acquired Bourton on the Water prolific carp fishery last Saturday and the average weight taken per angler was 39lb. more...
WILTSHIRE return to cricket's big stage this season after a break of 11 years. more...
DEVIZES Town defender Andy Coombes is set to make history when he makes his 500th appearance for the club on Saturday. more...
Screwfix Premier Division: DEVIZES Town are confident they can bag all six points in the club's Bank Holiday double-header, including the hotly anticipated derby clash with rivals Melksham. more...
MANAGER Nigel Tripp came out of retirement on Saturday only to be stretchered off after 30 minutes with knee ligament damage. more...
CALNE boss Kelvin Highmore paid tribute to stand-in keeper Kevin Banks after his side were left without a number one on Saturday. more...
A POOR display against impressive Shrewton left Calne with exactly what they deserved nothing. more...
Hellenic League: WOOTTON Bassett made it three wins from their last four games when they defeated visitors Bicester Town 2-0 to ease their relegation fears. more...
BOTH sides fought out a dour 0-0 draw at the Recreation Ground the only good thing you can say about the Pewsey performance is that they got another point. more...
BEN Highmore's first half header made it five league wins in a row on Friday night as Corsham consolidated their sixth place in the Screwfix Division one. more...
MARINE are safe for another season in the Dr Martens Western Division despite Saturday's 4-3 defeat at struggling Cinderford Town. more...
Trowbridge League: JUST 12 days after their historic Wiltshire Junior Cup final, Broughton Gifford and Rudloe will meet again in the final of the Pied Piper Promotions-sponsored A and B Cup. more...
CHIPPENHAM Police's days in Division One of the Vanitec Computers-sponsored Chippenham Sunday League look to be numbered after they threw away a two goal lead against Wingfield, who hit back to win 3-2. more...
Wiltshire League: TROWBRIDGE Town kept up the pressure on Premier Division leaders AFC Stratton with a 2-0 win over Aldbourne. more...
Swindon Sunday League: KNOCKOUT Cup finalists Moonrakers and Juventus both lost in Division One at the weekend. more...
North Wilts Youth League: BRUNEL Boys stayed in second spot in the Under 11 Central Division after beating third-placed Ferndale Rodbourne Pumas 4-2. more...
Swindon and District League: THE top-of-the-table clash between leaders Zurich and second-placed Windmill in the Premier Division ended in a 1-1 draw. more...
Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League: DEVIZES Town Youth continued their climb up the under 16s Red Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League with a 6-2 home win over FC Chippenham. more...
RUGBY fans will be able to relive England's World Cup triumph when the William Webb Ellis Trophy comes to Swindon on Saturday, April 10. more...
THE England rugby team's heroics down under helped book a flight home for the William Web-Ellis Cup. more...
CHIPPENHAM were the victims of Wimbourne's relegation desperation in a maust-wi game for the visitors. more...
IN this keenly contested local derby, Chippenham's 3rd XV gained revenge for a defeat to Malmesbury earlier in the season. more...
SWINDON put in their worst performance of the season as they lost 50-5 at home to title contenders Bletchley. more...
CRICKLADE are the Dorset & Wilts Two North champions after clinching the title in style on Saturday. more...
DEVIZES capped their recent return to form by completing their double over Trowbridge. more...
THE final score did little to show just how close a contest had taken place between these two local rivals in the Wiltshire Cup. more...
THIS was a very competitive and entertaining game between two very closely matched sides. more...
DEVIZES U8s produced a performance of sustained quality to finish as runners-up in their age group at the Warminster festival of mini rugby on Sunday. more...
MINETY'S minis section took on Fairford in a series of clashes at the weekend. more...
MINETY put in one of their best all-round team performances of the season to beat a lively Corsham side in Dorset & Wilts One. more...
CHIPPENHAM'S Under 15 squad entertained a touring side from Essex at Allington Field on Saturday, the first match of a busy weekend of rugby at the club. more...
The visit of the Webb Ellis Cup on the nationwide Sweet Chariot Tour to Chippenham Town Hall on Saturday April 10 has been cancelled for heath and safety reasons the town hall is currently being redecorated. more...
I would like to disagree with the views expressed by Dr Adel Abbas in the Advertiser on April 1. more...
IT ill becomes the chief executive of the Great Western Hospital, Lyn Hill-Tout, to moan about the effect of care home closure (Evening Advertiser March 30), when the hospital over which she presides has had grossly inadequate capacity ever since it opened. more...
With regard to the Angel Ridge development, I can't speak for the past record of Swindon Borough Council but Thamesdown Council managed to achieve a contribution to public sector infrastructure for the Northern Development of £17 million. more...
Mr Mallinson harps on about the comparison of our troops with suicide bombers, apparently unable to recognise an ironic comparison (referring only to Bomber Command air crew in World War Two) made to highlight his own blinkered thinking. more...
Wouldn't it be good if we could have a ban on foul language? more...
I MAKE no apologies for my second letter but why do people like I J Howard, Risingham Mead, Westlea, attack Mr Frank Avenell? more...
COULD someone enlighten me as to where this council tax figure of 7.3 per cent comes from? more...
I CAN identify with M M Greenwood (Advertiser March 31) on receiving higher than expected council tax charges from the council. more...
SWINDON College principal Mike Hopkins is to leave the post to take up a new job in Wales as deputy chief executive of the Welsh education funding agency Education and Learning Wales. more...
SWINDON supermarket checkout girl Joan Barrie was stunned when she arrived at work yesterday to find her usual station bedecked with balloons and bunting to mark her birthday. more...
RUGBY fans will be able to relive England's World Cup triumph when the William Webb Ellis Trophy comes to Swindon on Saturday. more...
More than a dozen self contained flats are to be built in Milton Road, Swindon. more...
MELINDA Messenger's body may be the envy of most women but her bank figures are quite impressive too. more...
A GROUP of football-mad Portuguese ex-pats are looking for others to share the beautiful game with. more...
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy suffering from cerebral palsy, will fly to Hungary for special treatment thanks to the generosity of people from Swindon. more...
FOR many disabled people, music is the only way of communicating. That is why Debbie Wolfsohn, of Purton's Music Alive charity, is so delighted that the group is to receive vital funding from this year's Marriott Charity Ball. more...
The Army has agreed to open the Wiltshire ghost village of Imber for a special peace event. more...
VAL Pomeroy, who was famous throughout Wootton Bassett for her prolific cake-making, has died aged 71. more...
HIGHWORTH is to be the guinea pig for a major recycling trial. more...
FORMER media mogul Eddy Shah has donated a game of golf at Surrey's prestigious Wentworth Club to Wootton Bassett's mayoral charity. more...
HORSE owners throughout the area have been placed on high alert after £30,000 worth of tack was stolen from a livery stable in Wootton Bassett. more...
THE longest running after school club in Swindon is to close. At a meeting last night parents agreed to end the club at Toothill because it could not afford to stay open. more...
Past acts include Liberty XTHE Wiltshire Festival is set to return this summer - and the organisers say it will be back with a vengeance. more...
COUNCILLORS clashed last night as the axe finally fell on two doomed care homes. more...
Once people thought twice about walking through Faringdon Road Park as it became a haunt for drug addicts and prostitutes. But a process of reclaiming the park for the residents, which started a few years ago, is gathering pace with money being spent making it more attractive and welcoming. VICTORIA TAGG reports. more...
TEACHERS and children at Ferndale Infants' School have been celebrating after receiving a good Ofsted report. more...
WHEN Glenn Sedgwick runs in the London Marathon on April 18, lots of schoolchildren will be cheering him on. more...
A PLANNING application has been submitted for a new pharmacy in Lawn. more...
A GROUP of happy youngsters has been exploring the meaning of Easter during a craft session at Lydiard House. more...
Past acts include Liberty XTHE Wiltshire Festival is set to return this summer and the organisers say it will be back with a vengeance. more...
Past acts include Liberty XTHE Wiltshire Festival is set to return this summer - and the organisers say it will be back with a vengeance. more...
MARK DEVLIN wants Town fans to raise the roof on derby day but supporters of either side who allow their passions to spill over into violence face a three-year ban from all football stadiums in England and Wales. more...
HORSE owners throughout the area have been placed on high alert after £30,000 worth of tack was stolen from a livery stable in Wootton Bassett. more...
FORMER media mogul Eddy Shah has donated a game of golf at Surrey's prestigious Wentworth Club to Wootton Bassett's mayoral charity. more...
VAL Pomeroy, who was famous throughout Wootton Bassett for her prolific cake-making, has died aged 71. more...
Community Support Officers could be walking the beat in Wootton Bassett if proposals from the police and town council win support. more...
FORENSIC experts have claimed skydiver Stephen Hilder sabotaged his own parachutes before jumping to his death. more...
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