Stories for 26 January 2006

Calne News

Trail takes new look at town

Calne's colourful history is highlighted in a new fully illustrated guide for walkers.  more...

Residents face new bout in cement plant fight

STUNNED residents are coming to terms with the fact that a huge cement factory may still be built in Calne, after developers gave notice of an appeal to the High Court.  more...

Customers take the cake

THE innovative Real Life Estate Agents, which combines selling properties with selling coffee, celebrated its first birthday on Thursday, January 19.  more...

Concert tribute to a much loved student

A TRIBUTE concert in honour of former John Bentley student Dan Succony, who died of kidney disease at the age of just 21, will take place next Friday.  more...

Police warning on shop thefts

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a purse and phone were stolen from a member of staff at Simply Flowers, High Street, Calne.  more...

Chippenham News

New deal will keep cameras manned

AN 11th hour deal may mean CCTV cameras can continue to be monitored in Chippenham.  more...

Hospital’s catalogue of errors over mum’s cancer

GRIEVING daughter Nicola Dolman has fulfilled her mum's dying wish by telling of her poor treatment at the Royal United Hospital in Bath.  more...

Arson likely at security firm

ARSONISTS are being blamed for a devastating blaze that destroyed thousands of pounds of equipment at Chippenham security firm CX Access Systems.  more...

Royals kick off arboretum celebration

PRINCE Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are to nip next door from their Highgrove home to kick-start Westonbirt Arboretum's anniversary celebrations on Monday.  more...

Discover a family story at history roadshow

People keen to learn more about family history are invited to go along to a BBC Who Do You Think You Are roadshow at the Neeld Hall in Chippenham on Sunday, February 12.  more...

Newsagent tells of shock at teenager’s sneak theft

NEWSAGENT Ali Ashley was left shocked and hurt after a teenager she had watched grow up sneakily pilfered her purse from her handbag.  more...

Undergraduates go back to school

REDLAND Primary School has a swanky new website thanks to two former Hardenhuish pupils who designed it.  more...

One way only traffic plan angers councillors

A decision to make the top part of Monkton Hill a one-way road has infuriated Chippenham councillor Ross Henning who accused Wiltshire County Council of failing to listen to local people.  more...

A celebration of eastern promise

A FEAST of Asian culture and art for all the family is being showcased at Chippenham library.  more...

New crash fuels bid to lower speed limit

THE NOTORIOUS accident spot where childhood sweethearts Nicky Gough and Colette Holbrook were killed was the scene of another crash on Saturday.  more...

Christmas

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Devizes News

Welcome for M&S – but not for sex shop

DEVIZES people have been reacting to the news that the town will get two new but very diverse shops.  more...

No leg-pull for panto

FOR the second year running a leading lady from Seend's village pantomime group has broken a leg in the run-up to the event.  more...

National cash windfall for children’s tennis

THE future of tennis in the Devizes area is secure after the town's club received a £20,000 grant from the Lawn Tennis Association.  more...

Music from Mississippi Delta to please fans

ONE of the world's greatest virtuosos on the steel guitar, Kent Duchaine, is due to return to the Jazz at the Bear jazz club in Devizes next week.  more...

Panto farewell for stalwarts

TWO stalwarts of the Lavington Amateur Dramatic Society will bow out after this year's pantomime has been performed, later this month.  more...

Girlfriend tells of caring couple

CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: MICHAEL Clarke had a close and loving relationship with his parents, his former girlfriend told a court on Thursday.  more...

Gazette Events

BBC Who Do You Think You Are roadshow - Neeld Hall

FEBRUARY 12 2006, CHIPPENHAM: People keen to learn more about family history are invited to go along to a BBC Who Do You Think You Are roadshow at the Neeld Hall in Chippenham on Sunday, February 12.  more...

Gazette Film Reviews

Film review - Munich (15)

STEVEN Spielberg already has one film to his credit that firmly champions a Jewish cause and he has rightly been made a hero by his people because of it.  more...

Film review - Rumour Has It (12A)

IF Jennifer Aniston ever had to advertise for jobs in newsagents' windows her card would read: "Need a beddable, ditzy but lovable heroine with great hair to mess with your leading man's head but have him love her even more by the end of the film? Just call Jennifer.'' In this bizarrely plotted film she does all that and more.  more...

Gazette General Sport

Girls storm into national finals with regional win

VOLLEYBALL: DEVIZES volleyball club's U15 girls team are heading to the national finals after winning the South West Championships on Sunday.  more...

White has last leap for Games place

ATHLETICS: CHIPPENHAM triple jumper Becky White will make a last ditch bid to earn a place in England's Commonwealth Games team this weekend.  more...

Dawson gets an England call-up

CRICKET: ENGLAND and Hampshire cricket prospect Liam Dawson is set to embark on what he describes as the most exciting month in his career to date.  more...

Gazette Rugby

Anniversary will be platform for growth

DEVIZES Rugby Club plans to use this weekend's 75th anniversary celebrations as a springboard to greater things.  more...

Stars’ surprise for Corsham rookies

CORSHAM Rugby Club's U13 squad were given a treat as coaches and players from Premiership side Bath came to give them a training session.  more...

Gazette Sue Pycroft Column

What I need is a bit of excitement

When your life, like mine, consists of making decisions like "bolognese sauce tonight? or maybe cottage pie?" and the only dangerous sport you indulge in is standing on a dining chair to replace a lightbulb and even then you disable the entire electricity supply before you start you can't help thinking, just now and then, that what you need is a bit of excitement.  more...

Letters

We need university of merit

The great county of Wiltshire both deserves and needs a major university of quality, to enhance and complete its educational status.  more...

Military economy measures cost lives

THE article in your paper last week, Testing Time for Base, over the RAF Lyneham Base and the safety of the C130 Hercules aircraft currently flying in Iraq and Afghanistan, quoted a surprising reply from North Wiltshire MP James Gray.  more...

Look at the real cost

BURBAGE may not be the most picturesque of our local villages; it had the rise and fall of a major road to contend with.  more...

Bins best for future

I write with reference to Mr P V Smyth's letter in the Gazette of January 12.  more...

Kennet must get real

SO planning officers at Kennet are once again recommending that plans to develop the site at Chopping Knife Lane in Marlborough be turned down because the price of low cost housing of £162,500 is higher than the figure of £115,000 they want.  more...

Let there be light

I AM writing in the hope that one of your readers may enlighten me as to how I might get a street light repaired?  more...

Duplicating costs

WITH all the talk of higher council tax bills on the horizon, I was disgusted to receive an application by post voting form with a prepaid envelope.  more...

Destruction of town

Develop, devastate, devalue Devizes and destroy its special heritage. Develop Quakers Walk, an ancient walkway and wildlife area, with tarmac and lights.  more...

Bigots’ smoking ban

I AM 60 years old and in poor health, not because I smoke, but because of the job I used to do, working and living in the countryside.  more...

What’s gone wrong?

YOU report in your editions of January 19 that, because of its debts and the need to make savings, the Primary Care Trust is likely to close community hospitals and further reduce other services.  more...

Malmesbury News

Sad end to an era as ward is closed

AN EMOTIONAL farewell was bid to Malmesbury Hospital's Abbey Ward on Friday, as it closed its doors for the final time.  more...

Police in hunt for woman

Police are hunting for a woman who stole £200 cash from Crudwell Post Office at 2.20pm on Tuesday.  more...

Praise for pupil who got thieves’ van number

Police have praised staff and a quick-witted pupil at Malmesbury School after a gang of thieves was foiled in a bid to make off with computer equipment.  more...

Young artists’ eco challenge

Young artists in the Malmesbury area are to be given the chance to see their work emblazoned on the front of a new directory.  more...

Pupils get down to earth and plant trees

YOUNG gardeners at Malmesbury Primary School got the chance to plant their own trees in the school grounds on Friday.  more...

Clash over cash request for village school hall

LUCKINGTON Community Primary School has found itself at loggerheads with parish council chairman Bill Plews over a funding request for its new hall.  more...

Hunt cash for the hospital

THE Malmesbury Hospital League of Friends has thanked the Beaufort Hunt after more than £800 was raised at an annual fundraiser last week.  more...

Secrets of grand old house saved for posterity

A retired Malmesbury postman has compiled a fascinating history of Cowbridge House, an intriguing tale of a country home, top secret wartime radar research and a beacon of local industry.  more...

Manor cuisine gets star again

WHATLEY Manor is celebrating after once again being awarded a star in the prestigious Michelin Guide.  more...

Marlborough News

Earl gets admitted to American clinic

THE EARL of Cardigan, whose family owns Savernake Forest, is being treated in an American clinic, his family have said.  more...

Cat makes withdrawal

STAFF at a Marlborough bank have had to arrange for one of their regular callers to be taken into custody for their own safety.  more...

It’s D-day for school plans

Patrick Hazlewood, head of St John's School, is hoping a huge wave of support from parents across the Marlborough district will persuade councillors today to finally pass plans for homes vital to fund a new school.  more...

Anger after police order lay bys to be blocked up

TWO roadside lay bys that tourists visiting one of the most beautiful parts of Wiltshire have been using for years have been filled with heaps of soil.  more...

Harrow wins Michelin star

CHEF Roger Jones and his team at The Harrow at Little Bedwyn have won one of the finest accolades in the restaurant trade, a coveted Michelin star.  more...

Melksham News

Killer used 'extreme force'

A PATHOLOGIST has revealed how Milroy and Joan Clarke died at the hands of a killer using extreme force'.  more...

Killer used 'extreme force'

A PATHOLOGIST has revealed how Milroy and Joan Clarke died at the hands of a killer using extreme force'.  more...

Killer used 'extreme force'

A PATHOLOGIST has revealed how Milroy and Joan Clarke died at the hands of a killer using extreme force'.  more...

Killer used 'extreme force'

A PATHOLOGIST has revealed how Milroy and Joan Clarke died at the hands of a killer using 'extreme force'.  more...

Telegraph pole crash shuts road

A ROAD between Corsley and Longleat, near Warminster had to be closed on Thursday morning after a car collided with a telegraph pole, bringing down a cable on to the road.   more...

New Forest News

Dental care backdown

PLANS to create 5,000 NHS dental places in Ringwood have been shelved by New Forest primary care trust, just months after being first tabled.  more...

Ringwood girl wins youth parliament seat

A RINGWOOD schoolgirl has become a member of the UK youth parliament after sweeping to success in district-wide elections.  more...

Pewsey News

Police probe sale of gift

SHOPKEEPER Pat Janenthirarajah has asked police to investigate why laptop computers donated for the Sri Lankan village where she lost 12 relatives in last year's tsunami ended up at a car boot sale.  more...

Pub couple bow out in style after 17 years

REGULARS packed into the Golden Swan at Wilcot on Saturday to say farewell to Terry and June Weeks who are retiring from the popular Pewsey Vale watering hole they have run for 17 years.  more...

New first aid unit launches

A NEW St John Ambulance adult unit is to be set up in Pewsey with an inaugural meeting on February 6, at 7.30pm at Wilcot Village Hall.  more...

Planning for festive success

Traders, police, schools and residents are being invited to an open meeting to discuss last year's highly successful Pewsey Christmas fayre and to plan the 2006 event.  more...

Danger of canal work revealed at inquest

HEDGING contractor Mark Wells had two previous accidents on towpaths before he and his son Luke drowned when their tractor fell into the Kennet and Avon Canal, an inquest heard this week.  more...

Salisbury Business News

IT link-up offers complete solution

A RINGWOOD schoolgirl has become a member of the UK youth parliament after sweeping to success in district-wide elections.  more...

IT link-up offers complete solution

A BUSINESS concept popular in the UK's larger cities is catching on in rural south Wiltshire.  more...

Awards deadline extended

THE deadline for entries to the Skills Awards 2006 has been extended to January 31.  more...

Chamber to meet with police

MEMBERS of Salisbury & District Chamber of Commerce and Industry will get the chance to meet members and officers of Wiltshire police authority and Wiltshire and Swindon fire authority next Monday.  more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Errea Cup tie to be replayed on Tuesday

SALISBURY City's Errea Cup fourth round tie with Cirencester Town, which was abandoned on Tuesday night due to a frozen pitch, is to be replayed on Tuesday, January 31.  more...

Relaxed Robbie reflects on a Hitchin hat-trick

WITH Salisbury City's strike-force of Paul Sales and Matt Tubbs unavailable because of illness or injury recently, few would have expected the league leaders' winning streak to continue with such gusto.  more...

Relaxed Robbie reflects on a Hitchin hat-trick

WITH Salisbury City's strike-force of Paul Sales and Matt Tubbs unavailable because of illness or injury recently, few would have expected the league leaders' winning streak to continue with such gusto.  more...

Supaloot draw (w/e January 28)

CITY Supaloot prize draw winners for week ending Saturday, January 28 (Wk no: 407).  more...

City tipped to pull the plug on Team Bath

SOUTHERN League Premier Division leaders Salisbury City are firm favourites to pick up three more points on Saturday when Team Bath visit the Raymond McEnhill Stadium, according to Independent Bookmakers.  more...

Salisbury News

Former PM's home to be opened to public

ARUNDELLS, the Salisbury home for more than 20 years of Sir Edward Heath, is to be preserved and opened to the public under the terms of the former prime minister's will.  more...

Council wheels in latest recycling plan for city

NEW wheelie bins will be rolled out across south Wiltshire, in a bid to double the amount of rubbish that is recycled.  more...

Stfc Headlines

Swan gone!

RORY Fallon has thanked the Town fans who backed him during his darkest hours and is confident his departure will not spell trouble in the club's battle for League One survival.  more...

Cash to soften Rory blow

RORY Fallon's exit from the County Ground will see Iffy Onuora handed the chance to secure a replacement ahead of the transfer window snapping shut next week.  more...

Devlin: We fought hard to keep him

MARK Devlin said the club battled passionately' to persuade Rory Fallon to stay and that Town had been prepared to risk losing the striker for nothing in the summer.  more...

Swindon And Proud Campaign

Collections double with 260 new givers

HUNDREDS have turned out to donate in response to our Give Blood and Save a Life Campaign.  more...

Swindon Football

You lucky Devil!

ANDY CRYER meets the Swindon youngster set for big things at Premiership side Manchester United.  more...

Swindon General Sport

By gum, Jade’s in the GB squad

A TRIP to the dentist ended in smiles all round for rhythmic gymnast Jade Faulkner after being handed her first ever international call-up.  more...

Team Taunt is back in business

RALLYING: The Global Expense Rally Team of Highworth girls Shelly Taunt and co-driver Julie Murphy, are gearing up for a full attack on this year's BTRDA (British Trials Rally Drivers Association) Championship.  more...

Flames beaten by the Boxers

IN-LINE HOCKEY: Swindon Flames Peewee team were beaten 11-8 in a pre-season friendly match at Gloucester Boxers.  more...

Swing shift causes Howell problems

GOLF: Current European No 1 David Howell is keen to stress that technical glitches in his swing and stance have been to blame for his off-colour start to 2006 rather than a big head.  more...

Welsh call for Footner

BOWLING: JAMES Footner is dreaming of striking gold for Wales after being selected for the European Youth Ten-Pin Bowling championships in April.  more...

Swindon Half Marathon News 2005

Hot on the heels of a record sum

MAY 24: RUNNERS will need to start getting in shape for this year's Nationwide Swindon Half Marathon. The charity event is being launched today and is promising to be even better than last year. All of the money raised will be going to help the Prospect Hospice in Wroughton.  more...

It's time to strap on your trainers

JUNE 23: RUNNERS young and old are being called to sign up for this year's Nationwide Swindon Half Marathon.  more...

Runners wanted to take part in half marathon

JULY 5: Entry forms for the 13.1-mile Nationwide Swindon Half Marathon have been available for a month now.  more...

Half marathon entries set to beat last year

AUGUST 4: HUNDREDS of runners have signed up to take part in this year's Swindon half marathon.  more...

Event will be a big success

AUGUST 11: THIS year's Nationwide Swindon Half Marathon should be bigger and better than last year, according to the town's very own Olympic athlete.  more...

Half marathon entries race in

AUGUST 18: ENTRIES to take part in this year's Nationwide Swindon Fun Runs and Half Marathon are coming in thick and fast.  more...

Entries from across UK

AUGUST 25: HUNDREDS of runners are flocking to take part in this year's Nationwide Swindon Fun Runs and Half Marathon.  more...

A race against time for entries

SEPTEMBER 15: RUNNERS had better be quick if they want to take part in this year's Swindon Half- marathon. Backed by the Advertiser, the event on Sunday, October 16 promises to be even bigger than last year.  more...

A cautious approach to race day

SEPTEMBER 21: RUNNERS in this year's Swindon Half Marathon are being reassured that every precaution is being taken to ensure their safety.  more...

Last chance to enter for race

SEPTEMBER 22: IT'S the last chance for runners who want to take part in this year's half marathon to get their entries in.  more...

Event needs help to run smoothly

SEPTEMBER 29: WHETHER you are a runner who didn't make it to the post box in time or a self-confessed couch potato you still have the chance to take part in this year's Swindon half marathon.  more...

Medic Mike's on his bike...

OCTOBER 6: IT is every runner's worst nightmare, after weeks of training for a big event 30 minutes into the race they pull a muscle.  more...

Kids join in the fun of the run

OCTOBER 12: WHEN the runners line up for Sunday's Swindon half-marathon and fun runs children from Brimble Hill School will be among the most enthusiastic.  more...

Kids join in the fun of the run

OCTOBER 12: WHEN the runners line up for Sunday's Swindon half-marathon and fun runs children from Brimble Hill School will be among the most enthusiastic.  more...

On his marks to support charity

OCTOBER 13: WHEN Steve Weisinger takes part in the Swindon Half Marathon on Sunday he'll be running for a cause close to his heart.  more...

Come and cheer us all along the route

OCTOBER 14: Whether it's to cheer on the runners, help out with marshalling or hand out refreshments there is still a role for all non-runners at this year's Swindon Half Marathon.  more...

Dial up cash for charity

OCTOBER 14: THE Prospect Hospice has benefited from some strange charity events in its 25 years.  more...

Where the fun starts

OCTOBER 17: RUNNERS young and old will still be resting their weary limbs after slogging it out in this year's Swindon Half Marathon.  more...

Nathan scores home run!

OCTOBER 17: NATHAN MONTAGUE cruised to a comfortable victory in this year's Swindon Half-Marathon.  more...

Teenager runs out winner in race challenge

OCTOBER 20: ATHLETE Christopher Reade is bathing in glory after winning the weekend's multi-terrain run in Swindon's half marathon.  more...

Send us your money from half marathon

THE Prospect Hospice is renewing its appeal for runners to collect sponsorship money.  more...

Swindon Letters

GWH praise

HAVING been operated on at the Great Western Hospital I would like to say how professional and caring the staff were on Aldbourne Ward.  more...

Connected?

TONY Blair wants to close hundreds of small post offices to save money.  more...

No measure

TOM Morton (SA Jan 20) is right when he says that modern management (including Government) is obsessed with the McKinsey mantra that "everything can be measured, and everything that can be measured can be managed".  more...

Still panto?

AM I alone in thinking the council is mad. In one breath Coun Bawden is telling us he wants to outsource core services, the next he wants to make 50 workers redundant and he needs a considerable amount of money to do it.  more...

Jibes anger

I WOULD like to respond to David Wren's suggestion that I have let down the residents of Moredon with regards to the phone mast in my ward.  more...

Are they proud ... or simple?

IT always makes me laugh when I see people with Swindon and Proud of It stickers displayed in their cars for all to see.  more...

Even Hitler didn’t try to ban it!

RE: The Adver poll on smoking. May I say that a poll like this is like a God-send to the anti-smoking fanatics who in their droves rush to cast their vote.  more...

Second-hand smoking issue

I AM writing from Action on Smoking and Health, where I have been following local debate about smoke-free legislation.  more...

Swindon News

Charity laptop is sold at boot sale

SHOPKEEPER Pat Janenthirarajah has asked police to investigate why laptop computers donated for the Sri Lankan village where she lost 12 relatives in last year's tsunami, ended up at a car boot sale in Swindon.  more...

Town told it must up recycling rate

SWINDON Council has increased the amount of rubbish it recycles - but is still a long way short of strict government targets.  more...

Super slimmer loses nine-and-a-half stone

COMFORT eater Lisa Kinghorn, who once weigh nearly 20 stone, has lost the equivalent of another woman in weight to be named a regional slimmer of the year.  more...

Tick tock for local landmark

AFTER almost a year of renovation Christ Church's tower has been fully restored.  more...

Model train derails at park

PASSENGERS using a miniature railway at Coate Water Country Park were hurt when a train derailed.  more...

Vicar’s son jailed for stealing from charity

SWINDON vicar Rob Burles has spoken of his shock after his son stole nearly £26,000 from a community group.  more...

Full cast are to attend signing

SWINDON is set to give a warm welcome to an android, a curry-stained slob and a nostril-flaring coward, when a celebrity signing takes place.  more...

Addict stole off his own family

WHEN Elliott Brown was 18 he was a happy teenager about to start an apprenticeship as a car technician.  more...

Man found dead in car park

POLICE are not ruling out drugs as the possible cause of death after the body of a 33-year-old man was discovered in a Swindon car park.  more...

First Tony and now Cherie...

CHERIE Blair is expected to make a flying visit to Swindon today. The Prime Minister's wife will be given a tour of Goddard Park Primary School in Park North.  more...

Now Denis is my eyes

AFTER 20 years of blindness, one woman has been given the gift of sight thanks to Denis the guide dog.  more...

Four in lorry are arrested

FOUR men were arrested on suspicion of being illegal immigrants after a lorry driver heard noises coming from the back of his truck.  more...

On the drugs frontline

In the latest in our series looking at Swindon's drug situation, chief reporter Jamie Hill talks to the police officers at the forefront of the war against narcotics.  more...

New learning centre to open

NORTH Swindon Labour MP Michael Wills will be speaking at the official opening ceremony of a new Learndirect centre.  more...

Museum set to make bigger bid

A REJECTED lottery grant bid is not going to get in the way of plans to develop a major tourist attraction in Wroughton.  more...

£66,000 boost for Brigade

WILTSHIRE Fire Brigade says it welcomes Government plans to give £66,000 extra funding to its community safety project.  more...

Collections double with 260 new givers

SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: HUNDREDS have turned out to donate in response to our Give Blood and Save a Life Campaign.  more...

Collections double with 260 new givers

SWINDON... AND PROUD OF IT: HUNDREDS have turned out to donate in response to our Give Blood and Save a Life Campaign.  more...

Signs of the times go under hammer

SIGNATURES from historic figures are going on sale at an auction house near Swindon next month.  more...

Family’s smash upset

THE owners of a family-run jewellers are fuming after their shop was targeted in a smash and grab raid.  more...

A smoking ban would snooker us

BINGO and snooker clubs in Swindon could go under if a smoking ban goes ahead.  more...

Team pays price after thief nets tracksuits

MEMBERS of a Swindon ice hockey club will have to buy outfits for a second time after their kit was stolen.  more...

Aces of spades

A GROUP of young people from Wootton Bassett have been helping to make the town just that bit safer for children.  more...

Brain drug could beat Alzheimer’s

A NEW drug to help in the fight against Alzheimer's disease is to be tested in Swindon.  more...

Alternative Christmas gifts raise £100,000 for the poor

A CATHOLIC Aid Agency has raised more than £100,000 by selling chickens and toilets, among other things.  more...

Survey paints a mixed picture of rail services

FIRST Great Western train operators have welcomed new statistics, which show a significant rise in customer satisfaction.  more...

Sufferers wait for a cash ruling

SUFFERERS of an asbestos-related disease in Swindon will find out today if they will be awarded compensation.  more...

Oxbridge offers for students

NINE New College students have been offered places at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.  more...

Cash for group

CONNEXIONS Wiltshire and Swindon, the youth advice and information service, is donating more than £13,000 to the Youth Action Wiltshire (YAW) group.  more...

Animal hospital workers get NVQs

STAFF at Eastcott Veterinary Hospital are celebrating their success in achieving the National Vocational Qualification Level One in Information Technology.  more...

Councillors to face up to ID cards

SWINDON councillors arriving for a meeting tonight will be greeted by Charles Clarke.  more...

Children tuck in for Chinese New Year

A TASTE of the Orient has been enjoyed by children at one Swindon nursery.  more...

‘Let us stay at college’

A SWINDON homeless project wants the Government to give young people a fair chance to continue their education.  more...

Plan-tastic work!

A MAJOR examination of Swindon council's planning department has praised improvements to its service, and has rated its overall performance as "good."  more...

Fond memories of the street where we lived

RESIDENTS of old Sheep Street in Devizes, which was redeveloped in the late 1950s, enjoyed a trip down memory lane on Friday when they attended the opening of a new exhibition at Wiltshire Heritage Museum.  more...

Trowbridge News

Customers happy after smoking ban

A PUB has decided to act now in banning smoking from its bar and restaurant.  more...

Customers happy after smoking ban

A PUB has decided to act now in banning smoking from its bar and restaurant.  more...

Customers happy after smoking ban

A PUB has decided to act now in banning smoking from its bar and restaurant.  more...

Customers happy after smoking ban

A PUB has decided to act now in banning smoking from its bar and restaurant.  more...

Wiltshire News

Trust to encourage teens to think for tomorrow

WILTSHIRE Wildlife Trust has been awarded £94,223 over three years to encourage teenagers to push the environment to the top of their interests.  more...

Council in final for health award

WILTSHIRE County Council is through to the finals of a national competition to find some of the healthiest places to work in the country.  more...

Beat patrols waste of cash

DOZENS of new police community support officers will be recruited in Wiltshire over the next two years in a bid to engage the community in resolving concerns and allay the fear of crime.  more...

Violence soars but drink laws not to blame

Violent crime in North Wiltshire has rocketed over the last six months, with more than 1,000 incidents reported, a rise of 43.5 per cent compared with the same period last year.  more...

Minister sends team to probe health debts

A TEAM of financial and management experts are to be sent in to Kennet and North Wiltshire and West Wiltshire Primary Care Trusts to sort out their finances.  more...

Cash to help brigade’s work

WILTSHIRE Fire Brigade has welcomed the Government's announcement that extra money will be granted to support its Community Safety programme.  more...

Stonehenge tunnel plan threatens wildlife

Plans to build a road tunnel to ease congestion near Stonehenge could soon be scrapped, threatening the recovery of one of Britain's rarest birds, wildlife campaigners have warned.  more...

Woottonbassett News

Pupils learn that healthy living can be fun

Pupils at Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School were yesterday getting a taste of healthy living.  more...

Mayor questions £5m arts centre viability

WOOTTON Bassett Mayor Chris Wannell has called into question the viability of the Beaufort Brewery Arts Centre as campaigners set out on their quest to raise £5million.  more...

Traders hit by water works told to claim

WOOTTON Bassett chamber of commerce president Brian Taylor is advising traders affected by the recent road works to seek compensation from Wessex Water.  more...

WI starts up a new branch

A NEW Women's Institute group could be up and running soon new in Wootton Bassett after a successful launch meeting.  more...

  
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