A builder has been killed while working on a school in North Swindon. The man, who has not yet been named, was working at Red Oaks primary school when the accident happened at 1.50pm today. The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and police
CHIPPENHAM Town boss Adie Mings has signed striker Luke Gullick from Southern League Premier Division rivals Swindon Supermarine. The Bluebirds boss hopes the Chippenham based frontman will add a different dimension to his side. "There are many
Two stars of last year's Big Brother were in Trowbridge today promoting the Channel 4 show. Richard Newman, who came fourth in last year's show, and Lea Walker, were at Virgin Mobile headquarters on the White Horse Business Park this afternoon.
Tributes have been pouring in for Chippenham motorcyclist Carl Denley, who was killed when his bike hit a skip on the roadside. Mr Denley, known to his friends as Carrot, was travelling along Lodge Road in Pewsham when the collision happened just before
A woman from Chippenham who pulled a pensioner from her burning bungalow could be congratulated by the Prime Minister after being short listed in the annual Vodafone Life Savers Awards. The Awards were launched in April to honour unsung heroes behind
Stretching south from the famous Bordeaux vineyards all the way to the Pyrenees and then east towards Toulouse is an area that the wine trade refer to simply as the 'south-west'. This is one of France's most rural and sparsely-populated regions yet
A respected Chippenham landlord and his wife have been arrested after police swooped on their pub during a routine licence check. Mr Hadland and his wife Jane, who have run the New Inn pub on New Road for the past 17 years, were arrested following
The Domaine du Mage range is an exclusive label supplied to The Oxford Wine Company by the Domaine du Tariquet, which is owned by the Grassa family and is located in the heart of Gascony, an area well known for the production of Armagnac. In recent
SCOTT Lye has been handed another dream chance to become a professional footballer by AFC Bournemouth. The Corsham Town midfielder, who has admitted he will quit the Southbank whatever the outcome, will travel to the League One outfit for a week of
Rain failed to dampen spirits at Greendown Community School on Friday, as staff and pupils had an area of their school playground transformed by Greenbridge Retail and Leisure Park. The School Garden Makeover' saw three schools battle it out via the
The dedicated team behind the annual Corsham Festival is pulling together the last strands of the event in preparation for its launch on Saturday. This will be the eighth festival in its current form since creative director Nicholas Keyworth and his
CHRIS Jones has been appointed director of football at Wootton Bassett Town ahead of the new Hellenic League season. Jones, who has coaching experience with the first team, reserves and under 18s at Rylands Way, will cast his eye over developments
JEREL Ifil hopes his close friend Andy Nicholas will sign a new deal with Swindon Town after rumours linking the left back with a move to Stockport County. Nicholas, 23, is out of contract at the County Ground and is rumoured to be a target for Hatters
DEVIZES defeated Purton by 140 runs in the U15 Wiltshire Youth League on Sunday. Devizes elected to bat and, after the loss of three wickets, Joe Hutchinson (111no) and Steve Chapman (32) put on 162 as a partnership. In reply, Purton were bowled
WDCS, the Chippenham-based global charity for the protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises, is inviting everyone to come along to a Save the Whale Week Party. The gathering will be held at The Cause Music and Arts Centre, The Causeway, Chippenham
ALAN Griffin has left Chippenham Town to join Southern Premier rivals Mangotsfield United. The striker rejected a new deal from the Bluebirds and has decided to link up with former manager Darren Perrin, now assistant at Cossham Street. "I had a
Massive changes to the health service in Wiltshire are about to start. Jill Crooks looks at what it will mean. The first change in a health service shake-up takes place in Devizes next weekend when inpatient and maternity beds at the community hospital
In the lobby at work, we have a telly showing Sky news, generally with the sound down. A couple of days ago, it was showing a line of MPs with the strap line (or whatever you call that story summary at the bottom of the page) "Paedophile Row". I presume
Children who should be out playing with their friends are heroin addicts at 13 according to Swindon Council's youth drug service. U-Turn, which is relaunching today, has 36 youngsters on its books, some of whom are in danger of dying from their addiction
Sexy singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield will be performing an exclusive gig at a secret venue in Swindon next week. Natasha, the sister of fellow pop star Daniel Bedingfield, will be appearing at one of Swindon's pubs next Thursday as the latest
