It looks as if people power has won the day in Wiltshire with not one but two bodies forced to overturn ridiculous decisions. First new chief constable Brian Moore has moved to reverse the massive PR own goal hatched by his predecessor Martin Richards
Hospital campaigners are hoping health trust bosses will do a U-turn over bed closures in Chippenham at a meeting on Tuesday. Wiltshire PCT has said it will reduce the number of beds at Chippenham Hospital from 43 to ten but following a Gazette petition
A man who handled tens of thousands of pounds worth of gardening equipment stolen in burglaries has escaped a jail term. Theodore Griggs bought and sold scores of pieces of machinery including a tractor mower, generators, chainsaws and even a jet ski
THE body of a pensioner has been found in a flat in Chippenham about a month after she had died. The woman was found after police were alerted to her flat in the Bath Road area of the town. Her housing warden had become concerned after the woman didn't
Entries for the Wiltshire County AA Championships are now open and will be used to choose top athletes for county duty. The event is due to be held on Saturday, May 10 at Bath University and will be used to see what talented young athletes can represent
After ten years of careful planning and a number of costly delays, building contractors will shortly be moving onto the two St Johns School & Community College sites in Marlborough to begin the process of building a new school which will open its doors
Girls Aloud, The Levellers and UB40 are scheduled to play Bowood this September. The Levellers appear on12th September, supported by Mercury Music Prize nominee Seth Lakeman, whilst UB40 headline at Bowood on Saturday 13th September, returning to this
ST Joseph's Nursery in Devizes has been celebrating a double success. Carolyn Godfrey, Wiltshire County Council's director for children and education, presented an award in recognition of the nursery's ongoing commitment to improving the quality of provision
A NEW access onto the busy Burbage-Grafton road would be more dangerous than an existing drive say Kennet councillors. District council regulatory committee members expressed concern over the safety of the new drive proposed at Ten Trees in Grafton Road
James Constable doesn't believe he is a bad omen as he prepares to impress his second manager in less than two months at Shrewsbury Town. The ex-Chippenham Town striker saw former Shrews manager Gary Peters - the man who brought him to the club in January
The future of Chippenham Sunday Legaue Second Division side Chippenham Police is in doubt unless they can find an alternative venue to play their home matches. The Police side who have been playing in the league for over 20 years had boasted a fine pitch
Reader K Joan Clark wrote to the Gazette to help us identify the faces in a photo in the Feb. 14 Wiltshire Memories supplement. Ms Clark said: "I am sending this photo with as many names as I can remember, though I do recall most of their faces
Ross Adams has warned his Chippenham Town teammates they cannot afford to take their play-off place for granted. The Bluebirds travel to Bedford Town tomorrow (3pm) looking to cement their place in the Southern League Premier Division top five. They
The Gazette will be supplying live text commentary from Chippenham Town's trip to Bedford Town tomorrow. The Bluebirds will be looking for three points at The Eyrie as they continue their push for the play-offs, while Bedford are hovering just above
Three of the Wilthsire's enquiry offices are to be re-opened following a review of the closures last year. In October 2007, public enquiry offices were closed at a number of locations throughout the County, but at that time the public of Wiltshire
The M4 will be closed between junctions 16 and 17 tonight from 10 pm until 6 am tomorrow. Dave Frampton, from the Highways Agency, said: "We are closing the M4 to allow the replacement of overhead electricity cables. "The work has been scheduled
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre will be officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal it has been announced. Princess Anne will be the guest of honour at the ceremony on May 9. The engagement was announced by The Palace this week. Based in Cocklebury
With Easter on the horizon it's time to start thinking about the traditional feast for a special family gathering. Spring lamb's a favourite choice but you don't have to go for the classic roast with rosemary, there are countless other ways to prepare
Two British soldiers died when their convoy was attacked by a series of roadside bombs in southern Iraq, an inquest heard today. Corporal Ben Leaning, 24, from Scunthorpe, and Trooper Kristen Turton, 27, from Grimsby, both of The Queen's Royal Lancers
NESTLED in the centre of Chippenham, Monkton Park has a little known royal history. In 1150, the crown gave land at Cocklebury to the priory of Farleigh in Monkton Farleigh, which explains the origins of the name of the park. But, following the dissolution
Burglar David Acott has been remanded in custody facing sentence for a break-in committed almost three years ago. The 26-year-old had been on bail at a hostel awaiting assessment for drug rehabilitation but was remanded in custody after breaching the
Benefit Investigators at Kennet District Council have uncovered more than £60,000 in overpaid housing and council tax benefit as a result of benefit fraud in the first 9 months of the financial year. During this period the Councils Investigations Team
A PROSTITUTE feared she would not get out of a customer's van alive after he attacked and raped her, a court was told. She said Kristopher Searle repeatedly punched her, knocking out a tooth, during a brutal nighttime attack last July. The alleged
SWINDON'S main post office has opened its doors - in WHSmith in Regent Street. The old Sanford Street branch closed for the last time at 5.30pm last Thursday. And the new branch opened for business yesterday morning. New customers seemed to be generally
A POLICE investigation found that three out of every five customers at a Swindon nightclub were underage. Police operations at Studio, in Old Town, between November and February found door staff allowing underage drinkers into the club without proof
A WILTSHIRE jail has been told it is the second worst in the country for allowing drugs through the bars. The scale of drug abuse inside prisons across the country was revealed as figures showed up to one in six inmates tested positive for opiates
Anyone care to join me in nominating Ken Miller for a Civic Award? Mr Miller's the chap who protested at the opening of the new 'Superloo'. The toilet that replaced the more convenient facilites that we already had. He tried to stand up for what's right
