FIRE crews from three towns attended a blaze in Corsham tonight. Firefighters from Corsham, Chippenham and Swindon were alerted to the fire at 29 High Street at 7.49pm and at one point it was feared that people were trapped inside the three-storey building
HAMPSHIRE Academy starlet Liam Dawson believes the Young Hawks can go on and lift the ECB Southern Electric Premier League championship this season after masterminding two stunning victories this weekend. The former Chippenham all-rounder struck a career-best
TWO Wiltshire MPs are due to meet local government minister Phil Woolas this evening to lobby against Wiltshire County Council's bid to become a unitary authority. Dr Andrew Murrison and Michael Ancram believe that the proposal to abolish the district
SPECTATORS battled through the crowds to witness a war re-enactment as part of the Viking and Saxon themed festivities at the Edington Fete on Saturday. Several hundred people were treated to arts, crafts and all things medieval in an annual celebration
SET in June at the country home of the eccentric Bliss family, Noel Coward's classic comedy is full of brilliantly crafted characters and deliciously over-the-top performances. Judith Bliss (Stephanie Beacham) is a retired actress who will find any excuse
YOUTH club members in Trowbridge are going out to clean their neighbourhood tomorrow night. The group from Studley Green youth club, with the support of West Wiltshire Housing Society, will be working their way around Studley Green collecting litter
DAVID Cameron is to visit Chippenham on Friday on a rare visit to Wiltshire. The 41-year-old Conservative leader is planning a trip to the town in order to lend his support to Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones. Mr Emmanuel-Jones, known to many as the Black Farmer
A TOP secret mission to take two fire engines to war-torn Baghdad can today be revealed. So hush-hush was the operation because of security concerns that it was only known about by a small handful of people outside of the fire service. But now the story
TEENAGE singing star Rhiannon Lambert will be singing for your vote tomorrow night. The 18-year-old George Ward pupil, from Melksham, is hoping to win the chance to sing with classical quartet All Angels at the Prom on the Close, in Bristol. Six finalists
CORSHAM residents are angry after weeks of petty vandalism in their street. The people in Hatton Way have seen the phone box on the road vandalised twice in the last month. Boy-racers have been racing up the road at night and recently seven car owners
TWO colleges in Wiltshire have announced plans to merge in a bid to become of the top further education centres in the country. Bosses say the integration of the Wiltshire College and Salisbury College, proposed for early 2008, will provide significant
JOHN Adcock scored 193 off only 145 balls to lead Beanacre to a 56 run win over Cherhill in Division Three of the Wiltshire Cricket League. Having decided to bat first the Beanacre batsmen struggled to score any runs in the early overs due to excellent
THE first hour of free parking is set to return to car parks in Corsham and Chippenham. Somerfield has agreed to refund the 30p parking charge to customers in Corsham and 50p to customers in Chippenham, when they spend more than £10 in their store.
GRAHAM Learmonth is the new manager of Corsham Town. He replaces Colin Bush, who stepped down last week after leading the club to their first ever Toolstation Western League Premier Division championship. He will oversee the management of all three
A FORMER colleague of a young mum who died from cancer is running the Race for Life on Sunday. Jacqui Winner, 46, from Green Lane, Trowbridge, will be taking on the 5km challenge in Lydiard Park Swindon, to raise money for Cancer Research UK. She is
THE Mosella Open match at Avalon Lakes produced outstanding sport, with carp feeding ravenously. In form Clayton Hudson, of Mosella, gained a runaway win with an all-carp catch weighing 189lb 6oz, taken on pole-fished pellets. Mosella star matchman
