POLICE are warning people living on the western side of Chippenham that a huge cloud of smoke is heading their way. Emergency services are currently attending a large barn fire in Hartham Lane, Corsham and the prevailing wind is pushing the smoke towards
A MAN appeared in court today charged in connection with four armed robberies in the Melksham area. David Sturgess, 24, of Crescent Road, Melksham was remanded in custody after appearing before magistrates in Chippenham this afternoon. He will next
Macbeth (also known as M) is an Australian version of the William Shakespeare classic. Set in the Melbourne underworld, present-day, Macbeth (Sam Worthington), a loyal henchman to his crime boss Duncan (Gary Sweet), is told by teenage witches that he
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger enter their fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The wizarding community has shunned Harry and Albus Dumbledore, head of Hogwarts, who claim that Lord Voldemort has, after 14 years,
Until tomorrow at the Rondo Theatre, Bath. For their ninth season at the Rondo Theatre in Bath, Operaletta revive an opera they performed there in 1998. Lennox Berkeley's A Dinner Engagement is set in the kitchen of an impoverished Earl of Dunmow
Until tomorrow at Hazelbury Manor THERE'S nothing more English than open-air Shakespeare - unless it's cricket, dodging the showers and maypole dancing. Pat Cannings' production of A Midsummer Night's Dream stylishly combines all these to evoke a
Friday, July 20 until Saturday, July 28 Wharf Theatre, Devizes Charity shops are a familiar sight in our high street today and all are as different and as colourful as the customers who frequent them. Have you ever stopped to ponder the lives of
DEVELOPERS behind a £20m scheme to transform the former Ushers site in Trowbridge said last night they would be happy to alter parts of the plan to help the community. Robin Barton, director of developers Barton Finch, and Neil Brown, from Denis Wilson
IF you are looking for premises to expand your business, or are considering opening a new business in the county, agents Dreweatt Neate may have the perfect premises for you in Marlbourough. The property on the High Street has 241 sq ft of ground floor
OWNERS of period properties in the West Country will have the chance to quiz TV heritage expert Marianne Suhr this autumn about the right choices to make for their house, as Britain's oldest heritage body The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Tuesday, July 17 until Saturday, August 11, Bristol Hippodrome. Back by popular demand, Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash hit show Starlight Express is calling at the Bristol Hippodrome for a limited four-week season. The new and re-designed production
CALLS made from the phone of a man accused of taking part in the robbery of a Corsham auction house on the morning of the raid were probably made from Trowbridge, a jury heard today. Telecommunications expert Darren Greener was giving evidence at the
A MOTORIST who suffered life-threatening injuries after a car crash on the A4 in Box on Sunday night is still in coma. The driver, a man from Bristol, lost control of the car on a left hand bend, mounted the pavement and smashed into a road sign at
THE Victoria County history of Wiltshire has launched a new book Codford -Wool and War in Wiltshire charting many centuries of life in the village. The book grew out of a community research project, England's Past for Everyone', supported by the Heritage
THE District Council has applied to take over responsibility for enforcing on-street parking from next year. The introduction of decriminalised parking enforcement in West Wiltshire would follow similar schemes launched elsewhere in the county.The
THE customer services unit,new telephone system and improved website and reception area are just a few of the changes we have made to improve the service you receive. Other improvements already planned include: Increasing the number of services and
AT West Wiltshire District Council we have made a commitment to putting our customers first and considering your needs before anything else. By listening to your comments and acting on our recommendations we are improving how we respond to you when
THE Council is committed to delivering services that are accessible and meaningful to all people and communities in the district. To ensure we promote equality and meet the diverse needs of our communities we have published a number of schemes which
THERE'S only a few days to go to this year 's West Wilts Show and it promises to be the biggest and best yet, with a busy three-day programme of entertainment. For the first time,the event will be officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
IN September 2007 the District Council will be submitting an invited application to the Big Lottery Fund for £240,000 that will be used to improve play provision for children and young people across the district. It is proposed that,if the bid is
DAUNTSEY'S School, West Lavington, have been drawn away to Avon Valley College in the first round of this season's Daily Mail Under 18s Cup. Other first round matches are: The Ridings High School v St Laurence School, Beechen Cliff School v The Corsham
A RAM-RAIDER who led police on a chase at speeds of up to 100mph after burgling a convenience store in Trowbridge has failed to convince judges his five-year prison term was too long. Daniel Rawlings, 28, of Gill Avenue, Fishponds, Bristol, was jailed
THE Government has ordered a full planning inquiry into the Westbury bypass scheme, it was announced today. The news has been welcomed by the A36/A350 Corridor Alliance, a coalition of environmental groups that includes the Campaign to Protect Rural
DETAILED plans for a £35m development of the former Wincanton site are underway after the Government did not call in the application. District councillors welcomed plans for the Shires Gateway development in May but had to refer the application to the
THEMED marquees will showcase each of west Wiltshire's five towns at this year's West Wilts Show. The three-day event is being held in Trowbridge Park from July 26-28. The Trowbridge tent aims to promote community groups and clubs. The marquee has been
A WOMAN with a rare disease is asking other sufferers to get in contact to form a support group. Olive Hubbard, 72, of Seymour Road, Trowbridge, has suffered from myasthenia gravis for three years. The main symptom is muscle weakness and this often
NEWLY promoted Slimbridge have resigned from the Southern League without kicking a ball in the competition. The decision comes only two months after the Gloucestershire club were celebrating winning promotion from the Hellenic League after the most
TICKETS for Gloucestershire Gladiators' Twenty20 Cup quarter-final match on Tuesday July 17 are selling well. The main tickets went on sale yesterday morning and the ticket office was kept busy as supporters secured their tickets and benefited from
WESTBURY United open their Toolstation League First Division season with a home game against Longwell Green Sports on Saturday August 11. They then travel to play new team Roman Glass St George on Tuesday August 14. Westbury host Shrewton United on
FROME Town kick-off their Toolstation League Premier Division campaign with a home match against Odd Down on Saturday August 11. They then face a local derby at Devizes Town on Wednesday August 15. Frome are home to Somerset neighbours Radstock Town
DEVIZES Town face the long journey to Ilfracombe on the opening day of the Toolstation League Premier Division season on Saturday August 11. Their first home game is a local derby against Frome Town on Wednesday August 15. Devizes are home to near neighbours
CALNE Town are without a game on the opening day of the new Toolstation League Premier Division season. The late withdrawal of Torrington has left an odd number of clubs in the Premier Division and Calne are the first club to miss out on a Saturday fixture
CORSHAM Town begin the defence of their Toolstation League Premier Division title with an away game at Chard Town on Saturday August 11. Their first home game is against Bristol Manor Farm on Tuesday August 14. Corsham will travel to Street on Boxing
BRADFORD Town begin their Toolstation League First Division season with a home game against Hengrove Athletic on Saturday August 11. They then travel to Almondsbury on Tuesday August 14. A trip to Shepton Mallet awaits Bradford on Boxing Day, but they
A HOME game against Brislington on Saturday August 11 is the first fixture for Melksham Town in their Toolstation League Premier Division campaign. Their first away match is against Bitton on Monday August 13. Melksham face a trip to neighbours Devizes
THE constitution of the Chippenham Sunday League for the 2007-2008 season has now been finalised. Premier Division Biddestone Social Box Rovers Bradford News Corsham Centre Dog and Fox Ashley FC Colerne (P) Holt Maud Heath Sports Miller
CHILDREN at Keevil Primary School, near Trowbridge, finally have their own playing field after problems with the weather and a herd of cows were overcome. The Friends of Keevil School had raised enough money to pay for new turf but had to wait for wetter
WILTSHIRE'S disappointing championship season continued when their second inexplicable batting collapse in the match cost them any chance of beating Cornwall on the final day of their three day game at Corsham yesterday. Set 395 to win in a minimum
The Rose & Crown, a pub in Limpley Stoke, near Bradford on Avon, has been sold to Enterprise Inns, the national pub company, for about £1m. Owner Brendan Wilkins had run the pub for five years but is now emigrating to Canada. Dating back 300 years,
TWO men have been arrested in connection with a spate of armed robberies in Melksham. A 24-year-old and a 21-year-old, both from the Melksham area, are being questioned by detectives today. They are being quizzed about last week's raids on the Sainsbury's
A TEENAGE mum was determined to complete her final GCSE exam despite going in to labour the same morning. Charlotte Lambert, 16, of Hampshire Place, Melksham, suffered with labour pains as she struggled through her Design Technology exam at George Ward
THE organisers of the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival have spent £10,000 on contingency plans in preparation for the weather turning nasty. Now in its 34th year the four-day festival runs from July 19-22 at Stowford Manor Farm in Wingfield. In order
POP band Liberty X will perform one of their last ever gigs together in Wiltshire this autumn, it has been revealed. The quintet, made up from the runners-up of reality show Popstars, will go their separate ways soon after performing at Wiltshire Crimestoppers
Avon Valley Runners are staging a number of family fun runs as part of the West Wilts Show being held in Trowbridge Town Park from Thursday July 26 through to Saturday July 28. The one kilometre runs starting and finishing in Trowbridge Town Park are
