St George’s School in Semington had a whopper of a jumble sale recently, raising £743.45. Headteacher Gordon Campbell has inspired the Friends Of St George’s School in raising funds towards a path around the playing field so it can be used by children
Is closing the county’s Mini Recycling Banks a good idea? Do our council leaders learn anything from experience? This appears to be another “parking charges” type decision, made with one great jump, not looking where they are going to land. Will
If any readers have children with Type 1 diabetes then we’d like to encourage them to take part in one of our children’s residential events this summer. We know that taking part in events like these makes a massive difference to the lives of children
Many readers will be disappointed to hear that Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles has decided not to call in the planning application for the development of an industrial park at Showell Farm, near Lacock, but to leave
Anyone who has knowledge of equines and cares for their welfare would not support such events as the so-called Grand National. Sadly most are ignorant of equine needs and natural behaviour, where they would not attempt to jump in the conditions
A way must be found to reconcile Bradford’s two warring groups: those who want the Historic Core Zone to be dropped if the Market Street zebra crossing is removed; and those who want the HCZ to go ahead with a modified crossing. Without reconciliation
I would like to thank the people of Bradford on Avon for raising £89.93 during my street collection on Saturday, April 5 in aid of The Brooke Hospital For Animals, a charity helping to improve the quality of life of working animals in some of the world
Am I the only one who is very disappointed with the new HJ Knees shop at the Spitfire business park? It is now a cross between Comet and Harveys. What has happened to the saying “if you can’t get it at Knees then you can’t get it anywhere”?
I am in two minds over the Tour of Britain coming through Bradford: on the one hand, as a road user I object to the public highway being shut for races, particularly for groups who make no financial contribution to the upkeep of the roads; on the other
Over the past week or two I have been snowed under dealing with local complaints regarding the construction of a new solar farm to the east of Norrington Lane, Shaw, Melksham. I think it’s true to say that I found very few locals against the solar
I am writing on behalf of my mum, who lives at Weavers Drive bungalows in Trowbridge. She wants to say a huge thank you to James McDonald, chairman of the Longmeadow Tenants and Residents’ Association. Following the fire in November last year,
I am a retired police officer from the West Midlands who has spent the last 20 years cataloguing and writing up reports of British UFO activity between the periods 1940 to the present date. It has taken me this long to actually come up to 1988,
Scaffolding in Warminster High Street is due to come down next week, after almost two years of complaints about the “eyesore” from residents and councillors in the town. Residents in Warminster have repeatedly registered dismay at the scaffolding
Broughton Gifford Pink Floyd tribute act A Floydian Trip has presented a cheque for £1,150 to The Forever Friends Appeal. The band chose to support the Appeal’s RUH Cancer Care Campaign when they played their latest gig at Broughton Gifford Village
Four Stonar sixth formers experienced a completely different education on a trip to Zimbabwe recently. The quartet visited Peterhouse School in Marondera, Zimbabwe. Like Stonar, it has its own equestrian centre. “Although there was initially
EX-OFFENDERS in Wiltshire are to receive additional counselling, after a Melksham-based charity received a £28,000 grant. Wiltshire MIND received the funds from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon. CEO David Mckeigue said
YOUNG people at risk in Wiltshire are to receive extra help, after local charities received a funding boost from the Police and Crime Commissioner. Twelve projects from across the county have received £315,000 from Angus Macpherson’s £1million
Trowbridge Philharmonic Choral Society – now in its 108th year – is preparing for its spring concert. The choir’s predecessor was formed in 1877 when Henry Millington conducted an amalgamated choir of the then Trowbridge Philharmonic Society and
A Bokwathon was held at the Olympiad Leisure Centre in Chippenham to raise funds for Sports Relief. Participants dressed in 80s attire raised a whopping £500 for the charity. Bokwa is a brand new dance fitness craze which is taking the UK by storm
It was a very special day at Westwood with Iford School on March 31 as children were able to bring their mums to school and involve them in their learning. Mother’s Monday is a new event in the school calendar and was well supported giving mums
How do you know when it’s time to admit defeat? To call it a day on something, throw in the towel, confess to having made an error, whether of fact or judgement, and just walk away from what has become an impossible situation? Going by prominent
BRADFORD on Avon were crowned champions of Dorset & Wilts North after a dramatic final day of the season yesterday. Dave George's side claimed a place in Southern Counties South for next season as they won 25-0 at Chippenham 2nd, securing an
Two new care lodges have been opened at Dorothy House Hospice to allow terminally ill patients to stay together in comfort with their families. Miranda, the Duchess of Beaufort, visited the Winsley hospice on Friday where she opened the two new
You probably saw the news last week that you should “Forget five a day: You need SEVEN portions a day for a long life”. Yes you read that correctly, research now tells us that should eat seven – or possibly even ten – portions of fruit and veg
We live in a breathtaking digital world. Just 15 years ago, I would have asked the editor for a loan in order to send you these words from my mobile phone in a foreign country. Today, I’m writing to you from a Eurostar train hurtling across France
