Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason will beat cake batter, ahead of a charity auction in a garden party at his home in Corsham, to raise money for two Wiltshire causes. Mr Mason and wife Annette hope thousands of people will visit Middlewick House on
THE Thursday Open match at Viaduct Fishery again produced the goods with some cracking carp catches. Top honours went to Tony Gilbert, from Melksham, with 217 lb 9 oz ahead of Phil Wilkins, of Bath Spartans, with 172 lb 9 oz. Craig Edmunds,
HILPERTON referee Lee Probert will take charge of next month's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Hull next month, the Football Association announced today. The 41-year-old official, who originally hails from the Isle of Wight, will be joined by
Plans for an 80-hectare solar farm on Sandridge Hill, east of Melksham, were thrown out by Wiltshire Council’s planners today in a vote of seven against and four for the development. The decision was delayed to allow councillors to visit the site
Edington villager Vera Tottingham was featured in BBC2 programme Great British Menu this week, when her granddaughter-in-law competed in the north-west heats of the competition. The Great British Menu – now in its ninth series – has 24 leading
Warminster Town Council and the Warminster and Villages Community Partnership have identified a list of out of date or inaccurate signs around the town to be changed. Councillors and members of the partnership walked around town detailing obsolete
Great Western Railway puffs in to Bulkington next week, as the village’s popular train rides are back for the bank holiday. The 1,000ft Great Bulkington Railway will be installed near to the village hall on Easter Monday. Then children of all ages
Trowbridge Town Crier Trevor Heeks brought birthday cheer to Larkrise Farm this week when he presented the charity with a set of benches. Mr Heeks, who celebrated his 70th birthday with a drinks raffle at Castle Place recently, invested the money
Organisers of the annual toy run from Trowbridge to Bristol Children’s Hospital said their expectations were completely exceeded, after about 300 bikers took to the streets for this year’s event. The toy run, which is now in its 16th year, is held
PIG & Whistle United came from 2-1 to beat Worton & Cheverell 3-2 at Awdry Avenue to keep alive their slim hopes of piping both Christian Malford and North Star B to the runners-up spot in Division Three. Graham Griffiths saw his opener
Children in Melksham are to benefit from fundraising by the town’s Masonic Lodge. £550 was raised by the Chaloner Lodge, based in Church Street, at its annual ladies’ night and presented on Wednesday to the charity Splash, started by Wiltshire
WITE Horse A missed out on the chance to leapfrog their rivals Somerford FC in the Division One promotion race after they were held to a 2-2 draw at home by a Corsham CC Wildcats. Wildcats actually had the lead with just a couple of minutes remaining
A-level art student Artur Pogorzelski isn’t yet a Constable, but the trainee police officer has been commended for his artistic skills. The 18-year-old, who studies at Chippenham’s Sheldon School and lives in Trowbridge, has had his work exhibited
THE final league match of the season in Division Two saw Worton & Cheverell host Bradford United Reserves in what was an end-of-season dead rubber for both teams. Bradford, for a third successive match, were involved in a goal fest. Having
Harmoni, which operates the 111 non-emergency health telephone line in Wiltshire, says additional training of its call handlers has led to fewer emergency ambulances being despatched. The private firm mostly uses non-clinical staff to answer calls
WESTBURY United Reserves went into their midweek game against Steeple Ashton knowing that nothing less than victory in their final two matches of the season would see them finish as runners-up to Division One champions Freshford United. Westbury
Wallking to Cornwall was a step too far for five Bowerhill Primary School pupils, who are now planning a five-mile sponsored hike for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The team will walk down the canal from Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s Devizes HQ to The Barge
BRADFORD Town were crowned champions of the Toolstation League First Division after victory at Chard Town last night. Paul Shanley’s side suffered a shock defeat at Wincanton Town last week and were held to a 1-1 draw by Wellington on Saturday
JEANETTE Wheeler was the most successful competitor at the annual Clarrie Dunbar Indoor Club Championships last weekend, writes DAVE EATON. Wheeler contested three finals – the ladies club singles championship, two wood singles and ladies pairs
BATH coach Neal Hatley has revealed the squad have been reminded about the need for discipline in the wake of their victory in last weekend's tempestuous west country derby at Gloucester. The visitors had three players yellow-carded in the battle
Vulnerable people will be given a helping hand when a new community safety project funded through the Police and Crime Commissioner starts in Westbury. The Safe Places project, already working well in other parts of Wiltshire, will provide a network
