Duncan Hames, MP for Chippenham - We should be proud of our efforts

12:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

Last week I attended the House of Lords to listen to The Queen’s Speech. Widely watched primarily for the pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament, the Queen’s Speech is important in itself for outlining the Government’s programme for the next 12 months. Wherever else political debate may stray, the focus of the legislation we debate in Parliament will be on measures to build a stronger economy and a fairer society.

Sunshine stroll celebrates canal achievements

4:00pm Saturday 11th May 2013

The Wilts and Berks Canal Trust has raised at least £640 with its 10th annual sponsored walk, celebrating the ongoing canal restoration between Chippenham and Lacock.

Bikers brush up on skills

5:00pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A record-breaking 7,000 people attended the sell-out 2013 National BikeSafe event at Castle Combe, to brush up on skills and watch stunts.

Wiltshire crime commissioner receives bobbies on beat message from Chippenham Children and Young People’s Parliament

Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner Angus Macpherson recieves messages from Chippenham Children and Young People’s Parliament

10:27am Friday 3rd May 2013

CHIPPENHAM Children and Young People’s Parliament say they want to see more bobbies on the beat.

Chippenham nuisance neighbour served with injunction

1:11pm Monday 29th April 2013

A woman from Chippenham who made her neighbours’ lives a misery has been served with an injunction.

Chippenham school receives boost from homebuilder Persimmon

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11:45am Thursday 25th April 2013

St Nicholas School in Chippenham is set to receive a financial boost thanks to the efforts of a regional housebuilder.

Chippenham man accused of having a lock knife is bailed

9:31am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

A man accused of having a folding lock knife in public has been released on bail by a judge.

Rickfest tribute in Kington Langley to lost Westbury music fan

Rock festival to honour son

12:00pm Saturday 13th April 2013

A music festival will celebrate the life of Rick Mills, who died at 19, after falling from a terrace while on holiday in Madeira.

Chippenham Co-op members help give carers a break

Fun4All chairman Mike Oakes with Tricia Davies, of Co-Operative Community Fund

12:00pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Fun4All chairman Mike Oakes with Tricia Davies, of Co-Operative Community Fund, who have helped the charity with a £500 grant. Chippenham-based Fun4All aims to give carers and those they care for a break. Mike Oakes said: “The cash has made a huge difference to our group, and it means all the more knowing that the money has been donated by local people.” For membership applications, event details, donations and further information, email info@fun4all.org.uk or visit the charity’s website www.fun4all.org.uk

You can't work and represent the people, says outgoing Chippenham councillor

Paul Darby cited financial issues for standing down

9:56am Thursday 11th April 2013

Outgoing councillor Paul Darby said he tried hard but failed to prove a man of working age could be a Wiltshire councillor.

Steady start to long love in Chippenham

Ron and Kay Allworthy were married in the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation ceremony

4:00pm Thursday 4th April 2013

Childhood sweethearts Ron and Kay Allworthy have this week celebrated their diamond anniversary.

Women and man arrested in Chippenham after elderly shoppers targeted

Knife raid on Chippenham newsagents

10:22am Thursday 28th March 2013

Police have arrested two women of eastern European origin and a man who are believed to have targeted elderly shoppers and stolen debit cards and money yesterday.

Trial shelved after three Chippenham men admit public order offence

2:29pm Monday 25th March 2013

Threee men who were accused of assaulting two brothers, leaving one with a broken leg, will not now face trial after admitting a public order offence.

Stilt-walking worker hits the heights for Chippenham cafe job

Phill Windley from Howlett-Neal Masons with Alex Kelman, left, from Munroe's Stephen Howlett-Neal from Howlett-Neal Masons and Ella Whittle from Munroe's

9:00am Monday 25th March 2013

Stilt-walking stonemasons have been using circus skills to carry out repairs to a café.

Duncan Hames, MP for Chippenham - Concerns fuelled in our community

3:00pm Friday 22nd March 2013

Ahead of the annual Budget, which as I write the Chancellor is about to announce, I made clear to Ministers at Treasury Questions in Parliament how Wiltshire’s rural residents still worry about planned fuel duty rises.

Chippenham woman delighted with head shave siblings

Karen Doling with brother Roger and sister Jo after their head shaves

9:12am Thursday 21st March 2013

The siblings of a cancer patient have shaved their heads in support of their sister.

Charge of having blade at Chippenham's Bar Eleven dropped

9:51am Wednesday 20th March 2013

A man accused of having a Stanley knife at a Chippenham night spot has had the charge against him dropped after prosecutors lost touch with their witness.

Chippenham 'conmando' who created fake military identities jailed for fraud

10:14am Tuesday 19th March 2013

A fantasist dubbed 'Conmando' for his love of the military who 'embarked in a career in fraud' has been jailed for 18 months for his latest spate of offending.

Skyfall theme to open concert by Hardenhuish School students

11:59am Tuesday 19th March 2013

The theme to Skyfall will kick off a concert by Hardenhuish School students in the school’s Peter Thompson Hall tomorrow at 7pm.

Chippenham man accused of abducting teenage boy remanded in custody

Knife raid on Chippenham newsagents

10:12am Monday 18th March 2013

A man who is accused of abducting a vulnerable 15-year-old youth has been remanded in custody by a judge.

Chippenham shop worker foils London gang with fake £20 notes

10:03am Monday 18th March 2013

An eagle-eyed shop worker who spotted a dodgy £20 note smashed a ring of fraudsters who had come from London to spend their fake money.

Chippenham police station to close on Friday

Wiltshire Police Superintendent Gavin Williams

2:10pm Monday 18th March 2013

The police station at  Wood Lane in Chippenham will close for the last time at 5pm on Friday when officers complete their move to a new base at the council offices at Monkton Park.

Police issue appeal after fatal Langley Burrell accident

Police at the scene of the fatal accident on Friday

2:45pm Saturday 16th March 2013

Police are appealing for witnesses after the accident in which a 77-year-old woman was killed at Langley Burrell, near Chippenham, on Friday.

Top brass pays visit to college at Chippenham

Wiltshire College students and staff meet senior officers from the Royal School of Artillery

5:30pm Thursday 14th March 2013

Senior officers from the Royal School of Artillery visited Wiltshire College Chippenham to see the work being done by students for the Armed Forces to support the use of serious games to enhance education and training.

Learn top gardening secrets at Langley Burrell event

2:42pm Thursday 14th March 2013

Gilly Pollock, the inspiration behind The British Plant Nursery Guild, will reveal some of the secrets from behind the scenes at Chelsea Flower Show when she gives a talk at the The Hardy Plant Society, Wilts and Avon Group, meeting on Saturday.

Thug beat up his girlfriend because ATM wouldn't give him any money

Loretta Butterworth in hospital after the attack

8:14am Thursday 14th March 2013

Toby Hayden avoided a jail sentence for punching his girlfriend in the face after magistrates heard he had medical and psychological problems.

Two people saved from River Avon in Chippenham

Knife raid on Chippenham newsagents

8:31am Tuesday 12th March 2013

Two people were pulled out of the River Avon in Chippenham last night and treated for hypothermia.

Duncan Hames, MP for Chippenham - Battling on behalf of our services personnel

3:00pm Friday 8th March 2013

In Parliament last week I asked the Defence Secretary to re-examine the discrepancy in payments to those Army personnel who are made redundant after their immediate “pension-point” and those who leave just before.

Jail for uninsured Chippenham motorist who led Wiltshire Police on night chase

2:58pm Monday 4th March 2013

An uninsured motorist who led police on a 26-mile night time chase has been jailed for three months.

Troops to parade through Chippenham before Afghanistan mission

Soldiers of the 9 Theatre Logistic Regiment march through Chippenham after being given freedom of the town last year

11:20am Monday 4th March 2013

Soldiers and officers from 9 Theatre Logistic Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps, will say farewell to Chippenham by exercising their right to the Freedom of the town.

March through Chippenham will honour troops bound for Afghanistan

Soldiers from The Royal Logistic Corps march through Chippenham after being given the Freedom of the Town. Around 200 of the troops are shortly being deployed to Afghanistan

8:02am Tuesday 5th March 2013

SOLDIERS will be marching through Chippenham town centre this month before they are deployed to Afghanistan.

Fairer plan to provide for our care in later life - Duncan Hames, MP for Chippenham

3:00pm Friday 22nd February 2013

For too long, people in later life have had to fund the majority of their care using hard-earned savings and, all too often, by selling their homes.

Atworth school to get new window makeover

2:00pm Friday 22nd February 2013

Wiltshire Council has applied to replace the original 1820s window frames at Churchfields, The Village School, in Atworth. A planning application has been made to remove all the window panels in the Grade-II listed school and replace them with thicker, modern glass and new bronze frames. If approved, work will begin in the summer holidays.

Game from Chippenham makes web safety child’s play

Harriet Sumner and Louise Drake, who are developing a computer game that highlights the dangers of the internet

1:00pm Friday 22nd February 2013

Wiltshire College students have been working with primary school children from across Chippenham to create a computer game based around using the internet safely.

Important to nurture our strong links with India - Dr Andrew Murrison

12:00pm Friday 22nd February 2013

David Cameron’s trip to India appears to have gone well. In truth we’re now supplicants to this fledgling world power and can hope that the better parts of our shared history and the presence of many people of Indian heritage in the UK will assist in forging a special relationship that will be mutually beneficial.

Family will say farewell to Colerne ski death girl Jemima today

Jemima Presson holiday

8:42am Friday 22nd February 2013

The family of Colerne schoolgirl Jemima Press, who died in a skiing accident in the Austrian Alps have spoken of how she ived every day as if it might be her last.

Serious accident causing rush hour delays in Biddestone

5:09pm Thursday 21st February 2013

Rush hour delays are expected on the A420 after a serious accident at the Biddestone crossroads this afternoon (Thursday).

Fast track to motorsports career on Lacock college field trip

Motorsport students gather in the heritage centre at Prodrive, ready for a racing history lesson

2:00pm Thursday 21st February 2013

Motorsport students from Wiltshire College Lackham found out what it was like to be in the hotseat of a rally car when they visited Prodrive in Oxfordshire. The Level 3 students took a behind-the-scenes tour of the 14-acre site in Banbury, where the firm designs and builds the Mini John Cooper Works world rally cars and Aston Martin racing cars.

Funeral date set for girl killed in ski tragedy

Jemima Press

4:31pm Tuesday 19th February 2013

The funeral of 10-year-old Jemima Prees, who died in a skiing accident in Austria last week, will take place in her home village on Friday.

Man found dead in Chippenham on Valentine's Day

Knife raid on Chippenham newsagents

2:33pm Monday 18th February 2013

A 45-year-old Chippenham man died after being found at the wheel of a car on Loyalty Street.

Family pay tribute to ten-year-old Colerne girl who died in skiing accident

Jemima Prees

8:13am Thursday 14th February 2013

The family of ten-year-old Jemima Prees, who died in a skiiing accident on Monday in Austria, have paid a heartfelt tribute to their "special girl".

Pancake racers in Chippenham are flipping fantastic

Pancake racers in Chippenham are flipping fantastic

5:50pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

Competition was fierce at this year’s Chippenham pancake race with a record number of people entering the event.

Camilla thrills volunteers during Wiltshire visit

Camilla thrills volunteers during Wiltshire visit

3:08pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

Dog lover the Duchess of Cornwall was delighted to meet three search dogs as she spent today celebrating volunteers and the work they do.

Search for owner of £60,000 Lotto winning ticket in Chippenham area

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1:03pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

Lotto bosses are looking for the owner of an unclaimed £60,000 winning ticket in the Chippenham area.

Employment law on menu at women's business lunch

12:00pm Tuesday 12th February 2013

A talk about employment law changes will be held at a Wessex Business Women’s Networking Lunch in Chippenham.

Firefighters tackle blaze at Chippenham stables

9:54am Monday 11th February 2013

Four fire crews tackled a house fire near Chippenham on Saturday night.

Police moving to Wiltshire Council's Chippenham offices

Swindon Superintendent Gavin Williams

9:37am Friday 8th February 2013

Wiltshire Police is moving response officers from Wood Lane police station to Wiltshire Council’s Monkton Park to benefit from what the force calls 'closer partnership working'.

Nurse helps deliver grandson as car is stranded in Chippenham snow

Dean Slade, Leah, Eloisa, Jenny Orwin and Trudy Dean with Kai, who she helped deliver in the snow and ice

9:28am Thursday 24th January 2013

Dental nurse Trudy Dean gained a crash course in midwifery when she helped deliver her grandson while her car was stuck on ice.

Chippenham's Fergus is ‘one of us’ on stage

Young star Fergus Drysdale

1:00pm Friday 18th January 2013

Teenager Fergus Drysdale will take to the stage at Bristol Hippodrome next week.

Comic Phill’s in at secret Chippenham gig

Comic Will Hodgson and charity boss Lisa Lewis with a flyer featuring Phill Jupitus

8:00am Friday 18th January 2013

Phill Jupitus had a secret gig in Chippenham last night, watched exclusively by 70 lucky ticket holders.

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It has been heartening to see the coverage of the new Wiltshire Council market being opened in Trowbridge and, as a Wiltshire Council market trader of long standing, I wish it every success. New markets are needed in these straitened times and it is only right that stallholders at new markets are offered special reduced rates.  − Name and address supplied

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I have an office in the small trading estate at the top of Westwells Road, Hawthorn Hill, near Rudloe, in Corsham. Traffic flow on Hawthorn Hill – and, as a consequence, office access – is currently in a state of chaos, thanks to work being carried out by Bardon Constructing.  − Geoff Fry, Neston

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