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  • Charity auction hits £5k target

    A CHARITY auction organised by Travis Perkins in Melksham has raised more than £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The builders' merchants staged the auction last week to sell more than 160 items to the highest bidder. Organiser Robbie Newton

  • Cubs make drones from scrap

    SEVEN packs with 20 cubs from across the Wiltshire West District took part in this year's annual Scrapheap Challenge last Saturday (November 16). The topic of ‘drones’ was well received by the cubs, who are aged eight to 10 years, as they are considered

  • Mayor calls for speed indicators

    A CAMPAIGN to make four main roads in Melksham safer could move a step forward on Monday (November 25). Wiltshire councillor and town mayor Jon Hubbard wants to install speed indicator devices on Spa Road, Semington Road, King Street and Snowberry

  • Call to clear dog's mess

    RESIDENTS in Broughton Gifford have complained about dirty dog owners who don't clear up the mess their pet leaves behind. Several have posted messages on a village events social media site urging owners and walkers to pick up their dog's mess.

  • Extension makes the news for school's young journalists

    THE new £4 million extension for Melksham Oak Community School is likely to be high on the news list for the editors and trainee reporters in its new journalism club. The club is training Year 7 pupils to find and write stories about students, staff

  • Police seek male flasher on bike

    A CYCLIST is being sought by police after a spate of indecent exposures in the Warminster area. The incidents occurred between the start of May and mid-September. On each occasion, a man described as riding a white mountain bike, is said to have

  • £25,000 boost for iconic Ravilious art display in Devizes

    A GROUNDBREAKING exhibition which is to launch in Devizes next year has been given a boost of almost £25,000 by an art fund set up to help smaller museums borrow important works of art. Wiltshire Museum in Long Street Devizes is to celebrate artist

  • Appeal for pre-school

    MUMS in Bratton have launched a crowdfunding appeal to refurbish and resource the village pavilion. They want to provide care for children aged two and above after the shock closure of the village pre-school. So far, the appeal has raised £260

  • New touchdown points for police at Calne and Pewsey

    POLICE in Calne and Pewsey will start using new touchdown points on January 6 once the two police stations close. The announcement was made today by Wiltshire and Swindon Police and Crime Commissioner Angus Macpherson as part of the latest phase

  • Pilot flying the dream

    A PASSIONATE pilot is planning to put his skills to the test as he will fly his plane solo around the globe. John Hunter, a trained engineer, aims to visit every inhabited continent in the world from the cockpit of his 1962 Saab 91 aeroplane between

  • School gets top mark for Christian values

    A MELKSHAM primary school has been given top marks by a Church of England inspector. Forest & Sandridge CofE Primary School was awarded the highest overall grade possible in its recent SIAMS report, which focuses on the impact of the Church school's

  • Traffic delays in Trowbridge due to accident

    TWO cars have been involved in a collision this morning near the The Ship on Frome road, in Trowbridge. Traffic is moving slowly with police and ambulance in attendance. It's not known if anyone has been inured. The road is still open with

  • Two crashes bring chaos to roads in Devizes and Melksham

    TWO accidents have brought traffic chaos to the roads around Devizes and Melksham this morning. The A342 south of Devizes near Stert and the Grist waste management site has been closed. A police spokesman said: "Officers are dealing with a

  • Council backs new homes plans

    WARMINSTER councillors have voted to support the construction of 46 new homes at Folly Farm, off the A36. The decision came after councillors held a public meeting with residents in the roads affected by the plans to hear their views. Cllr

  • DISTRICT LEAGUE: Blunsdon lay down a marker in Adver Cup

    BLUNSDON marked themselves down as one of the contenders for the Advertiser Cup thanks to a powerful 8-2 victory over Marlborough Town Reserves on Saturday. Eliot Wheatley, Jamie Pidgeon and Nick Craft all grabbed a brace while Jack Newton and Josh

  • WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Bassett Development close in on Wroughton

    DAN Lardner scored the only goal of the game as Corsham Town Reserves beat Royal Wootton Bassett Town Development to move within a point of Wiltshire Senior League leaders Wroughton. With the table toppers in Wiltshire Senior Cup action, Corsham