MOURNERS lined the streets to pay their respects to a 20-year-old killed in a tragic car crash. A cortege carrying Ryan Nelson made its way from Calne Town Hall to the Tesco superstore where he once worked, mixing among the usual busy town centre
A KINDHEARTED teenaged has got out her paint brushes to help raise money for charity after her grandmother’s cancer diagnosis. Grace Challenger, 14, made an acrylic art piece and is holding a raffle where the winner will receive the painting as
A community kitchen was launched to help families hit by the pandemic and making them struggle to feed themselves and their children. Abraham’s Kitchen was founded by Westbury Town Council admin team leader Julie Dyer and her colleagues after they
YOUNG carers are under more pressure than their peers as they return to school. They are worried about keeping their vulnerable family members safe from coronavirus while still trying to catch up on their education. Maisie - her name has been
THE lights go up again at The Athenaeum Theatre in Warminster next weekend, after it has been dark for six months, the first time this has happened for 20 years. On September 26 and 27, audiences will be back for a Save The Ath concert, featuring
THIS pub at the side of the A361 is a popular spot for friends meeting, as it’s easy to find, and handily placed for people coming from different places around Wiltshire. Which made it an easy choice when we wanted to have a quiet lunch with a long-serving
This week we’ve seen a significant change to the Government’s Covid-19 restrictions. The Rule of Six came into effect on Monday and it is a change which I know will have caused concern and frustration amongst some people. This new limit on gatherings
It’s time to welcome another batch of beautiful babies, who were all born at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. Parents have shared their important family news with the Gazette and Times, spreading a little joy in the world during tough times
AFTER six months struggling to cope with learning her daughter has a rare condition, which means she has an asymmetrical head, Westbury mum Rebecca Meddick wants to raise awareness among other parents. September is unicoronal craniosynostosis awareness
IT seems like an age gone by when we could all go out and party in public, so we thought we would remind you of good times past. The St Laurence School street party in Bradford on Avon would have been in its 17th year this year, and historically
NEARLY 16,000 patients are listed at Chippenham’s Hathaway Medical Practice. So how has one of Wiltshire’s biggest surgeries coped with the pandemic? Covid had an immediate effect on the working practice of the doctors and nurses in general practice
Truck drivers were in traffic police officers’ sights yesterday as the force’s roads policing unit descended on the M4. All this week, Wiltshire Police’s traffic officers are taking part in Project Edward; the second word an acronym standing for
