Thu, 17th May 2012

Gazette News

Bond night to be a ball

7:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Daniel Craig

AN autographed picture of Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale will be auctioned next Friday at a charity film and casino night in Devizes.

Corsham man proud to carry the torch

6:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Matthew Leighton-Fry

Corsham Town Council’s lead groundsman will be part of the Olympic Torch Relay after being nominated by a local Paralympian.

£3k fine for Deedar's Previous owner

4:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

The former owner of the Deedar Indian restaurant in Sidmouth Street, Devizes, has been ordered to pay more than £3,000 in fines and costs after being convicted of 12 food hygiene charges.

Drug factory raided

3:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

PC Emma Reed with some of the cannabis plants found in Worton

Police have praised neighbours for a tip-off that led to a raid on a cannabis factory in a house in Worton on Tuesday morning.

Malmesbury PC retires after two decades

3:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

POPULAR police officer Steve Humphries is retiring after nearly 20 years working in the Malmesbury area.

Olympic legend to light Marlborough Jubilee Beacon

2:45pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Logo

Marlborough's Diamond Jubilee Beacon which will join thousands of others across the UK and the Commonwealth in a chain stretching across the world will be lit by the Olympic gold medal winner David Hemery.

Malmesbury boys set for maths final

2:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Students from Malmesbury School will put their numbers knowledge to the test for the UK Team Maths Challenge Trophy.

Marlborough's burning desire

2:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Pupils at St Peter’s School, Marlborough, look forward to the Olympic torch relay on Wednesday (39164) PICTURE BY PAUL MORRIS.

Excitment is building in Marlborough as the town prepares to welcome the Olympic torch on Wednesday morning.

Marlborough chosen as Wiltshire's feature town for Olympic torch route

1:43pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Olympic Torch

A member of the Royal family could be visiting Marlborough on Wednesday to see the Olympic torch being carried through the High Street after the Olympic committee LOCOG selected Marlborough to be Wiltshire’s special feature town.

Dyslexia: technology can help

12:50pm Thursday 17th May 2012

THE Marlborough Dyslexia Association’s spring lecture on Tues-day, at the college, will illustrate how technology is helping sufferers – especially students.

Families flock to Monkton Park Scarecrow Festival

12:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Families flock to Monkton Park Scarecrow Festival

A STRAWFULLY good time was had by all at the Monkton Park Scarecrow Festival last weekend as flocks of visitors descended on the estate.

Memorial flask fetches £42,000 in Pewsey auction

12:00pm Thursday 17th May 2012

Victorian jewel-decorated flask

A rare Victorian jewel-decorated flask found by Pewsey Jubilee Auction Rooms in a routine house clearance and expected to sell for more than £18,000 achieved £42,000 when it went under the hammer yesterday.

Watch out for flames

11:55am Thursday 17th May 2012

Watch out for flames

AN historic occasion such as the Olympic flame passing through our county is not something you can plan overnight, and for the army of workers involved in preparations for next week’s events, it has been many months in the making.

Marlborough art studios open up

11:26am Thursday 17th May 2012

Nick Fogg

Artists in and around Marlborough are preparing for the town’s biggest art event of the year.

Devizes couple to bid farewell to their narrowboat

11:28am Thursday 17th May 2012

Devizes couple Alan and Sarah Padwick will mourn the end of an era on Monday when they bid farewell to their canal boat.

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