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Bromham's husband and wife face ban

A married couple from Bromham have been banned from driving after both of them were caught drink driving after someone tipped off the police.Ian and Lisa Fillis outside Chippenham Magistrates CourtIan and Lisa Fillis of Highfield, Bromham, were both arrested on February 12 on their way home from Bro... [More]

Olympic target for Wiltshire knitters

Olympic athletes competing at the 2012 Olympics in London could be presented with pennants made by craft groups in Melksham.Craft Coffee and Chat and Bowerhill Busy Bees, two groups who meet at Bowerhill Village Hall, have got involved with a national initiative to make 12,000 pennants for the Londo... [More]

Calne's road to nowhere

Mum Nikke Bennet has slammed the state of roads in Calne after she was forced to fork out for new tyres when she hit a pothole at the weekend. Mrs Bennet, 33, of Horsepool, Bromham, has had to pay out after she hit the hole when she was driving near Mile Elm, Calne on Friday evening in her P re... [More]

Westbrook farmer on cruelty charges

 Farmer Lance Beale appeared at Salisbury Magistrates Court on Monday to face animal welfare charges.Beale, 59, of Wyatts Lake Farm, Westbrook, near Bromham, is charged with nine offences relating to events on or before January 23 last year.One of the charges alleges Beale breached a ban on kee... [More]

Court case pig farmer's field is sold off

A field used by farmer Lance Beale and where dozens of pigs were slaughtered last year has been sold and will be used by a family for their horses.Dave Johnson, of Corfe Road, Melksham, was granted planning permission by Wiltshire Council’s Eastern area planning committee last Thursday to chan... [More]

Royal reward for Bromham's unsung heroes

Mark Wilkinson, 59, who overcame severe dyslexia to become one of the foremost furniture designers in the country, has also been made an OBE.Mr Wilkinson, who with his wife Cynthia was until recently a director of Bromham-based Mark Wilkinson Furniture, has been recognised for services to the furnit... [More]

Rector for Bromham, Rowde and Sandy Lane on the move

The communities of Bromham, Rowde and Sandy Lane have said farewell to their rector, the Rev Jonathan Hiscox. Mr Hiscox is moving on after eight years in the parishes.He said: “It’s been a brilliant, brilliant time and I have thoroughly enjoyed it here. I feel so fortunate to be par... [More]

Bromham Growers help coastal lifeguards

VEGETABLE distributors Bromham Growers have come to the aid of shipwrecked mariners with a hefty £1,000 donation to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.  Company managing director Ray Cargill handed over the cheque to Frances Warren, south west area organiser for the RNLI, at the... [More]

Bromham Pudding Run raises £3k for school

Runners in this year’s Bromham Pudding Run at least had it dry when they set off on the 10k course around the village on Sunday morning.Organisers had been round pumping out huge puddles, following torrential rain the night before, to give the 400 odd entrants a better chance of getting round ... [More]

Driver is killed at Rowde

Renewed calls have been made to reduce the speed limit on the A342 near Rowde after a young motorist was killed in a crash on Tuesday.The driver of a VW Golf, who died at the scene, is believed to a man in his twenties from the Devizes area.He has been formally identified but his family has asked th... [More]