Chippenham, England News

A mum has overturned a conviction for using her mobile phone while behind the wheel after winning a crown court appeal.

Fire crews from all over Wiltshire were called to a narrow boat blaze on the Kennet and Avon Canal yesterday evening.

Nearly eight months after the Wiltshire Council was born, Chippenham has finally been moved into its rightful county.

People donating gifts for the Salvation Army Christmas Toy Appeal, which is supported by the Gazette, can now drop them off at three new locations in Chippenham.

Students and staff at Wiltshire College joined together in fundraising activities for Children in Need this week.

Shoppers in Chipp-enham have been left disappointed after a last ditch appeal for planning permission to create an ASDA superstore at Langley Park was turned down.

More than 70 jobs will be created in Chippenham within the next few months when a new care home opens in the town.

Youngsters in Chippenham have been given a hard-hitting road safety presentation by Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service in a bid to encourage safe driving.

Thieves have left a famous Victorian church gate in disrepair after stealing more than 100 Cotswold stone tiles from its roof.

One of the UKa s largest chicken processing companies was today ordered to pay A 4,958 in fines and costs for illegally storing and disposing of hazardous waste.

Soldiers who met the Top Gear presenters while fighting in Afghanistan could lead police officers to the owner of a mystery iPod found in Chippenham.

A teenager biker is recovering in hospital after suffering serious leg injuries in a crash in Bradford on Avon.

A dad who distributed indecent photographs of children over the internet has been jailed for 21 months.

The victim of a homophobic attack in Westbury has said the youths who throw stones and bottles at him acted like a pack of animals.

The future of Chippenham was laid out for all to see last week as part of the Wiltshire 2026 Exhibition.

Pupils from three Chippenham schools have won awards in the Rotary Cluba s Young Musician of the Year competition.

Almost a year after the death of popular Chippenham Sports Club chairman Tim Waycott, his wife Joanna has thanked the local community who have helped raise A 11,000 in his memory.

Children with special needs were delighted to be given a cash boost this week, as A 1,615 was donated to the Springboard Pre-school. The funds were raised at this summera s Bowood Charity Dog Show and Summer Fair, and event chairman Lady Lansdowne presented the cheque to the pre-school in Frogwell on Tuesday.

Chippenham dance teacher Emily Alner has been left fuming after a banner advertising her academya s first dance show was hacked up and stolen.

A man who tried to rob a Wiltshire newsagent at knifepoint to fund his drug habit has been jailed for four years.