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An awards ceremony took place at the Sill on May 25.

As VOTERS head to the polls today (Thursday) people in Rowde have called for Furlong Close to be the priority for elected councillors.

Getting ornaments and displays right takes a certain skill. So where's the line between cluttered and interesting?

Women will not be silenced in the fight to achieve equality and safety, say leading Wiltshire campaigners today.

The Devizes Area Board met this week to distribute a number of grants across the community, listed in full below. It was the last meeting for the current board ahead of May elections, and a chance to reflect on support offered during that time. There have been 22 meetings over the last four years, in which councillors and community representatives have brought forward the interests of the 33,000 people in the town and parishes.  With an annual budget of £90,000, money has been spent a...

A WAR of words between Wiltshire Council and charity Hft has resulted in desperate families offering a white flag in a bid for progress. This week, Hft sent a letter to families of residents at Furlong Close in Rowde, which houses people with learning disabilities, revealing they would withdraw from all services in Wiltshire. Hft announced last July that the home would close. This week the charity said there had been a “lack of truth” in dealings with the council and said communicat...

Wiltshire Council have been accused of “playing ostrich” over the proposed closure of Furlong Close, in Rowde.

Potterne Cricket Club The club that was ransacked by thieves but now have a grant to replace kit stolen Photo Trevor Porter67228 1 A cricket club that was twice ransacked by thieves has had a much-needed boost in the form of a grant from the Devizes Area Board. The club boasts five senior men’s teams, one women’s team and nine junior teams, the equivalent of around 200 players. In regular times, the majority of home games are held the cricket club grounds, on Coxhill Lane, and requi...

Handcrafted fabrics, whimsical wallpapers and natural colours are this year’s interior touchstones. Window dressing lowdown It’s softly softly style for dressing our windows this season, with a swing away from minimalist looks to using curtains with a handcrafted feel. Even in situations where curtains aren’t needed for privacy or thermal properties, homeowners are seeking out tactile fabrics, says interior designer Anna Cuthbert. “Homeowners are looking for something soft to give a ...

When the coronavirus pandemic first began to grip the nation, residents in Potterne held an emergency meeting in the George and Dragon pub. Like-minded locals came together at 12 o’clock for a debrief to discuss how to be best served to support the community. Within hours, leaflets have been created then distributed across Potterne alerting people of the help on hand. The George and Dragon pub also quickly formed a takeaway menu. By the time lockdown restrictions had been imposed, the...