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Should we have to fight for our right to roam Corsham footpaths?

By Ruby_Roo

Not sure if this is the same lady but I was spoken to as if I was trespassing on her land and she...

By Endsleighdale at 14:20 on 30/07/10

Corsham walkers may have to fight to keep using public footpaths if faced with the kind of attitude often encountered when roaming the designated public footpaths. I’m a keen dog walker and so I often use public footpaths, one that cuts across a long stretch of grass with a crumbling road in the middle that looks like the usual by-way used by horse riders with no sign posts indicating it is private property. I was...
Corsham Somerfield to turn Co-Op, Will Local Businesses Suffer?

By Endsleighdale

kindcarer, the opening ceremony was at 10am, I think. The store actually opened at 7am though, so...

By R_Ferrier at 14:11 on 28/07/10

Corsham’s Somerfield supermarket will re-open on Friday as a Co-Op supermarket. The shop closed last Friday and its re-opening will mean more services to the public. The Wiltshire Times described it as getting a ‘face lift’ so comment below and tell us what you would like to see in the supermarket. But will this change to the supermarket that mean that the local businesses within Corsham lose out? A new kiosk...
Corsham residents ban wheelchair users from dentist.

By Endsleighdale

It's good that people are so passionate in the community about making sure that everyone, regardless...

By 247taxi at 13:53 on 22/07/10

Mean residents on a Corsham housing development have stopped wheelchair bound patients from visiting their own dentist on Pickwick Road over a dispute over access. For over 20 years wheelchair patients have gained access to Mr Power’s dental surgery on Pickwick Road via his back door as it is the only entrance suitable to place ramps for the wheelchairs. The land was previously used as a garage workshop but has since been...
Teenagers arrested over milk throwing

By 247taxi

Sadly it's the time of year with light summer evenings and school holidays that brings out the worst...

By Corsham-People at 09:00 on 23/07/10

A gang of four teenagers were arrested after driving around two Wiltshire towns throwing glass milk bottles at parked cars in the middle of the night. Two 17-year-old boys, one from Devizes and one from Chippenham, and two girls aged 15 and 14 were arrested at 5am on Monday after reports from Lacock and Corsham of damage. Ten vehicles in Lacock were either covered in milk, had their bodywork damaged or their windows smashed, as did...
Corsham French Market a Great Success

By Ruby_Roo

Really enjoyed looking around at the stalls, what a lovely event.

By R_Ferrier at 18:19 on 23/07/10

Now that Corsham has recovered from the French Market organised by the Corsham Twinnings Association, share your opinion on the day. The event took place on Saturday the 10th of July on Corsham High Street with a market, music and refreshments as well as entertainment. According to the Corsham Twinning Association page, “Corsham has enjoyed a twinning relationship with the town of Jargeau in France since 1981.”...

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Home with more than a touch of continental flair

By Corsham-People at 11:00 on 29/07/10

There is a little piece of France in the Wiltshire village of Gastard ! This stunning individual detached chalet-style house has been considerably improved and much extended by the current owners to create a stylish and spacious family home and even has a boules piste in the delightful gardens. The accommodation offers great flexibility in its arrangement and comprises a ground floor reception hall, sitting room with wood...
Do Corsham Loaves Match Up to Supermarket Brands?

By R_Ferrier at 14:31 on 28/07/10

Do you buy your bread locally in Corsham or from the supermarket? An article this morning on the Daily Mail alleged that our usual supermarket bread was full of ‘hidden secrets’ such as unnatural additives that alter the taste of the bread as well as the nutritional value. Here in Corsham though, according to the Real Bread Campaign, we have a number of local shops that meet the Real Bread Campaign standard. This...
Young Artists Recital Series: Maria Razumovskaya

By Poundarts at 14:11 on 20/07/10

Maria Razumovskaya piano In a change to the advertised recital, we are pleased to welcome pianist Maria Razumovskaya to The Pound. She will perform Schumann's charming Kinderszenen and a variety of works by Liszt, including Funerailles, his tribute to victims of the Hungarian revolution, his daring Nuages Gris and the Italian influenced Sonetto del Petrarca 104. Wednesday 21 July, 12.30pm Tickets: £5 Box office:01249 701628
Friend denies killing missing rugby player

By Corsham-People at 22:32 on 19/07/10

A friend of the missing South African Donovan van Lill formally denied murdering him. Martin Sugden, from Stanton St Quintin in Wiltshire, pleaded not guilty to the charge at Bristol Crown Court in a preliminary hearing yesterday. The 42-year-old former swimming instructor, who worked with Mr van Lill at the Olympiad leisure centre in Chippenham, was remanded in custody until a pre-trial review in October. Mr van Lill disappeared...
Space Hop Summer Challenge to Get Corsham Kids Reading

By R_Ferrier at 21:33 on 18/07/10

The 2010 national Summer Reading Challenge has found Corsham library! The challenge is called Space Hop and with 725,000 children aged 4 to 11 taking part, it is one of the biggest national reading initiatives. The Space Hop challenge is running in libraries throughout the summer, encouraging children to get involved in activities and events created to spread a degree of excitement around children’s reading. The...