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Melksham News’ Person and Group of the Year awards are back and it is time to get your nominations in! The awards will recognise the person and group who have made a real contribution to the community in 2025. For the Person of the Year award, any individual who lives or works in the Melksham area and has made a...

An annual chess tournament was held at Melksham Scout HQ earlier this month, with 18 cubs from seven packs across the district. The tournament ran throughout the day, with the cubs playing six games each as part of their Hobbies Activity badge. The District Shield was won by 1st Hilperton ‘Harriers’ Cub Matthew Croft, with second place awarded to 1st...

Melksham has once again come out on top in the South West in Bloom awards, winning gold for the sixth time.  The town won gold in the Portman Cup category, which judges towns of a similar size.  Conigre Mead Nature Reserve and the Community Larder were graded as ‘outstanding’ in the ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ category. Church Walk, The Friends Garden,...

A massage therapy company in Shaw has been shortlisted in the UK Small Business Awards. Hilot Massage Therapy, based on Bath Road in Shaw, has been trading for three years and offers a mixture of holistic and sports therapies. Owner Cherlina Ogilvie-Robb initially set up Hilot Massage Therapy in her spare room in Shaw. The business grew so quickly that...

This year’s Melksham Gardeners’ Society Flower and Produce Show has been hailed a success, as the town’s keen gardeners were awarded for their efforts. The show was held on Sunday 7th September at the Assembly Hall and despite the long hot summer, the benches were full of flowers, fruit and vegetables, with classes in handicrafts, preserves, baking and the ever-popular...

A local woman who has worked in the NHS for 54 years retired last month after starting her career in 1970 at Melksham Hospital. Sylvia Lucas started as a nursing auxiliary at Melksham Hospital and says serving in the NHS for her whole working life has been a privilege.  “Back in the ‘70s, it was different times in the NHS,”...

A MEMORIAL plaque to honour a much-loved Melksham resident, Jean Harris, who died in April last year, is to be unveiled at a special ceremony on Saturday 27th April, at 11.30am in the Queen Mary Garden. “The former Melksham Town Council officer was also a dedicated volunteer, playing a pivotal role in making several of Melksham’s community groups and events...

 Born 5th November 2023  Welcome to the world baby girl. Mummy, Daddy and your big brother love you lots.

Congratulations on the safe arrival of baby Hugo Basil Johnson. 15th November 2023. A very special family. Thank you for a perfect little grandson. Love you always. Mum xxxx

19.11.22.  In loving memory of a much loved and missed hubby It has been a year since you have been gone but never forgotten. Always in my heart. Your loving wife Barb XXX. Your loving wife Barb XXX