Man's mission to create town's first Men's Shed

A man has pledged not to give up on his mission to create a town's first Men's Shed. John Fairbairn, 81, who lives in ...
The Guardian

James Dyson’s £6m donation to primary school approved despite concerns

Worries about impact on neighbouring schools of money for Malmesbury primary in Wiltshire, near Dyson’s campus A £6m donation from Sir James Dyson to help fund the expansion of his local state primary ...

Church leader's 'lifetime of service' recognised at civic awards

The Rev Oliver Ross of Malmesbury Abbey received the Paul Smith Mayor’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Malmesbury ...

Malmesbury Victoria FC Women battle to draw in league finale

Malmesbury Victoria FC Women fought valiantly but were held to a draw by Salisbury FC Ladies in a tense season finale ...
The Guardian

Malmesbury bids to become UK's first 'philosophy town'

Hay-on-Wye has its bookshops and literary festival while Aldeburgh has become synonymous with classical music, and St Ives with fine art. Now the quiet Wiltshire market town of Malmesbury is hoping to ...
BBC

Discovering Malmesbury's 'gangster' medieval monk

When a local historian started researching his town's abbey, he expected to uncover some surprises, but the evil nature of one character made him stand out above all others. A wayward monk known as ...