Melksham

Aloeric Primary School dragoned today!

What a lovely drive from Marlborough across the Downs, via Avebury, skirting round Calne to Melksham. Beautiful winters day - the green rolling hills, plump sheep (soon to be lambing) and stark trees. I don't know Melksham at all but easily found Aloeric School thanks to my trusty satnav Hugo (U go I go)... more

And yes, everyone there talked like farmers.

We decided not to have a wedding list. There were two reasons for this, it was because we were getting married in Spain and appreciated the expense it took for people to join us so did not feel it appropriate to also ask for gifts, and because we have everything. I mean we don't have EVERYTHING, but we do have enough that we don't need to ask for... more

'Locked-in' man begins suicide bid

A man paralysed from the neck down who can only use his head and eyes to communicate has launched a legal challenge to clarify the law on so-called mercy killing. Tony Nicklinson, 56, from Melksham, near Chippenham, in Wiltshire, said he wishes doctors had never saved his life after he suffered a catastrophic stroke in June 2005. more

Knorr-Bremse wins performance Awards from Siemens

Knorr-Bremse operations in the UK have won three prestigious Awards from Siemens for outstanding service and performance. The awards were presented at the recent Siemens Rail Systems Annual Supplier Awards event at which Siemens set out to recognise suppliers that have stood out over the year in terms of both their relationship with Siemens and... more

7×7 - My favourite blog posts

Yey, memetastic! I've been tagged by the ever engaging Motherventing to give you a run down on seven of the best blogs I've read this week. It's always nice to rave about my favourite blogs so this is no great hardship. Hubs has been in Taiwan all week which has rather cut down on my internet time but I've soldiered on (cue the violins for my... more

Man seeks assisted suicide ruling

A severely disabled man with "locked-in syndrome" has urged a judge not to decide to halt his High Court action to let a doctor end his life. Tony Nicklinson's barrister presented arguments to Mr Justice Charles on why his case should be allowed to proceed. The judge is being asked to rule on an application by the Ministry of Justice that the case... more

Terminally ill? No, but I still demand the right to end my life

Terminally ill? No, but I still demand the right to end my life By Melissa Thompson 6/01/2012 Decrease font size Increase font size Tony Nicklinson and wife Jane at home in Melksham Terminally ill people should be allowed to end their lives at home with the help of their doctor, a report has said. Advertisement >> The findings by the Commission on... more

'Wiltshire 'right to die' man seeks High Court ruling' BBC

Another euthanasia story, this time on BBC. I stand with my position - no euthanasia, its our community that needs re-doing and re-thinking. CLICK HERE A severely disabled man from Wiltshire is to ask the High Court to allow a doctor to end his life. Tony Nicklinson, 57, is paralysed from the neck down after suffering a stroke in 2005 and wants... more

National News: Court bid to 'lawfully' end life

Lawyers want a ruling that a doctor could intervene to end Tony Nicklinson's "indignity" and have a "common law defence of necessity" against any murder charge. They expect a judge in the Family Division of the High Court to begin hearing arguments in the near future and say the case will be a "test" which raises "difficult" questions about... more

'Right to die' man seeks ruling

A severely disabled man from Wiltshire is to ask the High Court to allow a doctor to end his life. Tony Nicklinson, 57, is paralysed from the neck down after suffering a stroke in 2005 and wants a doctor to be allowed to terminate his life. His lawyers want that doctor to have a "common law defence of necessity" against any possible murder charge. more