Wiltshire | Archive | 2006 | July
A FORMER NatWest banker from a village near Bradford on Avon has been flown out to the USA to face fraud charges in connection with the collapse of energy giant Enron. more...
WHEN 11-year-old Adam Langley went to Castle Combe racing circuit on Saturday he was hoping to catch a glimpse of his motor sporting hero Tiff Needell and maybe even sneak an autograph. more...
WHEN fundraiser Julie Davies visited Christ Church Primary School, Bradford on Avon to talk about her work providing loos in India she was amazed by the children's response. more...
IT was an afternoon of music and family fun at the Woolley Street Festival in Bradford on Avon on Saturday. more...
CHRISTMAS decorations which every year brighten Bradford on Avon's town bridge have been banned for health and safety reasons. more...
VILLAGERS dressed in Edwardian costume stepped back in time on Sunday to celebrate the centenary of Avoncliff Halt. more...
A guest appearance by actor James Fleet, teachers in the stocks and a tug of war were all part of the fun at the Holt Village fete on Saturday. more...
THE Duke of Edinburgh was guest of honour at a young people's extravaganza at Wiltshire College, Lackham on Saturday. more...
A DECORATED former police officer has been jailed after showing a porn video to a 14-year-old girl. more...
A DECORATED former police officer has been jailed after showing a porn video to a 14-year-old girl. more...
A DECORATED former police officer has been jailed after showing a porn video to a 14-year-old girl. more...
A YOUNG balloon race winner has been given a map of the route his balloon took as a souvenir. more...
A MECHANIC who started an illicit relationship with a 13-year-old girl has been jailed for eight months. more...
PARENTS and pupils crammed in to Redland Primary School in Chippenham for three productions of Alice in Wonderland this week. more...
A LIBRARIAN from Chippenham has won a competition to find and celebrate 10 young 21st century librarians in England. more...
A LIBRARIAN from Chippenham has won a competition to find and celebrate 10 young 21st century librarians in England. more...
THE Royal British Legion has welcomed recommendations to repair Chippenham War Memorial but say the monument should never have got into such a disgraceful state. more...
A SARDINIAN man has appeared in court charged with murdering an RAF officer from north Wiltshire. more...
WITH just one week to go everything is set to make this year's North Wiltshire Festival the biggest and best yet. more...
FOLK South West is putting on a series of workshops in Chippenham for people to sample the music from the era of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. more...
AN 18-year-old says he is gutted' after having two of his beloved motorbikes stolen in the space of 18 months. more...
A JILTED man hanged himself in his home after his partner ended their relationship, an inquest heard. more...
If you'd like a great day out with the family on Sunday, August 6, Newbury Racecourse is the place to be! And if you like the countryside, so much the better, because on this day, the countryside comes to you if you are one of the winners in this competition! more...
WILLIAM Shakespeare often commanded a royal audience as an up-and-coming playwright with Queen Elizabeth I among his many admirers. more...
WILLIAM Shakespeare often commanded a royal audience as an up-and-coming playwright with Queen Elizabeth I among his many admirers. more...
SKATEBOARDERS can be seen as a nuisance around housing estates but one pensioner decided rather than simply complaining about the issue, he would do something about it. more...
I AM currently relaxing in sunny Cornwall after three days (well two and a bit actually) of excellent minor counties cricket at Camborne. more...
FREAK injuries are, by their very nature, uncommon, but that will be of no comfort to Matthew Hoggard who hurt his hand during a game of tag rugby with the England A side. more...
FREAK injuries are, by their very nature, uncommon, but that will be of no comfort to Matthew Hoggard who hurt his hand during a game of tag rugby with the England A side. more...
MAJOR roadworks are set to cause weeks of disruption in Melksham. more...
DEVASTATED relatives of a 23-year-old man who died just three months after being diagnosed with cancer say their questions about his treatment remain unanswered. more...
POLITICIANS met with train supporters on Friday to back the campaign to save the doomed Melksham train service. more...
THE family of a man found dead in the River Avon will probably never know exactly how the tragedy happened. more...
PAST pupils of George Ward School in Melksham are being invited to a reunion. more...
PAST pupils of George Ward School in Melksham are being invited to a reunion. more...
FIRE engulfed the bedroom of a teenager after his TV burst into flames. more...
YOUNGSTERS are putting their lives at risk on the River Avon by drifting dangerously close to weirs and river hatches in small, non-powered boats. more...
NICK Holmes will name a squad of 23 for tomorrow's opening pre-season friendly against a Southampton XI. more...
NICK Holmes will name a squad of 23 for tomorrow's opening pre-season friendly against a Southampton XI. more...
SHOUTS of "we want to go to college" rang out on Thursday, as disabled students who saw their Pathways course scrapped made their voices heard. more...
SWIMMING enthusiasts in Tisbury say they have been left high and dry by Wiltshire county council, which has failed again to get their community pool open in time. more...
LUKAS Jutkiewicz has fulfilled every kid's dream' and his manager sees no reason why the young forward cannot now make regular first team football a reality. more...
DENNIS Wise is sweating over the fitness of several players ahead of tomorrow's trip to Cirencester Town but has everything crossed that his quest for a goalkeeper is agonisingly close to success. more...
TOWN'S players are literally flat out' at the end of each testing training session but they don't seem to be complaining about it, writes ANDY CRYER. more...
MARK Devlin says nothing would please him more than paying a big fat zero to agents but Town must deal with reality. more...
PINEHURST Junior School is like one big happy family. And Sue Harris says that is what has kept her there for the last 17 years. more...
GOATACRE skipper Sam Parish has warned his under-performing players relegation is a very real threat unless they start taking responsibility for their actions, writes Andy Cryer. more...
A JON Lewis-less England enjoyed a turnaround in fortunes on their return to Lord's after Pakistan's shambolic fielding display helped them establish a commanding position in the opening npower Test. more...
SUPERMARINE boss Mark Collier is hoping to make it third time lucky after being handed a Southern League Division One opener at home to Burnham. more...
BOWLS: There were some surprise results in the latest round of matches in the Stroud and Swindon sponsored Swindon and District Four-Rink Bowls League, writes RAY BURROUGHS. more...
GOLF: DAVID Howell is lying just four shots off the lead after the first round of the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond yesterday. more...
BOXING: TERRY Edwards has warned not to expect too much too soon from Swindon sensation Jamie Cox as he prepares for another gold medal assault. more...
Age Concern will shortly be launching a campaign calling on the Government to provide the necessary funding to increase the personal expenses allowance for local authority-supported residents in care homes from £19.60 to £40 a week. more...
I AM disgusted at the veiled attack made by Steve Nibbs (SA, July 7) on Frank Avenell. I wonder which branch, if any, of HM Services Mr Nibbs served in? more...
IN response to T Reynolds' continuing rambling diatribes. He will probably miss the irony in his latest rhetoric accusing others of being blinkered. more...
I WAS disappointed to read that, after spending our £30,000 on consultants to find a new chief executive, Swindon Borough Council has appointed an inside candidate. more...
TAMSIN Davis' article suggesting the knife amnesty has not led to any change in the perception of the public as to safety on the streets is very interesting, as is the reported comment by Supt Rowland, of Swindon police. more...
I AM writing as a worried resident of Swindon town. I lived away from Swindon for quite some years. I left in 1989 and returned here to live in 2002. more...
There is a need today to reflect on the wise saying "Those who do not learn from history are destined to relive it." more...
TWO further public meetings on the proposed academy at Headlands School have been organised. more...
A VISUAL artist will be taking down pictures and memories of Swindon at this Sunday's Children's Fete. more...
A ROWDY group of more than 30 teenagers rampaged through Grange Park causing damage to houses and cars after a party in Lydiard Park. more...
A MURDERED mum has been described as an eternal teenager who adored children. more...
An RAF fighter plane crashed yesterday en route to this weekend's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. more...
EATING right, exercising and friendships has helped Wroughton Infants' School towards the Healthy Schools Status. more...
FIVE Swindon officers have been voted the bravest bobbies in the south west at the 11th annual Police Bravery Awards in London. more...
A RETIRED primary school teacher, who was described as a "tormented woman" killed herself by overdosing on prescription drugs, an inquest heard. more...
THIEVES have stolen cash from a charity shop in Havelock Street. The theft happened between 4.30pm and 4.40pm on Wednesday at the Swindon YMCA shop. more...
A PARALYSED man drowned after losing control of his electric wheelchair, a coroner ruled. Tetraplegic father-of-two Clive Crook, 51, drowned in Liden Lagoon last year. more...
"IF THEY want a war they have got one." That was the defiant message from Swindon Robins fans after digesting the news that Abbey Stadium owner Gaming International wants to oust their club from their home of nearly 60 years. more...
PINEHURST Junior School is like one big happy family. And Sue Harris says that is what has kept her there for the last 17 years. more...
THE organisers of the Swindon Brunel Festival 2006 are gearing up for a spectacular entertainment extravaganza following the huge popularity of its lunchtime performances this week. more...
POLICE are trying to trace three men who were seen beating someone up in Whitehouse Road. more...
A MAN had to be taken to hospital after his car ended up on its roof in a ditch. more...
A LABOUR MP is calling on the council to get on board with an "innovative" idea in a bid to rid Swindon of graffiti by educating young people. more...
A NEW non-emergency number could be in action by next June in Swindon. more...
WOOTTON Bassett's Station Road public toilets could reopen next year. more...
A FORMER member of the French Foreign Legion is bringing Japanese martial arts to the people of Swindon. more...
NINE men have appeared in court after a clash between rival football fans at a Swindon pub. more...
WHEN Dave Plotkin wanted to find a picture of a sunset to go on his wall, he thought it would be an easy task. more...
FALLEN soldier Martin Dowdell will be remembered at his former school. more...
A GORSE Hill-based counselling service has been given a helping hand in its bid to purchase larger premises. more...
A PRESSED Steel worker died of cancer because of exposure to asbestos during his 31-year career, an inquest has heard. more...
ROBINS may have big problems off the track and face an anxious period of uncertainty but on track they are certainly flying at present. more...
BABY Leighton was born by Caesarean section in Bath's Royal United Hospital on July 6 after mum Heidi discovered he was in breech position at her 37-week scan. more...
BABY Leighton was born by Caesarean section in Bath's Royal United Hospital on July 6 after mum Heidi discovered he was in breech position at her 37-week scan. more...
A honeymoon in Majorca and a cruise around the Mediterranean followed the wedding of Miss Zoe Chapman and Mr Russell Horton at All Saints Church, Bisham, near Windsor, on June 2. more...
A honeymoon in Majorca and a cruise around the Mediterranean followed the wedding of Miss Zoe Chapman and Mr Russell Horton at All Saints Church, Bisham, near Windsor, on June 2. more...
Miss Tracey Jane Burbidge and Mr Richard Mark Long were married at Trowbridge Register Office on June 10. more...
A former manager of the Emery Gate shopping centre in Chippenham has died aged 69. more...
AGRICULTURAL engineer Ken Watkins, who died on July 1, could truly be said to be a man of Cheverell'. more...
BOOKMAKERS Stan James have made Chippenham Town the 13/2 third favourites to win the 2006/7 British Gas Business Southern Premier League championship. more...
BOOKMAKERS Stan James have made Chippenham Town the 13/2 third favourites to win the 2006/7 British Gas Business Southern Premier League championship. more...
BOOKMAKERS Stan James have made Chippenham Town the 13/2 third favourites to win the 2006/7 British Gas Business Southern Premier League championship. more...
BOOKMAKERS Stan James have made Chippenham Town the 13/2 third favourites to win the 2006/7 British Gas Business Southern Premier League championship. more...
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Darren Perrin claims there will be "no better defender" in the Southern League next season than the Bluebirds sixth summer signing, Adam Garner. more...
CHIPPENHAM Town opened their pre-season campaign with a comprehensive 6-0 thumping of Bradford Town at Trowbridge Road last night. more...
FORMER Chippenham Town favourite Charlie Griffin has rejoined Forest Green Rovers. more...
FORMER Bluebird James Constable scored a hat-trick in 17 minutes for Walsall in a pre-season friendly against Halesowen Town last night. more...
NORTH Bradley stepped up their Division Seven title challenge with a comprehensive 175 run away win over Goatacre 3rds. more...
COUNTY CRICKET: A FRUSTRATING combination of rain and poor umpiring ended Wiltshire's hopes of victory over Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship at Camborne. more...
IT'S important for England to build some momentum before the Ashes this winter, starting with victory over Pakistan in the forthcoming Test series. more...
WESTINGHOUSE: THERE were dangers lurking in the Savernake Forest on Saturday as the Westinghouse batsmen discovered to their obvious discomfort. more...
TROWBRIDGE: TROWBRIDGE will be without overseas star Assad Fudadin tomorrow as they look to complete a Premier Two double over title-chasing Bridgwater. more...
BIDDESTONE: KRIS Boulton believes Biddestone must win the close matches if they want to edge towards safety in Gloucester and Wilts One. more...
WESTBURY: A SUPERB century from captain Joe Breet laid the foundations for another league victory as the White Horse men kept their noses in front in Gloucester and Wilts One. more...
CORSHAM: FROCESTER became the latest victims for resurgent Corsham in a surprisingly one-sided encounter at Station Road. more...
CHIPPENHAM: A DEFIANT half-century from skipper Paul Bates was not enough to prevent Chippenham slipping to a fifth defeat in six matches. more...
WARMINSTER: ANOTHER week, another wedding, another win for Warminster. more...
WINSLEY: WINSLEY recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this season with a three- wicket victory over Twyford House. more...
SOUTH Wilts beat Chippenham by seven wickets to go top of the under 13s Red Division of the Wiltshire Youth Cricket League. more...
TROWBRIDGE TOWN: INJURY-PRONE goalkeeper Adam Shepherd says superstition played a big part in his shock decision to return to Trowbridge Town. more...
AMBITIOUS Trowbridge Town have re-signed giant centre forward Mike Little as the Bees prepare to mount a challenge for the Hellenic League title. more...
TOM Pang, of North Bradley Saints, was the leading goalscorer in Division One of the Revolutions Trowbridge and District League last season. more...
THE Revolutions Trowbridge and District League have broken a 107-year tradition by introducing three points for a win. more...
AFC TROWBRIDGE Town Reserves have proved themselves the most sporting team in the Revolutions Trowbridge and District League. more...
AFC TROWBRIDGE Town Reserves have proved themselves the most sporting team in the Revolutions Trowbridge and District League. more...
EXCITING winger Luke Gullick has signed for Toolstation League Premier Division outfit Calne Town. more...
MOTOR RACING: CHIPPENHAM father and son racers Paul and Neal Stephenson were out racing at Snetterton circuit in Norfolk over the weekend. more...
FROME-born Jenson Button took part in this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed at the weekend. more...
TRAMPOLINING: TWO Evolution Trampoline Club members will be representing their club at the national finals in Birmingham this weekend. more...
TRAMPOLINING: TWO Evolution Trampoline Club members will be representing their club at the national finals in Birmingham this weekend. more...
TENNIS: FROME have consolidated their position at the top of Men's Division One of Chippenham and District Tennis League and are well on the way to retaining their title. more...
YOUTH GAMES: SUNDAY witnessed a celebration of sporting talent when more than 1,000 children from across the county descended on the University of Bath for the Wiltshire Youth Games. more...
ATHLETICS: CHIPPENHAM sprinter Elaine O'Neill took another stride towards the 2012 Olympics with a silver medal at the English Schools' Athletics Championships. more...
PATRICIA Hewitt's new vision for community hospitals was announced last week, stating that the Secretary of State had "listened to patient power" and was reviewing "small cottage hospitals". more...
PATRICIA Hewitt's new vision for community hospitals was announced last week, stating that the Secretary of State had "listened to patient power" and was reviewing "small cottage hospitals". more...
THE Dogs Trust would like to remind you that summer is here in full force and that means we all have to be careful. more...
THE Dogs Trust would like to remind you that summer is here in full force and that means we all have to be careful. more...
CHIPPENHAM have been drawn at home to Swindon in the quarter-finals of the Dorset and Wilts 1st XV Cup. more...
CHIPPENHAM have been drawn at home to Swindon in the quarter-finals of the Dorset and Wilts 1st XV Cup. more...
CHIPPENHAM have been drawn at home to Swindon in the quarter-finals of the Dorset and Wilts 1st XV Cup. more...
IT may be the middle of summer but the local rugby teams have already begun training in preparation for the new season. Reporter GARETH MOORHOUSE talks to the coaches about their ambitions for 2006/7. more...
TROWBRIDGE: FITNESS fanatic Nick Lawes has been named Trowbridge captain for the 2006/07 season and his first act as skipper will be to whip the squad into shape. more...
TROWBRIDGE: FITNESS fanatic Nick Lawes has been named Trowbridge captain for the 2006/07 season and his first act as skipper will be to whip the squad into shape. more...
WESTBURY: ASPIRING coach Jon Parker plans to transform Westbury into a leading Southern Counties South team within the next five years. more...
COOPER-AVON TYRES: CATs will rely on their kittens this season as they bid to stay afloat in the Southern Counties South. more...
CALNE: NEW head coach Richard Kearney is hoping for a season of consolidation after Calne narrowly missed out on promotion in 2005/6. more...
CHIPPENHAM: RETURNING Chippenham captain Rupert Crockett has revealed his burning desire to compete in National League Three. more...
POLICE in Wiltshire will not be made to join with neighbouring forces after the Prime Minister admitted it would not be sensible to impose mergers. more...
FRIENDS, colleagues and associates past and present paid tribute to long-serving college principal George Bright at a lunch in the grounds of Wiltshire College Lackham on Friday. more...
A DRINK driver was twice caught behind the wheel of a car, the first time just four days after being disqualified from driving. more...
A CIVIC reception will be held in the autumn to celebrate the work of volunteers. more...
MORE than 30 high street giants including Debenhams, Laura Ashley, Next and BHS look set to transform the shopping centre of Trowbridge. more...
A BUSINESSMAN from Trowbridge is hoping a new flag featuring an endangered bird will be flying high across Wiltshire. more...
THERE will be a lot of raised eyebrows when specially brewed ale goes on sale at this year's Village Pump Festival in Trowbridge later this month. more...
When a local church minister was convicted on child porn charges recently, people wondered how a man in such a position could possibly be guilty. But MORWENNA BLAKE, right, discovers his qualification isn't worth the paper it is written on... more...
A WOMAN who returned home from the shops to find builders had dug up her garden has been told the massive holes will be filled in. more...
A GANG of children, some thought to be as young as 10, have been terrorising shopkeepers in Trowbridge. more...
NEWS of another multi-million pound shopping venue for Trowbridge has received a cautious welcome amid calls for more details on what it could mean for the town. more...
AN autistic boy is being failed by his local education authority because of a postcode lottery, say his parents. more...
THIS weekend could see hundreds of protestors marching through the county town in a final effort to save community hospitals. more...
GLAM rock, flower power and punk fashions were all on show at a school on Friday, despite the wearers being born 30 years too late for the 70s. more...
VOICES of children were recorded for posterity as part of a special project at a Trowbridge school. more...
WESTLIFE fan Sue Barnett's dreams will come true on Sunday when she meets her idols, after bidding £905 in a charity auction. more...
CHILDREN at a special needs pre-school in Trowbridge are celebrating after their play area and garden received a makeover. more...
A SUPERFIT swimmer has put his skills to good use to raise funds for children's charity Barnardo's. more...
NEARLY 300 entered this year's Trowbridge in Bloom art competition, with schoolchildren showing particular enthusiasm. more...
A MAN who admitted assaulting his former girlfriend was given an unconditional discharge by magistrates on Thursday. more...
A BALLOON guitar was among those released in a fitting and touching tribute to a much-loved musician and security guard. more...
THE long-running saga of a pub versus a doctors' surgery on a Hilperton estate has taken another twist. more...
BUSINESSES of all sizes have the chance to be recognised for the exceptional service offered to customers. more...
A WARMINSTER woman is celebrating after winning new windows worth £5,000 for her home. more...
WARMINSTER School held its annual Community Action Day on Friday helping clear Cley Hill of weeds, tidying up churchyards in Warminster, Longbridge Deverill and Corsley and helping out at the Beckford Centre. more...
A SENIOR British diplomat accused of granting a visa to 30 illegal immigrants including his Filipino lover has told a court he did everything by the book. more...
A VILLAGE hall project in memory of a former parish council clerk will be unveiled tomorrow. more...
THE brother of a young driver killed in a car crash last week has spoken for the first time of his family's grief. more...
COUNCILLORS in Warminster have vowed to contest plans for 20-flats in the town. more...
A MUM has criticised West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust after learning it no longer funds sterilisation and vasectomy operations. more...
NEWS the Government is to fund the Westbury Bypass within the next three years is being treated cautiously by groups both for and against the road. more...
THE bunting is up and the stage is set for this year's Westbury Street Fair and concert. more...
LEADERS of Eden Vale pre-school are reassuring parents worried the group is set to close. more...
MORE than 40 people were arrested in alcohol-related incidents in just one week, eight after giving positive drink-drive breath tests. more...
GLAMOUR and style were the passwords of the evening as students stepped out to celebrate the end of term. more...
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