Wiltshire | Archive | 2006 | August
AFTER years of waiting, residents in Bradford on Avon finally have the chance to see detailed plans for the Kingston Mill site. more...
WHEN Chris Hulbert arrived at the Trowbridge Road Post Office in Bradford on Avon on Wednesday he thought it would be a regular visit. more...
A 43-YEAR-OLD woman has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent after a man was seriously injured in Bradford on Avon on Friday. more...
A PLAN to block up windows in St Margaret's Hall in Bradford on Avon was expected to be refused permission last night. more...
PAST and present members of the Westwood Women's Institute gathered on Monday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the group. more...
AN elderly widow has spoken of the moment two men tricked their way into her home and stole her life savings. more...
ARTIST Simon Hodges has returned to the West Barn in Bradford on Avon for his latest exhibition. more...
THE tennis courts in Bradford on Avon will be closed for four weeks from Monday for refurbishment. more...
As Morrisons in Chippenham celebrates two years of trading, a total of 34 members of staff are to be rewarded for their loyalty after completing more than 11 years' service at the Cepen Park North store. more...
CELEBRATIONS began in earnest across north Wiltshire yesterday as GCSE pupils recorded a bumper set of results. more...
A TEAM of airmen from RAF Lyneham have taken part in a gruelling fitness challenge. more...
A CHIPPENHAM man is warning a council to check parking restrictions in the town are legal before dishing out fines. more...
BLOOD traces found at the scene of a burglary at a pumping station in Calne helped track down one of the culprits, magistrates in Chippenham heard on Wednesday. more...
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who glassed a love rival in a pub has been warned he faces prison. Lee Millgate, of Brook Street, Chippenham, smashed the glass into Julian Putt, his former girlfriend's new partner, with a single blow from behind. more...
Clapperboards and cameras have been spotted around Chippenham over the past few weeks, as a film production crew from the US descended on the town to shoot their latest project. more...
Wiltshire soldiers executed during the First World War for desertion could receive an official pardon following a Government u-turn. more...
A CHIPPENHAM-based firm is supporting an event that will see a team of soldiers cycle across eight countries in just four weeks. more...
A CHIPPENHAM man caught with drugs he planned to supply has been spared a jail sentence. more...
A WIDOWER is setting up a sports trust fund for young people living in Box in memory of his wife who died of cancer. more...
A BID to turn a stable into offices at a Corsham farm could fall at the final hurdle. North Wiltshire District Council is being advised to refuse planning permission for the project at Nethermore by officers. more...
A COLERNE woman has criticised the way Wiltshire County Council allocates care home places. more...
A DIALYSIS patient who is the first Briton to take part in the European Dialysis and Transplant Games has returned home with a haul of medals. more...
A CRACKDOWN on antisocial behaviour at a playing field in Corsham is continuing following reports of youngsters causing noise and nuisance. more...
JOANNA Read describes her involvement with the opening show of Salisbury Playhouse's 30th anniversary season as "a trifle scary", before confessing: "I've never done anything like this before." more...
TWO new faces have joined the team at Salisbury Arts Centre and have quickly felt at home' in the former St Edmund's church site in Bedwin Street. more...
St Josephs School GCSE Exam Results. more...
GCSE Results - St Josephs more...
GCSE Results - St Josephs more...
G.C.S.E results at St Josephs School. Danielle Askins and Charlotte Love. more...
G.C.S.E results at St Josephs School. more...
G.C.S.E results at St Josephs School. more...
G.C.S.E results at St Josephs School. Mya Ferrandes and Alisa Holt can't contain their delight more...
G.C.S.E results at St Josephs School. more...
G.C.S.E results at St Josephs School. Carl Tate and Frank Ratajczak. more...
G.C.S.E results at Greendown School Anthony Nutt and Richard Fullerton. more...
G.C.S.E results at Greendown School more...
G.C.S.E results at Greendown School more...
Great Result. Fleur Perry surrounded by her friends at Greendown Scholl more...
IT'S a real shame that one year on from the greatest ever Ashes series the game should be clouded in controversy with the Pakistan ball-tampering scandal. more...
ON the third morning of Wiltshire's match against Dorset I decided to play a little joke on one of the umpires. more...
IT was sad to see Chippenham get relegated from Premier Two this week. It's always important to have local sides playing at the highest level - we've managed to hang in there this year but it could happen to us in the future. more...
MALMESBURY town councillors have slated plans to build a 38-home development near the site of a new primary school. more...
MOUNTING credit card debts led to a Melksham man committing suicide, an inquest heard. Janet Painter returned home from a shopping trip to find her husband Graham, 58, hanging from a car tow rope he had tied to a rafter in the loft. more...
CAMPAIGNERS believe Melksham station is being rubbed off the railway map as services are decimated by both engineering work and cutbacks. more...
MORE than 350 people got on their bikes to raise money for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the weekend. more...
A NATURE lover worried about the effect of the dry summer on the county's bird population is appealing for people to fill up birdbaths. more...
A CEREAL giant creating 100 jobs through a £40m expansion plan wants to locate its new distribution warehouse in Bowerhill. more...
CHEMRING Group, which has a factory at High Post, Salisbury, has obtained an order of £4.9m for spectral flares from the Ministry of Defence. more...
NINE West Country firms have joined together to form consultancy Coalition Media. more...
A BUSINESS from Amesbury has been presented with a top award by the Regional Language Network South West. more...
PAUL Sales and Scott Bartlett are Nick Holmes' only injury concerns ahead of tomorrow's Conference South match at home to Sutton United. more...
PAUL Sales and Scott Bartlett are Nick Holmes' only injury concerns ahead of tomorrow's Conference South match at home to Sutton United. more...
HUNDREDS of South Wiltshire pensioners have become better off in the past year thanks to the help they have received from Citizens' Advice Bureau project worker Carol Wheeler in making benefit claims. more...
A TENANT-LED action group has been launched to campaign for a no vote in a ballot on whether south Wiltshire's 5,000-plus council homes should be transferred to a housing association. more...
LEE PEACOCK is keen to extend his County Ground contract even though he still has almost two years to run on the existing deal. more...
DENNIS Wise's midfield recruitment mission will not grind to a halt should Paul Ince decide against signing for Town. more...
STOCKPORT County may be winless after four matches but Dennis Wise is preaching patience as Town prepare for one of our hardest tests'. more...
DENNIS Wise may spout one game at a time' but he isn't adverse to a spot of record breaking and giving the statisticians some fresh material, The Town boss loves winning and wants to keep on winning for as long as possible. more...
FORMER Swindon Town youth-team player Justyn McKay has signed for Supermarine on a short-term basis, while he considers his next move. more...
CIRENCESTER Town's new custodian Kevin Sawyer has his eyes on back-to-back promotions but not before hitting out at his treatment by his former employers. more...
THE Advertiser recently ran a letter expressing cynicism about the consultation process for the academy proposal. more...
AT the recent Lanterns On The Lake event at Coate, I was struck by three things. more...
AS we remember Princess Diana on the ninth anniversary of her death on August 31 it is wonderful to know that her legacy lives on through thousands of young people in the country. more...
AS we remember Princess Diana on the ninth anniversary of her death on August 31 it is wonderful to know that her legacy lives on through thousands of young people in the country. more...
RECENTLY, while competing at a horse show I had a panic attack - where I could not breathe. more...
CAN I, through your letters page, let everyone know that Roger Trayhurn, Swindon reference librarian, is celebrating his birthday on August 27 (I cannot state his exact age only to say that he can now receive winter fuel allowance!) Roger has been based in Swindon libraries all of his working life and also does a great deal towards local family history; his knowledge and expertise is incredible. more...
REVIEW: Kent DuChaine and his faithful guitar Leadbessie trundled into Swindon again this week with that distinctive Delta blues sound. more...
KINGSHILL residents are being kept awake by trucks thundering past their homes. more...
STUDENTS from Headlands School are among the thousands of 16-year-olds celebrating record-breaking GCSE results. more...
AT St Joseph's School, students waited patiently outside the new school buildings. more...
A VIETNAMESE couple have been jailed for cultivating hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cannabis. more...
SWINDON-BASED financial services provider Zurich has announced it is to sell King Edward Place in Wanborough to the Marston Hotel Group. more...
JAMES Kolasinski has topped his year at Warneford Highworh, a school he had to fight to get in to. more...
JAMES Kolasinski has topped his year at Warneford Highworh, a school he had to fight to get in to. more...
JAMES Kolasinski has topped his year at Warneford Highworh, a school he had to fight to get in to. more...
SPECIAL education programmes and internet learning helped Dorcan Technology College to its finest all-round GCSE results. more...
SPECIAL education programmes and internet learning helped Dorcan Technology College to its finest all-round GCSE results. more...
PUPILS at Kingsdown were in triumphant mood as some students gained outstanding GCSE marks. more...
THERE were many smiles at Greendown school, but no-one beamed more than Fleur Perry. more...
BRADON Forest students put in another record-breaking performance. more...
BRADON Forest students put in another record-breaking performance. more...
THERE were screams of delight at Churchfields School as pupils celebrated record GCSE results. more...
THREE New College students were celebrating in foreign tongues after achieving some of the best results in the country in their respective language GCSEs. more...
A ROTTEN pile of rubbish teeming with maggots was left outside a Walcot woman's home for three days. more...
NHS SOUTH West has appointed a new non-executive director. more...
SWINDON Robins fans have pledged to be out in force this Bank Holiday weekend when television cameras roll into town. more...
FOR years classroom walls have been adorned with colourful pictures of the solar system. more...
FOR years classroom walls have been adorned with colourful pictures of the solar system. more...
A 40-YEAR-OLD woman has been remanded in custody after admitting possessing cocaine with intent to supply. more...
COATE Water Country Park has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag award for the second year running. more...
A HUSBAND and wife cheated the housing benefit system out of thousands of pounds, a court heard. more...
CHILDREN were given the chance to see at first hand the volcanic power of chemical reactions. more...
OPENING night nerves were cast aside last night as the Swindon Youth Project performed Annie at a packed Wyvern Theatre. more...
A FORMER heroin addict from Rodbourne Cheney who denies breaching his Asbo has had his cause adjourned for a further week. more...
FASHION lovers from Swindon have watched models strutting their stuff while helping a local charity. more...
Every week religious leaders will be sharing their thoughts with Swindon Advertiser readers. Today's guest columnist is Rosemary Power of the Swindon Moravian Church Not long ago, alone in the house one night, I put out the light to hear an enormous buzz and a creature crashing around my room. more...
Every week religious leaders will be sharing their thoughts with Swindon Advertiser readers. Today's guest columnist is Rosemary Power of the Swindon Moravian Church. more...
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THE MOTHER of cancer victim Chantel Boland has praised a fundraising effort in her memory. more...
ROBINS came back from the brink of defeat to snatch victory over Peterborough Panthers in a last heat decider last night. more...
Miss Kirsty Jean Sawyer and Mr Samuel David Gray were married at St Nicholas Church, North Bradley, on July 21. more...
A honeymoon in Barbados followed the wedding of Miss Letitia Ainley Price and Mr Stuart Brian Johnson at St Michael's Church, Hilperton, on July 21. more...
Miss Kerri Ann Gunning and Mr Jason Medway were married at Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge, on July 22. more...
A honeymoon in northern Cyprus followed the wedding of Miss Ruth Godfrey and Mr David Gretton at St Nicholas Church, Winsley, on July 8. more...
WILTSHIRE failed in their bid to finish runners-up in the Western Division of the Minor Counties Championship when they lost by six wickets to Dorset at Dean Park. more...
Under 11s Blue - Malmesbury (4 points) lost to Swindon (15 points) by 6 wickets. Malmesbury 78-6 (20.0 overs) James Gillespie 37 not out, Thomas Whitehead 20, Harrison Painter 3-0-6-3, Mason Thomson 4-1-9-2 Swindon 80-4 (14.1 overs). more...
LEAGUE ROUND-UP: WESTBURY were made to wait another week to get their hands on the Gloucester and Wilts One trophy when their match against title rivals Gloucester City Winget was abandoned. more...
TROWBRIDGE: RICHARD Holbrook has told his players to "express themselves" in their two remaining Premier Two fixtures after Trowbridge guaranteed their survival with a stunning victory in Bristol. more...
CHIPPENHAM: CHIPPENHAM bowed out of the top flight of Western League cricket for the first time in their history after defeat at Frenchay confirmed their relegation from Premier Two. more...
CORSHAM: TWO weeks ago Corsham cursed the rain as it brought a premature end to their Premier One clash at Taunton St Andrews. more...
Moving further along Melksham's Church Street,we take a look at Canon square. more...
This week's trip Down Memory Lane has been supplied by former Wiltshire Times distribution manager Mark Green and shows the Wiltshire Times/Newsprint Team from the late 1970s. more...
Swindon Town Football Club's community officers David Godley and Heshmon Brown visited Bradford on Avon to help youngsters with their soccer skills during the school holidays. more...
CANOEING: BRADFORD on Avon canoeist Ed McKeever made a huge splash on the international stage at the World Sprint Championships in Hungary at the weekend. more...
ATHLETICS: CHIPPENHAM sprinter Elaine O'Neill said she felt "gutted" after a poor baton changeover cost the British 4x100m team the chance of a medal at the World Junior Championships in Beijing. more...
EQUESTRIAN: STONAR School, Atworth celebrated another superb Hickstead when the senior show jumping team were crowned national champions. more...
TENNIS: THE Chippenham and District Tennis League Mixed Championship is set for an exciting finale with several titles still to be decided. more...
MOTOR RACING: THE contrasting sights of tiny 125cc Superkarts sharing the paddock with Aston Martins and Ferraris is just one of the attractions at the Castle Combe Circuit's LUX Traffic Systems Raceday on Bank Holiday Monday. more...
THE partial closure of Westbury Hospital has been a massive blow to our community. It seems the PCT who, unlike any other public sector in the country, can evade public consultation until after they had closed our hospital. more...
I HAVE just been reading Wiltshire Times of August 11 and see that West Wiltshire County Council has brought in yet another hatchet man to sort out overspend. more...
IN view of recent events it may interest your readers to know the legal position with regard to the removal of refuse before the war. more...
IT is a regrettable fact that the serious and extensive vandalism in the Chippenham main car park (Chippenham News, August 18) is now all too common. more...
As we remember Princess Diana on the ninth anniversary of her death next Thursday (August 31, 2006), it is wonderful to know that her legacy lives on through thousands of young people up and down the country. more...
I would like to write further to the report on the Junior Fishing Match held on Eden Vale Lake, Westbury on August 11, 2006. more...
I would like to inform your readers of the increased reports the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has been receiving surrounding bogus charity collectors. more...
TROWBRIDGE town crier Trevor Heeks was born in the Cotswolds but moved to Wiltshire in the 1960s. Mr Heeks, 62, has worked at the Shaw Trust Palmer Garden Centre, in Trowbridge for the last five years and before that worked as a butcher and in the cement works. more...
TROWBRIDGE town crier Trevor Heeks was born in the Cotswolds but moved to Wiltshire in the 1960s. Mr Heeks, 62, has worked at the Shaw Trust Palmer Garden Centre, in Trowbridge for the last five years and before that worked as a butcher and in the cement works. more...
TROWBRIDGE town crier Trevor Heeks was born in the Cotswolds but moved to Wiltshire in the 1960s. Mr Heeks, 62, has worked at the Shaw Trust Palmer Garden Centre, in Trowbridge for the last five years and before that worked as a butcher and in the cement works. more...
VISITORS can come face to face with wild boar, mythical creatures and giant beasts at an event taking place at the moment. more...
THE chief executive of two debt-ridden primary care trusts covering north and west Wiltshire has quit to take up another role within the NHS. more...
A BLITZ on drink drivers has seen 16 more people fail breath tests in Wiltshire during the past week. more...
A GREAT, great grandmother will celebrate her 100th birthday with all her family around her at the weekend. Ellen Marie Ballefant, known as Lee, was born on August 26, 1906 and has lived in Wiltshire all her life. more...
A CIVIC leader has criticised the way Wiltshire County Council finds places in nursing homes for the elderly. more...
THE success of the Havergal triplets from Hilperton personified a day of tears, laughter and celebrations among GCSE students in west Wiltshire. more...
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are excavating sites near Stonehenge this weekend giving people the chance to see what life was like in Britain 4,000 years ago. more...
Torrential rain brought flash flooding to parts of the county on Friday as drains overflowed with the volume of water. more...
On August 24 1916, 320 men from 1st Battalion, The Wiltshire Regiment became casualties at the battle of the Somme. more...
ONE of Wiltshire's top female police officers has retired from the force after more than 30 years in the job. more...
A high-speed chase involving police helicopters led to the arrest of two men in connection with a smash-and-grab raid on a west Wiltshire store. more...
A FAMILY had three reasons to celebrate yesterday as a set of triplets collected their GCSE results. more...
THE mother of a baby lucky to survive after being born 15 weeks early weighing just 1lb 5oz, is putting on her running shoes to help other parents going through the trauma of premature birth. more...
Researching your family history has never been more popular thanks to TV shows such as the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? But did you know that expert help is at hand on your doorstep if you want to trace your ancestors. Charley Morgan investigates... more...
TRAVELLERS moved into a lane near Semington last week and locals claim they have been using the hedges and a nearby field as a toilet. more...
A REVOLUTIONARY identification system that photographs drinkers and takes their fingerprints has proved a success in its first week. more...
A fly-tipper has become the first person in west Wiltshire to receive a fixed penalty notice under new powers introduced earlier this year. more...
A SHOPKEEPER is worried about the safety of building work taking place next door after a series of mishaps. more...
IN the mid-1970s a few hundred people gathered in a barn behind a Trowbridge pub for a debut folk festival. more...
TV journalist Roger Cook is to be a quizmaster at an inaugural competition testing the brainpower of businesses across Wiltshire. more...
PRINCE Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have expressed an interest in a Trowbridge businessman's attempts to launch a Wiltshire flag. more...
FORMER Emmerdale actress Sheree Murphy paid a visit to Trowbridge to lend her support to a firm's advice line for parents. more...
FORMER Emmerdale actress Sheree Murphy paid a visit to Trowbridge to lend her support to a firm's advice line for parents. more...
CARNIVAL time will soon be upon us and colourful costumes, music and dancing are set to take over the streets of the county town as part of a week of celebrations. more...
THERE'S something odd going on in shops in Trowbridge. A selection of the town retailers are taking part in a Spot the Oddity competition, run by the Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce and Airsprung Beds Ltd. more...
A BURGLAR stole a safe filled with cash from a village pub to pay off a debt imposed by a court for a previous crime. more...
THE chairman of West Wiltshire District Council has questioned whether the police service is delivering value for money. more...
A 57-YEAR-OLD man was seriously assaulted in North Row, Warminster at about 2.15am on Saturday. more...
MOBILE phone firm O2 looked set to win approval to replace one of its masts in Warminster to cater for new technology. more...
BIG crowds are expected to flock to the 88th annual Corsley Show on Bank Holiday Monday. more...
A FAIR is proving not to be fun for neighbours in Westbury who are angry it is being set up in fields which back onto their gardens. more...
THE village of Bratton has triumphed in the Wiltshire Best Kept Village and Building Community Life competition. more...
FIVE months after her springer spaniel Molly was stolen Lavinia Broom tricked the thieves into giving back her precious pet. more...
DONKEYS will be gathering on the starting line tomorrow to race in a Westbury derby. more...
A WRITER from Bratton is to become a published author after winning an international competition. more...
A 21-year-old man from Westbury man accused of assaulting a teenager on New Year's Day is to face trial by jury. more...
MUSIC fans were left disappointed when council officials pulled the plug on an open air concert last Sunday afternoon because the weather forecast looked "dodgy". more...
CUTS in social services are starting to take their toll on the elderly and infirm as help with shopping, housework and cooking is scrapped. more...
SOUTH Wiltshire freelance costume designers Samantha Horn and her husband Michael O'Neil, were the toast of Los Angeles at the weekend when they won an Emmy award at the star-studded ceremony. more...
THE third annual People Awards takes place on Sunday, October 15 and there are just a few weeks left to nominate your local heroes. more...
A RETIRED police officer has accused his local council of not being prepared to spend money to try and eradicate a plague of flies that for the fourth year running has invaded his village. more...
EVERY year, on Remembrance Day, veteran John Mallen lays a wreath in memory of the 306 soldiers who were shot for cowardice during the First World War. more...
A SOCIAL club chairman has been sentenced to 60 hours of community service for stealing money from its kitty. more...
STAFF at Salisbury-based company Halcrow are celebrating, after hearing that their adopted panda has given birth to twins. more...
POLICE are warning motorists of possible travel disruption and urging them to plan their journeys during the Great Dorset Steam Fair, which runs from today until Sunday. more...
THE MOTHER of cancer victim Chantel Boland has praised a fundraising effort in her memory. more...
RESIDENTS in Wootton Bassett are being warned to keep a look out for a postal scam. more...
A CHARITY football match will kick off in Wroughton tomorrow. more...
WHEN Carl McCulloch read about 10-year-old Callum Harris and his stolen bike, the tale tugged at the heartstrings. more...
Three-day event rider Helen James saw off all rivals in the showjumping arena to take the Wiltshire Novice Championship title at the recent Great Somerford Show. more...
TIDWORTH county player Jayne Long has succeeded Wrag Barn teenager Carly Boulton as Wiltshire women's champion writes ERNIE NEWELL. more...
THIS week I will be covering an area of the game that a lot of middle to high handicap golfers find difficult - pitching. more...
Matt Swales jointly won the fourth of Wiltshire County Golf Union's six Colts' and Junior Tour medals at Wrag Barn with Cumberwell Park club-mate Andy Cooper and Chris Hiscock (Kingsdown) with scores of par 72. more...
LEIGH ADAMS has set his sights on finishing second in the world championship this year, writes DAVE EATON. more...
There is a busy weekend of motor sport in the county this weekend as Castle Combe plays host to the Lux Traffic Systems Raceday on Bank Holiday Monday, writes CHRIS JAMES. more...
CHRISTIAN Roberts has sacrificed individuality for the collective good of the team although he doesn't yet believe he's playing the best football of his career. more...
LEE Peacock has warned his colleagues to be on their guard today against a striker once heavily tipped to join the Town ranks. more...
DENNIS Wise is anxious to avoid square pegs in round holes' but he has no such worries when it comes to his central midfielders. more...
STRATTON Churchway Bowls Club, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, has received a timely financial boost, writes DAVE EATON. more...
Swindon & District men's bowls finals will be held this year on Sunday, September 3, at Wootton Bassett, more...
WILTSHIRE'S hopes of success in the South Western Counties League were shattered in the final matches. more...
Wiltshire's attempt to defend their national triples title this year ended at the first hurdle. more...
SWINDON jockey George Baker has suffered the ups and downs of racing over the past week or so. more...
SUNDAY racing fans are in for a treat with meetings at Goodwood, Yarmouth and Beverley. more...
FORMER Swindon Town youth-team player Justyn McKay has signed for Supermarine on a short-term basis, while he considers his next move. more...
THE Greatwood Caring For Retired Racehorses at Marlborough is holding its annual open day tomorrow, based on a wild west theme. more...
CIRENCESTER Town's new custodian Kevin Sawyer has his eyes on back-to-back promotions but not before hitting out at his treatment by his former employers. more...
THE Greatwood Caring For Retired Racehorses at Marlborough is holding its annual open day tomorrow, based on a wild west theme. more...
ROBINS came back from the brink of defeat to snatch victory over Peterborough Panthers in a last heat decider last night. more...
MALMESBURY town councillors have slated plans to build a 38-home development near the site of a new primary school. more...
CELEBRATIONS began in earnest across north Wiltshire yesterday as GCSE pupils recorded a bumper set of results. more...
A WIDOWER is setting up a sports trust fund for young people living in Box in memory of his wife who died of cancer. more...
A TEAM of airmen from RAF Lyneham have taken part in a gruelling fitness challenge. more...
A CHIPPENHAM man is warning a council to check parking restrictions in the town are legal before dishing out fines. more...
A BID to turn a stable into offices at a Corsham farm could fall at the final hurdle. North Wiltshire District Council is being advised to refuse planning permission for the project at Nethermore by officers. more...
BLOOD traces found at the scene of a burglary at a pumping station in Calne helped track down one of the culprits, magistrates in Chippenham heard on Wednesday. more...
A COLERNE woman has criticised the way Wiltshire County Council allocates care home places. more...
A DIALYSIS patient who is the first Briton to take part in the European Dialysis and Transplant Games has returned home with a haul of medals. more...
A CRACKDOWN on antisocial behaviour at a playing field in Corsham is continuing following reports of youngsters causing noise and nuisance. more...
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who glassed a love rival in a pub has been warned he faces prison. Lee Millgate, of Brook Street, Chippenham, smashed the glass into Julian Putt, his former girlfriend's new partner, with a single blow from behind. more...
Clapperboards and cameras have been spotted around Chippenham over the past few weeks, as a film production crew from the US descended on the town to shoot their latest project. more...
Wiltshire soldiers executed during the First World War for desertion could receive an official pardon following a Government u-turn. more...
A CHIPPENHAM-based firm is supporting an event that will see a team of soldiers cycle across eight countries in just four weeks. more...
A CHIPPENHAM man caught with drugs he planned to supply has been spared a jail sentence. more...
BRADFORD on Avon canoeist Ed McKeever made a huge splash on the international stage at the World Sprint Championships in Hungary at the weekend. more...
ATHLETICS: CHIPPENHAM sprinter Elaine O'Neill said she felt "gutted" after a poor baton changeover cost the British 4x100m team the chance of a medal at the World Junior Championships in Beijing. more...
Swindon Town Football Club's community officers David Godley and Heshmon Brown visited Bradford on Avon to help youngsters with their soccer skills during the school holidays. more...
WILTSHIRE failed in their bid to finish runners-up in the Western Division of the Minor Counties Championship when they lost by six wickets to Dorset at Dean Park. more...
Under 11s Blue - Malmesbury (4 points) lost to Swindon (15 points) by 6 wickets. Malmesbury 78-6 (20.0 overs) James Gillespie 37 not out, Thomas Whitehead 20, Harrison Painter 3-0-6-3, Mason Thomson 4-1-9-2 Swindon 80-4 (14.1 overs). more...
IT'S a real shame that one year on from the greatest ever Ashes series the game should be clouded in controversy with the Pakistan ball-tampering scandal. more...
ON the third morning of Wiltshire's match against Dorset I decided to play a little joke on one of the umpires. more...
IT was sad to see Chippenham get relegated from Premier Two this week. It's always important to have local sides playing at the highest level - we've managed to hang in there this year but it could happen to us in the future. more...
LEAGUE ROUND-UP: WESTBURY were made to wait another week to get their hands on the Gloucester and Wilts One trophy when their match against title rivals Gloucester City Winget was abandoned. more...
TROWBRIDGE: RICHARD Holbrook has told his players to "express themselves" in their two remaining Premier Two fixtures after Trowbridge guaranteed their survival with a stunning victory in Bristol. more...
EQUESTRIAN: STONAR School, Atworth celebrated another superb Hickstead when the senior show jumping team were crowned national champions. more...
TENNIS: THE Chippenham and District Tennis League Mixed Championship is set for an exciting finale with several titles still to be decided. more...
CHIPPENHAM: CHIPPENHAM bowed out of the top flight of Western League cricket for the first time in their history after defeat at Frenchay confirmed their relegation from Premier Two. more...
CORSHAM: TWO weeks ago Corsham cursed the rain as it brought a premature end to their Premier One clash at Taunton St Andrews. more...
MOTOR RACING: THE contrasting sights of tiny 125cc Superkarts sharing the paddock with Aston Martins and Ferraris is just one of the attractions at the Castle Combe Circuit's LUX Traffic Systems Raceday on Bank Holiday Monday. more...
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