Wiltshire | Archive | 2007 | November
THIS week sees the end of another successful trout fishing season on the Bristol Water reservoirs. more...
BATHAMPTON members have been enjoying some top class sport on club fisheries, with winter carp feeding well. more...
DEVIZES kept up their form to take top spot in last week's Upper Thames Winter League match fished on the Avon at Sutton Benger and Chippenham. more...
POLICE officers closed a road in Bradford on Avon on Saturday evening after a car crashed into a hedge. more...
How do you think a band would sound if it decided that it would only write songs when drunk? Well, you can now find out. more...
Cake are a US indie band whose style has varied over the years since 1994's Motorcade of Generosity. more...
If you've never heard an 18-minute song seem not a moment too long, have a listen to this follow-up to 1977's unreleased Chrome Dreams. more...
Vodafone's Telephone Account Management Team in Trowbridge dressed up as stars of film. They raised £265 for Children in Need which Vodafone generously doubled. more...
Kiddiwinks Pre-School Pyjama Day. To help raise money for Children in Need the Pre-School held a Pudsey Bear Pyjama Day on Friday 16th November. 19 children came in their pyjamas & brought a teddy, which they thought was very amusing, especially to see their teachers in their pyjamas. They gave a donation to Children in Need, raising £21. more...
Batman and Robin to the rescue. Corsham MoD's 241 Signals Squadron, 10 Signal Regiment, entered into the spirit of the Children in Need appeal by dressing up in a variety of guises, including scooby-do, batman and the pink panther on 16 November. By welcoming employees at the main gate and visits to offices, they raised £700. Their efforts are part of a larger, combined, 10 Signal Regiment drive to help the charity - Royal Signals staff around the country are also taking part in a cycle tour which started in Northern Ireland and ended at the BBC studios on Friday night. more...
Paxcroft Primary School pupils donated money to Children in Need to come dressed up in their best spotty outfits. (33829-1) more...
Longscroft Nursery in Trowbidge had it's staff and youngsters dress up in dots and stripes for Children in Need day. (33831-2) more...
Trowbridge ambulance staff raising money for Children in Need in Fore St on Friday. (33834) more...
Tanning salon pervert Stephen Strange has escaped jail for a second time after failing to turn up for probation The 43-year-old was instructed to attend an appointment the day after he was put on a suspended sentence by a judge at Swindon crown court. more...
Four young engineers from Chippenham-based Westinghouse Rail Systems have won awards in the annual Passenger Transport Apprentice Awards, sponsored by GoSkills, the rail industry's leading training organisation. more...
A date has finally been set for the inquest into the ten servicemen who died when a Hercules from RAF Lyneham crashed in Iraq. more...
Police have issued an artist's impression of a man they want to interview in connection with a robbery at the Angel Bingo and Social Club on Marshfield Road in Chippenham. more...
A WOMAN from Chippenham is raising funds for the cancer unit at the Royal United Hospital, Bath - a cause close her heart. more...
A MAN brandished a BB gun at a waitress before shooting her in the leg following a heavy drinking session, a court heard. more...
A £120,000 gas mains project is to be carried out in Chippenham in early 2008 by gas distribution company Wales & West Utilities. more...
A YOUNG Army cadet from Calne has been chosen by Wiltshire's Lord Lieutenant to help him perform official duties. more...
POLICE today released an artist's impression of the man they want to find in connection with a robbery at the Angel Bingo and Social Club in Chippenham. more...
FIRST Division British Lion have been unable to field their first choice 11 on any occasion this term. more...
DIVISION THREE: Pack Horse Rangers produced one of the surprise results of the day when they held Third Division pacesetters Biddestone White Horse to a 2-2 draw. more...
SECOND Division side Cooper-Avon have been presented with the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News-sponsored Team of the Week award for November 11, 2007. more...
KNOCKOUT CUP: White Hart Combe have completed the line-up for the third round of the presstoprint-sponsored Eric Hughes Memorial Knockout Cup after they defeated their Second Division stable-mates Bremhill View Social Club 3-2 to book their place in the final 16 where they will host first division Rowde FC. more...
PREMIER DIVISION: Westbury Rangers A continue to march on at the top of the Premier Division table. more...
DIVISION ONE: Trowbridge-based Ship FC remain top, but their closest challengers are now Kevin Whitbread’s Rowde side who defeated bottom of the table Chippenham Sports and Social Club 5-2 to leapfrog the inactive Potterne, who slipped down to third place. more...
DIVISION TWO: Leaders Cooper-Avon maintained their good run of form and cemented their place at the top of the table with a comfortable 4-0 victory over an in-form Hullavington side. more...
DIVISION FOUR: It’s all change at the top again as Corsham United took over the leaders’ mantle from Riverside Renegades, whose defeat against Steeple Ashton Rangers dropped them down to fourth place. more...
OLD Road Tavern manager Bernie Court is in hospital after suffering a heart attack during yesterday's Robson Taylor Chippenham Sunday League Division Four match against Corsham Centre B. more...
Robson Taylor Chippenham Sunday League reports more...
THE funeral of Corsham DIY shop owner, Gerard Randall is set to take place on Monday. more...
Three organisations that help children have received the proceeds from last year's mayoral appeal. more...
Urchfont Cub pack could fold permanently unless a new Akela comes forward to lead them. more...
EIGHT-year-old violinist Ciara Parker-Northeast captured all hearts at the winners' concert at Devizes Junior Eisteddfod. more...
Calne Town's Luke Hooper battles with the Frome Town defence (33841/1) more...
Frome Town's injured full back Gary Powell is carried off by his team-mates (33841/2) more...
Calne Town's Chris King, right, gets in a cross (33841/3) more...
Frome Town's Gary Powell, left, and Calne Town's Chris King chase a loose ball (33841/4) more...
Calne Town's Steve Casey is denied by Frome goalkeeper Ed Quelch (33841/5) more...
Calne Town's Chris King leads an attack (33841/6) more...
Frome Town defender Jamie Cheeseman keeps a close eye on Calne Town's Luke Hopper (33841/7) more...
Frome Town's Matt Peters takes on the Calne Town defence (33841/8) more...
Saturday's 3-1 win over Swindon Supermarine was one of the craziest games I have seen and played in. When their player threw a towel at the referee I thought he was trying to get the game abandoned. more...
Released in 1972, Joseph Mankiewicz's tense and serpentine thriller Sleuth, adapted by Anthony Shaffer from his own stage play, pitted Sir Laurence Olivier against Michael Caine in a titanic battle of nerve and deception. more...
Abandoning the quirky black comedies which have become his trademark, Irish director Paddy Breathnach tries his hand, with mixed fortunes, at a modern day horror with a strong anti-drugs message. more...
In the space of four films, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic, writer-director Wes Anderson has become one of the most exciting, distinctive and original voices in modern American filmmaking. more...
In 1997, director Werner Herzog won numerous awards for his documentary Little Dieter Needs To Fly, a tribute to American serviceman Dieter Dengler, one of the few people to escape a Laotian prison camp during the Vietnam conflict. more...
Melksham Town have been handed a home tie with FA Vase holders Truro City in the third round. more...
Moonraker Netball League match reports: Premier Division: Fitzmaurice A 15 Devizes A 61 more...
Rugby: Dorset & Wilts 1st XV Vase Minety opened this years Dorset and Wilts 1st XV Vase campaign with an away win against Westbury. A solid team performance was capped by a brace of tries from scrumhalf Tom Fitzcharles and a hat-trick by skipper Martin Coe. more...
Hockey: Wootton Bassett Ladies failed to pick up any points in their three league games at the weekend. The 1st XI, against Yate & South Glos, away, conceded two goals in the first half. more...
THE 17-year-old boy killed when his car hit a tree near Wootton Bassett on Saturday has been named as Sam Higginbottom, of Lea, near Malmesbury. more...
Police investigating a robbery involving an 87-year-old woman in Halton Close, Bransgore have charged two men. more...
A AND B CUP: Second in Division One AFC Trowbridge Town Youth Reserves played third in Division Two Bratton in the second round of the Pied Pipers Promotions-sponsored A and B Cup, and it was First Division class that won through. more...
DIVISION ONE: FC Northbridge finally recorded their first win of the season as they put three unanswered goals past the Warminster Town Reserves team that were directly above them in the table. more...
DIVISION TWO: The Lamb succumbed to their seventh defeat of the season as they went down 8-0 to Anchor and Hope. more...
DIVISION THREE: Leaders Bromham Reserves were held to a 4-4 draw in their top of the table game against third placed Bradford United Reserves. more...
HELP us find out which are the best party tunes of all time – make your nominations here. more...
SALISBURY City manager Nick Holmes was delighted to see his side return to winning ways on Saturday with a 3-1 victory away at York City. more...
FIFTY-THREE residents of Fittleton voted unanimously for a referendum on the EU constitutional treaty when they went to the polls last Thursday. more...
A SOUTH Wiltshire-based soldier has been praised for his actions when a group of British troops thwarted a Taliban suicide car bomb attack in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. more...
PRINCE Charles was greeted by a waving crowd at Salisbury Cathedral when he arrived for a special service of thanksgiving for the Army Air Corps on Friday. more...
NOW thank goodness for an outbreak of common sense! People of Swindon, well done for getting the right person this week. more...
ANGRY Hasney Aljofree rounded on the referee after his team's gallant effort at Elland Road was not enough to prevent a third defeat in four League One outings. more...
In the last couple of weeks we have been a wee bit indifferent but the boys really came to the show. more...
FORMER Town chief Dennis Wise has urged Paul Sturrock to stop moaning about the transfer embargo, insisting the current Swindon squad is strong enough to mount a successful League One challenge. more...
LEE Peacock has urged his Town teammates to take Saturday's cruel defeat on the chin and use their anger at referee Lee Mason as motivation ahead of Saturday's derby with rivals Bristol Rovers. more...
BILLY Paynter says Swindon can take heart from their battling display at Elland Road, insisting: "We did not deserve to lose." more...
Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has reassured that no company with a clear commitment to the protection of its own staff and that of the public has anything to fear from the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act from next April. more...
The TUC and voluntary sector organisations are marking the longest period between bank holidays by calling for a new Community Day holiday in October to celebrate the work of UK's 20 million volunteers. more...
Glastonbury music festival founder Michael Eavis has been voted the South West's ultimate business icon in a survey from BT Business to find the most inspirational figure for small business owners. more...
A BROOCH belonging to one of the world's most powerful men, a gaming board carved by a Napoleonic prisoner of war and the diary of an 18th century traveller who crossed America from east to west were among the treasures uncovered at an antiques valuation event. more...
New College turned in one of their best performances of the season to beat Wiltshire League leaders Calne 5-0 on their own ground, writes RAY BURROUGHS. more...
FOUR goals, four red cards, and former players coming back to haunt their old sides - the BGB Premier Division derby clash between Chippenham Town and Supermarine had it all. more...
CHIPPENHAM winger David Pratt labelled Leigh Henry's horror tackle on him, which saw the Supermarine captain sent off, as "career-ending". more...
SHRIVENHAM boss Pete Horwat hailed his side's "awesome" second half display as they came back from two goals down to progress to the third round of the FA Vase. more...
FAIRFORD Town pulled themselves further away from the Hellenic League Premier Division relegation zone with a 2-0 win against fellow strugglers AFC Wallingford. more...
SWINDON Wildcats slumped to an embarrassing 4-2 home defeat against bottom of the league Romford on Saturday night, but saved some face by winning 5-2 at Chelmsford a day later. more...
HEALTH Minister Ann Keen announced at the recent I Love The NHS event in London that health spending, at £110bn, will have trebled in 2010-11 since Labour came into office in 1997. more...
THE good old Adver is at it again - championing another good cause as it has so often done. more...
THERE is a simple answer to your question, Mike Spry. more...
WHAT became of the vote for graffiti yobs to clean it up? I've never seen anyone cleaning it off, not youngsters. Volunteers may be. more...
THE judiciary in our country, with the possible collusion of Government, have thwarted all attempts to bring the disastrous policy of uncontrolled immigration under control. more...
RAVEN and his young warriors have been battling to free his homeland in Raven (BBC1, 4pm). more...
ON Wednesday I walked past two traffic wardens in Raggett Street, in Old Town, who were inspecting a red car while using their walkie-talkies. more...
FIRSTLY I would like to say how I wholeheartedly endorse the comments article of the Swindon Advertiser on the aspect of Armistice day, now called Remembrance Day. more...
A 37-year-old man has been remanded in custody after admitting carrying out a robbery at a petrol station. more...
Teenager Thomas Read has been remanded in custody after being charged with robbing one man and trying to rob another. more...
Thug Damian Ham , who bit his ex-girlfriend in a row over £4 she needed to take her children to school on the bus, has been jailed for a year. more...
A 40-year-old man could face the prospect of a jail term after admitting having sex with his own sister in the 1980s. more...
BOXING champ Jamie Cox has vowed to defend himself against accusations he hit a man in a nightclub. more...
WHEN Fidelma Meehan gets up this morning, she will be dressing in her best clothes and heading to London. more...
PETER Williamson has a perfectly normal life. He is 40, married, has two sons, drives a Ford Fiesta, works in an office and has size 10 feet. more...
A TEENAGER died when he crashed his car on a road notorious for accidents. more...
POLICE are investigating the sudden death of a man in Ashton Keynes. more...
IT is a device most of us take for granted, but a former civil engineer is hoping a water pump he purchased from Honda will serve as the gift of life to thousands. more...
THE FIGHT to throw out wheelie bins in Broadgreen is escalating. more...
DETERMINED lawyer Brigitte Chandler has received hundreds of bouquets. And a drawer in her home is full of cards bearing feelings of thanks that go beyond language. more...
A POPULAR town centre nightclub is up for sale. more...
HOSPITAL staff have been forced to fight for their own jobs after being told 20 posts will go when beds are closed. more...
POLICE will be speaking to schoolchildren about the dangers of cyber-bullying this week. more...
A MAN caught with a stolen £5,000 pressure washer was spared jail - after being released early from another sentence. more...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 17-year-old boy who tragically died in a car crash near Wootton Bassett. more...
SAM Higginbottom died when his car collided with a tree on the B4042 and overturned. more...
A YOUNG thug who bit his ex-girlfriend during a row over £4 has been jailed for a year. more...
THE coroner investigating how two Swindon airmen died in Iraq has apologised to their families for the three-year wait for answers. more...
BLIND and partially-sighted tenpin bowlers did battle at this year's British Pairs Championships in West Swindon. more...
A MAN has been remanded in custody after admitting carrying out a robbery at a petrol station. more...
A TEENAGER has been remanded in custody after being charged with robbing one man and trying to rob another. more...
WOOTTON Bassett suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of Oakmedians in the third round of the EDF Energy Senior Vase, but vice-captain Jon Clarke believes their exit could be a blessing in disguise. more...
ROBINS fans have been promised a "team of racers'' when they launch their 2008 bid for Elite League glory next March. more...
Westbury United 6, Elmore 3. THE goals flowed again at Meadow Lane on Saturday, with seven scored in the last 25 minutes of this Toolstation League First Division match. more...
Frome Town 4, Calne Town 1. FROME Town continued their good run of form by defeating a talented, young Calne side 4-1 in an open and entertaining Toolstation League Premier Division match at Badger’s Hill. more...
MELKSHAM Town will play holders Truro City in the third round of the FA Vase. more...
Trowbridge Pool League fixtures for Monday November 19: more...
ATHLETICS: Despite the inclement conditions Avon Valley Runners mustered a strong turnout of 30 runners for the Wimborne 10. more...
A CAMPAIGN is being launched today to raise awareness of road safety issues among primary school children in Wiltshire. more...
WILTSHIRE County Council's parish steward scheme is celebrating its first birthday. more...
WILTSHIRE'S coroner said today that he would consider a request by the family of a serviceman killed in a plane crash in Iraq to call the Defence Secretary to give evidence at his inquest. more...
A TROWBRIDGE-based solicitors has launched a dedicated inquest representation service following a growing number of requests from bereaved families. more...
THE number of crimes committed in Trowbridge between April and November has fallen, compared to the same period in 2006. more...
X FACTOR finalist Daniel De Bourg will be performing at Chicago Rock Café in Trowbridge on Wednesday November 28. more...
A SHOP in Trowbridge re-opened with the help of Trowbridge schoolchildren following a £180,000 revamp. more...
TV chef Peter Vaughan paid a visit to a Trowbridge primary school to open its new kitchen on Friday. more...
POLICE have closed a road near Trowbridge following a diesel spillage. more...
A PAEDOHPHILE from Warminster has been jailed after molesting two girls under 10 years old. more...
ROAD blocks are in place after a woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision on the A36 near Codford. more...
Low paid women caught up in the collapse of the Farepak Christmas savings club have been forced into a cycle of debt since, according to a new report today. more...
TIM Lynch, the chief executive of the Great Western Ambulance Service, has apologised for the death of a patient who waited 40 minutes for an ambulance. more...
THE 60th anniversary of the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race will be marked by a special ale brewed by Wadworth. more...
Classical superstar Katherine Jenkins will be appearing at The National Arboretum, Westonbirt, next summer. more...
Wiltshire Coroner David Masters said today he would consider a request by the family of a serviceman killed in a plane crash in Iraq to call the Defence Secretary to give evidence at his inquest. more...
UNDER NINES: Trowbridge Town Youth C celebrated their first win of the season by running out 2-0 winners at White Horse Juniors in the Orange Division. more...
UNDER 10s: Melksham Town Saints achieved an impressive 8-1 away win at Trowbridge Town Youth A in Blue Division match where the quality of play belied the final score line. more...
UNDER 11s: Trowbridge Town A controlled their Blue Division match from start to finish and ran out 13-1 winners. more...
UNDER 12s: The cold, the wind and the rain at Leafy Lane, Corsham, were the toughest opponents in the Under 12s Green Division game between AFC Corsham and visitors Frome Collegians. more...
UNDER 13s: Corsham hosted top of the table Amesbury in very cold and wet conditions in the Blue Division. more...
UNDER 14s: A HIGHLY competitive and pulsating Blue Division match saw some wonderful football by both Derry Hill and home side Melksham Town Youth Blue. more...
UNDER 15s: AFC Corsham took a 3-0 lead at the break before going on to finish 6-2 winners in their Blue Division home game against Devizes Town Youth. more...
UNDER 16s: Three first half strikes, all from outside the box, from Sean Walker, Rob McKie and Elliot Caris-Smith sent Bradford on their way to a convincing victory at a wet and windy Winsley in the Blue Division. more...
Youth football reports more...
FIFTY-THREE residents of Fittleton voted unanimously for a referendum on the EU constitutional treaty when they went to the polls last Thursday. more...
A SOUTH Wiltshire-based soldier has been praised for his actions when a group of British troops thwarted a Taliban suicide car bomb attack in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. more...
Police investigating a robbery involving an 87-year-old woman in Halton Close, Bransgore have charged two men. more...
PRINCE Charles was greeted by a waving crowd at Salisbury Cathedral when he arrived for a special service of thanksgiving for the Army Air Corps on Friday. more...
SALISBURY City manager Nick Holmes was delighted to see his side return to winning ways on Saturday with a 3-1 victory away at York City. more...
The TUC and voluntary sector organisations are marking the longest period between bank holidays by calling for a new Community Day holiday in October to celebrate the work of UK's 20 million volunteers. more...
Glastonbury music festival founder Michael Eavis has been voted the South West's ultimate business icon in a survey from BT Business to find the most inspirational figure for small business owners. more...
Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has reassured that no company with a clear commitment to the protection of its own staff and that of the public has anything to fear from the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter Act from next April. more...
A BROOCH belonging to one of the world's most powerful men, a gaming board carved by a Napoleonic prisoner of war and the diary of an 18th century traveller who crossed America from east to west were among the treasures uncovered at an antiques valuation event. more...
HOSPITAL staff have been forced to fight for their own jobs after being told 20 posts will go when beds are closed. more...
POLICE will be speaking to schoolchildren about the dangers of cyber-bullying this week. more...
A MAN caught with a stolen £5,000 pressure washer was spared jail - after being released early from another sentence. more...
A POPULAR building is scheduled to be demolished sooner than expected after its owner sold it at the eleventh hour. more...
ENTREPRENEUR Bruce Durham is dusting himself down after receiving a fiery interview with a team of dragons. more...
SAM Higginbottom died when his car collided with a tree on the B4042 and overturned. more...
THE Magic Roundabout is the biggest hurdle facing learner drivers in the town - according to a poll of driving instructors. more...
AN ENVIRONMENTAL expert has said the air quality in Swindon is worse than in most towns. more...
THE coroner investigating how two Swindon airmen died in Iraq has apologised to their families for the three-year wait for answers. more...
BLIND and more...
MORE than a year after Swindon hamper firm Farepak went into administration, savers are still waiting to see a penny of the money they lost. more...
A MAN has been remanded in custody after admitting carrying out a robbery at a petrol station. more...
A TEENAGER has been remanded in custody after being charged with robbing one man and trying to rob another. more...
PATIENTS will be put through their paces in a corridor at the Great Western Hospital. more...
SPEED cameras could be pulled from Swindon's streets - unless the Government agrees to plough all of the cash they generate back into the town. more...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 17-year-old boy who tragically died in a car crash near Wootton Bassett. more...
BOXING champ Jamie Cox has vowed to defend himself against accusations he hit a man in a nightclub. more...
WHEN Fidelma Meehan gets up this morning, she will be dressing in her best clothes and heading to London. more...
PETER Williamson has a perfectly normal life. He is 40, married, has two sons, drives a Ford Fiesta, works in an office and has size 10 feet. more...
A TEENAGER died when he crashed his car on a road notorious for accidents. more...
POLICE are investigating the sudden death of a man in Ashton Keynes. more...
IT is a device most of us take for granted, but a former civil engineer is hoping a water pump he purchased from Honda will serve as the gift of life to thousands. more...
THE FIGHT to throw out wheelie bins in Broadgreen is escalating. more...
DETERMINED lawyer Brigitte Chandler has received hundreds of bouquets. And a drawer in her home is full of cards bearing feelings of thanks that go beyond language. more...
A POPULAR town centre nightclub is up for sale. more...
A YOUNG thug who bit his ex-girlfriend during a row over £4 has been jailed for a year. more...
SWINDON Town Ladies picked up their first away points of the season with a 3-2 win against Queens Park Rangers in the South West Combination Women's Football League. more...
SWINDON Spitfires threw away a 2-1 lead as they went down 4-2 away at Team Western Reserves. more...
HIGHWORTH Juniors progressed to the quarter-finals of the Under 14 Cup with an emphatic 12-1 win over AFC Banbury. more...
LEE Cowmeadow waved an emotional goodbye to his Wildcats teammates after announcing his retirement from ice hockey after 17 years. more...
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SUPERMARINE boss Mark Collier believes a decent run in the Errea Cup could serve as a boost to his side's league fortunes. more...
JOHN Paget has his sights set firmly on one Christmas present - a place in the Hellenic Premier Division's mid-table pack. more...
SHRIVENHAM have been handed an away tie at Moneyfields in the third round of the FA Vase. more...
GARY Patchett has warned his fellow Elite League owners that a substantial cut in speedway's average limit for 2008 could hurt them as much as the Robins. more...
PUMAS moved six points clear at the top of the Under 14 South One League with a convincing 9-1 win over M4 rivals Slough Jets, writes DAVE EATON. more...
Four young engineers from Chippenham-based Westinghouse Rail Systems have won awards in the annual Passenger Transport Apprentice Awards, sponsored by GoSkills, the rail industry's leading training organisation. more...
TIM Lynch, the chief executive of the Great Western Ambulance Service, has apologised for the death of a patient who waited 40 minutes for an ambulance. more...
Police have issued an artist's impression of a man they want to interview in connection with a robbery at the Angel Bingo and Social Club on Marshfield Road in Chippenham. more...
Three organisations that help children have received the proceeds from last year's mayoral appeal. more...
THE 60th anniversary of the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race will be marked by a special ale brewed by Wadworth. more...
Urchfont Cub pack could fold permanently unless a new Akela comes forward to lead them. more...
Tanning salon pervert Stephen Strange has escaped jail for a second time after failing to turn up for probation more...
Thug Damian Ham , who bit his ex-girlfriend in a row over £4 she needed to take her children to school on the bus, has been jailed for a year. more...
Teenager Thomas Read has been remanded in custody after being charged with robbing one man and trying to rob another. more...
THE 17-year-old boy killed when his car hit a tree near Wootton Bassett on Saturday has been named as Sam Higginbottom, of Lea, near Malmesbury. more...
Low paid women caught up in the collapse of the Farepak Christmas savings club have been forced into a cycle of debt since, according to a new report today. more...
Wiltshire Coroner David Masters said today he would consider a request by the family of a more...
THE funeral of Corsham DIY shop owner, Gerard Randall is set to take place on Monday. more...
Classical superstar Katherine Jenkins will be appearing at The National Arboretum, Westonbirt, next summer. more...
EIGHT-year-old violinist Ciara Parker-Northeast captured all hearts at the winners' concert at Devizes Junior Eisteddfod. more...
A date has finally been set for the inquest into the ten servicemen who died when a Hercules from RAF Lyneham crashed in Iraq. more...
A 37-year-old man has been remanded in custody after admitting carrying out a robbery at a petrol station. more...
A 40-year-old man could face the prospect of a jail term after admitting having sex with his own sister in the 1980s. more...
Saturday's 3-1 win over Swindon Supermarine was one of the craziest games I have seen and played in. When their player threw a towel at the referee I thought he was trying to get the game abandoned. more...
Melksham Town have been handed a home tie with FA Vase holders Truro City in the third round. more...
Rugby: Dorset & Wilts 1st XV Vase more...
Moonraker Netball League match reports: more...
A WESTBURY residential home is leading the way in a project to give elderly people access to the internet. more...
A TROWBRIDGE choral society is among groups in the South West to benefit from the latest Lottery Awards for All programme. more...
WILTSHIRE'S coroner said today that he would consider a request by the family of a serviceman killed in a plane crash in Iraq to call the Defence Secretary to give evidence at his inquest. more...
COUNCILLORS have ruled that plans to improve security at a golf course near Melksham are below par. more...
POLICE officers closed a road in Bradford on Avon on Saturday evening after a car crashed into a hedge. more...
DISTRICT councillors will visit the site of a proposal for a car sales and commercial van hire centre before making a decision. more...
A CORSHAM MoD worker is launching his new children's sci-fi novel on Saturday. more...
THE lightning quick reactions of a Trowbridge man when he spotted a kingfisher have helped win him a national photographic competition. more...
POLICE today released an artist's impression of the man they want to find in connection with a robbery at the Angel Bingo and Social Club in Chippenham. more...
THE future of the derelict Kingston Mills site will be determined at a special meeting of the West Wiltshire District Council's planning committee next week. more...
THE wife of a man paralysed after contracting MRSA at a hospital in Bath has revealed he has been given the all clear. more...
ROAD blocks are in place after a woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision on the A36 near Codford. more...
PROTESTS from neighbours have failed to stop plans being approved for three bungalows in Melksham. more...
PUBLIC transport operator First Bus has secured planning permission for a HGV and bus parking and refuelling facility on a west Wiltshire business park. more...
ONE of the highest-ranking officers from Bradford on Avon Air Cadets is leaving the squadron as a cadet to work towards receiving his commission as an officer in the Air Training Corps. more...
A NEW world class research laboratory has been launched in Westbury, as a result of a reorganisation of Avon Rubber. more...
A PAEDOHPHILE from Warminster has been jailed after molesting two girls under 10 years old. more...
POLICE have closed a road near Trowbridge following a diesel spillage. more...
FIVE of Wiltshire's rivers are providing vital homes for Britain's most endangered mammal, a new survey has revealed. more...
TEENAGER Ayesha Burke has been voted top of the pops by judges at a talent show in Trowbridge. more...
Frome Town 4, Calne Town 1 more...
MELKSHAM Town will play holders Truro City in the third round of the FA more...
Westbury United 6, Elmore 3 more...
Despite the inclement conditions Avon Valley Runners mustered a more...
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