Wiltshire | Archive | 2007 | September
FISH were hard to tempt in the Waterside AC match fished on Sunday at Landsend Fishery. more...
THE 30 hour carp match fished at Bathampton AA's Hunstrete Lake fishery produced some fine performances, with plenty of big fish. more...
TROUT fishermen continued to enjoy top sport on the Bristol Water fisheries. more...
Hidden inside a converted coal shed in St Albans is the world's most intricately designed miniature cricket ground. more...
PLANS to demolish a former depot in Bradford on Avon and replace it with offices and housing are due to be debated on Thursday. more...
A REAL ale festival at The Barge, Bradford on Avon, which was due to be held this weekend, has been postponed until September 28-30. more...
Former Trowbridge and Chippenham police officer Tim Swinburn has resigned from theWiltshire force. more...
An 81-year-old woman has drowned after slipping into a river in Christian Malford. more...
SECOND Division Pig and Whistle United have raided local rivals AFC Melksham as they bid to increase their squad ahead of what could be a long hard season. more...
WESTBURY Rangers have been busy trying to bolster their two team teams. more...
A 12-year-old boy involved in a road accident in Devizes last week has died. more...
The Wiltshire Heritage Museum has won funds for much-needed improvements to visitor access. more...
The stepfather of Devizes stabbing victim Matthew Baggott has spoken warmly of the friendly, helpful and talented lad he was proud to call his son. more...
POLICE found £2,000 worth of suspected cocaine on a woman believed to be dealing in the pubs and clubs of Swindon. more...
I thought we played well and kept going right until the end against Corby on Saturday. more...
In form Corsham Town warmed up for their trip to Devizes Town tonight with a 3-1 win at home to Brislington on Saturday It was the fifth win in a row for Mel Gingell's side as they sit third in the Toolstation League Premier Division. more...
Swindon Speedway has announced the signing of thirty-year-old Damian Balinski, who helped Poland to victory in the World Cup Final at his home track, Leszno, a little over seven weeks ago, on 21 July. more...
A quartet of local drivers will be fighting to determine the outcome of the West Country's most significant championship titles at the Castle Combe Circuit's MG Raceday on Saturday. more...
Tommy Bridewell will return to race in the British Superbike Championship next week, two months after his brother was killed on the track. more...
Swindon Town administrator Andrew Andronikou claims Swindon Borough Council and the club's supporters trust played a role in putting its existence at risk. more...
Swindon Town chairman in waiting JimLittle is hoping the dream of a new multi-purpose stadium in Swindon will start to be realised within six months. more...
Chairman deignate Jim Little has hailed Swindon Town's new general manager Jose Veiga asthe club's own Jose Mourinho. more...
My parents-in-law are, to all intents and purposes, teetotallers. more...
The south of France produces a vast array of delicious wines of all types and varieties and always provides great value for money. more...
Here I am, 46 years old - and so hot in bed that I can hardly wait to get naked. Maybe I should rephrase that... more...
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has appeared in court and denied 19 counts of causing criminal damage by scrawling graffiti. more...
NORTH Wilts are holding their first festival of the new season on Saturday when the men entertain teams from Stroud and Witney. more...
This year's Emergency Services Show has been hailed as the best in its three-year history. more...
A PUB has lent its support to a scheme to bring the Wilts & Berks Canal into the centre of Melksham. more...
POLICE have released a CCTV image of two people they are looking for in connection with a robbery in Melksham. more...
A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation this morning after a bedroom fire in Melksham. more...
A NEW Forest Police inspector with 27 years of service in the force - including a spell at Ringwood - has been sacked for inappropriate behaviour while cautioning a youth at a police station. more...
THE League's referees' secretary, Colin Kennerson, has appealed to clubs to be patient during the present shortage of referees. more...
SUPPORTERS not heading to Forest Green Rovers on Thursday for Salisbury City's Blue Square Premier match are welcome to view the Setanta TV televised game for free in the club's Sarum Suite. more...
WITH sponsorship money still coming in, Salisbury's second annual Wheelrace for Life event is on target to raise well over £1,000 for the city's Multiple Sclerosis Society. more...
A YOUTH threw a laptop computer at a 54-year-old woman as he and three friends stole her car. more...
A DISPUTE which started in 1978, and has caused division in the village of West Grimstead ever since, has reached a conclusion after an inquiry. more...
JIM Little has hailed new general manager Jose Veiga as Town's own Jose Mourinho and insists, working in tandem with Paul Sturrock, the Championship is an immediate aim. more...
ANDREW Andronikou insists Swindon Borough Council and Town's supporters trust played a role in putting the club's existence at risk, after revealing a seven-year battle to beat the debts is almost over. more...
PORTUGUESE sports journalist Tom Kundert is familiar with Town's new general manager Jose Veiga and described his time in Portugal as "controversial". more...
ONLY Swindon Town could have a match featured on prime-time Sunday afternoon television and still make more headlines off the pitch than on it more...
JIM Little is hoping the dream of a new "multi-purpose" stadium in Swindon will start to be realised within six months. more...
PORTUGUESE sports journalist Tom Kundert is familiar with Town's new general manager Jose Veiga and described his time in Portugal as "controversial". more...
ANDREW Andronikou insists Swindon Borough Council and Town's supporters trust played a role in putting the club's existence at risk, after revealing a seven-year battle to beat the debts is almost over. more...
THERE was a feast of goals in the under 11 North Division, with 55 goals scored in five games. more...
Champions AFC Gas started the defence of their Division One title with a 5-0 win at SKS Blyskawica. more...
A 40-yard screamer from Gardiner along with four strikes from Nigel Baker and a single from Arnold were more than enough for Bakers Arms to take the points against Catalus. more...
SENIOR TRIATHLON RESULTS more...
The ninth WMActive Cotswold Triathlon took place at Keynes Country Park at the weekend, attracting a field of more than 500. more...
Having read some of the letters recently printed regarding unacceptable behaviour, in my opinion, the blame lies with the silent majority of the population. more...
As a mother, and a supporter of children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent I would urge all the mums reading this to sign up and take part in National Yummy Mummy Week - the fundraising event organised by the charity, from September 15 to 23. more...
AS a minister it is not unusual to receive callers at the manse and, sadly, it is sometimes necessary to be cautious of the strangers who knock the door. more...
I am writing after having read the very interesting article penned by your columnist Barrie Hudson. Initially, I was reasonably for the idea of ID cards. more...
IN reply to Lynda Warren I can only repeat that not simply the best, but probably the only way to defeat the perils of the ID card is to vote for the biggest party promising never to introduce them or to scrap them if they are already in place. more...
Staff and students are in shock following the death of a popular sixth former. more...
A Mexican man who kidnapped his baby son from Swindon mum Samantha Lowry is sending hundreds of hate emails about her family. more...
Swindon speedway boss Terry Russell says he hopes councillors will look favourably on plans for the stadium tonight. more...
Businesses are invited to learn more about the multiple award-winning Heelis building in Swindon, home to the National Trust. more...
A mum of three who cheated the benefits system out of almost £30,000 has walked free from court. more...
Speedway in Swindon has been thrown a lifeline. more...
SOMETHING fishy has been going on at Shaftesbury Lake. more...
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kristian Milsom was due to begin his second year at New College this week. more...
AN EMOTIONAL Jody Aggett has been reunited with his family after being freed from a six-year jail term. more...
SEBASTIAN Coe, the former Olympic champion at the forefront of the campaign to see the 2012 Olympics brought to the UK, will be in Swindon on Wednesday. more...
NUMBER one band Hard-Fi will play at the Oasis. more...
RESIDENTS in Haydon Wick may soon have their flooding questions answered as local councillors will be meeting with Thames Water and the Environment Agency next month. more...
SPEEDWAY in Swindon has been thrown a lifeline. more...
A TRAVEL clinic offering everything from immunisations through to advice on political unrest abroad is about to enter one of its busiest times of the year. more...
EDUCATION and development leaders have welcomed efforts to bring a £25m centre of excellence to Swindon. more...
THE Wootton Bassett Brass Band is on the lookout for local musical talent to join the group. more...
AFTER spending six years in a Thai jail with no contact with the outside world, Jody Aggett stepped off his flight from the Far East at Heathrow and walked into a media frenzy. more...
AFTER spending six years in a Thai jail with no contact with the outside world, Jody Aggett stepped off his flight from the Far East at Heathrow and walked into a media frenzy. more...
YOUNGSTERS in Blunsdon have set up their own club to help combat boredom - and are planning a half-term full of activities. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL dispersal order covering the entire town centre has received a cool reception from Advertiser readers. more...
AN OFF-DUTY police officer had his money stolen as he tried to break up a fight. more...
pupils have celebrated the first year's anniversary of a merger which has seen the creation of a new school family. more...
SWINDON'S latest truancy figures are encouraging, especially when compared with those of many other parts of the country. more...
IT'S good to see Jody Aggett back where he belongs after so many long and fearful years. more...
THEY are riding high in the charts with their album Once Upon a Time in the West, and Hard-Fi will head west along the M4 for a gig at the Oasis. more...
BUSINESS owners and shoppers have expressed their joy at the news non-metric measurements in butchers and grocery shops will remain legal in the town. more...
TRUANCY rates at Swindon secondary schools during the spring almost doubled compared to last year's figures. more...
THE wife of a bodyguard killed in Iraq says a single bullet has ripped her life apart. more...
AN ELEVENTH hour compromise may have saved the day for the town's new speedway stadium. more...
PLANS to rejuvenate a section of Swindon's town centre look set to go ahead. more...
SWINDON Robins have recruited Polish star Damian Balinski to their squad for the remainder of the season. more...
ALUN Rossiter and Leigh Adams last night brushed aside the disappointment of Robins' 55-35 defeat at title rivals Coventry Bees to hail the capture of Polish ace Damian Balinski. more...
ROBINS surrendered top spot in the Sky Sports Elite League in their last match of the regular season last night - but team boss Alun Rossiter was determined to look at the positives at Brandon. more...
SCORERS more...
AN emphatic win by Hawkesbury Upton at Westerleigh was not quite enough to stop Biddestone becoming champions of Division One of the Village Cricket League. more...
FROME Town midfielder Dean Ranger has turned down an approach from Toolstation League First Division side Larkhall Athletic to remain with the Robins. more...
SPEEDWAY: Swindon Robins have announced the signing of 30-year-old Damian Balinski, who helped Poland to victory in the World Cup final at his home track, Leszno, a little over seven weeks ago. more...
CORSHAM are staging a South African-themed evening - complete with surf machine - at their Lacock Road clubhouse on Friday. more...
WILTSHIRE Heritage Museum has secured funds for much-needed improvements to visitor access. more...
BARELY half of Wiltshire's countryside remains undisturbed by development, a study has concluded. more...
THERE was a rare chance to see what it was like to be held in a 17th century prison as part of the annual Heritage Open Days weekend. more...
FORMER Trowbridge and Chippenham police officer Tim Swinburn has resigned from Wiltshire Police. more...
DON'T lose your right to vote! That's the message from West Wiltshire District Council as registration forms are sent to every household in the district for the 2008 Register of Electors. more...
A GARDEN party to raise money for the families of soldiers, sailors and airmen, ended with a rousing rendition of Rule Britannia and plenty of audience participation on Saturday. more...
THE people of Trowbridge have been given the chance to influence the design of a multi-million pound development on the former Wincanton site in Bythesea Road. more...
POLICE in Trowbridge are appealing for witnesses after a man in his fifties was assaulted in the town. more...
FIREFIGHTERS in Westbury and Warminster will be hosing down cars instead of fires as part of a national event to raise money for charity. more...
IMMIGRATION officers targeting illegal employment in the UK have arrested two men from a take-away in Warminster. more...
Parents are being encouraged to apply online for the school they would like their children to attend next September. more...
He spent nearly six years unable to see his son grow up – but this morning, former Wootton Bassett man Jody Aggett was reunited with his boy Ryan. more...
SUPPORTERS not heading to Forest Green Rovers on Thursday for Salisbury City's Blue Square Premier match are welcome to view the Setanta TV televised game for free in the club's Sarum Suite. more...
RESIDENTS in Haydon Wick may soon have their flooding questions answered as local councillors will be meeting with Thames Water and the Environment Agency next month. more...
YOUNGSTERS in Blunsdon have set up their own club to help combat boredom - and are planning a half-term full of activities. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL dispersal order covering the entire town centre has received a cool reception from Advertiser readers. more...
AN OFF-DUTY police officer had his money stolen as he tried to break up a fight. more...
pupils have celebrated the first year's anniversary of a merger which has seen the creation of a new school family. more...
SWINDON'S latest truancy figures are encouraging, especially when compared with those of many other parts of the country. more...
IT'S good to see Jody Aggett back where he belongs after so many long and fearful years. more...
THEY are riding high in the charts with their album Once Upon a Time in the West, and Hard-Fi will head west along the M4 for a gig at the Oasis. more...
BUSINESS owners and shoppers have expressed their joy at the news non-metric measurements in butchers and grocery shops will remain legal in the town. more...
TRUANCY rates at Swindon secondary schools during the spring almost doubled compared to last year's figures. more...
THE wife of a bodyguard killed in Iraq says a single bullet has ripped her life apart. more...
AN EMOTIONAL Jody Aggett has been reunited with his family after being freed from a six-year jail term. more...
AN ELEVENTH hour compromise may have saved the day for the town's new speedway stadium. more...
PLANS to rejuvenate a section of Swindon's town centre look set to go ahead. more...
SPEEDWAY in Swindon has been thrown a lifeline. more...
A TRAVEL clinic offering everything from immunisations through to advice on political unrest abroad is about to enter one of its busiest times of the year. more...
EDUCATION and development leaders have welcomed efforts to bring a £25m centre of excellence to Swindon. more...
THE Wootton Bassett Brass Band is on the lookout for local musical talent to join the group. more...
AFTER spending six years in a Thai jail with no contact with the outside world, Jody Aggett stepped off his flight from the Far East at Heathrow and walked into a media frenzy. more...
AFTER spending six years in a Thai jail with no contact with the outside world, Jody Aggett stepped off his flight from the Far East at Heathrow and walked into a media frenzy. more...
SOMETHING fishy has been going on at Shaftesbury Lake. more...
SEBASTIAN Coe, the former Olympic champion at the forefront of the campaign to see the 2012 Olympics brought to the UK, will be in Swindon on Wednesday. more...
ALUN Rossiter and Leigh Adams last night brushed aside the disappointment of Robins' 55-35 defeat at title rivals Coventry Bees to hail the capture of Polish ace Damian Balinski. more...
ROBINS surrendered top spot in the Sky Sports Elite League in their last match of the regular season last night - but team boss Alun Rossiter was determined to look at the positives at Brandon. more...
Businesses are invited to learn more about the multiple award-winning Heelis building in Swindon, home to the National Trust. more...
An 81-year-old woman has drowned after slipping into a river in Christian Malford. more...
Parents are being encouraged to apply online for the school they would like their children to attend next September. more...
Staff and students are in shock following the death of a popular sixth former. more...
A Mexican man who kidnapped his baby son from Swindon mum Samantha Lowry is sending hundreds of hate emails about her family. more...
Swindon speedway boss Terry Russell says he hopes councillors will look favourably on plans for the stadium tonight. more...
A 12-year-old boy involved in a road accident in Devizes last week has died. more...
The stepfather of Devizes stabbing victim Matthew Baggott has spoken warmly of the friendly, helpful and talented lad he was proud to call his son. more...
Speedway in Swindon has been thrown a lifeline. more...
The Wiltshire Heritage Museum has won funds for much-needed improvements to visitor access. more...
This year's Emergency Services Show has been hailed as the best in its three-year history. more...
A mum of three who cheated the benefits system out of almost £30,000 has walked free from court. more...
A former Wootton Bassett man wrongly given a life sentence in Thailand for drugs offences has been welcomed home after his conviction was quashed. more...
Former Trowbridge and Chippenham police officer Tim Swinburn has resigned from theWiltshire force. more...
Tommy Bridewell will return to race in the British Superbike Championship next week, two months after his brother was killed on the track. more...
A quartet of local drivers will be fighting to determine the outcome of the West Country's most significant championship titles at the Castle Combe Circuit's MG Raceday on Saturday. more...
Swindon Town administrator Andrew Andronikou claims Swindon Borough Council and the club's supporters trust played a role in putting its existence at risk. more...
Swindon Town chairman in waiting JimLittle is hoping the dream of a new multi-purpose stadium in Swindon will start to be realised within six months. more...
In form Corsham Town warmed up for their trip to Devizes Town tonight with a 3-1 win at home to Brislington on Saturday more...
Swindon Speedway has announced the signing of thirty-year-old Damian Balinski, who helped Poland to victory in the World Cup Final at his home track, Leszno, a little over seven weeks ago, on 21 July. more...
Chairman deignate Jim Little has hailed Swindon Town's new general manager Jose Veiga asthe club's own Jose Mourinho. more...
I thought we played well and kept going right until the end against Corby on Saturday. more...
PROTESTERS will be marching into Warminster next week as part of a 1,000-mile rally through Britain. more...
TROWBRIDGE Town Council has recruited an athletic new officer called James Wain. more...
TWO Wiltshire pubs have been given top status by Michelin in their Eating out in Pubs 2008 guide. more...
A POPULAR paramedic who died earlier this year is being remembered in a charity badminton event being held in Warminster on Saturday. more...
MORE than £600 has been raised by staff and councillors at North Wiltshire District Council towards a new baby heart monitor at Chippenham Hospital. more...
GREEN-MINDED residents in Westbury Leigh have stopped recycling in protest at the failure of their long-running campaign to get black boxes for their street. more...
ENVIRONMENTALLY friendly businesses were represented at an Eco Trade Fair in Bradford on Avon on Saturday. more...
THE people of Trowbridge have been given the chance to influence the design of a multi-million pound development on the former Wincanton site in Bythesea Road. more...
BARELY half of Wiltshire's countryside remains undisturbed by development, a study has concluded. more...
IMMIGRATION officers targeting illegal employment in the UK have arrested two men from a take-away in Warminster. more...
POLICE in Trowbridge are appealing for witnesses after a man in his fifties was assaulted in the town. more...
DON'T lose your right to vote! That's the message from West Wiltshire District Council as registration forms are sent to every household in the district for the 2008 Register of Electors. more...
THERE was a rare chance to see what it was like to be held in a 17th century prison as part of the annual Heritage Open Days weekend. more...
A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation this morning after a bedroom fire in Melksham. more...
FORMER Trowbridge and Chippenham police officer Tim Swinburn has resigned from Wiltshire Police. more...
SPEEDWAY: Swindon Robins have announced the signing of 30-year-old Damian Balinski, who helped Poland to victory in the World Cup final at his home track, Leszno, a little over seven weeks ago. more...
TROWBRIDGE Town footballer John Woods beat his target time by 33 seconds to finish Sunday's Bristol half-marathon in one hour, 29 minutes, 27 seconds. more...
AN emphatic win by Hawkesbury Upton at Westerleigh was not quite enough to stop Biddestone becoming champions of Division One of the Village Cricket League. more...
THE West Wilts five-a-side football league is looking for new teams to join its winter league which starts on Sunday September 30. more...
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