Stories for 15 October 2004

Bath Leisure

Man And Boy - Theatre Royal

UNTIL OCTOBER 23 2004, BATH: DAVID SUCHET stars in the long-awaited revival of Terence Rattigan's powerful thriller Man And Boy directed by Maria Aitken at the Theatre Royal Bath from Monday until October 23.   more...

Bradford On Avon News

Town tainted by binge drinkers

THERE are fears picturesque Bradford on Avon could be turning into a haven for binge drinkers after police confirmed every arrest last month was alcohol related.   more...

How Robin Hood legend lives on for youngsters

28830/3Bradford businessman Paul Skelton talks to Wiltshire Times reporter Jenny Haworth on how he was inspired to set up a children's charity in one of Europe's poorest nations   more...

Honours go to town achievers

FLOWERS and certificates were handed out to Bradford on Avon's star achievers on Friday.   more...

Playing for laughs

28855/1A COMEDY featuring a 1960s general who transforms into a hippy will be performed in Bradford on Avon.   more...

Police seize crack cocaine

CRACK cocaine has been seized in an armed drugs raid near Bradford on Avon. A 45-year-old Trowbridge man was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs with intent to supply just before 2pm yesterday.   more...

Questions remain over six-acre site

WITH less than three months to go before the developer of the six-acre Kingston Mills site in Bradford on Avon submits its planning application many concerns raised by community leaders are yet to be answered.   more...

More arrests as police fight child pornography

TWO more west Wiltshire men have been arrested as part of a countywide operation targeting internet paedophiles.   more...

Golden trio celebrate a special day

THREE couples celebrated a total of 150 years of marriage and renewed their vows in Bradford on Avon.   more...

Man, 21, drunk in takeaway

A BOOZY night cost a man almost £200 after he refused to go home quietly. Joseph Dent, 21, of Semington Road, Melksham, had been drinking in Bradford on October 1 before causing trouble in a takeaway.   more...

Business News

Big contract to bring new jobs

NEW jobs could be created after Swindon truck firm Man ERF walked away with its biggest ever contract.   more...

Building on success

A BUILDER from South Cerney is the new national president of the Federation of Master Builders.   more...

Mobile business info

A NEW service offering business information by mobile phone has been launched.   more...

Girl Friday: Lucie Vinall

Ref. 72726-9Name: Lucie Vinall, Age: Quite young, Employer: Myself   more...

It's back to basics in keeping yourself fit

BACK pain is something nearly everyone will suffer from at some point in their life and a Trowbridge osteopath is trying to raise awareness of how you can help yourself during National Back Pain Week.   more...

Anita clocks up 25 years

A CORSHAM woman was celebrating after clocking up a quarter of a century at a town firm.   more...

Harbour launches new business plan

A woman who launched a website three years ago is to be the sole UK supplier for a new product.   more...

Accountants making the grade

Staff at a chartered accountant and business advisory group have achieved success in recent exams they have taken.   more...

Chippenham News

Free parking to be a thing of the past

DRIVERS could say goodbye to free parking and face a squad of traffic wardens if blanket parking charges are imposed on every town in north Wiltshire.   more...

`We'll let carcasses rot in streets,' warns hunt

HUNTERS refusing to collect fallen stock claim dead farm animals will be left to rot if a hunting ban is passed.   more...

Voters book a date at library

COUNCILLORS are holding question times with residents in libraries right across north Wiltshire as part of Local Democracy Week.   more...

Alcoholic is jailed to protect public

CHIPPENHAM NEWS: AN ALCOHOLIC from Corsham who lost his licence after drink-driving has been caught for the second time at more than three times over the limit and is now behind bars to protect the public.   more...

Bombing survivor's campaign

CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A SURVIVOR of the terrorist bombings in Bali has been refused disability benefits as he tries to get his life back together.   more...

Corsham News

Town can't fund tourism centre

CHIPPENHAM NEWS: FEARS that funding for Corsham's Tourist Information Centre could be withdrawn have prompted town councillors to insist they could not afford to run the facility if the responsibility fell to them.   more...

Kitchen shop's recipe for cash

CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A KITCHEN shop in Corsham has pledged to boost the finances of a pre-school by £10,000 using an ingenious scheme.   more...

Pupils having a ball with a week of sport

CHIPPENHAM NEWS: CHILDREN took a well-earned rest from algebra and grammar to spend a week enjoying games.   more...

Magazine's search for man of the year

CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A CORSHAM hunk who reached the final of a magazine's man of the year competition last year has urged people in north Wiltshire to enter this year and get the chance to strut their stuff on the catwalk.   more...

Scooter mayhem

CHIPPENHAM NEWS: CORSHAM town councillors are concerned about a youth racing around on a motorised scooter in the town.   more...

Education News

School wins lottery cash for games

A SCHOOL in Melksham is to benefit from new games facilities after securing a £200,000 Lottery grant.   more...

Highworth News

CCTV for town still discussed

PLANS for CCTV in Highworth are still up in the air.   more...

Melksham News

Giant estate plan might create bypass for town

These fields could vanish under a 700-home estate under plans to develop the east of MelkshamPLANS for a housing estate bringing up to 700 new homes to Melksham have provoked strong feelings among local people, who are angry at the prospect of a bypass near their homes and the possible loss of a much-loved edge-of-town primary school.   more...

Factory employee on murder charge

Murder victim Mick LoveWORKERS at a tyre factory in Melksham were left reeling after a colleague was arrested and charged with the murder of a postal worker in Swindon.   more...

Mayor held at gunpoint

THE mayor of Melksham was held at gunpoint in a terrifying taxi hijacking on a trip to the South America.   more...

Driver's blood test result is `unbelievable'

MAGISTRATES labelled a drink-driver's test results as unbelievable after hearing he was caught near Melksham at more than four times the legal limit.   more...

It's doubles all round as village toasts top pub

28847/1A PUB in Whitley is celebrating a double success after being judged top in its field by two leading food guides.   more...

Hunt for attacker continues

Teenage burglarPOLICE have released a photo-fit of a youth who attacked a 77-year-old grandmother in her Seend home.   more...

Nursery snaps up top report

A NURSERY in Melksham is celebrating a glowing Ofsted report. Snapdragons day nursery has been praised for offering a warm and friendly atmosphere that promotes learning while also allowing children to grow in confidence and self-esteem.   more...

Family trek raises cash on Ted's day

FUNDRAISERS across the county were out in force for this year's Ted's Big Day Out to raise money for the Royal United Hospital, Bath.   more...

School wins lottery cash for games

A SCHOOL in Melksham is to benefit from new games facilities after securing a £200,000 Lottery grant.   more...

Sport Angling

Daiwa tops in opening match of the winter

THE opening event in the Commercial House League was fished on the Avon at Melksham and Conigre where weights were fairly even.   more...

Sport Cricket

Top county game goes to South Wilts club

TROWBRIDGE cricket club chairman Brian Scrine is unsure whether he will bid to host a Wiltshire match again after losing the battle for next year's C and G Trophy tie to South Wilts.   more...

Sport Football

Helping hand

WESTBURY FC Youth raised over £400 for footballs for the children of Kosovo, in the former Yugoslavia, in a charity match at Meadow Lane.   more...

Tripp on the edge

NIGEL Tripp is considering his future at the Conigre, after watching his Melksham Town side take just five points from their first nine league matches.   more...

Four dismissed as tempers boil over

TROWBRIDGE LEAGUE: SEEND United Reserves and CS Filos were left fuming as four players saw red in the return Division Two clash at The Lye.   more...

County open title defence

YOUTH FOOTBALL: WILTSHIRE youth team start the defence of their South West Counties championship title on Wednesday with a match against Gloucester at Yate.   more...

Malmesbury Vics 1, Bradford Town 0

MARK Hodkinson has warned his players he will make sweeping changes if there is a repeat of Saturday's lacklustre performance.   more...

Five-star show fuels title bid

CORSHAM Town Reserves are the new Premier Division leaders following their 5-1 away victory over Pewsey Vale Reserves.   more...

Bush fumes at club and county clash

CORSHAM Town manager Colin Bush has hit out at the Wiltshire FA after losing two players on county duty for next week's FA Vase tie.   more...

Taylor's tops of manager's wanted list

BIDDESTONE boss Gary Skidmore has moved to strengthen his squad after Saturday's disappointing defeat at Amesbury.   more...

Melksham Town 6, AFC Stratton 0

JAMIE Harrison starred for Melksham on Saturday as they cruised through to the second round of the Wiltshire Senior Cup against an injury hit Stratton.   more...

Westbury United 3, New College 1

MATTY Bown has given Westbury United a boost ahead of tomorrow's Screwfix League Division One match at Wellington by committing his future to the club.   more...

Sport Rugby

Bradford on Avon 36, Tadley 3

DAVE George fears his side could be dragged into a relegation battle this season unless they start learning from their mistakes.   more...

Westbury 34, Swindon 2nds 0

WESTBURY's Lee Swindon was air lifted to hospital on Saturday with a badly broken leg as the match was delayed for an hour.   more...

Supermarine 15, Cooper Avon Tyres 27

CATs continued their impressive league form on Saturday with a hard fought win at Supermarine.   more...

CATs caught up in red tape mix-up

COOPER-AVON Tyres have been thrown out of the Powergen Junior Vase after an administration error saw them field an ineligible player.   more...

Swindon News

Coate is vital to our survival

THE Advertiser, September 22, published one of the best photographs of Swindon for some time.   more...

Ancient Wrekin is for sale

We need to reach out to Shrop-shire ex-pats, who may now be living in the Wiltshire area, and all those who know and love Shrop-shire, to let them know that part of the Wrekin is for sale.   more...

Ditch Europe and get extra cash

I WONDER if the Government has ever considered that there just might be a link between the £5 billion pensions shortfall and Gordon Brown removing a similar sum from the national pensions fund when he took office?   more...

Help to fight this ageism

IT is good to see Swindon Council no longer bars people over 70 from becoming crossing patrols outside schools (EA October 12).   more...

Help at hand

With reference to an article in the Advertiser headlined We just didn't know (02/10/04), the Society For The Prevention Of Solvent And Volatile Substance Abuse operates a Freephone helpline on 0808 800 2345.   more...

Keep out!

FORMER Home Secretary Jack Straw and his successor David Blunkett are largely responsible for the rise in violent crime which is sweeping the country.   more...

Three times banned in two years

A DISQUALIFIED motorist stopped in the early hours of Wednesday morning had an appalling driving record, magistrates heard.   more...

Family's hell over daughter's crimes

A GIRL of 16 and her younger sister saw holidaymakers loading valuables into swimming pool lockers and then fooled staff into opening them so they could steal the contents, a youth court was told.   more...

It's a sign of the times for nursery toddlers

Ref. 72730-44A SIGN language that has been specially designed for communicating with tots has come to a Swindon nursery school.   more...

Residents' chance to air their views

RESIDENTS of Covingham and Stratton will have the chance to put their views to Michael Wills, MP for North Swindon tomorrow.   more...

The law's winning

Ref. 72708-93YOBS have been cleared off the streets of three areas of Swindon thanks to new police powers.   more...

Foul play says club

Ref. 72702-5THE COUNCIL has refused to throw a lifeline to a children's football club facing bankruptcy.   more...

Titchmarsh digs up treasure

Ref. 72728-169HE may be more at home digging over flowerbeds, but celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh was up to his elbows delving into the past when he came to Wroughton.   more...

Trouble in store

Ref. 72734-55WH Smith may have been the first stop for people's book and stationery needs for decades but it has plunged into the red for the first time since 1996.   more...

What shoppers had to say about troubled firm

WH Smith's own customers have mixed feelings about the store and its future.   more...

Call to aid Liberia

Ref. 25263-25AID worker Brian Barber, is calling for security to be beefed up in war-torn Liberia.   more...

Could you help young criminals?

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help wayward youngsters who find themselves in trouble with the law.   more...

Last chance for thug to escape jail

A YOUNG thug who attacked a Good Samaritan has for the second time in seven months escaped being sent to jail.   more...

School is `top of the class'

Ref. 72746-201THE future is bright for Head-lands School ­ that was the message from its new head teacher at her first open evening.   more...

Protesters challenge the police

PEACE protesters demonstrated outside the High Court before launching a challenge to a ruling that the police acted lawfully when officers blocked their bid to attend an anti-war demonstration.   more...

Teenager ran off with taxi takings

A BOY stole a taxi driver's takings after distracting him for a matter of seconds, Swindon Youth Court heard.   more...

Cracking down on child abuse

Ref. 72643-33 Child Protection Officer DS Tim CornerTHE child protection unit at Swindon police station will receive on average 2,000 calls about child abuse every year ­ and they investigate every single one.   more...

Abused kids get someone to turn to

CHILDREN'S charity the NSPCC has launched a new campaign this week.   more...

Boost tot's fund

Ref. 21900-66 Abby SmithDONATIONS are still needed for the Abby Smith Cancer Fund.   more...

Call for help to build play area

A DREAM to build an adventure playground for children in Penhill and Pinehurst could be shattered unless more people volunteer to help fundraising efforts.   more...

OAP hit by car

A RETIRED Wootton Bassett taxi driver was knocked down by a car in the town yesterday.   more...

Burglary charges

A MAN accused of breaking into an elderly woman's house and stealing her handbag from her bedside while she slept has had his case sent to Swindon Crown Court.   more...

Youngsters are ready for fights

HUNDREDS of schoolchildren are aiming for success in a conkers competition today.   more...

Sad Chris silent

CHRIS Evans was too upset to talk about his split with Billie Piper, when he was spotted moving boxes out of the couple's London flat.   more...

CCTV for town still discussed

PLANS for CCTV in Highworth are still up in the air.   more...

Jewellery taken

JEWELLERY and a games console were stolen after thieves used a ladder to break into a house in Tregoze Way, The Prinnells.   more...

Place to change

Gardeners from the Weir Field allotments in Wroughton will be able to change in comfort once a new changing room is built. They have been granted to build the cabin by Swindon Council.   more...

Rolfe's on hand

CELEBRITY antiques dealer David Rolfe will help raise funds for Westlea Pre-School later this month.   more...

Guild spins its way to success

A SWINDON group has woven its way to success.   more...

Hands protest

MORE than 400 people have now sent in paper cut-outs of their hands to make a giant paper chain to protest at plans to build at Coate.   more...

Frogs give the warning signs

ALMOST a third of the world's frogs, toads, newts and other amphibians face the threat of extinction, a major global study has revealed.   more...

Birds on display

SWINDON Cage Birds Society is holding an open day on Saturday, October 30, from 2pm until 4.30pm.   more...

Help for over 50s

AGE Concern is holding an information and advice drop-in session in Wootton Bassett.   more...

400 more jobs to go at car giant

Ref. 72741-153SWINDON'S manufacturing sector has been dealt another blow as a key employer announces further job losses.   more...

Readers say moving gravestones was wrong

A MASSIVE 90 per cent of people think Wroughton Church was wrong to knock gravestones to the ground without first consulting the bereaved relatives.   more...

School is shut in safety alert

CHURCHFIELDS School has been closed to pupils for emergency repairs after bricks and tiles from the main building fell down.   more...

Olympian is star guest as he hands out the prizes

Ref. 72745-164 Matt OÕDowd (third left) returns to Commonweal School to present the prizes. From left are Rebecca Cann, Ross Cullen, head teacher Keith Defter, chair ofgovernors, Christine Hardisty; Gemma Gillies, Sam LamdonSWINDON Olympian Matt O'Dowd returned to his old school to hand out prizes to the highest-achieving pupils.   more...

Pub calls time on happy hour

Ref. 72735-37AN end to all-you-can drink and happy hour promotions at Yates' has been heralded as a major victory in the fight against binge drinking by Swindon Council.   more...

Wrangle over BT plans to axe phone booths

BT did not tell Swindon Borough Council it could block plans to axe phone boxes in the town.   more...

Police in murder case want to trace revellers

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Mick Love are trying to trace two men who may hold vital information.   more...

Successful college is beacon for others

Cirencester College, which is attended by 200 Swindon students, is one of 20 colleges awarded Learning And Skills Beacon status at an awards ceremony in London this week.   more...

Chalet School victorious!

Ref. 31138-14 Mum Karen Turner with her son AllenPARENT power has helped save a Swindon special needs school from the axe.   more...

Tourism News

Town can't fund tourism centre

FEARS that funding for Corsham's Tourist Information Centre could be withdrawn have prompted town councillors to insist they could not afford to run the facility if the responsibility fell to them.   more...

Trowbridge News

Accused `preyed on vulnerable women'

Artist's impression of Geoffrey Holyoake in courtA CROSS-DRESSER drugged and sexually assaulted three Trowbridge women in a series of attacks, a court heard this week.   more...

Drilling to begin in `toxic' waste probe

Henderson Close in Trowbridge was built on a former landfill siteWORKS to test for possible contamination underneath homes built on a former Trowbridge landfill site will start later this month.   more...

Giant John felled by phone thieves

28557/4A GANG of muggers attacked a man 6ft 8in tall and stole his mobile phone as he walked home after a night out in Trowbridge.   more...

Polish exiles return home for first time in 60 years

George and Emilia in 1958A POLISH couple who settled in Trowbridge after the Second World War have returned to the country of their birth for the first time in nearly 60 years.   more...

Foiled ­ silver-lined swag bag scam fails

MECHANIC Paul Rowlands failed to dupe supermarket security when he hid stolen goods in a foil-lined bag.   more...

Parents join in buggy war

28859A PRIMARY school in Trowbridge turned into a makeshift workshop as parents and children joined forces to build a buggy as part of a national learning initiative.   more...

Duck takes Bears on toddle waddle

28853/4ROCKET the duck made a guest appearance at a toddle waddle to raise funds for the Meningitis Trust.   more...

Pupils' pyramid reaches for sky

28866/1PUPILS at The Mead Primary School almost raised the roof when they built a 35ft pyramid in their school hall.   more...

Award marks teen's dedication to animals

28850/2TEENAGER Jason Doel has received an international award to mark his dedication to Larkrise Community Farm in Trowbridge.   more...

Robbery brothers face jail

TROWBRIDGE brothers Nigel and Richard Ingram face jail after admitting a robbery which left an autistic teenager too traumatised to testify.   more...

1980s take on story of Troy for students

MURDER and mayhem broke out at a Trowbridge café as the Greeks and Trojans clashed in the town.   more...

Biker Bill dies at 56

William `Biker Bill' HillFRIENDS and family have paid tribute to one of Trowbridge's best-known characters, who died from a heart attack on Wednesday, aged 56.   more...

School closes

A SECONDARY school in Trowbridge was forced to close on Wednesday when flash floods left corridors impassable.   more...

Saved by an alarm

A SMOKE alarm prevented a house being destroyed by fire after the owner left cooking unattended while he went out shopping.   more...

Plans for centre are a step closer

VILLAGERS in Staverton are a step closer to having their own district centre after councillors approved plans for four shops and 14 flats on land north of Thestfield Drive.   more...

Drug possession

A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Trowbridge pleaded guilty to possessing heroin at Chippenham Magistrates' Court on Friday.   more...

Tributes to class assistant

TEACHERS and students have being paying tribute to a classroom assistant who died last week from breast cancer.   more...

School deadline

A PRIMARY school will find out today whether its seven-classroom extension can be built in time for the next academic year.   more...

Charity cards for Christmas

SHOPPERS in Trowbridge are being asked to do their bit to help children suffering from cancer.   more...

Which pub serves the best value?

28875/2The newly published Good Pub Guide 2005 reveals the price of a pint at big company-owned pubs is much higher than in free houses.   more...

High price to pay for bin complaints

WEST Wiltshire District Council is shelling out nearly £20,000 of taxpayers' money to employ an officer to deal with recycling complaints, just weeks after introducing its green bin scheme.   more...

Man behind throne born at Brook Hall

Scaffolding surrounds the remains of the home of one of Wiltshire's leading familiesA VITAL part of west Wiltshire's and England's history will be lost if parts of Brook Hall are allowed to collapse.   more...

Agency map reveals extent of flood risk

HOMES across west and north Wiltshire are at significant risk of flooding over the next 12 months, according to new flood maps released by the Environment Agency.   more...

Help fight `hypocrisy and double standards'

MORE than 1,000 Wiltshire Times readers from west Wiltshire and beyond have given their support to our campaign to strip Lt Col Giles Stibbe of his OBE.   more...

More arrests as police fight child pornography

TWO more west Wiltshire men have been arrested as part of a countywide operation targeting internet paedophiles.   more...

Gale in top job

WILTSHIRE TIMES and Chippenham News deputy editor Keith Gale has been appointed acting editor following the departure of editor Toby Granville at the end of last week.   more...

Man lost control of van in storm

A CHAPMANSLADE motorist lost control of his van in a snowstorm moments before he was killed in a head-on smash, an inquest heard on Monday.   more...

Turn to someone you can trust

CHILD protection charity the NSPCC is urging people to look out for young people in distress, in a response to the sentencing of 29-year-old Maurice Cooper.   more...

Gym'll fix it for charity at marathon tumbling event

GYMNASTS in west Wiltshire have gone head over heels to raise money for charity.   more...

Porton Down case winds up

AN inquest into the death of a serviceman at Wiltshire's Porton Down base 50 years ago will begin winding up next month after hitting another delay.   more...

Suppliers claim water too costly

A WILTSHIRE water supplier has attacked Ofwat's latest draft decision on price limits, claiming they are too high.   more...

RSPB hails fall in nest attacks

BIRD crime in Wiltshire and the southwest is on the decline, according to the RSPB.   more...

Bring joy to youngsters

OPERATION Christmas Child has come a long way since its launch in the 1980s and this year volunteers are hoping for record support.   more...

RUH off critical list, says report

After a torrid 12 months health bosses at the Royal United Hospital, Bath have promised staff and patients there is plenty to be optimistic about.   more...

Book a date for library

COUNCILLORS are holding question times at libraries in Local Democracy Week.   more...

Rail links are focus of forum

A RAIL forum will be held in Warminster tonight involving west Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison.   more...

Plan for jobless

A business is giving something back to the community by helping unemployed people find work.   more...

Trowbridge,Bradford On Avon,Melksham,Warminster,Westbury News

Time for station to ring in changes

A FEW days ago I saw a minor misdemeanour; I politely reminded the offender of this lapse. He also politely acknowledged it.   more...

Crazy parking system

Last week, for the first time in ages my wife and I watched a West Wiltshire District Council car park officer attach a fine notice to a car parked in Lovemead car park in Trowbridge.   more...

Views on recycling

AFTER reading all that has been said about the change to refuse collection I am deeply saddened.   more...

Let's get real

THE passing of the Hunting Bill marks a change to hunting not the end of it. With wild animals to be replaced by the humane alternative (drag hunting) the pastime is elevated from barbaric blood sport to real sport.   more...

Loo plans from a true visionary

ONCE again Mr Rothschild has been berated for improving a derelict site (Letters, October 8). Pumpkin's Tower, you either like it or hate it. I like it and surely it is better to have a building rather than a derelict site with a tatty notice board on it, which it was.   more...

Foul language from school's fields

I LIVE near Clarendon College. The pupils cause two problems for our estate.   more...

Thriving village hit by new estate

FURTHER to the comments regarding the confusion over Westbury Leigh and Leigh Park Estate (Letters, October 8), the differences between the two are becoming most apparent.   more...

Don't bung it ­ bin it!

We moved to Chippenham, from Horsham in West Sussex, only four months ago but last Friday I visited the offices of North Wiltshire District Council for the second time, to complain about the amount of litter along the path through the park area between Charter Road and Avenue La Fleche.   more...

Elsie was a role model for us all

Whilst reading the Wiltshire Times, October 1, I saw the obituary for Mrs Elsie Underwood who died on 15 September at the grand age of 103.   more...

Justice not been done

I FEEL very strongly about the Stibbe court case as it was a travesty of justice.   more...

Brownie reunion

I would like to invite all former 8th Trowbridge Brownies to a 50th birthday party on November 6 from 3-5pm at Newtown Community Primary School. Get in touch for further details.   more...

Hopes and fears for town

IN last week's publication of your paper, the problems of pigeons in Trowbridge were once again brought to readers' attentions.   more...

Planning decision goes against the grain

THE recent decision by the planning inspector overturning a planning refusal from West Wiltshire District Council for one dwelling at Montague Place, Melksham, will anger many councillors and local residents.   more...

Just to say `thank you'

Good news travels very slowly! In the spring the High Street in Dilton Marsh was extensively resurfaced.   more...

Warminster News

RSPCA roasts `sleazy' TV show's boar stunt

THE FARM-based TV reality show filming in Wiltshire has come under fire from the RSPCA for mistreating a boar.   more...

Longleat paints a giant picture

THE historic surroundings of Longleat House will be the setting for a recordbreaking art attempt later this month.   more...

Fans herded off Farm

TWO fans of reality show The Farm say they were treated like criminals when they tried to support the celebrity contestants.   more...

Call to string players to join new orchestra

ONE of Warminster's newest orchestras is appealing for string playing musicians to join up.   more...

Westbury News

Clean air battle hits TV screens

A FILM about the campaign to stop Westbury cement works burning waste products as fuel will be broadcast across the south west on Monday.   more...

Outrage at abuser's three-year jail term

The girl's mother says the sentence isn't long enoughA MUM has reacted with horror after a violent man who groomed her five-year-old daughter for abuse was jailed for just three years.   more...

Charlie inspires big jeans effort

28790/1JEANS for Genes Day struck a particular chord for children at Westbury Leigh School as they raised funds for a fellow pupil.   more...

Karaoke thief faces the music for stealing singalong system

A thief stole a karaoke machine from a Westbury pub while on bail for a dangerous driving offence.   more...

High flyers help clean-up beauty spot

UP TO 40 hang gliders took a break from their aerial pursuits to tidy up the Westbury White Horse and Bratton Camp on Saturday.   more...

Town steps up calls for extra GPs

THE campaign for a second doctors' surgery in Westbury took a fresh twist this week after health bosses were accused of getting their sums wrong.   more...

Students in fancy walk for charity

A PROCESSION of students in fancy dress brought Westbury to a standstill on Friday morning as Matravers School held its annual sponsored walk.   more...

Wiltshire News

Accused `preyed on vulnerable women'

Artist's impression of Geoffrey Holyoake in courtA CROSS-DRESSER drugged and sexually assaulted three Trowbridge women in a series of attacks, a court heard this week.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Goal Lift!

NEW boy Christian Roberts is looking forward to banging in the goals for Town, but former club Bristol City have taken measures to prevent him from coming back to haunt them.   more...

  
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