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Wiltshire | Archive | 2006 | February

Stories for 17 February 2006

Amesbury Letters

A humble suggestion

I WONDER if you might publish my solution to the A303 at Stonehenge, me being just a humble chap with a standard education. more...

Amesbury News

60 years' service in farming job

A FIGHELDEAN farm worker has shown extreme devotion to his job by working and living on the same farm for 60 years. more...

Bradford News

Is this what they mean by a directors cut?

A MILLIONAIRE TV director will have to cut back a 40ft high hedge around his country estate after losing a long-running battle with disgruntled neighbours. Filmmaker Paul Weiland, who directed TV hits including Mr Bean and Blackadder, has been ordered to cut back the Leylandii hedge separating his home at Belcombe Court, Bradford on Avon, from the gardens of people living in Meadowfield. more...

Is this what they mean by a directors cut?

A MILLIONAIRE TV director will have to cut back a 40ft high hedge around his country estate after losing a long-running battle with disgruntled neighbours. more...

Blue Peter inspires pupils’ fundraiser

FIVE schoolchildren from Bradford on Avon have raised £315 for Childline after being inspired by TV show Blue Peter. more...

Blue Peter inspires pupils’ fundraiser

FIVE schoolchildren from Bradford on Avon have raised £315 for Childline after being inspired by TV show Blue Peter. more...

Dora cooks up the dish of the day

BUDDING Jamie Olivers and Nigella Lawsons impressed with their cookery skills at a young chef competition. more...

Dora cooks up the dish of the day

BUDDING Jamie Olivers and Nigella Lawsons impressed with their cookery skills at a young chef competition. more...

Cd Reviews

Ben Lee - Awake is the New Sleep

Artist: Ben Lee Album: Awake is the New Sleep Label: New West more...

Ben Lee - Awake is the New Sleep

Artist: Ben Lee Album: Awake is the New Sleep Label: New West more...

Ben Lee - Awake is the New Sleep

Artist: Ben Lee; Album: Awake is the New Sleep; Label: New West. more...

Chippenham News

Homeless project under way

DOORWAY, the partnership between The Salvation Army and CVS North Wiltshire, is up and running in Chippenham. more...

Homeless project under way

DOORWAY,a partnership between the Salvation Army and CVS North Wiltshire to help the homeless, is up and running in Chippenham. more...

Estate closer to boundary change

Residents at Cepen Park in Chippenham have moved a step closer to being handed a Council Tax rise. more...

Bromley misses a medal

Colerne's Kristan Bromley came within four bends of a bronze medal in Turin today. more...

Arthur aims to sand and deliver....

PENSIONER Arthur Tavener will trek thousands of miles across an African desert to help a children's hospital in memory of his wife. more...

Arthur aims to sand and deliver....

PENSIONER Arthur Tavener will trek thousands of miles across an African desert to help a children's hospital in memory of his wife. more...

Architect's lasting tribute to late wife

IT was a plan they had dreamed up together and now architect Jack Konynenburg will create a lasting tribute to his late wife. more...

Architect's lasting tribute to late wife

IT was a plan they had dreamed up together and now architect Jack Konynenburg will create a lasting tribute to his late wife. more...

Driver drove wrong way on motorway

A MOTORIST caused "seven miles of chaos" by driving the wrong way along the M4 motorway on Saturday evening. more...

Driver drove wrong way on motorway

A MOTORIST caused "seven miles of chaos" by driving the wrong way along the M4 motorway on Saturday evening. more...

College celebrates US wartime links

THE night before D-Day, Private Joseph Walsh crept out of his military quarters in Lackham to tell his fiance Eileen Brunt he was leaving for France. more...

City Ladies

Another win for the ladies

SALISBURY City Ladies maintained their incredible 100 per cent record with a comfortable home victory over Basingstoke Town. more...

Competitions

Win tickets to see Grigorovich's 'Nutcracker'

Grigorovich's Nutcracker is coming to the Bristol Hippodrome on Monday, March 13 until Saturday, March 18, 2006. more...

Win tickets to see Grigorovich's 'Nutcracker'

Grigorovich's Nutcracker is coming to the Bristol Hippodrome on Monday, March 13 until Saturday, March 18, 2006. more...

Win tickets to see Grigorovich's 'Nutcracker'

Grigorovich's Nutcracker is coming to the Bristol Hippodrome on Monday, March 13 until Saturday, March 18, 2006. more...

Corsham News

Children found living in squalor

A COUPLE who forced their two young children to live in squalor were only discovered by accident during a police search. more...

Children found living in squalor

A COUPLE who forced their two young children to live in squalor were only discovered by accident during a police search. more...

Devizes News

Opera group takes on Tchaikovsky

DEVIZES' own White Horse Opera has announced it will be tackling Tchaikovsky's stunning opera Eugene Onegin as its major annual production in October. more...

Film Reviews

Film review - Casanova (12A)

THERE are two words missing from the title of Casanova. I think they are Carry and On. more...

Gazette General Sport

Silver is for Pewsey

PEWSEY'S own Olympic heroine Shelley Rudman today told her biggest fans her silver medal was for them. The morning after the biggest day of her life, and with only about 20 minutes sleep, she said: "I never expected to win silver and so this is for me and the people of Pewsey." She said the achievement of winning the medal had still not sunk in. She had spent the hours after her incredible skeleton bob triumph giving interviews to the world's media and then went on to a night club in Sestriere. She said: "I have only had about 20 minutes sleep. I am just running on adrenaline. "I still seems like a dream. It won't sink in until I am on the medal rostrum tonight." She said her father had been one of biggest influences in taking up skeleton bob. "Whenever it snowed he was always saying 'coming on lets get the toboggan out' and he encouraged me to take up an extreme sport." She also praised her supporters in Pewsey on national TV for raising funds to make her Olympic dream possible. On a live TV link she said to them: "You are all wonderful." more...

Silver is for Pewsey

PEWSEY'S own Olympic heroine Shelley Rudman today told her biggest fans her silver medal was for them. more...

Bromley misses a medal

Colerne's Kristan Bromley came within four bends of a bronze medal in Turin today. more...

Bromley misses a medal

Colerne's Kristan Bromley came within four bends of a bronze medal in Turin today. more...

Journal Football

Emphatic victory leaves Heath in seventh heaven

BEMERTON Heath Harlequins recorded their highest victory of the season against struggling Portland United on Saturday. more...

Emphatic victory leaves Heath in seventh heaven

Sydenhams Wessex League Division One: Bemerton Heath Harlequins 7 Portland United 0 BEMERTON Heath Harlequins recorded their highest victory of the season against struggling Portland United on Saturday. more...

Emphatic victory leaves Heath in seventh heaven

Sydenhams Wessex League Division One: Bemerton Heath Harlequins 7 Portland United 0 more...

Slick Downton made to wait to finish off Oilers

Sydenhams Wessex League Division Two: Downton 2 Fawley 0 more...

Slick Downton made to wait to finish off Oilers

Sydenhams Wessex League Division Two: Downton 2 Fawley 0 more...

Nardiello rues more misses as 'Stock give up top spot

Sydenhams Wessex League Division Three: Laverstock & Ford 0 AFC Prtchester 0 more...

Melksham News

School backs ID card bid

A SCHOOL in Melksham is backing a proof of age card for its pupils to help crack down on illegal sales of restricted goods like cigarettes and DVDs. more...

Car crash probe

POLICE are investigating a crash in which a driver fled from the scene leaving two passengers with serious injuries. more...

Town rail campaign hits the buffers

A CAMPAIGN to save train services in Melksham appears to have failed. First Great Western published its new timetable this week, which confirmed campaigners' worst fears. more...

OAP tricked

TWO men posing as council officials called at the home of an elderly woman in Beanacre on Tuesday. One man was let in the property, some time between 3.30pm and 3.45pm, after showing a blue card. more...

Accused ‘had no motive’ to kill parents

CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: THERE is no proof a young man from a loving caring family with a bright future ahead of him killed his parents, a court heard. more...

Painter: I didn’t help to conceal any evidence

CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: THE psychology student accused of helping Michael Clarke to hide evidence of a double murder has protested his innocence. more...

‘Only Clarke could have killed’

CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: ONLY Michael Clarke could have been responsible for the brutal murder of his parents, a court heard. more...

‘Michael didn’t kill parents’

CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: STUART Painter told the jury he does not believe Michael Clarke could have killed his parents. more...

Young mum’s ban is a storm in a teabag

A MOTHER-OF-THREE banned from drinking her own herbal tea at a children's play centre has criticised its hardline approach. more...

Best seats in the house

THE return of the silver screen to Melksham for the first time in more than 40 years has been hailed as a great success. more...

Pupils’ spicy finale to Indian project

A CLASS project has given a group of youngsters the chance to sample a taste of India. more...

New Forest News

New leads in hunt for serial arsonist

POLICE hunting a serial arsonist are investigating a number of new leads. more...

Little tots with heart to spare

YOUNGSTERS from St Aldhelms Nursery, in Sandleheath, have been busy baking and selling heart-shaped cookies to support the country's hardest working little hearts. more...

Little tots with heart to spare

YOUNGSTERS from St Aldhelms Nursery, in Sandleheath, have been busy baking and selling heart-shaped cookies to support the country's hardest working little hearts. more...

Pewsey News

Village's incredible moment

NO ONE in Pewsey will ever forget the moment it dawned on them that local woman Shelley Rudman had an Olympic silver medal. more...

Send Shelley Rudman your messages

The Gazette will be publishing a souvenir upplement celebrating Shelley Rudman's Winter Olympics silver medal. You can send her a message of congratulation and we'll print it in the supplement. Don't forget to add your name and address. more...

Send Shelley a message!

The Gazette will be publishing a souvenir supplement celebrating Shelley Rudman's Winter Olympics silver medal. more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Exeter tickets going fast

WHITES have already sold more than a third of their allocated tickets for next Saturday's FA Trophy quarter-final at Exeter City. more...

Salisbury Letters

Political parties and climate change

GOOD news that Robert Key wants to stop climate change. more...

Vandalised Wilton school

AT the public meeting called last year to discuss the future of the soon-to-be-closed Wilton Middle School, a lot of disquiet was expressed about the security of the building when it became empty. more...

Trips with War Research Society

I AM the local contact for the War Research Society, run mainly by retired and serving police officers and ex-servicemen as a charitable hobby. more...

Salisbury News

Care on the agenda

THE closure of part of the Amblescroft unit for elderly mentally ill patients at the Fountain Way Hospital in Salisbury is to be discussed at a public meeting on Monday in Melksham. more...

Special Bold 2 In 1 Channel

Cherhill White Horse, near Calne

THE Cherhill Horse, or Oldbury horse as it is often known, is the second oldest of Wiltshire's horses. It is situated on the Cherhill Downs, about four miles east of Calne. more...

Cherhill White Horse, near Calne

THE Cherhill Horse, or Oldbury horse as it is often known, is the second oldest of Wiltshire's horses. It is situated on the Cherhill Downs, about four miles east of Calne. more...

Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury

MANY years ago, Malmesbury's famous abbey, must have rivalled many cathedrals in size and magnificence. The present building dates from the middle of the 12th century. more...

Stfc Headlines

Gimme five, says Onuora

IFFY Onuora clearly favours five at the back' with each member of his current defensive quintet having been offered new contracts by the Town boss. more...

It’s ‘bread and butter’ for Curo

JAMIE Cureton has mastered the spectacular and admits a touch of the simple' wouldn't go amiss against Rotherham United tomorrow. more...

Jenkins joy to see Roberts return

STEVE Jenkins feels Christian Roberts' unique striking style can only provide a further boost to Town's battle for League One survival as he warns of the dangers that adversity can pose. more...

Smith struggling to be fit to face Rotherham

PAUL Smith's fight to face Rotherham United tomorrow looks like ending in failure barring a miracle recovery. more...

Town fans to crank it up

SWINDON Town fans will be out in ever greater numbers tomorrow for the visit of Rotherham United. more...

The breadline

ALAN Knill's Rotherham United arrive in Wiltshire with rather more than League One survival on their mind. more...

Swindon Business Headlines

Hundreds seek out that perfect job

HUNDREDS of men and women took their CVs to a West Swindon hotel in the search for a new direction in their lives. more...

Bankruptcies are on the rise

AN increase in the numbers of people declaring themselves bankrupt in Swindon is among the highest in the UK. more...

Solicitor back from trek around world

SOLICITOR Julie Lloyd has joined the commercial property team at the Swindon office of Charles Lucas & Marshall in Old Town. more...

Awards for apprentices a

THE Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is calling on all apprentices in Swindon and across Wiltshire, to enter this year's national Apprenticeship Awards. more...

Swindon Eating Out

Maddison's cafe, Melksham

ENTREPRENEUR Robert Merrick celebrated the formal opening of his second caf/bistro this week. more...

Swindon Football

Acid test for in-form Chiseldon

WILTS LEAGUE: UNBEATEN Junior Division Two side Chiseldon Castrol face their toughest game of the season so far away to league leaders AFC Rodbourne, writes RAY BURROUGHS. more...

Shrivenham star Green keen to repay manager’s faith

HELLENIC LEAGUE: ALAN Dyton's arrival at the Rec in 2003 signalled an upturn in fortunes for everyone at Shrivenham football Club none more so than striker Alex Green. more...

Players deserve more credit – Collier

SOUTHERN LEAGUE: MARK Collier has hit back at the critics after watching his Supermarine side slump to seven defeats in their last nine league matches. more...

Thanks, but no thanks

SOUTHERN LEAGUE: FORMER England and Arsenal ace Paul Merson has turned down an audacious offer to turn out for Chippenham Town in the Southern League Premier Division. more...

Swindon General Sport

Ruddy great!

SKELETON BOB: A TEARFUL Jack Rudman has described his grand-daughter's silver medal as the "proudest moment of his life" as the village of Pewsey kicked into celebration mode last night. more...

Barbury attracts top trainers for new meet

POINT TO POINT: Barbury Castle Racecourse has once again attracted a massive entry list for its meeting on Saturday. more...

Swindon Ice Hockey

My Cats can bounce back

WILDCATS coach Ken Forshee is looking for his team to get back on track this weekend and boost their end-of-season play-off hopes. more...

Swindon Letters

Tories should back pool plan

I WRITE in response to the letter headed "No comment" from Geoff Heaford relating to the funding of the Highworth pool. more...

These issues will affect us all

IN response to Mr Newson, I am sorry that if, as a taxpayer of this country, my opinions have upset him. more...

These issues will affect us all

IN response to Mr Newson, I am sorry that if, as a taxpayer of this country, my opinions have upset him. more...

Councils dip in to help out

IN response to the letter from G Heaford titled "No Comment." more...

Some news is good news

HAVING seen the latest news reports that global warming is worse than anticipated, and hearing the questions "what difference can an individual make if the likes of big companies such as Honda don't participate?" I was amazed to hear that Honda is considering using renewable wind energy. more...

Nuclear risk not worth it

JOHN P Hunter (Letters, January 10) needs to exercise caution in embracing the prospect of nuclear power stations in the UK. more...

Smoking issues

REFERENCE Jon Ellis concerns about persecution from non-smokers. What could Kate Alley possibly do in her everyday life that would be nauseating to smokers? more...

Swindon News

Dirty tricks

SWINDON'S Labour group has been accused of trying to rig the Adver's letters page by the Tories after a leaked memo ended up in the wrong hands. more...

Dirty tricks

SWINDON'S Labour group has been accused of trying to rig the Adver's letters page by the Tories after a leaked memo ended up in the wrong hands. more...

Red Arrows to star in show

THE RAF's world famous display team, The Red Arrows are to perform at this year's Royal International Air Tattoo. more...

Moped missing

A MOPED stolen from outside a home in Westlea is still missing. more...

Jennie takes up a new role

HOUSING association residents in Wootton Bassett and Cricklade can take advantage of a new advice service on debt and benefits. more...

Brunel’s stamp of success celebrated

ENGINEERING genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel stamped his mark on Swindon. more...

Drunk man fined for abusing paramedics

A DRUNK was arrested when he started abusing paramedics who refused to give him painkillers. more...

Three cars in crash

THREE cars were damaged after a collision in Haydon Wick last night. more...

‘Peter would be so proud’

BRAVE Annmarie Higgins said the arrival of her baby was the "the light at the end of a very dark tunnel". more...

Football cases put on hold

FIVE people who appeared in court charged with violent disorder following Gillingham's game against Swindon have had their case adjourned for a second time. more...

Pensioner on scooter in hit and run drama

A WOMAN is calling for action after being mown down by a pensioner on an electric scooter. more...

Council to run on cooking oil

THE air above Highworth will be that little bit cleaner as the town council's van is to be run on biodiesel. more...

Stage set for a magical musical

MORE than 200 children have been marking the 10th birthday of their dance school. more...

Hospital is now a hotel for Tony

AMPUTEE Tony Collins has been "living" at Great Western Hospital since New Year's Eve. more...

What am I bid for this man?

THE hammer will be coming down on some unusual auction lots at a charity evening in Old Town next month. more...

Fran in spotlight

FRAN Cosgrove, the star of TV reality hit Celebrity Love Island, is making an appearance in Swindon tonight. more...

Charge is denied

A man has denied a charge of criminal damage. more...

Charge is denied

A MAN has denied a charge of criminal damage. more...

Mechanics should be the top priority

AN ADVER poll has revealed that more than 70 per cent of people in Swindon would prefer to see a £50m lottery bid spent on the town's railway heritage rather than on the Wroughton Science Museum. more...

Teenager hopes to be the next pop idol

SWINDON could soon be home to the next Otis Redding or Stevie Wonder, if Drew Bryant has anything to do with it. more...

‘Council cuts will hit the vulnerable’

LABOUR and Liberal Democrat councillors have said they will be looking into Conservative plans to hike up charges to day care centres. more...

County is praised for being first with info

WILTSHIRE County Council has been praised for being the first local authority in the country to provide information for a government website. more...

‘Power’s in our hands’

FORMER Cabinet Minister Clare Short will be coming to Swindon to speak about the dangers of a divided world. more...

Support floods in for the Mela

SUPPORTERS of the Swindon Mela from near and far have been speaking out in support of the festival, which is under threat because of a funding shortfall. more...

Support floods in for the Mela

SUPPORTERS of the Swindon Mela from near and far have been speaking out in support of the festival, which is under threat because of a funding shortfall. more...

Man knocked out partner’s teeth after row

A TEENAGER, who kicked his former girlfriend in the face, knocking out three of her teeth following a drunken row, will have to wait a further week to learn his fate. more...

Charity helped by Kevin’s walk

Kevin Small, Labour group leader on Swindon Council, has handed a cheque for £125 to Age Concern Swindon. more...

Charity helped by Kevin’s walk

KEVIN Small, Labour group leader on Swindon Council, has handed a cheque for £125 to Age Concern Swindon. more...

Church worth singing about

THE choir that sang with Madonna at last year's Live 8 concert will be helping a Swindon church open its new premises. more...

Church worth singing about

THE choir that sang with Madonna at last year's Live 8 concert will be helping a Swindon church open its new premises. more...

Henge shop is placed on the market

A WILTSHIRE shop located in the middle of the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world has been put up for sale. more...

It may be good for you, but what is it?

HEALTHY eating was on the menu at one Swindon school as pupils tucked into grub that was good for them. more...

Homes are needed for French students

The University of Bath is looking for families in Swindon to take in French students during the summer. more...

Homes are needed for French students

THE University of Bath is looking for families in Swindon to take in French students during the summer. more...

Don’t lose it!

A DOCTOR has told bean counters to stop treating a lifeline for rape victims like a "coin-operated meter". more...

Don’t lose it!

A DOCTOR has told bean counters to stop treating a lifeline for rape victims like a "coin-operated meter". more...

Row over chip shop

ONE of the town's traders has taken a battering over his decision to open a late night chip shop. more...

Row over chip shop

ONE of the town's traders has taken a battering over his decision to open a late night chip shop. more...

Row over chip shop

ONE of the town's traders has taken a battering over his decision to open a late night chip shop. more...

Shoppers can take heart

SHOPPERS at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet will be in safe hands should they suffer a heart attack. more...

Bid for Paul at the ball

A HAIRDRESSER will be up for auction tomorrow in a bid to raise money for the children's ward at the Great Western Hospital. more...

How to get a good book delivered

KEEN readers unable to get to one of Swindon's libraries because of disability or ill health can access a delivery service. more...

Hundreds seek out that perfect job

HUNDREDS of men and women took their CVs to a West Swindon hotel in the search for a new direction in their lives. more...

Lifeline given to leisure centres

The short-term future of leisure centres across North Wiltshire have been secured with an immediate advance of £250,000. more...

Lifeline given to leisure centres

THE short-term future of leisure centres across North Wiltshire have been secured with an immediate advance of £250,000. more...

Council’s webcast to hear the word on the street

Youngsters in Swindon will get the chance to tell the council what they really think in a new online project called Word On The Street this week. more...

Council’s webcast to hear the word on the street

YOUNGSTERS in Swindon will get the chance to tell the council what they really think in a new online project called Word On The Street this week. more...

Council’s webcast to hear the word on the street

YOUNGSTERS in Swindon will get the chance to tell the council what they really think in a new online project called Word On The Street this week. more...

Fun as blind learn to bowl

BLIND people in Swindon have been taking the first steps on the road to the 2012 Paralympics after a bowling lesson from the experts. more...

Swindon Rugby

Bassett welcome back key men

WOOTTON Bassett welcome Dorset side Sherbourne to Stoneovers Lane in Southern Counites South tomorrow. more...

College rest injury victims ahead of cup final

Swindon College travel to Phoenix for a Bucks/Bucks/Oxon Premier encounter hoping for a better result after the thumping defeat at the hands of Wallingford the week before. more...

Swindon Theatre & Arts

Harold Jolliffe One-Act Play Festival - Arts Centre, Swindon

FEBRUARY 23 to FEBRUARY 25, 2006 SWINDON: HUSBAND-AND-WIFE team Paula and Derek Clifford not only act together but write plays together. more...

Harold Jolliffe One-Act Play Festival - Arts Centre, Swindon

FEBRUARY 23 to FEBRUARY 25, 2006 SWINDON: HUSBAND-AND-WIFE team Paula and Derek Clifford not only act together but write plays together. more...

The Big Interview

Fairport is still going strong

THIRTY-nine years in the folk music business is a long time, but British folk rock band, Fairport Convention, is still going strong, albeit without the original line-up. more...

Times Film Reviews

Aeon Flux (15)

Set 400 years in the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the earth's population except for one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, which is ruled by a congress of scientists. Charlize Theron plays the title role of Aeon Flux, the top operative in the underground "Monican" rebellion, led by the Handler, played by Frances McDormand. more...

Aeon Flux (15)

Set 400 years in the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the earth's population except for one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, which is ruled by a congress of scientists. more...

Casanova (12A)

He was the world's most notorious seducer. more...

Casanova (12A)

He was the world's most notorious seducer. A master of disguise and wit it was said no woman could resist Casanova's amorous charms. Until now. more...

Good Night, and Good Luck (PG)

In the early 1950s, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. more...

Times General Sport

Jolly Roger back in the awards

FORMER national autocross champion Roger Brunt, who made a return to the sport after a 25 year lay-off, is back in the awards. more...

From Big Ben to Big Apple

TWO soldiers from Corsham will push their bodies to the limit later this year when they run both the London and New York marathons to raise money for charity. more...

From Big Ben to Big Apple

TWO soldiers from Corsham will push their bodies to the limit later this year when they run both the London and New York marathons to raise money for charity. more...

Payne wins with big carp catch

CHIPPENHAM matchman Elick Payne was the runaway winner of the Wednesday open match at Ivy House fishery. more...

Payne wins with big carp catch

CHIPPENHAM matchman Elick Payne was the runaway winner of the Wednesday open match at Ivy House fishery. more...

Times Letters

Nightmare roundabout

HOW many more near misses has there to be before the county council take action at the life-threatening Longfield roundabout? more...

Taxing meeting

YOU are invited to a public meeting, to be held at the Civic Hall, Trowbridge at 8pm on February 21, to discuss the proposed 87 per cent rise in the town council tax for the next year which represents £80 per household if you are in Band D. more...

Stand up and fight

I AM writing, as others have already, with grave concern about the council tax we have been asked to pay towards the town hall. more...

Hardship worry

WE add our objection to the many already expressed by other Trowbridge citizens regarding the decision by the town council to massively increase their precept to fund renovation of the town hall. more...

Project backed

I THINK it is amazing that there appears to be people against the council taking over the town hall and asking us to contribute something towards this. more...

For the record

There seems to be some confusion around the new taxi tariffs that came into force from 1 February in West Wiltshire. more...

Voice of dismay

I am dismayed by the front page of the Wiltshire Times on February 10. The story reference PC Tim Swinburn took up more of the front page than the trial of Michael Clarke who is accused of killing his parents he is innocent until proved otherwise. more...

Grateful thanks

Could you help by placing a letter in the Wiltshire Times to enable us to try to find a lady who helped my father, William Henry Pike. more...

Keep us informed

AT midday, Sunday February 5 I went to the chemist at Polebarn Road, Trowbridge which was duty chemist, or should have been, to find a notice up stating they were closed. more...

Call for answers

I REFER once more to Muslim people who marched on the streets of London. If we behaved in the same way we would be locked up and quite rightly too. more...

Save the Hopper

Once again when considering cuts Wiltshire County Council are hitting those most in need. To stop the funding to the RUH Hopper service will not only hit the less well off but hundreds of residents living in rural areas without public transport. more...

Times Music

Jazz with a French twist

Christina Jackson Arc Theatre, Trowbridge Tomorrow, 8pm CHRISTINA sings Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, and other French love songs, as well as a string of classic and original numbers from her extensive repertoire of romantic jazz, blues and country-swing. Christina combines her continental roots with songwriting talents to bring to her audience all the variety, emotion and panache of the true cabaret artist. Effortlessly mixing and matching the best-loved of all French songs with the classics of romantic jazz, sprinkled with some delicious melodies from the world of folk and country. more...

Jazz with a French twist

Christina Jackson Arc Theatre, Trowbridge Tomorrow, 8pm more...

Jazz with a French twist

Christina Jackson Arc Theatre, Trowbridge Tomorrow, 8pm more...

Jazz with a French twist

Christina Jackson Arc Theatre, Trowbridge Tomorrow, 8pm more...

Jazz with a French twist

Christina Jackson Arc Theatre, Trowbridge Tomorrow, 8pm more...

Rock in Southwick

Chris Goulstone and Friends Southwick Village Hall Tomorrow, 8pm more...

Rock in Southwick

Chris Goulstone and Friends Southwick Village Hall Tomorrow, 8pm more...

Times Theatre

Memories of the old country

The Old Country Theatre Royal Bath Tuesday until February 25 TIMOTHY WEST leads a stellar cast in Alan Bennett's The Old Country at the Theatre Royal Bath prior to the West End. more...

Memories of the old country

The Old Country more...

Memories of the old country

The Old Country Theatre Royal Bath Tuesday until February 25 more...

Memories of the old country

The Old Country Theatre Royal Bath Tuesday until February 25 more...

Memories of the old country

The Old Country, Theatre Royal Bath. more...

Memories of the old country

The Old Country, Theatre Royal Bath, Tuesday until February 25 more...

Memories of the old country

The Old Country, Theatre Royal Bath, Tuesday until February 25. more...

Memories of the old country

THE OLD COUNTRY, THEATRE ROYAL BATH, TUESDAY UNTIL FEBRUARY 25. more...

Memories of the old country

THE OLD COUNTRY, THEATRE ROYAL BATH, TUESDAY UNTIL FEBRUARY 25. more...

Memories of the old country

THE OLD COUNTRY, THEATRE ROYAL BATH, TUESDAY UNTIL FEBRUARY 25. more...

Memories of the old country

The Old Country, Theatre Royal Bath, Tuesday until February 25. TIMOTHY WEST leads a stellar cast in Alan Bennett's The Old Country at the Theatre Royal Bath prior to the West End. more...

Times Two

Something for the weekend - Appeal for green fingered volunteers

WHETHER you're green-fingered or just wanting to do your bit for the environment, a weekend of pampering Mother Earth awaits. more...

Something for the weekend - Appeal for green fingered volunteers

WHETHER you're green-fingered or just wanting to do your bit for the environment, a weekend of pampering Mother Earth awaits. more...

Times Wiltshire News

Pubs resigned to losing trade under new law

A POLL carried out by the Wiltshire Times has revealed almost three quarters of landlords are worried the smoking ban could seriously damage their trade. more...

Benefits delayed

LOW-INCOME families were among hundreds of people in west Wiltshire receiving late benefits due to a system breakdown at West Wiltshire District Council. more...

Hospital gets tough with council on bed-blocking

PATIENTS are being left in limbo as bosses at hospitals and local authorities lock horns over the issue of bed-blocking. more...

Protest over gas tests deal

MILITARY service veterans were protesting this week after the Ministry of Defence reached a settlement with the family of an RAF serviceman who died in Wiltshire half a century ago while undergoing lethal nerve gas tests. more...

Holiday plea for pet dogs

BARKING Mad is looking for more host families to take care of dogs while their owners are away on holiday. more...

Trowbridge News

Tax hike meeting

THE public will get the chance to air their views on plans to increase council tax in Trowbridge to pay for the town hall. more...

Twinning talks

A PUBLIC meeting is being held next Friday to discuss plans to twin Trowbridge with the Moroccan town of Oujda. more...

Food for thought

AN exotic new food and entertainment venue is coming to Trowbridge. The owners of the Coyote Bar and Restaurant in Church Street, hope to open early next month. more...

Church burgled as priest takes Mass

A PRIEST whose church was burgled while he was taking Mass believes the thieves knew how and when to strike. more...

Murder case man in court

THE Zambian flatmate of retired teacher Kaye Townsend has confessed to his murder, according to an official at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. more...

Superstar on the bill

TROWBRIDGE Civic Hall is to host one of British wrestling's all time greatest fighters as part of a packed bill later this year. more...

School put the fun into science teaching

GUNGE, space and paper aeroplanes were a fun way of teaching science at one primary school. more...

Now Girly the dog is a victim...

A DOG-OWNER is blaming a seven-day rule from preventing him being re-united with his lost pet. more...

Warminster News

Continental classroom

CHILDREN from the Far East, Middle East and Africa will be learning to speak English at a residential school to be opened in Warminster this summer. more...

Continental classroom

CHILDREN from the Far East, Middle East and Africa will be learning to speak English at a residential school to be opened in Warminster this summer. more...

Pupils give their teachers an Eiffel!

MOHICANS, birds' nests and even the Eiffel Tower were among the weird and wild hairstyles on display at a school in Warminster. more...

Historic scheme to expand

THE second phase of a project to commemorate Warminster's historic buildings is to go ahead. more...

Glove at first sight

NEW York Fashion Week saw a Warminster glove maker share the catwalk with the likes of designers Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan. more...

Council boss hits out over carnival cost

CONCERNS have been raised over the introduction of fees for carnivals with critics claiming they would mean less money going to charity. more...

Longleat staff hope to carry on flying high

FLYING high seemed an apt way to celebrate a landmark anniversary on Friday. This year is the 40th anniversary of the safari park at Longleat, the first drive-through park to be opened outside of Africa. more...

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