Stories for 25 December 2007

Angling

Bristol Water put up ticket prices

BRISTOL Water has announced details of trout and pike fishing for 2008 and there will be a 50p increase in the price of all bank and boat fishing.  more...

Rixon is runaway winner

THE Landsend open Christmas match produced mixed sport in poor weather conditions.  more...

Chippenham News

Merry Christmas across the miles

HEARTFELT Christmas messages from Chippenham troops in Afghanistan have flooded in just in time for the festive season.  more...

Heartfelt messages from Afghanistan

HEARTFELT Christmas messages from Chippenham troops in Afghanistan have flooded in just in time for the festive season.  more...

Christmas Wishes

HEARTFELT Christmas messages from Chippenham troops in Afghanistan have flooded in just in time for the festive season.  more...

Merry Christmas from Afghanistan

HEARTFELT Christmas messages from Chippenham troops in Afghanistan have flooded in just in time for the festive season.  more...

Christmas candle sparks fire alert

Neighbours raised the alarm after hearing a smoke alarm going off next door in Charter Road, Chippenham shortly after 8am this morning.  more...

Chippenham Sunday League News

How much do you know about football?

FOOTBALL history is the theme of Devizes-based AFC Bell's second annual Christmas football quiz.  more...

Corsham News

Repairs to close part of main road

PART of Box High Street is set to be cordoned off next month while repairs are carried out to the school and Old Dairy.  more...

Marlborough News

Golf-hotel construction to begin in spring

WORK is to start on the £100 million Gleneagles of the West golf-hotel at Savernake in the spring.  more...

Melksham News

David completes Himalayan trek

A MCDONALD'S manager is celebrating after completing a Himalayan trek to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provides accommodation for families with children in hospital.  more...

Pewsey News

Pewsey soldier surfs the slopes

Lance Corporal Kris Looker from Pewsey has just finished hurtling down a mountainside as he took part in the Army Snowboarding Championship on the Stubai Glacier in the Austrian Alps.  more...

Swindon News

17-year-old is killed

A 17-year-old teenager has died after being knocked down while walking across a pedestrian crossing on Great Western Way.  more...

Did you get all you wanted?

SOMEONE once sang that all they wanted for Christmas was their two front teeth, and Mariah Carey insists all she wants for Christmas is you - but we want to know what you wanted!  more...

Greetings from the editor

HAPPY Christmas and festive greetings to all our Adver online readers.  more...

Don't just sit at home all Christmas!

BORED of being stuck at home already? Here are a few ideas for getting out of the house over the festive period.  more...

Stephanie's Christmas Cracker

AS it's Christmas I've been pulling lots of crackers to find a corker of a festive joke for you all to chuckle at over your turkey.  more...

News from Christmas past

Around Swindon 1947: More than 150 hens and pullets valued at about £200 were stolen from two chicken farms at Lambourn and Baydon.  more...

All the fun of the season

CHRISTMAS is a time for being with your family and having fun.  more...

Hammering home the message

SHOPPERS have been warned to be on the lookout for pickpockets taking advantage of the festive sales in Swindon.  more...

Teenager dies after being struck by car

A TEENAGER died as he crossed Great Western Way early this morning.  more...

Times Chippenhem Town Fc

Former boss Perrin hopes for warm reception

FORMER Chippenham Town boss Darren Perrin is hoping for a good reception when he returns to Hardenhuish Park tomorrow, nearly a year after being sacked by the club.  more...

Times Football

Boxing Day kick-off times

Football fixtures for December 26  more...

Collington returns for Warminster

GOALKEEPER Adam Collington returns to the Warminster Town side for the Boxing Day Wessex League First Division derby match at Shaftesbury.  more...

Times General Sport

Rally Show gets bigger and better

RALLYING: Following the success of this year's event, the Rally Show at Chatsworth 2008 aims to offer an enhanced extravaganza of rally cars and personalities in the setting of a traditional rally stage.  more...

Novice wins Junior Kart Championship

KARTING: A 13-year-old budding Lewis Hamilton from Tormarton who only started racing in August has won the Junior Autumn Kart Championship at Castle Combe.   more...

Times Wiltshire News

Magical history tour for kids

YOUNG people in Wiltshire have the opportunity to attend local history-related activities over the Christmas holidays.  more...

Trowbridge News

Rehearsals in park for panto

SHOPPERS strolling through Trowbridge Park this week have had a sneak preview of a local drama group's pantomime.  more...

Westbury News

Concerns over takeaway bid

CONCERN has been raised over a bid to allow a takeaway service at a former restaurant located within the old Westbury Town Hall.  more...

Wiltshire News

Don't dump the fat

Tipping left over fat and grease from the Christmas turkey down the kitchen sink could cause some unwelcome woes this holiday, and the Consumer Council for Water is calling for customers to think twice before dumping fat, oil or grease down the drain.  more...

Help is available at Christmas

Christmas is the time of year when most people are immersed in parties with family, friends and work colleagues, but for some it can be an emotionally challenging period which triggers feelings of intense loneliness and isolation. Samaritans gives emotional support over Christmas and New Year.  more...

Christmas week waste collection

This Christmas and New Year, Kennet residents can be assured that whilst everything else may not go exactly to plan, your refuse and recycling will continue to be collected.  more...

Help for abuse victims over the holidays

Intelligence led targeting of high risk domestic violence repeat offenders and the use of video recording to collect evidence at the scene of incidents are just some of the actions that police will be taking to tackle expected increases in domestic violence over the festive season.  more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News

Christmas candle sparks fire alert

Neighbours raised the alarm after hearing a smoke alarm going off next door in Charter Road, Chippenham shortly after 8am this morning.   more...

17-year-old is killed

A 17-year-old teenager has died after being knocked down while walking across a pedestrian crossing on Great Western Way.   more...