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Stories for 2 March 2007

Angling

Hyde scrapes home at Corsham Lake

THE Chippenham match fished on Sunday at Corsham Lake produced a fairly even result. more...

Novice Dean wins junior match

THE Bathampton junior match at Withy Pool was well attended and produced some reasonable fishing. more...

Chippenham News

Hospice wedding for RAF couple

A couple who met while stationed at RAF Lyneham have married in a poignant service at a hospice in Worcester. more...

Conman takes purse and pension book

A bogus caller stole a purse and pension book from a Chippenham resident after pretending he needed help finding a lost puppy. more...

Bogus caller steals purse

POLICE are appealing for help to catch a bogus caller who called at a house in Chippenham yesterday evening. more...

Chippenham Sunday League News

Oliver returns for title contenders

DIVISION TWO: The top two sides in the Second Division should maintain their unbeaten records as they look to pull away from the chasing pack. more...

Cole returns to boost Kingfisher

WG PARR TROPHY: FIRST Division Kingfisher FC take their first bite of the cherry on Sunday as they bid to reach two-cup finals this season. more...

Stand-in Fippen faces tough test

PREMIER DIVISION: After regaining pole position in the Premier Division last Sunday, Corsham Centre should have few problems retaining it on their visit to Bradford News, who suffered a 8-1 defeat against neighbours Dog and Fox Ashley last weekend. more...

Rovers face battle to stay ahead

DIVISION ONE: Leaders Semington Rovers were set for a rest on Sunday, but they will now visit Christian Malford who they should have played last weekend until the weather intervened. more...

Pilot have rivals in their sights

DIVISION THREE: FOURTH placed AFC Pilot host second in the table Sir Audley�s Arms at The Beeches, Shaw, in the match of the day in Division Two. more...

Championship rivals go head-to-head

DIVISION FOUR: AFC Bell and Bromham (Sunday) are locked together at the top of Division Four, with goal difference giving Bell the top spot. more...

Corsham News

Thieves targeting historic house

A spate of historic stone carving thefts from Corsham Court has led the stately home's owner to believe thieves are deliberately targeting the area. more...

Thieves target stately home

A SPATE of thefts of historic stone carvings from Corsham Court has led the stately home's owner to believe thieves are deliberately targeting the area. more...

Gazette Football

Fixture chaos continues?

THE Wiltshire League programme looks set to be disrupted once again this weekend with most pitches deemed water-logged. more...

Gazette General Sport

Seal the deal says Russell

COACH Peter Russell is convinced that Swindon npower Wildcats will now make the play-offs and they could virtually cement their place with two wins this weekend. more...

Warren excited by Cox

FRANK Warren has hailed Jamie Cox as �one of the most exciting talents coming out of amateur boxing for a long time� and predicts a world title bout for the 20-year-old within five years. more...

Gazette Sport Adie Mings Column

Together Everyone Achieves More

TEAM. Together Everyone Achieves More. It was something I heard recently and is up on the dressing room boards wherever we go. more...

Gazette Swindon Town Fc

Gatecrash County party

PAUL Sturrock�s side returned to winning ways last weekend and he takes his side on the road to Stockport at the weekend for the return fixture of the 2-0 home win back in August. more...

Westwood swops shirts with Brownlie

CHESTER City defender Ashley Westwood has joined Town on loan until the end of the season, while Royce Brownlie has headed in the opposite direction. more...

Hockey

League and cup double for West Wilts

West Wilts 12, Firebrands 3rds 0. WEST Wilts continued their promotion bid with their best win of the season on Saturday. more...

Malmesbury News

Wall collapses on car

Emergency services were called to Malmesbury this morning after a wall at the Abbey fell on a car. more...

Marlborough News

Top comedians line up for charity concert

Some of the country's top comedians including Bill Bailey and Dara O'Briain have jumped at the chance of taking part in a charity concert on Sunday organised by Pewsey cystic fibrosis sufferer Emma Harris. more...

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New Forest News

Sunseeker entrants are hot stuff

RETAINED firefighter Mark Daniels, based at Burley fire station was one of 90 competitors in the Rallye Sunseeker at the weekend. more...

Robbo'S Column

Message was disgraceful

I WAS with Aaron the second the death threat came through to him and what was said on the message was disgraceful. more...

Salisbury Cathedral News

News in brief

Holy Week and Easter Over thirty services and events will be taking place in the Cathedral during Holy Week and Easter 2007 beginning with Bach's St John Passion and finishing with Festal Evensong on Easter Day. more...

Amnesty International: March

Pamela Huaringa Félix has been threatened, apparently to intimidate her into dropping her legal action against the police officers she alleges beat her brother to death. more...

Millenium Flame

The Millennium Flame was placed in the Cathedral at a special Evensong on Sunday February 11. Canon Edward Probert, the Chancellor, welcomed the Flame, carried in the ceremonial red and gold glass torch by Hospice Trustee Ceri Hurford-Jones. more...

Talk by the canon treasurer on Sudan

At 7.30pm on Monday, March 26 in Sarum College, Mark Bonney will give an illustrated talk about his recent trip to Sudan. more...

Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues

The Cathedral's Musicians - David Halls, Daniel Cook, Tim Ravalde, Timothy Hone and Ian Wicks - will perform Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues, Opus 87, before and after Evensong during Lent on the Cathedral's new Blüthner concert grand piano. more...

Worldwide Anglican conference

It's many decades since the Anglican Church worldwide met together for a representative meeting of the 43 member churches. more...

Latvia Tour Concert

The boys and men of Salisbury Cathedral Choir are giving a concert in the Cathedral on Sunday March 18 at 4.15pm, performing highlights from the repertoire they will be singing on their forthcoming tour to Estonia and Latvia (April 10 -17). more...

By turning we come round right

At the end of January, my colleagues and I made a brief trip to the French cathedral city of Chartres. To some extent of course (why deny it?) this was to enjoy ourselves; but we were all also keen to learn from this very important cathedral. more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Neilson's ready to pitch in for the Whites

SALISBURY City's new signing Alan Neilson is ready for action should he get the chance to make his first league appearance for the club in this weekend's Conference South match at Fisher Athletic. more...

Semi-final date for youth team

SALISBURY City's youth team will now meet Farnborough Town in their Hampshire Midweek Floodlight Cup semi-final on Thursday, March 8 (kick off 7.45pm). more...

Sales faces fitness test

SALISBURY City's Paul Sales faces a fitness test ahead of tomorrow's Conference South match at promotion rivals Fisher Athletic. more...

Salisbury News

Picture apple of Mr Orchard's eye

WHILE flitting through a glossy magazine in his village shop, Ken Orchard's eye was suddenly caught by a picture of his late father looking at him from the pages. more...

Shorts no-one wants to buy

WILTSHIRE punters may be getting short changed, according to research carried out in pubs, bars and clubs across the county. more...

Stand Point Column

Fifth? We are more stressed than that

LAST week I spotted a report that was designed to calculate just how stressful it was to following a particular football team. more...

Stfc Headlines

SWINDON TOWN: Sturrock backing Brown to show strength

AARON Brown is not the first player to receive a death threat under Paul Sturrock's management as the Town boss backs the midfielder's strength of character to see him through a distressing episode. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Chester defender poised for switch

ASHLEY Westwood is poised to feature in Town's squad for the trip to Stockport County as Paul Sturrock braces himself for painful news about his skipper, writes JON RITSON. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Smith hopes rival's mind is on record

PHIL Smith has nothing but admiration for Wayne Hennessey's clean sheet heroics yet wonders if standing on the brink of history could trigger a case of the psychological jitters in the Stockport keeper. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Sturrock desperate to ruin party

RUIN the party' is Paul Sturrock's challenge to his players as he bids to keep the record-chasing Hatters at arm's length. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Stockport target top three

STOCKPORT boss Jim Gannon believes his team is now a genuine threat to Town's own hopes of automatic promotion as the Hatters go in search of history tomorrow. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Westwood signs for Swindon Town

CHESTER City defender Ashley Westwood has joined Town on loan until the end of the campaign. more...

Swindon Football

SUPERMARINE: Cheer-Ryo...for good

RYO Matsunaga is backing his former Supermarine teammates for promotion after waving goodbye to England for good. more...

WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Weather to play havoc

THE Wiltshire League programme looks set to be disrupted once again this weekend with most pitches deemed water-logged. more...

HELLENIC LEAGUE: What a mistake!

ANDY Brien admits leaving Shrivenham in the summer was a big mistake' but, now back at Rec, he insists the squad is stronger than ever, writes ANDY CRYER. more...

HELLENIC LEAGUE: Fish confident

"GO unbeaten until the end of the season" is John Fisher's message to his players. more...

Swindon General Sport

BOXING: Five-year Plan For Cox World Title Shot

FRANK Warren has hailed Jamie Cox as "one of the most exciting talents coming out of amateur boxing for a long time" and predicts a world title bout for the 20-year-old within five years. more...

BOXING: Heavyweight Champ Says 'Don't Get Cocky Jamie'

WORLD heavyweight title hopeful Matt Skelton has urged Jamie Cox never to lose his passion for boxing, while warning arrogance will only breed failure. more...

BOXING: Cox Can't Wait For Pro Debut

JAMIE Cox is raring to get it on' after the formalities of his professional deal were completed yesterday. more...

Swindon Ice Hockey

SWINDON WILDCATS: Two wins away!

COACH Peter Russell is convinced that Swindon npower Wildcats will now make the play-offs and they could virtually cement their place with two wins this weekend. more...

SWINDON WILDCATS: It's looking good - Fiddes

WAYNE FIDDES wants Wildcats to go on and clock-up as many wins as possible after the double last weekend over Romford. more...

Swindon Letters

Council is failing in its contractual obligations

THE complaints about Swindon Borough Council's failure to remove rubbish and keep various streets clean - W Duggan (SA, February 14) and Mrs C M Wheeler (SA, February 20) - raise serious questions about contractual obligations. more...

Readers display their sensitivities

WHAT a sensitive bunch your readers are, J Lucas taking the bait cast out by Graham Carter in his attack on 4x4 drivers. more...

More cyclepath confusion here

REGARDING the article concerning the Hyde Road cycle path (SA, February 22) I know of another cycle path in Swindon which does not allow pedestrians right of way. more...

Boots cause bother

WHEN questions on defence were raised in Parliament on Monday, MP Sir Nicholas Winterton sought assurance that the poor equipment and apparel of the Army, identified by a Select Committee report, would be rectified. more...

Time to co-operate over the future of Coate

IT has been good to see Swindon Council's response to the likelihood that the University of Bath will pull out of the proposed development at Coate - they have reaffirmed their previously stated provision that no development will occur there unless the university is present. more...

Scheme would not harm park

IN reply to the letter from K Bain (SA, February 26), I feel that he is very narrow, and very misled in his statement about the location of the university. more...

Decision is joke in Australia

I AM a Swindon Thamesdown Rotarian at present on a Rotary International Friendship Exchange in Australia and have just read in the Melbourne Newspaper of Swindon Council's decision to have Mark Sutton's book honouring Swindon's Soldiers in the First World War (which includes my grandfather) banned by the council as it may fall on someone and hurt them or they may get a paper cut from one of the pages unless he takes out £12m worth of insurance. more...

Swindon News

University pulls out of Swindon project

The University of Bath has confirmed its decision to pull out of the project to build a campus in Swindon. more...

Crash blocks road

There is traffic chaos on the A420 at Swindon this morning after an accident near the Gable Cross roundabout. more...

Protesters' ring of defiance

Supporters of Cricklade Leisure Centre are to link hands around the stricken building today to protest against its imminent closure. more...

High Street closed due to dangerous debris

Fire crews have closed off Cricklade High Street because tiles are falling off a building there. more...

Spate of garage breaks

Police are again calling for anyone who may have information on a spate of thefts from garages. more...

IT specialist escapes jail

An IT specialist who stole laptops from Nationwide to sell on e-bay has been given a last chance to complete his community service. more...

Man to stand trial accused of dog theft

A 32-year-old man has been remanded in custody after denying stealing a family's dog. more...

Pervert spied on children at pool

A PERVERT caught pointing a camera under the cubicle of a swimming pool changing room while naked children were inside has walked free from court. more...

If you use your boiler, you face a £5k fine!

A SINGLE mum fears she could be fined thousands of pounds for turning on her heating or hot water. more...

"I told the RAF to fit safety foam five years ago" says squadron leader

A HIGH ranking RAF officer said he warned military bosses in 2002 that Hercules aircraft not fitted with anti-explosive foam were at risk. more...

Laptop thief handed final chance

AN IT specialist who stole laptops from Nationwide to sell on eBay has been given a last chance to complete his community service. more...

Sports stars raise thousands for Karl

THE football community dug deep into their pockets to raise thousands of pounds for young cancer patient Karl Page. more...

Wyvern's seats pass the test

VISITORS to the newly refurbished Wyvern Theatre can be assured of a comfortable experience the next time they sit down for a show. more...

Why Waylon's dancing for joy

HE may have only started his training a few months ago, but Waylon Holloway has already been snapped up by one of the country's most prestigious performing arts colleges. more...

Crash sparks rush hour road misery

AN accident caused rush-hour chaos when a major road was blocked for five hours. more...

Will youngsters' plea save leisure centre?

IF these happy, hope-filled faces cannot persuade a council to keep a leisure centre open, then what on earth will? more...

Foam warning went unheeded

A HIGH ranking RAF officer has said he warned military bosses in 2002 that Hercules aircraft not fitted with anti-explosive foam were at risk. more...

Swindon Rugby

RUGBY: Bassett's big test

WOOTTON Bassett make the nervy trip to third-placed North Dorset tomorrow as the pursuit for a Southern Counties South play-off place hots up. more...

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Wading as well as running more...

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Vito Graffignino, 1st male more...

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Lynda Faulkner, 1st female more...

Times Chippenhem Town Fc

Toughest test yet for Mings

ADIE Mings has told his players to brace themselves for a rough ride tomorrow when the Bluebirds renew their rivalry with Halesowen Town. more...

Badman double breaks drought

SOUTHERN PREMIER: Stamford 1, Chippenham Town 3. FROM the moment Kye Holly took an ambitious punt at goal from inside his own half at the kick-off, this was always going to be Chippenham Town�s day. more...

Times Cricket

Fudadin back at County Ground

AS the top players on the planet add the finishing touches to their World Cup preparations in the Caribbean, club cricketers in Wiltshire are busy dusting off their pads for two months of pre-season nets. more...

Times Football

Millennium date for Haldane

FORMER Trowbridge Town striker Lewis Haldane will complete one of football's more unlikely transformations when he laces up his boots for his first cup final as a professional. more...

Sturman bolsters Frome squad

FROME Town reserve team boss Paul Sturman has used the new Frome Football Partnership to help bolster his team for the run-in to the end of the season by completing the signings of four players from Frome Town Sports. more...

Stand-in Sparey’s hat-trick

WESSEX LEAGUE: Warminster Town 7, Andover New Street 2. THE floodgates opened at Weymouth Street on Saturday as Warminster sailed to their most emphatic win of the season. more...

Barker’s back on old beat

HELLENIC LEAGUE: STRIKER Dean Barker returns to his old stomping ground tomorrow as Trowbridge visit draw specialists Old Woodstock Town. more...

The eyes have it for Perrin

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE: Melksham Town 1, Bishop Sutton 0. VETERAN goalkeeper Steve Perrin saved a penalty and made two crucial blocks as Melksham scraped past lowly Bishop Sutton at the Conigre. more...

Crabtree calls for the direct approach

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE: Frome Town 2, Brislington 2. ANDY Crabtree says his Frome side must learn to play a more direct style of football after the Robins dropped two points at home to Brislington. more...

Defeat is just a blip says Highmore

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE: Bristol Manor Farm 2, Melksham Town 0. KELVIN Highmore has rejected claims that his Melksham side only raise their game against the big guns of the Toolstation League Premier Division. more...

Bush happy in the heat of the battle

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE: Corsham Town 1, Willand Rovers 2. CORSHAM boss Colin Bush insists he�s relishing the pressure of the Premier Division title race, despite Saturday�s shock home defeat to Willand Rovers. more...

Rival boss is put in his place

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE: Devizes Town 0, Calne Town 3. CALNE had Devizes Town manager Paul Thompson to thank after they romped to a first league win of 2007 at Nursteed Road. more...

Tripp’s back again

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE: Bradford Town 2, Elmore 1. EVERGREEN defender Nigel Tripp came out of retirement for a fourth time on Saturday to help his side to a crucial victory over Elmore. more...

Leo’s facing the boot

BIDDESTONE boss Graham Learmonth is happy for his players to wear wellies for the remainder of the season if it will clear the team's backlog of First Division fixtures. more...

Times General Sport

Sophie reaches new high

ATHLETICS: TROWBRIDGE pole vaulter Sophie Upton reached new heights on Sunday when she leapt to a bronze medal at the AAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham. more...

Cross stays on the right tack

SAILING: NIC Cross must feel he can walk on water after being named Senior Instructor of the Year by the Royal Yachting Association. more...

Latham’s on target

SHOOTING: CHIPPENHAM schoolboy Craig Latham was in deadly form at the British Open in Bisley, Surrey, on Sunday. more...

Hardenhuish pair reach semi-finals

BADMINTON: HARDENHUISH pair Justin Andrews and Steve Hulbert produced a vintage display to reach the semi-finals of the men�s doubles at the Wiltshire Open Championships on Saturday. more...

Success on four wheels

RALLYING: NORTH Wiltshire four wheel drive crews defied the weather on Friday night as they tackled forest stages near Wareham in heavy rain. more...

Wheelers open new season

CYCLING: CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual medium gear competition on Saturday. more...

Open invitation

Sealey crossing Atlantic to enter the Tiger�s lair. CHIPPENHAM Golf Club head greenkeeper Chris Sealey will be trimming the fairways and raking the bunkers for Tiger Woods this summer at the 112th US Open. more...

Times Rugby

George sees red in derby

Bradford on Avon 12, Corsham 22. THE air turned blue at the Broom Ground on Saturday after Bradford coach Dave George was banished from the touchline during his side�s derby defeat. more...

Champions tested by Nick’s men

Walcot 21, Trowbridge 0. TROWBRIDGE were unable to make a stain on Walcot�s unblemished league record but they certainly gave the champions-elect a scare on Saturday. more...

That’s more like it says coach Jon

Westbury 22, Swindon 2nds 11. WESTBURY played a game of musical chairs on Saturday as they put sorry Swindon to the sword at Leighton Green. more...

How it all went wrong again for the CATs

Oakmedians 66, Cooper-Avon Tyres 8. EVERYTHING that could go wrong, did go wrong for CATs on Saturday as the Melksham men were torn apart in Dorset. more...

Young guns return with trophy

MINI-RUGBY: MELKSHAM CATs under nines won the plate competition at the Frome festival on Sunday. more...

Times Wiltshire News

Village inns to go under the hammer

TWO village inns in west and north Wiltshire will be going under the hammer later this month. more...

Tommorton

Nanny state is a fat lot of good

SOMETIMES you just wish the nanny state did a bit more stating the obvious and a little less gentle nannying. more...

Travel Features

Whatever floats your boat

Mark Waldron discovers cruising is a lot more than deck quoits even though the gem of a ship never actually left the dock side. more...

Yon bonnie banks an’ braes

FOR a holiday you'll never forget, at a price you can afford, why not try Scotland? As countless English visitors know, Scotland boasts some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world. more...

Muck in the primeval way

What first seemed like an endurance test for this family of six , fending near enough for themselves, transpired to be a holiday they were sad to leave. MARK WALDRON reports. more...

Trowbridge News

Talks start on £2m school plan

CONSULTATION has started on a new £2m primary school for Trowbridge which is due to open in September next year. more...

New plans in for £35m shopping park

NEW plans for a �35m redevelopment of the former Wincanton site in Trowbridge have been revealed. more...

War hero's Malaysian honour

VETERANS who served in the conflict in Malaysia between 1957-1966 are to receive medals from the country's government. more...

Warminster News

Celeb chef's pub gets rating shock

FOR starters, why not try the pressed grilled vegetable terrine with a goat's cheese ravioli and red pepper puree? more...

Wiltshire News

Pilot warned of Hercules safety five years ago

An ex-Royal Air Force squadron leader has toldhow he warned bosses that Hercules aircraft not fitted with anti-explosive foam were at risk. more...

Cigarette smuggler's appeal fails

A man jailed for his role in an £11.8 million cigarette-smuggling scam deserved every day of his jail term, Appeal Court judges ruled today. more...

Celeb chef's pub gets zero rating

A Wiltshire pub owned by celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson has been given a zero rating by food hygiene inspectors. more...

Cricklade's ring of confidence

HUNDREDS of schoolchildren formed an enormous ring around Cricklade Leisure Centre this afternoon in a bid to show how desperate they are to save it. more...

Youth Minor League Announcements

Redated Postponed Games

Rearranged Postponed Games more...

Youth Minor League News

New look and new venue for Melksham Town six-a-side

MELKSHAM Town Youth FC have announced a new date and a new venue for their annual six-a-side tournament. more...

Join in a League of Their Own

PLANS are now well underway to produce the official review of the 2006-07 season of the Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League. more...

Salisbury Journal News

Forest jog fun for dog lovers

CANICROSS took off in the New Forest last Saturday with lots of excited dogs pulling their equally excited owners through the muddy tracks. more...

Pupils help to get path fixed

TWO Fordingbridge Junior School pupils are celebrating after setting the wheels in motion to remedy a problem footpath. more...

Festival to stage 'It's a Knockout' contest

RINGWOOD'S town festival week will be as colourful as ever this year and could include a huge It's a Knockout-type event, according to plans released by the Ringwood Festival committee. more...

Super authority plans attacked

A LOCAL government expert has claimed plans for a super council covering the whole of Wiltshire are seriously flawed. more...

Michael makes his mark with team

EVERY cloud has a silver lining as Michael Burgess and his wife, Charlene, have discovered. more...

Sisters make it a ruby double

TWO couples are celebrating ruby wedding anniversaries with their second story in the Journal. more...

Millenium Flame

Talk by the canon treasurer on Sudan

At 7.30pm on Monday, March 26 in Sarum College, Mark Bonney will give an illustrated talk about his recent trip to Sudan. more...

Shostakovich 24 Preludes and Fugues

Worldwide Anglican conference

It's many decades since the Anglican Church worldwide met together for a representative meeting of the 43 member churches. more...

Catwalk wish has come true for battling Lucy

A BRAVE little girl who is fighting more...

Porton rail plans reach end of line

LONG-CHERISHED hopes of re-opening Porton railway station have finally hit the buffers - but there is a ray of light at the end of the tunnel. more...

Latvia Tour Concert

By turning we come round right

Drivers given phone warning

POLICE in Hampshire and Dorset are cracking down on motorists who use hand-held mobile phones while driving. more...

News in brief

Holy Week and Easter more...

Amnesty International: March

Pamela Huaringa Félix has been threatened, apparently to intimidate her into dropping her legal action against the police officers she alleges beat her brother to death. more...

Salisbury Journal Sport

Sales faces fitness test

SALISBURY City's Paul Sales faces a fitness test ahead of tomorrow's Conference South match at promotion rivals Fisher Athletic. more...

Neilson's ready to pitch in for the Whites

Semi-final date for youth team

SALISBURY City's youth team will now meet Farnborough Town in their Hampshire Midweek Floodlight Cup semi-final on Thursday, March 8 (kick off 7.45pm). more...

Swindon Advertiser News

Accident causes traffic chaos

AN ACCIDENT has closed the A420 at South Marston this morning. more...

Wyvern's seats pass the test

VISITORS to the newly refurbished Wyvern Theatre can be assured of a comfortable experience the next time they sit down for a show. more...

Why Waylon's dancing for joy

HE may have only started his training a few months ago, but Waylon Holloway has already been snapped up by one of the country's most prestigious performing arts colleges. more...

Crash sparks rush hour road misery

AN accident caused rush-hour chaos when a major road was blocked for five hours. more...

Will youngsters' plea save leisure centre?

IF these happy, hope-filled faces cannot persuade a council to keep a leisure centre open, then what on earth will? more...

Foam warning went unheeded

A HIGH ranking RAF officer has said he warned military bosses in 2002 that Hercules aircraft not fitted with anti-explosive foam were at risk. more...

"I told the RAF to fit safety foam five years ago" says squadron leader

A HIGH ranking RAF officer said he warned military bosses in 2002 that Hercules aircraft not fitted with anti-explosive foam were at risk. more...

Laptop thief handed final chance

AN IT specialist who stole laptops from Nationwide to sell on eBay has been given a last chance to complete his community service. more...

Sports stars raise thousands for Karl

THE football community dug deep into their pockets to raise thousands of pounds for young cancer patient Karl Page. more...

Swindon Advertiser Sport

GOLF: Ogbourne reaches 100 milestone

BEING centenary captain at Ogbourne Downs will be a family affair this year. more...

GOLF: Skipper signals start of centenary

CENTENARY skipper Dave Haydon will get Ogbourne Downs' special year into full swing tomorrow by driving himself into office using an old hickory-shafted 3-wood. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Westwood signs for Swindon Town

CHESTER City defender Ashley Westwood has joined Town on loan until the end of the campaign. more...

GOLF: News from around the clubs

Frank Nicholls, a retired company director from Burbage, will be the new club captain at Marlborough, writes ERNIE NEWELL. more...

RACING: Turnell At The Double

Broad Hinton trainer Andy Turnell, in his second season at the impressive Elmcross House Stables, sent out two winners in two days last week. more...

RACING: Local horses to the fore

Barbury Castle trainer Alan King had winners under both racing codes on Thursday with Old Benny and Rustarix winning over the jumps at Taunton, both ridden by stable jockey Robert Thornton, and on the all-weather at Lingfield. more...

RACING: It's a Festival call to Arms

Jump racing fans looking for pointers to the Cheltenham Festival could do worse than join trainer Alan King, jockey Robert "Choc" Thornton, racing journalist Jonathan Powell and Ladbrokes representative Nick Clarke for a Festival preview evening at the Calley Arms at Hodson next Wednesday, March 7, at 7.30pm. more...

RACING: No problem for Salaman

Baydon trainer Taffy Salaman saddled his first winner for a couple of years when Pocket Too won a juvenile hurdle race at Uttoxeter recently. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Sturrock backing Brown to show strength

RACING: Don't Miss Out

Huntingdon and Bangor keep the betting office busy tomorrow with the first race at Huntingdon scheduled for 2.10pm. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Chester defender poised for switch

ASHLEY Westwood is poised to feature in Town's squad for the trip to Stockport County as Paul Sturrock braces himself for painful news about his skipper, writes JON RITSON. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Smith hopes rival's mind is on record

SWINDON TOWN: Sturrock desperate to ruin party

RUIN the party' is Paul Sturrock's challenge to his players as he bids to keep the record-chasing Hatters at arm's length. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Stockport target top three

STOCKPORT boss Jim Gannon believes his team is now a genuine threat to Town's own hopes of automatic promotion as the Hatters go in search of history tomorrow. more...

SUPERMARINE: Cheer-Ryo...for good

RYO Matsunaga is backing his former Supermarine teammates for promotion after waving goodbye to England for good. more...

WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Weather to play havoc

THE Wiltshire League programme looks set to be disrupted once again this weekend with most pitches deemed water-logged. more...

HELLENIC LEAGUE: What a mistake!

ANDY Brien admits leaving Shrivenham in the summer was a big mistake' but, now back at Rec, he insists the squad is stronger than ever, writes ANDY CRYER. more...

HELLENIC LEAGUE: Fish confident

"GO unbeaten until the end of the season" is John Fisher's message to his players. more...

RUGBY: Bassett's big test

WOOTTON Bassett make the nervy trip to third-placed North Dorset tomorrow as the pursuit for a Southern Counties South play-off place hots up. more...

SWINDON WILDCATS: Two wins away!

COACH Peter Russell is convinced that Swindon npower Wildcats will now make the play-offs and they could virtually cement their place with two wins this weekend. more...

SWINDON WILDCATS: It's looking good - Fiddes

WAYNE FIDDES wants Wildcats to go on and clock-up as many wins as possible after the double last weekend over Romford. more...

DARTS: Tony's the top teen

TONY CLARK was the star of the show as Wiltshire Youths recorded their second win of the current campaign. more...

MOTOR SPORT: Flood hits team Taunt

Rally driver Shelly Taunt from Highworth last weekend finished the Rallye Sunseeker in a creditable 46th place overall out of an entry of 91 - despite taking a stage maximum time at the seventh when her Subaru Impreza's engine flooded with water and came to a stop. more...

NETBALL: Lawn bid for glory

LAWN are calling for some vocal backing as they prepare for a crunch fixture at the Link Centre tomorrow. more...

RALLYING: Flood hits team Taunt

DARTS: Tony's the top Teen

TONY CLARK was the star of the show as Wiltshire Youths recorded their second win of the current campaign, writes DAVE EATON. more...

CRICKET: Jon in full flight

JON Lewis insists England have every reason to be confident after jetting off for "the biggest tournament of his life" yesterday, writes ANDY CRYER. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Westwood vows to make some noise

ASHLEY Westwood is aiming to provide a noisy soundtrack as part of his mission to help Town's big promotion push. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Chester chance for Royce

ROYCE Brownlie sees his loan switch to Chester City as a massive' opportunity to delay his flight back to Australia. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Smith is ready to do the Blizz

BATTLING through a Blizzard holds no fears for Jack Smith today with the right-back confident we've got our defensive act together'. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Timlin prepared for boggy battle

EDGELEY Park has not always been the most pristine of surfaces and if it proves to be another boggy struggle for supremacy today then Michael Timlin says Town are perfectly prepared, writes JON RITSON. more...

Ladies face big cup test

SWINDON Town Ladies host Chesham United tomorrow in the quarter-final of the Ambassador South West Combination League Cup. more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News

Thieves targeting historic house

A spate of historic stone carving thefts from Corsham Court has led the stately home's owner to believe thieves are deliberately targeting the area. more...

Spate of garage breaks

Police are again calling for anyone who may have information on a spate of thefts from garages. more...

University pulls out of Swindon project

The University of Bath has confirmed its decision to pull out of the project to build a campus in Swindon. more...

Crash blocks road

There is traffic chaos on the A420 at Swindon this morning after an accident near the Gable Cross roundabout. more...

Cigarette smuggler's appeal fails

A man jailed for his role in an £11.8 million cigarette-smuggling scam deserved every day of his jail term, Appeal Court judges ruled today. more...

Protesters' ring of defiance

Supporters of Cricklade Leisure Centre are to link hands around the stricken building today to protest against its imminent closure. more...

Wall collapses on car

Emergency services were called to Malmesbury this morning after a wall at the Abbey fell on a car. more...

Celeb chef's pub gets zero rating

A Wiltshire pub owned by celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson has been given a zero rating by food hygiene inspectors. more...

Fair with a green message

All are welcome to visit the Ashton Keynes Greener Village Fair. more...

Conman takes purse and pension book

A bogus caller stole a purse and pension book from a Chippenham resident after pretending he needed help finding a lost puppy. more...

Working together to halt fly tipping

The district council has teamed up with a land owner to tackle illegal dumping at a site on Redhorn Hill near Urchfont. more...

IT specialist escapes jail

An IT specialist who stole laptops from Nationwide to sell on e-bay has been given a last chance to complete his community service. more...

Man to stand trial accused of dog theft

A 32-year-old man has been remanded in custody after denying stealing a family's dog. more...

Hospice wedding for RAF couple

A couple who met while stationed at RAF Lyneham have married in a poignant service at a hospice in Worcester. more...

Pilot warned of Hercules safety five years ago

An ex-Royal Air Force squadron leader has toldhow he warned bosses that Hercules aircraft not fitted with anti-explosive foam were at risk. more...

High Street closed due to dangerous debris

Fire crews have closed off Cricklade High Street because tiles are falling off a building there. more...

Cricklade's ring of confidence

HUNDREDS of schoolchildren formed an enormous ring around Cricklade Leisure Centre this afternoon in a bid to show how desperate they are to save it. more...

Top comedians line up for charity concert

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald Sport

Seal the deal says Russell

COACH Peter Russell is convinced that Swindon npower Wildcats will now make the play-offs and they could virtually cement their place with two wins this weekend. more...

Warren excited by Cox

FRANK Warren has hailed Jamie Cox as "one of the most exciting talents coming out of amateur boxing for a long time" and predicts a world title bout for the 20-year-old within five years. more...

Fixture chaos continues?

THE Wiltshire League programme looks set to be disrupted once again this weekend with most pitches deemed water-logged. more...

Gatecrash County party

PAUL Sturrock's side returned to winning ways last weekend and he takes his side on the road to Stockport at the weekend for the return fixture of the 2-0 home win back in August. more...

Westwood swops shirts with Brownlie

CHESTER City defender Ashley Westwood has joined Town on loan until the end of the season. more...

Wiltshire Times News

New plans in for £35m shopping park

NEW plans for a £35m redevelopment of the former Wincanton site in Trowbridge have been revealed. more...

Website and paper score big successes

EVEN though February is the shortest month of the year, it has been a big one for our website. more...

MP investigates hospital options

WEST Wilts MP Dr Andrew Murrison is on a mission on Monday to investigate whether local community hospitals could reopen in the future. more...

War hero's Malaysian honour

VETERANS who served in the conflict in Malaysia between 1957-1966 are to receive medals from the country's government. more...

Bogus caller steals purse

POLICE are appealing for help to catch a bogus caller who called at a house in Chippenham yesterday evening. more...

Thieves target stately home

A SPATE of thefts of historic stone carvings from Corsham Court has led the stately home's owner to believe thieves are deliberately targeting the area. more...

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