Stories for 12 April 2007

Ady Willimas Column

ADY WILLIAMS COLUMN: On the bench, and loving every minute of it!

I was lucky enough to be called up by the gaffer to be in the dug-out on Saturday and I loved every minute of it.  more...

Angling

Garrett tops the weights at Viaduct Fishery

COMPETITORS enjoyed excellent sport in the Viaduct Fishery open match, with carp feeding well.  more...

Bradford News

TV chef helps church funds

RESIDENTS in Holt have been busy sharpening their knives in preparation for a very special culinary event.  more...

Hospital site deal imminent

THE former Bradford on Avon Hospital site looks set to be bought by a company specialising in restoring historic buildings.  more...

Calne News

Teen's first arrested for dispersal order breach

A 17-year-old youth has become the first person to be arrested in Calne for breaching a dispersal order under the Antisocial Behaviour Act.  more...

Anger after parade is moved on

British Legion members in Calne are distraught that plans to host a countywide parade next month have been cancelled after the failed bid to buy their clubhouse.  more...

Athena boss denies it's to blame

Athena Leisure director Laughlan Taylor says he is fed up with being the fall guy over the failure to save Calne's leisure centre.  more...

Builder to be buried with trowel in hand

Builder Tom Bowe loved his job so much he is going to be buried with his trowel in his hand.  more...

Chippenham News

Mugging victim "lucky to be alive"

Brain haemorrhage survivor Robert Hirst believes he is lucky to be alive after being attacked by muggers in a park.  more...

Dad's fury as yobs go free

A father is threatening to take the law into his own hands after the group of yobs who attacked his teenage daughter escaped punishment.  more...

Tragedy sparks charity auction

Motorway services worker Matthew Chiles, who was devastated by the death of his teenage brother, is organising a charity auction in his memory.  more...

British Gas bully claim

Retired prison offic-er Martin Jones is threatening to take British Gas to court claiming victimisation.  more...

Injured driver ‘fired’ as he leaves hospital

Taxi driver Arthur Soady, who survived an horrific crash in his cab, says he was sacked after being released from hospital.  more...

Police arrest suspected smash and grabbers

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out two smash and grab raids in Chippenham.  more...

Teenager held under ASBO act

A TEENAGER has become the first person to be arrested in Calne for breaching a dispersal order under the Antisocial Behaviour Act.  more...

Chippenham Sunday League News

Centre bid to open up three point lead

FOR a second successive Thursday, the Auto Business Solutions Ltd Chippenham League has a busy evening of fixtures this evening.  more...

Southgate hit back for win number 17

ANOTHER good performance from The Southgate Inn last night saw them collect maximum points in Division Three for the 17th time this season.  more...

Competitions

Win crafts show tickets

The Stitch and Creative Crafts Show, is now in its 23rd year. This is your opportunity to shop for those hard to find supplies and stock up on your favourite craft products all under one roof!  more...

Win a Persil Creations pack

According to Persil Washing Up Liquid, almost a quarter of mums say their kids enjoy nothing more than experimenting in the kitchen - whether it's learning to bake a cake, trying out new recipes or even using their creative streak to make some potato art!  more...

Corsham News

Graffiti spree hits Corsham

A wave of graffiti spreading across Corsham is causing concern for residents.  more...

Town graffiti gangs hunted

GRAFFITI gangs targeting Corsham are being hunted down by an anti-social behaviour officer who has already brought a Chippenham gang to justice.  more...

Devizes News

Familiar faces will be quitting council

Some well known faces will be missing from the elections for seats on Kennet District Council on May 3.  more...

Waterside pub flies into flak

Residents who live close to a new £1 million pub in Marina Meadows, Devizes, have raised objections to it.  more...

Sprucing up the horse

The Devizes millennium white horse, created seven years ago, is in need of a clean-up.  more...

Pampered pet is in the money

Moggy Mitzi is the richest cat on the block after being left £2,000 in her owner's will.  more...

Third of town's children too fat

Nearly a third of children starting school in the Devizes area are either overweight or obese, according to figures quoted by the Mid-Wilts Schools Partnership.  more...

Vandals foam up fountain

Vandals have been condemned for putting soap in the newly refurbished fountain in Devizes Market Place.  more...

Love triangle man cleared by court

Property developer Michael Chudleigh's affair with a married woman ended in bitterness after he was told she was seeing another man, a court heard.  more...

Campaigner given posthumous award

The work of conservationist and campaigner Chris Carver, who died in February, will be recognised by the town council when she is given the first posthumous civic award.  more...

MS sufferer waits for cure in Britain

Multiple Sclerosis sufferer Nick Andrews has almost reached his fundraising target of £15,000 to try and find a cure.  more...

Entertainments

Community choir embarks on rainbow tour of Africa

A rainbow choir for a rainbow nation is how Archbishop Desmond Tutu has named the combined multi-ethnic choir that will perform Karl Jenkins' choral work, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, in Cape Town's City Hall, later this month.  more...

Young pianist plays some old favourites

FINALIST in last year's BBC Young Musician of the Year contest, pianist Cordelia Williams is giving a recital on Sunday at the Turner Sims concert hall in Southampton.  more...

Jazz quartet back together

SAXOPHONIST Andy Sheppard returns to Salisbury next week for a very special occasion.  more...

Filmreview

Shooter (15) - 5/10

AS far as sharpshooters go, Bob Lee Swagger (Wahlberg) is one of the best. An ace sniper in the US army, Bob Lee returns home with one hell of a chip on his shoulder when a mission in Ethiopia goes horribly wrong for best his best pal and partner.  more...

Filmtrailers

28 Weeks Later

28 WEEKS LATER, the follow up to the hugely successful 28 Days Later, picks up six months after the rage virus has annihilated the British Isles.  more...

La Vie En Rose

On stage she was a singing legend. But for Edith Piaf, life was the greatest performance of all.  more...

Disturbia

Every killer lives next door to someone. After his father's death, Kale (Shia LaBeouf) becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest.  more...

Transformers

In 2003, the Beagle Mars Rover was launched. We were told that it crashed. It's final transmission was classified top secret. It was the only warning we were given.  more...

Gazette Chippenham Town Fc

Saturday is not make or break

ADIE Mings has dismissed any ideas Chippenham Town’s clash with King’s Lynn on Saturday is a must win game.  more...

Gazette Film Reviews

Curse of the Golden Flower (15)

Following hot on the heels of Hero and House Of Flying Daggers, director Zhang Yimou's latest martial arts epic is another opulent affair, dripping in fine silks and breathtaking colour, with equally astounding fight sequences.  more...

Gazette Food And Drink

Recipe - Prawn Fritters

With warmer weather on its way, perhaps it's time to add a little bit of sunshine to the kitchen.  more...

Gazette Football

Thomo deflated by derby disaster

PAUL Thompson has admitted Monday’s 8-3 hammering at bitter rivals Melksham has left him questioning his managerial abilities.  more...

Corsham extend lead at the top

CORSHAM moved six points clear of Bridgwater at the top of the Toolstation Premier Division with a comfortable 2-0 win over Hallen last night.  more...

Gazette General Sport

Henderson leads local charge

Horseracing expert Ray Burroughs looks ahead to the Grand National.  more...

Ice Man: Peter Russell

WILDCATS coach will reveal next week who will be staying and going for next season – and people will be surprised with it.  more...

Moonraker men target a triple

PLAYERS from all three Devizes teams will be looking to impress the Wiltshire selectors at the County Cup finals on Saturday.  more...

Gazette Sport Adie Mings Column

I would take a police escort

WE are staying over in Norfolk on Friday night thanks to the generosity of the directors who are paying for a hotel in preparation for the crunch match at King’s Lynn.  more...

Gazette Swindon Town Fc

Promotion is within reach

BLAIR Sturrock claims excitment is sweeping the County Ground as Swindon Town close in on promotion.   more...

Gazette Theatre & Arts

Scheme which brings the arts to your doorstep or at least the village hall

Rural Arts Wiltshire (RAW) the scheme which takes professional arts events to Wiltshire's rural communities, at affordable prices, has unveiled its menu for the second half of the year, beginning in July.  more...

Seasoned group takes on challenge of Bennett’s tough lady

One of the most challenging plays for any amateur group, Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van, is Bath Drama's Spring production, being staged at the Rondo, Larkhall, from April 18 to 21 at 7.30pm.  more...

Vibrant performance to awake theatre ghosts

Kean by Jean Paul Sartre, From Alexander Dumas' original, Theatre Royal, Bath Were the ghosts of the Theatre Royal rattled this week, one wonders with the reappearance of one the city's favourite 19th century actors strutting its boards?  more...

Gazette Wine Club Features

Bordeaux rules the roost

Not that long ago, I went to a tasting of affordable' red Bordeaux wines at Somerset House in London. There were over 70 wines to taste, priced between £4 and £15, which had all picked up medals in the Decanter World Wine Awards last year.  more...

Gazette Wine Club Offers

New world Bordeaux style case, £87

Cabernet Sauvignon - to some the king of the red grape varieties with its ability to age and produce amazingly complex wines in its homeland of Bordeaux. But how does it fare outside this hallowed area?Very well in fact. It's true that few of the wines have the complexity of a great Bordeaux, but then not many are made to mature for 25 years.The wines chosen here are all great examples of how well this grape can perform in the New World of winemaking.Just try them and see.  more...

Journal Cricket

South Wilts at home

SOUTH Wilts Cricket Club begin their pre-season matches this weekend when Falkland visit for a friendly on Saturday (1pm start).  more...

Journal Features

Helping where help is needed

Lesley Bates searches the sits vac columns and comes up with some rather than unusual options  more...

Journal Football

Wessex League round-up

BEMERTON Heath Harlequins had to be content with a share of the spoils after being held to a draw at Lymington Town on Saturday.  more...

Shrews' revival continues

SHREWTON United were on top form to earn maximum points on the road over the Bank Holiday weekend.  more...

Cup win for Alderbury

ALDERBURY lifted the Norman Court Cup on Good Friday, scoring a goal in each half to see off Nomansland in an entertaining final at Downton's Wick Lane ground.  more...

Journal Rugby

Rugby club ready for final push

PROMOTION-hunting Salisbury Rugby Club hope to end their season on a high on Saturday when they head west looking to beat rivals Bournemouth to the only play-off place in South West Division Two (East).  more...

Twickenham date for youngsters

SALISBURY Rugby Club's under 11s have a date at the home of English rugby, after turning in a brilliant performance in a national tournament.  more...

Kev'S Van Appeal News

Appeal is revving up

Sarsen Housing Association has boosted the Gazette's appeal to buy youth worker Kev Whitehorn a new van by donating £3,000.  more...

Letters

Increasingly living in a local wonderland

I'm sure it came as a relief to the mothers-to-be of Devizes, and all points south of Swindon and north of Bath, to hear that they will soon "be able to choose where and how they have their babies", including in their own homes! And there we were thinking that such disasters as the closure of the Devizes Maternity Unit meant exactly the opposite.  more...

Total lack of interest

Total lack of interest We recently went to the Kennet District Council regulatory planning committee meeting at Devizes.  more...

Signs are reinstated

As promised, the county council has reinstated the no cycling' signs, on existing posts, at either end of the Brittox. Of course this prohibitive zone needs to be widely publicised and extended if we are to stop cyclists competing with pedestrians on Devizes town centre pavements.  more...

Meals not being axed

I would like to correct the misleading headline in last week's edition on meals on wheels. The council has had discussions with Sodexho Healthcare about the option to enable an early ending of this contract that is currently due to expire in March 2008.  more...

Put the customer first?

Chippenham town centre is a very dull place and most of the shops are uninspiring so, unless I need to visit my bank or the post office, I rarely bother going there.  more...

Tackle the cause of congestion first

With over 55 per cent of Devizes residents concerned about the level of congestion in the town the debate has once more turned to provision of a bypass (Gazette, March 29). Is a bypass the correct way to deal with the problem, given the effect this has had on other towns that succeeded in getting their wish?  more...

Meals an easy option

When I read in last week's Gazette that Wiltshire County Council had cancelled the meals on wheels service it came as no great surprise.  more...

Bid is ill thought out

Those who claim to welcome the return of Wiltshire County Council as a planning authority are probably too young to remember pre-1974, when the county council was responsible for planning matters.  more...

Council exploits provide good read

I watched the first episode of the new series of The Apprentice on BBC1 where Sir Alan Sugar instructed middle management wannabes to go out and sell coffee.  more...

Sign may be answer

As a regular user of the B4042 I note that diversions will be necessary for vehicles using that section of the road, which crosses the bridge at Cowbridge. The B4042 is a route for high vehicles, which cannot pass under the low bridge at Kingway Nurseries near Corston on the A429. The rail bridge suffers a lot from high-sided vehicles getting stuck underneath, much to the chagrin of other users, and only today are new signs being installed since the existing ones are so battered.  more...

Surprised by remarks

Your correspondent Ian Irvine, (letters, April 5) launches a curiously ill-informed attack on me through your columns.  more...

Drivers responsible

I find it impossible to understand Malcolm Tucker's attitude towards road safety (letters, April 5) and similar attitudes displayed by other correspondents during the past few weeks.  more...

Policies overturned

In July 2006 planning permission for a proposed detached dwelling on land adjacent to Shamrock Cottage, Church Road, Woodborough was refused on the grounds that 1) The plethora of roof lights made for an incongruous design, undermining the architectural integrity of the proposed dwelling' and 2) the proposed slab level was too high whereby the dwelling would appear overly prominent in the street scene'; both 1) and 2) would be to the detriment of the character and appearance of Woodborough Conservation Area and were contrary to policies in the Kennet Local Plan 2011 and in the Wiltshire & Swindon Structure Plan 2016.  more...

Malmesbury News

Police changes spark fears of crime increase

Police have moved to allay fears that a shake-up of policing in Malmesbury will leave the town without adequate cover.  more...

Stalker lashes out

Stalker Gary Manning hit out at a photographer on his way into Chippenham Magistrates' Court yesterday.  more...

Rare flowers mown down by workers

BUNGLING council workers chopped down rare wildflowers being established in Malmesbury.  more...

Marlborough News

Body found in canal

The body of a man believed to be in his 70s has been found in the Kennet and Avon canal.  more...

How crime turned to romance

Shop assistant Danielle Frayling's bravery in seeing off a gang of crooks not only won her the praise of police, but also a proposal from boyfriend Mark Johnson.  more...

Mayor blasts cuts in services

Mayor of Marlborough Bryan Castle has attacked cuts in services affecting the town and masked as ways of improving efficiency.  more...

Michelletompkins

Bribery makes sums stack up

I CAN'T usually work up much sympathy for teachers when they moan on about the pressures of their job.  more...

New Forest News

Drug baron had town 'safe house'

BRITAIN'S biggest drug baron, who has been jailed for 30 years, stored tonnes of cocaine in a safe house in Ringwood.  more...

Other Sport

Rod & Line (April 12) Fishamania heads to Witherington

WITHERINGTON Farm Fishery will be closed on Saturday as 130 anglers compete in one of the qualifying rounds for this year's national Fishamania competition.  more...

Louisa's Diva enjoys the spotlight in France

LOUISA Lockwood and up and coming mare The Diva jumped to an impressive tenth place at Compieg-ene, France, at the weekend.  more...

Hat-trick for Salisbury rider Turner (Point-to-point)

SALISBURY rider David Turner took the honours with a treble at the Tedworth point-to-point at Barbury Racecourse near Marlborough on Saturday.  more...

British call-up for canoeist

A SALISBURY schoolboy has been chosen to join the British Under 18s Olympic Canoeing Squad.  more...

Pewsey News

Residents fight to protect Ball

Residents in one of the oldest and most attractive parts of Pewsey are fighting to get it included in the village's conservation area.  more...

Robbo'S Column

Boy Wonder pops up and scores winner

FOOTBALL is swings and roundabouts and I am definitely back on penalty duty.  more...

Salisbury Business News

Jason heads a rosy team

THE Rose & Crown Hotel in Harnham has a new manager.  more...

Park opens for visitors

AN OPEN evening is being held at Dean Hill Park on April 20 to show the public how the site has been developed by new owners Harving.  more...

Chamber is looking ahead with optimism

THE image of Salisbury & District Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a fuddy-duddy organisation for shopkeepers could not be further from the truth, say its president, board members and officers.  more...

Salisbury Children'S Page

It's bye-bye to the book lady

HI everyone and welcome to the Gang page - did you all have a cracking Easter? Are you all full of chocolate or do some of you still have a few eggs left?  more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Reserves draw 2-2

SALISBURY City reserves drew 2-2 with Staines last night (Wednesday).  more...

Salisbury News

Election battle lines now drawn

THE clock is counting down for what could be the final elections to Salisbury and Kennet district councils.  more...

Wheelie bins anger

PLANS to wheel in bulky new bins and alternate week rubbish collections have been met with concern by householders.  more...

Rape suspect's suicide

A FORMER Amesbury man who was suspected of being a double rapist, made a suicide pact with his devoted wife, gassing themselves in a fume-filled car, an inquest heard yesterday.  more...

Salisbury Rural Focus

Dairy farmers are in grave danger of being milked dry

DAIRY farmers are warning milk production could hit rock bottom unless more supermarkets and shops follow Tesco's lead and introduce measures to help the country's dairy farmers.  more...

Shirleymathias

Would we turn down the cash?

LET'S all be honest. If we had been held hostage in Teheran and a national newspaper offered us big money to tell the story, how many of us would turn down the chance? Not one in a hundred of us, I'll bet.  more...

Stand Point Column

Happy Easter for Town

WHAT a great combination of results Town enjoyed over the weekend.  more...

Stars Appeal News

Capita team taking on mountains challenge

PENSION administrators Capita SIP Services have become the latest company to throw their weight behind the Salisbury District Hospital Stars Appeal.  more...

Stfc Headlines

SWINDON TOWN: Test for Timlin

MICHAEL Timlin admits Chris Coleman's departure has left him with it all to prove again at Craven Cottage - but not before ensuring a promotion campaign is added to his CV.  more...

SWINDON TOWN: Get it finished before Rovers

FORMER County Ground darling Steve White is keeping his fingers crossed Town can seal promotion sooner rather than later - to allow him cheer another of his old clubs into League One.  more...

SWINDON TOWN: Uncaged Beast ready to rattle Bury

THE Beast is free to roam once more and Jerel Ifil is a dangerous animal now free from the snare of suspension.  more...

Swindon Eating Out

The Methuen Arms, Corsham

WITH a combined experience of more than 60 years in the hotelier business, a Corsham pub is cooking up some meaty specials.  more...

The Blue Boar, Aldbourne

We had passed through Aldbourne on a previous search for somewhere to eat but sadly two of the pubs were full.  more...

Swindon General Sport

PONINT-TO-POINT: Royal result for owner Eric

ONE of the country's oldest racehorse owners, 92-year-old Eric Smith, notched a double at the Tedworth Hunt point-to-point meeting at Barbury Castle, writes MIKE MOORE.  more...

ATHLETICS: Personal best for Wendy

WENDY JONES wound up her marathon preparations with a superb victory in the Gloucester 10k road race.  more...

BASKETBALL: Moses: 'We're good enough to go up'

SWINDON Sonics coach Richard Moses said he had been given "a new lease of life" after his side finished third in Division Four of the EBL National League.  more...

Swindon Ice Hockey

ICE HOCKEY: Russell wastes no time for Wildcats

WILDCATS have secured the services of three British players ahead of the 2007-08 campaign.  more...

Swindon Letters

Proper M4 tunnel debate will give a sense of relief

WROUGHTON Parish Council has been campaigning against the route of the Croft Road/Hay Lane link since the planning authorities scrapped the Southern Relief Road which would have taken the traffic across the railway to link with the rest of Swindon.  more...

Among the party, but not in the party

I have been asked by Mrs Nazma Bibi Ramruttun to write to the Adver in order to point out that a small photograph of her with a group of Conservative workers on a recent Green Action Day in Central ward, which was published in a recent booklet, was included by us in error.  more...

Considered response?

INSTEAD of the irrational outburst from Roy Cartwright (SA, April 7), perhaps your correspondent will give considered replies to the very real objections raised by myself and others to the barmy' proposal to construct another Swindon canal.  more...

After-shock of call charges

UNTIL I recently received my telephone bill I was unaware of the exorbitant charges made to call a hospital patient using the Personal Number Service and feel sure that many of your readers are also unaware of this and feel it should be better known.  more...

Paying a high price for becoming ill

Is Anne Snelgrove typical of many MPs? Are they really blinded by spin? She says we should congratulate the PCT for providing three, yes only three, NHS dentists in Swindon.  more...

NHS dentistry truly decaying

ANNE Snelgrove must think the Swindon electorate to be utterly devoid of common sense if she truly believes they will accept the nonsense she spouts in her letter on NHS dentistry (SA, April 5).  more...

Free-thinking for the election

WOULD our MPs please explain to this poor, confused OAP why our friends in Wales and Scotland get free prescriptions and in England some of us have to pay? Could they also tell me who is paying for this show of generosity?  more...

Swindon News

Police use new weapon

A type of pepper spray has been used by Wiltshire Police for the first time on a man wielding two knives.  more...

Man robbed at knifepoint for his iPod

A man was kncoked to the ground and threatened with a knife by a robber who was after his iPod.  more...

Police order is doing good

Police say a dispersal order covering Swindon town centre has helped prevent hundreds of people getting into serious trouble.  more...

Firms in a jam over traffic build-up

Business owners are threatening to protest because of traffic congestion outside a tip in Swindon, which they say is affecting trade.  more...

Place on pioneering trial for MS sufferer

Animal sanctuary owner John Warwick has been chosen to take part in a pioneering stem cell trial in a bid to find a cure for multiple sclerosis.  more...

Girl arrested over gunpoint robbery

A girl has been arrested in connection with the gunpoint robbery at Swindon's VK Stores last Thursday.  more...

Hoodie robs teen at knifepoint

A bike-riding robber stole a man's wallet and mobile phone last night after threatening him at knife-point.  more...

Son finds father dead

Biker Mick Woodhams, who was described as the life and soul of the party, has died after a night of pub-crawling in Portugal.  more...

Two-year jail term for drug dealer

A cyclist caught with heroin and crack cocaine worth almost £1,000 has been jailed for two years.  more...

We are winning war on graffiti

THE man in charge of Swindon's graffiti-busting team has claimed a victory in the war against the taggers.  more...

Man pops the question after robbery attempt

DANIELLE Frayling had the shock of her life when she was forced to fight off a gang who were trying to rob her family's post office.  more...

Man robbed of iPod

A MAN had his iPod stolen in a knifepoint robbery. The victim was knocked to the ground and had a knife held to his throat when he was attacked at the Great Western Way underpass, near to Harcourt Road.  more...

Teenage girl arrested over "gunpoint" shop robbery

POLICE have arrested a girl in connection with an armed robbery.  more...

Wow! Cor! How to grab a free comic

FANS of graphic novels will be in comic heaven next month when readers will be able to get their hands on comics for free as part of a worldwide scheme.  more...

Paddy has a champion idea for Swindon

JAMIE Cox may have declined the chance of Olympic glory by turning pro, but there is enough raw boxing talent in the town to make a mark at future games.  more...

Town's sad homecoming for Iraq blast victims

SILENCE and sorrow enveloped Wootton Bassett when the bodies of four soldiers killed in Iraq - including two women - passed through the main street in Union Jack-draped coffins.  more...

Man's mystery of felled trees

A COUPLE in Moredon have been left mystified after vandals chopped down two trees in their orchard.  more...

Duke's scientific fact-finding mission

THE Duke of Kent was given a tour of the best in innovation and technology when he paid a visit to Swindon.  more...

Police use new Pava spray for first time

A POLICE officer used a new chemical spray to catch a man carrying two knives.  more...

Why we welcomed another teenager into our home

WHILE many people look back fondly on their childhood and teenage years, for some youngsters, life is not quite so rosy.  more...

Children spring into art

PIPE-CLEANERS, glue sticks and cotton wool may seem out of place in an art gallery, but they were being used to create some new works of art by Swindon children.  more...

Pet Shop Boy tells us why he loves touring

THE Oasis leisure centre is set to be turned into a stage to rival any in the West End when the Pet Shop Boys come to town.  more...

Swindon Speedway

SPEEDWAY: 'Now make it hell for Belle'

ALUN Rossiter has targeted "more of the same'' as Robins aim to lower Belle Vue's colours at Blunsdon tonight.  more...

Talking Sport

TALKING SPORT: Generation game

DAVE EATON talks to Reg, Michael and Gary Jackson, who all play the increasingly popular game of bowls.  more...

Times Chippenhem Town Fc

Mills is new Southern League secretary

JASON Mills is to succeed Dennis Strudwick as secretary of the Southern League.  more...

Times Features Down Memory Lane

Then & Now - The Close, Warminster

From St Lawrence Chapel we glance across the road to the Close for this week's Then and Now in Warminster.  more...

Down Memory Lane

Thank you to Sheila Hateley (nee Danks and formerly Ford) and Julia Meeres (nee Blease), of Trowbridge, of sending in this photo of Form Lower IV at Trowbridge Girls High School, 1949.  more...

Times Football

Trowbridge face top-of-the-table test

PAUL Shanley has called for more consistency from his Trowbridge Town side ahead of Saturday's crucial Hellenic League Division One West clash with leaders Lydney Town.  more...

O’Pray steps into the breach

Corsham Town 2, Hallen 0. CORSHAM found the most unlikely of heroes last night when their true Toolstation League championship pedigree was put to the test at the Southbank.  more...

Times General Sport

Russell begins team building at Wildcats

ICE HOCKEY: Swindon npower Wildcats head coach Peter Russell has wasted no time in starting his team building by signing three players for next season.  more...

Times Music

Live and local with top quality jazz and Beatles

TOP Beatles tribute act Sgt Pepper's Only Dart Board Band, bring their concert performance of the groundbreaking Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album to the Arc Theatre, Trowbridge on Friday and Saturday night as part of their current Sgt Pepper's 40th Anniversary tour, which will culminate at this year's Glastonbury Festival.  more...

The Gig Guide

FRIDAY APRIL 13  more...

Times Rugby

Shuker injured in cup victory

Chippenham 24, Oldfield Old Boys 8. CHIPPENHAM cruised into the semi-finals of the Bath Combination Cup with a four-try victory over Oldfield Old Boys at Allington Field.  more...

Times Two

My Wiltshire Life - James Vincent

JAMES Vincent was born and grew up in Wiltshire and until four years ago lived in Bradford on Avon. Mr Vincent studied horticulture at Lackham College and started work at Palmer Gardens, Trowbridge, after gaining his City and Guilds qualifications.  more...

Times Wiltshire News

Bomb victim soldiers flown home

THE bodies of four soldiers killed by a roadside bomb last week were flown into RAF Lyneham early this morning.  more...

New weapon used by police

A NEW weapon in the fight against crime has been used for the first time by Wiltshire Police on a man wielding two knives.   more...

Trowbridge News

OAP tells of pickpocket misery

A PENSIONER has spoken of his shock after he had £200 stolen by a pickpocket in a Trowbridge supermarket.  more...

Council backs death crash crossing

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a pedestrian crossing on a Trowbridge road where an elderly woman was killed are to have their wish granted.  more...

Summer start for £25m revamp

THE long awaited transformation of St Stephen's Place, in Trowbridge, into bars, shops, a restaurant and gym is set to start in June.  more...

Cyclists set for 180-mile charity ride

EIGHT cyclists from North Bradley will be embarking on a long-distance bike ride to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis next month.  more...

We help find new home for Mitzi

A PAMPERED puss, who was left £2,000 in her former owner's will in order to ensure she was properly looked after, has found a new home.  more...

Warminster News

Police warning over quad bikes

POLICE have warned the public to be on their guard as warmer weather is anticipated to bring an influx of quad bikes to the area.  more...

Barn may have to be demolished

A BARN at the centre of a four-year village dispute may have to be pulled down as it was built without planning permission.  more...

Community group head stepping down

A FOUNDER of a community group in Warminster is stepping down due to ill health.  more...

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BIRTHDAYS!

CONGRATULATIONS to our Junior of the Week Anna-Marie Ashmore, of Trowbridge, who wins a £5 voucher from The Toy Shop, plus two Happy Meals from McDonald's in Trowbridge, Melksham or Chippenham.  more...

Wiltshire News

Bodies of Iraq blast soldiers flying in to RAF Lyneham

The bodies of the four soldiers - including two women - who were killed in a roadside bomb in Iraq last week will arrive back in the UK ar RAF Lyneham today.  more...

Errors over teacher criminal checks

Thousands of school teachers have had to be re-checked for criminal records - including if they are on the sex offenders' register - according to a new investigation.  more...

Bodies of Iraq blast soldiers flown home

The bodies of four British soldiers - two of them women - who were killed in Iraq last week arrived back in the UK today.  more...

Quiz over meals on wheels axe

County councillor John Thomson will be asked to justify his decision to end the current meals on wheels service in Wiltshire.  more...

Woottonbassett News

Wootton Bassett 'no' to Swindon link-up bid

Plans to turn Wiltshire into a unitary authority could see Wootton Bassett being run by Swindon Council.  more...

Friends ready to relive school days

A reunion is being organised to bring together old classmates from Wootton Bassett Comprehensive School.  more...

Young Voices Section

Working like dogs

I like to enjoy my leisure time. That is, after all, the very idea behind it. So why do I find myself with less and less of it?  more...

Salisbury Journal Business

Jason heads a rosy team

THE Rose & Crown Hotel in Harnham has a new manager.   more...

Park opens for visitors

AN OPEN evening is being held at Dean Hill Park on April 20 to show the public how the site has been developed by new owners Harving.   more...

Chamber is looking ahead with optimism

THE image of Salisbury & District Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a fuddy-duddy organisation for shopkeepers could not be further from the truth, say its president, board members and officers.   more...

Salisbury Journal News

World-first as pilot flies planes by remote control

BOFFINS at Boscombe Down have turned science fiction into reality with the world's first flight of an aircraft controlled remotely by a pilot in another plane.   more...

Lab still leading the way

THE Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory at Salisbury District Hospital has retained its status as one of only two national   more...

Kate enjoys mother of all parties

By Wendy Trevennor   more...

Miles is casting off to raise much-needed cash

By Maddie Beresford   more...

Children to benefit from play

A NEW partnership has been formed to develop additional play opportunities in Wiltshire.   more...

Easter marked new beginning

EASTER Sunday was tinged with sadness as well as joy for the Reverend Humphrey Southern of Tisbury.   more...

Medal reward for 25 years

A CIVIL servant from Amesbury has been awarded a medal for more than 25 years' unblemished and loyal service to the Ministry of Defence.   more...

Election battle lines now drawn

THE clock is counting down for what could be the final elections to Salisbury and Kennet district councils.   more...

Drug baron had town 'safe house'

BRITAIN'S biggest drug baron, who has been jailed for 30 years, stored tonnes of cocaine in a safe house in Ringwood.   more...

Historic corner at centre of row

THE demolition of an old bakehouse has sparked a dispute between neighbours in Alderholt.   more...

Wheelie bins anger

PLANS to wheel in bulky new bins and alternate week rubbish collections have been met with   more...

Sun shines on bonnet parade

SPRING sunshine lit up dozens of Easter bonnets on Thursday as Ringwood's Easter bonnet parade took to the streets.   more...

Book honours village's heroes

SALISBURY resident Fred Symes, has compiled a roll of honour in memory of all the people from Martin who served their country from the First World War to the Falklands War.   more...

Community-built school to open with procession

A PROCESSION of children walking to their new school following their Easter holidays, will mark a memorable moment in the lives of residents of Broad Chalke and neighbouring villages in the Chalke Valley.   more...

Rape suspect's suicide

A FORMER Amesbury man who was suspected of being a double rapist, made a suicide pact with his devoted wife, gassing themselves in a fume-filled car, an inquest heard yesterday.   more...

Scheme will benefit thousands of tenants

DISPUTES between landlords and tenants over housing deposits may become a thing of the past, now the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has come into place.   more...

Super authority 'is no certainty'

GOVERNMENT go-ahead for a super council covering the whole of Wiltshire is not a forgone   more...

Public is urged to cast vote

NEW Forest residents are being urged to check if they can vote at the district and parish council elections on May 3.   more...

Couple celebrate their special day

WELL-KNOWN Tisbury couple, Roy and Linda McGrath, have just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.   more...

Commission praises the fire service

WILTSHIRE Fire and Rescue Service has been handed a glowing report by the Government's Audit Commission watchdog.   more...

Duncan has run across the Sahara

FORMER Salisbury Journal reporter Duncan Craig has recently completed one of the world's most demanding physical challenges - the Marathon Des Sables in the mountains and deserts of the Moroccan Sahara.   more...

Potholed road is a danger

A VITAL New Forest road closed for repairs for 23 days has been left with inches-deep potholes and dangerous gullies - and the county council says it has "no dates" planned to finish the work.   more...

Centre to give young a say

A MONTHLY drop-in centre for teenagers is planned for Verwood using the Kabin - already a meeting place for young people.   more...

Supporter is helping bring the house down

By Maddie Beresford   more...

Don your black tie for a 'fun evening'

SALISBURY Mayor Sheila Warrander's charity appeal on behalf of Alabaré   more...

Bird-lovers mark 21 years of success

MEMBERS of the south Wiltshire group of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds are celebrating the coming of age' of their branch this month.   more...

Hard work is well rewarded

YOUNG people from across south Wiltshire had their moment in the spotlight on Monday when they celebrated their hard work with an awards ceremony.   more...

Forest artists exhibit work

FORDINGBRIDGE artist Richard Tratt is one of the artists exhibiting work at the annual art exhibition of the New Forest Painters.   more...

Salisbury Journal Sport

Reserves draw 2-2

SALISBURY City reserves drew 2-2 with Staines last night (Wednesday).   more...

Rugby club ready for final push

PROMOTION-hunting Salisbury Rugby Club hope to end their season on a high on Saturday when they head west looking to beat rivals Bournemouth to the only play-off place in South West Division Two (East).   more...

Wessex League round-up

BEMERTON Heath Harlequins had to be content with a share of the spoils after being held to a draw at Lymington Town on Saturday.   more...

Shrews' revival continues

SHREWTON United were on top form to earn maximum points on the road over the Bank Holiday weekend.   more...

Twickenham date for youngsters

SALISBURY Rugby Club's under 11s have a date at the home of English rugby, after turning in a brilliant performance in a national tournament.   more...

Rod & Line (April 12) Fishamania heads to Witherington

WITHERINGTON Farm Fishery will be closed on Saturday as 130 anglers compete in one of the qualifying rounds for this year's national Fishamania competition.   more...

Louisa's Diva enjoys the spotlight in France

LOUISA Lockwood and up and coming mare The Diva jumped to an impressive tenth place at Compieg-ene, France, at the weekend.   more...

Hat-trick for Salisbury rider Turner (Point-to-point)

SALISBURY rider David Turner took the honours with a treble at the Tedworth point-to-point at Barbury Racecourse near Marlborough on Saturday.   more...

British call-up for canoeist

A SALISBURY schoolboy has been chosen to join the British Under 18s Olympic Canoeing Squad.   more...

Cup win for Alderbury

ALDERBURY lifted the Norman Court Cup on Good Friday, scoring a goal in each half to see off Nomansland in an entertaining final at Downton's Wick Lane ground.   more...

South Wilts at home

SOUTH Wilts Cricket Club begin their pre-season matches this weekend when Falkland visit for a friendly on Saturday (1pm start).   more...

Swindon Advertiser News

Don't let Friday 13th be a cat-astrophe

FRIDAY the 13th may bring tales of terror for many a family, with people avoiding ladders and touching wood to prevent bad luck.   more...

A bird's eye view into the future

A HOTEL will form the centrepiece of a regenerated Regent Circus, it has been revealed.   more...

Troublemakers get a wake up call

BEING woken up by four police officers and a man from the council is not the ideal way to start the day.   more...

Town's sad homecoming for Iraq blast victims

SILENCE and sorrow enveloped Wootton Bassett when the bodies of four soldiers killed in Iraq - including two women - passed through the main street in Union Jack-draped coffins.   more...

Children spring into art

PIPE-CLEANERS, glue sticks and cotton wool may seem out of place in an art gallery, but they were being used to create some new works of art by Swindon children.   more...

Adver Comment... Thuggery defies all belief

EVERY one of the young thugs who turned up in Wootton Bassett in search of a fight should be taught a lesson they won't forget.   more...

Man's mystery of felled trees

A COUPLE in Moredon have been left mystified after vandals chopped down two trees in their orchard.   more...

Police arrest 17 youths to halt battle

POLICE arrested 17 boys when dozens of youths descended on a house in Wootton Bassett for a fight.   more...

Pet Shop Boy tells us why he loves touring

THE Oasis leisure centre is set to be turned into a stage to rival any in the West End when the Pet Shop Boys come to town.   more...

Teenage girl arrested over "gunpoint" shop robbery

POLICE have arrested a girl in connection with an armed robbery.   more...

Duke's scientific fact-finding mission

THE Duke of Kent was given a tour of the best in innovation and technology when he paid a visit to Swindon.   more...

We are winning war on graffiti

THE man in charge of Swindon's graffiti-busting team has claimed a victory in the war against the taggers.   more...

Police use new Pava spray for first time

A POLICE officer used a new chemical spray to catch a man carrying two knives.   more...

Wow! Cor! How to grab a free comic

FANS of graphic novels will be in comic heaven next month.   more...

Why we welcomed another teenager into our home

WHILE many people look back fondly on their childhood and teenage years, for some youngsters, life is not quite so rosy.   more...

Man robbed of iPod

A MAN had his iPod stolen in a knifepoint robbery. The victim was knocked to the ground and had a knife held to his throat when he was attacked at the Great Western Way underpass, near to Harcourt Road.   more...

Paddy has a champion idea for Swindon

JAMIE Cox may have declined the chance of Olympic glory by turning pro, but there is enough raw boxing talent in the town to make a mark at future games.   more...

Swindon Advertiser Sport

HELLENIC LEAGUE: Closing ranks

THE BERKS and Bucks FA have backed the decision to dock Shrivenham points for fielding an inelligible player, despite admitting the referee's report was not received until five days after the game in question.   more...

WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Wainwright looking to upset favourites

The Corsham Print Senior Cup semi-finals take centre stage this weekend with Marlborough Town bidding for a place in the finals against Melksham Town and Premier Division title favourites Corsham Town at home to Premier leaders Devizes Town, writes RAY BURROUGHS.   more...

SWINDON TOWN: Test for Timlin

MICHAEL Timlin admits Chris Coleman's departure has left him with it all to prove again at Craven Cottage - but not before ensuring a promotion campaign is added to his CV.   more...

SWINDON TOWN: Get it finished before Rovers

FORMER County Ground darling Steve White is keeping his fingers crossed Town can seal promotion sooner rather than later - to allow him cheer another of his old clubs into League One.   more...

SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Taylor returns

WHILE one Supermarine star departs Hunts Copse to pursue his American dream, another is back in Wiltshire determined to put his States mishap behind him and boost the blues' play-off charge.   more...

SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Ciren close to the drop

NEIL Hards admits it is "last chance saloon" for his Cirencester Town side tomorrow, knowing anything other than a win at relegation rivals Corby will virtually guarantee their drop into the Southern League Division One West.   more...

RUGBY: Judgement day

THE final chapter of the 2006-07 league season will be written for local clubs tomorrow - but Swindon's fate seems all but sealed before kick-off.   more...

SWINDON TOWN: It's not over until it's over – Sturrock

DONE and dusted is a phrase guaranteed to incur Paul Sturrock's wrath and the Town boss is fighting to banish any notion among his players that promotion is already in the bag.   more...

SWINDON TOWN: Uncaged Beast ready to rattle Bury

THE Beast is free to roam once more and Jerel Ifil is a dangerous animal now free from the snare of suspension.   more...

Hopefuls set for Aintree thriller

MILLIONS will tune in to watch the nation's favourite horse race, the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree tomorrow.   more...

Sam bags a dream ride

Lambourn trainer Nicky Henderson, who drew a blank at this year's Cheltenham Festival, will be hoping for better luck with his National entry Liberthine.   more...

'Not the time to get shaky'

BURY boast the worst home record in the entire Football League but Paul Sturrock says Chris Casper is right to say Town are the ones under pressure at Gigg Lane tomorrow.   more...

hellenic league: It's in our hands says Halestrap

MAKESHIFT goalkeeper Bryan Halestrap knows a Purton win tomorrow will go a long way in securing their Hellenic League status, but believes it is already time to start building for next season.   more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News

Love triangle man cleared by court

Property developer Michael Chudleigh's affair with a married woman ended in bitterness after he was told she was seeing another man, a court heard.   more...

Teen's first arrested for dispersal order breach

A 17-year-old youth has become the first person to be arrested in Calne for breaching a dispersal order under the Antisocial Behaviour Act.   more...

Hoodie robs teen at knifepoint

A bike-riding robber stole a man's wallet and mobile phone last night after threatening him at knife-point.   more...

Friends ready to relive school days

A reunion is being organised to bring together old classmates from Wootton Bassett Comprehensive School.   more...

Police arrest suspected smash and grabbers

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out two smash and grab raids in Chippenham.   more...

Graffiti spree hits Corsham

A wave of graffiti spreading across Corsham is causing concern for residents.   more...

Firms in a jam over traffic build-up

Business owners are threatening to protest because of traffic congestion outside a tip in Swindon, which they say is affecting trade.   more...

Wootton Bassett 'no' to Swindon link-up bid

Plans to turn Wiltshire into a unitary authority could see Wootton Bassett being run by Swindon Council.   more...

Errors over teacher criminal checks

Thousands of school teachers have had to be re-checked for criminal records - including if they are on the sex offenders' register - according to a new investigation.   more...

Pampered pet is in the money

Moggy Mitzi is the richest cat on the block after being left £2,000 in her owner's will.   more...

Builder to be buried with trowel in hand

Builder Tom Bowe loved his job so much he is going to be buried with his trowel in his hand.   more...

Son finds father dead

Biker Mick Woodhams, who was described as the life and soul of the party, has died after a night of pub-crawling in Portugal.   more...

Body found in canal

The body of a man believed to be in his 70s has been found in the Kennet and Avon canal.   more...

Mugging victim "lucky to be alive"

Brain haemorrhage survivor Robert Hirst believes he is lucky to be alive after being attacked by muggers in a park.   more...

Waterside pub flies into flak

Residents who live close to a new £1 million pub in Marina Meadows, Devizes, have raised objections to it.   more...

Athena boss denies it's to blame

Athena Leisure director Laughlan Taylor says he is fed up with being the fall guy over the failure to save Calne's leisure centre.   more...

Police changes spark fears of crime increase

Police have moved to allay fears that a shake-up of policing in Malmesbury will leave the town without adequate cover.   more...

Third of town's children too fat

Nearly a third of children starting school in the Devizes area are either overweight or obese, according to figures quoted by the Mid-Wilts Schools Partnership.   more...

Bodies of Iraq blast soldiers flown home

The bodies of four British soldiers - two of them women - who were killed in Iraq last week arrived back in the UK today.   more...

Campaigner given posthumous award

The work of conservationist and campaigner Chris Carver, who died in February, will be recognised by the town council when she is given the first posthumous civic award.   more...

Rare flowers mown down by workers

BUNGLING council workers chopped down rare wildflowers being established in Malmesbury.   more...

MS sufferer waits for cure in Britain

Multiple Sclerosis sufferer Nick Andrews has almost reached his fundraising target of £15,000 to try and find a cure.   more...

Vandals foam up fountain

Vandals have been condemned for putting soap in the newly refurbished fountain in Devizes Market Place.   more...

Quiz over meals on wheels axe

County councillor John Thomson will be asked to justify his decision to end the current meals on wheels service in Wiltshire.   more...

Dad's fury as yobs go free

A father is threatening to take the law into his own hands after the group of yobs who attacked his teenage daughter escaped punishment.   more...

Injured driver ‘fired’ as he leaves hospital

Taxi driver Arthur Soady, who survived an horrific crash in his cab, says he was sacked after being released from hospital.   more...

British Gas bully claim

Retired prison offic-er Martin Jones is threatening to take British Gas to court claiming victimisation.   more...

Bodies of Iraq blast soldiers flying in to RAF Lyneham

The bodies of the four soldiers - including two women - who were killed in a roadside bomb in Iraq last week will arrive back in the UK ar RAF Lyneham today.   more...

Man robbed at knifepoint for his iPod

A man was kncoked to the ground and threatened with a knife by a robber who was after his iPod.   more...

Residents fight to protect Ball

Residents in one of the oldest and most attractive parts of Pewsey are fighting to get it included in the village's conservation area.   more...

Sprucing up the horse

The Devizes millennium white horse, created seven years ago, is in need of a clean-up.   more...

Mayor blasts cuts in services

Mayor of Marlborough Bryan Castle has attacked cuts in services affecting the town and masked as ways of improving efficiency.   more...

Two-year jail term for drug dealer

A cyclist caught with heroin and crack cocaine worth almost £1,000 has been jailed for two years.   more...

Stalker lashes out

Stalker Gary Manning hit out at a photographer on his way into Chippenham Magistrates' Court yesterday.   more...

Anger after parade is moved on

British Legion members in Calne are distraught that plans to host a countywide parade next month have been cancelled after the failed bid to buy their clubhouse.   more...

Police order is doing good

Police say a dispersal order covering Swindon town centre has helped prevent hundreds of people getting into serious trouble.   more...

Place on pioneering trial for MS sufferer

Animal sanctuary owner John Warwick has been chosen to take part in a pioneering stem cell trial in a bid to find a cure for multiple sclerosis.   more...

How crime turned to romance

Shop assistant Danielle Frayling's bravery in seeing off a gang of crooks not only won her the praise of police, but also a proposal from boyfriend Mark Johnson.   more...

Familiar faces will be quitting council

Some well known faces will be missing from the elections for seats on Kennet District Council on May 3.   more...

Tragedy sparks charity auction

Motorway services worker Matthew Chiles, who was devastated by the death of his teenage brother, is organising a charity auction in his memory.   more...

The superstition of Friday the 13th

Today, Friday the 13th, is considered the unluckiest of days in many superstitions, unless you were born on it - in which case it is your lucky day!   more...

Girl arrested over gunpoint robbery

A girl has been arrested in connection with the gunpoint robbery at Swindon's VK Stores last Thursday.   more...

Police use new weapon

A type of pepper spray has been used by Wiltshire Police for the first time on a man wielding two knives.   more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald Sport

Saturday is not make or break

ADIE Mings has dismissed any ideas Chippenham Town's clash with King's Lynn on Saturday is a must win game.   more...

Henderson leads local charge

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Ice Man: Peter Russell

WE will reveal next week who will be staying and going for next season - and people will be surprised with it.   more...

Moonraker men target a triple

PLAYERS from all three Devizes teams will be looking to impress the Wiltshire selectors at the County Cup finals on Saturday.   more...

Promotion is within reach

BLAIR Sturrock claims excitment is sweeping the County Ground as Swindon Town close in on promotion.   more...

Thomo deflated by derby disaster

PAUL Thompson has admitted Monday's 8-3 hammering at bitter rivals Melksham has left him questioning his managerial abilities.   more...

Corsham extend lead at the top

CORSHAM moved six points clear of Bridgwater at the top of the Toolstation Premier Division with a comfortable 2-0 win over Hallen last night.   more...

Wiltshire Times News

Bank celebrates 150th anniversary

STAFF at a bank in Westbury will be stepping back in time by dressing up in Victorian costume to celebrate their branch's 150th anniversary.   more...

Teenager held under ASBO act

A TEENAGER has become the first person to be arrested in Calne for breaching a dispersal order under the Antisocial Behaviour Act.   more...

Police warning over quad bikes

POLICE have warned the public to be on their guard as warmer weather is anticipated to bring an influx of quad bikes to the area.   more...

Barn may have to be demolished

A BARN at the centre of a four-year village dispute may have to be pulled down as it was built without planning permission.   more...

Summer start for £25m revamp

THE long awaited transformation of St Stephen's Place, in Trowbridge, into bars, shops, a restaurant and gym is set to start in June.   more...

Cyclists set for 180-mile charity ride

EIGHT cyclists from North Bradley will be embarking on a long-distance bike ride to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis next month.   more...

Bomb victim soldiers flown home

THE bodies of four soldiers killed by a roadside bomb last week were flown into RAF Lyneham early this morning.   more...

Election candidate's sex act conviction

A TORY candidate standing in next month's local elections has a spent criminal conviction for gross indecency.   more...

Revolutionary help for addicts

ON a Wednesday afternoon in a hall in Trowbridge a small group of people are learning how to administer a life saving drug.   more...

Community group head stepping down

A FOUNDER of a community group in Warminster is stepping down due to ill health.   more...

Cabbie loses job after crash

A TAXI driver has lost his job after he crashed his car on the way back from a job and had to be cut free by rescue teams.   more...

New weapon used by police

A NEW weapon in the fight against crime has been used for the first time by Wiltshire Police on a man wielding two knives.   more...

CCTV on cards after town windfall

CORSHAM could receive a portable CCTV unit to monitor the streets, thanks to money put aside by the council to make the town safer.   more...

Council backs death crash crossing

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a pedestrian crossing on a Trowbridge road where an elderly woman was killed are to have their wish granted.   more...

We help find new home for Mitzi

A PAMPERED puss, who was left £2,000 in her former owner's will in order to ensure she was properly looked after, has found a new home.   more...

Hospital site deal imminent

THE former Bradford on Avon Hospital site looks set to be bought by a company specialising in restoring historic buildings.   more...

Town graffiti gangs hunted

GRAFFITI gangs targeting Corsham are being hunted down by an anti-social behaviour officer who has already brought a Chippenham gang to justice.   more...

TV chef helps church funds

RESIDENTS in Holt have been busy sharpening their knives in preparation for a very special culinary event.   more...

Wiltshire Times Sport

O’Pray steps into the breach

CORSHAM found the most unlikely of heroes last night when their true   more...

Mills is new Southern League secretary

JASON Mills is to succeed Dennis Strudwick as secretary of the Southern League.   more...

Trowbridge face top-of-the-table test

PAUL Shanley has called for more consistency from his Trowbridge Town side   more...

Shuker injured in cup victory

CHIPPENHAM cruised into the semi-finals of the Bath Combination Cup with a   more...

Salter near to second milestone

FROME Town's top striker Mark Salter is nearing another milestone with the   more...

Chaplin wins second award

CORSHAM Town goalkeeper Craig Chaplin has won the Toolstation League Safe   more...

Maidenhead are team of the month

MAIDENHEAD United have won the March GX Soccer team of the month award in   more...

  
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