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Stories for 14 April 2007

Bowls

Westlecot motor to finishing line

THE climax to the Indoor Bowls season begins today in Nottingham, writes DAVE EATON. more...

Corsham News

Corsham loses fight against parking charge hike

CONTROVERSIAL new car parking charges will come into effect in Corsham early next month, it was announced yesterday. more...

Gazette Chippenham Town Fc

Bluebirds run out of luck

King's Lynn 3 Chippenham Town 0 Chippenham had most of the action but none of the luck in the first half away at Kings Lynn this afternoon. more...

Gazette Football

Match report from Gigg Lane, Bury Coca Cola League Two Bury 0 Swindon Town 1 With just four matches of the season remaining Swindon travelled to Bury to face the team 19th in the table, knowing that a win against the Shakers would at least maintain the six point cushion between Town and fourth place. more...

Latest Golf Headlines

The Rescue Club

SHRIVENHAM Park Golf Club has been saved from closure by the efforts of its members. more...

Bev's women's tenure is off to a flyer with a win over the men

WILTSHIRE women warmed up for the new season with a rousing 10-5 victory over High Post men in the traditional friendly at the Great Durnford club. more...

Golf in Brief

Broome Manor made a good start in their defence of the Wiltshire League Division One title with a 3-1 home victory over last year's runners-up Cumberwell Park, writes ERNIE NEWELL. more...

New Forest News

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...

Salisbury City Fc News

Today's team news

With goalkeeper Ryan Clarke suspended for today's visit to Newport County, Nick Holmes has handed a first team start to Matt Bulman. more...

City 2-1 up and half-time

Salisbury City made the perfect start at Newport County, Robbie Matthews opening their account after just 42 seconds. more...

Controversial defeat

Salisbury City lost 4-3 at Newport County in the most controversial of circumstances. more...

Salisbury News

Lab still leading the way

THE Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory at Salisbury District Hospital has retained its status as one of only two national reference laboratories, along with Manchester. more...

Miles is casting off to raise much-needed cash

IDMISTON man Miles Ashley is set to brave the waves to single-handedly sail 1,200 miles to the Azores this summer and raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. more...

Children to benefit from play

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

Stfc Headlines

Destination Anywhere

PAUL Sturrock admits Town's wait for promotion is playing havoc with his plans for next season. more...

Nicholas is still hungry for more

ANDY Nicholas is in no mood to surrender the title of Town's longest serving player as he bids to fill a missing page in his football story. more...

Boss seeks roar power

ROAR away the nerves' is Paul Sturrock's message to the Town fans travelling to Gigg Lane today. more...

Town board accept Trust apology

APOLOGY accepted' is the message from the County Ground boardroom as lawyers for the fans' consortium mull over the key to unlocking the takeover process. more...

Ricky: No regrets over Bury snub

BURY old boy Ricky Shakes has no regrets that he rejected the chance to sign for the Shakers and he insists no regrets' must be the same approach to the current campaign, writes JON RITSON. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Sturrock's men close in on promotion

SWINDON Town are one win away from promotion after Lukas Jutkiewicz's late strike saw off Bury today. more...

Swindon Cricket

Bassett snap up South African batsman Theo

WOOTTON Bassett have secured the services of South African Theo Pistorious for the 2007 English cricket season. more...

Rylands Way outfit are investing heavily in youth section

WOOTTON BASSETT has a very active youth section and has age groups for under 9s, 11s, 13s and 15s. more...

Swindon General Sport

Sweet Success for Holly

Wroughton 11-year-old Holly Horton was among the winners at the KBIS British Equestrian Pony Club Race Day on Cheltenham Racecourse, organised by the Cotswold Hunt branch, writes KATE HEALEY. more...

Dower House Finds a New Home

ANDY Turnell-trained Dower House, recently retired after two thrilling all-weather victories at Lingfield in the space of seven days, has found a new home. more...

King scores at Aintree

FOLLOWING up on his cracking Cheltenham Festival, Barbury Castle trainer Alan King struck again on the first day of the Aintree meeting when his Triumph Hurdle winner Katchit easily won the Anniversary Four-Year-Old Novices' Hurdle. more...

Flame set to burn brightly

WORCESTER, Market Rasen and Kelso are the venue for tomorrow's racing with the Worcester card getting underway at 2.10 with a Mares Only Maiden Hurdle over two and a half miles, where a tentative selection is Celtic Flame the mount of Tom Siddall. more...

Felix bags his maiden double

LOCAL Stanton Fitzwarren amateur jockey Felix De Giles (left) chalked up his first-ever double under rules at Fakenham in the week. more...

Wayne set for big one

Swindon jump jockey Wayne Hutchinson is savouring his first-ever ride in the Grand National this afternoon, writes RAY BURROUGHS. more...

Highworth is 'sold out'

THE sold out' signs have been put up for tomorrow's 22nd Highworth five miles road race. more...

Swindon News

Heart of Gold

Greta Richardson really is something special as not only is she a busy pub manager, but over the past year she has found time to squeeze in an impressive amount of fundraising. more...

Rubbish eyesore in the shadow of the tower

SHOPPERS and workers were horrified by a huge mound of rubbish in the middle of Swindon. more...

Get ready to enjoy a proper sizzler

DIG out the sunscreen - the glorious sunny weather is set to continue throughout the weekend and well into next week, according to the experts. more...

Times Chippenhem Town Fc

Around the Southern League

BURNHAM have welcomed back sports therapist John Cox to work with the club's players week after an absence of over three months. more...

Times Football

Toolstation League preview

Melksham Town v Dawlish Town. IT could be raining goals at the Conigre today if the recent form of these two sides is anything to go by. more...

Meaden in a league of his own

WESTBURY-based official Andrew Meaden has won the Salisbury and District League Saturday Football League referee of the year award. more...

Times General Sport

GolfMark accreditation expected to grow

GOLF: The English Golf Union and English Ladies� Golf Association have held five regional workshop conferences across England to assist golf clubs in their efforts to achieve GolfMark accreditation. more...

Times Rugby

Trowbridge school kids set for Twickenham

PUPILS from Parochial Church of England Junior School, in Trowbridge, will be playing tag rugby in front of tens of thousands of fans at the EDF Energy Cup final at Twickenham tomorrow. more...

Trowbridge News

Police teams say hello hello hello

MEMBERS of the new neighbourhood policing teams were meeting and greeting the public today in preparation for going on the beat. more...

Warminster News

Man seriously hurt in fight

A TEENAGER is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit over the head with a fence post during a brawl in Warminster last night. more...

Westbury 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...

Youth action day in full swing

YOUNGSTERS are enjoying fun in the sun at a youth action extravaganza in Westbury today. more...

Wiltshire News

Fishing for information on a killer

British Waterways is launching its fourth annual wildlife survey and is calling on residents to contribute to a database of biodiversity on the UK's historic canal network. more...

Noel and Mr Blobby re-united

RESURGENT television star Noel Edmonds was reunited with a familiar face in Wiltshire today. more...

Murder hunt after teenager dies

POLICE have launched a murder investigation in Warminster after 18-year-old John Preece was attacked with a wooden fence post and killed last night. more...

Salisbury Journal Sport