Stories for 27 January 2006
Amesbury News
A POLICE hunt was launched for a bogus health visitor last week, after a smartly dressed man called on a young mother in Tidworth, asking to see her baby son. more...
Bradford News
A PLAN to tackle air pollution levels in a west Wiltshire town has been accepted by the Government to the dismay of many residents. more...
WHILE most teenagers will be spending their summer break relaxing, budding doctor Elizabeth Emsley will be carrying out volunteer work at a hospital in Sri Lanka. more...
Chippenham News
FILMMAKER Richard Hawkins has been nominated for a BAFTA for his work with a Chippenham community group. more...
FILMMAKER Richard Hawkins has been nominated for a BAFTA for his work with a Chippenham community group. more...
A FORMER Chippenham police officer has stepped in at the last minute to save the town's CCTV monitoring system. more...
DEDICATED volunteer Win Wiltshire, who has helped the National Blood Service for more than 60 years, retired last Wednesday. more...
ARSONISTS have been blamed for a fire that caused thousands of pounds of damage at a Chippenham company. more...
STUDENTS at Wiltshire College Lackham were celebrating after receiving their Certificate in Education last week. more...
A TASTE of the sub-continent is proving popular in Chippenham with the opening of Caf India. more...
A PORTUGUESE lorry driver was killed in a head-on road smash after driving on the wrong side of the road, an inquest heard. more...
CASTLE Combe Racing Circuit has picked eight good causes that will be benefit from a series of giant car boot sales. more...
CHARITY workers who help the deaf and hard of hearing are devastated a Wiltshire College lip-reading course has been cancelled. more...
THE historic George Inn in Lacock has been named as one of the best 50 pubs in the country. more...
THE sticky problem that has plagued Chippenham's streets for years has been targeted in a massive blitz. more...
Corsham News
POLICE fear parts of Corsham are becoming no-go areas after two gang attacks on Saturday night. more...
OVERDEVELOPMENT is turning Corsham into a dump, according to some residents. more...
A HUNT is on for a prankster who has been using a universal TV remote control to change the channels on other people's TVs. more...
Devizes News
THE jury at the inquest on father-and-son hedge-cutting team Mark and Luke Wells has brought in a verdict of misadventure at the end of a three-day hearing in Salisbury. more...
Film Reviews
EVEN though it was nearly 34 years ago, anyone who was alive at the time is hardly going to forget the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. more...
Gazette Food And Drink
ON Sunday the Chinese New Year brings in the Year of the Dog, providing the perfect opportunity to go oriental. more...
Gazette Theatre & Arts
The Bath-based Natural Theatre Company produces original and inventive comedy theatre in a wide range of situations, and during 2006 they will be creating a new string to their eclectic bow, as they venture into the classroom. more...
Hands Off Our Force
HOPES have been raised for Wiltshire Police to remain a stand-alone force after the Prime Minister pledged not to force through controversial merger plans. more...
Melksham News
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: MICHAEL Clarke was shaking uncontrollably and crying hysterically when his neighbours found him crouched on their front doorstep. more...
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: DUSTMAN Kenneth Nurdin told a court of his terror after finding the bloodied bodies of his next-door neighbours in their home. more...
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: ONE of the first officers to speak to Michael Clarke after the bodies of his parents had been found was Chippenham police officer Pc David Hunt. more...
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: STAFF from Wembley Conference Centre told Bristol Crown Court how accused man Michael Clarke and his friends had spent an unusual amount of time in the toilets on the afternoon of December 6. more...
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: MICHAEL Clarke showed no concern about leaving a holdall in which prosecution lawyers said he hid the weapon used to murder his parents, the court heard on Thursday. more...
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: THE man who drove Michael Clarke to London on the day his parents were killed laughed in the witness box at the suggestion his friend was responsible for their murders. more...
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: THE Clarke family were discussing holiday plans for the following year the night before Michael Clarke is accused of brutally murdering his parents. more...
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: A NEIGHBOUR told on Monday how Clarke had appeared upbeat on the morning of his parents' murder. more...
CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: MICHAEL Clarke filmed lessons in knife fighting in the months before his parents were stabbed to death in their home. more...
A MAN lucky to be alive after arsonists torched his first-floor flat believes he is the victim of a vendetta. more...
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save the Trans-Wilts train service have received a boost. more...
A SOLDIER returning from service in Iraq had a very special present awaiting delivery when he got home. more...
A SOLDIER returning from service in Iraq had a very special present awaiting delivery when he got home. more...
A FATHER and son drowned when their tractor toppled into a canal as it tried to turn around, an inquest heard. more...
BOSSES at a mental health hospital want to install a security fence around its gardens after a patient walked out unchallenged and burned herself to death. more...
A DECISION to overtake two cars metres away from a set of traffic lights cost a 22-year old sports fan his life, an inquest heard. more...
A LONG-RUNNING campaign to install safety railings on a dangerous pavement is continuing after it was announced a white warning line is planned as a safety measure. more...
A VILLAGE newsletter has reached its 300th edition, a quarter of a century after the first issue was published. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found today. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found today. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found today. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found today. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found today.
Fencing contractors Mark Wells, 41, of Seend Cleeve, Devizes in Wiltshire,
and his 19-year-old son Luke, of nearby Melksham, were hired by British
Waterways to trim hedges beside the Kennet and Avon Canal, the three-day
hearing at Salisbury Coroner's Court was told. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found today. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found today. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found today.
Fencing contractors Mark Wells, 41, of Seend Cleeve, Devizes in Wiltshire,
and his 19-year-old son Luke, of nearby Melksham, were hired by British
Waterways to trim hedges beside the Kennet and Avon Canal, the three-day
hearing at Salisbury Coroner's Court was told. more...
THE drowning of a father and son when their tractor fell into a canal was
due to misadventure, an inquest jury found yesterday. more...
New Forest News
AN animal lover from Ringwood is appealing to residents to help amorous amphibians reach their spawning grounds for the spring. more...
A CONSTANT stream of vandalism could result in the closure of one of just two pubs in Three Legged Cross. more...
Retro
These great dishes are just perfect for when family or friends come round for a casual meal. more...
These great dishes are just perfect for when family or friends come round for a casual meal. more...
AS you get older your body shape changes and therefore styles that suited you in your 30s and 40s may no longer be appropriate. more...
IN response to the concerns raised by the Which? report on equity release earlier this month, specifically highlighting the potential risks to older home owners, the Help the Aged Equity Release Service has the following tips and advice for those who may be exploring this as an option:
Consider carefully alternatives such as moving to a smaller home or claiming state financial benefits. more...
Novelist Joanna Trollope, queen of the Aga saga, has announced that she's turning her back on the Cotswolds because the celeb count is so high Liz Hurley, Kate Moss and Kate Winslet are just a few to have made their homes there. more...
If you insist on using the last dregs of your mascara or hanging onto your favourite powder until the label is barely legible, you may be doing your skin more harm than good. more...
Castle Street Clinic has expanded again. The clinic, at 43 Castle Street, Trowbridge, now has four state registered practitioners to meet the increased demand for chiropody/podiatry and chiropractic treatments in the Trowbridge area. more...
The titles chiropodist and podiatrist are interchangeable, al-though podiatry is the new name for chiropody. more...
WHEN you suffer a bereavement, a funeral for a member of your family is one of the most difficult days of your life. more...
NEARLY seven out of 10 people don't make a will because they don't know how to or they are worried about legal fees. more...
Memorial Woodlands provides a peaceful setting where your loved one can be laid to rest in timeless tranquility. more...
Salisbury Business News
TRACY Hill is the new western regional organiser for the Federation of Small Businesses. more...
AUCTIONEERS Woolley and Wallis, of Salisbury, are celebrating a record year, with turnover for 2005 reaching £8.96m. more...
Salisbury City Fc News
SALISBURY City will play their Salisbury Hospital Cup semi-final against Amesbury Town on Tuesday, March 14, kick off 7.45pm. more...
SALISBURY City's 4th Round Errea Cup tie with Cirencester Town, abandoned on Tuesday evening due to a frozen pitch, will be replayed at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium on Tuesday (January 31). more...
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes has extended his contract with the Southern League Premier Division leaders. more...
THE winners of Tuesday's Errea Cup fourth round tie between Salisbury City and Cirencester Town will host Hitchin Town in the last eight. more...
SALISBURY City will welcome any supporters wishing to help ensure tomorrow's league game with Team Bath goes ahead. more...
SALISBURY City will welcome any supporters wishing to help ensure tomorrow's league game with Team Bath goes ahead. more...
Salisbury News
A PLANNING application for Salisbury's fifth and final park and ride site has been made by Wiltshire county council. more...
SCHOOLS around the district are heading towards the top of the class following some record-breaking results, according to the latest GCSE league tables. more...
A PUBLIC meeting to discuss the proposed closure of the tannery bridge in Downton packed the village's Memorial Hall on Friday and left some residents fuming on the pavement because fire regulations restricted numbers inside to 200. more...
Stfc Headlines
TIME for new heroes to shine' is Lee Peacock's cry as he finds the goalscoring burden switched to his shoulders rather sooner than he was expecting. more...
SKIPPER Sean O'Hanlon insists Rory Fallon's departure is not the end of the world' and says Town's current predicament does not allow for anyone to wallow in a prolonged sense of disappointment. more...
STEFANI Miglioranzi refuses to see a trip to high-flying Southend United as a troublesome' or unwanted' fixture for Town. more...
A SPEEDY replacement is being sought for Rory Fallon although there will be no panic buying from Iffy Onuora as he bids to address present problems while laying the foundations for future success. more...
Swindon And Proud Campaign
MARCH 27, 2006: SOUTH Swindon MP Anne Snelgrove is going back to school for a week in the Yemen. more...
Swindon Business Headlines
Rydon Group, the construction, development and property company with a regional office in Ogborne St Andrew, near Marlbough, has been involved in a £100m buy-out. more...
Whitmarsh Lockhart has put Unit 2273 at Dunbeath Road, Elgin Industrial Estate, Swindon, on the market, along with Unit 1B on the Techno Trading Estate, Swindon. more...
Whitmarsh Lockhart has put Unit 2273 at Dunbeath Road, Elgin Industrial Estate, Swindon, on the market, along with Unit 1B on the Techno Trading Estate, Swindon. more...
British Gas has withdrawn its 2010 price protection tariff for new customers. more...
THE Aldbourne electronics firm Catalus has welcomed sales specialist Chris Large to the team to add to its business expansion plans. more...
Small and medium businesses in the south west can now book to travel to Japan on a market visit organised by UK Trade and Investment in co-operation with Business Link. more...
To make sure there are always new buses on Wiltshire's roads, the company Go Ahead has just signed a new deal with a Swedish bank. more...
Swindon Eating Out
THE new owners of Viva La Pizza in Corsham promise fresh ingredients, friendly staff and great Italian food. more...
THE new owners of Viva La Pizza in Corsham promise fresh ingredients, friendly staff and great Italian food. more...
WE were warmly greeted by all the staff when we arrived at this lakeside restaurant, which was transported from China to Swindon 15 years ago. more...
I've never yet eaten my lunch in a tunnel but eating out at La Flambe is possibly the closest I'll ever come. more...
Swindon Events
JANUARY 28 2006, SWINDON: A Swindon nightclub is welcoming the prestigious club night Hed Kandi to the town tomorrow. more...
Swindon Football
SUPERMARINE boss Mark Collier has warned Toby Colbourne "he may have missed his chance" after the burly striker snubbed a move to Hunts Copse. more...
MANGOTSFIELD midfielder Ellis Wilmot is expecting a few bruises tomorrow as he comes up against his former Chippenham Town teammates. more...
CORSHAM Town will be hoping to strengthen their grip on the Toolstation Premier Division title when they travel to Welton Rovers tomorrow. more...
WOOTTON Bassett boss Paul Burke may not think much of the GLS Supplementary Cup but for striker Justin Hyde tomorrow's first round clash could be a turning point. more...
Highlight of this weekend's Wilts League programme is the Premier Division clash between Aldbourne and league leaders Down Ampney, writes RAY BURROUGHS. more...
Swindon General Sport
GOLF: DAVID Howell was hovering dangerously close to the cut-off mark in the second round of the Qatar Masters today. more...
Swindon Half Marathon News
SWINDON Half Marathon organisers believe this year's event will surpass the £25,000 raised for the Prospect Hospice last year. more...
Swindon Ice Hockey
KEN Forshee has called on his Swindon npower Wildcats to maintain their fine start to 2006 as the English Premier League season reaches a crucial stage. more...
KEN Forshee has called on his Swindon npower Wildcats to maintain their fine start to 2006 as the English Premier League season reaches a crucial stage. more...
Swindon Letters
FOLLOWING recent media reporting on the issues of teachers and the sex offender register etc, can we please request that the voice of survivors, and their viewpoint, is also reflected. more...
REDUCING payments for basic subsistence doesn't enable people to work; it makes them poorer, while still unemployed. more...
REDUCING payments for basic subsistence doesn't enable people to work; it makes them poorer, while still unemployed. more...
RECENTLY while viewing Match of the Day, I could not help but notice the great number of empty seats in the stands when the cameras had to stand in the background. more...
KEVIN Shoesmith (SA Jan 20) rightly reports the rip-off by Patientline for their charges for incoming calls to patients in the Great Western Hospital. more...
IT needs just one councillor to spend one hour on a bus of the service provided by Dial A Ride to realise how necessary a service it is for certain members of the Swindon population. more...
I WISH to thank Mr Scott (SA, letters, January 24), for acknowledging the Swindon Society talk on February 8. more...
The European Union, in its wisdom, has declared an area of land in the Thames Basin as a Special Protection Area for the Dartford Warbler. more...
Swindon Music
JANUARY 31 2006, BRISTOL: Mike Scott, lead singer with the cult band The Waterboys, has a spiritual side to his nature which is unleashed in his latest album Karma To Burn. more...
Swindon News
Michael Dennis Wyatt, 47, of Danestone Close, Middleaze, Swindon, today pleaded guilty to the murder of Jacqueline Kent , 43, at a plea and directional hearing at Bristol Crown Court. more...
ONE of Swindon's top schools less than five years ago has slipped into special measures. more...
ONE of Swindon's top schools less than five years ago has slipped into special measures. more...
COVINGHAM Park Junior School has plunged into special measures. more...
A YOUNG motorist, Pascal Dipierro, who crashed into a lorry and killed his cousin, was given a £1,200 fine and disqualified from driving for a year. more...
FORMER Swindon police officer Milroy Clarke and his wife Joan were killed with a heavy knife with a thick blade, a pathologist told a jury. more...
SWINDON Councillors have voted against the Government's proposals to introduce identity cards. more...
Swindon's JobCentre remained open despite strikes over job cuts across the country. more...
SWINDON Half Marathon organisers believe this year's event will surpass the £25,000 raised for the Prospect Hospice last year. more...
KINGSDOWN School pupils have been brushing up on their language skills with a little help from Intel. more...
POLICE hunting a burglar who targeted homes all over Swindon in a string of break-ins have got their man. more...
POLICE hunting a burglar who targeted homes all over Swindon in a string of break-ins have got their man. more...
CHERIE Blair was so impressed with the welcome she received at one Swindon school that she told pupils she's going to get the Prime Minster to come and visit. more...
CHERIE Blair was so impressed with the welcome she received at one Swindon school that she told pupils she's going to get the Prime Minster to come and visit. more...
A FORMER Royal Engineer who successfully lobbied the Prime Minister to get Swindon a dialysis unit has died, aged 78. more...
A FORMER Royal Engineer who successfully lobbied the Prime Minister to get Swindon a dialysis unit has died, aged 78. more...
THE Swindon Food Bank, which helped more than 200 people in the run-up to Christmas, is holding a collection on February 4. more...
THE Swindon Food Bank, which helped more than 200 people in the run-up to Christmas, is holding a collection on February 4. more...
A burglar fled from a house in Gorse Hill after being disturbed by the elderly homeowner. more...
BIRDWATCHERS across the town will be digging out their binoculars this weekend as part of the Big Garden Birdwatch. more...
In the latest in our series looking at Swindon's drug situation, chief reporter Jamie Hill talks to a recovering addict about how his habit ruined his life more...
THERE are several groups in Swindon whose mission it is to help and rehabilitate the town's drugs users. more...
MICHAEL Wills, MP for North Swindon, has asked the Government what percentage of undergraduate students are from state schools. more...
FOUR-YEAR-OLD Ryan Aggett, who was born in a Thai jail, is growing up in Wootton Bassett while his parents maintain their innocence of drugs charges. more...
FOUR-YEAR-OLD Ryan Aggett, who was born in a Thai jail, is growing up in Wootton Bassett while his parents maintain their innocence of drugs charges. more...
SWINDON residents have expressed dismay at news that sufferers of an asbestos-related disease will no longer be able to claim compensation. more...
VIOLENT crime has shot up by 14.2 per cent in Swindon, the latest figures reveal. more...
AN 87-year-old woman, who foiled a conman posing as a water board official, only reported the incident to the police after spotting a story in the Advertiser. more...
FOR Phileas Fogg it might have been a race around the world, but for Highworth Library it is a race to issue the most books. more...
FOR Phileas Fogg it might have been a race around the world, but for Highworth Library it is a race to issue the most books. more...
FOR Phileas Fogg it might have been a race around the world, but for Highworth Library it is a race to issue the most books. more...
SOUTH Swindon MP Anne Snelgrove is going back to school for a week in the Yemen. more...
POLICE are studying video tape after a theft led to a manhunt for two offenders in the Peatmoor area. more...
POLICE are studying video tape after a theft led to a manhunt for two offenders in the Peatmoor area. more...
A POLITICAL war of words erupted in Swindon's council chambers last night after Tory councillors voted in favour of an overall 18.65 per cent hike in their allowances. more...
A TOOTHILL shop worker has criticised the fact that a stretch of wall cleared after Tony Blair's visit remains the only patch that is well maintained. more...
SWINDON'S Billie Piper was to have appeared on the debut album of Natasha Anastasiades, who was killed in a car driven by her learner-driver friend. more...
Swindon Rugby
SUPERMARINE coach Matt Fry believes wins in the next three matches will hand the South Marston side the edge in the Dorset & Wilts One North title race. more...
SWINDON are counting the cost of last weekend's top-of-the-table defeat to Redingensians as they bid to firmly shut the promotion door in the faces of the chasing pack. more...
Swindon Theatre & Arts
JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 4 2006, BATH: Improbable Fiction features an amateur writers' group, where everyone has at least one book in them, but are having problems getting them out. more...
FEBRUARY 3 2006, SWINDON: OLIVER Reed grabbed him by the proverbials in the film Gladiator but Britain's only Iranian stand-up comedian Omid Djalili says he'd rather be on the Wyvern stage than playing a part in a Hollywood blockbuster. more...
UNTIL MARCH 5 2006, CIRENCESTER: A trawl through family history to find clues to unknown relatives is the inspiration for The Electrician a new exhibition which has opened at the Corinium Museum, Cirencester. more...
The Big Interview
MATTHEW Bourne's latest artistic venture is an adaptation of the Tim Burton film, Edward Scissorhands, creating an exciting piece of dance theatre. more...
Times Celebrating
APPLES were the healthy pregnancy craving for new mum Michelle Brush, who gave birth to her first child on January 15. more...
A honeymoon in the Scottish Highlands followed the wedding of Miss Emma Elizabeth Finney and Mr George Andrew Murray at St John's Church, Warminster, on December 22. more...
A honeymoon in Switzerland followed the wedding of Miss Samantha Phyllis Jane Rendell and Mr Iain Malcolm Richards at the Church of St Philip and St James, Neston, Corsham, on September 10. more...
ONE of Trowbridge's oldest residents has passed away at the age of 100. Doris Flay was a resident at Romney House residential home in the town. more...
A POPULAR receptionist given two months to live three years ago has lost her battle with cancer. Sue Mason, who worked at Virgin Mobile, Trowbridge, died on January 15 aged 51. more...
Former north Wiltshire policeman and keen gardener Derek Sibley died on January 15, aged 74. more...
Times Chippenhem Town Fc
DARREN Perrin has jumped to the defence of his Chippenham Town players after some of them were criticised on the fans' forum message board. more...
SEAN Seavill insists he is happy to bide his time at Hardenhuish as he looks to make a name for himself in the beautiful game. more...
ROSS Adams has become a familiar figure in the Chippenham Town back line this season. more...
IAIN Harvey will play through the pain barrier in a bid to keep his place in the Chippenham Town midfield for the second half of the season. more...
CHIPPENHAM Town travel to Mangotsfield tomorrow looking to reduce the four point gap between themselves and leaders Salisbury City at the top of the Premier League. more...
THEY say the early bird catches the worm and the Bluebirds proved the old proverb right on Tuesday night when they arrived 90 minutes early for this Errea cup clash. more...
IF CONCEDING the Premier League title to Wiltshire rivals Salisbury City was supposed to be a bluff, then Darren Perrin's players might need a few poker lessons before this campaign draws to a close. more...
Times Football
TOBY Colbourne has turned down a move to Southern League Western side Swindon Supermarine to help Corsham Town maintain their title challenge. more...
CALNE laid to rest the ghost of last season's 5-1 thumping at the hands of Bemerton Heath with an emphatic attacking display at Bremhill View on Saturday. more...
LAST week Willand boss Clive Jones berated Corsham for their Route One style and promised to teach the Reds a footballing lesson when the two sides met at Silver Street. more...
MELKSHAM'S bid to sign Frome Town centre forward Ricky Hulbert looks have fallen through after a week of negotiations. more...
GRAHAM Learmonth has challenged his strikers to be more clinical in front of goal after watching Biddestone scrape past a dogged Cadbury Heath on Saturday. more...
MARK Hodkinson must have hired a plumber in midweek to repair the leaks in the Bradford defence. more...
MEL Gingell described Saturday's stunning fightback against Northampton as the proudest moment of his football career, as Wiltshire booked a place in the FA Youth County Cup semi final for the first time. more...
MISFIRING Melksham Town looked short of practice on Tuesday night as they slipped to an embarrassing defeat at the hands of lowly Bishop Sutton. more...
PAUL Brickley says he will fight to keep Wayne Wheeler at Meadow Lane after the striker scored a second half hat-trick to seal a comfortable win over basement side Elmore on Saturday. more...
PAUL Brickley blasted the referee after his Westbury side crashed to defeat against Somerset outfit Street on Tuesday night. more...
TROWBRIDGE survived an early onslaught by Saracens to record a convincing victory over their Gloucestershire rivals in a cracking cup tie at Woodmarsh on Saturday. more...
WESTBURY United Reserves gained a 3-0 home win over Aldbourne in the Premier Division. Ian Grey and Nathan Hallett scored first half goals and Mark Lanfear added the third. more...
WHAT a difference a week makes. After a dismal performance the previous week, the Deverills put up a sterling performance against First Division outfit Bradford United in the A and B Cup sponsored by Pied Piper Promotions and were very unlucky not to force a replay. more...
FROME SUNDAY LEAGUE: RING of Bells continued their fine form in the Premier Division of the Frome Sunday League by defeating the Three Swans 5-3. more...
CHIPPENHAM SUNDAY LEAGUE: THE Horse and Groom claimed the shock result of the day as they battled back from 2-0 down to snatch a 2-2 draw with Holt FC. more...
YOUTH FOOTBALL: THREE second half goals gave leaders Melksham Park a 3-0 home win over Castle Combe Colts in the under nines Yellow Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League. more...
Times General Sport
POKER: THE ROYAL flush could soon replace the bullseye as the centre of pub entertainment if proposals for a poker league in Trowbridge get the green light. more...
TABLE TENNIS: MELKSHAM'S Trevor Lloyd added to his long list of career successes by taking the veterans' singles title at the Wiltshire Table Tennis closed championships. more...
SHORT MAT BOWLS: IN the latest short mat bowls contest held at Christie Miller Leisure Centre the team of Sheila Bridgens, Don Hatt, David Tompkins and skip Kate Jones secured victory in a hard-fought mixed fours competition. more...
HOCKEY: West Wilts 2, West Glos 2nds 1 - WEST Wilts finally found their form in a crucial game against a struggling West Glos team. more...
HOCKEY: THE West Wilts under 13s boys and girls played Devizes in a seven-a-side matches on Sunday. more...
LADIES' HOCKEY: AFTER five successive defeats it was a good win for West Wilts at the weekend but the heavy weather they made of it against the bottom of the table side indicated that further work still needs to be done to ensure they avoid relegation this season. more...
ATHLETICS: SEVENTEEN Avon Valley Runners took up the challenge of the Slaughterford nine-mile multi-terrain race on Sunday. more...
SNOOKER: TROWBRIDGE snooker star Stephen Lee made a welcome return to form at the Masters tournament last week after a torrid two years at the table. more...
ANGLING: THE Friday Open match at Ivy House Lake produced mixed sport after the thick reeds around the banks were cropped. more...
Times Letters
I AM extremely concerned about the pending closure of Westbury Hospital. more...
I AM extremely angry that Trowbridge town councillors have taken it upon themselves to rush through a decision to refurbish the Town Hall. more...
I WAS heartened to read that Mr Hayes (Letters, January 20) shares my concerns regarding the cost of recovering supermarket trolleys from local rivers. more...
RECENT Government press releases would have us believe that our hospitals are getting cleaner, and that hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA are under control. But is this the true picture? more...
I FIND myself writing to you again to express my disgust at the letter from S. Khan of the Wiltshire and Swindon Speed (not safety) Camera Partnership. Mr Gray MP's attitude toward cameras is completely correct as they are there for one reason and that is to make money. more...
MAY I thank the residents of Westbury and surrounding villages for their generosity and kindness in giving just over £3,500 to Westbury Lions during the Lions Father Christmas float collection. more...
I AM a strong supporter of legal adoption for the permanent care of children whose biological parents are unwilling or unable to parent them. more...
Times Music
JANUARY 27 2006, TROWBRIDGE: Tonight sees the full launch of Discord Live, a regular event to happen on the last Friday of each month at The Hub in Wicker Hill, Trowbridge. more...
Times Rugby
IF a jug of beer is the price to pay for making mistakes then you could forgive the Trowbridge forwards for having a hangover from the North Dorset match. more...
LAST week Westbury coach Ian Diddums joked that the Leighton Green pitch should be reduced in width by 10 metres to prevent his side haemorrhaging tries out on the wings. more...
MARK Simmons believes a bonus point should be awarded to teams who lose by fewer than 10 points after watching his CATs side edged out in a thrilling match with Oldfield. more...
SUPERMARINE gave Bradford a lesson in finishing on Saturday as the Swindon side stole the points in an enterprising encounter at Ashley Lane. more...
Times Theatre
JANUARY 27 2006, TROWBRIDGE: THE UNINVITED tells the extraordinary stories of refugees and exiles, from all over the world, past and present. more...
JANUARY 28 & 29 2006, BATH: VISITORS to an oriental art museum in Bath will be admitted free this weekend, with a host of events laid on to mark the Chinese New Year. more...
JANUARY 27 2006, CORSHAM: This original version of rough and ready Edwardian pantomime will banish the winter blues as Miracle Theatre brings its alternative and hilarious take on a traditional subject to The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham tonight. more...
JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 4 2006, BATH: ALAN Ayckbourn's new comedy Improbable Fiction, which is also directed by the multi award-winning playwright, comes to the Theatre Royal Bath next week. more...
FEBRUARY 2 2006, SWINDON: COME and enjoy an evening with the legendary inventors of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention. more...
Times Two
ACTION on Homelessness manager Val Cragg, 55, was born in Urchfont but lived much of her life in Essex. She began her work with the homeless as a volunteer for the Centrepoint charity in London in 1976. more...
ACTION on Homelessness manager Val Cragg, 55, was born in Urchfont but lived much of her life in Essex. She began her work with the homeless as a volunteer for the Centrepoint charity in London in 1976. more...
Times Wiltshire News
TROUBLESHOOTERS have been sent in to help stem the financial crisis at health trusts in north and west Wiltshire. more...
PEOPLE are being given the chance to put forward their views on a proposed shake-up of NHS trusts in the south west. more...
A PUB has decided to act now in banning smoking from its bar and restaurant. The Mill at Rode has barred customers from lighting up in all but a separate downstairs room with immediate effect. more...
HERITAGE and conservation groups have accused the Government of failing in its duty to preserve the future of the Stonehenge monument. more...
HERITAGE and conservation groups have accused the Government of failing in its duty to preserve the future of the Stonehenge monument. more...
YOUNG people caring for members of their family who are ill or incapacitated are to receive more help. more...
LIFE under the ocean waves has been experienced by a group of Wiltshire students. more...
Trowbridge News
A MAN has appeared in court on 19 charges including robbery, burglary and conspiracy in connection with a series of post office raids in west and north Wiltshire. more...
THE decision to hike the tax paid to Trowbridge Town Council by 87 per cent has sparked anger in the community. more...
FORMER nurse Mary Blackmore celebrated her 100th birthday in style with a party at Ravenscroft Care Home in Trowbridge. more...
PRIMARY school children will have new sports equipment paid for by money they raised themselves. more...
SOME unusual animal visitors took up pride of place in one west Wiltshire village at the weekend. more...
A CEREBRAL palsy sufferer has had her head shaved to raise money for the hospital that has treated her since she was a child. more...
Warminster News
A BIZARRE seven-day rule and the Data Protection Act are preventing a woman and her young children from being reunited with their lost cat. more...
A HEADTEACHER has hit out at parents who take their children out of school to go on holiday. Sheelagh Brown, headteacher of Kingdown School in Warminster, said not being able to afford higher school holiday prices is no excuse. more...
A PICTURE of scantily clad firemen used in a charity calendar has won a photographer a top award. more...
A PENSIONER cheated the benefits system while making a fortune on his market stall. more...
A DECISION not to merge two village primary schools could place one at risk of closure. more...
Westbury News
A TAXI driver was caught sitting on the window ledge of his car and hanging his head out of the window as he drove through Westbury. more...
THE proposed Westbury bypass project is being considered at a meeting of the South West Regional Assembly today. more...
ORPHANS whose lives have been shattered by the AIDS epidemic in Africa are being given a lifeline by people from a west Wiltshire village. more...
A TEENAGER who kicked a man in the head during a street scuffle after smoking cannabis all day will have to complete 80 hours of community service and pay compensation to the victim. more...
A 53-YEAR-OLD man caught with child pornography on his computer for a second time has been jailed for nine months. more...
