Stories for 10 March 2006
Bradford News
BOOKS can change lives and people in Warminster and Bradford on Avon are being asked to nominate those that have had a lasting influence on them. more...
AN artist who died after suffering a heart attack at the wheel of his car is to have his work celebrated in an exhibition. more...
UNDERPRIVILEGED children in The Gambia have been given a helping hand to get to school, through the generous efforts of students from Chippenham and Bradford on Avon. more...
Chippenham News
A GANG targeting the elderly and vulnerable are being blamed for a spate of distraction burglaries, including one in which a pensioner lost her life savings. more...
NAILS that became lodged into a car tyre caused the crash that killed a young RAF serviceman, an inquest heard. more...
PRINCESS Anne is to visit Chippenham to open a new carers centre next month. more...
UNDERPRIVILEGED children in The Gambia have been given a helping hand to get to school through the efforts of pupils in Chippenham and Bradford on Avon. more...
UNDER PRIVILEGED children in The Gambia have been given a helping hand to get to school through the efforts of pupils in Chippenham and Bradford on Avon. more...
UNDER PRIVILEGED children in The Gambia have been given a helping hand to get to school through the efforts of pupils in Chippenham and Bradford on Avon. more...
CHURCHGOERS in Lacock are celebrating the news they will receive £105,000 from English Heritage to carry out much-needed repairs to St Cyriac's Church. more...
GARDENERS across north Wiltshire could soon be able to recycle their green waste with the help of a new brown bin. more...
WORK will get underway next week to light the Western Arches as part of the Isambard Kingdom Brunel 200 celebrations. more...
DEVOTED daughter June Jaques is fuming after health bosses sec- retly moved her frail mother from one hospital to another in what she branded a "covert, SAS-style exercise." more...
THE Thai wife of Chippenham man Toby Charnaud went on trial on Monday accused of his murder. more...
HOURS of hard work training and competing with their pets has paid off for young dog owners who will be competing at Crufts, the world's top dog show. more...
City Events
DOUBLE European Cup winner John McGovern has been confirmed as the special guest at this year's Event in the Tent on the pitch at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium. more...
THE club will again be holding its popular soccer schools over the Easter school holidays. more...
Competitions
The Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a one-night dinner, bed and breakfast package for two at Bishopstrow House Hotel & Spa, in Warminster. more...
The Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a one-night dinner, bed and breakfast package for two at Bishopstrow House Hotel & Spa, in Warminster. more...
To celebrate Mothers' Day Richard Gardner Hair Design is offering one lucky winner and their mum the opportunity to have a full hair makeover, including a cut, colour and blow-dry of their choice while they relax in style. more...
The Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a one-night dinner, bed and breakfast package for two at Bishopstrow House Hotel & Spa, in Warminster. more...
The Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a one-night dinner, bed and breakfast package for two at Bishopstrow House Hotel & Spa, in Warminster. more...
To celebrate Mothers' Day Richard Gardner Hair Design is offering one lucky winner and their mum the opportunity to have a full hair makeover, including a cut, colour and blow-dry of their choice while they relax in style. more...
To celebrate Mothers' Day Richard Gardner Hair Design is offering one lucky winner and their mum the opportunity to have a full hair makeover, including a cut, colour and blow-dry of their choice while they relax in style. more...
Corsham News
ALCOHOLIC Godric Goodrich has been jailed for three years after a drink-drive death crash. more...
A BREAST cancer support group which is producing a calendar to raise awareness of the disease has asked a male sufferer to help. more...
BROKEN-hearted Leslie Butt committed suicide after he split up with his partner, an inquest heard. more...
Film Reviews
THE proposition in The Proposition is quite simple. It's the people involved that complicate matters. more...
Journal Football
PREMIERSHIP side Ports-mouth are to visit Downton next month as part of the Wick Lane club's centenary celebrations. more...
TWO goals from striker Stuart Findlay helped Bemerton Heath Harlequins fight back from a goal down to scoop all three points in a highly competitive clash with a new-look Brock-enhurst side. more...
Sydenhams Wessex League Division One: Bemerton HH 3 Brockenhurst 2. more...
Sydenhams Wessex League Division Two: Downton 1 East Cowes Vics 0. more...
LAVERSTOCK & Ford's hopes of securing promotion as champions of Divis-ion Three continue to dwindle after they suffered a 3-1 defeat at Tadley Calleva. more...
AMESBURY Town's brave resistance was undone by a rapid-fire hat-trick from debutant Aiden Trevaskis at leaders Locks Heath. more...
Journal Rugby
SALISBURY Rugby Club's under 11s have been crown-ed county champions after beating Bradford on Avon in a tense Wiltshire Cup final. more...
INJURY-PLAGUED Salisbury suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of old rivals Swanage and Wareham, leaving them in urgent need of a win to halt their slide down the South West Division Two (East) league table. more...
Powergen South West Division Two (East): Swanage & Wareham 43 Salisbury 8. more...
Marlborough News
KENNET district councillors unanimously turned down a housing application in Honeystreet which would have doubled the size of the village. more...
Melksham News
RAISING money for a good cause is helping to keep alive the memory of a Melksham woman who died in a car crash. more...
A CANCER survivor fighting for the right to have a child of her own has lost her last legal battle. more...
THE people of Atworth have been able to repair the roof of their village hall thanks to a grant. more...
CHILDREN in Melksham look set to get a £20m new school while Trowbridge is in line for a big disappointment. more...
A MUSIC extravaganza is set to take place at the George Ward School in Melksham. more...
Other Sport
FIVE Rivers men's excellent season in the Wessex League came to an end with a play-off defeat at the hands of Plymouth. more...
FIVE Rivers men's excellent season in the Wessex League came to an end with a play-off defeat at the hands of Plymouth. more...
AFTER an at-times difficult season of fluctuating fortunes, Salisbury Hockey Club's men's first team had a weekend to be proud of. more...
Salisbury City Fc News
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes hopes Matt Tubbs will still play some part in the closing weeks of their promotion campaign. more...
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes hopes Matt Tubbs will still play some part in the closing weeks of their promotion campaign. more...
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes hopes Matt Tubbs will still play some part in the closing weeks of their promotion campaign. more...
THE club will again be holding its popular soccer schools over the Easter school holidays. more...
Salisbury News
A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND man has become a virtual prisoner in his own home, because there is no disabled-friendly access to the council-owned terraced bungalow he lives in. more...
PRIMARY care trusts across the country have come in for criticism from the British Medical Association for trying to reduce their deficits by setting up panels to decide when a patient is referred for surgery. more...
Scfc Juniors
THE club will again be holding its popular soccer schools over the Easter school holidays. more...
Shelleyg
Winter Olympics silver medallist Shelley Rudmans returns home to Pewsey. more...
Shelley gets a hero's welcome from the crowd as she rides on the bus with boyfriend Kistan Bromley more...
Winter Olympics silver medallist Shelley Rudmans returns home to Pewsey. more...
Even King Alfred saluted Shelley more...
Well done: Shelley Blackmore
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Everyone flies the flag and gets in celebration mood
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Shelley Rudman celebrates in the Moonrakers pub with landlord Jerry Kunkler at the end of the open topped bus tour of Pewsey, Wiltshire. more...
Shelley chats and signs autographs more...
Shelley and boyfriend Kristan Bromley enjoy the disco party more...
Stfc Headlines
WILTS Premier Division outfit Westside are hoping it will be a case of third time lucky for them when they attempt to get their Corsham Print quarter-final tie against AFC Trowbridge under way, writes RAY BURROUGHS. more...
YEOVIL boss Steve Thompson has added former Town triallist Michael Jordan and Portsmouth midfielder Marc Wilson to bolster his injury-hit squad. more...
PAUL Smith will endure a little short-term pain in order to try and bring about a speedier return to action. more...
TOWN'S defensive young guns have been challenged to cut out the schoolboy stuff' yet categorically deny that too much is being asked of them. more...
TOWN pilot Iffy Onuora admits his team are experiencing turbulence yet views travel as a good opportunity to ensure a smoother ride to survival. more...
FORMER Town misfit Lloyd Opara could complete an astonishing career turnaround after earning a trial with Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea. more...
CHARLIE Comyn-Platt has a fighting chance of facing Yeovil Town tomorrow and no-one will be more delighted to see him beat the injury odds than Iffy Onuora. more...
Swindon Business Headlines
The Federation of Small Businesses has written to the Office of Fair Trading calling for a competition commission inquiry into the monopoly position of the Big Four supermarkets in the grocery sector. more...
Consumer confidence has fallen for nine of the past 12 months as people take an increasingly pessimistic view of the economy and labour market. more...
A ladies' night at Cirencester Renault dealer Bridges gave more than 60 women the chance to learn more about looking after themselves and their cars. more...
The biggest survey of the British workplace revealed that Badenoch & Clark is the seventh best mid-sized company to work for in the UK and the highest-ranking recruitment consultancy in the list. more...
Swindon Eating Out
Lucknam Park might seem like a place frozen in time but its impeccable service and cuisine certainly left a sweet taste in CATHERINE TURNBULL's mouth. more...
Lucknam Park might seem like a place frozen in time but its impeccable service and cuisine certainly left a sweet taste in CATHERINE TURNBULL's mouth. more...
COLLEYS Supper Rooms opened in 1973 and still holds the traditional values it had when it began in its food, dcor and service. more...
MORE locally sourced food and drink should be used in our restaurants according to one Warminster restaurateur. more...
Swindon Football
CALNE Town assistant boss Simon Hillier believes a win tomorrow will throw the Toolstation Premier League title race wide open. more...
JP MILLS has got used to being the bad boy over the last six months but is now hoping to make a good impression on his return to English football. more...
JOHN Fisher has predicted Shrivenham will be crying into their beer' tomorrow night as the war of words heats up again ahead of the Hellenic Premier League derby. more...
Swindon Ice Hockey
WILDCATS extended their unbeaten run to five games with a well-deserved 7-2 victory over Peterborough Panthers at the Link Centre last night. more...
Swindon Jobs News
RECRUITMENT company Adecco has recently launched its latest online function for candidates wanting to register for temporary or permanent work. more...
Swindon Letters
I WOULD like to support R Selway's letter praising Singapore's take on law and order. However, sending councillors out there to learn a thing or two would not get taxpayers' backing. more...
I WRITE in reply to the letter from Valerie Nax. more...
AS an ex-serviceman I am disgusted by the latest report from the Ministry of Defence that there has been almost 100 life-threatening kit failures and 2,837 lesser breakdowns in equipment used by our forces in the war zone. more...
Re: Lee Cunliffe's story, Monday March 6. I've just read Lee Cunliffe's story and felt I had to write a letter of support to this father of three young children, who tragically lost his lovely wife Tracy to cancer so young. I'm sure that everyone who read this article will be feeling great sadness like me, but unless they have been through anything similar can't begin to imagine what Lee is going through. more...
WITH reference to the horror in the Philippines, people claim it is an act of God, but these natural disasters are more often caused by the stupidity of mankind, particularly town planners. more...
IT is comforting to know that the shopkeepers of Eldene have acknowledged my work towards raising the £26,000 funding for installation of CCTV at Eldene. more...
MAY I through the Adver thank the person who handed my lost house keys into the Tesco Stores on The Parade. I am most grateful. more...
Swindon Motors News
The good thing about Mitsubishi cars is that all their models are extremely good and you never leave one disappointed, apart from when you have to hand back the test model. more...
Nissan sold more 4x4s in 2005 than in any other year in its 50 plus year history. more...
Fish Brothers and Faringdon Garage are all geared up for the Peugeot 407 Coup, which has brought a combination of power, sophistication and elegance to their showrooms. more...
The fastest, best handling, best braking saloon Mazda has ever built, the all-new Mazda6 MPS is doing well in the UK as a single, fully specified and lavishly equipped model. more...
Swindon Music
MARCH 11 2006, SWINDON: SWINDON speedway fan Steve Gobey has got his musician pals back together to play a Ludwig Beatles reunion gig in aid of the Robins' Pit Crew. more...
MAY 4-6, 2006, SWINDON: This is the big one! The Kentwood Show Choir have moved their annual big bash to May. more...
MARCH 31 2006, SWINDON: FUNNYMAN Neil Innes has spent decades cocking a snoot at certain areas of society and now he is thumbing a satirical nose at mass media. more...
Swindon News
A FLAGSHIP Government policy to stamp out underage drinking has been labelled a failure after being snubbed by police in Swindon. more...
A controversial airfield is set to get planning permission for a permanent microlight school. more...
SWINDON'S drivers seem to think small is beautiful when it comes to their cars. more...
IT may be tradition for the bride to toss her bouquet over her shoulder at the end of the big day but first she has to choose it. more...
IT may be tradition for the bride to toss her bouquet over her shoulder at the end of the big day but first she has to choose it. more...
MEALS on wheels in Swindon are being revamped with the council introducing a far greater range in the choice of food. more...
A LOTTERY cash boost will mean a music group for disabled people will finally have a chance to reach more people. more...
Every week religious leaders will be sharing their thoughts with Swindon Advertiser readers. more...
Every week religious leaders will be sharing their thoughts with Swindon Advertiser readers. more...
Every week religious leaders will be sharing their thoughts with Swindon Advertiser readers. more...
Every week religious leaders will be sharing their thoughts with Swindon Advertiser readers. more...
COUNCIL leaders are undermining Tony Blair's crackdown on yobs, MP Anne Snelgrove said yesterday. more...
WAR hero Kenneth Cummins toasted his 106th birthday with a nice cup of tea. more...
PUPILS at St Joseph's School left their desks in favour of a much more practical day. more...
PUPILS at St Joseph's School left their desks in favour of a much more practical day. more...
Six months ago Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Joy Watts, who used to live in Purton, filed a report to the Advertiser soon afterwards to explain the aftermath. Here she describes the world-famous Mardi Gras festival and how the city is slowly getting back on its feet more...
NEW research has shown that more than half of internet users in Swindon visit just six sites or less on a regular basis. more...
BYPASS campaigners say they will finally be able to get a decent night's sleep. more...
HUNDREDS of furious residents in Wroughton and Croft Road, Old Town, have petitioned their MP to oppose a planned tunnel under the M4. more...
FIRST of all there was Strictly Come Dancing. more...
FIRST of all there was Strictly Come Dancing. more...
A WILTSHIRE-based relief charity is renewing its plea for donations for victims of the Asian earthquake. more...
SWINDON council claims that it is now one step closer to completing its 50 pledges for 2010. more...
A CHARTER calling for better treatment and protection from the killer asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma has received huge support from Adver readers. more...
TREVOR Dickinson has gone from Dicky and the Tinklers' bum to Kitty Princess and the Fantastic Frog. more...
TREVOR Dickinson has gone from Dicky and the Tinklers' bum to Kitty Princess and the Fantastic Frog. more...
A 15-year-old girl says she was raped in a public lavatory. more...
EURO MP Graham Watson is backing Fairtrade fortnight. more...
THIEVES in Cricklade bungled an attempt to break into a supermarket. more...
A GIRL gang could be behind a number of recent distraction burglaries. more...
AIRSHOW organisers from across Europe have given the Royal International Air Tattoo an award for the support the show has given them over the years. more...
AIRSHOW organisers from across Europe have given the Royal International Air Tattoo an award for the support the show has given them over the years. more...
Three young women are training to become a plumber, electrician and a decorator at Swindon College. more...
QUEUING for the tills at one supermarket chain could soon be eradicated. more...
YOUNG people in Swindon will decide how to spend a new fund given to Swindon Council by the Government. more...
AWARD winning garden designer Phillip Osman is calling on people in Swindon to back a project to build a garden for the Prospect Hospice. more...
JODIE O'Dwyer's distraught mum says that she is prepared to be locked up if it means her daughter does not have to return to school. more...
A SWINDON film-maker is to have his work shown on television. more...
RAF Lyneham has been named as one of three airfields which may have been used by America's CIA for extraordinary rendition flights. more...
ARKELL'S brewery held its first careers fair at The Tawny Owl pub and attracted interest from as far away as Brazil. more...
ARKELL'S brewery held its first careers fair at The Tawny Owl pub and attracted interest from as far away as Brazil. more...
A SUSPECTED burglar was caught after he ran away from police and into a concrete bollard, breaking his arm. more...
POLICE are calling on the public to help them put a stop to dealers using phone boxes to sell drugs. more...
POLICE are calling on the public to help them put a stop to dealers using phone boxes to sell drugs. more...
SWINDON council claims that it is now one step closer to completing its 50 pledges for 2010. more...
Swindon Rugby
Supermarine continue on their travels with a trip to Westbury aiming to consolidate their position at the top of Dorset & Wilts One North. more...
Swindon Speedway
ALUN Rossiter admits the pressure is on to deliver a successful Swindon Robins season, but has roared: "Bring it on.''
Rosco embarks on his third season at the helm of the Blunsdon club when Robins get their campaign under way with a Challenge match at Oxford next Wednesday
Swindon have picked up successive Best Pairs title since their return to the Elite League in 2004, but a first top-flight title since 1967, or even a place in the end-of-season play-offs, has so far eluded them. more...
ALUN Rossiter admits the pressure is on to deliver a successful Swindon Robins season, but has roared: "Bring it on.''
Rosco embarks on his third season at the helm of the Blunsdon club when Robins get their campaign under way with a Challenge match at Oxford next Wednesday
Swindon have picked up successive Best Pairs title since their return to the Elite League in 2004, but a first top-flight title since 1967, or even a place in the end-of-season play-offs, has so far eluded them. more...
Swindon Theatre & Arts
MARCH 11 2006, SWINDON: Catherine Turnbull asks LUCY PORTER why comedy is such a serious business as she prepares to tell us about the essence of happiness this month. more...
UNTIL MARCH 18 2006, SWINDON: CATHERINE TURNBULL catches up with DAVID HOCKNEY to find out how he picked up vivid images from the Grimm Brothers' fairytales for his etchings. more...
MAY 22 - 27 2006, BATH: TRAINSPOTTING, the play, is much darker than the Hollywood film, says Laura Harvey who plays the four female roles on stage. more...
Times Celebrating
LAURIE HENRY died at home in Trowbridge on February 19, having suffered from a chest condition for many years. more...
Mrs Norah Clarke died at the weekend at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, after a
short illness. more...
Times Chippenhem Town Fc
DARREN Perrin has challenged his Chippenham Town players to show more passion if they want to keep their shirts at Hardenhuish Park. more...
CHIPPENHAM have resigned attacking midfielder JP Mills in a bid to boost their depleted squad for the nailbiting climax to the Southern League season. more...
NEW signing Steve Winter is hoping to avoid the curse of the dreaded number two shirt tomorrow as he prepares to bolster the Chippenham defence ahead of the vital league clash with Hitchin Town. more...
STEVE Perrin confessed to mixed emotions on Tuesday night when he made a swift exit from Hardenhuish Park after Chippenham were knocked out of the Errea Cup. more...
A DAY that began at 2am in a hospital car park ended in Errea Cup misery for Darren Perrin as Chippenham fell at the penultimate hurdle to Southern Western side Bromsgrove Rovers. more...
DARREN Perrin described Saturday's second-half performance as "shambolic" as Bedford Town became the first team to complete a league double over the Bluebirds this season. more...
Times Features Down Memory Lane
We remain in Station Hill for this week's feature in our Then and Now series of Chippenham. We take a look at Station Hill from the higher end looking back toward its junction with New Road. more...
This week's picture, above, is of the 1st Westbury Cubs' annual party taken in 1975. more...
THE picture, right, of Dilton Marsh Junior School taken in about 1970 has been sent in by Shane Wheeler of Laverton Mill, Edward Street, Westbury. more...
Times Football
PLAISTER AUTOS WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: PREMIER Division leaders Corsham Town Reserves found themselves two goals down at the break against visitors Devizes Town Reserves, but fought back to run out 5-2 winners. more...
A STEVE Tweddle brace in the opening 15 minutes set Bradford on their way to an impressive victory over Devon outfit Clyst Rovers on Saturday. more...
KELVIN Highmore is desperate for Somerset outfit Street to win promotion to the Premier Division so his wife can enjoy a shopping trip to the nearby Clarks Village. more...
GRAHAM Learmonth described his side's performance as "shocking and embarrassing" on Saturday as Biddestone were tamed by lowly Saltash United at Yatton Road. more...
CALNE survived a rough ride at the aptly named Ironmould Lane on Saturday to record their ninth consecutive Premier Division win. more...
JERAD O'Pray drove a stake through the heart of his former club Westbury United on Tuesday with a last-minute goal that sealed a memorable Les Phillips Cup tie. more...
COLIN Bush had the last laugh on Saturday after his Corsham side silenced a vocal Bridgwater crowd at Fairfax Park. more...
CHIPPENHAM SUNDAY LEAGUE: JOHN Baker made a triumphant return to the Trowbridge Harriers side on Sunday. more...
FROME LEAGUE: THE Artisans are through to their second cup final after beating Division One rivals Greyhound Athletic 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Kevin Lucas Memorial Cup. more...
TROWBRIDGE LEAGUE: BRADFORD United have replaced Freshford United at the top of Division One following a 2-0 victory over bottom of the table Heytesbury. more...
NEIL Kirkpatrick described the referee's performance as "diabolical" on Saturday after Trowbridge were beaten by 10-man Winterbourne in a fiery clash at Woodmarsh. more...
YOUTH FOOTBALL: TROWBRIDGE Town Youth A maintained their unbeaten record in the Under Nines Blue Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League with a 2-0 victory over one of their closest rivals, Warminster Highbury. more...
Times General Sport
TABLE TENNIS: VETERAN Trevor Lloyd took the senior men's title at the Wiltshire Table Tennis Closed Championships at Trowbridge on Saturday, beating 15-year-old Alex Kearney (Frome Dragons) 11-5, 11-8, 3-11, 11-6 in the final. more...
ANGLING: THE Super Cup tie between Airsprung and Pucklechurch was fished on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Avoncliff on Sunday and resulted in a tie. more...
SNOOKER: STEPHEN Lee captured his first world ranking title for four years on Sunday with a stunning victory over world champion Shaun Murphy in the Welsh Open final. more...
BOWLS: WILTSHIRE short mat bowls squad qualified for the All-England county knockout final for the first time in their history on Sunday with an impressive win over Cornwall. more...
Times Rugby
OFFICIALS of Trowbridge Rugby Club remain optimistic that plans for their new £3m ground will get the all-clear, despite a frustrating 10-month wait for planning approval. more...
MARK Simmons is preparing his CATs for a dogfight after dragging Dorchester into the Southern Counties South relegation mix. more...
WESTBURY banished all thoughts of last Saturday's 81-5 mauling at the hands of Devizes with a vital win in this Dorset and Wilts encounter at Leighton Green. more...
TROWBRIDGE skipper Barry Coombs has apologised for the "act of frustration" which cost his side two tries and ultimately two league points on Saturday. more...
Times Two
RICHARD Violet, 54, has been the community librarian at Warminster Library since 2000. He has lived in Wiltshire for over 30 years and qualified as a librarian in 1973. more...
RICHARD Violet, 54, has been the community librarian at Warminster Library since 2000. He has lived in Wiltshire for over 30 years and qualified as a librarian in 1973. more...
THE work of Jane Austen has hit the headlines this week with UK actress Keira Knightley's trip to the Oscars award ceremony. more...
THE work of Jane Austen has hit the headlines this week with UK actress Keira Knightley's trip to the Oscars award ceremony. more...
Times Wiltshire News
A number of options for improving west Wiltshire's open spaces and leisure/sports facilities have been put out for public consultation by the District Council. more...
COMPANIES and their employees in Wiltshire can enter a new awards scheme launched by The Department for Work and Pensions to recognise positive action in the fight against ageism. more...
CHURCHES across Wiltshire are now eligible for an award to help with planning alterations or developments to their buildings. more...
Trowbridge News
THE motivations are different for everyone but the enthusiasm of those taking part in the Bath Half Marathon is always inspiring. more...
MORE than 300 young musicians are set to take part in this year's Music for Youth regional festival next weekend. more...
A BRITISH Telecom worker was catapulted to her death from the top of a telegraph pole her employers knew was unsafe, a court heard this week. more...
CHILDREN dressed as characters from their favourite books to celebrate the grand opening of their school's new library and ICT suite. more...
CHILDREN dressed as characters from their favourite books to celebrate the grand opening of their school's new library and ICT suite. more...
CHILDREN dressed as characters from their favourite books to celebrate the grand opening of their school's new library and ICT suite. more...
CHILDREN dressed as characters from their favourite books to celebrate the grand opening of their school's new library and ICT suite. more...
AN ELDERLY woman died as a result of cutting her leg on a wheelchair, an inquest heard. more...
LEAVES on the line has long been the laughable excuse used by rail companies to explain away late running services. more...
CHILDREN at a Trowbridge primary school are going all out to help less fortunate children. more...
HOURS of hard work training and competing with their pets has paid off for young dog owners who will be competing at Crufts, the world's top dog show. more...
A MOTHER whose son was killed in a car accident has joined members of the emergency services to warn teenagers about dangerous driving. more...
MATRAVERS School is celebrating once again after being awarded specialist arts college status. more...
PROTESTERS will be welcoming guests at a civic dinner and dance with placards and angry slogans. more...
SPITFIRES for many sum up the brave fighting spirit of the Second World War but few people realise Trowbridge was at the very heart of the production of these amazing machines. more...
A TRIP of a lifetime beckons for a young Brownie leader chosen to represent the South West in the Far East. more...
A CARE worker is being forced out of her own home in the middle of the night because of rowdy neighbours. more...
YOUNG acting enthusiasts are getting the chance to spread their wings at a Trowbridge school. more...
YOUNG acting enthusiasts are getting the chance to spread their wings at a Trowbridge school. more...
Warminster News
A CHEF from Codford is celebrating after winning a gold medal in a top national catering competition. more...
A CHEF from Codford is celebrating after winning a gold medal in a top national catering competition. more...
YOUNG readers dressed up as their favourite characters to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday. more...
AFTER fighting a battle against breast cancer, Lindsey O'Reilly is facing another challenge. The 43-year-old mum of three, of Goodwin Close, Warminster, will be taking part in the Cancer Research UK 10k race at Longleat. more...
AFTER fighting a battle against breast cancer, Lindsey O'Reilly is facing another challenge. more...
THE next steps have been taken in restoring the Athenaeum in Warminster to its former glory. more...
Holiday village operator Center Parcs yesterday looked set to be sold to a private equity group in a deal worth £205.4 million. more...
NORMAL lessons were put on hold this week as pupils at Warminster Prep School were given the chance to explore their artistic sides. more...
MAYORS from down the years met up in Warminster on Friday to reminisce about their roles as civic leaders. more...
Westbury News
REMEMBERING when to curtsey proved the most difficult part of Mairwen Guard's visit to Buckingham Palace to collect her MBE. more...
AFTER years of looking grey and grubby the Westbury White Horse may soon be able to shed its nickname of the mucky mare. more...
Pamela Cox-Maidment has been elected as the new mayor of Westbury Town Council. more...
A COUNCILLOR who was at the centre of a bizarre mail dispute with her neighbours has resigned from Westbury Town Council. more...
CAMPAIGNERS for Westbury Hospital have vowed to continue their fight even though the last patients were moved out of the wards on Sunday. more...
A FORMER special forces soldier clocked doing more than 80mph at an accident black spot said he speeded up because he thought a submachine gun was being aimed at him. more...
CHILDREN at Westbury Infants had the chance to find out more about their bodies with a visit from the Life Education Centre. more...
Wiltshire News
Cystic Fibrosis sufferer Emma Harris is helping to launch a campaign to find more organ donors after being inspired by the plight of her friend. more...
Volunteers are needed to finish cataloguing records and photographs on to the website of Wiltshire Heritage Museum. more...
