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Stories for 13 May 2007

Bradford News

Pubs tour for morris dancers

MORRIS men will be dancing at pubs in Bradford on Avon, Avoncliff and Seend Cleeve today as part of celebrations to mark their group's 50th anniversary.  more...

Chippenham News

Woman dies in M4 smash

A WOMAN was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash on the M4 between Chippenham and Swindon last night.  more...

Chippenham Sunday League News

Southgate Inn receive Division Three trophy

THE Southgate Inn have been presented with their trophy for winning the Division Three title.  more...

All change at the top

JAMIE Harrison has stepped down as manager of Premier Division Box Rovers.  more...

Gazette General Sport

Rain doesn't stop play

The Devizes Six-a-Side football championship has continued despite damp conditions at the town's Nursteed Road ground this weekend.  more...

New Forest News

Moroccan peak awaits intrepid charity trekkers

TWO adventurous women from Ringwood will be feeling the thin air when they trek up north Africa's highest peak in aid of the MacMillan Cancer Care Unit at Christchurch Hospital.  more...

Salisbury News

Trout project rolled out

A SUCCESSFUL project to boost the populations of native wild brown trout in south Wiltshire and Hampshire rivers is set to be extended to cover invertebrates and coarse fish.  more...

Sad farewell to Bob the builder

FRIENDS and colleagues turned up at the Salisbury District Hospital Staff Club last Thursday to bid farewell to building maintenance officer, Bob Plaskett, when he retired after 33 years NHS service.  more...

Pupils given a taste of Ghana

CHILDREN at St Michael's School in Figheldean experienced a different life and culture when two Ghanaian teachers came to visit.  more...

Swindon News

Drug dealers ordered to hand over profits

A pair of drug dealers jailed for six years have been ordered to hand over cash made from their ill-gotten gains.  more...

Female joggers warned to be on guard after sex attack

POLICE have told women to carry attack alarms and jog in pairs after a sex attack at a Swindon beauty spot.  more...

Police investigate Railway Village death

POLICE are treating the death of a man in the Railway Village as suspicious.  more...

Woman dies in fall from M4 bridge

A WOMAN died after falling from a motorway bridge into the path of oncoming traffic.  more...

Comment... Help make this isolated

MANY people will be worried after hearing about the man who wrestled a woman to the ground near Mouldon Hill country park, and rightly so.  more...

'Road tragedy could have been avoided' – claim

A RESIDENT of the road where a man was run down by a lorry said there are no safe places for people to cross the busy rat run.  more...

Carnival will be a bit of a drag

AN unusual pairing will be leading carnival festivities this year in a sign of the times.  more...

Pensioners' cars attacked by vandals

VANDALS left a trail of damage through Park North, smashing car windows.  more...

Times Cricket

Cricket courses at Bristol

GLOUCESTERSHIRE county cricket club are holding regular cricket courses at the County Ground in Bristol for children aged from eight to 14 of all capabilities.  more...

Times Football

Club hit by lack of helpers

ODD Down football club may have to withdraw from the Toolstation League because of a lack of helpers.  more...

League seeks fixtures secretary

THE Toolstation Western League is to appoint a fixtures secretary. The post will be non-executive but will attract an honorarium.   more...

Times General Sport

Talented trio off to Sweden

GOLF: Billy Britton and Andrew Johnston, joint second in the recent Peter McEvoy Trophy, along with Henry Smart, have been selected to represent the English Golf Union in the Skandia Junior Open in Sweden at the end of this month.   more...

Be a mascot for the Robins

SPEEDWAY: The Swindon Robins are repeating their popular mascot packages this season.  more...

Times Wiltshire News

Dairy Day at Lackham today

VISITORS to Lackham Country Park this weekend will today have the chance to milk a life-size model cow, sample produce from local cheese maker Ceri Cryer and have a go at churning butter.  more...

Castle goes back to Norman times

NORMAN warriors will return to Old Sarum Castle in Wiltshire later this month for the first time since William the Conqueror paid off his army in 1070.  more...

Forum breaks 1,000-message barrier

MORE than 1,000 messages have now been posted in our popular online forum.  more...

Trowbridge News

Police hunt graffiti vandals

GRAFFITI vandals are being sought after a spate of incidents in Trowbridge.  more...

Warminster News

Council chiefs go head to head

TWO chief executives embroiled in a row over whether Wiltshire should have a super council will go head-to-head tomorrow night.  more...

Swindon Advertiser News

Police investigate Railway Village death

POLICE are treating the death of a man in the Railway Village as suspicious.   more...

Woman dies in fall from M4 bridge

A WOMAN died after falling from a motorway bridge into the path of oncoming traffic.   more...

Comment... Help make this isolated

MANY people will be worried after hearing about the man who wrestled a woman to the ground near Mouldon Hill country park, and rightly so.   more...

Comment... The right direction

AT first glance the Swindon Cultural Partnership may seem just another far-removed quango with a fancy title.   more...

Drug dealers ordered to hand over profits

A pair of drug dealers jailed for six years have been ordered to hand over cash made from their ill-gotten gains.   more...

'Road tragedy could have been avoided' – claim

A RESIDENT of the road where a man was run down by a lorry said there are no safe places for people to cross the busy rat run.   more...

Carnival will be a bit of a drag

AN unusual pairing will be leading carnival festivities this year in a sign of the times.   more...

Pensioners' cars attacked by vandals

VANDALS left a trail of damage through Park North, smashing car windows.   more...

Woman dies after fall from M4 bridge

A WOMAN fell to her death on the M4.   more...

Female joggers warned to be on guard after sex attack

POLICE have told women to carry attack alarms and jog in pairs after a sex attack at a Swindon beauty spot.   more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald Sport

Rain doesn't stop play

The Devizes Six-a-Side football championship has continued despite damp conditions at the town's Nursteed Road ground this weekend.   more...

Wiltshire Times News

Woman dies in M4 smash

A WOMAN was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash on the M4 between Chippenham and Swindon last night.   more...

Police hunt graffiti vandals

GRAFFITI vandals are being sought after a spate of incidents in Trowbridge.   more...

  
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