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  • Lapham wins club award

    YOUNG midfielder Alex Lapham has been named the Frome Town player of the month for September. The former Bath City player picked up the Frome Minibuses-sponsored award after impressing during the month with some outstanding displays.

  • Pike fishing underway at Chew

    ANGLING: THE first autumn session of pike fishing at Chew Valley Lake found plenty of fish feeding, but few of the expected large specimens, with just one fish over 30 lb and about a dozen over 20 lb recorded. Most anglers caught well on lures but

  • Ladies book cup place

    FROME Town Ladies are through to the next round of the FA Women's Cup after a comprehensive 6-1 home win over Poole Town. Kirsty Whitton opened the scoring with a close range header after just two minutes before Cheryl Baber, a recent signing from

  • Police name 60-year-old crash victim

    THE grandmother killed in a head-on car crash while travelling with her two young grandchildren has been named. Mary Brown, 60, of Avon Road, Melksham, died when her green Ford Ka2 collided with a red Vauxhall Calibre driven by 20-year-old Lewis Shergold

  • Garage owner in name and shame campaign

    A GARAGE owner has decided to name and shame people he catches stealing from the shop. Ian Robertson, owner of the Trowbridge Lodge Service Station in West Ashton Road, has pinned CCTV images of people caught in the act on the wall for all to see. He

  • RECIPE: Salmon & Sweetcorn Pie

    Preparation time*: 10 minutes Cooking time*: 30 minutes Serves*: two Nutritional information Calories per portion*: 700Kcals Fat content per portion*: 30g Cost per portion*: £2.00 Ingredients: 250g (9oz) potatoes 250g (9oz) parsnips, peeled

  • Stay healthy on your travels

    Although an increase in age can bring a greater risk of travel-associated health problems, this needn't stop you from travelling abroad. On the contrary, many older people are travelling more in their retirement years than ever before. Before you leave

  • Thirty years of Dorothy House

    This year has been a very special one for Dorothy House Hospice Care: not only have we celebrated our 30th birthday with a great range of fundraising events, but we are also about to see the opening of two new wings at the hospice in Winsley. Three decades

  • Caring for carers

    Carers Support West Wiltshire started in 1989 as an independent voluntary organisation based in Bridge House, Trowbridge. The geographic areas covered includes both urban and rural communities - the five towns of Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury, Bradford-on-Avon

  • Get mobile

    If you want to be out there exploring the world, but mobility problems are stopping you, help is at hand. Here in Wiltshire we are lucky to have a range of companies and services that can help you live life to the full. From bus services to mobility

  • Mayor's carnival tank ride

    WARMINSTER carnival was blessed with mild weather on Saturday as thousands of people lined the streets to see the riot of colour and thumping music during the procession. The carnival, which regularly draws in crowds of up to 20,000, is one of the

  • Enjoy yourself at Westbury’s best kept secret

    The Lafarge Sports and Social Club is one of the best kept secrets in the area - a world away from its roots as a working man's' club. Now classified as a public house and therefore open to everyone, the Lafarge club is set in 62 acres of beautiful lakes

  • Make new friends and meet up with old ones

    You're never too old to make new friends and enjoy the company of old acquaintances. Once a month - normally the second Sunday of each month - between 1.30pm and 5pm, Trowbridge Town Councilorganises a social afternoon for the older people of Trowbridge

  • Winterproof your body and immune system

    Don't be fooled by the sun still shining - autumn is on its way, bringing with it those unwelcome coughs, cold and flu. Doctors surgeries will soon start filling up with sufferers and the worst months - January and February - usually see them overflowing

  • Marshfield celebrate first win

    MARSHFIELD Juniors are celebrating after claiming their first win of the season in the under 12s Red Division. From the kick-off the sides tested each other and Marshfield opened the scoring when Fintan Heart took advantage of poor defending to slot

  • Woman attacked in street

    A WOMAN was left with cuts and a possible broken cheekbone after being attacked in Chippenham by three youths. The 48-year-old was walking home from Sheldon Road to Loyalty Street on Thursday between 11.15-11.30pm when the incident happened. She was