VANDALS have ripped up flowers from Trowbridge Park just hours after they were planted. West Wiltshire District Council operations manager Graeme Lawes said it is the latest act in a series of vandalism, graffiti and littering which is ruining people's
WINGER David Pratt is confident his move to Chippenham Town will not be affected by Swindon Supermarine's claims for compensation. Pratt, 19, was under contract at Supermarine and because he is under 24, the Hunts Copse club can demand a fee. But Pratt
Last Sunday I did my longest run yet. Fed up with continuing with my walk-runs, I decided to go for the biggie and try 20mins straight. Pretty soon into the run I realised this was a tall order but I managed 10 minutes running, followed by 1 min fast
KES Metitiri believes Chippenham Town have made another quality addition to their squad by signing striker Jake Reid from Team Bath. Metitiri, who joined the Bluebirds yesterday, was a team-mate of Reid at Twerton Park last season. He said: "Jake
A NEW building allowing road tankers to be filled with milk powders at Westbury Dairies has been given the go-ahead. Westbury Dairies, on the Northacre Industrial Park, applied to construct the 7.8m high building that will act as a loading bay for tankers
Whether it’s The F Word or Celebrity Masterchef it seems like we’re swimming in a conjealed stew of cookery programmes right now. There seems to be one for every occasion – Saturday mornings, Sunday mornings, weekday mornings, weekday evenings – there
FUNDRAISERS at the Wiltshire Times raised more than £1,000 by competing in the Race For Life on Sunday. Staff joined hundreds of women from Wiltshire and Bath to raise money for Cancer Research UK at Claverton Down, Bath. Gemma Hudson, 24, editorial
BIDDESTONE manager Graham Learmonth says his players are "devastated" after learning the village club has effectively folded this week. Learmonth broke the news to his stunned squad members at an emergency players' meeting at the Pheasant Inn, Chippenham
SEVENTY-seven per cent of criminal cases brought before courts in Wiltshire during May ended in a successful prosecution, latest figures reveal. Out of a total of 373 cases dealt with by the Crown Prosecution Service, 95 ended in defendants not being
Paralympic horsewoman Anne Dunham will represent Great Britain at the World Para Dressage Championships after topping her class in the final qualifying round. At Stow-on-the-Wold Anne came first and second in her class and third and fourth overall
Plans for the new stadium complex at the Blunsdon home of Swindon Robins, which include speedway and greyhound racing, a covered market and a youth initiative centre, together with a new care home, 450 residential dwellings and a business park, will
CUMBERWELL Golf Club is set to get three new holes after councillors backed a controversial scheme last night. The club, based near Bradford on Avon, applied to put in the three additional holes on agricultural land near Leigh Grove Farm, but many residents
BIDDESTONE vice chairman Martin Jennings insists he has done everything in his power to keep the club from folding. Jennings, who formed the village team in 1976, says he is "embarrassed" by the situation at Yatton Road. Biddestone effectively ceased
BIDDESTONE'S longest serving player, Tim Tasker, fears his Western League career is over after he was told the village club had folded last night. Tasker, who has played for Biddestone for 22 years, does not believe he will find another Western League
RECYCLING bins in Westbury are to be moved to stop rubbish piling up on the ground. The recycling banks for plastic and cardboard, in the High Street car park will be transferred to the Warminster Road car park on June 16. The move comes a month after
CONCERNS about the impact of floodlights at a sports and social club in Bradford on Avon led to a revamp plan being deferred last night. Planning officers at West Wiltshire District Council had recommended the plans for the site on Trowbridge Road be
CHIPPENHAM Town have added highly rated winger David Pratt to the their squad. The 19-year-old right sided midfielder becomes Adie Mings' third signing of the summer after defenders Kes Metitiri and Dale Peckham joined the club yesterday. Because
A CORONER has warned of the dangers of modern chemicals after a pensioner died of asbestos poisoning, 40 years after being in contact with the chemical at a Bradford on Avon company. Former wages manager Anita Ford, 70, of Barr's Lane, Charmouth, died
THE uncle of disgraced Big Brother contestant Emily Parr has told the Wiltshire Times & Chippenham News that his niece is a "silly child". Speaking from his home in Chippenham earlier today, James Coughlin, 42, said of Miss Parr: "She is a silly girl
A VILLAGE was celebrating today after councillors gave the green light for improvements at a vital community hall. Members of West Wiltshire District Council's planning committee last night granted permission for the plans at the Church Institute in
Biddestone Football Club has folded, The Wiltshire Times understands. A players' meeting was held at The Pheasant Pub last night to discuss the situation, but the problem is believed to be an administrative one. Assistant manager Paul Rose confirmed
NINE men have been suspended by the Wiltshire FA after failing child protection checks. Two have been banned permanently from all football activities and the other seven suspended while further inquiries are carried out. The nine had all wanted to work
STAR Devizes matchman Gary Etheridge won the Wednesday open match at Ivy House Fishery with a carp catch weighing 88lb 14oz, taking his catch on waggler-fished pellets. Runner-up was Chris Davis, of Sarfix SW, with a carp catch weighing 64lb 8oz,
BBC TV presenter David Dimbleby has been filming in Lacock for a new six-part television show called How We Built Britain. The programme maker visited the village as part of his celebration of 1,000 years of history in Britain's buildings. The 69-year-old
CORSHAM people have come out in force to show their support for an anti-BNP protest in the town on Monday and a national anti-fascist leader also plans to take part. Kyle Thornhill, 21, who is working with residents, councillors and traders in Corsham
THEY say the course of true love never runs smoothly, and for one couple the proverb proved all too true on their wedding day. Guests at the wedding of Katherine Anderson and Matthew Griffith, both 30, on Saturday were due to travel to the reception
A RE-ENACTMENT of the Battle of Ethandune will be staged tomorrow. The historical clash, where King Alfred the Great defeated the Danes on the plain near Bratton and Edington camp in 878, will form the centrepiece attraction at the Edington fair. The
NO charges will be made against the young mum who left her baby in a wheelie bin in February. The 19-year-old woman, from North Bradley, was arrested on suspicion of child neglect but the Crown Prosecution Service has decided there were no criminal offences
