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  • Wiltshire lose five wickets for seven runs

    WILTSHIRE lost five wickets for seven runs this evening to leave themselves with a mountain to climb in their three-day championship match against Cornwall at Corsham. Replying to Cornwall's first innings score of 331 for six declared, Wiltshire looked

  • Wiltshire lose five wickets for seven runs

    WILTSHIRE lost five wickets for seven runs this evening to leave themselves with a mountain to climb in their three-day championship match against Cornwall at Corsham. Replying to Cornwall's first innings score of 331 for six declared, Wiltshire looked

  • Promotion hopefuls launch ‘Mini’ membership

    SOMERSET, who lead Division Two of the county championship, are offering new mini-membership' deals for the second half of the season. The Mini offers 22 days of cricket at Taunton between July 13 and September 22. The offer includes four Championship

  • Children to open new £200,000 store

    LOCAL children will take on star status when they perform the ribbon cutting ceremony to launch a £200,000 new look Co-op store in Trowbridge on Thursday. The pupils of The Grove School will be presented with a donation of £200 for school funds by store

  • Teen faces jail over knife terror

    A TEENAGER faces the prospect of a jail term after admitting trying to rob two people at knifepoint as they used a bank's cash machine. Ashlee Westover, of West Park, Corsham, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted robbery when he appeared before

  • New archaeology chief goes on tour

    A TOUR around some of Wiltshire's most historic sites takes place later this month led by the new Wiltshire county archaeologist. The walk with Melanie Pomeroy-Kellinger takes place on July 22, the start of National Archaeology Week, starting at 11am

  • Students shine with festival garden

    GREEN fingered enthusiasts from Wiltshire College wooed the crowds at this year's Taste of Bath Festival after successfully designing a showcase feature garden. The futuristic landscape garden, which contained a variety of herbs and vegetables, took

  • Stonehenge loses out in vote

    STONEHENGE has lost out in the race to become one of the new seven wonders of the world. Instead, the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, Peru's Machu Picchu, The Colosseum in Rome, Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid, Brazil's Statue of Christ the Redeemer

  • F1 wannabes in action at Combe

    Castle Combe's biggest meeting of the 2007 season welcomes the return of one of the country's top single-seater championships at its Summer Racing Festival over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday July 14 and 15. It's the Visma Formula Palmer Audi

  • First visit for Britcar racing

    Britcar endurance racing makes its debut at Castle Combe during the circuit's biggest meeting of the 2007 season, the Summer Racing Festival, over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday July 14 and 15. The two 50-minute races on Saturday will test endurance

  • Major military exercise starts

    UP to 1,500 troops are to take part in one of the largest Army exercises in the country this year on Salisbury Plain, starting tomorrow. Exercise Eagles Eye, which runs until July 27, will involve also involve 500 vehicles from Colchester-based 16 Air

  • Developer set for crunch £20m talks

    A DEVELOPER is due to meet town councillors on Tuesday over its plans for a new supermarket and homes on the former Ushers bottling plant in Trowbridge. Barton Finch has requested the talks following the decision of Trowbridge Town Council's development

  • Friendly coup for Frome Ladies

    FROME Town Ladies have pulled off something of a pre-season friendly coup by arranging an away game against Premier Division side Bristol Academy (formerly Bristol Rovers). The match will be played on Sunday July 22, kick-off 2pm. The club are also