THE M4 will close overnight tonight between Chippenham and Swindon to allow work to be done on overhead electricity cables. The motorway will close between Junctions 16 and 17 from 10pm tonight until 5.30am on Saturday. Highways Agency project manager
Eddie Roofe took advantage of the unexpected absence of top seed Kevin Satchell to retain his singles title at the Wiltshire closed championships at Trowbridge. Satchell was due to return to the championships after several years away, but was forced
AN 18-year-old woman has been remanded in custody charged with carrying out a robbery at a Trowbridge store. Shareen Dixon, of Drinkwater Court, Trowbridge, is charged with threatening a young member of staff at The Sweet Shop in The Shires Shopping
A SCHOOL preparing to mark its 50th anniversary has released its first ever class photo to track down the pupils pictured. Westbury Junior School, in Queens Road, will celebrate the milestone with a party this summer, and staff are hoping to track down
VETERAN midfielder John Woods is doubtful for Trowbridge Town's Hellenic League First Division home match against Pewsey Vale tomorrow. Woods has a groin problem injury and is rated only rated 50-50 by manager Paul Shanley. Aaron Salter is very doubtful
WARMINSTER Town will be without Mark Breffit and Louis Sparey, who are both suspended, for tomorrow's trip to Totton and Eling in the Wessex League First Division. Totton and Eling are five points behind Warminster, whose manager, Paul Newman, is
A TEENAGER who left a man brain damaged during a town centre attack has had his jail term halved on appeal. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, harassed victim Kevin Watson in the moments before landing a punch on his victim. And
BLUEPRINTS for a £35,000 redevelopment of play and leisure equipment at Neston Recreation Ground near Corsham received official backing this week. Town councillors in Corsham are waiting to hear if they have been successful in securing a £25,000 grant
THOUSANDS of pounds of lottery money has been secured towards the summer fete in Corsham this year. The Lottery's Awards for All scheme has allocated £6,100 to Corsham Town Council to use for the event, which will be held on July 19, at Springfield Recreation
Calne 5, Bradford 20 BRADFORD eventually ran out comfortable 20-5 winners after a scoreless first half against Calne. On a windy day, Bradford were forced to make several late changes due to unavailability and injury. Flanker Dave George moved
PROPOSALS to introduce a mayor for Corsham have been put on hold until next March, to follow the introduction of the unitary authority for Wiltshire. Town councillors considered the idea recently, suggesting the council replace the title of chairman
Fans looking to get closer to the action have a unique opportunity tomorrow when the annual marshals' training day takes place at the Castle Combe circuit. This year, for the first time, potential race day marshals have the chance to obtain an insight
TROWBRIDGE Town will not be allowed to groundshare with Westbury United next season after the Wiltshire FA told Bees chairman John Fitchen it breached county rules. Fitchen was called to a Wilts FA meeting last Thursday where he was told Wilts FA
Steeple Ashton Rangers will be aiming to secure a 13th successive victory that would help them cement their position at the top of the table when they make the short trip to Bratton to lock horns with an in-form Trowbridge Town Supporters' Club, who
A TROWBRIDGE woman who was woken by the sound of her car being written off outside her house on Sunday night has warned there will be more accidents on the road. Carolyn Ford, of Seymour Road, was woken up by two loud crashes on Sunday night at about
SUPERMARKET chain ASDA has teamed up with local schools in a bid to cut down on the use of plastic bags. Go Green for Schools has launched to give customers vouchers for schools when they don't use plastic bags or reuse old carrier bags. The schools
FORMER Westbury St John Ambulance stalwart Graham Primmer, who moved to Wales in 1988, has died, aged 64. Born in Westbury, he joined the Brigade as a junior, going on to serve for 50 years with the charity. It was through St John Ambulance in Westbury
LIFELONG Westbury man Jack Parker died on March 6, aged 91. The youngest of six children Mr Parker was brought up in Alfred Street at the Laverton Mills and attended the town's schools. He joined the army in the late 1930s and served with the 4th Wiltshire
Mrs Kathleen Cooke, who lived in Westbury for over 50 years, died on February 11 at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. She was 86. Her funeral service was held at St Bernadette's Church, Westbury, on February 19, with many family members and friends attending
Miss Claire Baldwin and Mr Shyan Williams were married on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas, on February 9. The bride is the daughter of Ken and Ann Baldwin, of Corsham, and the bridegroom is the son of Stephanie and Anthony Williams, of Harbour Island,
LABOUR can be a long and gruelling process for many women but Andrea Webb's experience was all over within 40 minutes. Dad Alex admitted he was a little worried about the speed of the birth. "We arrived at the RUH Bath and 40 minutes later out popped
AN Old English Sheepdog from Trowbridge won the best of breed category at Crufts on Saturday. Four-year-old Jonny is owned by Kim Reeves, 44, who has lived in Trowbridge all her life. She said: "To get best of breed at Crufts is perfect. It's like
Come Sunday afternoon, it should be known which two teams will be contesting this season's final of the Westernsport Trophies-sponsored WG Parr Trophy competition. The competition has arrived at its semi-final stage and the only sure thing at the
With the race for the Premier Division title getting ever more intense, the battle to avoid the drop to Division One is just as intriguing. That means that with two months of the season remaining teams at both ends of the table have everything to
With all four semi-finalists in the WG Parr Trophy coming from Division One, this weekend will see only four league matches taking place. Leaders The Ship entertain Melksham-based Foresters Arms at the Stallards in Trowbridge and as the only team left
This weekend's programme sees the top six teams in the table take on sides in the bottom half, so if the results go to plan the league standings should remain exactly the same come Sunday afternoon. There is a David versus Goliath clash at the Conigre
POLICE enquiry offices in Trowbridge and Chippenham are to be reopened following a review of the closures last year. In October 2007, public enquiry offices were closed at a number of locations throughout the county, with the promise of a review last
It's crunch time for teams at both ends of the table. Leaders Biddestone White Horse are away at White Horse and both teams need the points, but for different reasons. Biddestone White Horse, who reclaimed pole position last weekend, obviously need
INVESTIGATIVE reporter Roger Cook, famed for The Cook Report, was in Bradford on Avon on Monday to open the new extension at Sainsbury's. Mr Cook, who lives locally, opened the new 1,400 sq ft extension to the store in Elm Cross Shopping Centre along
WILTSHIRE & Swindon History Centre will be officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal, it has been announced. Princess Anne will be the guest of honour at the ceremony on May 9. The engagement was announced by The Palace this week. Based in Cocklebury
COUNCILLORS trying to set up a committee to keep a close eye on the struggling ambulance service covering Wiltshire have been scuppered by one of their own. The Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust took over responsibility for Wiltshire in April
Hallen 0, Frome Town 1 THE Robins completed a deserved Toolstation League Premier Division double over Hallen with a battling 1-0 win on Wednesday, thanks to a Jamie Cheeseman header in the last ten minutes on a bitterly cold night. Frome created
MARCH 24-31 will once again see The Yellow Ribbon Foundation giving the British public an opportunity to show their non-political and unswerving support for our armed forces with our Yellow Ribbon for the Forces Week. No country has ever done anything
AT the risk of sounding like a cracked record, I do not feel I can let the town clerk's letter on the Town Hall tax pass without comment. He states that the £375,000 was raised in 2006 from our increased council tax as a Civic Buildings Capital Fund.
AROUND 1945-1948 I corresponded with a penpal in Chippenham. We lost touch and I moved around a lot. Recently I unearthed some postcards of Chippenham and her photo. It is signed Ann and her last name was Wood. On the back of a postcard of St. Paul's
MANY residents of Frome commute to work in Bath every workday and closure of the A36 will make their journey virtually impossible to tolerate. Frome and Mendip councillors have not been consulted fully, and I am furious that Tory-controlled BANES council
I WAS shocked and sickened by your Page three article 'Eat your heart out, David Attenborough' (Wiltshire Times Feb 29). It upset me to see that poor starling shrieking in terror as it was attacked by the sparrowhawk. We are all aware that nature can
THE Westbury League of Friends have read with interest and some surprise your coverage of the issue of the closure of community hospital beds in Wiltshire, and as a result of your articles would like to respond as follows. You quote the chief executive
CHAMPION cani-cross competitor Martin Waker missed out on his moment of glory due to a mix-up with results at Crufts. Errors with the final standings meant that first and second place were mixed-up. Although the mistake was later rectified, it meant
Bideford 5, Corsham Town 1 CORSHAM Town's superb 23-match unbeaten run was emphatically brought to a halt by Bideford on Saturday. The Devon side thrashed Mel Gingell's team 5-1 at the Sports Ground to subject them to only their third defeat of
CALNE Town had two good results in four days in the Toolstation League Premier Division as they drew 1-1 at Welton Rovers on Saturday and beat Bristol Manor Farm 3-0 at home on Tuesday. New loan signing Luke Hopper scored the third goal against Manor
Dawlish Town 4, Melksham Town 0 MELKSHAM Town were thumped by Dawlish Town for the second time this season as they suffered a 4-0 Toolstation League Premier Division defeat in Devon. Kelvin Highmore's side lost 6-2 to Dawlish just before Christmas
THE destination of the Toolstation League Premier Division title could be decided by the outcome of two games being played within 10 miles of each other in north Wiltshire tomorrow. Reigning champions Corsham Town go head-to-head with fellow title
TIPPING the scales at more than 19 stones, 17-year-old Imogen Harding-Wyatt thought she would never be able to go to nightclubs and wear fashionable clothes like her friends. But just over two years later, Imogen, now 19, has lost half her bodyweight
PUBS and restaurants in west Wiltshire are losing their chefs to Bath and other large towns and cities offering bigger pay packets. The rise in popularity of celebrity chefs and the ability of places like Bath to charge more for meals is making life
MONEY left in memory of loved ones has been stolen from a Corsham funeral parlour in what police are calling a "despicable act". Merrett Funeral Directors in Pickwick Road, was one of three commercial properties burgled in the early hours of Monday.
A POPULAR town crier, who was devoted to the community of Calne, has died at the age of 75. John William Bridges, of North Street, Calne, died on Friday at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, after a long illness. The father-of-three was well known throughout
PLANS for a new supermarket in Melksham hang in the balance after it was revealed this week Wiltshire County Council has fundamental' issues with them. ASDA wants to build a new 28,500 sq ft store on the Countrywide Farmers site off the A350. The supermarket
A PRIMARY school in Chippenham has been rated outstanding by Government inspectors. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Rowden Hill was given the top score in its latest Ofsted report. Only a handful of schools in Wiltshire have achieved an outstanding
CHIPPENHAM Town skipper Iain Harvey is hoping a day at the races has patched up the differences between the Bluebirds and their Southern League Premier Division rivals Merthyr Tydfil. The two sides were involved in a stormy match at Hardenhuish on
Staverton-based rider Dave Nuttall finished fourth in the opening round of the Hewitt Cross Country Championships at Chavenage Farm, near Tetbury. The three-hour race was held on a course that consisted of woodland sections, open fields, a water crossing
WESTBURY United's veteran striker Matty Bown may be forced to retire because of injury. The former Trowbridge Town and Melksham Town favourite recently returned to action after a year off with an ankle injury, but the problem has now returned. Bown
BALDHAM Mill was out of sorts for the Lavington match on Sunday and only four of the competitors weighed-in. Kevin Morris, of Devizes, won with a mixed catch of dace and roach weighing 7lb 11oz 8dm, taken on pole-fished red maggots. John Cooper, from
COMPETITORS had mixed fortunes in the Trowbridge match fished on the Avon at Staverton on Sunday with only five weighing-in. Trowbridge veteran Dave Baker won with an all-chub catch weighing 12lb 9oz, taken on feeder-fished red maggots. Jeff Matthews
