Rugby: Devizes' second-half fightback was not enough as they lost 24-7 to North Dorset in the Dorset & Wilts Vase final at Allington Fields in Chippenham. The Saddlebacks paid the price for a slow start against their higher-league opponents
Warminster Town suffered heartbreak in their 98 year quest to regain the Wiltshire Senior Cup, going down to an extra-time winner against Highworth Town. Jason Guy's side went ahead in the first half when Tom Welch unleashed a stunning strike
A trained boxer who took part in a brutal attack outside a pub which left a man with a double fracture of the jaw has failed in an appeal against the length of his jail term. Benjamin Killick, 24, of Aldeburgh Place, Trowbridge, along with
People in Westbury could be left without a central postal service for up to five months according to the Post Office. The future of the Edward Street branch, which is in the Coopers store, has been in jeopardy since supermarket chain Morrisons bought
Speeding and tiredness were factors in the death of a car lover and businessman from Melksham who crashed his car into a tree near Beanacre. An inquest, held in Salisbury today, heard how Dean Gosley, 27, was driving home to Melksham after
Final plans for an £850,000 footbridge linking Bradford on Avon town centre to the soon-to-be-built £35m Kingston Mills development have been revealed. The bridge project, which has been on the table for more than eight years and will be paid for by
A segment of an historic tree felled in Bradford on Avon earlier this month will be preserved at the town’s museum. Schoolchildren, families and representatives of the community turned out to say a final farewell to the beech tree in Victory
Golden wedding couple Trevor and Pauline Mumford came back from their dream holiday to find their children had organised a huge party for them as Mrs Mumford has been given months to live. The couple met at Bath Roller skating club in 1958 and married
The Wiltshire Times & Chippenham News sponsored Team of the Week award for April 19, 2009 has been awarded to Premier Division side Maud Heath Sports. After two successive Sunday’s where it was a close call to find the Team of the Week
Dorchester Festival - Trowbridge U10s It was a long journey to Dorchester for a new festival with fixtures against new opposition. The day was always going to be a challenge and so it proved as the reduced squad allowed for the tournament meant
Two teenagers from Trowbridge have admitted robbing a 17-year-old boy in the town but deny using a knife. The pair, aged 15 and 17, appeared at Swindon Crown Court yesterday. Despite admitting robbery they will face a trial by judge to determine whether
Noise levels are likely to go through the roof in Melksham on Saturday as the town holds its first ever town crier contest. The contest, which is being organised by Melksham’s own crier of two years, Peter Dauncey, will see 22 town criers from Wiltshire
