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  • FOOTBALL: Graham relinquishes Frome Town hotseat

    FROME Town have parted company with manager Derek Graham, it was announced tonight. Graham will step aside from his role with immediate effect, although the Aldersmith Stadium club have stressed they are keen to see him remain with them in some

  • GPs struggling with workloads

    Family doctors may have to join with other practices to cope with a rising workload, Wiltshire GPs leader Dr Steve Rowlands warns. The Trowbridge locum GP, chairman of Wilts-hire Clinical Commiss-ioning Group, echoed the findings of a survey by

  • RUGBY: Bath 33 London Irish 18

    BATH scored five tries before half-time to set up a bonus-point victory over London Irish at the Recreation Ground - even though they failed to add even a penalty in the second half. Irish battled back gamely but never recovered from conceding

  • Bradford on Avon councillor chosen

    Conservative candidate Mike Roberts has been elected as town councillor for Bradford on Avon North Ward to fill the vacancy following the death of Cllr Ambrose Stickney. Voter turnout was 25.21 per cent.

  • Hospice’s work will be backed by new lodges

    Building work is due to begin early next month on two community lodges in the grounds of Dorothy House Hospice in Winsley. The two lodges have been part-funded by a £462,497 grant from NHS England and will enable the hospice to provide a safe,

  • County’s men living longer

    Members of a seniors’ lunch club have raised a glass to news that life expectancy for men in Wiltshire has reached 80 for the first time, according the Annual Public Health Report for 2012/13. Holt’s Luncheon Club has been running since 1979 and

  • Barn could be tourist homes

    A planning application has been submitted to convert a field barn into tourist accommodation. The barn at Equestria Farm, Berhills Lane, Sells Green, dates back to the late 18th or early 19th century and was used as an animal shelter, cart store

  • BOXING: Rolling with the punches

    NICK Blackwell is refusing to lose heart after suffering the third defeat of his professional career, despite being on the end of a demoralising decision in Ukraine last weekend. The 22-year-old Trowbridge fighter stunned the home crowd in Kharkiv

  • Double blow after post office closure in Dilton Marsh

    Villagers already braced for today's demise of their post office in Dilton Marsh now face a double blow, with their nearest alternative – in Westbury – shutting temporarily next month. There was shock last week, after a notice announcing the permanent