MELKSHAM'S Rachel Williams tonight qualified for the women's 100m backstroke final at the British Gas Swimming Championships in Glasgow. The 20 year old Wales Commonwealth Games hopeful, eighth fastest qualifier from the morning heats, clocked
Mum Helen Norcott says Trowbridge children’s charity Stepping Stones is essential for the community and is fully behind the Times’ Give Us a Chance campaign. Mrs Norcott’s four-year-old daughter Bethan has Down’s Syndrome and has been attending
Star of Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time Bob Flowerdew will visit Melksham next month to share his green- fingered wisdom. The organic gardener, who has also presented on Channel 4, will give a talk at the Assembly Hall on May 29 on No Work Gardening
Church bells will peal across Salisbury Plain at Easter, as Imber’s historic church of St Giles welcomes visitors. The 14th-century church is open on Good Friday from noon to 5pm, and from 11am to 4pm from Saturday to Easter Monday. The village
BROUGHTON Gifford racer Darrell Higgins overcame a practice crash to finish just off the podium in the third round of the ACU 250 championship 2014 series at Oulton Park. The 55-year-old veteran of the series, slid off at the Hizzie’s Chicane after
Orchestra leader and music teacher Jean Mary Horsfall, who arranged music lessons across Wiltshire for over 40 years, has died aged 90. As director of the Wiltshire Rural Music School, founder of the Wiltshire Youth Orchestra and the county’s musical
Mead Primary School in Trowbridge has been given a Food for Life Partnership Bronze award for its healthy eating programme and climate-friendly food. The school has its own garden – part of Trowbridge schools’ Big Community Grow project – to produce
Popular Devizes woman Jo Niemeyer has died suddenly, aged 51. Mrs Niemeyer, whose maiden name was Jo Lee, died at home on March 26. She had been a dressmaker for about 30 years and had an office at Wharfside, Devizes, for some years and latterly
Mrs Beryl Mary Gibbs died peacefully at home in Trowbridge on March 25. She was born in Bradford on Avon on March 19, 1941, the first daughter of Bob and Nellie Dobson, and went on to have a younger sister, Hazel. As a youngster, she was encouraged
MELKSHAM’S Jake Honour made the perfect start to the new Michelin Clio Cup Road Series as he clinched two wins at last weekend’s opening rounds at Rockingham. Honour, 22, who now lives in Rowde, qualified in pole position for both races and in
Melksham's third comic convention is set to be bigger than before, after its £5,000 goal was met three days early. The target was set through the online fundraising website Kickstarter, which rewards donations with unusual prizes. If the target
Trowbridge mum Jill Moore is taking on the London Marathon this weekend in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust because of the support they’ve given her daughter Alice, 12. Alice, a Clarendon Academy pupil, has had cystic fibrosis, which affects her
CROSS Keys Rowde, currently on a seven-match unbeaten run, will travel to Division Four champions Corsham Centre Youth looking to bring their hosts' 15-match winning run to an end and hoping to become the first team to breach their defence since Miller
GARETH Heard insists he isn’t a sore loser and that he simply wasn’t beaten by Keith Sheen in Bath. The 31-year-old was on the end of a controversial 39-38 decision against Halesowen man Sheen, despite appearing in control throughout at the Forum
More than 60 hectares of solar panels could be built on farmland surrounding Broughton Gifford, after plans were revealed for a third solar farm near the village. Developers SunEdison and Solar Planning Limited have earmarked a 20.2 hectare site
MELKSHAM Cosmos, who have topped the Division Three table since the second week of the season, will be glad for a return to action after missing out for the last fortnight. In that time they have seen Sportzcoach cut their lead at the top to just
FROME Town boss Adrian Foster doesn’t see any reason why his troops can’t finish the season by winning every one of their five remaining matches. The Robins have four matches in the Calor League Premier Division to contend with before they take
LOCAL rivals Potterne CFC and FC Buscots will go head-to-head in the only match in Division Two this Sunday. Buscots, who were crowned champions last weekend, would love to finish the campaign with an unbeaten record. However, Potterne who
HAVING closed the gap on Division One pacesetters Prestige Bodyworks to seven points last weekend, Somerford will look to take advantage of their rivals' inactivity for a second week running . A trip to an out-of-sorts North Star A ought to provide
BRADFORD on Avon crews got back into action at the Abingdon Rowing Club Spring Head race on Sunday. Despite suffering a capsize, Mike Frost sculled his Master D Novice boat home in a respectable time of 11 minutes 41 seconds. Club vice-captain
SUTTON Benger and The Castle FC will descend on Corsham Town FC this Sunday for the 40th final of the Westernsport Trophies-sponsored WG Parr Trophy. Castle, who have recently won the Premier Division title and second division Benger, who will
THE timetable for the Clarrie Dunbar club's indoor club finals competitions this weekend was revealed today. Tomorrow 9.30am: Rink 2 - Men’s Fours: Paul Hewitt v Andy Taylor; Rink 4 - Semi Open Singles (Sets): Duncan McGovern v Andrew Colebrooke
HARRY Waylan was the star of the show for Division Four outfit Miller Sports B in their 4-1 derby day victory over local rivals Melksham Forest Community Centre. Miller, who won the reverse fixture 3-0, got off to a great start and took the lead
BATH have made five changes to the starting line-up for tomorrow's Aviva Premiership derby clash with Gloucester at Kingsholm (3.15pm). Only one change is among the backs, with Kyle Eastmond reclaiming the inside centre shirt to partner the in-form
MELKSHAM'S Rachel Williams qualified eighth fastest for tonight's women's 100m backstroke semi finals at the 2014 British Gas Swimming Championships in Glasgow today. Team Bath swimmer Williams, 20, clocked 1:02.66, in this morning's heats at Tollcross
NICK Blackwell hinted that more major opportunities could be on the way for him this summer after confidently winning his latest fight in Bath last weekend. The 23-year-old, from Trowbridge, swept aside former Prizefighter finalist Terry Carruthers
WORTON & Cheverell remain rooted to the foot of Division Three following their 4-1 defeat at home to fifth-placed Pig & Whistle United. However, despite it being their sixth loss in seven matches, Worton still have six matches remaining
WITH Talbot FC unable to use their pitch at Priestley Grove, Calne they travelled along with opponents FC Buscots to Stanley Park for their fixture against the Division Two champions. Mark Camacho’s side had the perfect build-up to Sunday’s showdown
DAVE Attwood reckons Bath’s miserable Premiership record at Gloucester in recent years should be a source of embarrassment to the squad as they prepare to enter the Kingsholm cauldron again tomorrow (3.15pm). While they have tasted success at the
A theatre production about the history of Trowbridge Town Hall is taking place at the library in County Hall tomorrow. There will be two free performances, one at 11am and another at 3pm. They will feature members of Trowbridge Players, Trowbridge
A potential kidney donor has come forward after reading of the plight of Kingsdown School dinner lady Julie Francis-Lang in the Wiltshire Times. Mrs Francis-Lang, who lives with her three children Mica, 19, Courtney, 17, and Gary, 15, in Westbury
Amateur artist Richard Stephenson has plenty of reasons to paint the town red this week, after scooping a £25,000 lottery win. The 62-year-old of West End, Melksham, was shocked when former Welsh international rugby player Scott Quinnell turned
Fashion giant TK MAXX has received planning permission from Wiltshire Council to make alterations to the former Harveys unit at the Spitfire Retail Park in Trowbridge. The clothing company will be extending the mezzanine floor in the premises and
A SEVENTH win on the bounce and a ten-match unbeaten run have given Clive Black’s White Horse A side a real chance of finishing as Division One runners. With games against Corsham CC Wildcats, Somerford and Kings Arms still to come, White Horse
