Players from Bath Rugby Club are regular visitors to the Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre in Warminster, where they receive oxygen therapy to help heal sports injuries. South African flanker Francois Louw visiting daily for a sports injury incurred
After months of searching and an appeal in the Wiltshire Times, Trowbridge charity Alzheimer’s Support has finally found a new home for its day club in the town. The club, which has met at Polebarn Gardens since 1994, will move to larger, brighter
MAN of the moment Tom Drewitt says Melksham Town’s dramatic Wiltshire Senior Cup triumph on Wednesday night caps a remarkable turnaround for the club this season, writes CARL FIELD. Keeper Drewitt saved penalties from Dan King and Tom Evans to
Seend Cof E Primary School has been praised for its outstanding pupil behaviour and decisive leadership, after it was inspected twice within a month. Staff at the school had just got over their Ofsted visit last month when they found out they were
LACOCK FC and Trowbridge Town Reserves will meet at WESTBURY UNITED'S Meadow Lane ground on Friday evening in the final of the EJ Shanley & Son-sponsored Spring Cup. For Joe Martin’s' Lacock side it will give them the chance to claim their
Former aircraft engineer Neville Boulton and his wife Thelma have a model way of entertaining youngsters at Easter – trips on a miniature railway around the garden of their Bulkington home. Each Easter Bank Holiday the couple, helped by fellow
Five arrests were made during a day of action under Operation Harness by police tackling drugs and counterfeit currency. The Operation Harness day of action took place at addresses in Salisbury and Amesbury with a total of 14 warrants executed.
Wiltshire Probation Trust said it has sympathy with the family of Hayley Richards, but it can only inform the families of victims about the deportation of an offender when it is confirmed. The trust said that it was initially told about the possibility
Campaigner Jean Taylor said it is appalling that Hayley Richards’ family were not told her killer was deported to Portugal before it happened. Mrs Taylor campaign and support group Families Fighting for Justice in 2008 to lobby for tougher sentences
The brother of murdered Trowbridge woman Hayley Richards said the family is devastated after finding out her killer Hugo Quintas had been deported back to Portugal to serve the rest of his sentence. Pregnant Miss Richards, 23, was murdered by her
A long-running campaign to improve X-ray facilities in Melksham has been successful, with the introduction of a new weekly walk-in service at the town’s hospital. Patients can now attend the hospital for X-rays, without needing to make appointments
BATH head coach Mike Ford is refusing to look any further than Sunday’s Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final at Wasps (1pm) as his squad prepare to embark on what could prove the pivotal two weeks of their season. A first major final since 2008 awaits
Christians of all denominations joined together across Wiltshire last week to mark Good Friday with ‘walks of witness’. Wooden crosses were carried through the streets of Bratton, Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon, as the sound of hymns and brass
A police officer accused of unlawfully Tasering a naked man who threw a pair of underpants at him during a strip search denied he had acted out "revenge, anger or retribution". PC Lee Birch, 30, discharged his weapon into the bare chest of Daniel
Drivers are being advised by police to seek alternative routes after an accident on the A36 Fisherton de la Mere, between Warminster and the A303. Emergency services are at the scene and the road is closed in both directions.
Leek ‘Queen of the Moorlands’, ‘Gateway to the Peak District’ In Staffordshire, 10 miles from Stoke on Trent Population: 18,768 (2001 census) Major employer: Britannia Building Society Local attraction: Alton Towers Traditional
Running out at Twickenham will be an emotional moment for Trowbridge fly-half Lloyd Davis, four years after doctors told him he would never play again. The 26-year-old suffered 40 per cent burns in 2010 after an industrial accident at the Trojan
GOOD putting comes from having a good set-up. Here are some quick tips to help you start holing more putts out on the golf course. Firstly, you need to get your eyes over the line of the putt. This helps you see the line correctly and help
Learners who completed a 12-week Prince’s Trust Team course with The Learning Curve in Trowbridge were recognised in an awards presentation at the Civic Centre last Wednesday. The learners took part in a number of activities – a residential outdoor
Trowbridge Rugby Club is keen to pack out the 82,000-seater stadium at Twickenham with as many supporters as it can, with coachloads of fans expected to make the trip from Wiltshire. Day tickets, which will grant access to Trowbridge’s final, and
FROME Town boss Adrian Foster wants one more big push from his side that would see them end the season with a flourish. Monday’s draw at Bideford was earned as second-half goals from Jon Vance and Jack Vallis saw them fight back from 2-0 down at
Excitement is building at Trowbridge Rugby Club as fans and officials prepare for the biggest game in their history at Twickenham. On Saturday the first team secured its place in the RFU Intermediate Cup Final at the iconic home of English rugby
WARMINSTER joint-boss Derek Graham was disappointed after his side twice paid the penalty, costing them four points over Easter, writes CARL FIELD. Town were pegged back late on by a Luke Murden penalty against Chippenham Park on Monday having
IN his first individual competition of the summer Trowbridge international sprinter Danny Talbot shot straight to the top of the UK 200m outdoor rankings. The 22-year-old clocked 20.79secs at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, in Florida, the
TROWBRIDGE Rugby Club is keen to pack out the 82,000-seater stadium at Twickenham with as many supporters as it can, with coachloads of fans expected to make the trip from Wiltshire. Day tickets, which will grant access to Trowbridge’s final, and
THE chance to play at the home of English rugby would be the high point of any amateur rugby player’s career, but Lloyd Davis will not be content with just playing the role of star-struck visitor. The Trowbridge fly-half struck two conversions
The annual Westbury Transport and Vintage Gathering event will be held at Top Field in Westbury Road, Bratton tomorrow and Sunday. Hundreds of people are expected to attend, with visitors able to see many types of classic and vintage vehicles over
The end of season Wiltshire five-minute chess championship takes place tonight. There will be one overall tournament with prizes determined by the entry level, all entry fees being returned as prize money. Those taking part should be at the
Fears that schools reopening after Easter would cause traffic chaos in Bradford on Avon eased this week. The first day back for all pupils on Wednesday brought long delays during the morning and afternoon school run because of the Market Street
SPORTZCOACH Dragonz United, who will also be in action tonight, kept their chances of winning the Division Three title very much alive after they overcame a potential banana skin in Old Road FC, who went into the game at Stanley Park needing the points
The would-be developers of a huge solar park near Melksham have confirmed they are to appeal against the decision to refuse planning permission. Wiltshire Council’s strategic planning committee voted against the 80-hectare site on Sandridge Hill
JUST three days after Sutton Benger suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Fortune Inn, the sides met again on Wednesday evening in what was the final game of the season for Benger. On the night it was Benger who came out on top as a 4-1 victory
Devizes actor Jules Hobbs is shaking up Shakespeare in an innovative production. The actor and writer, who lives in Rowde, runs theatre company Finding The Will with fellow actor and writer Richard Curnow. Before their Edinburgh Fringe Festival
KEEPER Tom Drewitt’s spot kick heroics inspired holders Melksham Town to a dramatic penalty shootout win over Bradford Town to retain their Wiltshire Senior Cup at Hardenhuish Park last night, writes CARL FIELD. Drewitt saved penalties from Dan
CORSHAM picked up a battling point in the Toolstation League First Division at Wells City last night Keiran Gleed went close for the visitors early on, but Jamie Howson and Darren Maynard also had good chances for City. Gleed was denied again just
