BATH head coach Mike Ford was pleased with the way his side met the physical challenge of Northampton as the match finished honours even at 19-19 at the Recreation Ground. "People say we can't compete against the top two but we've shown we can,
BATH and Northampton played out a dramatic 19-19 draw under the Recreation Ground floodlights - a result which still leaves the Aviva Premiership play-off places in doubt. Second-placed Saints are not absolutely sure of a home semi-final and Bath
Parents, pupils and town groups battled for six hours in the Great Fitz Solar School Table Tennis Challenge in Bradford on Avon on Saturday. More than 60 people, including members of the Preservation Trust, Town Council and Climate Friendly Bradford
During the industrial action by members of the Fire Brigades’ Union between noon and 5pm today, Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service attended seven incidents. These were: • A fire involving a fork lift truck battery at a warehouse on South Marston
Wiltshire veterans of the Second World War will be among hundreds travelling to the French battlefields in June to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Members of the Wiltshire branch of the Normandy Veterans’ Association will leave
Protesters turned out in force to show their opposition to a proposed single wind turbine at Thoulstone Farm in Chapmanslade, at a consultation event held by developers on Monday. The wind turbine plan, which was put on display at a drop-in event
Former professional actress Lavender Davy who became a pillar of the community in West Lavington, near Devizes, has died after a brief illness. Mrs Davy, born in Bishop Waltham, Hampshire, spent her early childhood in London during the Blitz and
A couple involved in a car crash on the A350 were arrested on Tuesday, after stolen copper pipes were found in their car. A silver BMW flipped onto its roof near the Semington junction at around 10.50pm. A man was arrested at the scene, while
A Trowbridge pervert who subjected a 12-year-old girl to a catalogue of historic sex offences thoroughly deserved his tough jail term, top judges have ruled. Colin Almond, 43, of Studley Close, caused "serious harm" to his victim because of the
Visitors to a 15th century manor house near Melksham can support a local children’s charity on Sunday, at its annual plant sale. The event has been organised by Robert and Patsy Floyd, tenants at Great Chalfield Manor, to raise funds for Box-based
THE Wiltshire guests proved a real irritant at the Somerset Schools County Combined Events Championships at Millfield School – as they completed a hat-trick of victories. Emily Dixon, Grace Davies-Redmond and Rory Howorth may not have returned
Members of West Wilts Youth Sailing Association were left stunned after thieves torched a storage outbuilding causing more than £100,000 damage. Fire crews from Westbury, Trowbridge and Warminster went to the charitable trust’s premises in Station
Bradford on Avon's Fitzmaurice Primary School has been closed today followins a suspected gas leak. Parents at the Frome Road School have been informed, and staff are working on locating the source of the leak and getting it fixed today.
Pupils at Clarendon Academy had shovels at the ready to plant apple trees donated by The Big Community Grow project and The Friends of Clarendon on Friday. Children in Year 7 planted 12 trees to make an orchard aimed at educating pupils about fruit
DANNY Talbot scorched to a superb personal best over 100m in Florida at the weekend to leap to equal second in the UK rankings, writes Kevin Fahey. In only his second outdoor meeting of the year, the 22-year-old Trowbridge Tornado flew to a time
Trowbridge first team manager Nobby Knight has drawn up a careful timetable for tomorrow. This is how he expects the day to pan out: 9.30am: team meets at Doric Park 10am: coaches leave l 12pm: coaches arrive at Twickenham, team enters
Westbury United Football Club manager Matt Bown has organised a charity football match and fundraising day at the club in aid of Cancer Research on Sunday. Mr Bown, 42, who previously coached Chippen-ham Town and played for Trowbridge and Melk-sham
Reaching Sunday’s final has been an achievement for everyone at Trowbridge but it has an extra significance for four of the team’s oldest friends. A quartet of the current team first played together for the club’s under 8s, and despite new jobs
I WAS absolutely thrilled with the win at Devon – it’s three from three for us and the boys are absolutely buzzing at the moment. It was our first win at Devon in the one-day competition since 1993. I’ve been involved with the county since ‘88
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
MP Andrew Murrison said the justice system needs to do more to support the families of murder victims after the family of Trowbridge mum-to-be Hayley Richards found out her killer had been deported. The family are angry they were not informed Hugo
Britain’s habitual pessimism reflects our climate. However, we’re having the sunniest Spring most of us can remember and the outlook for the country is similarly upbeat. The predictions are that by mid-century the UK will be the biggest European
When I tell visitors about the hi-tech businesses in our part of Wiltshire it sometimes comes as a surprise, but hidden – often on the edge of our towns – are businesses which help our economy grow and provide high-skilled jobs to people here. Last
WESTBURY chairman Neil Hawker is hoping that new captain Alex Senneck can help lift his side into the Glos/Wilts Division promotion shake-up this season. Former Corsham man Senneck, who has also played for Wiltshire, has been handed the reins at
Electric vehicle charge points will be introduced in Warminster, Melksham, Trowbridge, Corsham and Chippenham, following a government grant. The Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has given £225,000 to the council for the points, with a sixth
Police are appealing for information following a serious assault in Fore Street, Trowbridge, which occurred at around 3.15am on April 20. Following an altercation between a group of young men, an 18-year-old man from Westbury was punched to the
New Trowbridge skipper Alex Hart, who takes over following Weaver’s departutre, reckons that a positive start will be key to his side mounting a Wiltshire Division promotion push. “For a club with the county ground, we should be higher up the leagues
In any normal season, playing at home, with promotion at stake, would be a fitting way to conclude your career. And in any normal season, that’s what prop forward Sean Jones would have done last weekend, as Trowbridge clinched promotion to South
Two St Laurence School pupils from Bradford on Avon are hoping to carve careers in music after winning the Young Human Rights Songwriter Performer title at the Amnesty Youth Awards on Wednesday. Year 10 pupils Charlotte Atkins and Emily Bettles
FROME Town’s ambitious manager Adrian Foster is targeting the Calor League Premier Division title next season. Foster took over at Badgers Hill in December last year and oversaw a stunning turnaround in form as he led the Robins from the depths
All eyes are on Bradford on Avon’s swan nest as people in the town place their bets as to when the first cygnet will hatch. The two swans have nested next to the Town Bridge and are guarding their seven eggs against the rise and fall of the River
DARREN Perrin is amazed and delighted by the prospect of an “unbelievable” top-five finish for his side this season. Melksham, winless and bottom after seven games, turned it round and could finish fifth with a comfortable victory over Buckland
AFTER recent postponements of both the Spring & Knockout Cup finals due to waterlogged pitches it will a case of third time lucky if first division runners-up Westbury United Reserves and second division winners Lacock get to play the final of
POLICE who were concerned for the welfare of a missing Bradford on Avon woman have confirmed that has been found safe and well. The woman, in her thirties, went missing from the Devizes area around 10am on Wednesday, wearing a blue and white
Budding writers will have a chance to see their poem and name printed on beer mats as part of this year’s Bradford on Avon Arts Festival. The competition, open to anyone over the age of 16, carries the theme of light, and poems must be no more
Trowbridge's success on the field has already translated to commercial success for the club’s sponsors, as years of support start to pay off. The team’s shirts for the game will be sponsored by the Trowbridge branch of builders’ merchant Travis
Headteacher at the new Castle Mead Primary School Tracy Boulton said she is looking forward to the challenge of building a new community when the school opens in September. The primary school is being built as part of the Castle Mead development
Residents at Wingfield Care Home in Trowbridge turned out in numbers to help Hannah Carruthers raise money for a five-day charity trek to Machu Picchu. Miss Carruthers, left, from Trowbridge, a business management student at Portsmouth University
Life-long Trowbridge fan Terry Randall is having to miss the big final because he’s away on holiday. The 75-year-old, who has been to every home match this season, joined the club in 1960 and has cheered them on at three different grounds in the
TV presenter Paul Martin has joined forces with artist Joanna May and sculptor Eleanor O’Brien to promote the sixth annual Keevil scarecrow festival. Mr Martin, who presents BBC’s antiques show Flog It! and lives in nearby Seend Cleeve, dropped
