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  • COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Talbot’s got a Common goal

    DANNY Talbot is ready to show the world that his time is now. The Trowbridge Tornado goes into the Commonwealth Games in the form of his life, just weeks after becoming the British 200m champion, and the 23-year-old has his sights set on conjuring

  • Storms force Trowbridge footy contest back a week

    A CHARITY football tournament due to take place last Saturday at John of Gaunt School in aid of Dorothy House and the RUH Cancer Care Campaign will now take place this Sunday. Brothers Liam and Sean Brereton, who organised the tournament, were

  • Trowbridge school goes wild for bushcraft

    EXOTIC animals and bushtucker trials kept children entertained at St John’s Catholic Primary School’s Go Wild experience on Saturday, as families turned out in force for the inaugural event. Organised by The Friends of St John’s and sponsored by

  • Cyclists tackle golf challenge

    CUMBERWELL Park Golf Club captain Martin Cooper continued his year of fundraising with a cycling challenge incorporating his love of golf. Mr Cooper, 61, of Trowbridge set off from Cumberwell on Monday and cycled around nine Wiltshire golf courses

  • Dilton Marsh Post Office is back in action

    GOOD news for Dilton Marsh as its Post Office finally reopened in the Village Store on July 15 – ten months after the old village store and Post Office closed. The store is run by Matt Lawes, 34, together with partner Ellie Whitehead, 22. She

  • Foxy photos raise £12k for charity

    A ‘FOXY Hunters’ calendar produced by Trowbridge photographer David Betteridge has raised £12,000 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Featuring horse riders in risqué poses the calendar, first published in 2010, was the idea of Mr Betteridge when his friend

  • New fire boss to speak amid merger ‘row’

    THE new chairman of the Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority, Councillor Chris Devine, addresses Wiltshire Council on Tuesday ahead of an expected row over the proposed service merger. Plans to merge the authority with Dorset Fire and Rescue Service

  • On track for good health in Trowbridge

    Pupils from John of Gaunt School in Trow-bridge took part in a flagship sporting event run by Sports Leaders UK and supported by Asda Comm-unity Life on Monday. The school’s sports day was one of the UK’s first Asda Active Sports Days and saw more

  • There's life in the old Trowbridge pub yet

    NEW landlord of The Stallards hopes to breathe new life into the pub in the Newtown area of Trow- bridge, after putting his own distinctive mark on it by carrying out a £15,000 refurbishment. Kevin Christodoulou, who also runs The Tennis Court

  • Trowbridge bishop killed in bike smash

    THE Christian community and neighbours are mourning Trowbridge bishop Tony Palmer, who was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday. The father-of-two, who grew up in South Africa, founded the evangelical Ark Community in 2002 and was a friend