PLAYING their tenth away game in their first 14 league matches, Frome Town pulled off an excellent 2-1 victory at Biggleswade Town, thanks to two goals from substitute Ollie Taylor, who was playing only his second match after being injured in the opening
TROWBRIDGE fighter Nick Blackwell boxed to his first career draw in Monte Carlo tonight. 'Bang Bang' Blackwell, 23, drew 57-57 with Belarusian Sergey Khomitsky over six rounds at the Salle des Étoiles hall, part of the Sporting Monte Carlo complex
Ten fire engines were at the scene of a fire in Codford where a row of three thatched cottages were on fire on Saturday evening. Crews from across Wiltshire dealt with the High Street blaze, Wiltshire Fire Control saying about 70 firefighters were
Castle Combe Market is looking for more local food producers to sell their wares. The market, held on the first Saturday of the month in the village hall from 10am to 2pm, has been going since February this year. It already offers bread made
BATH captain Stuart Hooper has vowed that his team will be up for the challenge of trying to secure an unlikely European Champions Cup quarter-final place. A 21-19 home defeat against Toulouse has left Bath needing to win their remaining Pool Four
BATH'S European Champions Cup quarter-final hopes suffered a severe blow at the Recreation Ground after they were undone by deadly Toulouse finishing. After being crushed by Glasgow last weekend, Bath knew that any realistic hope of keeping themselves
A damaged church hall roof in Upper Studley, Trowbridge, is not leaking anymore, following an enormous fundraising effort by the St John’s Church congregation and others who use the hall. Fundraising has been going on since the roof started leaking
A Halloween-themed charity auction and raffle fundraiser for Dorothy House Hospice Care is at 7.30pm at The Old Bear in Staverton, Trowbridge, on Saturday, November 1. It is organised by Hannah Solman and Michelle Ransome to raise money in memory
There are few things more reliable in life than a JD Wetherspoon pub, with the national chain’s ability to serve solid, but unspectacular, food at cheap prices almost unquestioned. As a result, Trowbridge’s The Albany Palace in Park Road, was an
BRADFORD on Avon instructor Geoff Williams won a bronze medal at the World Masters Lifesaving Championships in the south of France. Williams, the current over-60’s RLSS British Lifesaving Champion, picked up the surprise accolade at La Grande Motte
Westbury Leigh villagers are ready to fight any attempt to use their village car park for housing, after preventing the West Wiltshire District Council from doing so seven years ago. Residents are concerned about the future of the car park, which
A life-changing charity garden makeover has allowed deaf and blind eight-year-old Josselin Tilley to play outside with her her brothers. The youngster, of Bitham Mill, Westbury, needs round-the-clock care. Her family’s home has been adapted with
So it’s official – a walk to take in the seasonal colours of autumn is good for our wellbeing, according to new research by the National Trust. Indeed, now is the time for considering what we might want to plant to give us a blaze of autumn colour
Trowbridge Fire Station is calling on volunteers to contribute to its fourth Christmas Day lunch. The festivities aim to bring families, friends and people spending the day alone, together for a traditional dinner. An organising committee is being
Concerns about a pigeon problem in Warminster town centre are growing with the population of the birds multiplying alarmingly. And the burgeoning bird flock is said to be caused by people feeding them. Town councillor Paul Batchelor says the
NICK Blackwell is ready to show the British boxing world what it’s been missing when he steps into the ring in the gamblers' paradise of Monte Carlo tonight. The 23-year-old middleweight, from Trowbridge, brings a wait of almost eight months to
Winsley Post Office in the Co-operative store will close on November 5 for two days to undergo a change into a new style ‘local’ service. The service will be provided at a combination counter in the Co-op on Tyning Road. The post office terminal
Organisers of a charity fun run in Winsley say they have surpassed their £1,000 target and are looking to make it an annual event. Four-year-old Alfie Feilden, of Winsley, suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a degenerative muscle wasting disease
A Trowbridge worker who parks in St Stephen’s Place multi-storey car park believes Wiltshire Council took too long to respond to her complaint about broken lights in the car park’s stairwell. Angela Cave, who works nearby, regularly parks there
