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  • RUGBY: Houston is ready for new lift-off

    HAVING set the bar so high during his debut season, Leroy Houston admits he is still trying to reclaim his very best form for Bath Rugby. Number eight Houston arrived at The Rec from French side Colomiers ahead of the 2013-14 campaign and capped

  • Safety alert as man dies in canal boat blaze

    Trowbridge Fire Station manager Andy Green is urging canal boat users to check their craft after a 42-year-old man died in a blaze on the Kennet & Avon Canal. A passing dog walker raised the alarm just before 7.20am on Tuesday after noticing

  • BOWLS: Win for Clarrie, defeat for Christue

    CLARRIE Dunbar men gained revenge for a seven-shot defeat to Bristol a week earlier in the Denny Cup with victory in the Wessex League – but Christie Miller went down to their second defeat in a row, writes DAVE EATON. Previous winners of the overall

  • WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Burns staying calm

    MELKSHAM Town Reserves manager Steve Burns is not letting Saturday’s 3-3 draw at struggling Marlborough Town affect his title aspirations. Second-placed Ludgershall Sports made the most of leaders Town’s slip up and closed the gap at the top to

  • Thanks for the work

    Trowbridge Amateur Boxing Club held a night of amateur boxing on Saturday night at the Civic Centre in Trowbridge. It was our first event here since the refurbishment of the centre. We would like to thank the staff who were all extremely helpful

  • RUGBY: Burgess included in Bath squad for Quins clash

    SAM Burgess could be in line for his Bath Rugby debut after being named on the bench for tomorrow night’s Aviva Premiership showdown at home to Harlequins (7.45pm). England rugby league international Burgess arrived at The Rec at the end of October

  • Max Lewis: Family asks mourners to dress in style

    HUNDREDS are expected to say an emotional farewell to Max Lewis, 19, at his funeral next Thursday. Max, from Melksham, was the passenger in a red Citroen Saxo he was travelling in collided with a white Renault Master van in Forest Lane on Saturday

  • RUGBY: Ford keeps England place

    BATH fly-half George Ford has retained his place in England's side for Saturday's final QBE International of the autumn against Australia at Twickenham. Ford stays in the number 10 shirt, while Owen Farrell has been shunted on to the bench with