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  • RUGBY: Bath keep counsel on salary cap claims

    BATH have remained silent on claims that they are being investigated by Premiership Rugby, the body that oversees the top flight in England, over breaches of the salary cap. Bath beat old West Country rivals Gloucester 39-16 at Kingsholm thanks

  • RUGBY: Gloucester 16 Bath 39

    George Ford booted 24 points as Bath kept the pressure on Northampton at the top of the Aviva Premiership with a 39-16 victory over rivals Gloucester. Ford was outstanding, landing six penalties and converting a penalty try and both of Matt Garvey's

  • £1m boost for Trowbridge Train Station

    MAJOR improvements to Trowbridge Train Station worth almost £1 million are on the way, with work due to begin in January. Plans include the resurfacing of the car parks for platform one and two, new lighting and an improved layout, plus charging

  • BOXING: The work goes on for ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell

    NICK Blackwell plans to ease up on the Christmas turkey this year as he bids to stay razor-sharp ahead of a crucial year in the ring. The Trowbridge middleweight star is gearing up for his third crack at the British title in the New Year but still

  • Starring role for your Trowbridge pet

    The Pets at Home store on Bradley Road in Trowbridge, which is currently undergoing a makeover, is looking for a local pet star. We’ve teamed up with Pets at Home to offer one lucky reader the chance to win £100 worth of gift vouchers plus a full

  • Zena Robson, Woodborough Garden Centre - Keep it festive red

    Shops are awash with poinsettias at this time of year in shades of red, pink and cream, the colourful bracts having taken an average of eight weeks to turn from green to red. Garden centres, supermarkets, homeware shops and DIY stores all have

  • Ten years of brewing at Holt gets good cheers

    Box Steam Brewery marked its 10th anniversary last Thursday with a Christmas celebration featuring special guest Trowbridge boxer Nick Blackwell. Hundreds of customers joined the team to toast the success of the Holt brewery which raised £240 for

  • Readers bring light to All Saints Church

    GENEROUS readers of the Wiltshire Times have come to the aid of All Saints Church in Brokerswood, after burglars broke into the church and stole three oil lamps that had lit the church since the 1950s. The lamps, which were given to the church