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  • RUGBY: Warminster 18 Ivel Barbarians 10

    WARMINSTER gave their chances of beating the drop in Dorset & Wilts One South another timely boost with victory over fellow strugglers Ivel Barbarians last weekend. The Folly Lane men are now up to tenth after a hard-fought 18-10 win over Ivel

  • RUGBY: Towcestrians 34 Trowbridge 5

    TROWBRIDGE were unable to put the brakes on title-chasing Towcestrians as they were swept aside in Northamptonshire last weekend. Towcestrians had suffered an uncharacteristic loss to Witney in their previous outings and the visitors were unable

  • HOCKEY: A first season to remember as Corsham men lift title

    CORSHAM Hockey Club will be rolling out the red carpet for the local community later this month as they host their first-ever title party. Corsham, who play at Springfield Community Campus, were only formed last summer, but their men’s first team

  • RUGBY: Bradford on Avon 48 Supermarine 13

    BRADFORD on Avon have given themselves a fighting chance of steering clear of the Southern Counties South relegation trapdoor after putting basement boys Supermarine to the sword 48-13. The Ashley Lane side scored eight tries in all, wing James

  • WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Wanderers win the day

    TROWBRIDGE Wanderers manager John Phillips was over the moon to see his side claim the derby spoils against rivals Trowbridge Town last weekend. Wanderers, who are third in the Wiltshire League Premier Division after their fifth league win in a

  • ANGLING: Fear wins the day at Hazeland

    COMPETITORS in the final Calne match of the season enjoyed excellent sport on Sunday at Hazeland, writes COLIN SCULL. Top honours went clearly to Simon Fear, of Calne, with chub and dace weighing 15 lb. Dave Johnson, from Calne, took runner up

  • BOWLS: Fountain’s Clarrie delight

    CARL Fountain was the surprise winner of the second planetbowls.com Clarrie Dunbar Open Singles Tournament, writes DAVE EATON. The Dolphin Indoor Club player, from Poole, was only ranked in joint 472nd place with two ranking points prior to the

  • RUGBY: Thomas returns to Bath line-up against Sale

    HENRY Thomas returns from England duty to reclaim a place in the Bath Rugby front row as they host Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership tomorrow. Tighthead Thomas returns was on the bench for England’s defeat away to Ireland last weekend but will

  • Fire officer loses out on top job

    WILTSHIRE’S chief fire officer Simon Routh-Jones has missed out on the top job of the soon-to-be-merged Wiltshire and Dorset service.The post has gone to the CFO of Dorset Darran Gunter, who will take over as the chief fire officer designate of the new

  • Shanley wants more from his Bradford players

    BRADFORD Town manager Paul Shanley has called on his side to show a vast improvement despite a 2-1 victory over Winterbourne United last night. The Trowbridge Road boss feels that his side have lacked commitment and effort over their last two outings

  • Wiltshire runners take on the Bath Half for worthy charities

    RUNNERS from across Wiltshire took to the streets for the Bath Half on Sunday (March 1) to raise money for worthy causes, as thousands of spectators cheered them on around the course.Among those taking part in the race, which saw nearly 13,000 runners