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  • Hannah edged out in pursuit of A final

    HANNAH Brown came within a whisker of making the A final at the opening Canoe Sprint World Cup event of the season last weekend. The 25-year-old paddler, from Bradford on Avon, was part of the Great Britain development team that travelled out to

  • Celebrating the life of Bill Viles

    WEST Wiltshire District Councillor Bill Viles died peacefully surrounded by his family on May 5 in Plymouth, aged 84.William Campbell Viles, more commonly known as Bill, was born on June 12, 1930 in Cheltenham where he spent much of his childhood as the

  • Wiltshire teams celebrate Ten Tors success

    AFTER being defeated by horrendous weather conditions last year, John of Gaunt pupils battled more high winds and rain to successfully complete the 35-mile Ten Tors Challenge this year.The school had two teams attempting to take on the 35 and 45-mile

  • The life of Jack Stephens

    Jack StephensPOPULAR children’s entertainer Jack Stephens has died from pancreatic cancer, just two months after being diagnosed.The 62-year-old, of Netherstreet, Bromham, died in Salisbury Hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning.He is survived

  • The life of Tim Patton

    Mr Tim Patton 1949-2015FORMER Wiltshire Times compositor Tim Patton died on May 15, aged 66, at Lyme Regis Nursing Home, when he lost a three-year battle with cancer.He was the middle son of the late Hugh Patton of Bradford on Avon, who had a shop in

  • Baby of the week - Jackson Hudd

    Jackson Andrew Charles HuddBorn: May 10, 10.55pmWeight: 7Ib 14ozParents: Chloe Hudd, TrowbridgeNEW mum Chloe Hudd paid tribute to her mum and sister, who were her birthing partners during her pregnancy, after giving birth to her son Jackson at Trowbridge

  • First sighting of otter at Warminster's Longleat Forest

    THE first sighting of an otter in Longleat Forest near Warminster has delighted rangers and staff who are hoping the rare species could soon move in among the Center Parcs tourists.The aquatic animal was captured by cameras earlier this month.James Monk

  • Horningsham School pupils make a splash at swimming gala

    Pupils at Horningsham Primary School made a splash last week by taking first place in the Small Schools Swimming Gala.Held at Kingdown Pool on May 20, the children took first place in 17 of the 33 races giving them overall victory.PE co-ordinator Odele

  • Win tickets to Singalong Frozen, Trowbridge Civic Centre

    DISNEY’S FROZEN is the new Singalonga must see and it is coming to Trowbridge Civic Centre on Sunday, June 7, 2015.This full screening of Disney’s FROZEN, by Singalonga Productions in association with ACTZ Media, with lyrics on screen to help you sign

  • RUGBY: Studley's Dunn is HITZ ambassador

    WILTSHIRE'S Bath Rugby hooker Tom Dunn will be the ambassador for the Aviva Premiership club's award-winning HITZ Programme next season. Studley hooker Dunn, formerly of Chippenham RFC, will take the role with the project, a study programme that

  • RUGBY: Hooper back for Bath's semi final against Tigers

    CLUB captain Stuart Hooper is back to lead Bath in their first ever home Aviva Premiership semi-final against Leicester Tigers tomorrow (5pm). Hooper takes his place in the second row, where he is joined by Dave Attwood and is one of two changes

  • Trowbridge residents fight to protect land from drainage works

    CLARENDON Road residents have said they will do whatever it takes to protect a patch of recreational land in Trowbridge where major drainage work is due to start next week. The Friends of Clarendon Circle, as it is referred to by families, previously

  • ATHLETICS: Bronze delight for Fiona

    WESTBURY mum of four Fiona Price clinched a bronze medal at last weekend’s European Masters 10K Championships in Italy. Avon Valley Runners athlete Price, 47, was making her first attempt at European glory in Grosseto and, in windy conditions,

  • Tigers taming means nothing now - Booth

    TOBY Booth says Bath Rugby’s 45-0 mauling of Leicester Tigers earlier in the season counts for nothing as they look to claim a place in the Aviva Premiership final for the first time in 11 years this weekend. Bath emphatically dismantled Leicester

  • THE LOWDOWN: Early loss proved so costly

    WE’RE very disappointed to have been eliminated from the Unicorns Knockout Trophy and miss out on a place in the quarter-finals. We managed to beat Devon in our last game and, in all honesty, before the game we thought that would be enough.