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ZAMARETTO LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SOUTH AND WEST: Uxbridge 0 Frome Town 3
FROME TOWN manager Darren Perrin has warned his side to keep thier feet on the ground after they extended their unbeaten league run to ten-matches with a 3-0 win over Uxbridge on Tuesday night. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d go ten games
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Trowbridge Christmas lights switch on
A SLEIGH carrying an ice Queen accompanied by soldiers and elves carrying lanterns will parade through the centre of Trowbridge as the Christmas lights are switched on on December 5. The lantern parade along Fore Street is just one of a host of spectacular
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Hundreds of affordable homes to be built in West Wiltshire
Hundreds of affordable homes will be built across west Wiltshire after Wiltshire Council’s cabinet gave the go ahead for a PFI scheme yesterday. Councillors endorsed the final business case to build 242 homes in the district, with outline plans
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MOONRAKER NETBALL LEAGUE: BMT end Fitzmaurice jinx
BMT 33 Fitzmaurice 15 BMT beaten frequently by Fitz in the past, were were 8-7 ahead after the first quarter. The second produced a more determined effort, the shooting being accurate, while the centres and defence were solid, leaving
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TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Shrewton United v Bradford Town PP
BRADFORD TOWN missed out on the chance to bounce back from Saturday’s defeat at home to Hengrove Athletic after their match at Shrewton United was postponed on Tuesday. A waterlogged pitch meant that the game was called off on Tuesday afternoon. “It
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EQUESTRIAN: Pony Club duo on their way to finals
GRACE Warden and Emily McKeowen, both members of the Avon Vale Pony Club, have booked early tickets to the regional finals of the Dengie Winter League Dressage Championships. The Championship series, open to Pony Club members, runs from October
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Shoebox appeal was a tall order for village school pupils
Children at The Mead Community Primary School near Trowbridge have joined forces to amass more than 100 shoeboxes for the Operation Christmas Child appeal. The school’s Wingfield base managed to collect 68 wrapped shoeboxes filled with gifts for underpriviliged
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE: Wanderers see off Ashton
DIVISION ONE Trowbridge Wanderers 5 Steeple Ashton FC 2 WANDERERS hosted Steeple Ashton with both teams level on points. The home side came straight out the blocks and played some great football from the off. It wasn’t
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TEAM OF THE WEEK: Audley FC
THE Wiltshire Times & Chippenham News-sponsored Team of the Week award for November 22 has been awarded to Second Division side Audley FC. From the 17 matches that beat the elements, there were three outstanding victories that could have made the choice
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Police reveal identity of A36 crash victim
A 22-year-old man who died in a horrific crash on the A36 near the Warminster village of Codford on Sunday has been named by police. Edward Atkinson, from Camerton near Bath, was driving a blue Saab towards Salisbury when the crash happened just after
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Corsham man airlifted after fall from ladder
A Corsham man has been airlifted to the Royal United Hospital in Bath after falling 20ft from a ladder while cleaning his windows. The 58-year-old man was taken to hospital with suspected spinal injuries at 9.55am this morning by the Wiltshire Air Ambulance
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Diary with links to Darwin voyage uncovered at Flog It! filming
A diary written by the wife of Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy, who captained the HMS Beagle on a five-year voyage with Charles Darwin on board, was one of the gems uncovered during the filming of Flog It! in Warminster. Crews with the BBC show
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Chinese headteacher pays first visit to Warminster link school
Pupils at a school in Warminster are getting the chance to learn new skills such as Kung Fu as part of their link with a Chinese school. Minster Primary School in Emwell Street, Warminster, is part of a link scheme between eight schools in Wiltshire
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TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Wells City 0 Westbury United 0
WESTBURY UNITED battled hard to earn a point against league leaders Wells City last night. Paul Brickley's side had Nathan Hallett sent off late in the second half for an off-the-ball incident but held on to earn a draw. "It's a good
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RUGBY: Corsham Barbarians 19 Melksham Vets 10
CORSHAM Barbarians, the club's resurrected veterans team, ran out winners over their Melksham counterparts in a hard-fought match at Lacock Road on Saturday. Despite the driving rain, the match served up a lively tussle marked by some impressive
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Melanie Hall's funeral service to be held at Bath Abbey
After 13 long years, the family of murdered Bradford on Avon woman Melanie Hall will finally have the chance to say their goodbyes at a funeral service to be held next month. Hundreds of people who have been touched by the tragic story of Miss
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Review: Cabaret, Bristol Hippodrome
Resembling a German Carry On film, brimming with bare flesh and slap and tickle, Cabaret envelops you into the decadent heart of 1930s Berlin. Be prepared for acres of flesh and dancers of all sizes in skin tight black leather outfits, even
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RUGBY: Marlborough 2nd 9 Corsham 3rd 32
CORSHAM'S third string maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a solid display in Saturday's rearranged Dorset & Wilts Division 3 North encounter at Marlborough. In foul conditions, the visitors adapted quickest to the elements and they
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Charity thanks Warminster firm for helping aid effort
A charity helping children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has thanked the business that gave them a new base for its containers used to collect valuable aid. Chernobyl Children in Need, of Westbury, had been looking for a new home for its