HOPES for a resumption of action in the Wiltshire League Premier Division last weekend were dashed when the thaw arrived too late to save the entire top-flight fixture list, writes RAY BURROUGHS. Many of the clubs have been without a game since mid-December
MELKSHAM pole vaulter Sophie Upton waited almost three years for a personal best – then two came in a week, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The 19-year-old, the 2008 English Schools’ champion, cleared 3.91m at the Vault Festival in Manchester on Saturday
CHIPPENHAM coach Hentie Martens admits his side have to get to grips scrummaging problems if National South West Three survival is to be ensured. Martens’ men lost a relegation battle at home to Weston to leave them facing another crucial contest, at
A siege centred on a house on the Studley Green estate in Trowbridge this afternoon after a man barricaded himself in armed with a knife and metal pole. The drama started at around 11.56am at a terraced house in Westfield Road and ended at
PEWSEY reasserted their credentials as Dorset & Wilts Two North’s form side with a nine-try victory. After a four week lay-off, both teams were keen to play, though the first half was a soggy affair with little ambition and unforced errors
Police have released CCTV footage of a moped rider they want to speak to in connection with a series of bilking offences in Melksham and Warminster. Bilking is an offence where vehicles are filled up with petrol or diesel at filling stations
CHIPPENHAM shrugged off their five-week break with a dominant second-half performance. A late injury during the week gave Tom Bowrey his first team debut and he slotted in well playing at right-back, giving a composed display. The hosts settled well
RUSTY Chippenham slipped to a narrow defeat in their first game for more than a month. They started strongly and dominated the opening exchanges with Sunniva Petersen and Flo Chapple linking well together in the midfield. As the half progressed, the
Westbury could have an annual spring market after the success of last year’s French themed event. Last year, Westbury Town Council organised a French market to coincide with the annual French twinning celebrations and the town welcomed its French counterparts
A detective investigating a series of burglaries across Wiltshire has warned that criminals will try keep trying door handles at west Wiltshire homes in a bid to find one unlocked. Detective Sergeant Andy Beaven, of the Priority Crime Team based in
