FRANCESCA Fox admits that she doesn’t know if her Team GB team’s dramatic journey has come to an end or not but she’s simply glad to have some time to reflect on a fairytale ending at London 2012. The 20-year-old Hilperton star and teammates Louisa
WITH an Olympic debut now firmly under his belt, Danny Talbot’s focus has now switched to cementing his long-term future in sprinting. The 21-year-old, who was part of the TeamGB 4x100m relay quartet that competed at London 2012, finished his studies
WINSLEY junior world fencing champion Philip Marsh is swapping home for Paris to chase his Rio 2016 Olympic dream – and believes he could win a gold medal. The left-handed epeeist became both Britain’s first world junior champion for 35 years and
NANCY Davies says that she’s expecting the feeling of watching her 13-year-old daughter Chloe take the to the water at the Paralympic Games in London next week to be “overwhelming”. The youngster, who is a member of Trowbridge Amateur Swimming
The students of The Samantha Jones Dance Academy in Corsham are celebrating a 100 per cent success rate with their recent exams. This was the first time the school had entered exams and the results were spectacular. Not only did all the students
WILTSHIRE Olympic hero Ed McKeever says that he hasn’t ruled out the possibility of taking to the water again at Rio 2016 but he will give the Brazilian water a trial run before making any decisions. The 28-year-old became the toast of the nation
TROWBRIDGE swimmer Aaron Moores says he will be leaning on the support of his teammates in his battle against nerves on his Paralympic debut at London 2012. The 18-year-old’s Paralympic bow in the capital caps a remarkable year for Moores, who
THE Disabled Golf Society returned to Cumberwell Park for the second year. The event for players, which include amputees, stroke victims, he partially-sighted and deaf, was cancelled earlier in the summer due to bad weather. The 14 golfers from all
WE WERE very disappointed after the game against Oxfordshire this week, even though our three day campaign has not been something that we’d envisaged. If you look at the table, all of the sides that we’ve beaten are below us and the sides that
An anonymous benefactor, a first birthday, and success in its fundraising entrepreneur competition mean Trowbridge charity People Against Poverty has celebrated a year to remember. “A year ago things were bleak,” said CEO Val Huxley. “The recession
YOUTH groups are being invited to step forward into the Dragons’ Den and persuade Corsham Area Board to hand over some funding. At the last area board meeting of 2011, held in Box, members awarded £11,000 to community projects. The money was split between
MORE DETAILS about the plan for Melksham’s new community campus will be discussed at a special Melksham Area Board on October 10. The board will meet at Seend Community Centre at 7pm for an update on the multi-million pound project to create the campus
Football fans Owen Coles and William Rowe had a night to remember when they were chosen as player escorts for Wales’ friendly against Bosnia. The pair won a McDonald’s Kickstart website competition to be one of the mascots at Lanelli last Wednesday.
