CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Date set for Ipswich friendly

4:42pm Friday 24th May 2013

CHIPPENHAM Town will take on an Ispwich Town XI in a pre-season friendly on Saturday July 13.

Breaking news CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Bluebirds to take on League trio in pre-season

Nathan Rudge faces working with a reduced budget next season

4:46pm Friday 24th May 2013

CHIPPENHAM Town have unveiled their line-up of pre-season fixtures, including matches against three Football League clubs.

TRIATHLON: Max sets standard at Bradford races

Lucy Powell of Malmesbury, representing the Army Triathlon Association, on her way to women’s victory in the sprint race

2:30pm Friday 24th May 2013

WESTWOOD’S Max Hazell ran out the winner of his hometown race last weekend as he triumphed at the Bradford on Avon standard distance triathlon.

OJO'S INSIDE LINE: Triumph of Wilkinson’s Toulon not necessarily one for rugby

1:30pm Friday 24th May 2013

SOMETIMES, scripts are written in sport and few would begrudge Jonny Wilkinson a Heineken Cup victory on his CV.

Breaking news FOOTBALL: Chippenham Park to join Toolstation League

12:59pm Friday 24th May 2013

CHIPPENHAM Park, the feeder team to Chippenham Town, will play in the Toolstation Western League next season.

CANOEING: Ed still has medal hunger

Gold: Ed McKeever

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Ed McKeever might not be high up the list of recognised London 2012 gold medallists but the 29-year-old insists he likes it that way as he targets the defence of his title in Rio in 2016.

WILTSHIRE WOMENS' AND GIRLS' LEAGUE FINALS: Maddy’s a cup queen for United

U14s final winners Melksham United (blue), pictured with runners up Trowbridge Town after Sunday’s final

12:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

MELKSHAM United secured the league and cup double for the second year running with a hard-fought victory over rivals Trowbridge Town in the U14 Cup final at Melksham Town’s Conigre ground.

BATH RUGBY: Hipkiss agony over career-ending blow

Dan Hipkiss

12:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

DAN Hipkiss admitted his disappointment at missing out on a new era at Bath after being forced to hang up his boots.

NEIL SHARDLOW: Turning to the young guns now

11:30am Friday 24th May 2013

Wiltshire’s boss on the cricket scene

Breaking news RUGBY: Bath's Webber to captain England

Rob Webber

11:23am Friday 24th May 2013

BATH hooker Rob Webber will captain England in Sunday's non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham.

CRICKET: Westbury’s first defeat

10:40am Friday 24th May 2013

WESTBURY suffered their first defeat of the season last weekend as they came unstuck against Lechlade.

Breaking news RUGBY: North Dorset the first league visitors to Trowbridge's new ground

11:17am Friday 24th May 2013

TROWBRIDGE will host North Dorset in the first league match at their new ground at Hilperton on September 21.

CRICKET: Derby spoils go to 'noisy neighbours'

Trowbridge’s Ollie Weaver celebrates taking out Winsley batsman Tom Wheatley’s middle stump

10:00am Friday 24th May 2013

WINSLEY’S Kevin Hendy says his side were delighted to come out on top against local rivals Trowbridge last weekend.

ANGLING: Tony lands Ashton honours

8:00am Friday 24th May 2013

TONY Gilbert claimed victory at the Wilts Angling Evening Open match at Rood Ashton last Thursday.

CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Rudge to bide time over Fey's successor

Richard Fey (left) with Town boss Nathan Rudge (right) has taken the managerial reins at Bridgwater Town

5:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

CHIPPENHAM Town chief Nathan Rudge says he won’t rush to fill the gap left by his friend Richard Fey.

CRICKET: Wiltshire suf-fer

3:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

WILTSHIRE continued their disappointing form in the MCCA Trophy group matches when they lost by 94 runs to Suffolk on Sunday at Devizes.

RUGBY: Grewcock predicts bright Bath future

Bath's Academy director Danny Grewcock

3:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

WORLD Cup winner Danny Grewcock insists Bath should not be pressing the panic button just yet this summer despite no players from the club figuring in Warren Gatland’s Lions squad bound for Australia.

CRICKET: Abbott ton gets visitors going

2:30pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

ROBIN D’Souza was pleased to see his Corsham team remain steadfast and notch up their first league win of the season.

CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Bluebirds Review honoured again

2:58pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

CHIPPENHAM TOWN's official matchday programme 'the Bluebirds Review' has come runner-up in the Southern Premier League awards, made by Soccer Cubs Swap Shop, for the second season in a row.

WILTSHIRE LEAGUE CRICKET: Dymoke’s mature knock lifts Bassett

All Cannings batsman Richard Mansell hits out

2:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

Wootton Bassett put their miserable first fortnight of the season behind them as they overwhelmed Hinton Charterhouse.

BOWLS: Junior men get the ball rolling

11:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE county junior men’s side face Worcestershire in the opening round of the White Rose Trophy, men’s national county U25s Two Fours competition, this Sunday, May 26 (10.30am).

BOWLS: Progress for Purton

9:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

PURTON and Amesbury became the first clubs in the county to book a place at the 2013 Ladies National Championships at Royal Leamington Spa at the end of July.

CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Grecians to make Bluebirds visit

5:43pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

CHIPPENHAM Town have another plum pre-season friendly to add to their summer calendar after it was confirmed an Exeter City XI will travel to Hardenhuish Park on Wednesday, July 31 (7.45pm).

RUGBY: Bath's Hipkiss forced to retire

Dan Hipkiss, who was later shown a red card, offloads during the victory over Exeter (Photo: Bob Ascott)

3:07pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BATH centre Dan Hipkiss has been forced to retire with immediate effect because of injury.

CRICKET: More disappointment for Wiltshire

9:27am Tuesday 21st May 2013

WILTSHIRE continued their disappointing form in the MCCA Trophy group matches when they lost by 94 runs to Suffolk on Sunday at Devizes.

WADWORTH 6X WEST OF ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE CRICKET RESULTS

10:54am Monday 20th May 2013

Saturday, May 18

CANOEING: McKeever fourth in Racice

Ed McKeever competes in his Olympic heat at Eton Dorney this morning

9:42pm Sunday 19th May 2013

OLYMPIC champion Ed McKeever finished off the podium in the second of this year's World Cup races in the Czech Republic today.

Trowbridge memorial game for cancer fund

Chris Penelhum

6:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Friends and former teammates of Chris Penelhum, the Trowbridge football coach who died last month, will honour his memory with a charity match on Tuesday.

CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Fey departs for Bridgwater

Richard Fey

11:28pm Friday 17th May 2013

RICHARD Fey has left Chippenham Town to take over as manager at Bridgwater Town.

FOOTBALL: Alex won't be taking Liberty

Corsham’s Alex Bray has earned a professional contract with Premier League side Swansea City

5:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE hard work starts now for Corsham teenager Alex Bray after he earned his first professional contract at Swansea City.

BOXING: Blackwell title hunt

Nick Blackwell will box twice in March

3:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

PROMOTER PJ Rowson says he will consider every avenue for Nick Blackwell to challenge for more major titles.

RUGBY: Melksham’s Steph wings in for Wales

Steph Holman has made the Walesd U18 womens' development squad

2:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

MELKSHAM teenager Steph Holman is hoping that she can make the grade as an international rugby player after earning a spot on the Wales U18 women’s development squad.

RUGBY: Thomas takes Chippenham reins

New Chippenham head coach Danny Thomas

7:16pm Thursday 16th May 2013

CHIPPENHAM have appointed former Plymouth Albion flanker and captain Danny Thomas as their new head coach.

CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Town tighten belts

Nathan Rudge faces working with a reduced budget next season

1:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

CHIPPENHAM Town chief Nathan Rudge concedes that financial restrictions will play a big part in how he shapes his squad for next season.

NEIL SHARDLOW: Getting tough in pursuit of good times in the field

1:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

Wiltshire’s boss on the cricket scene

OJO'S INSIDE LINE: Leicester still set the standards

12:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

ONE of my favourite films is the American Football drama Any Given Sunday, starring Al Pacino and I was reminded of that phrase watching last weekend’s Aviva Premiership semi-finals.

ATHLETICS: Dan passing on the benefits of relays

Dan Cossins

11:00am Friday 17th May 2013

DAN Cossins is hoping to play his own small role in rejuvenating Great Britain’s relay culture after being appointed as coach for the junior relay squad for this summer’s European Under 20 Championship, writes Kevin Fahey.

RUGBY: Rokoduguni extends Bath stay

Semesa Rokoduguni scores Bath’s second try.during last weekend’s victory against London Welsh. (Photo: Bob Ascott)

2:08pm Thursday 16th May 2013

FIJIAN flyer Semesa Rokoduguni has signed a new contract with Bath Rugby.

ANGLING: Gilbert reels in huge bag

1:30pm Thursday 16th May 2013

TONY Gilbert, from Melksham, turned in another sparkling performance in the Wilts Open match at Viaduct Fishery, with 307lb of carp, writes COLIN SCULL.

RUGBY: Saddlebacks learn league opponents

Devizes’ squad celebrate their Southern Counties title triumph after Saturday’s 18-16 home win over Wimborne

11:58am Thursday 16th May 2013

SOUTHERN Counties South champions Devizes will start their life as a Level Six club in a tough-looking South West One East division in September.

SUNDAY LEAGUE: Simply four-midable

Biddestone Social captain Danny Jones lifts the Subsidiary Cup to complete his side’s historic quadruple on Sunday

11:30am Thursday 16th May 2013

BIDDESTONE Social manager Ashley Smith says his side will carry on seeking out new challenges after their historic quadruple-winning campaign in the Chippenham & District Sunday League.

CHIPPENHAM HALF-MARATHON: Entries close to 1000 mark

11:41am Wednesday 15th May 2013

ORGANISERS of this year’s Chippenham Half-Marathon are encouraging runners to get their entries in to avoid disappointment with almost 1,000 entries sold.

TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION THREE: Double delight for Dickson

1:00pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

GOALKEEPER Carl Pryer and striker Doug Dickson were the star men for Fleece FC, who overcame both the elements and a stubborn Trowbridge Town Reserves side to sign off their very first season in the League with a 3-2 win as a very wet Woodmarsh on Tuesday evening.

BOWLS: Ladies set for Purton showdowns

12:06pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

THE FIRST Wiltshire players to qualify for the 2013 Ladies National Championships to be staged at Royal Leamington Spa in late July will be known this coming weekend.

TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Eatough stunner sets up Seend victory

12:15pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

SEEND United followed up their 3-3 draw with North Bradley from the weekend with a 3-0 victory at Warminster Town Reserves which was good enough to give them a top-four finish from a season that had so many ups and downs.

CRICKET: County ring the changes

4:35pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

WILTSHIRE have made changes to their team ahead of their third MCCA Knockout Trophy match against Suffolk at Devizes on Sunday (11am).

RUGBY: Bath confirm pre-season programme

4:33pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

ONE of rugby’s oldest rivalries will kick off Bath's pre-season schedule when they welcome Championship contenders Bristol to the Recreation Ground on Saturday, August 17, (3pm).

BOXING: Tough assignment looms for Blackwell

Nick Blackwell goes for British and Commonwealth title glory tomorrow night

2:43pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

TROWBRIDGE middleweight Nick 'Bang Bang' Blackwell has been handed a tough match-up in his next fight in Swindon next month.

TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION THREE: Seven-up Lacock stay second

1:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

A 7-0 WIN for Lacock at United FC means that as things stand Joe Martin’s team will finish the season as runners-up to Division Three winners Westwood News.

TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION TWO: Broughton down after Heytesbury loss

12:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

BROUGHTON Gifford failed to collect the point from their final game of the season at home to Heytesbury which would have kept them in Division Two and sent Worton & Cheverell down to the third division.

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It has been heartening to see the coverage of the new Wiltshire Council market being opened in Trowbridge and, as a Wiltshire Council market trader of long standing, I wish it every success. New markets are needed in these straitened times and it is only right that stallholders at new markets are offered special reduced rates.  − Name and address supplied

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