A FINE all-round performance from Liam Brown took North Bradley to a five wicket home win over Blunsdon in Division Four of the Wiltshire League. In overcast conditions Bradley skipper Andy Colebrooke won the toss and decided to bowl first - a decision
THE long-awaited reopening of the A36 at Limpley Stoke took place at the weekend with a special celebration. The villagers took the opportunity of the viaduct being traffic-free to hold a party on Friday night, complete with a tug-of-war contest between
THE under 22 England team for the World Championships which will take place on July 26 and 27 at Ghent in Belgium has been announced and includes 20-year-old Callum Dicks who was the best placed English angler in last year's event. Callum started
A RECORD number of revellers made their way to stone circles in Wiltshire for the Summer Solstice celebrations. Despite a turnout of an estimated 30,000 people, the celebrations in Stonehenge and Avebury were marred by wet weather and 17 arrests, mainly
A TROWBRIDGE man has admitted selling a string of stolen vehicle to a breakers yard. Paul Sheppard, of New Road, Trowbridge, pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud and five handling stolen goods when he appeared before a judge at Swindon Crown Court
A NEWLY refurbished Dorothy House Hospice Care shop in Melksham has re-opened for business. The shop, at 7-9 Church Street, has undergone a complete revamp and shoppers can now browse the rails and shelves in more spacious, comfortable and modern surroundings
RICHARD Mansell took his aggregate of runs for the season to nearly 600 but he could not prevent All Cannings slipping to their first defeat of the season in Division Six of the Wiltshire League. Now self-employed, Mansell is playing every Saturday
A SUCCESSFUL opening to this year's Corsham Festival has delighted the organisers. Artistic director at The Pound Arts Centre, Nicholas Keyworth, said people lined the streets to watch the opening ceremony. Local schoolchildren dressed in outfits made
TROWBRIDGE-based First Division champions The Ship held their presentation evening on Saturday night and it was young midfielder Tom Bonser, who is in his first full season with the club, who walked away with the players' player of the year award.
MELKSHAM flower arrangers continued their year-long celebrations to mark their 50th anniversary with a special tea on Tuiesday. Nearly 100 people attended The Melksham and District Flower Arrangement Society's tea at Melksham House, including 13 past
ROSS Crick took a wicket with his first ball in Minor Counties cricket as Wiltshire shared the honours on the opening day of their three-day game against Oxfordshire yesterday. The 20-year-old university student was a late replacement in the Wiltshire
CYCLING 22 miles each way just to spend time with his future wife was nothing for Ronald Baker. Mr Baker met his wife Stella at a dance in the village hall in north Cadbury, Somerset, when he was 19 and she was 18. He then regularly cycled the 22 miles
THE owners of Mount Crushmore in Trowbridge have gone into receivership. West Wiltshire District Council broke the news that Thiyan Investment Ltd, owners of St Stephen's Place and Castle Place in Trowbridge, has entered into administration proceedings
A PARADE is being held in Trowbridge to honour the armed services for the dedication they have shown in war zones in the Middle East. The event will take place in the centre of the county town on June 27 starting at Trowbridge Park at 10.30am. There
THE settled weather conditions last week meant more moving fish on the Bristol Water trout fisheries, often throughout the day as well as great rises in the evenings. Light winds allowed anglers to fish with dry fly most of the time at Chew although
GAMBLER Ian Thomas has been jailed for four years after he tried to rob the Westbury bookmakers where he had just lost all of his money. The burly 41-year-old waited until the shop was empty before storming in armed with a baseball bat and with a scarf
A MELKSHAM occupational therapist has been helping to rebuild the confidence of burn-injured children from across the region. Alison Guy is a volunteer with the Frenchay After Burns (FAB) Children's Club, which took 17 youngsters to Morfa Bay in South
THE under 18s Sensas Team England and under 22s Drennan Team England squads who will compete at the World Youth Championships in Gent, Belgium, next month have now been announced. Following the England Youth trials which took place at Barston Fishery
MELKSHAM Town chairman Mick Perrin says Mel Gingell must learn to control his emotions otherwise he will continue to get in trouble with the footballing authorities. Corsham Town manager Gingell has been fined £450 and banned indefinitely from all
FIVE different players were recognised for their efforts this season when Premier Division runners-up Biddestone Social handed out their end of term awards. Defender Ryan Trowbridge, who earlier picked up three awards from Toolstation League side
