SCHOOLCHILDREN from Trowbridge were lucky enough to meet two Olympians when a gymnast and an athlete visited them at school. Todd Bennett, a silver medallist in the 400m relay at the 1984 Olympics and Olympic gymnast Ryan Bradley were invited to The
A BRADFORD on Avon man has complained to Wiltshire County Council over its policy of replacing the benches in the country park with backless ones. Gavin Douglas, of St Margaret's Street, has written to country park ranger Leo Wirtz also complaining
WILTSHIRE are chasing 287 in a minimum of 50 overs to claim their first win of the season in the Minor Counties championship at Challow and Childrey this afternoon. Oxfordshire declared their second innings on 398 for five, with Rob Williams unbeaten
A CARING mum has helped raise £350 for Trowbridge special needs nursery group Stepping Stones. Caroline Turton, 35, organised a ladies' night at Melksham Labour Club on June 7 at which 80 people turned up. They were treated to performances from two
A WESTBURY man was taken to hospital with a suspected fracture after four men robbed him of a chopping board. A 35-year-old man was in Bashkir Road, on his way home, at about 1am on Sunday, when a group of men started running towards him and tripped
A HOMEOWNER disturbed a thief who had thrown a brick through her window during an attempted burglary in a village near Warminster. A woman returned to her house in Longbridge Deverill at about 2.15pm on Monday to find glass had been smashed. A man
HUNDREDS of people packed into a marquee to hear West Country favourites The Wurzels perform at Bradford Festival at the weekend. Their performance was the highlight of a weekend that was slightly marred by wet weather on Saturday. But the sun came
POLICE are searching for two youths who were seen being threatened with a pistol in Warminster on Saturday. A concerned member of the public contacted police after a man threatened two teenagers, thought to be about 13-years-old, on Fairfield Road
A FORMER doctors' surgery in Melksham will be turned into flats following the practice's move to Melksham Hospital. St Damians Surgery moved from Gower House in Place Road, Melksham, to the hospital's former inpatient unit in Spa Road in the spring
CAPTAIN Richard Bedbrook scored his maiden century for the county as Wiltshire established a big first innings lead in their Minor Counties championship match against Oxfordshire. The former Devizes and Corsham all-rounder made 103 as Wiltshire reached
A HOSPITAL'S bid to build a multi-million pound neo-natal unit has taken a step forward this week. The Royal United Hospital in Bath has appointed architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios to design the new unit, which will care for premature and seriously
A DIESEL spillage has caused traffic delays this morning near the village of Semington. Police were alerted at 5.59am to a spillage on the Semington bypass. The fuel was spread over a two-mile stretch of the road between the Devizes Road roundabout
A PARACHUTE display organised for a Royal visit in Warminster on Saturday had to be called off amid safety concerns. During checks of the landing area at about 3.30pm, the helicopter experienced a computer fault and had to make an emergency landing
BIDDESTONE 3rds claimed a well deserved and hard fought four wicket away win over Bradford 2nds in Division Four of the Wiltshire League. Bradford were asked to bat first on a damp wicket and were put under pressure by a tight start from James Taylor
A FREE advice and support service for young people in Wiltshire is being launched this month. The Line offers young people the chance to text, phone, email or webchat with qualified staff about anything from bullying concerns to events happening in their
WILTSHIRE Primary Care Trust's board will be presented today with two petitions containing more than 2,000 signatures opposing the potential merger of two GP surgeries in north Wiltshire. The two petitions were organised following a proposal to merge
CHRISTIAN Malford who suffered relegation from Division One at the end of last season handed out awards to both Aaron Merryweather and Neil Murray at their end of season party. Merryweather was the top choice of his fellow players. The striker top
