A PILOT had to be rescued from his aircraft after crashing into a lake near Bradford on Avon earlier tonight. The 59-year-old man, from South Ruislip, crashed his Piper light aircraft into a lake at the Rushy Lane Fisheries in South Wraxall. He was
THE Robson Taylor, Chippenham Sunday League held their presentation night and annual meeting at the Gladstone Liberal Club, Chippenham, tonight. The big winners on the night were Division Four outfit Corsham United, who for a second successive season
FIVE villages in Wiltshire will go head-to-head in a bid to represent the county in a prestigious competition. Bowerhill and Shaw, both near Melksham, will compete against Aldbourne, Ludwell and Stapleford to represent Wiltshire in the Calor Village
A ROCK festival showcasing national and local bands is coming to the heart of Trowbridge. MiniFest 2008, taking place in Trowbridge Civic Hall on August 16 and 17, is a local event with both national and homebred bands. Organised by Trowbridge 27
EIGHT new homes will be built in Alfred Street, Westbury, after the planning committee of West Wiltshire District Council approved the project. The proposal will involve the demolition of a number of single-storey buildings in the Lotz Abbott Works
Based on the second novel in CS Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series, Prince Caspian finds the four Pevensie children, Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley) whisked away from WWII England into
There are heroes, there are superheroes and then there's Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility - everyone knows that - everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned
Based upon Mark Millar's explosive graphic novel series and helmed by stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov, Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody's transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice. Twenty-five-year-old Wes (James
Until Saturday June 28, Theatre Royal Bath. In the 1960s the world was calling out for a brand new beat and found it in Motown music. Named after its hometown of Detroit (Motor Town), Motown took the world by storm and created superstars such as
Tuesday, July 1 until Saturday, July 5, Bristol Hippodrome. Birmingham Stage Company's new version of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic adventure Treasure Island comes to the Bristol Hippodrome next week. It has been adapted for the stage by Stuart
Thursday, July 3 until Saturday, July 5, the egg, Bath. New Old Friends present the world premiere of MATE, a darkly comic and moving piece of original theatre about what it is like to be part of a long-term friendship. MATE explores the price of
Friday June 27, 8pm, Ustinov @ Theatre Royal Bath. Two Friends Productions return to the Ustinov with a new play about the life of Nell Gwyn, the most popular mistress of Charles II. The revelatory Pretty Witty Nell comes to the Ustinov as part of
July 3 until August 30, Theatre Royal Bath. The Peter Hall Company presents an exclusive season of drama at the Theatre Royal Bath for summer 2008. In the main house, the season features The Portrait of a Lady, adapted from Henry James's great novel
CHILDREN from a Chippenham primary school were shown how to make bread as part of a workshop all about wheat. About 20 pupils from Monkton Park Primary School were educated on the subject by school meals provider Sodexo on June 12. The initiative
CONFUSION surrounds a west Wiltshire bridal shop today after its sister shop in Hampshire closed suddenly leaving scores of brides without wedding dresses for their big day. Arvella Bridal in Silver Street, Bradford on Avon, was closed today and no one
A NATURE centre in Southwick has teamed up with the Wiltshire Times to name two new ponies living at the site. The Hope Nature Centre in Southwick runs a tearoom and nature reserve from the picturesque grounds of Southwick Country Park near Trowbridge
A LOCAL care worker has received an accolade for his dedication to the job. Father-of-two Ray Horan received an Excellence Award for his work at Trowbridge Oaks Care Home in West Ashton Road, Trowbridge. He attended the London's Royal Opera House for
CHIPPENHAM charity Doorway has been nominated by new town mayor Marian Stickland as her chosen charity of the year. The drop-in centre in Foghamshire provides a safe place for adults with nowhere to live or those suffering from issues such as debt or
PUPILS at Abbeyfield School in Chippenham hosted a Dragons Den style event to initiate business and social enterprise ideas. The school's Young Chamber held the event on June 18 and the students whose ideas where shortlisted were coached by business
WILTSHIRE Primary Care Trust has overspent in the first month into the new financial year. The deficit of £479,000 during April was attributed to more patients than the PCT expected being treated at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, Swindon's Great
ECO-CONSCIOUS residents trying to do their recycling this week were met with overflowing bins in Bradford on Avon. Ann Phelps, of Broadmead in Trowbridge, went to drop off her cardboard at the recycling bins at Sainsbury's on the Elm Cross Shopping
A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Chippenham has been charged with theft after he allegedly took money from a woman at a supermarket cashpoint. The incident happened at around 2.30pm on Sunday when a 49-year-old woman was getting £200 out of a machine at Sainsbury's
A TREE fell onto power cables over a road in Trowbridge last night. The braches of the tree, in Frome Road, became entangled in the power lines just after 5pm. The incident happened between the College Road junction and Southwick Country Park. The
THREE police officers who saved the life of a man who slipped off the roof of a building at Westbury Railway Station are preparing to receive a national award. PCs Sam Withey and Stephen Porter, who were based at Warminster police station at the time
WILTSHIRE had to settle for a draw from their three-day Minor Counties championship match against Oxfordshire at Challow and Childrey that finished last night. Chasing a victory target of 287 in a minimum of 50 overs to claim their first win of the season
CLUB secretaries or representatives are reminded that the Chippenham League are holding their presentation evening and annual meeting tonight (Wednesday June 25) at Gladstone Liberal Club, Chippenham. Doors open at 6.45 pm for a 7.30pm start
A CELEBRATION day is being held at a junior school in Westbury on Friday as part of its 50th birthday celebrations. An open day is being held at Westbury Junior School in Queens Road, which will include the unveiling of a 50th mosaic mural and a reunion
WINSLEY Cricket Club's annual charity match in aid of Dorothy House Hospice will be held at the village cricket ground on July 6. The all-day event starts at 10am with a Kwik Cricket competition for the under 10s, followed by a pig roast at the ground
CHIPPENHAM-based Audley FC held their presentation evening on Saturday night, with Chris Shipway, Chris Yeo and Chris Simpkins cleaning up on the night. Yeo collected two awards. The striker was Steve Mallard's choice as his manager's player of the
