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  • Town remembers Cllr Graham Payne as hundreds attend funeral

    HUNDREDS were in attendance for Councillor Graham Payne’s funeral, held on March 23 in St James Church in Trowbridge. Family, friends, colleagues and fellow councillors attended the service led by Canon Richard East. The tireless campaigner

  • Abnormal load due to travel through Wiltshire on Friday

    ROAD users in the Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham areas of Wiltshire may experience delays on Friday. An abnormal load is due to leave J17 of the M4 (Chippenham) at 11am and travel via the A350 through Chippenham, Melksham and Trowbridge

  • Easter weekend ruined for drivers as thieves strike

    VISITORS to the many beauty spots and historic places around Marlborough fell victim to thieves over the Easter weekend, as police received a spate of reports of cars being broken into and items stolen. Beauty spot thefts, as they are known, have

  • TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE: Freshford's final joy

    FRESHFORD United won the Knockout Cup, sponsored by Chantry Digital Ltd, in the Trowbridge Windows and Conservatories Trowbridge & District League after edging out Heytesbury 1-0 in the final at Meadow Lane Westbury. United were dealt a blow

  • Musical is not quite a heaven-made match

    BATH Operatic and Dramatic Society have never been a company to avoid rushing in where some would fear to tread and their rendition of the popular musical Fiddler on the Roof is no exception. A combination of father and daughter, Tristan and Maisie

  • Home gets new gift and card shop

    A SMALL scheme which gives grants to programmes designed to enhance wellbeing for older people living on Anchor Hanover estates across the country, including Raleigh Court in Trowbridge, has now passed the £600,000k mark. Since launching in 2006

  • Author read new children's book at library

    A LOCAL author paid a visit to Trowbridge library to speak about his new book, The Witches’ Tea Party. Stuart McDonald read his new children’s book to an audience over the Easter half-term and took part in activities. Mr McDonald said: “I was

  • Diabetic rewarded for his courage with condition

    A TROWBRIDGE man has received a medal from Diabetes UK after living with diabetes for almost all his life. Pete Flannery, 69, was diagnosed with type one diabetes when he was nine. After managing his condition well over the years, he has now received

  • ATHLETICS: Blundell bags new 100m personal best

    JENNA Blundell fired an early season warning to her rivals for a place in the Great Britain team for the European U20 Championships in Sweden this summer. The 17-year-old, from Staverton, smashed her personal best to win the 100m hurdles and go