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More trees and branches were bought down in Melksham due to the stormy weather. These were in Queensway.

Melksham... A tree was uprooted on Sandridge Road due to the blustery winds that occured in west Wiltshire.

Bradford on Avon... Part of a retaining wall of a house in Mount Pleasant collapsed into the street at midday on Thursday during the heavy rain and high winds (32748-2)

Workmen make the roof of shops and flats in High Street safe, after high winds ripped away roofing material (32748-3)

Westbury... The High Street was closed off as high winds ripped away roofing material forcing shoppers to flee from the area. (32748-6)

A fallen tree branch near the children's play area on Bences Lane, Corsham (32749-2)

Corsham... Firefighters in High St, Corsham on Friday morning securing a TV aerial, blown loose by Thursday's storms. (32750-2)

A SELF-EMPLOYED builder from Chippenham has been fined after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). David Clark, from East Tytherton near Chippenham, was today found guilty at Chippenham Magistrates Courts of contravening the Working

GARY Banks marked his Calne Town comeback with a goal, but the Lilywhites had to be content with a share of the spoils from a 1-1 draw with Brislington at Bremhill View. Banks, who returned to Calne two weeks ago after a brief spell with First Division

A MUD slide near Devizes has forced the A360 to close today. The road is currently shut between Potterne Wick and Devizes and council workers are on their way to the scene to assess the damage.

NEW signing Perry Richens kept a clean sheet for Bromham in their 2-0 home win over Melksham Park in the Under 13s Red Division. A good team effort helped Rory Embling score two goals for Bromham with Ashley Gibb singled out as man-of-the-match for

ASSISTANT manager Adie Mings has denied reports he has already been offered the manager's job at Chippenham Town. He also revealed he is not on contract at Hardenhuish and so could walk away at any time. Speaking after Saturday's impressive 3-0 victory

THE owner of an award-winning pub and restaurant was today ordered to pay more than £34,000 in fines and costs for polluting the River Avon. David Roberts, of the Cross Guns, Avoncliff, near Bradford on Avon, appeared before magistrates in Chippenham

THE Rising Sun are off the bottom of the Division Four table for the first time since they joined the league in 2005. The Riser were the biggest winners of the day anywhere in the league's reduced programme as, after a run of 16 defeats which stretches

CASTLE Combe Colts have moved up into second place in the under 17s Division after running out 5-2 home winners over Amesbury Juniors. Josh Shaw gained the lead for Combe with Amesbury drawing level midway through the first half. Amesbury had control

A WILTSHIRE food company will be helping to serve breakfast to legendary broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan on Wednesday morning. To celebrate 2007 Farmhouse Breakfast Week, the Radio 2 presenter will enjoy a breakfast full of the flavours of the South West

PEWSEY Vale ran out convincing 10-1 winners at home against Mere in the Under 12s Yellow Division, with goals from Zak Messenger (3), Jack Goddard (2), Wesley Britton (2), Josh Mundy, Jamie Collinson and Fraizer Parmenter.

CRUMBLING Victorian sewers in Chippenham are to be repaired and replaced by Wessex Water as part of a £400,000 improvement scheme. The work, which starts on Monday, will help to protect local businesses and homes from the risk of sewer flooding. Built

A NEW bar and restaurant is set to open in Trowbridge despite initial concerns from police. West Wiltshire District Council's Licensing sub-committee today granted a premises licence to Richard Ing, for The Anchorage Inn at the Mill Shopping Experience

MELKSHAM Town manager Kelvin Highmore has completed the signing of 18-year-old striker Aaron Billett from Westbury United. Highmore is hoping to boost his attacking options still further by signing striker Glenn Armstrong from Wiltshire rivals Calne

WHITE Horse Dynamos halted their losing run in the under 10s Blue Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League by grabbing a point in their home match with Devizes Town Youth. Both sides had chances to win the

MOTORISTS face tough new penalties for breaking the law by using a hand-held mobile phone while driving from February 27 2007, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander announced today. From that date, the fixed penalty will for the first time include the

EIGHT clubs are bidding to join the Toolstation League next season. Burnham, Henbury OB, Highridge, Nailsea United, Oldland Abbotonians, Patchway, Shirehampton and Wells City have all applied for membership. Decisions on who, if any, are accepted will

THREE young men were arrested in Melksham on Saturday night after a large fight broke out in the town centre. Police were called to a large disturbance in the town's Market Place shortly before 2am on Sunday morning. When officers arrived on the scene

POLICE today made a fresh appeal for information about an road accident in which an elderly woman died. Evelyn Higson, 86, died at Frenchay Hospital on January 12, four days after the collision on West Ashton Road, Trowbridge. Mrs Higson was in collision

MARK Hodkinson has been sacked as manager of Toolstation League First Division outfit Bradford Town. Hodkinson, who led the club to 10th in the First Division last season, was told of the club's decision by chairman Les Stevens. He has been replaced

WESTBURY United had Lee Morgan sent off as they slumped to a disappointing 3-0 defeat at promotion rivals Ilfracombe in Toolstation League Division One. Conditions were cold and windy and at times the wind made play difficult for both teams. Tom

AMESBURY Juniors and visitors Westbury Youth shared the points in a goal-less draw in the Under 15s Red Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League. It was a good match, played in a very good spirit and with

A NEW initiative in Wiltshire is helping local companies to develop their online presence. The e-wiltshire SmartBusiness initiative is offering free business advice and grants on how companies can improve their use of the internet. The £398,000 scheme

FRESHFORD United missed out on the chance to move into fourth place in Division One when they were held to a 3-3 at lowly placed Heytesbury. Carl Clarke scored twice for the home side only for Tom Hopkins to bag two in reply to give a half time score

CHIPPENHAM Town's players will not be allowed to talk to the press until Thursday at the earliest, club secretary Chris Blake has announced. The players were gagged last week by manager Darren Perrin, who was then suspended on Wednesday following a

HOLT beat Sherston Town 4-2 in the only Premier Division game to survive the weather. Sherston, who accepted the invitation to switch the game to Holt because their own pitch was waterlogged, expected a similar result to their 4-1 victory back in

AS Britain braces for the winter to hit home in earnest homeowners across the UK are facing the time of year when heating bills rocket. The good news is that the inside of your home does not have to resemble an igloo as you try to cut back on heating

CONNELLS, which has branches throughout Wiltshire, was named the UK's Best New Homes Agent for the second year in succession at the Estate Agency of the Year Awards. Connells also came runner-up in the Best Large Estate Agent category, having won the

HOUSEBUILDER Charles Church has just 13 homes left for sale at its Woodlands View at Katherine Park development in Corsham, and anyone interested in snapping up one of the remaining properties is urged to visit the sales office and showhome soon to avoid

HEALTH visitor Jenny Coles, who worked in Trowbridge for more than 35 years, died on January 6 at the age of 64. She was born on December 4 1943 and trained as a nurse in Royal United Hospital, Bath. She then trained as a midwife in Bristol before moving

MOURNERS packed St Peter's Church on Friday for Mr John Field's funeral, showing the respect in which he was held by many organisations in Chippenham. Mr Field, of Sarum Road, died at home on December 31 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 74.

BABY Charlie is the first son for Sophie and Giles Nash and a little brother for their daughter Isabelle. He was born last Wednesday at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. Mrs Nash, 33, a dental hygienist, said: "We didn't know we were having a boy but

LITTLE Christopher Hawkins was a late festive delivery for his parents who were expecting him to arrive on Christmas Eve. He is the first child for Samantha Hawkins, 31, a tax advisor, and her husband Andy, 41, a chef. The baby was born in Royal United

Miss Carolyn Watts and Mr Colin Garrett were married at Devizes Register Office on October 6. The bride wore an ivory tiered dress with a bouquet of peach roses and cream lisianthus. The bridesmaid was Bethany Davies, daughter of a friend of the bride

CONGRATULATIONS to our Junior of the Week, Marco Lopez, of Trowbridge, who wins a £5 voucher from The Toy Shop, plus two Happy Meals from McDonald's in Trowbridge, Melksham or Chippenham. Well done Marco, enjoy your eighth birthday today. Congratulations

FOR the second Sunday in succession, the original fixture list of the Auto Business Solutions Ltd Chippenham Sunday League had been torn up as fixture secretary Andy Hillier was forced to make changes to accommodate rearranged Knockout Cup, WG Parr

Rachel Oliver, nee Alsop, of Bradford on Avon, was 15 at the time of the Hungarian double wedding, featured last week, and remembers attending the event in 1956. Her sister-in-law Lois Alsop and cousin Jean Salkeld loaned their own wedding dresses

Ron Brewer, of Trowbridge, is asking readers for more information of the picture on the right, taken in Fore Street, Trowbridge. The photo appears to show an election of some kind, as many of the crowd are holding up ribbons, and are facing towards the

For this week's Then and Now we turn from George Street towards Silver Street and the Obelisk. The building line today is much the same as our archive picture,taken around 100 years ago, but how the businesses have changed. The most striking in our

GRAHAM Payne has been a West Wiltshire District councillor for the Conservative Party since 1976. He was born and raised in Bath and has lived in Trowbridge since 1970. After leaving school he joined the Royal Navy as a boy seaman and served in the Far

THIRD Division leaders The Southgate Inn travelled to Swindon yesterday, only to be greeted by referee Andrew Fox who informed them they had made a wasted journey as their Wiltshire Sunday Cup match with top Swindon League side Greyhound was postponed