CHIPPENHAM Town's directors have delayed a decision on the future of manager Darren Perrin while they take legal advice. The board had been expected to make a decision today after chairman Sandie Webb returned from holiday in Tenerife, but after a board
PREMIER Division Holt FC are holding a Casino Night in the village hall, Holt, from 7.30pm on March 10. There will be four gambling tables with croupiers and prizes so far include: two tickets for the England v Israel international at the new Wembley
Your local council is supposed to ‘consult’ the public over proposals of all sorts. I’m sure you have seen some of these so-called consultations. Some do it well of course – despite what some people will tell you every council can’t fail at everything
POLICE today released photofits of two men they want to find in connection with last week's armed robbery at a supermarket in Chippenham. A security guard was held up at gunpoint at the Tesco Express store on the Hathaway Retail Park at about 7.20pm
The Lives of the Saints is a dark and bizarre morality tale whereby fantastical events take place in the ordinary surroundings of modern - day London. The story unfolds in the cafés, clubs and shops of Green Lanes where Mr Karva is the boss; a ridiculous
Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, "Blood Diamond" is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe, and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are
The complex tale is split into three different time periods, beginning in the 16th century, when a conquistador named Tomas (Hugh Jackman) strives to find the Tree of Life. The second part finds Jackman playing a Buddha-like character who zips through
An ambitious labour of love from writer/director/star Emilio Estevez, Bobby attempts to distill the hope, anger, and confusion that gripped the US in the late 1960s. With the civil rights movement still reeling from the murder of Martin Luther King and
Saturday January 27, 10am and 11.30am, Tobacco Factory, Bristol. Wonderfully imaginative adventure stories of the seas, with monsters, serpents, cannibals are being presented by the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School on Saturday. The world premiere
After 30 years in Local Government, I finally escaped and can now speak my mind about the idiotic behaviour of governments at all levels. We have too many petty rules imposed by Whitehall and too many time serving nonentities elected as councillors -
Until Saturday January 27, Theatre Royal Bath. THINK of tap dancing and images of Fred Astaire or worse, Bruce Forsyth spring to mind. But Tap Dogs, showing in Theatre Royal Bath until tomorrow, shatters any illusions that tap dancing is a lost art
Thursday, February 1, Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. Hoggett and Webb - the administrators of administrative administration - return in a fabulous new Innerroom satire The Chronicles Of Hoggett & Webb. These two lovable bureaucrats occupy a long-forgotten
Tuesday, January 30 - Saturday, February 3 Bristol Hippodrome NOTTINGHAM Playhouse Theatre Company continues its UK tour of Tracy Beaker Gets Real - by BAFTA-nominated TV writer Mary Morris, based on best-seller The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline
A MAJOR project to regenerate a key part of the centre of Trowbridge has taken a significant step forward. Wiltshire County Council and West Wiltshire District Council have both given Modus preferred developer status for the Waterside Project. The
Wednesday, January 31 until Saturday, February 3, Theatre Royal Bath. STEPHEN Tompkinson, one of the country's top television actors, stars in Mel Smith's dazzling new production of the comedy classic Charley's Aunt which opens at the Theatre Royal
CORSHAM Town manager Colin Bush has declined to comment on speculation linking him with a return to Chippenham Town. Bush is still a popular figure at Hardenhuish where he was assistant manager during the club's run to the FA Vase final in 2000. The
STAFF have reacted with anger to the news Trowbridge Hospital will definitely close. At a meeting this morning they were told beds in the hospital will be reduced from 34 to 22 in September with a further 12 being slashed in December. This will leave
THERE will be no Team of the Week award this week. League officials have decided to make no award as only six games were completed on Sunday.
This morning I had the pleasure of being nearly killed by a driver swerving onto my side of the road as I rounded a corner. There was no ice on the road, no obstruction on his side of the road and he wasn’t using a mobile or eating his breakfast. Instead
THE Wednesday Open match at Landsend Fishery produced lower weights than of late but still provided exciting sport. Mosella star Tony Rixon hit the jackpot again with a mixed catch of carp and silver fish weighing 50lb 7oz, taken alternating with long
TROWBRIDGE Hospital will close and beds will be lost at Melksham Hospital under proposals to be agreed by health bosses next week. But Chippenham and Warminster Hospitals are set to stay open but with reduced beds. Cllr Jeff Osborn, who has been leading
FIRE crews were called to a blaze in the kitchen of a house in Portland Road in Melksham at 4.45pm yesterday. The fire started in a chip pan and a woman and her son were taken to hospital by ambulance due to smoke inhalation. Two crews from Trowbridge
A 13th minute goal by veteran Frankie Coleman gave Corsham Town a 1-0 win over Bishop Sutton last night as the north Wiltshire side maintained their bid for the Toolstation League Premier Division title. Corsham are now five points clear of second
FROME Town defender Matt Hill will be out of action for several weeks after he suffered whiplash injuries in a car crash.
CHILDREN between the ages of eight and 16 can now learn how to play golf at a more professional level at Christie Miller Sports Centre, Melksham. PGA teaching professional Simon Shanks will be delivering specialised sessions at Christie Miller's nine
PAUL Ranger, who has been appointed co-manager of Toolstation League First Division Bradford Town, is to remain in charge at Chippenham Sunday League Premier Division leaders Winsley. Ranger, who has been appointed joint manager with Nigel Tripp at
PUTTING Trowbridge on the map and transforming Market Place in Westbury are top of the agenda for the district council's new regeneration officer. Adam Nardell joined West Wiltshire District Council from Romford, Essex, where he managed the regeneration
VETERANS are being asked to share their memories and memorabilia for a celebratory week of events this summer. Trowbridge Town Council is organising activities to coincide with national Veterans' Day, on June 27, and the 25th anniversary of the Falklands
