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CALNE Town have failed in their bid to bring Pewsey Vale striker Craig Wall to Bremhill View.

FORMER Chippenham Town stalwart Nigel Tripp is planning a playing comeback - at the age of 43. Tripp, who has announced his playing retirement three times before, is being tempted to put his boots on again after being named co-manager of Toolstation

MELKSHAM under 11s sealed a double victory against Avonvale, winning the first game 15-5 and the second 20-5. Both games were very well and fairly contested, but Melksham proved to be too strong for the visitors. The first match saw both teams play

POLICE confirmed this afternoon that the body of a 58-year-old Warminster man was discovered near the railway line in the village of Upton Lovell near Warminster earlier today. Officers from the British Transport Police were contacted at 9.23am today

Now they want to teach Britishness in schools. How, pray tell, are they going to manage that? The buzzwords are tolerance and respect, but I’ve got a few more suggestions for the curriculum: The noble art of queuing A true Brit should know the simple

CHIPPENHAM followed last week's triumph in the Bristol Combination Plate final by beating Salisbury to reach the semi-final of the Wiltshire Cup. From the start, both teams proved to be tough, physical and aggressive. Chippenham kept Salisbury in their

CORSHAM'S second string afforded themselves more breathing space at the top of Dorset and Wilts Division Three West as they defeated second-placed Bath Saracens 58-0 at Lacock Road on Saturday. Against a weakened Saracens outfit, the Wiltshire side

CORSHAM minis welcomed Bath to Lacock Road for their first game since the Christmas holidays. The under 11s were expecting a hard game after their visit to the Bath club last year. The Corsham A pack made a slow start with the first game against Bath

A COMPETITION is being launched for young people to select the contents of a time capsule to be buried at Wiltshire's new history HQ. The challenge will be launched at a ceremony on Monday to celebrate the official handover of the keys for the Wiltshire

A MAN lost control of his sports car and had to be cut free by firefighters after flying through a hedge and finishing upside down in a ditch. The accident happened shortly after 9pm last night at Trowle Common between Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon

Ingredients: 2 corn-fed chicken fillets, skins removed 75g mushroom medley 375g fresh puff pastry, ready rolled 100g asparagus tips 50g butter 1 egg, beaten White wine sauce: 25g butter 25g flour 150ml Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 150ml double

Cooking for your loved one should be an enjoyable experience, but if the closest you've ever got to gourmet cooking is opening a jar of pasta sauce, don't panic. It's a lot easier than you might think to recreate simple yet sophisticated dishes at home

Serves four Ingredients: 4 venison rump 3 small shallots 1/4 local black pudding 4 pears 1tsp sugar 1tsp chilli or cumin 1oz butter 1/4 pint white wine 1tsp vegetable stock 3fl oz honey salt and pepper To make the sauce: peel pears and

On the most romantic night of the year, many couples will be popping the cork on a bottle of bubbly. Champagne, cava and sparkling rose are all popular choices for a cosy night in or a special night out. Chef Vinni from the Poplars restaurant recommends

French and Italian restaurants are often seen as the most romantic choice for Valentine's Day, but if you and your partner prefer something a bit spicier, why not go for an Indian, Thai or Chinese meal? With food to share such as prawn crackers, spring

Even die-hard foodies who love their grub will agree that sharing your food is a romantic gesture. Whatever kind of meal you are going out for, there are plenty of options for sharing. Tapas are great for a fun and flirty feast. Originating in Spain

TRAIN lines were closed between Westbury and Salisbury this morning after a train hit and killed a man on the tracks near the village Upton Lovell. The 8.35am First Great Western service from Southampton to Cardiff Central hit the person at about 9.20am

Certain foods have been used as aphrodisiacs for thousands of years. Some have been proven to work by scientists and others are simply romantic foods to share or are interesting shapes. From the bizarre to the everyday, we look at foods guaranteed to

PREMIER Division front runners Winsley face a tough test on Sunday when they host Westbury Rangers A who narrowly lost the reverse clash 4-3. Winsley were unable to field their strongest side for their trip to Biddestone Social last Sunday so manger

BOWEL cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in the UK. Each year around 35,000 people are diagnosed with the disease and, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics, about 3,600 of these patients are being assessed and

THE gale on Thursday brought down several trees over our local footpath, as it did nationwide. On Friday morning I telephoned Wiltshire County Council byways department to advise them that the footpath was blocked. Friday afternoon we walked the footpath

WEST Ashton Road does, indeed, need more safety measures, following the serious accident to a pedestrian near Green Lane. I have, since 2002, regularly walked via Clarendon Avenue to Trowbridge Oaks Nursing Home. Secondary school children cross the road

THE recent declaration on savage cuts by Wiltshire Primary Care Trust officer Nicholas Gilliard has shown it is just a continuation of North Wiltshire & Kennet and West Wiltshire PCT. Ironically its title includes the word "Trust" because trust in

CLLR Malcolm Rosier's letter (Wiltshire Times, Jan 19) may have been accurate in its identification of the some of the problems with the railway service in Wiltshire, however it entirely misallocates the blame for these issues. The new timetable, which

COUNCILS are probably going to charge us all for rubbish collection by weight. What are they thinking of! This island is already sinking under a deluge of discarded rubbish and litter. This proposal will lead to an unprecedented increase in illegal dumping

WITH reference to Cllr Blakemore's letter (Wiltshire Times Jan 19), I don't know what meeting he is referring to as every Town Hall meeting I have attended, and that is seven or eight, plus the town poll, have all had a very large majority against the

I HAVE no wish to cross swords with either Basil Green or Jeff Osborn, two gentlemen for whom I have the highest regard, but I must take issue with them over their letter in the Wiltshire Times. They said that readers will be confused by two appeals

I READ the recent articles on police enforcement of parking restrictions in Bradford, but would like the police to look at Rowden Lane. Since Sainsbury's has taken over the former Budgens site and imposed a time limit on the store's car park the local

THE Lavington silver fish only match fished at Merritts Lake on Sunday produced reasonable sport. Tom Ince, of Trowbridge, won with a roach and skimmer catch weighing 11lb 2oz, taken on pole-fished casters. Ken Marsh, of Devizes, was second with a

CHIPPENHAM Town manager Darren Perrin remains suspended on full pay after the club's board delayed making a decision on his future. At a meeting on Wednesday it was expected the directors would sack him, but it is believed the decision has been postponed

CATs continue to show signs of improvement in the Southern Counties South, but the Melksham outfit are still searching for that elusive first win. The tyremen gave as good as they got for 60 minutes against North Dorset before the visitors ran in three

THE Leighton Green trophy cabinet will remain empty for another season at least after Westbury were dumped out of the Dorset and Wilts Plate in the semi final. The White Horse men were the top seeds in this year's competition, but they were out-fought

DAVE George savaged his players after Bradford were thumped by arch-rivals Trowbridge in the Dorset and Wilts Vase. The Broom Ground coach was seething with his side's lacklustre display as Bradford capitulated under an avalanche of pressure from their

WESTBURY made home advantage count as they got off to a good start with some strong defence by goal defence Zoe Van Helmond and goalkeeper Emma Gifford Pike allowing them to win the first few centres and take the lead. With Westbury's strong defence

WEST Wilts took all three points for the second week running as they followed last week's win over Shepton Mallet with this home success. West Wilts started positively by giving Swansea Bay no time or space to run with the ball. The visitors were

SQUASH star Paul Clark has reclaimed his title as Wiltshire champion more than a quarter of a century after last winning the prize. Clark, 43, from Bratton, clinched a 3-1 victory over defending champion James Powley in front of a big crowd in the final

THE question everyone is asking is will it be waterlogged pitches or frozen ones that will cause disruption to the Auto Business Solutions Ltd Chippenham Sunday League fixture programme this weekend? After six weeks of postponements due to the rain

FORMER Chippenham Town manager Tommy Saunders has called on the club's directors to do "the honourable thing" and reach a quick financial settlement with Darren Perrin. Perrin has been suspended from his duites as manager, but on Wednesday the board

CARETAKER manager Adie Mings is expecting a tough test tomorrow when the Bluebirds cross the Severn Bridge to face Merthyr Tydfil. Chippenham travel to South Wales on the back of a convincing victory over Hitchin Town last Saturday, and although Mings

CHIPPENHAM Town fans will be hoping caretaker manager Adie Mings has the ability to salvage anything they can from the season after they cruised this game. Sean Seavill, Dave Gilroy and Kye Holly all scored, as the weight of Darren Perrin's reign visibly

DEFENDER Nick Ridout has rejoined Melksham Town, only two months after leaving the Conigre for Premier Division rivals Frome. Ridout played 90 minutes for Melksham Reserves against Westbury Reserves on Saturday and said he was glad to be back among friends

FRANKIE Coleman fired Corsham five points clear at the top of the Premier Division with a goal in a game he wasn't going to play in. The veteran winger had been named as a substitute on Tuesday evening but was drafted into the starting 11 after Ben Fitch

MELKSHAM boss Kelvin Highmore is hoping to get his side back on the goal trail by signing striker Glenn Armstrong from Wiltshire rivals Calne. The seven days' notice of approach was up on Tuesday, and on Wednesday Highmore tried to contact Armstrong

WILTSHIRE under 18s star Aaron Billett is hoping to attract the attention of the big clubs after sealing a move to Premier Division outfit Melksham Town. The former Westbury United winger was due to make his Melksham debut in Tuesday night's postponed

SECOND half goals from Mark Salter and Matt Peters saw Frome claim three points against lowly Street on Wednesday. The Robins dominated the first half and could have had the game wrapped up by the interval. Simeon Allison and Peters both went close

GARY Banks marked his Calne comeback with a goal on Saturday, but it wasn't enough to inspire the Lilywhites to a first league victory of 2007. Banks, who returned to Bremhill View two weeks ago after a brief spell with First Division outfit Biddestone

WARMINSTER boss Peter Russell admits he has no idea what to expect from tomorrow's opponents Fawley. Fawley drew 6-6 with East Cowes Victoria on Saturday in one of three Division One matches to survive the weather, leaving Russell and the rest of the

BRADFORD Town chairman Les Stevens described the sacking of manager Mark Hodkinson as "the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life." The Trowbridge Road chief was in turmoil last week after telling his friend of more than 30 years his services were

SUBSTITUTE Dean Barker scored a late winner on his return to the Trowbridge Town side - with a little help from the linesman. Barker, making his first appearance for the Bees since rejoining from Chipping Norton Town, looked at least five yards offside

POLICE have joined forces with Age Concern Wiltshire to crack down on distraction burglars. Together they have produced an information leaflet about distraction burglaries, to be given to banks and building societies. Local banks and building societies

Corsham begin their campaign in this season's Cockspur Cup national club competition with an away game against Frome in the first round. Chippenham are home to Westbury and Warminster entertain Trowbridge in two all-Wiltshire first round ties. Entries

Four Avon Valley Runners travelled to Burrington Combe in Somerset to take part in the 10K multi terrain race organised by Town and Country Harriers. The race begins with a 3km climb and then takes runners around Beacon Batch, Black Down and Rowberry

WILTSHIRE tasted sweet revenge on Sunday with victory over arch-rivals Devon in the ICC regional championship. The Moonrakers won 9-6 at the Christie Miller Leisure Centre to compensate for the 8-7 defeat they suffered in Devon a fortnight ago. The

TWO Trowbridge pupils set personal bests to win a place on the podium at the South of England Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday. Sophie Upton and Daniel Talbot, from St Augustine's College, were among the medal winners in the under 17s event at

BRADFORD on Avon schoolgirl Becca Tamin has tumbled into the national finals of the English Schools' trampoline championships at the first attempt. Becca, a year seven pupil at St Laurence School, will compete in the under 13s novice event at the Temple

WILTSHIRE County Council could get £1m it was not expecting to spend next year - but it has refused to give the county's Heritage Museum an extra £12,500. The cabinet was presented with proposals for the 2007/8 revenue budget on Tuesday, when Allen Gales

BUILDER John Rogers is trying to raise £2,600 to provide homes for people in India who lost everything in the Boxing Day tsunami disaster 2004. The 53-year-old, of Water Lily Close, Trowbridge, who runs his own building company QBS, is visiting Pondicherry

THE Mayor of Trowbridge has criticised his meagre mayoral allowance after learning most neighbouring towns award their leaders more than twice as much. Trowbridge Town Council budgets £500 to pay for mayoral expenses like travel and attending civic

THERE were mixed feelings among health campaigners this week as the fate of community hospitals was finally revealed. Under new proposals from Wiltshire Primary Care Trust, due to be approved in a meeting on Tuesday, the board has made a turnaround decision

FRIENDS and family have paid tribute to a brave mum-of-two whose children were the most important part of her life. Nicola Norris, 40, of Paxcroft Way, Trowbridge, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare form of cancer, in November 2004 and lost

WEIGHT restrictions are to be introduced on roads running through villages near Warminster and Westbury. Maiden Bradley, Chapmanslade and Corsley Heath have suffered for years from a large number of heavy goods vehicles using roads running through them

WILTSHIRE county council has sent its submission to Government calling for one council for the county, claiming it will save taxpayers £15million per year. Council chiefs says the proposal will deliver better services, be more customer friendly and create