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  • RUGBY: Chippenham 3 Old Patesians 55

    CHIPPENHAM were forced into a number of changes from the previous week, due to injuries in the back line. Rhidian McGire made his debut at full back and gave a sound performanve, despite having to play out of position. An upset was on the cards at half-time

  • RUGBY: Melksham 53 Trowbridge 2nd 12

    MELKSHAM consolidated second spot in Dorset & Wilts One North with a comfortable victory. They started well when John Cox and Josh Partridge swapped passes to find Nick Tuckett in support who gallop over under the posts. Trowbridge

  • Former Army Major died from undiagnosed heart condition

    A former army major from Warminster who collapsed while on a jog near his home, died from an undiagnosed heart disorder, an inquest heard on Friday. David Holmes, who lived with his wife, Jane, 35, and their three-year-old son Jamie in Crockerton

  • Anti-smoking signs to be put up in Trowbridge play areas

    Parents are to be encouraged not to smoke in Trowbridge play areas after funding for new signs was approved by the town’s area board. Councillors have agreed to put up new signs, costing £1,400, in play areas around the town, as part of a pilot scheme

  • DIVISION THREE ROUNDUP: No change as all games lost

    EVERYTHING remains as it was at the start of play in Division Three, with British Lion topping the table and FC Jager in second place. At the basement, Trowbridge Town Supporters Club and Eastlands, who were due to meet at Bratton in a relegation four-pointer

  • DIVISION FOUR ROUNDUP: Witham take over the number one spot

    FOLLOWING the withdrawal of X Change FC from the Division Four line-up, the immediate impact saw Gladstone Rovers take over from Lavington (Sunday), who dropped down to third spot after leading the table since day one of the season. Gladstone’s sole

  • DIVISION ONE ROUNDUP: Atworth fightback stuns Miller Sports

    THE long awaited and eagerly anticipated battle featuring Division One heavyweights Pheasant FC and FC Bradford, who are both locked together on 20 points at the summit, was one of three matches lost in the division. And only the quick thinking of Atworth

  • RUGBY: Trowbridge 12 Salisbury 8

    TROWBRIDGE completed a double over their Wiltshire neighbours at Green Lane on Saturday - but the result was in doubt until the final whistle. The home side were clinging on to the ball after taking the lead for the first time three minutes

  • Trowbridge litter pickers' request for bins put on hold

    A residents group desperate for litter bins on a Trowbridge estate have taken matters into their own hands by organising a team of litter pickers. Members of Bradley Gardens Residents’ Association pleaded with councillors to fund six new litter

  • MOONRAKER NETBALL LEAGUE: Westbury pull clear

    Holt C 15 Westbury B 30 THE first quarter saw Holt put instantly on the back foot, the lack of training definitely showing. The defence in the circle needed to be tighter against handy Westbury scorers and the centre court and attacking

  • LES PHILLIPS CUP SECOND ROUND: Calne Town 1 Wells City 0

    CALNE expected a tough encounter in this match with their visitors top of the Toolstation League First Division. It was Calne’s 22nd minute corner by last week’s hero, Dan King, that gave Russell Lodge the opportunity to ghost into the area

  • WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Youth turn on the style

    FC CHIPPENHAM Youth turned in a sparkling display to beat Premier Division visitors Bradford Town 5-0 at Stanley Park, writes RAY BURROUGHS. On top for most of the first half, the home side led by a goal at the break, Tom Jones flicking on a neat ball

  • Emotional return for Warminster councillor

    Eight months after being rushed to hospital suffering a bleed to her brain, former Warminster mayor Veronica Burden has made an emotional return to council life. Town councillor Mrs Burden, 66, was rushed to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol last

  • Trowbridge firm springs into action

    A couple who gave up their lives in Trowbridge and moved to China to help disabled and orphaned children have thanked a local bed firm for its donation. Ruth and Mike Marshall, who lived in Clarendon Avenue, Trowbridge, for 22 years, moved

  • Teenage gang jailed for Trowbridge street robbery

    A gang of teenagers who robbed a man at a Trowbridge cash machine have all been jailed. Andrew Baker, Jason Dunsford, Oliver Husband and Josh Patton stole their victim’s wallet before threatening to stab him until he handed over his PIN number