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Devizes bid for Cooper
DEVIZES Town are bidding to sign Matt Cooper from Toolstation League Premier Division rivals Frome Town. Devizes have put in seven days' notice of approach for the young striker, but Frome manager Andy Crabtree says Cooper has indicated he is not interested
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Conmen steal cash from OAP
A PENSIONER lost hundreds of pounds after a man claiming to be from the water board gained access to a house in Warminster. Yesterday at around 1pm the man knocked at the door of a property in West Street and told the occupant there was a problem with
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A minute's silence for league president
A MINUTE'S silence will be observed before all Trowbridge and District Football League games tomorrow following the death of league president Bill Hill at the age of 85. Throughout his working life Mr Hill was also a leading member of Trowbridge
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Corsham stay on title trail
Frome 2nds 7, Corsham 16 CORSHAM maintained their challenge in Dorset and Wilts Division One North with this unconvincing victory. Forced into changes through unavailability and hit by injury during the game, Corsham battled their way to a result which
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Abuse has gone too far this time
CHIPPENHAM Town goalkeeper Steve Perrin has questioned the motives of some of the club's supporters, who he believes only come to Hardenhuish Park to watch the team lose. Perrin spoke out after being subjected to personal abuse from a handful of home
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Frome set to win tussle for Ridout
SOUGHT-AFTER defender Nick Ridout looks set to join Frome Town after making his mind up to leave home town club Melksham. Ridout is expected to sign forms at Badgers Hill next week, despite interest from Premier Division league leaders Corsham Town.
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Chippenham ahead
BADMINTON: CHIPPENHAM 23 A have taken an early lead in Mixed Division One of the Mid-Wilts Badminton League after a 7-2 away win over newly promoted St Georges. Unbeaten were Derek Lamb, Adam McKenzie and Jerril Daw. Hardenhuish A lie second after an
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Teenage star is new champion
MELKSHAM and Shaw bowler Darren Anteney, pictured right, is the new Wiltshire Singles short mat bowls champion. The talented teenager saw off competition from 47 other players to lift the trophy at the Christie Miller leisure centre. Anteney beat county
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League leaders hit West Wilts for six
HOCKEY West Wilts 2, Cheltenham 6 WEST Wilts played well against the league leaders, but, with a couple of key players missing and no substitutes, they eventually crashed to a heavy defeat. Cheltenham were taken back by the pace of the West Wilts wingers
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Walsall could be back
CHIPPENHAM are hoping to forge strong links with League Two outfit Walsall following Tuesday night's successful friendly at Hardenhuish Park. The two sides were due to play each other during pre-season but the Saddlers postponed because they couldn't
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Beano happy doing what he likes best
SOUTHERN LEAGUE THE linesman's flag denied James Constable a fairytale return to Chippenham on Tuesday night. The former Hardenhuish hitman headed past goalkeeper Chris Snoddy after 69 minutes, only to see his effort ruled out for offside. That was
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It’s sorted as Snoddy signs on
GOALKEEPER Chris Snoddy says he hopes to repay Chippenham's faith in him after signing a contract with the Bluebirds until the end of next season. The 21-year-old shot stopper has been deputising for the injured Steve Perrin this campaign and has enhanced
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Chopper leaves to join City rivals
IAN Chopper' Harris has left Chippenham Town to join arch-rivals Salisbury City. Harris, who played for the Whites in the late 1980s, took up his new post as goalkeeping coach at the Ray McEnhill Stadium on Tuesday night. He only joined the Bluebirds
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Bluebirds held in derby bore draw
SOUTHERN LEAGUE Chippenham Town 0, Mangotsfield United 0 THE 566 supporters who parted with their money on Saturday had every right to ask for it back after this dire local derby. It was a wonder anyone stayed long enough to witness Chippenham's first
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Any victory will do for Hodkinson
Bradford Town 0, Backwell United 1 MARK Hodkinson says his side may have to "win ugly" to halt a depressing sequence of nine consecutive defeats. The Bradford boss was encouraged by the performance against Backwell at Trowbridge Road, but admits his
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Learmonth fury after two sent off
Hengrove Athletic 4, Biddestone 2 GRAHAM Learmonth exploded with anger on Saturday after nine-man Biddestone were humbled by Hengrove. In the aftermath of the 4-2 defeat, the normally placid Learmonth launched an attack on the man he described as "
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Conigre boys become men
Radstock Town 0, Melksham Town 2 BOYS became men on Saturday as Melksham survived a rough ride from Radstock to earn their second consecutive away win. The Conigre outfit, often praised for their passing ability, showed they were not afraid to get
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Referee cost us victory, says angry Brickley
Sherborne Town 1, Westbury United 1 A "DIABOLICAL" refereeing decision robbed Westbury of a near-certain victory at The Terrace Playing Field, according to manager Paul Brickley. The Meadow Lane chief was furious with the official for refusing to award
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Keeper’s red card angers Crabtree
Frome Town 3, Barnstaple Town 0 THREE goals, a 20-man brawl and two red cards gave the Frome faithful something to shout about on Saturday. Another emphatic home victory left the Robins' supporters in good voice, but manager Andy Crabtree refused to
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Corsham show fighting spirit
TOOLSTATION LEAGUE Corsham Town 2, Bitton 1 COLIN Bush believes Bitton will take points off Corsham's title challengers after running the Reds into the ground at the Southbank. Corsham passed the test of character to extend their remarkable winning
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West hits hat-trick as Bromham fight back
PLAISTER AUTOS WILTS LEAGUE NATHAN West scored a stunning hat-trick as Bromham fought back from 2-0 down to beat Marlborough Town 4-2 in the Premier Division. Steve Dean and Rory Sproule gave Marlborough the lead before West took over. Jason Cole notched
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Watkins is quick to take the advantage
WESSEX LEAGUE Blackfield and Langley 1, Warminster Town 3 WARMINSTER profited from some quick thinking on Saturday as they came from a goal down to beat hosts Blackfield and Langley. Trailing 1-0 after 35 minutes, full back Kevin Sparey released Tom
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Morris seals late victory
TROWBRIDGE LEAGUE BRADFORD United's inability to convert their chances nearly cost them dear yet again in their Chantry Digital Ltd-sponsored Knockout Cup first round match against Lavington. Despite dominating play throughout they missed three easy
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Town open up an 11 point lead
HELLENIC LEAGUE Trowbridge Town 3, Lydney Town 1 THE biggest crowd of the season watched Trowbridge beat rivals Lydney to take an 11 point lead at the top of the Division One West table. The deadly strike trio of Matt Minnis, Booker Woodford and Dave
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Calne give a master class in finishing
Calne 22, Westbury 3 JON Parker has called for continuity at Leighton Green after his much-changed side were taught a lesson in finishing by clinical Calne. Saturday's line-up saw eight changes from the team which beat Cricklade last week, taking the
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Injury-hit Bradford crash to heavy defeat
Swindon 2nds 42, Bradford on Avon 5 DEPLETED Bradford conceded seven tries for the second consecutive week when their patchwork squad was ripped apart in Swindon. Coach Dave George was forced to make 12 changes from the side which lost at Calne last
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Colts ace is a rising star
Trowbridge 37, Wallingford 26 TROWBRIDGE survived a late comeback from Oxfordshire outfit Wallingford to move into round three of the EDF Senior Vase. The Berks/Bucks and Oxon Premier Division leaders were unbeaten before their visit to Green Lane,
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Why coach refuses to pamper youngsters
Witney 36, Cooper-Avon Tyres 0 CATs were outclassed in Oxfordshire but the battling performance gave coach Mark Simmons much cause for optimism. The Melksham men fought from the first whistle to the last against a team riding high in the Southern Counties
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Youngsters’ medal haul
GYMNASTICS: THE Wiltshire School of Gymnastics hosted the county floor and vault competition, with 70 of the school's members taking part. For the five-year-olds, it was their first county level competition. Aurora King won the gold medal, Robyn Ellison
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Young brothers make the grade
TAE KWON DO: TWO battling brothers from Trowbridge have been awarded their first degree black belts after impressing at a recent grading session in Bristol. Joe and Timothy May were among 13 members of the Trowbridge and Westbury TAGB Club to pass their
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Moore named driver of the year
MOTOR RACING: BRADFORD on Avon's Ed Moore has been crowned Castle Combe Driver of the Year for 2006. Moore received the accolade at the circuit's annual presentation and dinner dance at the De Vere Hotel in Swindon on Saturday. The 30-year-old race
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Woodford to tee off in new role
GOLF: England Golf have appointed Jamie Woodford, pictured above, as regional development officer for the South West, which includes Wiltshire. Following his induction programme, which involves meeting county representatives and different bodies and organisations
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Policeman arrested in 'criminal misconduct' probe
A SERVING police officer in Chippenham has been arrested and questioned on matters involving criminal misconduct. Pc Tim Swinburn, pictured right, who was a family liaison officer in the Hayley Richards murder investigation in Trowbridge and was also
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Top two go head-to-head
THE top two sides in Division Two go head-to-head on Sunday when Rowde entertain AFC Calne. Rowde will be hoping to get off to a better start than last week when they gave visitors The Ship a three goal advantage before claiming a point in a dramatic
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Thousands lost in bank card copying scandal
DETECTIVES have launched an investigation into a credit card scam, which has seen more than £20,000 stolen from victims' bank accounts. More than 40 people have fallen victim to a skimming' scam in Trowbridge, in which card details are copied and then
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PO clock ticking
WE are now only 17 months away from the end of Government subsidy for the post office network. No decision has been made on the future of the subsidy or, it appears, the post office network itself. Millions in rural Britain rely on their post office not
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Saying thanks
WHAT a marvellous letter from Janet Veal last week. I had Mr Bishay for one of my eight operations between 1993-2003 and as you said he is marvellous, and so are all the other surgeons. I started off in 1993, three months in a wheelchair, and finished
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Council’s view
FOLLOWING the letters and articles in last week's Wiltshire Times, I wanted to clarify some issues around the Scores on Doors scheme for food hygiene standards. While West Wiltshire is the first council locally to introduce Scores on Doors, over 60 authorities
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Going too far
ANOTHER step towards a police state? With the proposed legislation which will allow council inspectors to enter private homes without a warrant, to allow them to assess what improvements you have spent your highly taxed income on, will they also take
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Save all trains
I AM 19 years of age and work at Polebarn Road, Trowbridge. As a rail enthusiast I would like to congratulate the people who saved the Waterloo service but was it really a threat? Considering it runs 10 minutes behind the Portsmouth-Cardiff service all
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Help is at hand
WITH winter fast approaching, and the stresses and strains of the build-up to the Christmas holiday season just around the corner, many of my patients are looking for health advice. People want timely, accurate and reliable health advice, whether it's
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Thank you all
PLEASE say a BIG thank you to the Westbury Labour Club Sunday Bingo for their generous donations of raffle prizes and support for selling dance tickets and raffle tickets at the charity dance on October 20 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Pancreatic
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Council is right
I WAS pleased to read that Trowbridge Town Council had expressed disapproval with the design for the development of the affordable housing on Broad Street car park. The recent redevelopment in the area has been of a high standard and compliments the
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Cost of cancer
HAVE you been affected by cancer and struggling financially? Have you experienced problems paying mortgage or rent bills? Macmillan Cancer Support would like to hear from you. Macmillan is looking at how the additional costs of cancer and loss of income
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Illegal hunting
WELL done to the Avon and Somerset police for upholding the law on the hunting ban. I really feared that the police would see it as a law not worth wasting man-hours on. I only hope the Wiltshire police follow their example. There are a few hunts determined
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PO’s poor service
CAN anyone explain why the last collection of mail from our head post office on Sundays has recently been changed to the earlier time of 10.30am in Trowbridge? Yet Melksham now has a later final collection on Sundays of 12.45pm. Here we have the ludicrous
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Fight prejudice
WITH regard to comments made in the Wiltshire Times (October 27) by Amanda Hillman of The Orchard, Semington, I find this comment very prejudiced towards travellers, as I live in Littleton and I am a Romany gypsy and I pay taxes. This sort of comment
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Be thankful
MANY may applaud the opinions expressed by B. Bronson and A. Edwards regarding the newly regraded hillside and the reprofiled widened A3102 road at Sandridge Hill with its dedicated surface storm water and subsoil stabilisation drainage constructed to
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Trees are good
I HAVE been involved with trees for in excess of 30 years, yet despite attaining a degree in agroforestry it never angers me more to find multinationals felling trees simply in the name of bigger profits. The decision-makers in these mindless acts of
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Care staff cuts
RE the article Care pledge as staff cuts announced' (Wiltshire Times Oct 20), in the second paragraph you refer to the loss of 151 jobs. This is misleading and I would like to clarify the situation. The transfer from the current way we provide our home
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Bingo to end
IT IS with regret that the committee of Holbrook Park Pre-School have decided to cancel this year's Christmas Bingo Evening which was to be held in the Civic Hall on December 5. This decision has been made due to the lack of response from local businesses
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Scores on Doors
DOING a littleresearch on the subject of your recent Scores on the Doors article reveals some interesting facts. 1. Significant in the rationale for such a scheme was the need to reduce costs to the NHS. No complaint there except it is well known that
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Kill your speed
I WOULD have some sympathy for Richard Hussey and his fight against a speeding conviction if it were based on evidence that he wasn't breaking the law, rather than on the status of the operator that showed that he was. Nowhere in the entire article does
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Join the march
THE Save Westbury Hospital Campaign has a balloon launch and march on Saturday at 11am starting in the Market Place, Westbury. It is probably the last march to save our wonderful hospital. Quite a few residents believe the hospital is already done for
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Bus station now
I STRONGLY believe that our county name town is a sure certain candidate for a bus station. Silver Street is always congested with loading and unloading lorries, work vans, illegally parked cars and you name it, which makes it rather impossible at times
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Council’s concern as pressure grows on town’s doctors
HEALTH care services in Melksham are under pressure because of the town's rapidly expanding population according to a councillor. Former mayor Vic Oakman is so worried the existing medical and dental practices won't be able to cope with the extra demand
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Cold calling ban as police curb distraction burglars
COLD-CALLING has been banned from an area of Bradford on Avon as police crack down on distraction burglaries. Parts of Elmfield, off Winsley Road, have been selected as the pilot area for the No Cold Call scheme, which was launched on Tuesday. PCSOs
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Campaigners march to save hospital
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Westbury Hospital will be taking to the streets tomorrow to show the new Wiltshire PCT they will not give up the battle. The Westbury Hospital League of Friends has organised the peaceful protest, which will start with a
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Tributes as former head dies from brain tumour
TRIBUTES have been flooding in for a former west Wiltshire headteacher who died on Saturday. Nigel Gilhespy, 59, who retired from Matravers School in Westbury last year after 19 years at the helm, has been remembered as a wonderful man who influenced
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Young father found dead at his home
A YOUNG father-of-two was found dead in Trowbridge at the weekend after a suspected heroin overdose. Marc Garrison, 23, of Westfield Close, Studley Green, was found dead in his flat by friends just before 3pm on Sunday afternoon. This week his distraught
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Doting grandma killed in car smash tragedy
A DEVOTED grandmother killed in a head-on car crash was collecting her two young granddaughters so they could spend the weekend together. Mary Brown, 60, of Avon Road, Melksham, died after her Ford Ka2 collided with a Vauxhall Calibre driven by 20-year-old
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Big shake-up plan to improve policing
POLICE in Wiltshire are preparing to undergo one of the biggest shake-ups in history to make them better able to deal with serious crime and counter terrorism. The county's three policing divisions will change but police chiefs have stressed that no
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The sequel, 16 years on
IN 1990 hundreds of people from children to pensioners joined forces in Bradford on Avon to produce a hugely successful community play. Now, 16 years on, excitement is mounting again in the town with plans taking shape to make the next play an equal
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Concrete plant protesters win vital backing
CAMPAIGNERS trying stop a concrete batching plant being built on the outskirts of Melksham have been given a boost after a senior council officer recommended planning permission be refused. Members of Save Sandridge, a group set up to prevent Tarmac
