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Stephen Lee reaches snooker World Championships
Trowbridge snooker star Stephen Lee beat Bristol's Judd Trump in a tight match today to qualify for the World Snooker Championships. Lee, who had already beaten Trump earlier this season, won 10-8 in the final qualifying round clash to book
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Sons pay tribute to father after Melksham murder inquiry launched
Two of builder Adrian Cooksey's sons have paid tribute to a wonderful father after he died from head injuries on Sunday. Today both Adam and Michael Cooksey laid flowers at the the roadside in Melksham where their father was found on Saturday night
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Cricket club pays tribute to Melksham assault victim
Teammates at Bradford on Avon Cricket Club have paid tribute to Adrian Cooksey, who died after an attack in Melksham on Saturday night. Mr Cooksey, 50, died this morning after being found with severe head injuries. He was described as
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Death threat son escapes jail
A 37-year-old man who threatened to kill his own mum as he attacked her has escaped jail. But James Brown, of Ashley Road, Bradford on Avon, has been banned from going to the road where his parents live and must reside where the probation service
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Rugby: Chippenham 2nd 25, Melksham CATS 13
Melksham travelled to local rivals Chippenham on Saturday level on points but with a couple of regular first team players missing were expecting a tough game. Melksham put early pressure on the Chippenham line but the CATS hooker was sin-binned for stamping
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BNP leader in Corsham
British National Party supporters moved a regional meeting to Corsham Community Centre last minute at the weekend after their original venue received threatening calls and emails. Around 90 BNP members arrived at the community centre on Sunday
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Man rescued from house fire
A 38-year-old man is in hospital after being rescued from a fire in Trowbridge this afternoon. The fire occurred at a semi-detached house in Brown Street, Trowbridge, at around 12pm. Two fire crews from Trowbridge and one crew from Bradford
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Are you ready for the Warminster Wobble?
Hundreds of people are expected to get on their bikes to take part in an open cycling event to be held in Warminster in June. The Warminster Cycle Group has announced plans for a ‘Warminster Wobble’ event on Sunday, June 14, designed to promote cycling
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Immigrant caught with fake passport
An illegal immigrant who produced a fake French passport when he was stopped in a car park has been jailed for 10 months. Nurudeen Otubanjo, 44, was behind the wheel of his girlfriend’s car off the High Street in Westbury when he was spoken to by the
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Corsham Centre B keep hold of top spot
DIVISION FOUR: Corsham Centre B extended their stay at the top of Division four by beating visitors Chippenham West End 4-1 at Meriton Avenue, although the scoreline might flatter the Centre somewhat as West End played a massive part in a good and enjoyable
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Three Crowns inch closer to the title
DIVISION THREE: Division Three leaders The Three Crowns United took another step to clinching the title after their 2-0 win over Pack Horse Rangers who gave up home advantage and played at United’s Buckley Barracks base to get the match played. Tony Beasley
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Cooper returns to haunt Pig & Whistle
DIVISION TWO: Having taken over the number one spot in Division Two last weekend Pete Collier’s FC Bradford remained on the summit for a second successive week after gaining a narrow 1-0 victory over a Pig & Whistle United side that saw former player
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Cooper Avon close the gap
DIVISION ONE: The top of the table clash in Division One between leaders White Hart Combe and second placed Cooper Avon saw the tyre men claim a hard fought but well deserved 2-0 victory that moves them within just one point of Trevor Rawlings
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Teen hurt in double street attack
A teenager suffered a fractured cheek bone and eye socket after he was attacked on two separate occasions in Warminster on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Warminster was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath also suffering with extensive
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Blackwell victorious at sell out Trowbridge boxing night
Trowbridge middleweight Nick Blackwell bid farewell the amateur ranks in style with victory at a sold out boxing event at Trowbridge Civic Hall on Saturday night. Our first EBF semi professional bout was a welterweight bout between Liam Richards
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Leaders Biddestone unable to raise a team
PREMIER DIVISON: Having suffered their first defeat of the season last weekend when they were beaten 3-0 by Potterne, things went from bad to worse for long time Robson Taylor, Chippenham League Premier divison leaders Biddestone Social this weekend.
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Westbury Youth U16 6, Melksham Town Youth Blue 0
A Man of the Match performance from Captain Lewis Jordan inspired Westbury Youth to a 6-0 win over League Leaders Melksham Town in the U16’s Green Division. Westbury dominated this game from the kick off and created numerous scoring chances but due
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Bradford Town U9 B 0, Devizes Town B 2
Following 2 heavy defeats in there previous games Bradford had obviously worked hard at defending at training, and coupled with some woeful finishing from Devizes they nearly pulled off a surprise result. The first half was virtually completely played
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Hockey: Chippenham 4, Wootton Bassett 1
Chippenham regained their place at the top of the league with an important win against local side Bassett who provided a stern test in this highly competitive but enjoyable derby game. The visitors took the early initiative forcing ‘keeper Howard Simons
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Rugby: Reading Abbey 12, Trowbridge 31
Both sides were hoping to build on some encouraging recent results with Abbey restricting league leaders Maidenhead who are Trowbridge’s opponents this Saturday to 24-5 score line in their last match and Trowbridge having victories over Salisbury and
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Hockey: Chippenham Ladies 2, Lydney Ladies 5
Following a couple of weekends off Chippenham found themselves in dangerous ground near the bottom of the table so they travelled to Lydney in search of points. Chippenham started the match badly when Jane Smedley went down injured and play continued
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Moonraker Netball League: Calne stretch unbeaten run
Moonraker Netball League Chippenham D 15, Calne C 31 Calne C were keen to maintain their unbeaten run in this match. The first quarter was a very tight match with the teams matching each other goal for goal. In the second
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Westbury Youth U17 2, AFC Calne 6
There was disappointment for Westbury as their fine run came to and end at the hands of a very proficient Calne team. Half time came and Westbury's usually tight defence had already been breached four times, the first was an own goal as a punch clear
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Rugby: Devizes 2nd 52, Chippenham 3rd 0
The fact that Devizes fielded three teams on Saturday is a reflection of a growing strength in depth in the club produced by players coming through from a very successful Junior section as well as some older players coming out of semi retirement
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Wiltshire League: Serious injury forces Calne abandonment
League leaders Calne Town were two goals up at Corsham with just a couple of minutes to go when the game was abandoned due to a serious looking knee injury to Corsham’s Jamie Moss. Both managers and the match official agreed to b ring the game
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Broughton up to second after win
Division Two Bratton v Broughton FC Broughton FC moved into second place after this 2-1 win over Bratton. By half time visitors Broughton were two goals to the good. The second half saw Bratton hit back and they scored through Sam Tucker,
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Foresters march on
Division Three FC Chippenham Youth ‘A’ v Foresters FC Foresters FC dominance at the top of the table continues as they overcame FC Chippenham Youth ‘A’ by four goals to nil. A Gary Wilmot brace in the first half secured the interval lead for the
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Rugby: Minety 8, Bradford on Avon 0
Tackling Bradford’s speedy runners out of the game, Minety kept a clean sheet defensively while scoring a try and a penalty goal to clinch this keenly contested local derby. Fielding something approaching a first-choice line-up for the first time
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Bradford left to rue missed chances
Division One Bradford United v Frome Town Sports For the second week running Bradford dominated their opponents only to see them go away with all three points. Having been forced back for much of the first 30 minutes, Frome opened the scoring when Frank
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Cinema wizard's movies on show
FIND out what makes music sound happy, sad, spooky or funny in an afternoon of family film and music at Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon, on Sunday. Magical Movies is aimed at children aged five and above and features the work of pioneering
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Samuel inspires Calne to Bassett besting
Calne angler Pat Samuel was his side's star man as they romped to victory over local rivals Wootton Bassett on Sunday. The home side won with a score of 70-02-0 compared to their visitors' 36-06-0 at the River Marden. 1. Pat Samuel(Calne
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Join in with Calne swimathon
With only six weeks left to enter Swimathon 2009, Calne Leisure Centre is urging people in Calne to enter and join thousands of other swimmers who are already limbering up to take part in the world’s biggest fundraising swim for Marie Curie Cancer
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Man arrested in murder inquiry after Melksham attack
Police have arrested a 19-year-old local man on suspicion of murder after Trowbridge builder Adrian Cooksey died from injuries in hospital. Mr Cooksey, 50, was found lying unconscious and seriously injured on a pavement in Spa Road, Melksham
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Fancy dress fest to mark World Book Day
World Book Day was marked in schools and nurseries across Wiltshire with children enjoying activities ranging from bedtime story sessions to fancy dress. The international day, held on Thursday, is now in its eighth year. At Warminster
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Town prepares to bid farewell to much-loved tree
A farewell song will be performed as families in Bradford on Avon wave goodbye to one of the town’s oldest residents. The beech tree in Victory Field, which has stood through two world wars, will be felled on Wednesday after it was found to
