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Rugby: Melksham CATS 27, Corsham 2nd 19
With Melksham losing to Chippenham last week, the CATS side were looking to make amends with this tough fixture at home to a high flying Corsham side. Melksham soon took the iniative with quick ball to winger James Ponsford who scampered over wide out
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Firm praised in Sunday Times list
Staff at a Westbury firm are celebrating after the business was awarded with a ‘One to Watch’ status by the Sunday Times. Heritage Automotive, which has a Volkswagen centre on the West Wilts Trading Estate, was one of 100 business given the
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Author's tribute to two great poets
An author from Bradford on Avon has released her latest publication about two great British poets. Sue Le Blond’s novel ‘Down to a Sunless Sea’ is set in Nether Stowey, Somerset, and depicts the lives of the British romantic poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Road closed to allow for gas repairs
A road near Bradford on Avon will be closed on Sunday for gas repair work to take place. Part of Woods Hill, near Limpley Stoke, will be closed off from its junction with the A36 Warminster Road in an easterly direction towards the junction with Lower
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Thug kicked victim's head 'like a football'
Melksham man Paul Bishop has been jailed for 15 months after he punched a man to the ground then kicked his head ‘like a footballer kicking a ball’. The 28-year-old, of Somerset Crescent, set upon his victim after they had both been at The Tavern pub
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First Bus wields the axe on Wiltshire services
First Bus has said the tough economic climate has led to its decision to no longer operate services between Trowbridge and Devizes and Trowbridge and Melksham, while three west Wiltshire villages will not be served at all. First has axed
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Paris marathon bid to help charity
A west Wiltshire woman is running the Paris Marathon next month to raise funds for a little-known charity in the area that provides support to disabled children. Alison Pendle, 62, is running the famous race on April 5 for the West Wiltshire
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Runners inspired to complete city's half marathon
One runner from west Wiltshire had to bare more than she bargained for in order to raise money for charity during the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday. Louise Cleer, 39, from Trowbridge, ran the last mile of the 13.1 mile course in just her sports bra and
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Safety improved after recycling centre death horror
Safety measures have been introduced at a recycling centre in Trowbridge after an employee was crushed to death by a skip lorry. A jury sitting at an inquest into the death of 63-year-old grandfather Bert Reeves, who was crushed by a reversing lorry
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300 sign worried mum's crossing petition
Hundreds of people from Warminster have signed a petition calling for a crossing outside a primary school prompted by fears someone will be knocked over. Mum Elle Pope, 34, of Giles Hollow, presented the petition of nearly 300 signatures, which she collected
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Cake decorators raise £1k for hospital's baby unit appeal
A 13-month-old baby boy born three-months premature helped present a £1,000 cheque to a hospital’s baby unit appeal on Saturday. Thomas Creighton and his mum Kerry handed over the cheque raised by members of the Trowbridge Sugarcraft Association
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Date set for Antonietta Guarino's funeral
A funeral date has been set for 61-year-old Trowbridge grandmother Antonietta Guarino, who was found dead in the river Avon in Bradford on Avon at the end of February. Mrs Guarino's son and daughter, who live in Chertsey, Surrey, have invited
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Chippenham Town announce Bath City link
Chippenham Town have announced a commercial link with Bath City, one of their major footballing rivals. The partnership will see the clubs co-operate on a number of mutually beneficial fund-raising initatives and corporate events while a pre-season
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Rugby: Westbury 33, Wimbourne II 10
After weeks of frustration Westbury put together a good performance to beat Wimbourne in a Dorset & Wilts Division One South league fixture on Saturday. It took only 3 minutes for Westbury to claim the first try. The home side forwards
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Police continue to quiz suspects in Melksham murder inquiry
Detectives investigating the death of Trowbridge builder Adrian Cooksey have until tonight to charge or release one man arrested on suspicion of his murder. Yesterday magistrates in Chippenham granted police extra time to quiz a 20-year-old
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Charity breakfast raises £1.3k for cancer charity
CHARITABLE villagers in Box raised £1,300 for charity at the weekend by tucking into a hearty breakfast. More than 140 people attended the Quarryman’s Arms pub on Saturday morning for the annual big breakfast event. The Box branch of Cancer Research
