Archive
-
Date
Melksham Town 4, Sherborne Town 2
Melksham got their faltering league campaign back on track with an emphatic win over Sherborne. The victory was only Town's second of 2009, and comes hot on the heels of their impressive goalless draw at Toolstation Premier Division leaders Bitton in
-
Date
Devizes Town 1, Willand Rovers 2
Devizes are five points adrift at the foot of the Toolstation League Premier Division after they lost at home to Willand. The result moves Willand into the top half of the table and leaves Devizes staring firmly at the bleak prospect of relegation to
-
Date
On the Isla del Sol...
When you are unsure whether the thundering noise behind you, disturbing the tranquility of the cobbled island street, is a heard of sheep or tourists, and whether the loud hollering sound is coming from a weather-beaten bolivian shepherd or a tour
-
Date
Downton 1, Warminster Town 1
Warminster Town were unable to recreate their midweek cup heroics as they dropped two points against lowly Downton. Town, who reached the final of the Wiltshire Senior Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Wootton Bassett, were never at their
-
Date
Frome Town 2, Ilfracombe Town 2
Frome Town tossed away two more points in the Toolstation Premier Division as a last-minute penalty condemned them to a draw against Ilfracombe. Liam Fussell's neat free-kick gave Frome a 1-0 half-time lead but the visitors equalised from the penalty
-
Date
Calne Town 0, Bideford 3
Calne's poor recent league form continued as they were thrashed at home by sixth-placed Bideford. The lacklustre Lilywhites were second best for most of the match, and the result leaves them rooted in 14th place in the Toolstation League Premier Division
-
Date
Westbury United 1, Bradford Town 0
An excellent all-round team performance, with goalkeeper Nick Evans and defender/goalscorer Nick Ridout the outstanding players, led Westbury United to victory as they extended their unbeaten run to seven matches against promotion chasing Bradford
-
Date
Corsham Town 0, Brislington 2
Slow starters Corsham Town could find no way back from their latest slack opening to a match as they lost at home to Brislington. Town, who hit back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Barnstaple the previous Saturday, found themselves 2-0 down inside the first
-
Date
Hitchin Town 2, Chippenham Town 1
The wheels came spiralling off Chippenham's promotion bandwagon as they stumbled to defeat at lowly Hitchin having taken the lead early in the game. Shaun Lamb put the Bluebirds in front early on but they conceded two before half time and never looked
-
Date
Last shout for the Cooper Avon crew
A DECADES-long link between Cooper Avon in Melksham and the county’s fire brigade comes to an end on March 31. As Avon Rubber the company had its own fire brigade, which it strengthened after a substantial fire at the works on August 15, 1966
-
Date
MP backs call for allotments
GREEN-FINGERED residents have appealed for help from west Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison in their bid to turn an overgrown plot of land into allotments. People who are on the waiting list for an allotment got in contact with Dr Murrison to
-
Date
Boy, 5, terrified after pet dog is shot on walk
LITTLE Noah Marshall is too terrified to go outside after seeing his beloved greyhound hit by an air gun pellet in front of him. The five-year-old was with his mum Victoria as they walked their three dogs, a German shepherd and two retired greyhounds
-
Date
Jobs on way in railway
A NEW Network Rail recycling and distribution centre in Westbury could create jobs in the town. Network Rail already have a distribution facility next to the railway line on Stephenson Road, Westbury, but now plan to extend the site to include
