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Cyclist hurt after A350 tumble
A cyclist has been taken to hospital after falling off his bike on the A350 near Lacock this afternoon. The accident happened shortly after 2pm close to Wiltshire College's Lackham campus. It is thought the man lost control of his bike and fell off.
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Wiltshire regain Marlborough Cup
Cricket: Wiltshire regained the Marlborough Cup on Sunday at Thatcham when they beat Berkshire in an exciting match by 4 wickets with 1 ball remaining. James Hibberd won the toss and asked Berkshire to bat and after a steady start against accurate
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Taxi driver may have seen assault - police
Police are keen to trace a taxi driver who may have witnessed to an assault on a 26 year old man on Sunday. The incident happened at about 1am when the victim shared a cab with an unknown man and a woman from Spa Road in Melksham to Bowerhill. The passengers
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Sign sells for £3.2k at vintage car auction
More than 200 collectors turned out for a vintage car auction at Castle Combe Racing Circuit on Saturday to battle it out for rare pieces of automobilia history. A rare Pierce Farm Machines and Implements enamel picture sign was one of the jewels
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£32m Melksham secondary school is ahead of schedule
Building work on the £32m Melksham Oaks Community School is ahead of schedule according to headteacher Steve Clark. Teachers, pupils, architects, school governors and councillors gathered at Woolmore Farm, off the A365 at Bowerhilll this morning
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Am dram group to stage old fashioned thriller
A hotel near Bradford on the Avon posed as a Peak District lodge as a theatre group held a photocall for its latest production. Trowbridge Players is taking on the Norman Robbins murder mystery thriller “At the Sign of the Crippled Harlequin” for its
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Workers asked to share memories of Westbury cement works
With Lafarge Cement Works in Westbury due to close at the end of the month, the Wiltshire Times would like to speak to former workers at the site. On February 5, Lafarge revealed it was to mothball the factory with 65 employees facing potential
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Missing persons' service to be held at Warminster church
A church minister is inviting family and friends of missing Wiltshire people to attend a service in Warminster next month. The Rev David Hayes hopes families who have missing relatives will find comfort at the service, to be held at the Church of St
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Calne youths claim first victory
Calne Youths welcomed Colerne to the Rec on Sunday and were determined to revenge their (away) defeat to Colerne earlier in the season. To accommodate their visitors Calne agreed to play two 12 a side (contact) matches and Tag rugby match for the younger
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Unbeaten Corsham Colts seal league title
Corsham 26 Trowbridge 9 Corsham Colts finished the season on a high with a good win against a strong Trowbridge side. Second placed Trowbridge started the game the stronger of the two sides, capitalising on Corsham’s consistent penalties and headed
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Melksham gymnast makes England debut
On Saturday Antonia Bates, a 14-year-old Elite Artistic Gymnast from Rode near Frome, competed in her first international competition as a member of the England Gymnastic Team. Antonia who has been a member of the England Junior (under 16) Squad for
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Rugby: Frome 3rd 15, Bradford on Avon 2nd 36
Bradford's Seconds clinched the championship of the Dorset & Wilts 3 West League with solid performance on Saturday. With Frome and Bradford having shared the top spot for most of the season it had been clear for some time that this game would be the
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Spring Cup final date
Spring Cup Final The AM Print and Copy of Westbury sponsored Spring Cup Final will be between Foresters FC and Westwood Saturday FC on the 28th April at Westbury United’s ground kick off 7.30pm.
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The Stiffs' revival comes to an end
Division Three Foresters FC v The Stiffs The Stiffs recent revival came to an end as they travelled to the Foresters FC and promptly lost 5-2. Greg Wilmot opened the scoring for the Foresters before Darren Brewer equalised for The Stiffs. On the stroke
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Broughton move up to second
Division Two Bromham Reserves v Broughton FC Broughton FC moved back into second spot after beating Bromham Reserves by the odd goal in five. A Sam Paget strike gave hosts Bromham the early lead, but by the interval Broughton were on level terms with
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North Star B survive scare
DIVISION FOUR: North Star B took full advantage of Corsham Centre B’s inactivity at the top of Division Four, and although they were given one almighty scare by Old Road Tavern before they claimed a 5-4 victory that took them to the top of the
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Three Crowns held to surprise draw
DIVISION THREE: Third division leaders The Three Crowns United dropped a surprise point at home to Corsham United but they still remain as firm favourites to claim the number one spot come the end of the season despite being held to a 1-1 draw by United
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Goalkeeping slips hand Bradford victory
Division One Bradford United v Semington Magpies Helped by two errors by the Magpies' keeper Bradford deservedly took all three points with a 4-2 victory. Shaun Jenkins seemed to misjudge the position of the goal post when Charlie Powell's tame shot
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Stars film scenes for German TV show in Castle Combe
Actors Michael York and Tom Conti were in Castle Combe village on Saturday filming for a Rosamund Pitcher drama for German TV called Four Seasons. Some of the filming for the modern day drama was at Longleat House near Warminster recently,
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FC Bradford recover from slow start
DIVISION TWO: Division Two leaders FC Bradford went into their game against Eastlands still suffering a hangover from their midweek victory over fellow promotion hopefuls AFC Melksham. Bradford took a while to wake up and all they had to show for efforts
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Injury-time winner earns Corsham Centre the cup
KNOCKOUT CUP FINAL: Fans of both Corsham Centre A and Pheasant FC enjoyed the glorious sunshine at Hardenhuish Park, home of Chippenham Town FC on Sunday as they witnessed a nail biting final of the reebrooks sponsored Eric Hughes Memorial Knockout
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Combe climb into second spot
DIVISION ONE: With the top two sides in Division One without a game this weekend it gave Cooper Avon and Bradford News closest rivals White Hart Combe the chance to overhaul the newsmen and close the gap on the tire men if they could beat AFC Calne at
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Biddestone Social win to stay top
PREMIER DIVISON: Biddestone Social who have been struggling of late hit the right notes against old adversaries Westbury Rangers A as they produced one of their performances of the season to claim a 1-0 victory over their opponents that saw them maintain
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Injury-time winner earns Corsham Centre the cup
KNOCKOUT CUP FINAL: Fans of both Corsham Centre A and Pheasant FC enjoyed the glorious sunshine at Hardenhuish Park, home of Chippenham Town FC on Sunday as they witnessed a nail biting final of the reebrooks sponsored Eric Hughes Memorial Knockout
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Angling round-up: Golding nets top catch
It was another good week of generally settled, mild weather gave trout fishermen another good week of sport on the Bristol Water trout fisheries. At Chew Valley the boat fishing has been consistently good from many areas especially the North Shore and
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£10k grant helps youngsters restore historic garden
Young people from west Wiltshire have been restoring an historic garden on the Ammerdown estate near Radstock thanks to a £10,000 grant. The garden is in a folly and surrounds a historic column built by the sons of the former owner of the estate
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Wiltshire League: Students jump to the top
New College regained the leadership of the Premier division following their 5-0 away victory over Devizes Town and a midweek success at Marlborough. The young Swindon side were well on top at Devizes and took two goal lead at the break courtesy of a
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Calne Town 2, Barnstaple Town 3
Calne knew they were in for a fight prior in this game due to the visitors fighting for survival in the Toolstation Premier League. This they did. The game was fast and furious, end to end. In the opening ten minutes, both teams had forced 3 corners
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Traditional ceremony planned for new £32m school
A traditional ceremony will take place later today marking the completion of the main building at the new £32m Melksham Oaks Secondary School. Melksham Oaks, in Woolmore Farm, Bowerhill, will replace the George Ward School in Shurnhold as the town's
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Driver arrested after police chase in Trowbridge
A driver was arrested on suspicion of failing to sop for police and dangerous driving after a pursuit in Trowbridge yesterday evening. The Wiltshire police helicopter was called in to help track the car when it got away from officers after being asked
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living rough in New Jerusalem
I find myself now half way through my project with Bruce Peru, where I am spending a month working in schools for disadvantaged kids who aren’t in school: teaching them, giving them a bit of food and generally supporting them in the hope of getting them
