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Titanic bag handed back
A mailbag from the Titanic belonging to last living survivor Millvina Dean sold for £2,000 in Devizes on Saturday – before the winning bidder handed it straight back to her. London-based advertising agency director Trevor Beattie bid nearly £2,000 for
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What a lot of interest at Castle Combe
A motorbike used by the allies to infiltrate enemy lines during the Second World War has sold at auction for £1,050. The 1939 Royal Enfield bike, known as the Flying Flea, was sold at Chippenham Auction Room’s Wiltshire Motor Auction, held
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The show may go on for Wiltshire
The new Wiltshire Council is to look into running the West Wilts Show as a regular event, interim leader Jane Scott has revealed. It had been feared that the show, which will mark its 20th anniversary in Trowbridge Park on July 23, 24 and 25, would have
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Woman jailed after starting fire at parents' home
A 45-year-old woman who started a fire at her parents’ home in a drunken rage has been jailed three years and nine months. Wendy Airey, of Broadwood Close, Warminster, ‘ransacked’ the property after drinking a bottle of vodka on antidepressants before
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Tributes to devoted Corsham teacher
More than 100 mourners gathered at Semington Crematorium on Monday afternoon to celebrate the life of Corsham School assistant headteacher John Ridler, who lost his battle with cancer recently. Mr Ridler, who had lived in Westbury for the past two years
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By George, you’ve all done well at Corsham
More than 500 runners turned out in the sunshine for the Corsham St George’s Day 10k run on Sunday. The race, which was organised by the Corsham Running Club and the town’s Rotary Club, saw runners from across the county turning out to take
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Trowbridge scramble fan died ‘on pride and joy’
Motorbike enthusiast Malcolm Sims, killed in an accident at a scrambling event near Chippenham, died doing what he loved, his widow said. An inquest into the death of father-of-two Mr Sims, 55, of Ashton Street, Trowbridge, was held in Salisbury
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Down Memory Lane - Sawtells and Airsprung
The Sawtells picture was sent in by Dina La Vardera, of Calne, who was lent it for research she is doing on the feather trade at Sawtells of Melksham. It shows Bertram Riggs delivering feathers to Sawtells, which closed in 1958. Can any readers
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Then and Now - Tithe Barn, Lacock
A touch of deja vu, as we are using the same images as last week for this week’s feature on the Tithe Barns – unfortunately no archive pictures are available. Lacock, we have learned, was a planned village, established for the estate workers
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The life of Mr Frank Woodward
Family man Frank James Woodward, of The Mount, Trowbridge, died at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, on April 17, aged 86. Shortly after his birth in Toronto, Canada, his mother Frances sadly died and he came to live with his grandparents Fred and Isabel
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The life of Mrs Kathleen Hillman
A lifelong member of the Hilperton community, Mrs Kathleen Hillman, nee Randall, died on April 10 at Bristol Royal Infirmary, aged 76. She had recently undergone a heart bypass operation but never recovered from intensive care. Mrs Hillman
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The life of Mr Lance Cleverley
Tributes have been paid to Chippenham student Lance Cleverley, who was found dead in Monkton Park, Chippenham, last Friday. Mr Cleverley, 25, from Chippenham, was well known in the town and in Corsham, where he grew up. Friend Richard
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Corsham Centre ready to reclaim pole position
DIVISION FOUR: Corsham Centre B can reclaim the number one spot in Division four if they can preserve their unbeaten record away at fourth placed Melksham Jagerbar who themselves will be looking to end the Centre’s 19 match unbeaten run by claiming
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Westbury group send reminder
An environmental pressure group have sent a giant postcard to the Government to demonstrate their opposition to the multi-million pound Westbury bypass. The White Horse Alliance, a coalition of 12 groups including the Campaign to Protect Rural
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The birth of Jasmine Rose Hillier
Born: April 18 at 5.50am Weight: 8lb 5oz Parents: Matthew and Nicola Hillier, of Staverton. Jasmine is the second child for Matthew, 33, and Nicola Hillier, 28 and a sister for their three-year-old son Noah. Mum Nicola said her pregnancy
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Bromham hoping to keep dream alive
DIVISION THREE: With Third division leaders The Three Crowns United without a game this weekend, Bromham (Sunday) will visit Corsham Park Rangers at Leafy Lane hoping for a victory that will keep alive their dreams of a top two finish. Bromham will be
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FC Bradford to have lead cut
DIVISION TWO: There is no doubt that come Sunday afternoon Division Two leaders FC Bradford will have had their advantage at the top of the table cut by both AFC Melksham and Pheasant FC who are the only teams capable of catching Pete Collier’s side for
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The Hit and Miss, Kington Langley
A toddler is not the greatest of dinner companions. If they’re not discovering that peas bounce when thrown on the floor, they’re asking to get down. Thankfully, the Hit and Miss coped admirably with our toddler – who did all of the aforementioned
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Cooper Avon looking to crush minnows
DIVISION ONE: All four of the sides chasing promotion from Division One to the top flight are in action this Sunday and on paper leaders Cooper Avon probably have the easiest game of the four when they entertain Biddestone Arms at the Conigre. The tyre
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Box hoping to blow open title race
PREMIER DIVISON: The top game in the Premier division of the Robson Taylor, Chippenham League this weekend has to the one at the Recreation ground in Box where Stuart Beeho’s hosts are set to lock horns with leaders Biddestone Social who are starting
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Living in ideal town
Bradford on Avon author Jonathan Falconer works in publishing and has been an author for almost 19 years. He lives on the Downsview estate in Bradford on Avon with his wife Annie and son Isaac, six. He is fiercely proud of living in Bradford on Avon
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Chippenham student’s tragic last note on internet
Student Lance Cleverley left a farewell poem on the internet before he was found dead in Monkton Park, Chippenham. Friends and family of the 25-year-old have spoken of their shock after he was discovered hanging from the blue bridge in the
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Inquiry after camera found in Melksham factory toilets
Outraged staff at a tyre factory in Melksham believe their privacy has been breached after one of them found a hidden camera filming him while he was on the toilet. Cooper Tires, in Bath Road, has launched an internal investigation after the
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Wiltshire bands picked for Big Weekend
Wiltshire musicians have been picked to perform at Radio 1’s Big Weekend Fringe Festival next month. The Big Weekend will be held at Lydiard Park in Swindon on May 9 and 10, and will feature Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal and Kasabian and The Prodigy
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Crash and closure causes traffic problems
Traffic around Melksham was gridlocked this morning because of a crash on the bypass and a road closure in the town centre. A car and a Land Rover were involved in a collision on the Western Way earlier this morning. By 8.30am the crash had been cleared
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Detective praised for quack thinking
An eagle-eyed detective has been praised for helping rescue three ducks stolen from a community farm in Trowbridge after reading an article in the Wiltshire Times. Detective Constable Nicky Caffrey put two and two together when she read the story about
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Gloomy Lee weighs up future after loss
Downbeat Trowbridge snooker star Stephen Lee revealed he could quit the sport within the next few years after crashing out of the World Championships at the first hurdle on Wednesday. The 34-year-old lost 10-4 to dark horse Ryan Day in an error-strewn
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Otterwell's double kickboxing delight
Trowbridge kickboxing star Anna Otterwell says all her hard work has paid off after she became a two-time British champion on Saturday night. The 29-year-old defeated the experienced Stacey Parker in her home town of Stevenage via a unanimous judge’
