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Queues round the block for Lee Evans in Melksham
Melksham's Market Place ground to a halt this morning, as comedy fans queued round the block to get their hands on the town's hottest ticket. Top stand-up comic Lee Evans announced on Friday night he would be appearing for a one-off show at the
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BBC Springwatch presenter to visit Bradford on Avon care home
BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham will be talking about wildlife to residents at Wiltshire Heights Care Home in Bradford on Avon on Thursday morning. Guests from the community will join staff and residents to listen to his talk about birds
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR: Spoils shared by promotion hopefuls
DIVISION Four promotion hopefuls Bath Road and Bremhill View Boys did little to boost their hopes of catching runaway leaders Corsham Centre Youth but both side will be happy to take a point apiece from their encounter at Beversbrook as their 1-1 draw
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE: Old Road edge relegation duel
THE Division three relegation battle featuring Wren FC and Old Road FC went the way of the latter who, like the previous meeting of the teams this term, saw them claim a 2-1 win that saw them end a three-match losing run. Jamie House scored both
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Spring concert of popular Scandinavian works is packed
The Cheese & Grain was packed for Frome Symphony’s spring concert, with a programme of popular Scandinavian works, writes BARRY FOGDEN. Under the confident and accurate baton of conductor Mark Gateshill, the orchestra warmed up with Danish
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE DIVISION TWO: Big win keeps Southwick on top
THINGS remain on a knife-edge at the top of Division Two. Southwick Wanderers, who took over at the top of the table last weekend, hung onto pole position thanks to an 8-0 victory at basement side AFC Avellinos, who were playing their first game
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION THREE: Lamb sign off with a win
ADAM Stevens' Lamb Reserves side brought the curtain down on their Division Three league campaign with a 2-1 victory at home to local rivals The Stiffs who were without manager Ade Giles for their derby day battle at Whaddon Lane. Kieran Palmer
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FREESTYLE SKIING: Siblings aiming to make aerials impact
SIBLINGS Lloyd and Elodie Wallace have been picked to represent Great Britain in a series of five freestyle skiing competitions in Switzerland and Italy this month. Lloyd and Elodie Wallace, from Semley, south of Warminster, will contest two Europa
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RUGBY: Moody backs Ford for Rome finale
LEWIS Moody has urged England to adopt an all-out attack policy against Italy with Bath's George Ford the fly-half who should conduct the required points grab in Rome. The climactic round of the RBS 6 Nations unfolds on Saturday with England, Ireland
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Late goal wins it for Goatacre
AN INJURY-TIME goal earned Goatacre CC a 2-1 victory in their game with Division One basement side Chippenham West End, who led 1-0 until the final ten minutes and looked on course for their first win of the season before the cricketers’ struck two
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION TWO: Lacock on verge of title
GOING into their game against third-placed Trowbridge Wanderers Reserves, Division Two leaders Lacock needed just four points from their remaining four league fixtures to be crowned champions. Joe Martin and Martin Bradfield’s Lacock side now have
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Eagles win relegation battle
A FIRST-HALF goal from Calne Eagles teenage midfielder Calvin Bye was enough to earn his team a hard-fought 1-0 win against fellow Division One strugglers Trowbridge Wanderers. Calne looked the brighter team early on and should have opened the
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: Nine-point lead for Castle FC
WITH defending champions Biddestone Social unable to raise a team for their trip to AFC Melksham, current Premier Division leaders Castle FC took full advantage of Social's inactivity as a 2-0 victory at Westbury Rangers saw them open up a nine-point
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE SPRING CUP: Jenkins springs into action for the Bees
TROWBRIDGE Town Reserves manager Dave Jenkins was the catalyst in his team's 4-0 victory over Holt which booked the second division side their place in the Spring Cup quarter finals. Trowbridge took a 2-1 lead into their first round second leg
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CALOR LEAGUE SOUTHER PREMIER DIVISION: Hungerford Town 0 Frome Town 0
FROME Town’s third clean sheet in a row saw them gain a share of the points in a hard-fought draw at Hungerford Town. Playing down the slope, Hungerford started at a frantic pace, and only a superb clearing header from Jack Vallis and an unbelievable
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Work starts on Trowbridge's £46m Innox Riverside leisure park
Ground work has started on the former Bowyers site in Trowbridge in preparation for a new £46m leisure park being built. This morning, contractors were seen removing dead trees and bushes at the site, known as Innox Riverside, which will home an
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP: Three and easy for Westbury
WITH a place in this season’s A&B Cup semi-finals in the bag, Westbury United Reserves' attention turned to the Chantry Digital Ltd-sponsored Knockout Cup on Saturday afternoon where the first division side hosted local rivals White Horse Westbury's
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FOOTBALL: Edmonds to step into league role
MARK Edmonds will replace long-serving Ken Clarke as general secretary of the Toolstation Western League Clarke, from Chippenham, will step aside when the season concludes in May after 15 seasons in the job. Tidworth-based Edmonds will take
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Lee Evans' Melksham show is a speedy sell-out
Leading comedian Lee Evans is to perform a one-off gig in Melksham ahead of a UK-wide arena tour. The comic is getting set to hit the road for his new Monsters show in August, which will see him tour the UK and Ireland in a massive tour including
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'£15k of cash for Volunteer Link transport schemes not claimed'
Volunteer Link transport schemes are failing to claim all the cash they are entitled to, says Wiltshire councillor John Thomson. Last month, Wiltshire Council withdrew its 5p-per-mile support funding which was on offer to the region’s 45 groups
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FOOTBALL: Ballinger strike lifts Town
SUBSTITUTE Luke Ballinger struck in the second half as Melksham Town took their unbeaten run in the Toolstation League Premier Division to four matches with a 1-0 victory over Ilfracombe Town at The Conigre. Darren Perrin's men have now won seven
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UFC: O2 defeat for Brad
MELKSHAM'S Brad Scott was edged out on points by Brazilian Claudio Silva in their UFC Fight Night bout at London's O2 Arena on Saturday. Silva was awarded the fight 29-28 by the judges as 'The Bear' Scott suffered his third professional defeat.
