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WILTSHIRE SUNDAY CUP: Dream ends for White Horse
WITE Horse’s romance with the Wiltshire Sunday Cup came to a blunt end, courtesy of a heavy 5-0 defeat against a classy AFC Amesbury Athletic. The Chippenham League’s sole representatives in the semi-finals showed good intent from the first whistle
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Inaugural fundraising run proves an ultra success
Runners the event to be divided between charities Whizz Kidz and Dorothy House. The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Westbury and Avon Valley Runners, was a 33-mile trail run from Leighton Recreation Centre, Westbury, to the north west of
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TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Westbury United 0 Wincanton Town 0
WESTBURY became only the third team to keep a clean sheet against Wincanton as they picked up a fine point and even had the better chances to win the game. Strong defending by Matt Friendship, Matt Jones and Simon Millard kept Wincanton’s free
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Westbury housing plan gets go-ahead despite fears
PLANS for up to 220 homes on land north of The Mead in Westbury have been given the go ahead – despite concerns over road safety and traffic congestion. The plans, brought forward by AMEC consultants on behalf of landowner Gloucester Land Company
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Medieval day when Westbury pupils played lords, ladies and knights of old
Children at Bitham Brook Primary School in Westbury recently held a medieval day. All the children in two classes dressed up as knights, lords and ladies and took part in learning activities including jousting, medieval dancing, archery and making
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Great footage on ‘aircraft carriers’ at Hilperton
Aviation buffs enjoyed a treat at the last meeting of the Mid Wilts Video Society when Paul Moran, ably assisted by projectionist John Sykes, gave a presentation which he called Flying Aircraft Carriers. Any ideas that this might relate to the
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Trowbridge Lions and store collect £400 for Alzheimers
Trowbridge Lions Club president Graeme Dunn and Lion Peter Cook presented Sainsbury’s Charity of the Year, Alzheimers Support, with £200 which was matched by the Sainsbury’s in Trowbridge. Pictured accepting the £400 donation is Julia Cawthorne, fundraiser
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CALOR LEAGUE SOUTHERN PREMIER DIVISION: Frome Town 1 AFC Totton 0
A FOURTH clean sheet in a row and a first-half goal from Ben Wood enabled Frome Town to take all three points, though a young, committed AFC Totton side could justifiably feel that they were good enough to have taken something from this match.
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Westbury students’ canal run raises £540 for cancer aid
Matravers students George Beer and Rory Tucker completed a canal run from Bradford on Avon to Devizes on February 24 in aid of cancer research. The two friends, who are in Year 13 at the school, decided to raise money for cancer research before
