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Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis to film Wolf Hall in Wiltshire
Olivier-award winning actor Mark Rylance and Homeland star Damian Lewis are coming to west Wiltshire next month, for a TV adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s multiple award-winning novel Wolf Hall. A BBC film crew will take over Great Chalfield Manor
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Drug dealing couple jailed after heroin found in Kinder egg container in Trowbridge Park
Two drug dealers caught with heroin stored in the toy container from a Kinder Egg have been jailed. Jack Isaacs and his partner Zoe Bell were in Trowbridge Park when a passing police officer was told they had the illegal substances on them.
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Review: Marcus Farnsworth, Wiltshire Music Centre
ACCORDING to BBC Radio 3 In-Tune, music in the round has revolutionised the way people listen to music. So said a note in the programme. Well, for starters, it’s nothing new; and, if Friday’s concert at the music centre is anything to go by I’m
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR: Bath Road claim win in promotion battle
WITH Corsham Centre Youth already crowned Division Four champions the race is on for the runners up spot and, after their 5-0 victory over Bremhill View Boys, it is starting to look as if Bath Road FC, who are four points behind second placed Oakhill
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More prosecutions for Bradford Lorry Watch group
Bradford on Avon's Lorry Watch has brought more successful prosecutions against lorry drivers ignoring restrictions through the town. The group is made up of volunteers working with Wiltshire Council and the town council to monitor vehicles infringing
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE: Dragonz close gap at the top
A 5-1 VICTORY for Sportzcoach Dragonz United at home to North Star B saw them close the gap on Division Three frontrunners Melksham Cosmos to six points and with two games in hand on their rivals, who they are scheduled to meet on the final day of
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE DIVISION TWO: Perfect Potterne hit Southwick for seven
FOLLOWING the early-morning withdrawal from the league by AFC Avellinos it left opponents and title favourites FC Buscots with another free weekend in Division Two. Matt Rusling’s Southwick Wanderers were left seeking a victory at Potterne CFC
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Kingdown School pupil picks up national volunteer award
Kingdown School pupil Kieran Strong was named winner of the Best Young Volunteer category at the star studded vInspired National Awards 2014 in London on Thursday. Warminster volunteer Kieran, 14, picked up the award after being selected from hundreds
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION THREE: White Horse have title in their sights
WHITE Horse FC picked up maximum points from their two games at the weekend. Victories over Trowbridge Rangers and The Stiffs took the Westbury-based side to the top of Division Three and they will clinch the title if they beat United FC on Tuesday
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Prestige surge 10 points clear at the top
WITH Somerford postponing their fixture at White Horse A, due to a number of the villagers' players oversleeping after failing to alter their clocks, it gave Division One leaders Prestige Bodyworks the chance to open up a 10-point gap over their rivals
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CHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: Semington end on a winning note
SEMINGTON Rovers may have played their last-ever match in the S.K. Fruits Ltd, Chippenham & District Sunday League. After a troubled campaign that had seen Semington struggle for much of it, they finally claimed their first Premier Division
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION THREE: Gray day for Heytesbury
DIVISION Two champions Lacock FC were probably expecting a much easier time than they had at home to Heytesbury who, although losing 3-2 against Joe Martin and Martin Bradfield’s side, made the hosts work extremely hard to preserve their unbeaten record
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Roddy puts Freshford in sight of title
A 2-0 VICTORY for leaders Freshford United away at second-placed North Bradley moved Chris Birleson’s side to within one victory of being crowned Division One champions. Not for the first time this term Bradley were missing key players for what
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE SPRING CUP: Trowbridge rivals set semi-final clash
SECOND Division sides Trowbridge Town Reserves and Trowbridge Wanderers Reserves are the first two teams through to the semi-finals of this season’s EJ Shanley & Sons-sponsored Spring Cup after victories over respective third division opponents
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CRICKET: Wiltshire bring in Young
WILTSHIRE have included Potterne's summer signing Ed Young in their line-up as they begin their preparations for the 2014 season with a 50-over friendly clash against a Gloucestershire 2nd XI at South Wilts CC on Sunday (11am). Young, himself a
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Melksham man faces sentencing over child porn images
A Melksham man is to be placed on the sex offenders’ register after pleading guilty to having pornographic films involving children. Robert Jones, 52, of Forest Road, had stored 20 movies and pictures of children, three quarters of whom were aged
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Teenage girl assaulted in Melksham High Street
Police are searching for a woman in her 20s who assaulted a teenage girl in Melksham on Sunday. Three girls were crossing the High Street on Sunday afternoon at around 4.40pm when a woman got out of a car and started shouting at them, pulling a
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RUGBY: Bath need to find answers, admits Ford
BATH head coach Mike Ford insists his side will have to learn quickly from Friday's defeat by Sale if they are to keep their Aviva Premiership ambitions on track. Ford's men slipped to a 12-11 defeat - their second home league reverse on the trot
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Police to act on Steeple Ashton hare coursing reports
Hare coursing and agricultural vehicle thefts are among the new rural crime priorities for Melksham’s Neighbourhood Policing Team. Speaking at the Melksham Community Area Partnership meeting last Thursday, Sergeant James Williams set out the team
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Kian Egan to join Boyzone at Westonbirt concert
Boyzone have announced Kian Egan, former member of the multimillion selling band Westlife, as their very special guest on their Forest Live dates this summer, including their concert at Westonbirt Arboretum on Friday, July 18. One quarter of Westlife
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Broughton Gifford residents say lorries are making their lives a misery
Residents in Broughton Gifford have claimed lorries delivering panels for a new solar farm have made their lives a misery, and left them unable to leave their homes. Work has now started on the site off Norrington Lane, with large articulated lorries
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Melksham cat charity in adoption call
A Melksham cat charity is hoping a national campaign will inspire people in the town to open their homes to a new family member. The Cats Action Trust North and West Wiltshire is calling on local people to adopt its 30 rescued cats during National
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FOOTBALL ROUND-UP: Bradford shocked by county rivals
BRADFORD Town suffered a hiccup in their bid to claim the Toolstation League First Division title last weekend as they were stunned by county rivals Devizes Town. Bradford suffered only their second league defeat of the season as a goal from the
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Warminster pub gets opening date after £2.3m refurb
Warminster pub The Bath Arms will be reopened by Wetherspoon on April 29, following a £2.3million refurbishment carried out by the national chain. The pub, which has been closed to the public since July 2012, will include a 10 bedroom hotel and
