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Diane Hier, the first woman to finish in the Trowbridge Lions 10k run and fun run (18410/12)
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Michael Bryant, of Avon Valley Runners, came in third in the Trowbridge Lions 10k run and fun run (18410/10)
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Andy Hawkins, of Avon Valley Runners, finished second in the Trowbridge Lions 10k run and fun run(18410/9)
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Andy Bennetts, of Chippenham Harriers, the overall winner of the Trowbridge Lions 10k run and fun run (18410/8)
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Athletes get away to a good start at Sunday's Trowbridge Lions 10k run and fun run (18410 /7)
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Linda Ladner gets ready for the start of the Trowbridge Lions 10k run and fun run (18410/2)
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Trowbridge Town Crier Trevor Heeks starts the Trowbridge Lions 10k run and fun run (18410/4)
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Putting the fun back into fun runs, Ann Miles, as Catwoman, and Robyn Woodman, as Wonder Woman at the start of the Trowbridge Lions 10k run and fun run (18410/1)
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Chippenham Rugby mini festival: Chippenham under 11's against Cleeve (18412/8)
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Chippenham Rugby mini festival: Chippenham under 11's take on Cleeve (18412/7)
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Chippenham Rugby mini festival: Chippenham under 11's take on Cleeve (18412/5)
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Chippenham Rugby mini festival: Action from Chippenham under 12's against Stroud (18412/4)
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Chippenham Rugby mini festival: Action from Chippenham under 12's against Stroud (18412/3)
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OBITUARY: Dr David Hart
DR David Hart, who was a GP in Wootton Bassett for 24 years, has died at the age of 90. In his youth, Dr Hart worked at the London branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank before embarking on his medical training in the 1930s. He was a very keen
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OBITUARY: Mrs Ellen Carpenter
A THANKSGIVING service at St Bartholomew's Church, Wootton Bassett, on March 24, commemorated the life of Ellen Winifred Carpenter, 86. The Very Rev Brian Horlock recalled that Ellen was born into a large family at Chipping Norton in 1909. Her father
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OBITUARY: Mr Robin White
MR Robin White, who grew up in Trowbridge, died on April 3, the day before his 68th birthday, after a short illness. He was born in 1938 and attended Lord Weymouth's School in Warminster, where he was captain of the cricket team and a leading chorister
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BIRTH: Dylan Tyler Radwell
FIRST-TIME mum Laura Radwell, 25, had an easy pregnancy with baby Dylan, but he made his presence felt with his dad Lee when he peed on his Leeds United top while being bathed. Mr Radwell, 28, said: "I think he was trying to tell me that he wasn't
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MARRIAGE: Hayley Smith & Jonathan Noad
ROMANCE blossomed at a family wedding for Miss Hayley Denise Smith and Mr Jonathan Peter Noad, who were married at Devizes Town Hall on March 18. The bride is the daughter of of Mick and Joan Vine and the bridegroom is the son of Pete and Yvonne Noad
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Well done to all
CONGRATULATIONS to the Barton Farm conservation volunteers in Bradford on Avon for the magnificent job they have achieved in clearing away litter, pruning the trees and overgrown shrubs, removing brambles and repairing the drystone walls at Barton Farm
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Modern values?
AS someone who remembers the Town Hall in its heyday I am saddened at the venom currently being directed at the building itself and in particular the small Bulldoze It Now faction which has found a voice. Many of us are concerned for our history and
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Stop pussyfooting
AM I the only person coming to see Trowbridge as a Going To Do town? Large areas of demolition and not a lot being done about them. Forget the town hall, sort these eyesores first. What about the younger generation? They have been promised a skate
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Fight for trains
RAIL issues have been a hot topic in the South West over recent months, bringing together the region's political parties, business, industry, environmental groups as well as the tourism sector, education, training and accessibility campaigners. All these
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Anger as garage demolition plan is announced
NEWS that up to half the garages rented out by a housing society will be demolished and replaced with affordable homes has sparked anger among tenants. West Wiltshire Housing Society has sent letters to all their garage tenants informing them many
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Councillor calls for blitz on Hall plan
WASTED space at County Hall in Trowbridge is costing up to £300,000 a year, according to a Wiltshire county councillor. Cllr Malcolm Hewson (Lib Dem) said: "County Hall is from another age. Councillors' committee rooms take up 3,000 square metres of
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Developer in last ditch effort to bring in sports centre plan
A LAST-DITCH attempt to build a state-of-the-art sports complex in Warminster has been launched by a group of investors, despite the previous plan being thrown-out by the council. Athena Leisure want to take over the rugby club ground in Folly Lane
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Lifesaver Eric wins award
A Trowbridge man has been awarded for donating blood 75 times and potentially saving over 200 lives. Eric Robinson, 56, was presented with a Royal Doulton crystal plate by the National Blood Service, to say thank you for his dedication to saving lives
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60,000 homes in blueprint for the future
PLANS to build up to 60,000 new homes in Wiltshire have been unveiled. The proposal is part of a major planning strategy - The Wiltshire and Swindon Structure Plan - which sets guidelines for development in the county during the next decade. The
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Tenants see rent reduction
TENANTS of West Wiltshire Housing Society are going to be up to £16 a week better off thanks to recent rent reductions. More than 1,200 households will see an improvement in their finances after rent was reduced to meet Government targets on April
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Thomas goes on the run to help wife
AFTER his young wife was diagnosed with arthritis Thomas Fairfield decided he wanted to do something to raise money and awareness for the disease. He will be taking part in the London Marathon on April 23 and will be donating his fundraising money
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Drink driver ‘puts Pc’s life at risk’
A 56-YEAR-OLD drink driver who forced a policeman to jump out of the way had been on a liquid lunch' in Bradford on Avon. Robert Semple, of The Street, Holt, admitted dangerous driving at Swindon Crown Court on Friday and was sentenced to a six-month
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Nostalgia
Keith Hicketts of Rowde, near Devizes has this week sent in a picture of Dilton Marsh Holy Trinity Church choir taken in 1952. Fortunately he is able to name all those in the photograph and it would be interesting to know if any of those in the picture
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Then & Now - Park Lane, Chippenham
Having featured the town of Chippenham in this series of Then and Now we bring it to a close with a look at Park Lane and the building that is at its junction with Marshfield Road The old West End Club. Park Lane was originally called Little George
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‘There’s no need to panic over flu threat’
THERE is more risk of avian flu spreading through wild birds than chickens according to the National Farmers Union. Ian Johnson, a spokesman for the south west branch of the NFU, said while poultry farmers were naturally concerned about the threat
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Stress therapy for the indoor bird
AS fears grow about the spread of bird flu, local animal therapist Adam Rogers, pictured right, will be taking stressed birds under his wing. The 22-year-old, of Elmdale Road, Trowbridge, is advising bird owners on how to ease the fears birds may have
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£20m school plan ‘will destroy farm’
A COUPLE believe rebuilding George Ward School in Bowerhill will destroy their organic farm and a tree dating back to the English Civil War. John Marston, 55, and his wife Liz, 56, have been tenants at Woolmore Farm since 1988, and fear the new school
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Plan B unveiled in Town Hall debate
A REDUCED cost plan for Trowbridge Town Hall was unveiled to residents at a public forum on Monday. Plan B will cost around £300,000 less than the original £2.7m scheme and will see office space in Market Street redeveloped into Trowbridge Town Council
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Neighbours suffer long campaign of threats and abuse
A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been issued with a restraining order after subjecting his elderly neighbours to a three-year campaign of threats, abusive gestures and foul language. Ernest Ollerton, who lives with his partner in Barnwell Road, Melksham, pleaded
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Pervert's assault on police worker
A PERVERT who subjected a police worker to a sex attack has been sentenced to 200 hours community service. Terry Cartwright, 20, who lives in Indigo Court, Westbury, touched the woman before exposing himself to her as she visited his home to investigate
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Lives at risk in rail crime
A dramatic rise in rail crime has prompted a stark warning to children who risk their lives by playing on train tracks. According to a report by Network Rail, obtained by the Wiltshire Times, there have been 72 incidents in the Trowbridge and Chippenham
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Driver escapes ban after biker tragedy
THE parents of a motorcyclist killed when a car with defective brakes swerved into his path said they were not surprised the driver had escaped a ban. Sandra Teyen, of Wiltshire Way, Westbury, was fined £400 and given penalty points on her licence
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£160k blow to pool repair bill
AN EXTRA £160,000 has been shelled out to repair the rotting roof at Bradford on Avon swimming pool. Swimmers have been assured the additional work will not mean further closures for the pool, which has been plagued by problems in recent months.
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On their bikes for Easter fun
A GROUP of bikers from Wiltshire spent Sunday being Easter Bunnies to children at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. Nick's Easter Egg Run was set up by biker Nick Wynne five years ago to take Easter eggs to children in hospital. Nick died in a motorbike
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Classic look to Easter meeting
MOTORACING: CLASSIC racing from the 50s, 60s and 70s is the theme for the Easter Monday meeting at the Castle Combe Circuit, with retro saloons and sports car races reliving a classic era. Monday's meeting features four 45-minute races for the likes
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Down memory lane
Following the picture published in the Wiltshire Times on April 7 of a group of people outside Melksham Town Hall in 1948. Laurance Andrews of Salisbury has written to say he was then aged nine and living in Melksham. He immediately recognised two
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My Wiltshire Life - Erica Watson
ERICA Watson, 58, is an active health campaigner and lives in Westbury with her partner David. She has two children Daniel, 30, and Becky, 29, who she describes as her best friends. She is vice-chairman of Westbury Hospital League of Friends, secretary
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£5k boost for TIC
A TOURIST information centre that faced the axe less than 18 months ago has received a grant of £5,000 from the National Lottery Awards for All programme. The grant will allow the centre in Melksham to make improvements to its Church Street premises
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Youngsters aim to set up youth council
YOUNG people could soon have their voices heard in Bradford on Avon as the first steps are taken to form a youth council. Different youth groups and individuals gathered at St Margaret's Hall last Wednesday to discuss the best way forward for young
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'We will fight PCT all the way'
SUPPORTERS and staff at Trowbridge Hospital have been left shocked and upset that the only maternity unit left in west Wiltshire will close. The closure, announced as part of the Pathways for Change review means mums-to-be will have to travel to Chippenham
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300 jobs could go as axe falls on hospitals
HEALTH campaigners believe elderly patients will be hardest hit with the news Warminster and Trowbridge community hospitals will definitely close. The primary care trusts for Kennet and north Wiltshire and west Wiltshire released their Pathways for
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Pharmacy giant moves in
SUPERDRUG is taking over the former Lloyds Pharmacy store in Melksham. Lloyds closed the store in Lowbourne at the start of the year, as it was the company's only branch in the UK not to have a dispensary. A spokesman for Superdrug said: "We are delighted
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Man held on firearm charges
A 34-YEAR-OLD man accused of threatening people outside a Westbury pub with a sawn-off shotgun appeared before Swindon Crown Court on Tuesday. Jamie Allen, of Morgan Walk, Leigh Park, is charged with two firearms offences including possessing of a
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Bikers threat to nature reserve
A POPULAR nature reserve could be destroyed if motorbike menaces continue to churn up the land. Stuart Hales, nature reserve manager for Avon Wildlife Trust said Brown's Folly, an area in Monkton Farleigh Woods, would be ruined if nothing was done
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We're having a ball...
LIKE good wine, they've matured with age. But the former Trowbridge Town players at the biggest club reunion on Saturday night also showed there's still some fizz left in the bottle. Players who turned out for the club over the last six decades attended
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Tragedy inspires night for 999 team
WHEN Debbie Goff celebrated her 40th birthday on Saturday she did not receive any presents. Instead the mum of three asked the 100 guests at her fancy dress extravaganza in the Paragon Hall, Westbury, to give a donation to Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
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Country park group celebrates birthday
CONSERVATION volunteers in Bradford on Avon celebrated their first birthday on Saturday. For the past year the Barton Farm Conservation Volunteers have been coming together to help improve their country park. The group, which is made up of people
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ABRO deal welcomed
NEWS of the South West Regional Development Agency's multi-million pound investment in Warminster has been welcomed by a council's economic development chief. The Wiltshire Times reported last week that the SWRDA paid £5.6m for land currently used
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Festival set to spring into life
A riverside spring festival offering fun for the whole family is to take place in Melksham. The event, organised by Melksham First, will be held in the Bath Road car park and King George V playing field on April 29 from 10am-4pm. It aims to encourage
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Bob’s recycling message
A POPULAR TV personality made a guest appearance at ASDA in Trowbridge on Friday. Bob the Builder joined forces with the supermarket in Bythesea Road and Recycle Wiltshire, to help spread the word about recycling. As part of the event, Recycle for
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The icing on the cake for camels
Lord Bath celebrated 40 years of Longleat Safari Park on Tuesday by presenting a birthday cake to his giraffes. But the cake, which was made from animal friendly fruit and vegetables, was eventually eaten by the camels as the giraffes became a bit
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A case of sand and deliver
VISITORS to Center Parcs this week had a sneak preview of a play due to be staged in Trowbridge later this month. Trowbridge Players is putting on Sand Castles, a play penned by TV comedy writer Bob Larbey who was behind The Good Life and the Darling
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Shops unite over Sunday pay concern
SHOP workers and small businesses in Wiltshire have joined together to fight Government plans to scrap limits on Sunday trading hours and end Sunday premium pay. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) has launched a campaign called
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Warm welcome for a caring Princess
PRINCESS Anne officially opened the North Wilts Carers Centre in Chippenham yesterday morning. The Princess Royal was due to fly into Lackham by helicopter but bad conditions meant the landing was switched to Lyneham at the last minute. Greeted
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Parents urged to help curb drinkers
POLICE in Chippenham have asked for parents' help in combating the town's growing problem with under-age drinkers. Children as young as 13 congregate in town centre hotspots such as Monkton Park and Market Place to drink alcohol. Their presence
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Parents shocked as two teachers are suspended
Parents in Rudloe have told of their disappointment after the headteacher and his deputy were suspended from Box Highlands Primary School. Headteacher Mike Plummer and deputy head Sharon Purcell were suspended before the Easter holidays. A temporary
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Off to Mongolia in a Ford Fiesta
A STUDENT from Chippenham is planning an 8,000-mile dash across a quarter of the earth's surface to Mongolia this summer to raise money for charity. Peter Singlehurst, 20, of Rowden Lane, and Durham University student Richard Knock, 19, from York,
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Your views on health care: plans and priorities for the county
THE blatantly systematic disregard of the needs and interests of central Wiltshire residents continues with breathtaking, uncaring, selfish arrogance. First the magistrates' courts were shut, in part because of Chippenham's new court, then the Record
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Arches all lit up for Brunel’s birthday
THE Western Arches in Chippenham have been illuminated to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of Britain's greatest engineers. Newly installed floodlights were switched on at the weekend and the viaduct was bathed in light to celebrate the
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Affordable homes plan ‘called in’
PLANS to build 400 affordable homes in west Wiltshire have been delayed as a decision to approve dozens of possible sites for the project is under review. West Wiltshire District Council's cabinet voted last Wednesday to accept a list of possible sites
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Stacey faces up to final
A WOMAN who has never modelled before is celebrating being picked as a finalist for the Miss Bath 2006 competition. Stacey O'Loughlin, 21, of St Mary's Close, Hilperton, has never done any professional modelling. She said: "I had some photos done
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Jail for man who swindled employers
A SALESMAN from Chippenham who cheated his employers out of almost £14,000 by making fake customer refunds was told his parents could not pay his way out of trouble. Gavin Wyllie, 28, of Winchester Close, was jailed for nine months at Gloucester Crown
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John is 100 not out
PLENTY of whisky, little exercise and eating all the wrong things are what John Evans recommends to reach the age of 100. Mr Evans, who is registered blind, celebrated his centenary on Sunday with his family, friends and other residents at Hungerford
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Illegal immigrant jailed after attack on girl, 12
AN ILLEGAL immigrant who tried to rape a 12-year-old girl in Trowbridge Park has been jailed for four years. Kenneth Jones, 39, of Westbourne Road, Trowbridge, was jailed at Swindon Crown Court on Friday after admitting attempted rape. He also admitted
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River of milk as tanker overturns
A WOMAN lorry driver was airlifted to hospital after her tanker overturned spilling 7,000 gallons of milk across junction 17 of the M4. The accident happened at about 11.30am on Monday as the tanker approached a roundabout leaving the motorway at junction
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Going off the rails
CHILDREN are being warned about the dangers of playing on rail lines, following a sharp increase in railway crime. Network Rail is becoming increasingly concerned about the growing number of incidents of trespass and vandalism in the Chippenham area
