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Man hurt in Warminster pub assault
A Warminster man was assaulted and received serious facial injuries as he left the Fox and Hounds pub in Deverill Road in the early hours of Saturday. A 43-year-old Warminster man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and bailed until September 15
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It’s a lot more fun to stay out of trouble in Melksham
Police officers ditched handcuffs for paddles on Friday night as they took part in a canoeing session aimed at preventing crime. The police and Melksham Canoe Club have joined forces to provide six free canoeing sessions to young people in
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Meet and greet in Trowbridge of a new kind
First-time author Colin Brook popped into Waterstone’s in Trow- bridge on Saturday to sign copies of his book The Almeti Agenda. Mr Brook, who is the landlord of The Old Bank Inn in Keynsham High Street, held the signing session in The Shires
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RUGBY: Donald to move to Bath
BATH have signed New Zealand fly-half Stephen Donald on a three-year contract after a successful appeal to the Rugby Football Union. The 27-year-old, who has won 22 caps for the All Blacks, has joined the Aviva Premiership side from Super 15 outfit the
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Youngsters activated for a fun day of play in Trowbridge
Youngsters were in their element as they joined in with National Play Day in Trowbridge’s town centre park. The day of fun-filled activities last Saturday was mirrored by similar events around the UK, in a bid to encourage children to rediscover
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A virtual guide to Lacock Abbey’s past
The history of Lacock Abbey is being re-told through the memories of its last owner, giving a glimpse into the building’s 800-year history. A National Trust scheme called Moments and Memories is giving the abbey a new lease of life, bringing
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LONDON CALLING: Sophie's at the sharp end
SELECTION for your first senior world championships would normally be reason enough to celebrate, but Sophie Williams is toasting a double dose of good news. After making her major international debut at the European Championships last month
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TRIATHLON: Rachel in fine form
ONE athlete missing from the Trowbridge Triathlon was the defending women’s champion Rachel Bown. The teacher from Larkrise School in Trowbridge was in Hyde Park for the Dextro Energy London Triathlon where she won the ladies age group overall
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North Bradley rec is one of the best in whole country
North Bradley villagers are celebrating after they were told their recreational ground is officially one of the best in the country. North Bradley Peace Memorial Trust recreation ground has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Community
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OJO’S INSIDE LINE: Time running out to iron out flaws
I WAS at Twickenham for the England versus Wales pre-World Cup warm-up match and I was a little surprised by the outcome. At one point it was looking like a 30-35 point demolition job by England but it didn’t work out that way and there was
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Trowbridge teenage sweethearts enjoy a diamond day
She was a maid of honour to the Trowbridge carnival queen dancing the night away and he was a young man of 19 watching from the sidelines – but 62 years after their chance meeting, Gordon and June Harper are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary
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WILTSHIRE TIMES TROWBRIDGE TRIATHLON: Leanne toasts happy returns
LEANNE Tiley celebrated a late birthday present as she won the women’s race at the Wiltshire Times Trowbridge Triathlon on Sunday. Tiley, of Westbury Leigh, who was 30 last week, clocked one hour, 18 minutes and 18 seconds as she came home
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MOTORCYCLING: Crash for Victor
STAVERTON racer Victor Cox suffered disappointment as at the latest round of the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 at Brands Hatch last weekend when he crashed out while in a strong position. As in recent rounds, Cox was on the pace throughout
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The birth of Ethan Lee Mortimer
Weight: 9Ib 6oz Born: 1.03pm, July 31, Trowbridge Birthing Unit Parents: Joanne Mortimer, 24, and Carl Pearson, 25, of the Toll Gate House, Dilton Marsh. New parents Joanne and Carl will have an extra special guest when they are married
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The marriage of Josie Evans and Nicholas Scothern
The wedding took place at St Bartholomew’s Church, Corsham, on July 2, of Josephine Evans – known as Josie – and Nicholas Scothern. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs G Evans, of Woodlands Road in Chipp-enham. The groom, who is employed in the
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The life of Mrs Sheila Wickham
Tributes have poured in to Sheila Wickham, a keen supporter of the arts in Wiltshire, who died on August 3, aged 73. Mrs Wickham, who lived with her husband George in Gastard, is a former senior school teacher and was a popular figure in the Corsham
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The life of Sidney Maidment
The former caretaker of Parochial School, Sidney Maidment, died at his Trowbridge home on Sunday, aged 85. Mr Maidment was born in Donhead St Mary, near Shaftesbury, on April 16 1926, one of eight children. He grew up in Melbury Abbas and attended
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The life of Michael Escott
Lifelong Melksham man Michael Thomas Escott died on August 4 at Royal United Hospital in Bath aged 79. Mr Escott, known as Mike, was born in 1933 and grew up in New Road, Melksham, and attended Sandridge School. He married childhood friend Rosemary
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Plaques to mark Melksham's past
A blue plaque trail around the town is being planned to commemorate the Melksham and District Historical Association’s 50th anniversary. The association was formed in 1962 and has drawn up a list of a dozen buildings of historic importance
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KEEPER’S CATCH, with Neil Shardlow: Sessions cost us a chance
LOOKING back at it, we (Wiltshire) lost the Championship game against Cheshire in two sessions – the last one on the second day (Monday) and the first one on the third. We lost a bit of discipline in our bowling effort. There were two guys
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Council is arrogant
When Bradford on Avon Town Council was elected in 2005, it was for a period of 4 years. The elections of 2009 did not take place because of the creation of Wiltshire Council when elections for that body took place.The next election for the Town Council
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Just accept poll result
How many more meetings do councillors have to have before they realise the majority of people in Bradford on Avon do not want the crane bridge (cable stay)? Mrs NA Wadman, Priory Close, Bradford on Avon.
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Rethink parking plan
After a recent visit to Witney, Oxfordshire, and seeing letters in your paper regarding car parking charges, I would like the council to rethink their stance. Witney is a market town not dis-similar to many here in Wiltshire. However, the local councils
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FOOTBALL: Dyer's big match delight
NATHAN Dyer is savouring the prospect of seeing himself on Match of the Day this season as his long wait for Premier League football comes to an end on Monday night. The Trowbridge winger, who helped Swansea City become Wales’ first Premier
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Council game playing?
I was pleased to see your coverage of the change to the planning rules agreed by the Conservatives at County Hall. However, the example quoted by Cllr Sturgis of how this poorly conceived policy would work was both facile and seemingly irrelevant.
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Trust plan is clear
Paul MacDonald claims, in his letter (WT, August 5), that the Preservation Trust has publicly admitted misleading the public about the planning status of the Unity design for a footbridge in Bradford on Avon. He is doubly wrong. The leaflet produced
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Time for some sense
How gratifying it was to read in last week’s Wiltshire Times that at long last someone on the Bradford on Avon Town Council, in this case Mayor/Cllr Peter Leach, is reported as recognising the council has no mandate to build a bridge. Now perhaps it
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Thanks for support
I recently completed a fundraising cycle ride from John o’Groats to Land’s End, in memory of my late father, Norman White, who lived most of his life in Whitley, Melksham. It was an amazing experience – I averaged 110 miles a day for nine days, as
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Bradford’s key role
On reading The Life and Death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Mary Bosanquet I was rather astonished to find reference to a meeting of German Protestants at Bradford on Avon from November 17-30 1933. At this time German Protestants were led by a
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Don’t penalise us
By painting double yellow lines on many residential roads, Wiltshire Council would be penalising the residents. They are generally not the ones leaving their cars parked on the road all day whilst they are at work. An idea which works
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Why do wardens avoid yellow lines?
Are traffic wardens scared of double yellow lines, as you never see them anywhere near by when a car is parked on one? You see them all the time walking about over-priced car parks booking people for overstaying their time in these car parks. They
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Collection success
In July the Bradford on Avon branch of the RNLI held its annual house-to-house and flag day collection in Bradford and surrounds. This year a record-breaking £4,403.55 was raised and on behalf of our committee and of the RNLI, I would like to thank
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Feel workers’ pain
Cllr John Brady, cabinet member for finance, said he was pleased with making good progress on savings, in last week’s Wiltshire Times. Some readers might not be aware that councillors receive £200 per week basic allowance. Many receive more, some
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Centre best option
Thank you Wiltshire Times for publishing the good news story regarding the new Trowbridge Civic Centre. As you rightly stress, this most significant asset to the town is on course to be delivered on time and within budget. There is one other positive
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Democracy at work?
The story recently of Councillor Morland costing our local doctors £130k plus would seem to require further explanation. One does wonder how one councillor alone could have such an effect on an issue. This is something you should not come across in
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Extending the hand of friendship to cancer sufferers
I am a woman with cancer and learning every day to cope with it. I want to help all the people, men and women in this area with cancer, to get together for informal meetings, weekly, monthly or more frequently when we feel alone and frightened, panicky
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Diversity is key to Bradford on Avon's blooming success
The results of Bradford Blooms have been released and many local businesses flourished in the competition. Mayor Cllr Peter Leach thinks this year’s event was a huge success and he was proud of the diverse entries in the commercial and residential
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ATHLETICS: Another title for Hannah
HANNAH Grubb’s superb season has continued after she added the Midland Counties’ U17 women’s pole vault title to her recent victories in the British and English Schools’ Championships. The 16-year-old from Cornbrash Rise in Hilperton equalled
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Call for Cumberwell Park players to tee off in memory of baby
Cumberwell Park is hosting its fifth annual Lillia Calthrop Charity Golf Day on September 9. In the four previous times the event has been held it has raised in excess of £17,000 for the Lillia Calthrop Tribute Fund which distributes funds raised to
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GOLF: National service for Ben
WILTSHIRE county champion Ben Stow was represent England in the men’s amateur Home Internationals this year in Sligo this week. Stow, who lives in East Knoyle, south of Warminster, was winning his first full national cap as part of an 11-man
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FOOTBALL: Gingell parts company with Corsham Town
CORSHAM Town this morning confirmed that they had parted company with manager Mel Gingell after four years in charge at the Southbank. The news came just a day before the Toolstation League Premier Division side are due to start their new season, with
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Sweet ambition at Westbury shop
Westbury got a fresh taste of yesteryear with the opening of new heritage sweetshop Jitterbugs on Monday. The store is run by Jon Cuthbert-Murray, who gave up his job as a regional manager for a cleaning company to open up the business on Maristow
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TEE TIME, WITH STEVE SURRY: How to ruin a promising card in just one hole
WELL, I have certainly had a strange couple of weeks on the course. Playing at the Players Club just north of here a couple of weeks ago rounds of 71, 66, 72 left me in 22nd position. Then I was off to Southport for the next EuroPro tour event. A cold
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CRICKET: Bates laments the one that got away
PAUL Bates has targeted victory at Ashcott & Shapwick on Saturday after admitting his side literally handed Glastonbury victory. Chippenham had the Somerset side in trouble at 55-5 at Hardenhuish Park, but the sixth-wicket partnership of Reg Keates (
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BOWLS: Box triple beaten in semi
BOX’S magnificent run in the triples at the Women’s National Championships at Royal Leamington Spa and hopes of landing a national title ended at the semi-final stage, writes DAVE EATON. The trio of Karen Funnell, Jean Collier and Carol Grenfell negotiated
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CRICKET: Run chase falls short
WARMINSTER slipped a place as their bowlers were given the runaround by the visiting side’s batsmen. Keynsham chose to bat, a decision that was richly rewarded with a formidable batting total. Dominic Webb removed opener Daniel Jarman early on, but
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Trowbridge doctor's bid to make science fun
Trowbridge doctor Stuart Farrimond has launched a global science magazine he hopes will make the subject accessible to everyone. Dr Farrimond, who lectures part-time in health and social care at Wiltshire College, launched the first issue of
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ATHLETICS: Danny's great Korea move
DANNY Talbot’s amazing season has seen him called up into the Great Britain squad for the World Championships in South Korea, writes KEVIN FAHEY. Just hours before he was due to head to London on Monday to board the evening flight to China for the World
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BOXING: Blackwell set for ring return
ENGLISH middleweight champion Nick Blackwell is determined to right the wrongs from his first professional defeat when he steps back into the ring in Swindon next month. The 20-year-old from Trowbridge, who suffered his first loss in June’s British title
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BOWLS: Last-four exit for Box trio
BOX’S magnificent run in the triples at the Women’s National Championships at Royal Leamington Spa ended at the semi-final stage, writes DAVE EATON. The trio of Karen Funnell, Jean Collier and Carol Grenfell negotiated four hurdles but fell in the penultimate
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CRICKET: Century from Joe a winner
CAPTAIN Joe Breet led by example as Westbury put further distance between themselves and the relegation zone with an emphatic 136-run triumph against Bristol West Indians. Breet, also the captain of Wiltshire clobbered an unbeaten 122-ball 147, featuring
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FOOTBALL: Trowbridge Town game off
TROWBRIDGE Town's opening Hellenic League Division One West match against Hook Norton tomorrow has been postponed after the death of a member of Norton's squad. Hellenic League officials agreed to Norton's request to call off the Woodmarsh fixture after
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300 jobs in the bag for Westbury
Up to 300 jobs will be moving to Westbury when a paper bag firm relocates its factory. Welton Bibby and Baron will move to from its base at Midsomer Norton in Somerset to Westbury by 2013. The company, which employs 300 workers, said
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CRICKET: Bedwyn halt leaders’ push
GREAT Bedwyn put the brakes on Winsley’s title bandwagon by inflicting only a second defeat of the season on the league leaders. Electing to bat first, Bedwyn’s total was built around knocked off 44 and 45 from Robert Palmer and Richard Bosson respectively
