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Climate group plans trip to farm
CLIMATE Friendly Bradford on Avon will hold its next meeting at the Hartley Farm Shop, Winsley, at 7.30pm on Monday. The group will visit Winsley to learn about the green developments in the village, near Bradford on Avon. Headteacher Simon White will
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Crowd shells out for hens
An Inaugural Hen and Eggs Day took place at Bearfield Church, Bradford on Avon on Saturday, with visitors having a cracking time. About 50 people attended the event, in Huntington Street, to raise money for the church’s building fund and the British
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Festive shopping
A Christmas Shopping Night will be taking place at Shaw CofE Primary School from 8pm on November 24. The event, being held in the school hall, will sell a selection of kitchenware, candles, food products, toys, books, cards and jewellery. There will
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DIVISION FOUR PREVIEW: Top sides set to return to league action
WITH three of the top four side in the division missing out on a fixture last weekend they should be chomping at the bit for a return to action this Sunday. Leaders Fortune Inn were one of the teams who missed out and manager Budge Hylands will be happy
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Lack of commitment force Newsmen to call it a day
COLIN Lewis, club secretary of Premier Division outfit Bradford News has informed Chippenham Sunday League secretary Frank Harvey that the team, which has been in the league since 1985 will be withdrawing from the league with immediate effect. Bradford
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Specialist care outside county
People in Wiltshire who suffer life-threatening injuries will be treated at hospitals in Bristol or Plymouth. The South West Strategic Health Authority proposes to designate Frenchay Hospital in Bristol and Derriford Hospital in Plymouth as major trauma
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FOOTBALL: Guy hails Warminster effort
JASON Guy reckons that his side produced their best football of the season so far in their dramatic Wiltshire Senior Cup victory over Purton last weekend. The Hellenic League visitors struck to cancel out Craig Sheppard’s opener and force extra-time
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DIVISION THREE PREVIEW: White Horse bid for hat trick of wins
IN A rearranged match, Clive Black will lead his White Horse side to Awdry Avenue, Melksham for their second meeting with Pig & Whistle United in three weeks and the visitors to Melksham will be hoping for a similar result to the one they had at the start
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BOXING: Academy youngsters set to pack punch again
TROWBRIDGE Academy of Boxing made a winning start to the new season at a card hosted by Broadplain Boxing Club in Bristol. There was a majority points win for Richey Hogarth, while Jono Hogarth and Cory Smitherman had wins in the first round of the Clubs
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FENCING: Sophie bows out in last 64
WINSLEY fencer Sophie Williams will have to put her faith in her teammates if she is going to leave her debut World Championships clutching silverware. The 20-year-old, who reached the last 32 at the European Championships in Sheffield back in July,
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Nephew found life story manuscript after celebrated academic’s death
The nephew of a renowned historian and educator, who grew up in Bratton and went to Trowbridge Girls’ School, is bringing her memoirs to the reading public. Medieval history specialist Marjorie Reeves, the daughter of Robert Reeves, the owner
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OJO'S INSIDE LINE: Even in Nigeria, England’s World Cup was clearly a shocker
I’VE been in Nigeria for three or four weeks, but the satellite feed over there comes from South Africa so I’ve seen the Rugby World Cup games while I’ve been away. It’s been interesting to watch a game and then not get the constant 24-hour feedback
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DIVISION TWO PREVIEW: Miller out to stop Minnis and Hickton
Lavington (Sunday) will be expecting to extend their winning run in all competitions to seven matches when they host Miller Sports at their Sandfield venue. Tim Knight’s Miller side will have to stop Lavington’s prolific strikeforce of Matt Minnis and
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FOOTBALL: Corsham on the rise
TREVOR Rawlings says that the buzz is back at Corsham Town after they claimed their third straight victory last weekend in the Wiltshire Senior Cup. Aaron Ledgister’s hat-trick saw Corsham beat Wessex League outfit Laverstock & Ford and set up a second
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DIVISION ONE PREVIEW: Fierce rivals clash at the Beeches
FC Jager play host to probably their biggest rivals, Crown FC (Rowde) in this early season grudge match. The two sides have had some epic battles over the last two seasons which have been hard-fought games, with Jager just edging the head-to-head record
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FOOTBALL: Adam calls it quits
ADAM Young says that he had no choice but to put his family first after stepping down as Melksham Town player-manager this week. The 27-year-old informed the players of his decision in the aftermath of Tuesday night’s 4-1 win at Almondsbury UWE, bringing
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Trust ready to go solo
A new era beckons for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance as an independent charity has been established to run it. After years of lobbying, the Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) has relinquished its sole trusteeship of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal
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ATHLETICS: Fisher king of Wiltshire
HILPERTON’S Tom Fisher (Avon Valley Runners) finished third overall in the Swindon Half Marathon in 1:13:59 to be crowned county champion behind two time winner Dave Roper of Cheltenham Harriers and Jonathan Stead of London’s Herne Hill Harriers
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PREMIER DIVISION PREVIEW: Rovers seek Rangers revenge
SHAUN Gardiner’s Westbury Rangers A side, who have a share of pole position with FC Bradford, will be looking to extend their winning run to six matches when they entertain Semington Rovers at Meadow Lane this Sunday. Westbury have already beaten Semington
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RUGBY: Go and get the best for England
FORMER England star Steve Ojomoh insists English rugby should not rush to judgment on Martin Johnson’s future as national team boss – but admits his former international colleague could pay the price for his loyalty after their Rugby World Cup debacle
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Strictly raising money
A brave fundraiser is helping organise a charity event to support Breakthrough Breast Cancer at Bradford on Avon’s United Reform Church on October 29. Margaret Sykes, 65, of Winsley, was diagnosed with the disease five years ago, but overcame it due
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WG PARR TROPHY: North Star B given second chance in Parr Trophy
SINCE the WG Parr Trophy was introduced to the league programme in the 1974/75 season, when West End United defeated The Alls 2-1, not one club has successfully defended their title. Many teams have tried and everyone of them has so far failed. Gladstone
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RUGBY: Banahan back for LV= Cup trip
MATT Banahan returns from the World Cup duty with England to make his first appearance of the season at inside centre and his 100th appearance for the club in tomorrow's LV= Cup clash against Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade (2.30pm). Prop Charlie
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RUGBY: Batty welcomes Bath competition
ROSS Batty insists the return of England players from World Cup duty can add weight to Bath’s trophy challenge as they begin the next phase of their season. England skipper Lewis Moody, hooker Lee Mears and prop David Wilson have all returned to the
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Mates act fast as worker is impaled
A man in his 20s almost died after he was impaled on spiked metal railings in Melksham on Sunday. Paul Smith, 26, was working on a flat roof at the All Things Chic shop in Bank Street, in the town centre, when he slipped from a ladder at about 8.45am
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FOOTBALL: Perrin aiming to boost coffers
DARREN Perrin hopes to add vital cash clout to Frome’s race to upgrade their Aldersmith Stadium with success in the FA Trophy next week. The Robins must raise the £20,000 needed to build a new 250-seat stand by next March, with relegation from the Evo-Stik
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Call to help train youth lifesavers
Children in Wiltshire could be denied the opportunity to gain life-saving skills because St John Ambulance is struggling to find 11 volunteer youth leaders. Units at Pewsey, Devizes, Corsham, Amesbury, Gorse-hill, Wootton Bassett and Trowbridge need
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Review: Dr Marigold and Mr Chops
Theatre Royal, Bath Until October 22 IF you want a glimpse of Dickens which isn’t, say, the musical take on Oliver Twist or a BBC costume drama then Simon Callow’s portrayals offer just that. Dickens was already a famous writer when he began
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Review: The Girl in a Yellow Dress
THE structure of language and the structure of lives – in reality and fantasy – mingle dramatically in Craig Higginson’s play, The Girl in the Yellow Dress, directed by Tim Roseman at Salisbury Playhouse. The innovative design is by James Perkins, Dave
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Review: Buggerall
Buggerall by Jon Trevenna: Three's Company at The Pound, Corsham Is it one of the ghosts in Under Milk Wood who cries out 'Isn't life a terrible thing, thank God?' Jon Tregenna's tribute to Dylan Thomas, Buggerall, nanages to catch the same tragi-comic
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FOOTBALL: Reasons to be cheerful for Bees' Blake
TROWBRIDGE Town manager Paul Blake was encouraged by the impact his new faces made in last weekend’s Wiltshire Senior Cup clash with Wiltshire League outfit FC Sanford, despite the Bees slipping to a 5-2 defeat at Woodmarsh. New boy Shaun
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Orchard’s fruitful search
A Wiltshire community orchard committee have found a rare type of apple after sending out an SOS appeal for help from local people. The Marlborough Community Orchard Committee, which is led by Philippa Davenport, recently started a quest to
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LONDON CALLING: Andrew sets 2012 course
ANDREW Nicholson’s top rides will take a back seat at next year’s major competitions as he aims to have them at peak condition for London 2012. The 50-year-old, who is based in Marlborough, starts his last major competition of the season today
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Apple Day activities at Lacock Abbey have wide ap-peel
Visitors to Lacock Abbey are being offered a golden delicious time during the seventh annual National Trust Apple Day this Sunday. Attractions at the event, from 10.30am to 4pm, will include the inaugural apple and spoon race and a chance to try apple
