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Guided tours usher in new era for Laverton Hall
Westbury’s historic Laverton Hall will be back in use tomorrow after a £200,000 refurbishment. An official opening event tonight will see local community groups and service providers who use the hall receive guided tours of the facilities, with music
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Bikers head to Westbury film set
Some 60 bikers will travel to Westbury on Sunday, to take part in filming for upcoming film The Last Road, set in and around the town and starring local people. After lunch at the Railway Inn, the bikers, from Bourne-mouth, Weymouth and Devon
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New cycle route opens at Bradford on Avon
A new cycle route from Bradford on Avon to Lower South Wraxall will open at 2pm tomorrow (Saturday). The three-mile route begins at St Laurence School’s Ashley Road car park and finishes at the Long Arms. MP Duncan Hames will be at the Long Arms to
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A right Royal insult to veterans
veterans who were banned from taking part in the Royal Wootton Bassett parade, despite having attended nearly 300 repatriations to pay their respects, defied orders and marched in Sunday’s celebrations. The 75 standard bearers, some of whom had travelled
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Pastors take to streets of Warminster
CHRISTIAN volunteers will take to Warminster’s streets tonight (Friday), to tackle anti-social behaviour in their role as street pastors. The pastors, in teams of four or five, will be on the streets every Friday from 10pm to 4am, chatting to revellers
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Dilton Marsh fashion Fiesta
Saturday, 7.30pm AN evening for fashion lovers is being held at Dilton Marsh Memorial Hall. It will include a ploughman’s supper, followed by a fashion show with clothes and accessories modelled courtesy of Ribbons in Westbury and Dents in Warminster
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DIVISION FOUR PREVIEW: Cavalier set for Northbrook battle
THE top match in Division Four has to be the one at Northbrook, Market Lavington where second-in-the-table PSC Galaxy host third-placed Cavalier. Both teams will be putting their winning starts to the season on the line with Galaxy knowing that if they
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Paxcroft Mead to stage skate park spectacular
Saturday, noon-4pm PAXCROFT Mead Commun-ity Forum is holding a Mobile Skate Park session in Trowbridge, to give everyone the chance to have a go. The event, at The Mead School on Hackett Place, will cater for BMX bikes, roller blades and scooters, as
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DIVISION THREE PREVIEW: Somerford bid to consolidate top spot
LEADERS Somerford, who have won all their four league matches to date, may have exited the WG Parr Trophy last weekend, but their 2-1 extra time loss against first division North Star A was no disgrace. The villagers return to league action and they
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BOBSLEIGH: The Jackson five
BRITISH bobsleigh star John Jackson says he’s trying not to get too excited about his new-look men’s GBR1 team ahead of the new season. The 34-year-old pilot, who is based in Hilperton, flies out with teammates Bruce Tasker, John Bains, Stu Benson and
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BOXING: Liam's got a hunger for victory
LIAM Richards insists a strict dieting regime will be worth the effort if it helps him lift the English super-bantamweight title tonight. The Melksham fighter takes on the unbeaten Ryan Walsh at Bethnal Green’s York Hall aiming to emulate Nick
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Chance to join autumn tidy-up
Saturday, 10.30am-1pm JOIN North Bradley Peace Memorial Trust at their Make a Difference Day Autumn Tidy, where everyone is welcome to help with whatever needs to be done in and around the village hall and playing fields. Tasks include litter picking
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DIVISION TWO PREVIEW: Rangers bid to break duck at Meadow Lane
MATTHEW Gardiner will be hoping that his Westbury Rangers B side, who are currently bottom of the table having lost all three of their games to date, will have made the most of their two-week break and can return to action by breaking their duck in their
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OJO'S INSIDE LINE: Still dangerous to write off the French
I DO have sympathy with referee Alain Rolland after the decision that has had the entire world of rugby talking all week. We all have the benefit of being the armchair viewer, getting to see things repeated in slow motion, whereas the referee is expected
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LONDON CALLING: Talbot boosted by grant
DANNY Talbot’s excellent season has been recognised by UK athletics chiefs in the most useful way possible – with more cash. The 20-year-old Trowbridge Tornado has been promoted from UKA’s Futures Programme into the World Class Development
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DIVISION ONE PREVIEW: Derby day battle at Yatton Keynell
THERE are a couple of mouthwatering fixtures this weekend in Division One, with the Yatton Keynell showdown between local rivals Gladstone Arms and Prestige Body Works possibly being the standout game of the five scheduled matches. Hosts Gladstone have
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FENCING: World experience a filip for Sophie
SOPHIE Williams might have left the World Championships empty-handed but the Winsley fencer insists her Italian trip was far from a wasted journey. The 20-year-old headed to Catania to take part in her first senior World Championships following her debut
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Trio charged with Semley man's murder
Two men and a woman have been charged with the murder of Leonard Adams, following the discovery of his body in a field in Semley, near East Knoyle on Saturday. Nicola Haywood, District Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Wessex
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Response times vary over county
AMBULANCE response times in Wiltshire vary considerably, the latest figures show. In Wiltshire, Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) has failed to meet the 75 per cent target of sending an ambulance to calls about life-threatening conditions within
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RUGBY: Attacking potency pleasing for Ben
A SEVEN-TRY bonanza may have been the perfect way for Bath to start their LV= Cup campaign, but back row Ben Skirving has told his teammates they will need to adapt their playing style depending on their opposition this season. Skirving
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RUGBY: World Cup aces return for Bath
ALL six of Bath's World Cup participants will feature in tomorrow's LV= Cup clash against Worcester at the Rec (2.15pm). Anthony Perenise, Francois Louw, Matt Banahan, Lee Mears, David Wilson and Lewis Moody all feature in the 23-man squad.
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Fears over ambulance service merger
CONCERNS about Great Western Ambulance Service merging with South Western Ambulance Service have been expressed by councillors from across the region. Last Friday, both ambulance trusts confirmed they were stepping up their work towards a merger
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PREMIER DIVISION PREVIEW: No respite for Rogers’ Melksham
HAVING already played Premier Division leaders FC Bradford and defending champions Biddestone Social twice, Mike Rogers' AFC Melksham side could have been forgiven for thinking that their next match would have been a little easier. However it is a case
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CHIPPENHAM SUNDAY LEAGUE: End of an era is bad News for secretary Colin
SECRETARY Colin Lewis says “a big void’’ has been left in his life after he was forced to disband one of the Chippenham & District Sunday League’s oldest sides. Premier Division Bradford News announced they were pulling out of the league last
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PREMIER DIVISION: End of an era is bad News for secretary Colin
SECRETARY Colin Lewis says “a big void’’ has been left in his life after he was forced to disband one of the Chippenham & District Sunday League’s oldest sides. Premier Division Bradford News announced they were pulling out of the league last
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RAF recruit awarded top trophy
A CORSHAM woman has completed her nine-week recruitment training at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire. Whitney Stallard, 21, of Home Mead, Corsham, was also awarded the RAF Benevolent Fund Trophy, during her training, which is given to the recruit who shows
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World of fun on offer at Bradford on Avon festival
WILTSHIRE’s cultural diversity will be celebrated in Bradford on Avon this weekend, with the town’s second International Festival. Building on the success of last year’s event, held in one day, the festival has extended to three days this year, to include
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Trowbridge carnival expecting bumper crowds this weekend
TROWBRIDGE will be alive with carnival cheer on Saturday, and organisers expect the town’s annual parade to be one of its best ever. A procession of about 60 floats will leave Canal Road at 7pm and end at Cradle Bridge, with spectators gathering until
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EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTHERN PREMIER DIVISION: Trophy triumph would be the ideal gift for Perrin
DARREN Perrin is hoping to celebrate his 43rd birthday tomorrow by guiding Frome Town through to the second qualifying round of the FA Trophy. The Robins host Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South and West outfit Thatcham Town at Badgers Hill
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TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Burns keeps focus on Melksham task
Steve Burns will concentrate on the job of guiding Melksham through the next few weeks in a caretaker capacity as the club’s hierarchy make a decision on a replacement for the departed Adam Young. Conigre chief Young stepped down last week
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TOOLSTATION LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: Murray double hurts visitors
TREVOR Rawlings felt Wells striker Steve Murray was the difference as Corsham slipped to their second league defeat in three days on Tuesday evening. Murray scored twice for City as they leapfrogged the Wiltshire men, who now sit at the foot
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WESSEX LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Hosts are left cowed
WARMINSTER Town slipped to their sixth defeat of the season last weekend as they were beaten by Isle of Wight outfit Cowes Sports. Dominic Burbidge put the visitors ahead at Weymouth Street around 10 minutes in before the Cowes man got his second of
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HELLENIC LEAGUE DIVISION ONE WEST: Bees seek win
PAUL Blake’s Trowbridge Town go looking for their first win of the season tomorrow when they travel to Hook Norton. The Bees are currently bottom of the Hellenic League Division One West, with just a single point to show for their efforts, while their
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TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Cutting edge is missing
BRADFORD Town manager Paul Shanley wants to see his side be more ruthless in attack after they were held to a draw by Shrewton United on Wednesday night. Jamie Jordan levelled the scores after the hosts fell behind but Bradford couldn’t find a winning
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School’s hard work praised by inspectors
STAFF at Corsham Regis Primary School are celebrating their Ofsted report, which has seen the school improve from satisfactory to good with outstanding features. The Kings Avenue school, which has 146 pupils, was inspected in September and
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Strikes may hit county’s schools
A day of strike action against a rise in retirement age for public sector workers to 68 may affect services across Wiltshire, including schools. Former Labour minister Lord Hutton called for final salary pension schemes to be scrapped and replaced with
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TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Home help for United
SAM Gooding is focussed on creating a hometown feel to his Westbury line-up as they attempt to climb the table. Gooding is set to lose striker Paul Gittins to Bradford Town and Mark Gerrish to Corsham Town, but the majority of the squad for tomorrow's
