Archive
-
Date
Arrests as car crashes
TWO men have been charged with a series of offences after a car hit traffic lights in the early hours of Saturday. Ross Carr, 19, and Jamie Walleter, 18, both of Corsham, were arrested after a car which had been reported as stolen hit another vehicle
-
Date
Green projects cash up for grabs
Local groups with green ambitions could pick up a £10,000 grant to help them reach their goals, after The Green Insurance Company launched its Green Grants initiative for a second year. The company offers one grant of up to £10,000 for a special project
-
Date
Fitness for dementia sufferers in Melksham
A fitness club for people with memory problems has started in Melksham. Movement for the Mind is a group run by Wiltshire charity Alzheimer’s Support, with funding from Melksham Rotary Club and the Melksham Area Board. It provides physical activities
-
Date
Big hello to bike route
A mass ride with about 90 participants launched a new cycle route between Bradford on Avon and Lower South Wraxall. The cyclists set out on the maiden ride from St Laurence School, in Ashley Road, and finished at the Long Arms, Lower South
-
Date
Global delights at festival time
Bradford on Avon had a taste of life around the globe as the town put on its second annual International Festival. The event, from Friday to Sunday, celebrated Wiltshire’s cultural diversity with activities including a food festival, a children’s day
-
Date
Running marathon to help charity
A Corsham man will be taking part in the New York Marathon next month to raise money for the Asthma UK charity. Tim Matcham, 50, a garden designer, is flying to America to take part in the 26.2-mile endurance event, held on November 6, as a tribute
-
Date
SYDENHAMS WESSEX LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Warminster Town 2 Verwood Town 3
WARMINSTER Town suffered a home defeat to Verwood. Charlie Elysee, Luke Homer and Benjamin Kelly were all on target for the visitors. MORE FOOTBALL REPORTS, REACTION & PICTURES IN FRIDAY'S WILTSHIRE TIMES
-
Date
Accolade awarded at Poppy Appeal launch
TROWBRIDGE’S 2011 Poppy Appeal was launched with a meal on Thursday afternoon, while an accolade was awarded to the chairman of the Trowbridge branch of the Royal British Legion. In a surprise sprung at the launch lunch, branch chairman Matthew Ridley
-
Date
Melksham club’s festive weight loss bid
Christmas came early for a Melksham Slimming World group, as they held a festive party this month. The slimmers sang their own version of The Twelve Days of Christmas by changing the lyrics to The Twelve Weighs of Christmas when they met at
-
Date
Football fans train with heroes
A lucky Melksham schoolboy got to train with his footballing heroes on Monday after winning a Wiltshire Times competition. Owen Fitton, 11, spent the day with Paulo Di Canio and the Swindon Town football team, taking part in skills training, having a
-
Date
Melksham nurse cleared of exposure claim
A nurse accused of failing to zip up his fly and exposing himself to a patient has been cleared after he insisted he was wearing Bermuda shorts. Craig Martin, of Union Street, Melksham, was found guilty of drunkenly flashing at the vulnerable male patient
-
Date
New firm in Westbury for Trowbridge factory owner
Bed factory owner Pete Gair has confirmed he has opened a new business in Westbury just days after his company, Norian Beds in Trowbridge, folded. Angry rumours about the new business were sparked by some of the factory’s 80 staff who turned
