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Chippenham river hero in court over bottle assault
A man who whacked a drinking pal over the head with a stolen bottle of wine has been ordered to do 120 hours of community service. Andrew Goodship, who last year rescued a man from the river, had gone to his victim’s house with a third man to carry
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Golf: Turland one shot away from British Open glory
Wiltshire’s County Champion, Hannah Turland from Tidworth Garrison golf club, was just one shot away from winning the Ladies’ British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Royal Aberdeen last week. The 15-year-old led the international field by
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Football: Chippenham Town Ladies 4, Bristol Union Ladies 3
Chippenham Town Ladies make winning start to new season in South West Women’s Premier Division. The game started at a brisk pace in brilliant sunshine as both teams played some good attacking football without putting either goalkeeper under pressure.
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Fisher races to vitory at Barbury Castle
140 runners turned out for the 5th staging of the Barbury Castle Track 'n' Trail 5 mile run. It's a tough undulating course around Barbury Castle Country Park on the footpaths and trails, touching on The Ridgeway. Alex Fisher, running
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Cyclist in fatal Box crash is named
The woman cyclist who died on the A4 near Box last Wednesday has been named as Sarah Hayward, from the Bath area. The 39-year-old had been cycling along the A4 towards the village when the accident happened at around 7.20pm when she was overtaken by
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Fears for missing Swindon man
Police are concerned for the welfare of a Swindon man who has been missing since Saturday evening. Adam Michael Walters, 37, from Southbrook Street, Swindon was last seen at 6.30pm on Saturday by his step father at his home address in Chandos
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Miracle escape for Marlborough tractor driver
Tractor driver Sean Willis had a miraculous escape from serious inuury when the tractor he was using to tow a harvest trailer flipped over three times as it descended a hill at Rockley near Marlborough yesterday. Estate manager Chris Musgrave
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Recruitment evening at Corsham Fire Station
A special recruitment evening is being held at Corsham fire station on Monday 7 September to encourage people to become retained firefighters. Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service needs more men and women to come forward and help provide 24-hour fire
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Wiltshire recycling hits the million mark
People in Wiltshire have recycled more than a million Tetra Pak beverage cartons during the first year of a successful scheme. Bins were introduced at the county’s ten household recycling centres last July for the drink cartons which are used to hold
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Wiltshire Council removes sunbeds from leisure centres
Wiltshire Council has taken the decision to remove all sunbeds from their leisure centres. The three leisure centres affected are Pewsey Sports Centre, Bradford Swimming Pool and The Activity Zone, Malmesbury. This decision has been
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Three men injured in wall collapse at Chirton
ONE building worker has been airlifted to hospital and another two have been treated for minor injuries after the wall of a house they were renovating at Plummer's Farm, Patney Road, Chirton, collapsed while they were working on scaffolding this
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Devizes Town to stage Charity match
Robson Taylor, Chippenham Sunday League, player Dave Crawford is hoping to raise money for a local charity when he steps out at Devizes Town’s Nursteed Road this coming Friday night. The match that kicks off at 7.30pm kick off will bring together
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Devizes Town to stage Charity match
Robson Taylor, Chippenham Sunday League, player Dave Crawford is hoping to raise money for a local charity when he steps out at Devizes Town’s Nursteed Road this coming Friday night. The match that kicks off at 7.30pm kick off will bring together
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Rowde call it a day after 23 years in the league
One of the longest serving sides in the Robson Taylor, Chippenham Sunday League have been for to call it a day due to a shortage of players. John Dalley, affectionately known as Mr Rowde who as been at the club for most their time in the league was
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Speedway: Risager named in Swindon squad
MORTEN RISAGER slots into the Swindon top five for Monday's highly anticipated trip to Wolverhampton. Mark Lemon joins Paul Hurry in the Robins' reserve department whilst Wolverhampton's lower order is filled by Chris Kerr and William Lawson. Leigh
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Football: Western League results
Results from Saturday's games including thumping defeats for Melksham Town and Devizes Town. Toolstation League Premier Division BARNSTAPLE TOWN 0 2 LARKHALL ATHLETIC BISHOP SUTTON 3 1 WELLINGTON BITTON 0 2 BIDEFORD
