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Chippenham Town 6, Hemel Hempstead Town 1
Chippenham Town turned in a stunning six-star performance to storm to the top of the Southern Premier League with victory over Hemel Hempstead Town. Kick off was delayed by 20 minutes due to the visitor's late arrival and they looked all at sea when
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Crash blocks three lanes of M4
Traffic is at a standstill on the M4 after an accident between junctions 16 and 17 westbound. The hard shoulder and lane one are now being opened to relieve the traffic and police expect delays to be ongoing for another 40 minutes
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Bird crime on the rise in Wiltshire
The bodies of buzzards and owls were found in bags in a Wiltshire layby, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has claimed. An RSPB report on birdcrime in 2008 has shown an increase in crimes against wild birds in Wiltshire, and the
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Tributes to Chippenham man
Tributes have poured in for popular Chippenham man Mark Guppy who died suddenly just weeks before his partner is due to give birth. Mr Guppy, 42, also known as Mega and Mazzer, was a popular face in Chippenham having grown up in the town and being part
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Five-year-old Wiltshire boy dies from gun wound
A five-year-old boy has died after being shot with an air rifle, police revealed today Emergency services were called at 12.15pm on Monday to the village of Fovant near Tisbury to reports that a young child had been shot in the head. He was airlifted
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Missing Swindon man's body is found
The body of a man was discovered shortly after 5pm yesterday evening in a wooded area close to Ryecote Close, Grange Park in Swindon. Subsequent enquiries have revealed this to be the body of Adam Michael Walters who had previously been reported
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Chippenham police warning over derelict sites
Police are urging parents to keep an eye on their children during the last few weeks of the summer holidays after an increase of reports of youths breaking into derelict sites and building sites. Chippenham and Corsham police have taken more and more
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Chippenham burglars steal keys then car
Police in Chippenham are on the hunt for four youths who broke into two houses in the town before making off in a car they had stolen from one of the homes. The teenagers, described as wearing dark clothes, broke into two homes in Cepen Park South between
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Wildcats adopt anti-bullying charity
SWINDON Wildcats are adopting The National Bullying Helpline, Swindon's first national charity, as their designated charity for the 2009/2010 season. Wildcats general manager Steve Nell said: "The Swindon Wildcats are a true community sports club
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Calne police station gets planning permission
Planning permission for a new police station in Calne has been granted by the local authority. The police station is being rebuilt because the current building is in poor condition and does not facilitate modern policing or have appropriate access
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Thieves steal TVs from Chippenham hotel - but forget remotes
Bungling thieves broke into a hotel in Chippenham at the weekend and stole seven TVs but left behind the remotes which have to be used to work them. The burglars broke into The Old House hotel in Burton overnight on Sunday and stole the 37" black Samsung
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Town's military days
SWINDON Town Football Club will host three military days during the 2009/10 season to raise money for charities including Wiltshire-based Help For Heroes. Money raised will also assist the Army Benevolent Fund and the RAF Benevolent Fund. The designated
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MOTOR SPORT: Crisp eighth at Brands Hatch
DEVIZES driver Ian Crisp recorded two eighth places in the latest rounds of the Kumho Tyres BMW Championship at Brands Hatch. Crisp, driving an E36 M3 car in Class A of the event qualified ninth on the grid and next competes at the Rockingham circuit
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Cricket: Westinghouse relegated after heavy defeat
Malmesbuy 232-7 beat Westinghouse 87 DEJECTED skipper Steve Hawker said he could salvage few positives from another heavy defeat on Saturday as their relegation was confirmed. Malmesbury, inspired by aggressive batting from opener Toby Horton
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EQUESTRIAN: VWH victorious at nationals
THE county’s success continued in the three-week long National Pony Club Championships, which run at venues across England in a diverse range of disciplines. Wiltshire’s latest success came at the five-day long Pony Club open and intermediate championships
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Teenage gun boys arrested in Calne
Two teenagers were arrested in Calne last night on suspicion of firing a BB gun at two men. Reports were made to police after the 19-year-old and 16-year-old boys shot at two men in Dixon Way at around 4pm on Sunday. PC Hans Monahan said: "A resident
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Brave performance by bottom club Bradford beat leaders Burbage
Bradford Town 2nd XI (21 points) beat Burbage & ER 2nd XI (3 points) by 68 runs. After stand in skipper Tony Burrows lost the toss, Bradford Town were asked to bat first on a green wicket which seemed it would offer some assistants to the bowlers.
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Cricket: Silk frustrated by mis-firing bowlers
CHIPPENHAM’S hopes of a second-straight promotion are hanging by a thread after wayward bowling led to defeat at Warminster on Saturday. Having struggled to 180, a score captain Steve Silk admits they were lucky to reach, the visitor’s made early breakthroughs
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Teams line up for memorial match
RUGBY neighbours Devizes and Wiltshire Police play their traditional curtain raiser to the new season, the Andy Quinn Memorial game, at Devizes' Chivers Ground on Thursday (August 27) at 6.30pm. The annual event is held in memory of police officer Quinn
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Rivals go head to head to become champions of Melksham
Melksham rivals FC Jager, who play in division three, and premier division Cooper Avon go head to head on Sunday 30th of August at Melksham Town's ground-The Conigre, in their last of their pre season friendlies. FC Jager player manager Barry Holloway
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Things look good for FC Bradford ahead of the new season
Pete Collier has been more than happy with what he has seen so far from his FC Bradford side. Collier’s side who gained promotion to Division one of the Robson Taylor Chippenham League at the end of last season have four confirmed new signings and
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Speedway: Wolverhampton 47, Swindon 43
In what will surely rank as one of the season’s most memorable Elite League encounters, Swindon and Wolverhampton traded blows throughout, but it was the Black Country side who eventually prevailed by a slender 4-point margin. The Robins’ scoring was
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Corsham Park topple AFC Melksham with friendly win
Corsham Park Rangers who suffered relegation to division four at the end of last term came from behind twice to beat second division AFC Melksham 4-2 in what was a thrilling pre-season friendly. AFC Melksham took the lead but Jake Marshall tied it
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Cricket: Collingbourne crowned Division Three champions
On Saturday 22nd August 2009 Collingbourne traveled to Seagry looking to win there penultimate game to guarantee promotion from Wiltshire League Division 3. After losing the toss Seagry Captain Will Tidmarsh chose to bat first. A decision that seemed
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Cricket: Nervous end for Biddestone
Biddestone 3rds travelled to United Churches and claimed a 1 wicket victory in a nail-biting finish. United Churches batted first and compiled 201-8 from their 45 overs, Ken Thomas and R Martin both scoring 47 as Biddestone's four bowlers took
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Cricket: Box win confirms future in division
Box officially cemented their place in the division with a 19 run home win against Bradford Town on Saturday although with 10 overs to go, defeat for the home side was very much on the cards. After losing the toss, Box were asked to bat first
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Everleigh gets in the swing of play
There was a mad rush of children on Saturday eager to try out the new equipment they helped choose for the extended play area in Everleigh. The parish council spent just over £20,000 adding new play equipment that the children from the village
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Chippenham acupuncturist goes to war-torn Gaza
Acupuncturist Gisela Norman is preparing for a two-week stay in the war-torn Gaza Strip to tend to injured citizens and refugees. Ms Norman, 51, of the Park Lane Practice, Chippenham, has said that putting her life on the line to help others is a risk
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Lacock goes back to the 1940s to Dig For Victory
Families were taken on a trip back to the 1940s with the Dig For Victory Weekend at Whitehall Garden Centre in Lacock. The two-day event attracted World War II enthusiasts from across the South West with a variety of themed stalls, reenactments
