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TENNIS: Trio's Deaflympics success
A TRIO of Wiltshire tennis coaches have made a fine start in their quest for medals at the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei, Taiwan. Devizes Sports Club's Daniel Tunstall and Lewis Fletcher and Catherine Graham, joint head coaches at Ramsbury
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RUGBY: Crockett loses appeal
FORMER Bath co-captain Alex Crockett has lost his appeal against the nine-month ban received for missing a drug test. Neither Yatton Keynell-based Crockett nor fellow former co-captain Michael Lipman was present as a three-man Rugby Football
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Town boss Wilson to hold Lyneham session
SWINDON Town boss Danny Wilson will be joined by players David Lucas and Jon-Paul McGovern for a question and answer session at RAF Lyneham on Thursday (September 10). The event is part of the build-up to this weekend’s Military Day fixture with Colchester
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Fire investigators at scene of Wootton Bassett pub fire
Fire investigators and building control officers from Wiltshire Council are now at the scene of a blaze which destroyed a derelict pub in Wootton Bassett today. One fire crew from Stratton fire station in Swindon is also still in attendance. A spokesperson
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Robbie Williams has go-kart track in Wiltshire back garden
Robbie Williams has talked about love, his comeback, ghosts, go-karting in his back garden and life in Wiltshire. Stoke-born Robbie, who lives in Compton Bassett, near Calne, after moving over from Los Angeles this year, told showbiz reporter
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Rugby: Sutton Benger 37, Warminster 12
At home on the Rec saw Benger beat Warminster convincingly, although Warminster started well winning the 1st scrum, Benger hacked on only to loose their footing and Warminster cleared the ball well down towards the ten metre line for a line out
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Banksy paints pictures with goals
With what should have been the match of the day in the Premier Division between defending champions Corsham Centre and their fierce local rivals Box Rovers being postponed due to the Centre being unable to raise a side. Questions will now be asked
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North Bradley plucked by the Pheasants
Following the recent resignation of Rowde from the league it means that just 11 sides will battle it out for the silverware in Division One and one of the teams predicted to do well this term Pheasant FC made a comprehensive start to their dream of a
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Derelict Wootton Pub goes up in flames
Fire crews from North Wiltshire have been battling a large fire in the derelict Beaufort Arms pub in Wootton Bassett overnight. The pub, on Station Road, has ablaze since 2am this morning. Crews from Wootton Bassett, Swindon and Westlea
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Bradford claim Bromham bragging rights
The match of the day in Division two was undoubtedly the game featuring newly promoted sides Bromham (Sunday) and Bradford Renegades. As Riverside Renegades last term pipped Bromham to the runners up spot by one point after they defeated their hosts
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EQUESTRIAN: Meade disappointed after Burghley blow
CHIPPENHAM’S HARRY Meade was at a loss to explain what went wrong after he was disqualified from the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials for ‘abuse of horse’ and ‘dangerous riding’, writes RICHARD ANDERSON. The 25-year-old started his two-pronged approach
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FA VASE: Wootton Bassett Town 2 Hamble ASSC 3
AFTER going further than ever before in last year’s FA Vase, Wootton Bassett Town reverted to type, crashing out at the first attempt, as they lost 3-2 at home against Wessex League outfit Hamble ASSC, writes STUART SMEDLEY. Three defensive errors proved
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RUGBY: Buckingham 46 Wootton Bassett 10
WOOTTON Bassett's first taste of South West One East rugby proved a tough baptism. The game started well for the Wiltshire side as they got their hands on the restart and went about making inroads into the home side's half. But events
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RUGBY: Devizes 12 King's College Old Boys 15
DEVIZES completed their preparations for the new league season, which starts on Saturday, with a home defeat to London touring side King's College Old Boys. The Saddlebacks dominated territory for the first 15 minutes, but created only one
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New clubs starts with a bang
The League welcomed three new sides to Division Four and all of them were scheduled to be in action on the opening day. But due to X Change FC being unable to raise a side it meant that Witham Friary missed out, but both of the league’s other
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FC Jager make a six-y start to the season
Having waltzed to the division four title last season, North Star B must wait until next weekend to start life in Division three so all eyes were on the other newly promoted sides who were all hoping to start life in the division with a win. All three
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Yatesbury rapist could face life sentence
A judge has put off passing sentence on a man who raped a 71-year-old woman as she walked her dogs at an isolated spot at Yatesbury, near Calne. Michael Alcock, 27, was due to learn his fate when he appeared back at Swindon crown court on Friday.
