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Wise up to solve perennial plant problems
Louise Daniels says the idea of a low-maintenance flower border may be just what she needs for the small garden at the back of her ground floor town flat. She writes: "I'm afraid, though, that I am fairly new to gardening and I'm not quite sure about
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Sow flower seeds and watch them bloom
Stocking a garden is a bit like furnishing a house. If you've got a limited budget you've got to work out some priorities and shop around. So it is with the flower borders I've talked about a good deal recently. More than one reader has worked out that
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A model idea for garden designing
Want to revamp your garden but can't picture it in your mind? Try creating a mini-version with this model kit. One of the most difficult aspects of any new gardening project is being able to visualise the end result, particularly if you are designing
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Wife swap, boss swap and now house swap!
NICK Galvin, his wife Meg and their two children have made what many would consider a crazy move -- exchanging life on a sun-kissed Australian beach for a year living in Chiseldon, Swindon. Here Nick, 37, who has just joined the Evening Advertiser, Swindon
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Skatepark arrives for holidays
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: YOUNGSTERS in Chippenham will be able to brush up their skills on a mobile skatepark during the Easter holidays. Equipment, including a launch, quarter pipe, spine and a grind box will be set up at St Paul's Church Hall car park from
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Attract birds, bees and bats to the garden
Birds, bees, butterflies, bugs, bats, native plants and night-scented flowers have all figured in my postbag in recent weeks. All these subjects have much in common and might be grouped together as important features in a wildlife garden. The greater
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Give your house the wow factor
Gardens say a lot about the place you live in. If it's a mess outside it doesn't bode well for a clean and clutter free interior. You want your home to be an inviting place - and first impressions of how it is kept inside will always be made from the
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Wooden it be lovely...
WOOD floors not only look gorgeous, they are healthy, hard-wearing and warm because wood is a natural insulator. A wood floor can make a room seem bigger, lighter and more impressive - all factors that give a house character and, according to estate agents
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Give your kitchen a DIY makeover
THANKS to the celebrity chefs and cookery programmes that have found favour on the TV, cooking has become one of the nation's most popular pastimes. If you've been inspired by Ainsley Harriot or 'Ready Steady Cook' you'll need the perfect kitchen to create
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Plant now for spectacular summer display
How many of our splendid spring bulb gardens will be transformed into summer bulb gardens? Not enough is the answer. Now is the time to plan the change. Most summer bulbs are planted about now. There are hundreds to choose from and I've picked out just
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Anne makes a personal trip into the past
WRITING a biography of your own father is always going to be a personal and poignant journey into the past, and this is just what one Salisbury woman has dedicated more than ten years of her life to achieving. It is also quite an amazing feat when you
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Meet the Englishman who lectured Scots on bagpipes
A MELANCHOLIC siren starts up and transports the listener into another world - it is a beautiful, haunting sound. "I shan't forget when I first heard the pipes," says the creator of the resonance, Jimmy Bryan. "I was in Scotland, in a woodland and I had
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Setting inspiration in medieval stone
ARTIST Sophie Hacker is not alone in drawing inspiration from Salisbury Cathedral, but few have been able to take material used in the very fabric of the building and make it the cornerstone of a new creation. Sophie (40) is Sarum College's first artist-in-residence
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Circus skills for pupils' arts week
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: HUNDREDS of guests packed into St Patrick's Primary School, Corsham for a rousing musical depicting the Easter story. Hosanna saw 90 pupils entertain audiences on Tuesday and Wednesday night as the school marked the last week of term
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Children enjoy dressing-up by the book
Amesbury Infants' School pupils enjoyed dressing-up as their favourite book characters on Friday as part of the school's Book Day. Even the teachers and staff went to school dressed-up. Spiderman proved very popular with the boys.
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We deserved that says happy White
STEVE White believes his Chippenham Town side fully deserved their three points at title challengers Weymouth on Saturday. The surprise victory has boosted Chippenham's hopes of reaching Conference Two next season while putting a massive dent in Weymouth's
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Green is backing Bluebirds
MICHAEL Green has tipped Chippenham Town for a place in the Conference Two next season after leaving the club for Forest Green Rovers last week. The former Southampton Academy player had spent the last couple of months on loan at Hardenhuish where his
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Wil's following a family tradition at Hardenhuish
By Andy Cryer WIL Hulbert has been involved with Chippenham Town for over 30 years, but he is only the latest in a long line of family members to have a passion for the club. Hulbert, who celebrates his 51st birthday tomorrow, is chairman of the Bluebirds
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I've got nothing to prove, says Wilmot
ELLIS Wilmot insists he has nothing to prove in tomorrow's crunch local derby against former club Bath City. The Chippenham Town defender failed to make an impression in his six-month spell at Twerton Park last season but will not be using that as an
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New caf for The Shires
WORK has started on a new caf in Trowbridge. The Boswell Group is to open its latest store in The Shires shopping precinct after shop fitters moved onto the site of the former Chapel restaurant last week. The unit has been vacant since Mountstevens moved
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Solicitors show they aim to win
One of the first tasks facing solicitor Emma Flick when she moved to Trowbridge was to help her firm win a coveted sports trophy for the fourth time. Emma joined Wiltshire law firm Goughs at its Chippenham office last year and has now switched to Trowbridge
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Chris is new president
SOLICITOR Chris Macer has taken over as president of Trowbridge Chamber of Commerce following the organisation's annual meeting last week. Mr Macer, who qualified as a solicitor with Withy King in 1984 and became a partner in 1989, specialises in property
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Heat is on for six-day Sahara run
ARMY physical training instructor Rab Lundie will run 157 miles across the Sahara Desert to raise funds for the charity that saved his partner's life. The 33-year-old from Paxmans Road, Westbury will endure six days of 45-degree heat to support Wiltshire
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Retail site may be sold off for housing
DEVELOPERS are close to sealing a deal to buy a retail site in Warminster and replace it with houses. Car firm Renrod owns the Costcutters shop, Murco petrol station and Toyota car showroom on Victoria Road and is talking with two companies hoping to
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Stroke unit progress made
HEALTH bosses have yet to appoint a new clinical assistant to reopen the Westbury stroke unit, but they say progress has been made. The unit, which cares for stroke victims across west Wiltshire, closed temporarily on January 2 because West Wiltshire
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Marrow donor is thanked
LIFE-SAVER Sarah Tucker has been thanked by the National Blood Service for donating her bone marrow. The Westbury woman was one of 60 donors from the south west honoured at a ceremony in Bristol. She and her fellow donors were treated to a meal before
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Call to firms to support scheme
A COMPANY rewarded for actively seeking older employees has called for businesses to support this year's Age Positive scheme. Shopwatch Security Systems of Trowbridge won the 2002 Wiltshire award for fighting against age discrimination and promoting the
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Young cooks' lunch 'thank you'
FOUR young cooks served up a meal for Westbury librarian Sabina Edwards on her trip to Dilton Marsh Primary School. Charli, Jordan, Amy and Helen from Oak class rustled up lasagne, carrots, peas and broccoli with peach crumble and custard. It has become
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Help at hand, networking club told
AMBASSADORS, the Salisbury business networking club, welcomed Diane Williams from A Balancing Cat to one of its March meetings. Ms Williams, from Salisbury, talked about her concierge and business support company, set up to alleviate the pressure in people's
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Fears over spikes on a 'killer' fence
MUMS on a new housing estate in Westbury fear a child could be impaled on razor sharp spikes on a metal fence just yards from their homes. Their concerns were reinforced when Lesley Jordan's two-year-old son Jack found the family cat Freda injured by
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Singer is ready for the big time
A ROCK musician from Westbury is hoping to crack the big time after securing himself a gig at a famous London venue. On Wednesday Leander Morales will be performing at The Troubadour Club, which played host to stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell
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Train station has role in TV thriller
WESTBURY station hit the big time this week with the airing of a BBC TV drama starring James Nesbitt. Eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted the station in the two-part thriller Passer By, aired on BBC1 on Sunday and Monday. Westbury was chosen to portray
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'Teacher is top of the class'
A STUDENT has nominated one of her teachers for a top award. Diane Scott, a year 10 pupil at George Ward School, has put forward Emma Summers for the outstanding new teacher category in the 2004 Teaching Awards. Diane said: "She is the best English teacher
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Pupils give up weekends
CUBISM and gothic art are two of the themes being explored as part of a new project at a Melksham School. Youngsters at George Ward School are spending weekends working with Amesbury-based artist Peter Watts. The 18 pupils are incorporating four different
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Ruling not enough says mum
A WOMAN from Melksham who lost her daughter in the Bristol Royal Infirmary scandal has said a landmark legal ruling on organ removal does not go far enough. Marie Edwards was one of a group of patients that exposed the practice of retaining organs at
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Annie hopefuls get 'one shot'
Some of the 220 girls, who had travelled from as far away as Warminster, Bournemouth, Andover, Blandford and Wimborne, at the auditions for Annie at St Martin's Primary School on Sunday. DA5212P06 WHEN Salisbury Amateur Operatic Society advertised its
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Stay away from the yellow snow
Georgina Foulkes - Age: 26 Who do you work for? Withy King Solicitors in Swindon So what do you actually do? I am a solicitor specialising in Employment Law. I advise both employers and employees on matters such as unfair dismissal, redundancy and discrimination
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Mayor digs in to launch park
Ref. 29740-11SWINDON Mayor Derek Benfield did the honours when he officially set the ball rolling for work on a new enterprise park. Coun Benfield attended the cutting of the first turf at the site of the new Swindon Business and Enterprise Centre on
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Overtime row at Honda supplier
TENSIONS are mounting between union members and management at South Marston Distribution Centre over compulsory overtime being imposed on workers. Last month the Evening Advertiser reported that managers at SDC which supplies Honda with car parts were
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Villages lose Vital cash fund
VILLAGES across the region have lost out on thousands of pounds of funding because of budget cuts. The Countryside Agency's Vital Village scheme has been shelved leaving villages unable to apply for grants of up to £25,000. Cash from the scheme has previously
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Protests pay off as OAPs fight tax rise
PENSIONERS have claimed victory in their fight against rising council tax but say the battle is not over yet. More than 200 elderly protesters have been putting pressure on local councils to reduce tax rises and believe their hard work and persistence
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Cash for planning service
A CASH boost for planners should mean a more efficient service for people living in west Wiltshire. The district council has been given £414,330, over £300,000 more than last year, in recognition of its improved planning service. Cllr Christopher Newbury
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Students' grants go online
A NEW online service is expected to make applying for student grants and loans a little easier this year. The online service should be up and running from May but students hoping to start courses this autumn can begin applying now. Forms to apply for
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HOSPTIAL FEATURE - Stroke unit progress made
WESTBURY: HEALTH bosses have yet to appoint a new clinical assistant to reopen the Westbury stroke unit, but they say progress has been made. The unit, which cares for stroke victims across west Wiltshire, closed temporarily on January 2 because West
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HOSPITAL FEATURE - Trowbridge GPs help rescue ward
WARMINSTER: DOCTORS from Trowbridge have been drafted in to rescue the threatened in-patient ward at Warminster Community Hospital. An agreement with 10 doctors at the Adcroft Surgery on Wednesday will allow the ward to reopen on April 26. The reprieve
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Teachers' creativity inspired
A GROUP of teachers from Wiltshire have jetted off to Lord Of The Rings country to take a look at how children are taught on the other side of the world. They set out for Nelson on South Island, New Zealand, on Saturday for a chance to evaluate the country's
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OAPs die in death valley
John and Priscilla Barnes were killed in the accidentTWO people were killed and four injured in a head-on crash on a notorious stretch of the A36 dubbed 'death valley'. Retired HGV instructor John Barnes, 80, and his 62-year-old wife Priscilla, died at
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Families destroyed
John Selway, who lost his life in the accident, with wife Claire and daughter BethanyA HEAD-ON collision near Melksham on Friday left three people dead, two children orphaned and another without a father. John Selway, 33, from Steeple Ashton, died at
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5 DEAD IN 4 DAYS
DRIVERS are being urged to improve safety on the roads after a week of carnage left five dead in a spate of accidents. The tragic events began on Friday when three died in a crash near Bowerhill and two more were killed in a head-on collision on the A36
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Improve or get out, says Tripp
MELKSHAM Town fans may think their side have nothing left to play for this season, but according to Nigel Tripp the players' futures are at stake. Ahead of tomorrow's match at Bridport, the Melksham boss has launched an attack on the attitude of some
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Hoppy is happy to be one of the lads
DAVE Hopkins is looking forward to becoming one of the lads again after signing for Corsham Town. The 31-year-old defender resigned as player-manager at Devizes Town and after 16 years on and off at Nursteed Road he has cut all ties with the club. He
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Youth Football
WARMINSTER Highbury have been crowned champions of the under 16s Red Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League. Highbury clinched the title with a 3-0 win over Devizes Town Youth in their penultimate game of
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Calne 2nds 33, Sutton Benger 12
CALNE'S second team made a triumphant return to competitive rugby on Saturday by beating Sutton Benger in their first game in three years. The team comprising mainly of new recruits were supplemented by a hand full of veterans as they defeated their experienced
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Corsham forced into changes for derby tie
CORSHAM are forced to ring the changes once again as they return to league action at Minety tomorrow. With just two rounds remaining in this season's Dorset & Wilts Division One campaign, Corsham are on the road for the last time on Saturday before
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Mark predicts a tight finish
BRADFORD Town manager Mark Hodkinson believes it is a three horse race for the third spot this season after watching his side win 3-0 at home to Malmesbury Vics Reserves on Saturday. With AFC Stratton and Trowbridge Town battling it out for the title,
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Hodkinson furious as run ends
MARK Hodkinson was furious with his Bradford Town side after they slipped to only their second league defeat since October 11 at Devizes Town Reserves on Tuesday night. Bradford's impressive form, which has seen them go unbeaten this year, has moved them
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Planning for life on Mars
AS the search for life on Mars continues a team of pupils from Warminster have won a top prize for finding a way for humans to inhabit the red planet. The Astronomy Club at Kingdown Secondary School, Warminster has devised a precise Martian calendar and
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Funding for more officers
WARMINSTER is to get extra police on the streets after councillors agreed to fund more community safety officers. The town council gave its full backing for the police to bid for an extra officer during a meeting on Monday night. Warminster is now set
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OAPs die in death valley
John and Priscilla Barnes were killed in the accidentTWO people were killed and four injured in a head-on crash on a notorious stretch of the A36 dubbed 'death valley'. Retired HGV instructor John Barnes, 80, and his 62-year-old wife Priscilla, died at
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Vote for your top sports star and win £50
Now's the time to vote for your favourite Swindon Sporting Legend. The final five are shown below and all you have to do is click your top star, complete your details and submit to be in with a chance of winning £150. Click here to vote.
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Question time
VOTERS in Bradford on Avon are being asked to come along and put questions to their town councillors at the Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday. At the meeting at St Margaret's Hall there will be a financial report for the previous year for the town council
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Historic display
A GIANT embroidery made to commemorate 1,000 years of Bradford on Avon history is going on display in Christ Church. The Millennium embroidery took a committee of local women 150 hours to sew. They produced 12 panels showing key points in the history
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Brainstorm for Kingston Mill site
PROPERTY developer Taylor Woodrow has agreed to take part in an inquiry into how to redevelop the Kingston Mill site. The Bradford on Avon and District Community Development Trust put forward a proposal to get all interested parties around the table for
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Event funds Africa trip
A TEENAGER from Bradford on Avon has raised nearly £2,000 for a trip to Africa after staging a cabaret and auction of promises on Friday. Rachel Clarke, 18, is flying to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, in June where she will spend six weeks helping teach
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Drugs seized
POLICE uncovered a stash of 40 cannabis plants at an address in Bradford on Avon on Thursday. Officers called at an address in Baileys Barn to speak to a 25-year-old man but he was not at home. Sgt Mark Rees said: "We went to talk to someone in relation
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Cinema - The Passion Of The Christ
YOU'VE got to admire Mel Gibson's courage, if nothing else. The actor and occasional director has tackled what in the past has proved to be a movie minefield for film-makers - Jesus Christ. Since the earliest days of celluloid, the depiction of Christ
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James takes up sword of justice
Ref. 29793-8BREWERY boss James Arkell will now be calling time on lawlessness after being made Wiltshire's new High Sheriff. The managing director of Arkell's Brewery yesterday donned the traditional black velvet breeches and jacket for his official swearing-in
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Social activities and clubs across Swindon
WRVS FEATURE: MANY elderly people take advantage of council-run day centres around the town. But there are other services and clubs that do their best to make life a little less lonely. Apart from the WRVS home library there is also a frozen meals service
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Providing contact and a good read
Ref. 29519-3WRVS FEATURE: JOAN Jarrett knows she is lucky. She has a son and a daughter living not far away from her Highworth home. But even she knows what it is like to go for hours on end without human contact. Both her children work long hours and
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Ending the isolation
Ref. 27757-36WRVS FEATURE: As we lead our busy lives it is easy to forget the thousands of elderly people who are alone in their homes. But an army of volunteers is working hard to ensure they do enjoy human contact and don't lose the will to live. TINA
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We'll fight this plan
Ref. 29698-45A GROWING number of councillors have declared their opposition to plans for Swindon Town's new stadium with one threatening to lie down in front of the bulldozers if need be. Leading the pack is Coun Nick Martin (Con, Shaw and Nine Elms)
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Get a head start with the Adver
Ref. 29787-2Hat-trick boy . . . two-year-old Billy Richardson, from the Rainbow Playgroup, West Swindon, shows off his fancy headgear at Freshbrook Primary School where the playgroup staged its Easter hat parade. More pictures of this, and several other
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Title hunger
CRICKLADE team boss Dave Gee has revealed how his championship-chasing squad warmed up for tomorrow's Dorset & Wilts Two North title clash at Supermarine 2nd with a 'brutal' training match lasting THREE HOURS! Gee's men will lift the league title
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Teacher jailed for giving pupils drugs
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A SUPPLY teacher who dished out cannabis to his teenage pupils during drink and drug sessions at his Calne flat has been jailed for two years. Richard Gledhill, 44, was found out after the parents of one of his pupils became suspicious
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Type r for rebel
Something of a boy racer himself, ANDY TATE gets out and about on Swindon's streets to try out the Honda Civic Type R and becomes king of the urban jungle HONDA claims its new Civic Type R is fast and flashy. Honda's right. The Swindon-made hot hatch
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Courthouse could be museum's new home
CONSULTANTS will put Trowbridge Museum under the microscope as part of an ongoing bid to find a future use for the Town Hall, home of the town's former magistrates' court. Trowbridge town councillors want a team of consultants to look at the logistics
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Moonraker trial hailed a success
The airwaves will fall silent at midnight tonight (Friday) when the month-long trial of west Wiltshire's Moonraker FM comes to an end. Broadcasting from Wiltshire College Trowbridge, the station has been live 24 hours a day since March 6. The trial is
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Egg run in Nick's memory
SCORES of west and north Wiltshire motorcyclists will ride from Trowbridge to Bristol this weekend to deliver Easter eggs to sick children. Kind-hearted bikers will congregate at Arc carwash, in Bradley Road on Saturday to transport a mass of chocolate
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Auditions for trilogy film
A FILM company is appealing for budding young actors from across west and north Wiltshire to audition for its first-ever production. Crimsun Productions is holding auditions in Trowbridge next month, for its forthcoming film, Blood On The Wings Of Angels
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Boy gashes leg on stoney pitch
THE parents of a six-year-old boy who needed 15 stitches after gashing his leg on a stone-ridden pitch believe the lack of sporting facilities for youngsters is to blame. Luke Mitchell needed hospital treatment to a gaping wound on his knee after falling
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Disabled man sues for negligence
A DISABLED man who claims he was sexually abused at a Trowbridge care home is battling for compensation. In a landmark High Court case the Down's Syndrome sufferer, now in his 40s, claims he was the victim of physical, mental and sexual abuse at the hands
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Friend tells PM of Nestl plight
A SCHOOL friend of the Prime Minister is writing him a personal letter about the plight of 155 workers at a doomed Trowbridge factory. Ian Gammie, who was taught at the same Scottish private school as Tony Blair, is planning to write a letter to his old
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Conman posed as official
AN ELDERLY couple from Trowbridge were confronted in their home by a conman posing as a council official. The couple, both in their 80s, were disturbed at 1.15pm on Tuesday, when a man tried to walk in through the front door of their Langford Road home
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School octet bids for festival place
AN AWARD-winning school brass band from Trowbridge are bidding to reach a national music festival in London for the fifth year running. The John of Gaunt's brass band showcased its repertoire at a regional music festival, held at the Wingfield Road school
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Sunday football fixtures
CHIPPENHAM SUNDAY LEAGUE WG Parr Trophy (sponsored by Rainbow Launderette) final tie: Corsham Centre v West End Wanderers. Subsidiary Cup first round: Bidestone Social v Atworth Utd, Winsley v Biddestone Arms. Subsidiary Cup second round: Hullavington
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Saturday football fixtures
CHERRY RED RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE Cherry Red Records Challenge Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg: Didcot Tn v Hungerford Tn. Premier Division: Bishops Cleeve v Almondsbury Tn; Brackley Tn v Fairford Tn; Chipping Norton Tn v Abingdon Utd; Henley Tn v Gloucester
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Tough Trip for Stef's Leaders
Premier Division leaders AFC Stratton had their lead at the top of the table reduced to 10 points in midweek when Trowbridge Town played the first of their midweek fixtures, running out 3-0 winners at Warminster. Stratton visit Shrewton United Reserves
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Marine trio out
SUPERMARINE chief Mark Collier has injury problems ahead of his side's trip to rock-bottom Cinderford. Former Swindon Town pair Alan Young and Nathan Edwards are almost certainly out. Young still has stitches in a leg injury, while Edwards has a back
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Village's readers reach final page
Ref. 29796--26TRUDY Goodwin reached the end of the chapter in Chiseldon library's history yesterday. Since the early 1900s the New Road library has been at the heart of village life. But now Swindon Council has condemned it to the history books after
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Potter play weaves its magic spell
Ref. 29759-29THE magic and wizardry of Harry Potter came alive in Swindon this week when pupils from Uplands School, in Penhill, performed their own musical version of JK Rowling's hit stories. About 65 pupils, who have special needs took part in the
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Free health check offer
FREE blood pressure checks are being offered tomorrow in Faringdon as part of Stroke Awareness Day. The checks are being offered by the Rotary Club of Faringdon and District and the Stroke Association. The checks will be carried out from 10.30am to 3pm
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Local history open to bids
Ref. 29778-65CLASSIC books by Swindon's most famous author will be auctioned in the town next week. The books, by Richard Jefferies have been acquired from collections by Dominic Winter Book Auctions in Maxwell Street. The firm is expecting strong interest
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Volunteers wanted to help wildlife scheme
STRATTON Parish Council and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are asking for more volunteers to help create a haven for wildlife. Over the past year the parish council and the wildlife trust have been carrying out a scheme of improvements to Church Park, off Church
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We'll work on vow engineers
ENGINEERS from Wrough-ton firm Halcrow are vowing to continue their work to help re-build Iraq in spite of the deaths of 12 foreign contract workers in the past fortnight. Workers from Halcrow, of Burderop Park between Wroughton and Chiseldon, have been
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Teenagers wanted to give blood
PEOPLE like Mark Potton are in demand. Not only is he a blood donor, he is still a teenager. Swindon, like much of the country, is suffering a shortage of young donors. Fewer than four per cent are under the age of 20. Now the National Blood Service is
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Peter is full of good cheer
Ref. 29665-12Peter Fuller has been helping others for years and now he has supported two more good causes to the tune of £1,000. Last month Peter, from Castle View Road, Stratton St Margaret, celebrated his 70th birthday. But instead of receiving presents
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Ringing the changes has paid off says Bell
TROWBRIDGE stalwart Chris Bell believes the club's future is in good hands after watching Saturday's Dorset and Wilts Vase triumph over Swindon. Bell, who is recovering from a heart attack he suffered at Christmas, is in his 34th season as a Trowbridge
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Talking is the way forward
I FIND it really astonishing at the reaction to Tony Blair's visit to Libya and to meeting with Colonel Gadaffi. Yes he had in the past carried out terrible crimes against this country and it seems at last he is starting to make amends. Tony Blair already
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Clergy should condemn this film
Christians should not make seeing The Passion of The Christ their Easter Treat. If the Christian west thought it was losing socially and economically, as well as its 'world view', to Islam - or any other more successful philosophy, in desperation, it
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You ain't seen nothing yet!
JOHN Connolly claims the fans have yet to see the best of table-topping Bath this season as he welcomes back his senior players following the conclusion of the Six Nations Championship. The Australian head coach reckons his side can still hit new heights
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Scooters all set to ride
GAZETTE & HERALD: The shopmobility scooter scheme is back on track, with new operator Borough Parade being inundated with calls, from as far and wide as Frome and Cirencester. The two battery-operated scooters will be available to shoppers in Chippenham
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Battling the grey menace
If you're checking for any nasties in your greenhouse or cold frame over the winter months, one of the most common diseases which needs to be eradicated is grey mould, otherwise known as Botrytis. It appears on chrysanthemum petals, causes the core of
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Circus skills for pupils' arts week
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: PUPILS at a Chippenham school had a chance to show off their artistic flair during creative arts week. About 340 children at Ivy Lane Primary School took part in a range of activities including circus skills, music workshops and a visit
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Cut back now to bear fruit later
It's time for the kindest cut - so hunt out the pruning shears and get your garden in trim. As the weather starts to warm and spring is just around the corner, roses, and shrubs may need a prune. Most deciduous shrubs and trees should be starting to bud
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Eliminate drab days by putting colour back
Gardening is an all-the-year-around activity although you might not think it on the dark, damp and dreary days of mid-winter when all the gardeners in the district seem to be in hibernation. A survey by one of the big horticultural companies showed that
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You just cannot beat a good growing bag
Yet another letter this week from a gardener who has stopped buying peat. But this one was different. He says that he buys growing bags instead and boasts that they're full of wonderful peat, plus an enriching mixture of nutrients, and they're cheaper
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Teenage mum in bid for new home
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A YOUNG mum fears she could be forced to return to a caravan which does not have a toilet or running water unless she can find a new home in north Wiltshire. Police stepped in to help Katherine Applegate and her two-year-old daughter
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Gardens of eden in the city mood
Gardens in the city might mean a window box, courtyard or a teeny weeny entrance lawn to the front door but they are still a haven for those gardening enthusiasts. Anyone who has a small garden in a big city should take some advice from Matt James, presenter
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13-year-old pupil set alight in attack
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: TEACHERS in Chippenham are warning pupils about the dangers of playing with fire after a teenager was set alight on his way to school. A 13-year-old Hardenhuish School pupil has been expelled following an attack on a classmate in Hungerdown
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Smoothing the furrowed brow: Botox tested
TO Botox or not to Botox; that is the question.. Whether 'tis wiser to smooth your furrowed brow like Sir Cliff and Cher or to heed the cautionary tales from the anti-Botox lobby who warn against injecting a virulent toxin into your system..... was the
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Zola Powered
RHYS EVANS is battling to shake off a thigh injury ahead of Town's trip to Peterborough United but the keeper is confident that a mixture of Wiltshire wisdom and Premiership pampering will see him through. The 22-year-old has played 35 consecutive league
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Pupils sharpen their selling skills
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A TEAM of Corsham students became car salesmen and women last week as part of their A-level assessment. Corsham School sixth formers took part in role plays at Amethyst Honda, Chippenham to demonstrate they had grasped the finer points
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Teacher jailed for giving pupils drugs
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A SUPPLY teacher who dished out cannabis to his teenage pupils during drink and drug sessions at his Calne flat has been jailed for two years. Richard Gledhill, 44, was found out after the parents of one of his pupils became suspicious
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White signs up three for run-in
STEVE White has strengthened his squad ahead of tomorrow's local derby at home to Bath City with the signing of three new players, including a World Cup international. The Chippenham boss moved quickly on transfer deadline day to sign St Lucian international
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Result is a record
HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon Plc has announced record results for the financial year to December 31, 2003. Net pre-tax profits increased by 32 per cent to £352.5m (2002: £267.6m). "Our profits for the second half of 2003 were in excess of £200m," said chairman
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Firm asks 'How can we help?'
TRETHOWANS, one of Salisbury's oldest legal firms, has launched its new identity to coincide with the start of the new financial year. The re-branding project, undertaken in association with Swindon company Wheatley Associates, has focused on updating
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Profit hits £5.1b for first time
THE John Lewis Partnership, whose Waitrose division has supermarkets in Salisbury and Ringwood, has announced its results for the year ended January 31, 2004. Group sales were up eight per cent at £5.1b, exceeding £5b for the first time. Trading profit
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Long service award
A TROWBRIDGE man has received an award to mark his long service with aggregates firm Hanson. Matthew Blake, of Azalea Drive, Hayleaze, works as a mines supervisor for Hanson at Westwood mines, near Bradford on Avon part of Hanson Bath and Portland Stone
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Parents urged to ditch disposables
TWO Trowbridge mums are using Real Nappy Week to urge fellow parents to ditch disposable nappies and save money. Alex Purcell and Marilyn Adams, from Paxcroft Mead estate, set up their own internet company, Nappyness, selling washable nappies, in November
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Restaurant chef enjoys taste of success
A CHEF has been awarded a sought-after AA Rosette for his hotel restaurant. Mike Collom, 58, head chef at Widbrook Grange, Bradford on Avon, won the award after an AA inspection earlier this year. Mr Collom has been a chef for about 20 years, working
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First aid cadets help regular soldiers
Award-winning young lifesavers from Westbury will be transporting their skills to Morocco in August. Twelve youngsters and two adults from Westbury Army Cadet Force will be supporting regular military work in the north African state. The 28-strong group
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Over 40 years of life-saving work
A LONG-SERVING organiser of blood donor sessions has won a national prize in recognition of her hard work. Brenda Jones, of Fairview Farm, Westbury, has spent the past 40 years organising blood donations in the town. On Friday she was presented with a
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Melksham set for a riverside spectacle
THE riverside in Melksham will be brought to life at the weekend with a spring festival. The event, organised by Melksham First, aims to encourage a discussion of how the River Avon can be best used in the future, as well as providing entertainment. Nicki
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Villagers celebrate after 40-year wait
THE eagerly awaited Semington bypass has opened to traffic after a 40-year wait. Many villagers went along to cheer Wiltshire County Council chairman Jerry Willmott as he officially opened the £12m, 4km stretch of road on Friday. Cabinet member for highways
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Call to restrict HGVs
MORE than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for lorries to be banned from Melksham High Street. Campaigners are trying to force lorries over a certain weight to use the bypass rather than going through the town centre. Town councillor Colin
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Drive to build school for girls
A GROUP of Wiltshire fundraisers are determined to change the future for thousands of poor children in Bangladesh. Most girls in Bangladesh never receive any formal education and the Bangla-desh Female Academy hopes to give them the future they are at
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GP cover not yet confirmed
WEEKS of uncertainty about medical cover at Melksham Hospital have led to fears about its long-term future. West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust last week announced that GP cover for the wards had been agreed but it has since emerged that no contract has
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Three people perish in car crash
John Selway, who lost his life in the accident, with wife Claire and daughter BethanyA HEAD-ON collision near Melksham on Friday left three people dead, two children orphaned and another without a father. John Selway, 33, from Steeple Ashton, died at
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New High Sheriff
A NEW High Sheriff of Wiltshire was sworn in at a special ceremony held in Swindon yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel James Arkell is managing director of family firm, Arkell's Brewery, and has also had a long army career. He takes over from the outgoing High
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Sparrow sightings come top
COLLARED doves and wood pigeons have flown into the list of top 10 birds most likely to be seen in west Wiltshire's gardens. The results of the 25th Big Garden Birdwatch survey has shown sightings of collared doves have increased by 525 per cent since
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Six students earn degrees from OU
CHAMPAGNE corks are popping after mature students in west Wiltshire were awarded degrees from the Open University. The OU is a giant organisation with 171,549 undergraduate students and 22,660 postgraduate students on its books. Professor Brenda Gourley
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HOSPITAL FEATURE - Unsafe ward leads to hospital closure
BRADFORD: THE upstairs ward at Bradford on Avon Hospital has closed after an inspection found it was unsafe. The whole hospital has been temporarily closed to new admissions while patients from the seven-bed ward upstairs are moved downstairs to the nine-bed
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HOSPTIAL FEATURE - GP cover not yet confirmed
MELKSHAM: WEEKS of uncertainty about medical cover at Melksham Hospital have led to fears about its long-term future. West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust last week announced that GP cover for the wards had been agreed but it has since emerged that no contract
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Villagers celebrate after 40-year wait
THE eagerly awaited Semington bypass has opened to traffic after a 40-year wait. Many villagers went along to cheer Wiltshire County Council chairman Jerry Willmott as he officially opened the £12m, 4km stretch of road on Friday. Cabinet member for highways
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Watching your speed on the web
SPEEDING motorists will soon be able to watch a re-run of their driving offence on a new road safety website. The county's Safety Camera Partnership has commissioned a software company to develop a system where offenders can witness evidence of their
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Safe houses needed for youngsters
MORE than 100 children are thrown out of their homes in Wiltshire every year, according to a shocking new report. The report, published by The Children's Society also states that of these children one in five will be physically or sexually abused while
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Wedding fair attracts 1,000 guests
FUTURE brides and grooms ensured the Wiltshire Times wedding fair was an occasion to remember on Sunday. Almost 1,000 guests turned up at the Bowood Golf and Country Club to choose everything from dresses to flowers and browsed over 30 exhibitors' stalls
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Wiltshire Times is simply the best
THE Wiltshire Times has beaten top opposition to win a national competition. Your favourite local paper won the best paid-for weekly category at the annual Newsquest Editorial Awards on Tuesday. Judge Andrew Smith said: "Packed with news, logically and
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Now you can learn to play the Arsenal way
FORMER Arsenal midfielder Russell Milton is giving West Wiltshire youngsters a chance of improving their skills the Premiership way. Milton's Premier Sports Coaching School are running soccer courses at Bradford Town's ground from Monday to Wednesday
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We're on the way up says chairman
TROWBRIDGE Town are confident Woodmarsh will meet the requirements to stage Screwfix League football next season. After a visit from league officials last week the Wiltshire League club have been given a list of improvements needed on the ground before
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It's friends reunited for Bremhill derby
IT will seem like an old friends' re-union tomorrow when Calne Town entertain Larkhall Athletic and Kelvin Highmore believes this should make his work for the day easy. Former Calne Town boss Paul Rankin manages Larkhall and their team should include
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Clevedon United 4, Westbury United 2
WESTBURY United's season continued to fall apart around them on Saturday as they crashed to their ninth defeat in the last 10 games. United have gone from being title contenders to mid table mediocrity in the space of two months as their goal power has
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Trowbridge League
DIVISION One and Two title favourites North Bradley Saints and Broughton Gifford do battle tomorrow as they will do again in this season's Revolutions CafeBar-sponsored Knockout Cup final. After their thrilling 4-4 A and B Cup semi-final three weeks ago
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Chippenham Sunday League
BIDDESTONE Social are celebrating after winning promotion to the Premier Division of the Vanitec Computers-sponsored Chippenham Sunday League. A point from their 2-2 draw with Colerne was enough to clinch a place in the top flight next season, but whether
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It's been a fantastic season says Skidmore
BIDDESTONE leapfrogged Purton Reserves into third place on Saturday with a 3-0 home win over their Swindon opponents. They have recorded at least one victory over every side in the top six this season and manager Gary Skidmore believes his side should
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Kirky will settle for second place
NEIL Kirkpatrick has set his Trowbridge Town side a target of 13 points from a possible 33 to guarantee a top two finish in the Premier Division. After Tuesday night's comfortable 3-0 win at Warminster Town the Trowbridge boss insists the club's priority
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Players are fined and banned by county FA
THE following players and clubs have been fined and suspended by the Wiltshire FA discipline committee. Suspensions are to start on April 12. Lee Beavis, Sherston Town, fifth caution, seven days, £10; David Birch, Dynamo West End, giving a false name,
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Go to the top of the class
A GROUP of west Wiltshire youngsters will play against a team from the European champions AC Milan as part of an international tournament in Bulgaria next week. The nine boys will join nine players from the St Andrews Academy in Malta to form a squad
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Station is set up
A NEW headquarters has been set up to police the Warminster Garrison after a nationwide reorganisation by the Ministry of Defence. The new station set up by the MoD Police Area Policing Team opened on Salisbury Plain yesterday. The station consists of
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Pupils rise to the challenge
CHILDREN raised £250 for improvements to a school playground during a talent show on Thursday. Pupils from Codford Primary School organised and took part in the show after being challenged by teachers to hold a fundraising event. Debi Downing, headteacher
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Retail site may be sold off for housing
DEVELOPERS are close to sealing a deal to buy a retail site in Warminster and replace it with houses. Car firm Renrod owns the Costcutters shop, Murco petrol station and Toyota car showroom on Victoria Road and is talking with two companies hoping to
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Trowbridge GPs help rescue ward
DOCTORS from Trowbridge have been drafted in to rescue the threatened in-patient ward at Warminster Community Hospital. An agreement with 10 doctors at the Adcroft Surgery on Wednesday will allow the ward to reopen on April 26. The reprieve provides out
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Stomach bug turns out to be baby girl
A woman who feared she had caught the Center Parcs bug had the surprise of her life when she gave birth to a baby girl. Xanthe Dunford, of Thornhill Road, Warminster, spent the past nine months unaware she was pregnant until she rushed to The Avenue surgery
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Stomach bug turns out to be baby girl
A woman who feared she had caught the Center Parcs bug had the surprise of her life when she gave birth to a baby girl. Xanthe Dunford, of Thornhill Road, Warminster, spent the past nine months unaware she was pregnant until she rushed to The Avenue surgery
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Restaurant chef enjoys taste of success
A CHEF has been awarded a sought-after AA Rosette for his hotel restaurant. Mike Collom, 58, head chef at Widbrook Grange, Bradford on Avon, won the award after an AA inspection earlier this year. Mr Collom has been a chef for about 20 years, working
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Secret walled garden gets organic status
A SECRET garden in Bradford on Avon has gone organic, producing food for the Woolley Grange Hotel. Green-fingered Lucie Scott has spent three years taming the ancient walled garden at Woolley Grange and on Monday the Soil Association will grant the site
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Talks about town's past
BRADFORD ON AVON'S past is being brought to life in a series of talks at the town library. The talks are aimed at history lovers and starts on Wednesday with a talk by Wiltshire County Council museums officer Paul Connell on old photographs of the town
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Plans for first beer festival
REAL ale and dray horses will be among the attractions at Bradford on Avon Rugby Club when it holds its first Beer Festival at the new clubhouse in Winsley next month. Irish band The Free Spirit will perform at the event as well as two modern bands, Sultana
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Double the fun at party
MEMBERS of the German twinning association in Bradford on Avon are planning a big celebration for its 35th anniversary in August. Around 50 people from Bradford's twin town Norden, in north west Germany, will be staying in Bradford to commemorate the
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Boy gashes leg on stoney pitch
THE parents of a six-year-old boy who needed 15 stitches after gashing his leg on a stone-ridden pitch believe the lack of sporting facilities for youngsters is to blame. Luke Mitchell needed hospital treatment to a gaping wound on his knee after falling
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Unsafe ward leads to hospital closure
THE upstairs ward at Bradford on Avon Hospital has closed after an inspection found it was unsafe. The whole hospital has been temporarily closed to new admissions while patients from the seven-bed ward upstairs are moved downstairs to the nine-bed ward
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Timetable changes
OVER 150 parents turned out to quiz Bradford on Avon headteacher James Colquhoun on plans for sweeping changes to his school timetable. At the meeting on Tuesday Mr Colquhoun, who has been headteacher at St Laurence School since January, outlined proposals
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CINEMA - Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (PG)
THE sound of tinkling cash registers that accompanied the first live action transformation of cartoon legend Scooby Doo always ensured that a sequel would appear quicker than a ghost at a deserted coal mine. And sure enough Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
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CINEMA - The Cat in the Hat (PG)
The Cat in the Hat (PG) is based on a legendary Dr Seuss book and it is not hard to see why it was chosen as a vehicle for comedian Mike Myers. The Grinch, based on another Dr Seuss tale, made a mint and spawned an awesomely profitable merchandising industry
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Each day is similar
Ref. 29785-67WRVS FEATURE: Raymond Smith, 91, counts himself fortunate that he is able to leave his home occasionally. "I get so browned off being in the flat on my own that I go out shopping or for a walk," he said. He moved to Swindon six years ago
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High winds spoil the fun onfirst day
AFTER weeks of anticipation, well over 100 anglers turned out at Chew Valley Lake and the Barrows for the new trout fishing season, but they had to contend with the worst weather for many years in the following days with strong south west winds. On opening
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School logs on to excellence!
Ref. 29792-55GREENDOWN School has become one of only a handful of schools in the south west to be awarded Microsoft IT Academy status. But now the school has a bigger goal to become a centre of excellence for maths and computing. As of next month, the
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999 driver 'could not find hospital'
Ref. 29800-9Family distraught as ambulance driver carrying 85-year-old stroke victim doesn't know the way to Swindon's hospital. A PENSIONER says she had to lead the way for an ambulance carrying her stroke victim mother after the driver got lost between
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It's granted for Devizes
Devizes has become one of the first rugby clubs in the country to receive an award from the Rugby Football Union's Community Club Development Programme. The grant a collaboration between the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, Sport England and
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Warren to wing in for Malta again
SWINDON school teacher Nick Warren is celebrating after earning another call-up to Malta's national team. Wing Warren, earned his first Maltese caps last year, as the side claimed the FIRA European Championship Division Three Pool B crown. And despite
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Classes enhanced by interactive boards
HI-TECH whiteboards are giving children at West Ashton Primary School a new learning experience. Parents raised £5,000 towards three new interactive boards for classrooms. Denise Mitten, from the school, said: "We have one for each class and for a school
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New caf for The Shires
WORK has started on a new caf in Trowbridge. The Boswell Group is to open its latest store in The Shires shopping precinct after shop fitters moved onto the site of the former Chapel restaurant last week. The unit has been vacant since Mountstevens moved
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Children on the route to safety
CHILDREN from across Wiltshire grabbed their pens and pencils to take part in a poster competition designed to increase awareness of safety on the roads. Dozens of children from 12 schools and groups across Trowbridge entered the competition, organised
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Two jailed after vicious attack
A MOMENT of madness has left a promising Trowbridge sailor facing up to a career in tatters after he was jailed for a vicious night-time attack on a partygoer. Paul Vennell flew back from HMS Gloucester, which is en route to the Gulf, to be sentenced
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Rugby club to tackle canal walk
RUGBY players, youngsters and other fundraisers will be putting on their walking shoes this weekend to help a young girl. Players from Trowbridge Rugby Club will be among those walking from the town, along the Kennet and Avon canal, to Avoncliff on Sunday
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100th birthdays for two grand ladies
FloraIF the theory of women living longer than men is to be believed, two women from Trowbridge have shown they are living proof with both celebrating their 100th birthday this week. Edith Fryer celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday with a lunch
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Group receives £40,000
SUPPORTERS of an Alzheimer's charity in Trowbridge have celebrated receiving £40,000 of Lottery funding. At a formal presentation at Bridge House last week, staff and members of the Alzheimer's Support Group West Wiltshire were given a cheque for £39,979
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Bassett boss Pete hoping for a repeat
Wootton Bassett boss Pete Yeardley was delighted with his side's midweek victory at Henley, and is looking for a repeat of that showing against Bicester this weekend. He said: "We have won two of our last three games now and playing with more confidence
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Godley hopes to make Mark
MARK Godley is making no rash promises after confirming his return to football with Screwfix Direct Western League Premier Division Devizes Town. Godley will take over the Nursteed Road reins in the summer, bringing Wiltshire football stalwart John Freegard
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No doom and gloom at Cirencester
THERE'S no doom and gloom at Cirencester Town despite a run of three successive defeats that has dropped them onto the fringes of the Dr Martens Western DIvision title picture. Losses to Halesowen, Sutton Coldfield and Gloucester City have taken the steam
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Triple boost as 'big one' looms
STEVE White has added three new faces to his Chippenham Town squad ahead of tomorrow's huge Dr Martens Premier Division derby against local rivals Bath City (3pm). White has landed goalkeeper Ken Scrivens from Paulton Rovers as backup to regular no 1
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MP gallops in to prevent export of live horses
NORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray took to the saddle to protest against the export of live horses. The shadow Rural Affairs Minister rode across London to Parliament to take part in a debate on the issue. Mr Gray, who is the president of the Association Of
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Teacher loses tribunal battle
A PRIMARY school teacher has failed in her bid to sue her employers after she claimed she was forced to resign when told she could not work part-time after having a baby. Ruth Wright, 34, wanted to reduce her full-time hours at Drove Primary School in
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Families are wanted to help plant new pond habitat
A pond planting day will take place tomorrow at Tydeman Street Nature Reserve. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and the Great Western Community Forest have been working together with Thames Water, the Environment Agency and the local community to improve the
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Riders to protest on Ridgeway
TRAIL bikers are planning a peaceful protest on the Ridgeway to take a stand against the banning of motor vehicles on the path in winter. Two weeks ago, Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael announced the seasonal ban, which is being supported by all six
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Streetwise youngsters star in quiz
NEW College students have proved they are far from green when it comes to consumer issues. A team from the college came fourth in the recent Young Consumer of the Year competition. Four students answered questions on consumer rights, safety, finance and
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Tune in to Radio RAF Lyneham
RAF Lyneham has become the first British forces base to have its own radio station. Called Radio Lyneham, the radio station provides news, entertain-ment and music for base personnel. Squadron Leader Jez Nash, the officer who commands the Community Communications
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Headteacher calls it a day
Ref. 29755-25KEITH Cozens has said goodbye to Even Swindon Junior School after 20 happy years at the helm. The 54-year-old headteacher has retired to spend more time exploring the countryside and writing poetry. He is also intending to help out in a Somerset
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Pub is licensed...for weddings
Ref. 29765-20A BRIDEGROOM-TO-BE who has worked for Arkell's Brewery for 25 years has found the perfect place to say 'I do'. Phil Mercer and Liz Marshall will be the first couple to marry at the Tawny Owl pub in Taw Hill the only pub in Swindon to have
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We've won the cups!
Ref. 29782-10Sisters Georgina and Brittany Riggs are following in the artistic footsteps of their grandmother Maureen Cockram. Budding pianists Georgina, 11, and Brittany nine, from Greenbridge, also enjoy ballet and tap dancing, a gift they inherit from
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More war memories are wanted
AN author commissioned to write a booklet about the role of Down Ampney airfield has had a good response in his request for memories of the area in wartime. Geoff Simpson, 57, who lives in Cheshire, has been commissioned by the Co-Operative Group, which
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Police in hunt for new clues
Ref. 29799-22DETECTIVES were out on the streets of Toothill last night searching for clues to help them catch a man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl. The attack happened two weeks ago and last night a group of police officers was speaking to
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Fears over care home closures
SWINDON could face a shortage of care places if the council decides to close two homes next week. That is the view of public sector workers' union Unison, which represents staff at the homes. Earlier this week council officials ended months of speculation
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Were you fooled by our roundabout ruse?
WELL done to those readers who spotted our April Fool gag about the Magic Round-about yesterday. There are in fact no plans to get the roundabout listed as a World Heritage Site. Our thanks go to Swindon's mayor Derek Benfield for playing along with the
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We're not finished yet, says skipper
TROWBRIDGE'S Dorset and Wilts Vase final triumph on Saturday sparked off jubilant scenes, but captain Barry Coombs insists the season is far from over. With his side challenging for a fourth position finish in their first season in the Southern Counties
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Trowbridge 16, Swindon 15
TROWBRIDGE survived a late scare at Devizes on Saturday to pick up the Dorset and Wilts Vase for the first time since 1996. The team almost missed out on the chance to get their hands on the silverware though, as officials raced back to Dorset to collect
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You will not find any apathy in our village
I AM sorry that David Thomas fears for the parish of Chiseldon (Group slams the apathy of villagers, EA March 25). When other people fail to support something you feel strongly about and have worked hard for it is natural to feel angry and upset, I do
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Make way for borderline beauty in the lawn
In one of the most eloquent letters in my postbag over the past few months, Martine Garbacz says it breaks her heart to see that almost all the huge gardens in the street where she lives are laid down to grass. "Flower borders are beautiful and attract
