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Corsham Town 2 Welton Rovers 2
JASON Hughes equalised six minutes into stoppage time as Welton came from two goals down to extend Corsham's winless run to five games on Tuesday night. Hughes' second half own goal had put Corsham 2-0 up after Simon Gray's early opener, but the Rovers
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Sloan strikes twice to give Devizes the edge
Devizes 4 Radstock 2 A goal on the stroke of half time and another 12 minutes from time from Dan Sloan helped Devizes to a comfortable win against their Somerset opposition this evening. After Saturday's lacklustre performance, which was enough
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Plea for help with missing money
Wiltshire Police are appealing for help with the identification of a couple they would like to speak to following an allegation of theft in Marlborough. A local woman went into Barclay's Bank in Marlborough High Street, on Friday, August the 24th,
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Malmesbury Victoria 3 Bromham 1
Wiltshire Senior Cup CONFIDENT Tommy Dryden has tipped his resurgent Malmesbury Victoria side to rediscover their form. They host Clanfield in the Hellenic League Division One West on Saturday and the manager is delighted he can finally select a
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Balcombe jury sent home
The jury in the Balcombe case were sent home at 4pm today having failed to return a verdict. Judge Wynne-Williams told the jurors they had been sitting for five hours and added: "That is enough for one day." The jury has to decide whether Peter Balcombe
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Bromam falls at last hurdle
The village of Bromham failed today to be named the best in the country. Parish councillors travelled to London for the final of the Calor Village Of The Year for England contest. They were one of five villages competing for the title but Bromham was
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Brevett mystified by takeover collapse
Rufus Brevett has refused to say why takeover talks between Best Holdings and Swindon Town collapsed. The former QPR and Oxford United defender was brought on board by potential Town chairman Jim Little as sporting director, but declined to elaborate
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Swindon talks go on with new investor
Swindon Town director Bob Holt said the club is already in negotiations with another interested party who want to invest in it. The Robins announced today the deal with Portuguese consortium Best Holdings had collapsed and they had already entered in
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Swindon Town takeover deal colllapses
Swindon Town's proposed takeover deal by Portugese company BEST Holdings has collaspses but the club says another buyer has already moved into the frame. The club has just released this statement. "The club acknowledges the concerns of its supporters
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Swindon Town takeover deal collapses
Swindon Town's proposed takeover deal by Portugese company BEST Holdings has collaspses but the club says another buyer has alreday moved into the frame. The club has just released this statement. "The club acknowledges the concerns of its supporters
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Friends held Sam's hand after fatal accident
Eleven-year-old schoolboy Sam O'Dell died as a result of a tragic accident on Hardenhuish Lane, an inquest has heard. The Corham School pupil was heading out to play in the woods with two friends when he was struck by a van and killed. The inquest
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Clifton U13 19 Chippenham U13 0
Chippenham travelled to Cleve expecting a tough match and that is exactly what they encountered. As anticipated, Cleve were well drilled and well disciplined and during the first half, Chippenham struggled to contain their back row who shipped the ball
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Chippenham U14 38 Bradford On Avon U14 0
Wiltshire Cup From the outset, the Chippenham forwards dominated the opposition. Ed SUttle scored the first try, the first of two, in the opening five minutes and this was to set the pace for the rest of the game. Oli Phipps scored a runaway try
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Yatton U15 0 Chippenham U15 65
Bristol Combination Cup Chippenham's U15 squad had a busy cup weekend, playing two games simultaneously and winning them both. This was a very one-sided affair but the game was played in a good spirit by both teams. Chippenham's pre-match talk
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Car thief walks free
A prolific thief who broke his anti-social behaviour order three times by breaking into cars has walked free from court. David Coutts was caught smashing his way into a vehicle which had been wired up with covert cameras in a police sting in a town
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Chippenham minis at Salisbury
U12 Chippenham's U12s travelled to the Salisbury Festival hoping to improve on their performance of the previous week where they finished runners-up in the Wootton Bassett Festival. Making a good start in their first game against Sherbourne, Chippenham
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Accidental verdict on schoolboy's death
A coroner has today returned a verdict of accidental death on Corsham schoolboy Sam O'Dell who died crossing the road in Chippenham. He is also going to recommend Wiltshire County Council consider introducing a 20 mph speed limit in Hardenhuish Lane
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Havant 27 Chippenham 10
EDF Energy Vase 2nd round Chippenham's EDF Vase campaign ended as soon as it began after being beaten on Saturday. Havant were new territority to the visitors but despite the final scoreline, Chippenham did not disgrace themselves. Andy Wood playing
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House blaze arsonist in court
A man accused of setting fire to the family home has been remanded in custody by a judge at Swindon Crown Court. Lawrie Osbourne is said to have started the blaze at Littleworth, Pewsey, in the early hours of Thursday October 4. The 27-year-old
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Judges final words to jury
In his final summing up before sending the jury out to consider their verdict in the Peter Balcombe murder trial, Mr Justice Wynne-Williams told them that after strangling his wife the defendant did nothing to try and revive her. "He did nothing, from
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Drivers nabbed by police operation
Wiltshire Police conducted an operation monitoring traffic with automatic number-plate recognition equipment on Thursday 11 October which resulted in a number of arrests and vehicle seizures. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) equipment scans
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Malmesbury 24 Cricklade 31
With no league matches scheduled Malmesbury took on Cricklade in a friendly match at The Worthies on Saturday. Malmesbury found themselves short due to the illness of a couple of players, So Simon Howse and Lee Douglas donned Malmesbury Colours for
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Devizes U16 43 Wootton Bassett U16 14
Rod Brown's young Saddlebacks held on for a victory over a Wottoon Bassett a side they had never beaten. Devizes showed their intent from the start with the forwards swarming over their Bassett counter-parts from the first kick. The Saddlebacks pack
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Cooper Avon Tyres U13/14 34 Minety U13/14 31
Melksham's Cooper Avon Tyres finished strongly to edge out Minety at the last in this closely-fought fixture. After their excellent performance against Fairford last week, Minety's combined U13/14 team were very confident as they visited Cooper Avon
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Corsham 3 Avonmouth OB 31
EDF Energy Vase Corsham were made to pay for a lack of concentration as they were dumped out of the EDF Energy Vase. The home side lost their way in the third quarter of the game as they conceded three successive tries to their high-riding Western
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Jury out in murder trial
FORTY-SEVEN-year-old Peter Balcombe looked on intently as Mr Justice Wynne-Williams gave his final summing up at Bristol Crown Court this morning. The judge took an hour to sum up pertinent aspects of the case for the jury of eight men and four women
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Pete swings at Mop Fair
POP star Pete Doherty's stay in Marlborough has coincided with a significant period in his life. The Babyshambles lead singer/songwriter revealed last week he has been off hard drugs for the longest period in eight years and has been reconciled with
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Revellers rescued from Mop Fair ride
UP to a dozen revellers had to be rescued by step ladder from one of the fairground rides at the Mop Fair in Marlborough on Saturday night. The ride ground to a halt shortly after 8pm, stranding the customers aboard 12ft above the ground. Some were
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Shed and trees destroyed in fire
A fire engine from Pewsey was called to put out a shed fire at Avon Square, Upavon, shortly after 9pm on Monday night. As well as the shed, a line of conifer trees was destroyed.
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Chemical scare teenager in court
THE teenager at the centre of June's chemical scare in Wootton Bassett will appear before Swindon Crown Court next week. Thomas Cowley, 19, of Queen's Road, was brought before Chippenham Magistrates' Court on Monday, charged with offences under the Explosive
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Badgers 1 Wootton Bassett Ladies 3rd 4
Bassett started strongly with two goals from Abi Iles and Jenny Jones in the first 15 minutes. They saw the half out with some strong defending, soaking up the Badgers' pressure. The second half started with a third Bassett goal, when Abi Iles beat
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Hereford Ladies 2 Wootton Bassett Ladies 2nd 2
Bassett were 2-1 to the good at half time with two goals from Sammy Jennings. However, they couldn't maintain their lead in a tough second half and the match finished as a draw. Next week Bassett face a friendly against Swindon, at 11.30 am at the
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Wootton Bassett Ladies 0 East Glos 3
Bassett were rocked early on by an injury to Sammy Field. Moments later they went a goal behind in Saturday's friendly. East Glos took control of the game in the second half and added a further two goals to their tally. Next week Bassett play Lansdown
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Wootton Bassett 2nd 9 Bath Buccs I 0
Wilts & NE Somerset Two Bassett finally realised the promise they have shown in recent weeks and easily despatched the league leaders. Bassett went straight on the attack in this match and quickly found themselves in the lead. The trend continued
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Mendip 1 Wootton Bassett 2
Wilts & NE Somerset One Wootton Bassett continued their unbeaten start to the season in with an important away win over Mendip on Saturday. After the Somerset side's impressive unbeaten run at the end of the last season, this was always going to
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Melksham Ladies 3 Chippenham Ladies 4th 2
Despite managing to lose their way to the match, Chippenham's fourth team made sure that they found their way round the pitch. But they did have to recover quite rapidly after an early goal from the home side. Sprinting with speed, Chippenham's Emily
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Chippenham Ladies 3rd 10 Frys 3rd 1
A very determined Chippenham third team maintained their position at the top of the league with a 10-1 demolition of Frys on Saturday. With a largely unchanged lineup, despite losing captain Cara Smith during the week and Katie Roberts at the last minute
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Swindon A 1 Chippenham Mens 2nd 1
Chippenham's second team started in an confident mood after a good win the previous week. Playing a largely unchanged side from last week, apart from Courtney replacing Gubbs and John Haines starting as substitute, Chippenham felt fairly sure that they
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Chippenham 4 Team Bath Buccs D 2
Premier Two Chippenham Mens first team notched up their first win of the current season with an excellent team performance. The first goal of the game came when the short corner strike from Nigel Stonham found Morris at the far post. He deflected
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Devizes 3 Exeter University A 3
Premier Two Devizes dropped their first points of the season to leave manger Andrew Smart upset with the performance. The Moonraker men were held to a 3-3 draw by a resilient Exeter University side on Saturday and, such are their high standards, were
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Camilla visits grandchild
It was one engagement that the Duchess of Cornwall was delighted to fit into her busy diary. Two days after the birth of her first grandchild, Camilla, who has a home near Corsham, arrived at the home of her son Tom Parker Bowles yesterday to see baby
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Food bank boost for needy
PEOPLE who have fallen on hard times and literally don't have the money to buy food now have a lifeline. A food bank has been set up in Kennet to help people in need. Churches in Devizes and surrounding villages saw the need for a food bank and it was
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Appeal from poppy day organisers
POPPY Appeal organisers are appealing to the public to support the campaign to raise money to help service people and their families. In Wiltshire the Royal British Legion (RBL) raised £377,218 from the Poppy Appeal last year. Nationally the appeal raised
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Pre-ordering
There are a load of Christmas menus around now. A lot of them urge you to "pre-order" your meal. What does that mean? When you order a meal, you do that in advance of getting your grub - it's one of the preliminary stages. So what's the point of adding
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Miracle tot's birthday bash
MIRACLE tot Hayden Hulbert has celebrated his first birthday on Saturday despite doctors warnings he wouldn't live this long. His mum Christine was told that her son, who suffers from a rare genetic disease, should have been stillborn after doctors discovered
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Big Ted enjoys his day out
TED'S Big Day Out swept across Wiltshire on Friday-raising lots of money for the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Schools, nurseries and places of work all took part in a teddy related activity to raise desperately needed funds for a new premature
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Top trainer unveils autumn line-up
Racing fans could do worse than take heed of some wise words from champion trainer Paul Nicholls who paraded some of his stable's stars, together with some talented types to keep an eye on in the future, at a recent press day at his Ditcheat base in Somerset
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Little campaigner helps charity cause
BRAVE little Lauren Booth has been campaigning with her mum to raise awareness of the disease that nearly killed her. Lauren, 6, of Haydock Close, Chippenham, was only six weeks old when she contracted the potentially lethal group B strain of Meningitis
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Michael's back in business
Daredevil BMX bike-riding teenager Michael Wells' life changed for ever the day he attempted a difficult jump and landed badly, breaking his back. But two years on, through a project funded by Wiltshire County Council, national employment charity Shaw
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New date for nightclub licence hearing
A new date has been set for the licence review of troubled nightclub Angelo's. The Fleet Street club could lose its licence after it was at the root of more than 100 calls to the police this year - including one report of a large-scale fight with knives
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Corr set for return
Barry Corr is set for a return to action this afternoon as his battle against a troublesome back injury finally looks to be at an end. The Town striker is yet to make an appearance for the club, after making an initial loan spell permanent in the summer
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Town fans plan Magic Roundabout protest
Angry Swindon Town fans are set to hijack the Magic Roundabout in protest at their club's financial crisis. More than 200 fans heard proposals for a series of demonstrations of supporters' disquiet at the protracted takeoverat a TrustSTFC meeting at
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Fed-up coach ready to wield the axe
Swindon Wildcats coach Peter Russell says he is ready to make changes to the Swindon Wildcats playing roster by placing several members of his team "on notice.'' Russell has taken the step, against the unnamed players, in a bid to revitalise the Cats
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Disapointment for Walcot
BOXING: There was double disappointment for Walcot ABC at the Western Counties Junior Novice Championship in Exmouth, where both their young boxers met with defeat. Sixteen-year-old Owen Gallagher appeared to have landed with enough scoring shots during
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Howell heads for Portugal
Golfer David Howell has vowed never again to take good golf for granted as he continues his quest to rediscover the old magic in Portugal this week. The man from Broome Manor joins a host of European Tour stars for the Portuguese Masters at the Oceânico
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Reading Racers 38 Swindon Robins 54
Swindon Robins cruised into their first-ever Knockout Cup final in the top flight with an emphatic second leg victory at Reading last night. As expected, they easily took the honours with a 54-38 success to win overall by the massive margin of 34 points
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Sonics off to a good start
BASKETBALL: Swindon Sonics opened their National League season with a hard-fought 75-67 victory away to UWIC Archers in Cardiff on Saturday. Sonics included new signings Oliver Sauer, Apollo Gayle and David Garcia in their squad and the team took time
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98-year-old choirboy still going strong
Veteran choirboy Arthur Done is still in full voice 90 years after he first started singing. The 98-year-old's mother took him along to his first choir rehearsal she hoped it would be a long-term commitment. Nine decades later his voice is still ringing
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Have a go gran stops thief
Have a go gran Joan Heath, 73, stopped a young thief stealing a sat nav from a coach. Mrs Heath, of Stratton, blocked the 16-year-old thief's path and kept him prisoner until police arrived. The youth ran onto the coach bound for Bournemouth and was
