Saturday Goatacre v Redmarley (home): P Turner (c), R Turner, Ad Iles, K Iles, Jif Wilkins, J Wilkins, E Wilkins, S Parish, S Gee, R Heer, S Ferris. Goatacre 2nd v Redmarley 2nd (away): R Du Boulay (c), M Du Boulay, N Brown, An Iles, M Heath, P Curtis
West of England Premier League Premier 1: Taunton St Andrews v Thornbury; Corsham v Downend; Frenchay v Keynsham; Bath v Optimists & Clifton; Taunton v Cheltenham. Premier 2: Glastonbury v Lansdown; Chippenham v Weston s Mare; Old Bristolians/Westbury
Marlborough host Swindon this weekend in what will be a first for both clubs. This is the first season that the clubs have ever played each other at any level in a Saturday league game. After last weekend's washout, both sides will be looking to get their
12963/2More than 30 children who took part in a cycling proficiency scheme run by Pewsey police have been presented with certificates. The children, mainly from Pewsey but from as far away as Marlborough and Devizes, took part in cycle training during
FOUR young motorcyclists could have their bikes seized as part of a police crackdown on illegal riding in the Westbury area. Officers are using new legislation to tackle illegal off-road riders who have been wreaking havoc for walkers and nearby homeowners
HAIRDRESSER Steph Gerrish has beaten off competition from nearly 400 Toni and Guy salons worldwide to be crowned the company's top colourist. The 21-year-old from Leighton Park North, Westbury, picked up her trophy on Sunday at London's Grosvenor Hotel
CARS are parking illegally in Westbury's Market Place because an old traffic order has not been revoked. The order, which prohibits parking on Fridays, stems from the time Westbury had a weekly market on that day, but despite its demise the ban is still
FRAUDSTERS posing as government enforcement agencies are targeting small businesses in Wiltshire. Letters demanding registration payments of up to £249 have been sent to small businesses from firms claiming to regulate Health and Safety legislation. The
28226HECTOR the retriever paid a visit to Westbury Infants School on Friday to show off his doggy skills. The talented pooch is one of 70 trained by charity Canine Partners, which helps transform the lives of disabled people. The dogs are taught to respond
RECRUITMENT consultant Dan Keates has won more than £1,000 in an employment tribunal he fought against the employment agency he used to work for. The 26-year-old from Timor Road, Westbury, was awarded the money at a tribunal in Bristol on Friday at which
WESTBURY'S famous landmark the White Horse has once again become a grey mare in urgent need of a good grooming. Mayor Horace Prickett is leading calls for English Heritage, which owns the site, to restore the White Horse to its former colour. Despite
Trish Carpenter with James Martin and the White Horse pictureWHEN you travel thousands of miles on your holidays to escape your everyday life the last thing you expect to find is a glaring reminder of home. For Westbury couple Trish and Stuart Carpenter
A NEW business park for Melksham was expected to be given the go-ahead by planners last night, despite objections from residents and the town council. People living near the proposed Upside Business Park at Bath Road fear the development could make existing
A MELKSHAM man has been jailed for four months after wading into a fight to help a friend he mistakenly thought was being attacked. Nicholas Saczak, 21, of Bowmans Court, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm after an incident outside
CHILDREN at a Melksham School raised over £300 in just an hour at their May fair on Friday. Pupils at Seend School did most of the organisation for the event themselves and thought of ideas for games, including a treasure hunt, marbles and lucky dips.
28229THE official birthday celebrations for the Wiltshire Times 150th Birthday was celebrated on Friday with a party at Chicago Rock for a group of children and their parents from the Queensway Chapel Family Centre in Melksham. The toddlers tucked into
28241/1FIREfighters had to be called in to deal with a potential explosion on a blazing asphalt lorry in Melksham at the weekend. The brigade was called to Weavers Croft just before 1pm on Sunday after a report of a lorry on fire. They discovered a fire
As a former pupil at the John of Gaunt, I am shocked and disgusted by your treatment of the 'Mr Atkinson' story. He was a good teacher and surely is entitled to a private life. Is it not more disturbing that it was a student who initiated the whole thing
I am writing to express my utter disgust at your treatment of Mr Atkinson of John of Gaunt School (Wiltshire Times May 7), and your editorial in which you attempt to justify printing the website pictures of him as being in the public interest. I would
I AM saddened and appalled at the front page news of the last edition of the Wiltshire Times. Saddened by the fact that this has happened and that Mr Atkinson felt the need to go to these lengths. Appalled at the reaction this has evoked. Why was it in
BUS users have won the day after company bosses agreed to take on customer recommendations for improving the service. Managers at the Wilts & Dorset Bus Company asked for feedback from customers last year on how to increase efficiency of the service
GLOBE-TROTTING teachers from Wiltshire have returned home after a fact-finding mission in Africa and the Pacific Ocean. The 18 teachers spent almost three months in New Zealand and Zambia to develop links with schools and look at the way creativity is
WEST Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison is calling on the Government to set a firm date for improving household energy efficiency. Dr Murrison has lent his support to a House of Commons motion, which will help prevent cold-related deaths in the winter. Energy
PEOPLE in Wiltshire are being invited to give their views on mental health care in the county. The Avon and Wilts Patient and Public Involvement in Health Forum will be holding its next meeting at the Rose Green Sport and Leisure Centre, Gordon Road,
Wiltshire Times photographer Trevor Porter travelled to Spain to watch the latest round of the Grand Prix live and bumped into several racing fans from around west Wiltshire. Thousands of Formula One enthusiasts travelled to Barcelona at the weekend to
FORMER Wiltshire Times photographer John Templeton has been dodging bullets and grenades to film live pictures from war-torn Iraq. Working for five US national news broadcasters, the freelance cameraman has just left Fallujah where he and 150 marines
SPEED checks at accident blackspots have cut down road deaths by 74 per cent. Figures released by the Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership Safety Camera Unit show the number of deaths has fallen as more speed cameras have been set up. Last year
A threatened rail service from west Wiltshire to London Waterloo is officially secure with a new version of the service launching later this month. The Wiltshire Times Save Our Train campaign was supported by thousands of rail passengers from Warminster
Stephen GolledgeAMID hospital ward closures and the funding crisis hitting health services, the West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust agreed to answer questions posed by Wiltshire Times readers. Reporter Matt Wilkinson put the questions to acting chief executive
A PARENT of a schoolboy with autism has found a sporting way to thank teachers and pupils. Mum Carol Owen nominated The Minster Primary School in Warminster for the competition to supply a football kit run by the Wiltshire Times. Bosses at Little Chef
EXTRA volunteers are needed for a new specialist cancer advisory unit for Warminster. The new Cancer Information and Support Service (CISS) centre will open at Warminster Library in July. As part of Adult Learning Week, centre manager Lorraine Painter
SUPERMARKET bosses closing down community post offices have been labelled arrogant and shoppers have been urged to boycott Tesco stores. The supermarket chain is closing post offices in Brook Road, Trowbridge, and Broadway, Warminster, after purchasing
15140/4A TWO-and-a-half year wait for a new play area has finally ended for schoolchildren in Codford. The former playground at Codford Primary School was condemned on health and safety grounds, leaving children with nowhere to go. On Friday youngsters
MEMBERS of Bradford on Avon Rotary Club raised more than £2,000 for a children's charity with a golfing event on Thursday. The club's 10th anniversary golf day was held at Cumberwell Park Golf Club when more than 100 rotarians had a round of golf and
RESIDENTS have written letters outlining their hopes and aspirations for the redevelopment of the derelict Kingston Mill site in the heart of Bradford on Avon. Around 60 groups and individuals wrote to the Prince's Foundation making clear what they want
GREEN householders in parts of Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon have been denied access to a west Wiltshire-wide kerbside recycling scheme because of a lack of narrow collection trucks. Delays in ordering the smaller 7.5 tonne trucks have meant people
PLANS are under way to build a 8ft fence around the perimeter of St Laurence School, Bradford on Avon, to tighten security. Headteacher James Colquhoun has told parents of his plan to fill several of the gaps around the school with the fence to protect
THE final moments of a 23-year-old music fan who drowned in the River Avon at Bradford after leaving a concert remain shrouded in mystery. Coroner Richard van Oppen recorded an open verdict into the death of John Paul Francis at a hearing in Salisbury
AFTER reading your article on May 7 about the lady who waited 24 hours for an ambulance my dad and I would like to tell you about my mum Lilian Readion. On November 27 my mum, who had cancer which caused a broken leg, had to wait eight hours for an ambulance
I regret to say that in Cllr Scott and Wiltshire County Council County Council cabinet's recent communication, they have ignored the following important points: Every WCC survey of the relocation of the Record Office, all showing Trowbridge was the preferred
Can I publicly record just how strongly I agree with the sentiments of F. Toner's letter "Residents let down by council" concerning the drug rehabilitation house in Bradford Road, Trowbridge, in last week's Wiltshire Times. Over the past two weeks, similar
MAY 24, BATH: ONE of Europe's leading Baroque orchestras, The English Concert will be giving a rare performance in Bath this month. The orchestra will be performing the choral extravaganza, Missa Christi Resurgensis in the beautiful surroundings of Bath
Having read through some of the readers letters it is nice to know that some people do acknowledge that common sense is more of a factor in making roads safer than sticking camera's and speed humps up everywhere. The fact that this wonderful safety camera
The forecast is for hot, sunny weather so what better time to head to Brighton in time for the Robins' away leg match. KEVIN SHOESMITH looks at what fans can expect A 1,000-STRONG red army will invade the seaside resort of Brighton next week, hoping to
A DRUG addict mugger who attacked a woman has been told he may escape a jail term. Karl Telfer knocked his victim to the ground and pulled her along by her handbag as he tried to snatch it. But after hearing how he carried out the attempted robbery minutes
Ref. 30437-5TWO budding schoolgirl actresses have scooped gold at a drama festival even though it was their first time on stage. Ellie Pearce, 12, and Cheryl Loxton, 13, took part in the Cheltenham Dance, Drama and Music Festival last Sunday and came
BROWNIES in Trowbridge celebrated their 80th anniversary in style by holding a pageant to commemorate the historic milestone. Up to 150 people, made-up of ex-leaders, ex-brownies, dignitaries and families, gathered at St James' Parish Centre on May 1
A Trowbridge teenager faces the prospect of a jail term after pleading guilty to dangerous driving. Richard Watts admitted the offence which took place on Bond Street and Frome Road, Trowbridge on January 23. The 19-year-old also admitted having no insurance
GREEN householders in parts of Trowbridge and Bradford on Avon have been denied access to a west Wiltshire-wide kerbside recycling scheme because of a lack of narrow collection trucks. Delays in ordering the smaller 7.5 tonne trucks have meant people
28237YOUNG gymnasts from Trowbridge literally flew through the air to raise money for their club with a sponsored somersault on Saturday. Students from West Wilts Esprit gym club did continuous somersaults leaping up from a trampette, while the youngest
HUMAN sacrifice and Viking burials will launch an exhibition of death at Trowbridge museum next weekend. Wulfrec Bloodaxe and Brunhilda the Wise will officially open the gruesome exhibition on May 22. Visitors could even get the chance to be laid out
A 39-year-old man walked all the way from Trowbridge to Swindon Crown Court because he could not afford the fare. Winston Burke made the 30-mile trek after failing to complete a probation order for attacking a friend in a row over cannabis. But the long
TV police inspector George Baker will open a charity dance organised by a Trowbridge grandmother who won a year-long battle with breast cancer. Moira Matthews, 59, of Bartlett House, Steeple Ashton, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998, but fought
A HEATED debate over the future of a Trowbridge soccer pitch was expected at a meeting last night. Trowbridge Town Football Club has applied for planning permission for two covered stands and hospitality and storage units at the sports ground at Woodmarsh
FRIENDS and family of Doris Jackson joined forces to throw a surprise party to mark her 100th birthday. Miss Jackson, of Coniston Road, Trowbridge, reached the century mark on Tuesday, with 70 of her friends and relations turning out to celebrate her
A PUBLIC inquiry into a housing and retail project on the former Ushers bottling plant in Trowbridge will start next week. Representatives from developers Mystique and officers from West Wiltshire District Council will present their case to a Government-appointed
28260/2A TEAM of employees from Nutricia in Trowbridge have given themselves a well-earned pat on the back after raising more than £2,500 for charity by running the Bath Half Marathon in strong winds and torrential rain. The employees have spent weeks
Rachel DeadmanA YOUNG mother-of-three from Trowbridge has died after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. Rachel Deadman, 28, was hailed a heroine this week by her devastated husband, for refusing to give up the fight against cervical cancer. Former
WILTSHIRE TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A SUNDAY league footballer was inches away from death at the weekend after playing the remaining 20 minutes of his match with a broken neck. Simon Robinson, 30, of Ramsbury Walk, broke the "hangman bone" in his neck when he
A teenager with severe learning difficulties is being repeatedly ignored by a Swindon hospital, according to the girl's mother. Aleia Kebaili, 13, was born with microcephaly, a rare neurological disorder resulting in an undersized head. She is also blind
Ref. 30409-12COMMONWEAL School Year 11 pupil Emma Blackwell, who is already studying for a vocational qualification in beauty therapy at Swindon College, gave her thumbs-up to the scheme allowing her training time away from school. "This is a great idea
SWINDON education leaders have welcomed plans to scrap the five-day school week so some pupils can learn a trade. Under plans unveiled by education secretary Charles Clarke, pupils will be allotted two days a week to pick up skills to take into the "real
Swindon Council tenants are being urged to put their green fingers to work in Ground Force-style makeovers in their gardens. The council has launched its annual tenants' garden competition which will take place on Thursday, July 15. The categories are
Ref. 30215-10WOULD-BE authors suffering a constant stream of rejection slips will be able to find out how to get into print next month. Swindon writers' group Penpushers is planning a seminar at which experts will talk about everything from how to find
Ref. 30421-12An adult lingerie and accessories shop found just what the doctor ordered for hard-pressed nurses. Ann Summers gave all NHS nurses a 25 per cent discount to mark National Nurses' Day earlier this week. While some nurses blasted the offer
ITEMS dating from the Second World War are needed by Steam. The education team at Swindon's showpiece museum of the Great Western Railway needs more objects for its World War Two projects with schools. The team is urging people to look in their attics
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: There is now just three weeks to go before hundreds of legs get pedalling in this year's Macmillan Castle Mountain Bike Ride, which will be held on Sunday, June 6. The route follows the Ridgeway in a loop of the Downs, and cyclists
Ref. 30433-9The sight of a giant condom standing tall in a college foyer could give some people a fright. But this huge contraceptive formed part of the National Condom Week celebrations, being held at venues around Swindon. Free condoms and lubricants
Thamesdown Transport has announced the return of the X99 bus service later this month. Running on Tuesday during the summer until August 24 the service, known as the Cotswold Express offers a day out to the Cotswold Wildlife Park or Moreton-in-Marsh for
PARENTS, carers and youngsters under five are invited to a free fun-time morning at the Park Library on Thurs-day, May 20. Those attending the event in Cavendish Square will receive free Bookstart Plus packs which include books for children. The Bookstart
Ref. 27503-8THE death of 23-year-old John-Paul Francis who drowned in the River Avon still remains a mystery. Coroner Richard van Oppen recorded an open verdict on Mr Francis, of Thames Avenue, Swin-don at an inquest in Salisbury Mr Francis ended up in
Ref. 30427-54A Swindon theatre company is spending A Night with Tony to mark its 21st birthday. Stage Struck is presenting a show of songs taken from Tony Award-winning shows such as Chicago, Annie, Guys and Dolls, Peter Pan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
WORKERS at Thames Water's Highworth base have been told their jobs are going as part of a restructuring scheme. A total of 28 staff 12 of them administration support staff working at the Blackworth Road industrial estate offices were sent letters by the
YOUNG carers across Wiltshire can take advantage of respite sessions throughout the summer but more volunteers are needed. Youth Action Wiltshire runs four support groups one for North Wiltshire including Swindon so people aged between five and 13 who
Ref. 30425-25A FIRE which brought Swindon town centre to a standstill on Wednesday, is being treated as arson say fire officials. The fire at the old Post Office in the town centre resulted in police sealing off a stretch of Fleming Way, while around
MORE schools in Wiltshire are changing into a higher gear on the information superhighway. A further 40 schools are being connected to the internet through faster broadband technology. Among them are Longleaze Primary School in Wootton Bassett and Lyneham
Goatacre are keen to kick off their Gloucestershire & Wiltshire League Division One campaign, after two successive aborted attempts. They host Redmarley tomorrow in what promises to be a difficult fixture for the Wiltshire side. Redmarley are last
Wiltshire have been forced to make two changes to their side for the re-arranged Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy second-round match against Nottinghamshire on Monday. Wiltshire made two ill-fated attempts to play the game at Westbury's Leighton Sports
A century from Craig Spearman guided Gloucestershire into a strong position in the Frizzell County Championship Division One match with Northamptonshire at Bristol. The former New Zealand batsman made 139 from 223 balls, with 17 fours and a six, as Gloucestershire
STEVE Coppell has backed Brighton to come out on top in the play-off battle between his two former clubs. He expects Mark McGhee's Seagulls to edge past Town, because they have 'no obvious weaknesses' and can adapt to any challenge. Coppell had a brief
A NEW European law cracking down on the sale of imperial measured goods has been labelled as a 'persecution of shopkeepers'. Westbury MP Andrew Murrison has reacted furiously to a new EU directive urging local authorities to prosecute traders for not
A FOOD bus that serves snacks to Westbury firms has been fined for having a filthy microwave and a mouldy sink. The owners of the Butty Bus, based at The Craft Centre, in Storridge Road, failed a routine inspection by the food safety team from West Wiltshire
A NURSING home is calling on green-fingered volunteers to help create a sensory garden for residents and their relatives. The Westbury Residential and Nursing Home in Warminster Road is one of 32 BUPA care homes involved in the project. For the third
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at a Westbury flat on Sunday morning. Fire crews from Westbury, Warminster and Trowbridge were called to the blaze in Warminster Road at 1.05am. Six firefighters wearing breathing apparatus
COOPER-Avon Tyres of Melksham has announced record sales results for the first quarter of 2004. As part of a new strategy implemented four years ago the company has seen substantial investment in new processes and products and is growing at a rate of
Almost 2,000 packets of crisps have been donated to a Trowbridge charity. Action on Homelessness were given the crisps by Ford dealer Reed of Trowbridge after a competition to win a Focus Ghia came to an end. Packets of crisps were packed into a Focus
Breakfast certainly will be the most important meal of the day on May 18 when Wiltshire business entrepreneurs will meet to network, exchange information and gain knowledge to help improve their business performance. The business meeting at the Bear Hotel
BUSINESSES in west Wiltshire are set to play a key role in helping develop the district's twin city in Poland. Elblag in the north of the Poland already has strong links with west Wiltshire, but these have been strengthened by Poland joining the European
WESTBURY'S Laverton Hall is likely to make profit in the next few years, despite the town council having to find more than £300,000 to maintain and upgrade the facility. Westbury Town Council took over trusteeship of the building in Bratton Road in November
28258/2FAMILIES in Wiltshire's second most deprived ward are set to benefit from a new all-in-one health, advice and social services facility. Government statistics show that 77 per cent of households in Storridge ward, which covers Westbury's Oldfield
RESIDENTS in Westbury could lose the chance to oppose Lafarge Cement's plans to burn re-cycled liquid fuel in its kilns. This is the view of West Wilts MP Andrew Murrison who fears a change in the law will mean campaigners can no longer influence Environment
WORK on Melksham's new skate park is expected to finish at the weekend and youngsters will be able to use it in a few weeks. Once the building work is completed, the site will be landscaped and safety checked before it is opened. Janice Viveashe, one
THREE Melksham schools could be merged under new proposals from Wiltshire County Council. The county council has proposed that Lowbourne Infants School, Lowbourne Junior School and St Michael's Primary School should be replaced by two primary schools.
PROTESTERS turned out in force on Saturday to call for a bypass around their village. Traffic was brought to a standstill as people living in Beanacre took part in the third protest march along the busy stretch of the A350 that runs past their homes.
THE recent scandal regarding languages teacher, Paul Atkinson, is understandably a cause for concern for parents with children receiving their education at John of Gaunt School. However, being an ex-pupil at the secondary school (having left last June
A FRESH appeal for foster parents in Wiltshire has been issued as part of a national series of events to mark National Foster Care Fortnight. Wiltshire County Council officials have made new appeals for foster parents to come forward, in particular people
VISITORS to Wiltshire's libraries can take part in a week of activities to tempt adults back into learning from Monday. To mark Adult Learners Week librarians have organised computer taster sessions, mystery books and local history lessons and are introducing
A SLEEPY village in picturesque west Wiltshire countryside is bracing itself ahead of crashing into the American music charts. The village of Chapmanslade, with a population of 500 and no shop, is the inspiration behind a country and western musician
RECORDED crimes and video footage used on Wiltshire Constabulary's helicopter can now be viewed in a specially designed briefcase. Wiltshire police are the first force in the country to use the revolutionary digital downlink system on the Explorer helicopter
EXTRA police support officers will be sent out onto the streets to tackle nuisance crimes and anti-social behaviour in west and north Wiltshire. Eight new Police Community Support Officers will be recruited to work in communities suffering from the effects
CRIME victims in Wiltshire are to get more support under a renewed agreement between the police and a charity. Victim Support Wiltshire and the county's police force have renewed their joint service level agreement to build on the service offered to victims
BABIES in west Wiltshire could start bossing their parents about even sooner thanks to the latest craze to sweep the country. Baby signing classes are coming to Trowbridge, Holt and Bradford on Avon to help parents communicate with their children, months
HUNDREDS of Wiltshire Meals on Wheels users will be left without the personal touch from delivery drivers after the charity providing them withdrew the service. The Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WVRS) delivers over 10,000 meals produced by catering
WILTSHIRE'S new chief constable will take up his post in the autumn. Martin Richards, who is currently the deputy chief constable at Avon and Somerset Constabulary, will take over from Dame Elizabeth Neville in September. Wiltshire Police Authority announced
OVER £50m of investment in affordable homes for rent is on the horizon for people living in Wiltshire. West Wiltshire District Council has won a bid for Government support to fund the biggest single affordable housing project in the south west through
A NEW animal attraction at Longleat Safari Park is driving visitors batty. An underground network of tunnels housing a colony of Egyptian fruit bats opened last week. Visitors can walk among the free-flying bats, which have a five-foot wingspan, in a
TWO ex-servicemen from Warminster with a combined age of 125 are cycling the length of the British Isles. Bob Boothroyd, 61, and Tug Wilson, 64, are getting ready for a cycle ride from Land's End to John O'Groats. Already the two former gunners with the
NEW heart monitoring equipment for Warminster patients moved a step closer following a successful auction on Saturday night. The Auction of Promises held at the Assembly Hall in Warminster raised over £2,000 for an ECG unit for The Avenue Surgery. The
A TEAM of charity fundraisers are to become the pride of Warminster in aid of breast cancer. Eight ladies have entered the 2004 Playtex Moonwalk taking place in Hyde Park in the early hours of tomorrow morning. The walkers, who are all dressing as lions
TALKS are under way with Warminster doctors to rescue the towns' beleaguered community hospital. Doctors from Smallbrook Surgery, Boreham Road, are in negotiations with West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust, discussing a plan to take over the bed contracts
A 21-YEAR-OLD man was left with serious cuts and bruises in a late night hit-and-run. The man was attempting to cross Westbury Road in Warminster at 3am on Friday morning when he was hit by a white hatchback, which failed to stop. The Warminster man was
A threatened rail service from west Wiltshire to London Waterloo is officially secure with a new version of the service launching later this month. The Wiltshire Times Save Our Train campaign was supported by thousands of rail passengers from Warminster
SHOPS, businesses and homes are joining forces in a poster blitz to support the threatened Warminster Community Hospital. A poster campaign launched last week aims to put pressure on West Wiltshire Primary Care Trust to guarantee the long-term future
15141/2AN urban regeneration scheme aimed at creating attractive streets and fostering community spirit is falling apart just days after it opened. Residents have labelled developers behind the Westleigh Home Zone project in Warminster 'cowboys' after
WILTSHIRE TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A SUNDAY league footballer was inches away from death at the weekend after playing the remaining 20 minutes of his match with a broken neck. Simon Robinson, 30, of Ramsbury Walk, broke the "hangman bone" in his neck when he
A SPECIAL meditation session is being held in Bradford on Avon tomorrow where people taking part can shake all their worries and stresses away. Members of the Osho Leela community specialising in Aum meditation are leading the session at the Mount Pleasant
A GROUP of artists from Bradford on Avon are holding a spring exhibition and hope to recruit new models to pose for them in the autumn. The Monday Group of artists has been meeting for 20 years and its spring exhibition of work will be on display at Bradford
SUPPORTERS of Bradford on Avon Hospital are holding two events next week to raise funds to keep the service flourishing. A guest speaker will give a talk about Brunel at the Bradford League of Friends annual meeting in the United Reform Church, St Margaret's
BABIES in west Wiltshire could start bossing their parents about even sooner thanks to the latest craze to sweep the country. Baby signing classes are coming to Trowbridge, Holt and Bradford on Avon to help parents communicate with their children, months
A threatened rail service from west Wiltshire to London Waterloo is officially secure with a new version of the service launching later this month. The Wiltshire Times Save Our Train campaign was supported by thousands of rail passengers from Warminster
What irony that in a week the Wiltshire Times is celebrating its 150th anniversary, should also be the week that paper sinks to the level of the gutter press. The Wiltshire Times used to be a respectable broadsheet offering a welcome service to readers
FOR almost 30 years now the Lions Club of Trowbridge has been working in the local community helping to improve the lives of those who need help. I am sure that many of your readers would endorse the value of the work done for inhabitants of the town.
I regret to say that in Cllr Scott and Wiltshire County Council County Council cabinet's recent communication, they have ignored the following important points: l Every WCC survey of the relocation of the Record Office, all showing Trowbridge was the
In your Opinion column on April 30 you say: 'Calls for increased safety and extra speed checks on our roads are clearly not working.' While we can't yet say what caused these collisions, it's tempting to believe you're right as we read the grim list of
THE extension of the Tesco empire, which yet again threatens the existence of local businesses and in this case the local post office, is deplorable and is driven by sheer 'big boy' greed without any thought of the elderly, young parents and local people
UNTIL MAY 22, BATH: LIZA GODDARD, Susan Penhaligon and Steven Pinder lead an all-star cast in William Somerset Maugham's classic comedy The Constant Wife playing Bath next week direct from its West End triumph. In the play Constance Middleton is a very
Football hooliganism continues to blight the beautiful game and Nick Love's incendiary drama pulls few punches in its depiction of the violence and brutality between rival fans. Torn from the pages of John King's novel about the notorious Chelsea Headhunters
COME ON YOU REDS!: 1) Brighton Marina hands up we're nowhere near the sea, but we're only an hour and a half from Weston super Mare with its glorious mud beaches. If you prefer something cleaner, there's always Cotswold Water Park, near Ashton Keynes
ZURICH boss Lawrence Churchill has been entrusted with the job of protecting the country's pensions of people at work at the moment. The fund was set up as part of the Pensions Bill published by the Government in February. Work and Pensions Secretary,
Jonathon Porritt CBE, environment adviser to Tony Blair, will be visiting the proposed site of the new Swindon Town football stadium and sports village complex in Shaw this afternoon. Mr Porritt will be at the site from 2.30pm until 2.50pm and will visit
THIS is the man police want to interview following a string of burglaries. An elderly woman answered the door of her home in The Street, Moredon, to a man asking to check the water supply. He was allowed in and while he spoke to the woman, it is thought
Ref. 30435-50POSTAL workers had a nasty surprise when a bag of excrement burst open in a mail machine in Dorcan sorting office. Royal Mail has condemned the "disgusting" posting of a package in a Swindon letter box as "absolutely appalling." Staff had
POLICE have launched a probe into what happened in the hours before the death of a 16-year-old moped driver. Although initially his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening within a few hours the teenager was dead. Graeme McGinn, of Goldsborough
A GROUP of schoolchildren from Paxcroft Primary School in Trowbridge have been down on the farm to find out more about the lives of the animals that live there. The reception class spent the day at Roves Farm near Highworth on Thursday. Run as a working
RED Cross volunteers patched up cuts and bruises in Trowbridge on Saturday with not a single person injured. Volunteers carried out the casualty simulation on passers-by in The Shires to mark Red Cross Week and to encourage more helpers. Red Cross Week
A SUPPORT scheme in Trowbridge is celebrating five years in business this month but needs extra volunteers to help more people in the community in future. Trowbridge Area Community Link Scheme is run by a team of local volunteers offering transport and
STAFF from Trowbridge Town Council put their walking boots on for charity to take part in the 14th annual Sarsen Trail. Walking a 15-mile route from Redhorn Hill to Avebury stones, staff were sponsored by the Wiltshire Times to take part in the trail
A TEENAGE burglar caused disruption at a Trowbridge advice service after bungling a rooftop break-in. Employees working at the Citizen's Advice Bureau offices in Castle Street were left mystified by strange sawing noises above their heads on Wednesday
15103/1PATIENTS in Trowbridge needing an urgent hospital scan have been given the chance to skip long NHS waiting lists with the launch of a £13,000 trust fund. The Friends of Trowbridge Hospital started an appeal nearly two years ago to raise money for
NORMANDY veterans from west Wiltshire will lead a memorial parade through Trowbridge to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings later this month. The Whit Sunday parade will involve military organisations bearing their standards and begins with
SUPERMARKET bosses closing down community post offices have been labelled arrogant and shoppers have been urged to boycott Tesco stores. The supermarket chain is closing post offices in Brook Road, Trowbridge, and Broadway, Warminster, after purchasing
28224/2A NURSERY in Hilperton celebrated its third birthday with a feast for nearly 100 children. Just Learning, on Paxcroft Mead, has gone from strength to strength since opening in 2001, with almost all of its 100-place capacity taken. Children and
INNOCENT: Daryl HulbertRELATIVES of a man arrested on suspicion of murder have spoken of their five-month nightmare. Sisters of 38-year-old Daryl Hulbert said they feared a miscarriage of justice ever since their brother's arrest in December. Initial
PARENTS of children at a Trowbridge secondary school have been given five reasons why a French teacher who put naked pictures of himself on a dating website kept his job. Paul Atkinson, 47, was investigated after pictures posted on internet site Faceparty
Ref. 30406-04A GIRL, who was nearly knocked down by a car on a pedestrian crossing, is urging Swindon drivers to take more care. Ashleigh Ferris, 11, of Olive Grove, Rodbourne Cheney, had to leap out of the way of a car on Whitworth Road. On May 7, Ashleigh's
WAR hero Simon Weston is coming to Swindon next month to tell dinner guests why it is worth helping disaffected young people to turn their lives around. The former Welsh Guards-man, who fought back after being dragged from the blazing Sir Galahad during
WOOTTON Bassett School has been praised by government inspectors following a recent inspection. Its latest Ofsted report states it is a good and effective school with some particularly successful features and some areas need to improve. After a decline
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: The Swindon Cancer Appeal was launched in March last year with the aim of raising £600,000 in three years for Macmillan nurses. The cash will pay for two specialist Macmillan nurses and a consultant in palliative care, who will
Ref. 23507-110SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: RUTH Meacham battled with cancer in her own way so it was fitting she chose a Frank Sinatra classic to end her funeral this week. Ruth was told she had ovarian cancer two years ago she was also told it was inoperable
SWINDON must stop expanding or risk becoming a faceless town, MP Julia Drown has warned. She said if rapid growth continued, Swindon could lose its sense of identity and community, and over-reach itself. Ms Drown appealed to planners, politicians and
NORTH Swindon MP Michael Wills is scheduled to attend the North Wiltshire Guiding annual meeting this even-ing. The meeting, at Kingsdown School, gives members an opportunity to learn of the latest developments within the movement. Mr Wills said: "The
SWINDON FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE: THE most successful Swindon Festival of Literature yet is gearing up for its traditional finale. Tomorrow sees the Town Hall in Regent Circus host the Swindon Slam and Quick Quip Quiz. Hosted by performance poets Rosie
Cats' Protection's Swindon branch is holding a recruitment day for potential volunteers on Saturday, May 22. The venue for the meeting will be the Croft Sports Centre in Marlborough Lane, Old Town, and it will run from 10am to 1pm. All are welcome to
Ref. 30422-50WANNABE star Keith Henderson is one step closer to his dream after gaining a place at a prestigious drama school that launched the careers of Billie and Denise van Outen. But the 12-year-old narrowly missed winning a scholarship for the Sylvia
COME ON YOU REDS!: The Evening Advertiser will be bringing you the best coverage of Swindon Town in the run-up to the big game against Brighton on Sunday. As well as all the news from the County Ground and the latest from the Brighton camp, we'd like
COME ON YOU REDS!: SWINDON may not have the varied nightlife that Brighton can offer, but the Robins are higher in the pecking order when it comes to grounds. To the Seagulls, who visit Swindon this weekend for Sunday's home clash, the County Ground will
WITH reference to Mr Short's letter (EA May 3) and previous correspondence I, too, have been without black sacks for some time. I should imagine I have only been left three rolls instead of four but I did not check, assuming more would be delivered. I
AS there was no reference in your paper to my input into the Covingham humps debate at cabinet on April 24, I am sure the people of Covingham are feeling let down by their borough councillors, as not one appears to be supporting their views. I would like
IF a teacher or other public servant was caught behaving in a way which threatened lives and might well be against the law, I believe he would be suspended immediately. If this was the latest in a series of conduct which destroyed the credibility of his
The debate about alternative energy, including wind farms, is riddled with misinformation and misunderstanding of the facts. 1. All surveys of people's perception of the visual impact of wind farms, including one conducted in Oxfordshire by Oxford Brookes
