28365/3CHIPPENHAM NEWS: PUPILS at a Chippenham primary school used a splash of colour in a project to illustrate stories from the Bible. An exhibition, showing 250 paintings children at St Peter's Primary School produced during the spring term, was opened
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
Goatacre 1st entertain Colwall in a Wilts/Glos Division 1 clash tomorrow. The incentive for the winning side will be a move out of the bottom three, and skipper Pete Turner will be looking to home advantage to turn the match Goatacre's way. The batting
High-flying Swindon visit local rivals Wootton Bassett in a Glos/Wilts Division Two fixture, and should be favourites to win on recent form. Skipper John Baden has the luxury of naming an unchanged side for the third week running, and will be encouraged
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: MOVES to make Wiltshire's most dangerous road crossing a safer place for pedestrians has been delayed after thieves stole a lorry load of paving slabs. Work began three weeks ago to overhaul a zebra crossing on Pickwick Road, Corsham,
HIGHWORTH residents are being urged to shop the town's mystery graffiti tagger to the police. The tagger has hit about 20 buildings in the town in the past three days. Buildings around St Michael's Church have been targeted, as have doors and walls in
THE X-files made a visit to a Westbury school as Captain Cholesterol and the Granny from Mars taught children about healthy eating. Pretending to be like the FBI agents Mulder and Scully from the cult television show, the duo thrilled pupils at Westbury
A WEST Wiltshire business has been awarded top marks for its health and safety in the work place. Audience Systems, based in West Wilts Trading Estate, received the British Safety Council's Five Star safety award for the effectiveness of its safety programmes
28381/2SAFETY was at the top of the agenda at a Westbury school this week. Children at Westbury Leigh Primary School have spent the week learning about safety from the experts. Headteacher Mary Murray said: "Safety is always paramount within the school
MODEL enthusiasts no longer have to travel far and wide to get the equipment they need, as a new shop has opened in Trowbridge. Father and son team Pete and Joe Cubitt opened the shop, at Hill Street, to cater for all types of model and radio control
28377/1BUDDING supermodels were strutting their stuff on the catwalk at a Westbury school this week. Youngsters at Bitham Brook Primary put on a fashion show to raise funds for the school and provide an entertaining evening for parents. Diane Perrett,
THE National Trust has put Heywood House up for sale as it prepares to move to a new £10.5m HQ in Swindon. The stately home near Westbury is on sale for £2m . Michael Tims, whose firm is marketing the house, said: "There has been a lot of interest in
REGULARS in a Westbury pub are backing a landlord's bid to overturn the decision to revoke his late licence by contributing towards legal fees. The Ludlow Arms, in the Market Place, has opened late on Fridays and Saturdays since August 2002 but was refused
WILTSHIRE businesses are being warned to be on their guard against buying advertising space claiming to be supported by the Wiltshire Fire Brigade. Assistant divisional officer Andrew Hargreaves said: "There are a number of unscrupulous and very aggressive
TWO people held hostage after a 24-hour drinking session ended in a police siege have spoken of their terror. Mr Phil Brown, 59, of Silverstone Way, Malmesbury was arrested after drinking companions Paul Ingram and Katrina Marchant were held hostage in
Check out our all new Wiltshire tourism section in association with Wiltshires Official Tourism website Visit Wiltshire. The website has some great new sections including Wiltshire features, Taste trails and Wiltshire attractions. The stunning countryside
ANDY Ellett smashed a brutal 82 not out as Winsley raced to a convincing nine wicket win at Hanham. The opener's belligerent innings saw Winsley record their second successive win after three losses and climb the Bristol and North Somerset league table
TEENAGE batsman Luke Morris scored his first league 50 for Trowbridge as they wrapped up an emphatic 58 run win over Stroud. Morris, 16, produced a superb 72 in the home side's 202 all out before stand-in skipper Mike Beel led his team to victory with
WARMINSTER captain Tim Cowley has resigned just days before his team take on Trowbridge in a high profile derby clash. Opening batsman Mark Coxon-Tenty will skipper the side tomorrow after Cowley opted to call time on his three-year reign at Sambourne
HANDYMAN and gardener Raymond Bond, 60, has denied indecently assaulting an 88-year-old woman in Devizes. Bond, of Farleigh Avenue, Melksham, entered a not guilty plea when he appeared at Kennet Magistrates' Court in Devizes on Tuesday. Bond is alleged
THE chief executive of West Wiltshire District Council has been out and about meeting people in Melksham. Andrew Pate, who was appointed to the district council in December, visited the GEC site and the new neighbourhood nursery at Queensway, and found
15321POP legend Midge Ure has been lined up to open new gardens and play equipment at Broughton Gifford pre-school. The former Ultravox frontman has agreed to come along to the school's open day and fete next month, when the new facilities will be officially
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I would like to thank everyone in College Ward who voted for me in last Thursday's town council by-election. From 1999 to 2003 I was a councillor in another Trowbridge ward, learnt a great deal about local government and worked very hard for the town
I am writing in response to your article 'Shopmobility staff slam new police check policy' (May 21, 2004) in which it is stated that "the charity, which is currently struggling to attract volunteers, is now faced with a £330 bill to the Criminal Records
LOGISTICS company Tibbett and Britten, which has a depot in Swin-don, is the subject of an offer by rival Exel. Tibbett, which is based in Hert-fordshire and employs 35,000 people worldwide, suffered a drop in pre-tax profits last year after problems
Ref. 30940-23HONDA'S American customers have voted the Swindon plant the second best in Europe. JD Power and Associates carry out a survey each year called an initial quality study of new car owners in the US, asking them to flag any problems or faults
THE Swindon Patient Advice and Liaison Service, set up to help people get the best out of the NHS, welcomes queries, suggestions and also complaints about treatment. Its remit includes the Great Western Hospital and other hospitals in the area, GP and
There's free advice for people who suffer from skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, pressure ulcers and vitiligo later this month when national charity the Skin Care Campaign come to Swindon. Nurses who specialise in the management and treatment
Ref. 30950-28PUPILS and their families gave up their trip to school in a car and took to their bikes instead to promote healthy lifestyles. Normally only 15 children cycle or walk to Covingham Park Infant School. Head teacher Moyra Holmes said the enthusiasm
Charity fundraisers sampled life in the fast lane this week in preparation for an annual ladies' driving challenge. Marie Curie Cancer Care fundraisers, Sophie Kinsman and Clair Cusack, visited Castle Combe to try out performance cars in the run up to
THERE is just a week left to nominate brave heroes for a Vodafone Life Savers Award. The awards honour the country's most inspiring rescue stories and are open to anyone who has saved a life in the past two years. Vodafone UK spokesman Ally Stevens said
WILTSHIRE County Council is planning to raise the profile of men's health among its staff. In Men's Health Week the council will be focusing on bowel, testicular and prostate cancer. A doctor will give staff presentations about how to recognise the symptoms
WILTSHIRE police put on their running shoes last week as part of a race across Britain to raise money for a national children's charity. Many of them beat the average time of the nine- minute mile during the national sponsored run which took place across
THE majority of people in the south west favour a ban on smoking in public places, according to a recent survey. Over 10,000 people took part in a consultation exercise run by the NHS as part of its six-week Big Smoke Debate. Dr Gabriel Scally, the south
WILTSHIRE businesses are being warned to be on their guard against buying advertising space claiming to be supported by the Wiltshire Fire Brigade. Assistant divisional officer Andrew Hargreaves said: "There are a number of unscrupulous and very aggressive
THE UK Independence Party has seized a second European Parliament seat in the south west as they enjoyed gains nationwide at last week's Euro elections. The anti-European Union party almost trebled its vote in the region as it snatched one of the Conservatives
WILTSHIRE Police has sailed through its first public inspection with flying colours, achieving good or excellent ratings in 12 out of 16 areas. Officials from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary have named the best and worst performing forces in
SOMEONE in west Wiltshire is sitting on a fortune without even realising it. A mystery ticketholder has won £77,370 on the Lotto but has yet to come forward and claim their prize. The unknown person matched five numbers plus the bonus ball in the draw
THERE has been a drop of 64 per cent in the number of people injured in collisions each year at speed camera sites in Wiltshire, a report has shown. The figures, released by the Department of Transport this week, show there has been an average reduction
THE Wiltshire Times is this year celebrating 150 glorious years of bringing the news to the people of west Wiltshire. Our new section brings you the latest news and events that are happening in and around west Wiltshire as part of the Wiltshire Time's
DEFENDER Steve Casey did the double at Melksham Town's presentation night on Friday by becoming both the supporters' and players' player of the year. Casey missed out on the treble when Carl Harfield when picked up the manager's player of the year award
A WIDELY unpopular decision made by the Wiltshire FA could jeopardise the expanding Trowbridge and District Football League which next season will have 39 teams competing five more than the last campaign. At the league's annual meeting on Friday league
15337/1THREE teenage sisters had a narrow escape when their car slammed into a garden wall on Tuesday night. The girls aged 14, 16 and 17 crashed at 7pm in a field between St Andrews Road and Broxburn Road in Warminster and two were taken to hospital
ASDA worker John Bishop was the envy of his colleagues last night after he won an all-expenses paid trip to see England's Euro 2004 clash with Switzerland. Bishop, who was given the prize by managers at the Trowbridge store, was keeping his fingers crossed
WILTSHIRE TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A LIBRARY user is taking steps to sue Wiltshire County Council for malicious prosecution following a two-year war over missing books. Liam Silcocks lodged a complaint with the Local Government Ombudsman this week after council
FANS of singing, dancing and bellringing have the chance to take part in Bradford on Avon's biggest ever Singing Round The Town Festival tomorrow. For the fourth year running the town will host festivities like gospel singing, world music, drumming, bellringing
BRADFORD on Avon's Wiltshire Music Centre is playing host to international stars this week as two groups of Californian young musicians play at the venue. On Tuesday 35 award-winning teenage jazz musicians from Hemet High School, south California, played
A RACING boat worth £5,000 was taken off a trailer in Bradford on Avon's Countryside Park, used on the river then returned damaged. The Aylings Coxless Four rowing boat was removed from a trailer parked next to the River Avon at Barton Farm between 3pm
28374/5THE lucky winner of the Wiltshire Times Win A Kitchen competition had to endure the tension right up to the end this week. Julia Hale, from Bradford on Avon, was the last of the 10 finalists to have a chance to win a kitchen worth up to £5,000
A parked double decker bus that has enraged Limpley Stoke residents will be moved according to a county councillor. The bus, which is on land sold by auction to the owner of Bath Furniture Mill by Wiltshire County Council last year, has been labelled
TRUSTEES from Dorothy House are preparing for a challenge of a lifetime as they get on their bikes for charity. Paddy Stewart-Morgan, chairman of the trustees, and fellow trustee Annie Hastings will ride 255 miles in just four days to raise funds for
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
Residents of Wyke Road and Foxglove Drive in Hilperton are becoming increasingly concerned about the jungle which seems to be taking over the so-called 'public open space'. What's particularly sad is seeing the children's play area becoming overgrown
Check out our all new Wiltshire tourism section in association with Wiltshires Official Tourism website Visit Wiltshire. The website has some great new sections including Wiltshire features, Taste trails and Wiltshire attractions. The stunning countryside
I WISH to make public the West Wiltshire Patient and Public Involvement Forum's letter to the Primary Care Trust concerning the very poor report it received from the Healthcare Commission. "The PPI Forum of West Wiltshire is seriously concerned about
IF last week's feature 'Council moves to boost sports' was intended to generate a buzz of excitement amongst local football clubs and leagues it was a miserable attempt. Confidence in the town and district councils of being capable to deliver any urgently
AS a keen follower of local cricket I was pleased to read the article in last week's paper about the formation of a Wiltshire Cricket Development Team. The sentiments expressed by Wiltshire Cricket Board (WCB) match manager, Brian White, echoed thoughts
JUNE 25 2004, BATH: If you fancy a laugh, book yourself into the Theatre Royal Bath on June 25. The award winning comedian Fiona Knowles will star in the comic drama Catch A Falling Star. Fame, friendship and family come under the spotlight in this hilarious
During a week of fun on a family holiday, we toured all over Devon and Somerset in glorious weather, with two flags waving to show my love for my country's football team. We got plenty of waves and greetings from fellow believers, also with flags on their
THE bloated and maggot-ridden bodies of 10 snakes including an eight-foot python have been found dumped in a lake at Cheney Manor. Three of the creatures, together worth thousands of pounds, were pregnant and one had been on the verge of giving birth
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
Ref. 30950-28PUPILS and their families gave up their trip to school in a car and took to their bikes instead to promote healthy lifestyles. Normally only 15 children cycle or walk to Covingham Park Infant School. Head teacher Moyra Holmes said the enthusiasm
Ref. 30962-22TWO former students of Kingsdown School have been told to keep out of its grounds and area after terrorising teachers and pupils for a year and a half. Daniel Archard, 17, of Pinnocks Place, Upper Stratton, and Robert Peapell, 17, of Beechcroft
A TROWBRIDGE mother who has spent the last four years looking after her ill husband is determined to help fellow carers get the help they need to make their lives easier. Alison Lawford, 33, of Queens Club Gardens, has been a full time carer since 2000
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
TROWBRIDGE residents are looking forward to a visit from wrestler Hulk Hogan's legendary opponent Jake The Snake at a fun day this Sunday. The ferocious grappler will travel from Northampton to the Longfield Community Centre especially for the event.
15344/3MORE than 100 flags used to dress the streets during the Queen's coronation in 1953 are to go on display at the Trowbridge Museum. The flags, which Graham Alford, 66, of High Street, Seend, has kept in black bags in his attic for decades, were
PERUVIAN shamans were the unlikely visitors at a Trowbridge school this week. The two traditional healers were at Keevil School to talk about their lives and the culture of their country. Headteacher Mo Laycock said: "It was absolutely wonderful and the
DOG walkers can have a great day out, get fit and raise money for charity all in one day in an event for the Wiltshire Times 150 fund. Trowbridge couple Michelle Ainger and Andrew Corcoran are organising a sponsored dog walk for the fund and they want
28357/2HUNDREDS of people enjoyed the sunshine at a church fete in Southwick. Over £1,000 was raised at the event to be divided between children's cancer charity CLIC and St Thomas' Church. Organiser Rod Lane said: "We wanted to raise money for a big
28378FOOTBALL fever has taken over a street in Trowbridge. Residents of Wesley Road have decked their homes with St George's Crosses to back our boys in Portugal. Despite the agonising last-minute defeat to France on Sunday, residents vowed to fly the
PROGRESS on the Vision for Trowbridge scheme could speed up next month as councillors are asked to start making decisions on town centre sites. Meanwhile the first casualty of the project looks to be the Civic Hall, with Wiltshire County Council directors
28355/5TWEENIES and Teletubbies were out in force in Hilperton at the weekend for the village's annual fete. This year the theme for the event, which always takes place on the second Saturday in June, was favourite children's TV programmes. The fete was
BARMY Euro laws are threatening the jobs of 700 factory workers in Trowbridge as a row over pork pies heats up. Pork Farm Bowyers' long history of producing Melton Mowbray pork pies could be over if Euro MEPs back a bid to give the popular snack a protected
28356/1THE crowning of the carnival princess and butterfly queen was the highlight of Trowbridge Hospital's family fun day at the weekend. Kaylee Flexon and Selena Burke were chosen and crowned at the event and were presented with trophies from competition
WILTSHIRE TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A LIBRARY user is taking steps to sue Wiltshire County Council for malicious prosecution following a two-year war over missing books. Liam Silcocks lodged a complaint with the Local Government Ombudsman this week after council
WE left the Algarve at 8am and drove the 450km north up to Coimbra. Everyone was mixing really well, which was great to see. There were a lot of England fans in the town square and I even spotted a couple of Swindon Town flags. The game started slowly
THE first in a series of broadband training facilities has opened near Swindon. Brinkworth Virtual Business Park has received the first of 125 ePods coming to Wiltshire and Swindon. An ePod is a computer with fast broadband internet access so staff can
UNDERCOVER detectives pounced at a Highworth pub garden and found an 18-year-old man who had just bought cocaine, a court heard. Leonard Kahn, of Blunsdon Hill, Blunsdon, was caught when plain clothes officers descended on the King and Queen pub at Highworth
SCHOOL chiefs in Swindon have been told to slap fines on parents or even put them in jail if their children play truant from school. Swindon Council is already drawing up guidelines for headteachers who from September will be able to issue penalties of
THE new Labour leader David Nash has warned that Swindon residents could pay a high price for electing a Tory council. He said that Conservative plans to limit future council tax rises could lead to all but the town's core services disappearing. And he
A CHOIR born in Swindon's railway heyday is marking its 85th birthday with a special concert tomorrow night. Swindon Male Voice Choir was formed by a group of men from Wales who arrived in the town to work in the Great Western Railway works. It grew in
UNTIL JUNE 27 2004, SWINDON: An art frenzy is currently underway at locations around Swindon. The second Swindon Open Studios started earlier this month and runs until June 27. More than 50 artists, photographers and other organisations are displaying
Ref. 30955-35STAFF kicked and sparred their way to raise hundreds of pounds for a cancer charity. Members of Nationwide's Martial Arts Club, including Alice Rees and John Codling (pictured), held a three-hour continuous spring session yesterday, with
A STORE detective hitched a lift so he could catch shoplifter James Reason, magistrates heard. The 25-year-old shop-lifter was tackled and detained after he was seen leaving Sainsburys. The detective guessed which way he had gone, jumped into the passenger
There are fears that more lorries carrying toxic waste from across the UK could descend on a village near Swindon and worsen its traffic problems. But the parish council has warned there is a danger of over reacting. Purton brickworks has been earmarked
TRADITIONAL British fruit is facing a crisis, North Wilt-shire MP James Gray has warned. Official figures unearthed by the MP have revealed orchards are in rapid decline. The area under cultivation for English apples, pears and cherries has almost halved
ART and photography students at the University of Bath in Swindon will be showing off the results of a year's hard work this weekend when their work is exhibited at Oakfield campus. Many of tutor Boo Beaumont's portrait photography students will be in
Ref. 30941-9STREET warden Michael Yohans has been invited to a London reception with Prime Minister Tony Blair as thanks for his community work in Swindon. Michael, 34, from Upper Stratton, said the fact he had received the invitation to Number 10 was
TROUBLED Headlands School is to have its own full-time headteacher. Current head Nicky Barton is also deputy head at Kingsdown School under a federation agreement between the two schools. But the responsibilities of two jobs meant she was not always at
The Conservatives have been accused of breaking a gentleman's agreement to rotate the role of Swindon Mayor between parties. Before this month's local elections, Labour councillor Teresa Page was preparing to take over the role of deputy mayor which would
POLICE say fans behaved perfectly after the game. Taking time out from his patrol along Fleet Street, Inspector Wayne Smith said: "People are very happy following this result and so far we have come across no problems. Fans have been leaving the pubs
HUGS, kisses and handshakes could be seen in every direction when referee Valentin Ivanoe brought the game to a close. Although few fans expected England to throw it away, many were nervous going into the game. Laura Inglis, 21, from Wills Avenue in Greenbridge
AN ARMY of more than 700 England fans took over the Australian pub, The Walkabout, to watch the action on a giant 25ft by 20ft screen. Some had even started queuing an hour before kick-off to secure a table. Many were biting their nails at half time as
I can only guess that Peter Heaton-Jones is a Welshman, and a bit jealous his team didn't qualify for Euro 2004. As for people with St George flags hanging out of cars, good on them. It's about time us English were more patriotic. Our flag may have come
WARMINSTER mini rugby club recently celebrated their end of season with a presentation evening at the United Services Club. The prizes were presented by Bath Rugby players Gareth Delve and Gareth Knox. It has been a very successful year for the club with
TROWBRIDGE Rugby Club has two new faces at the helm as the players bid to follow up last season's success. Simon Leat replaces Chris Watts as director of rugby while second row Mark Durant steps into Barry Coombes' boots as first team captain. On Wednesday
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A SECRET investigation into factory farming has revealed thousands of chickens prepared for slaughter are sharing overcrowded pens with dead birds. Animal rights activists VIVA twice infiltrated a chicken farm that serves the Faccenda
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: BUDDING young chefs aiming to be Chippenham's answer to Gordon Ramsay cooked up a feast for competition judges. Michael Whylock, of Abbeyfield School became the first winner of the Rotary Young Chef competition with a meal for two of
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A FAMILY of five cheated death when a blaze ripped through their loft on Thursday night. The fire, at Sheppards Close in Pewsham, Chippenham, gutted the attic space, burning personal possessions and has forced the family to abandon their
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
Swindon Nalgo 1st v Sandhurst , away: Shaz Khan (c), Richard Kewell, Maurice Beale, Tahir Hanif, Mudasser Rafiq, Scott Metcalfe, Greg Griffith (wk), Joe Jenkins, Tufail Khan, Amritendu Das and Mahesh Patel. Umpire: Shanti De Silva. 2nd Xl v Knowl Hill
SATURDAY Stroud & Swindon West of England Premier League Premier One: Corsham v Thornbury; Bath v Taunton CC; Downend v Optimists & Clifton; Keynsham v Cheltenham; Frenchay v Taunton St Andrews. Premier Two: Chippenham v Lansdown; Frocester v
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Ref. 25788-125SWINDON Cares, a week of events to raise thousands of pounds for good causes, is just a month away. The fundraising spectacular, which runs from July 11 to 16, will open with the White Horse Bike Ride and Treasure Hunt. Starting from Stanton
MARK KINSELLA is a Town target with Andy King admitting that he would love to strengthen his squad with a powerful 'box-to-box' midfielder. The former Republic of Ireland international has been released by Premiership newcomers West Bromwich Albion, but
CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A NURSERY school has been praised by government education inspectors for providing a good start in life and for securing partnerships with parents. The Honey Pot Nursery in Corsham has been marked as 'very good' in the latest round of
UNDERCOVER detectives pounced at a Highworth pub garden and found an 18-year-old man who had just bought cocaine, a court heard. Leonard Kahn, of Blunsdon Hill, Blunsdon, was caught when plain clothes officers descended on the King and Queen pub at Highworth
Check out our all new Wiltshire tourism section in association with Wiltshires Official Tourism website Visit Wiltshire. The website has some great new sections including Wiltshire features, Taste trails and Wiltshire attractions. The stunning countryside
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
THE Wiltshire Times is this year celebrating 150 glorious years of bringing the news to the people of west Wiltshire. Our new section brings you the latest news and events that are happening in and around west Wiltshire as part of the Wiltshire Time's
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
A WESTBURY landlord has started a search to find the town's pub sportsperson of the year. Kevin Kingwell, bar manager of the Crown, is holding a competition among his regulars on Sunday before taking on other pubs in the area. Each competitor will have
A Chippenham solicitor is moving to the Marlborough office of Wood, Awdry and Ford. Hugo Richardson, who specialises in property law, is moving to join the firm's client property team as part of a strategy following the merger of Wood and Awdry and Ford
A SERVICE providing help and advice for businesses in the south west is proving increasingly popular. Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire, which offers assistance to small and medium-sized businesses throughout the region, has announced an 80 per cent
CAMPAIGNERS have threatened legal action over the decision to allow Westbury's cement works to burn recycled liquid fuel (RLF) in its kilns. The Environment Agency granted Lafarge permission to burn the fuel for a six-month trial, subject to strict conditions
CHILDREN'S lives are being put at risk by a run-down play area, say parents at a Westbury housing estate. Residents of Bridge Court, Westbury, are furious about the state of the park. They say neglect by the landowner, Newland Homes, has turned it into
A WORKER at the Westbury Dairies plant has hit out at bosses after they told him his job is to be axed along with 10 others. Colin Hutton, 33, of Wierside Court, Edington, was among 11 operation technicians who were informed last Monday their contracts
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
THE Wiltshire Times is this year celebrating 150 glorious years of bringing the news to the people of west Wiltshire. Our new section brings you the latest news and events that are happening in and around west Wiltshire as part of the Wiltshire Time's
AN ASTONISHING batting collapse meant Westbury did well to reach 133 all out before Timsbury secured victory on Saturday. The visitors lost eight wickets for just 29 runs and were only saved from further embarrassment by 28 not out by number 10 Phil Carroll
KWIK CRICKET: YOUNG sporting stars from Staverton Primary School are today bidding to become Wiltshire Kwik Cricket champions. The talented team reached the county final at Devizes by winning a festival in Trowbridge on Friday. They are joined by youngsters
28339/1A PRIMARY school in Trowbridge has won a prestigious national award. Grove Primary School has been presented with a Basic Skills Quality Mark for the way it teaches reading, writing, spelling and numbers. Deputy headteacher Gary Phillips said:
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
A LIVE music event is the latest step in a fundraising drive to get a little Melksham girl the new wheelchair she desperately needs. Since Nina Leonard, four, was featured in the Wiltshire Times people from all over west Wiltshire and beyond have been
Joe Wiggins, Age: 26, EMPLOYER: Nationwide Building Society SO WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY DO? I work in the press office of Nationwide our job is to enhance and maintain Nationwide's reputation with journalists and the media. Lots of our time is either spent
I am writing in reference to the comments made by Cllr Jeff Osborn about Cllr Steve Squires' reasons to resign from being deputy mayor. Having known Steve for 31 years, the decision to resign and relocate himself to Cornwall was not an easy one. He is
FITNESS fan Andy Garlick is hoping to break his own personal record and also give Motorola's charity a shot in the arm. Andy, a services product manager at the Groundwell mobile phone company, is taking part in the London triathlon to raise money for
ABOUT 500 people are expected to march tomorrow in protest against closures at Warminster Hospital. The march is rallying support against the closure of the casualty unit, also called the minor injuries unit, and to fight for the future of one of the
A few weeks ago you kindly published a letter of mine concerning the conversion of 67 Bradford Road, Trowbridge to a 'drugs hostel'. My overriding concern was that Somer Housing was undertaking this work and that the local housing authority, West Wiltshire
Ref. 30961-41GULPING down spoonfuls of fish oils may not be the most pleasant way to start the school day but children are volunteering in the name of science. Abbey Meads Primary School is taking part in study to determine whether a daily dose of Omega
WILTSHIRE Ambulance Service has the worst record in England for reaching emergencies, new figures revealed. Only 55.7 per cent of the 10,400 immediately life threatening calls received by staff were reached in the Government target of eight minutes. Ministers
RAIL travellers are to face 40-minute delays as a result of engineering work taking place at Filton Abbey Wood station in Bristol. The work, which started on Monday and is due to go on until June 28, will cause alterations to any services that normally
WILTSHIRE County Council is planning to raise the profile of men's health among its staff. In Men's Health Week the council will be focusing on bowel, testicular and prostate cancer. A doctor will give staff presentations about how to recognise the symptoms
A HOST of school bands and community groups from across west Wiltshire will entertain visitors at this year's Picnic in the Park. Trowbridge Park will be awash with music and free entertainment later this month, as organisers try to match the success
Check out our all new Wiltshire tourism section in association with Wiltshires Official Tourism website Visit Wiltshire. The website has some great new sections including Wiltshire features, Taste trails and Wiltshire attractions. The stunning countryside
A GROUP of 21-year-olds will be taking part in a marathon cycle relay on Sunday to help celebrate the Wiltshire Cycleway's 21st birthday. The 168-mile bike ride along the cycleway will also mark the culmination of the county's bike week, aimed at encouraging
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
MOTORISTS across the New Forest are the target of a hard-hitting campaign launched this week by the Forest Journal. Over the next few weeks, we shall be looking at everything that affects Forest roads, in a bid to create A Safer Forest. On the back of
Youths jumping from the A338 road bridge at Fordingbridge on Monday. YOUTHS in Fordingbridge are once again risking life and limb by hurling themselves off a bridge into the River Avon. With the recent hot weather, the after-school activity has really
15324AGILE youngsters scooped medals in the Wiltshire novice gymnastics championships. Georgia Cahill, six, was the youngest of eight gymnasts to strike gold. Coach Sue Clark said: "They were really chuffed to bits, especially Georgia. It was her first
PIAGGIO, the UK's number one scooter manufacturer has created a special one-off Euro NRG 2004 scooter in England colours, entering into the spirit of this summer's European Championships in Portugal. The Piaggio NRG is emblazoned with the red and white
THE Wiltshire Times is this year celebrating 150 glorious years of bringing the news to the people of west Wiltshire. Our new section brings you the latest news and events that are happening in and around west Wiltshire as part of the Wiltshire Time's
West Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison and Bradford mayor Vicky Landell Mills, have paid a visit to the Kennet and Avon Canal to see the results of the recent multi-million pound project that restored it to its former glory. They began their visit at Bradford
A new interactive, information rich website has been launched by the Motor Cycle Industry Association. The website www.mcia.co.uk has been revamped and updated to provide a wealth of information for consumers as well as the industry. An area dedicated
Ref. 30963-30Garages in Swindon have the unenviable distinction of being the country's most expensive when it comes to servicing. ANDY TATE reports SWINDON is one of the most expensive places in the UK to have a car serviced. A survey claims garages in
WILTSHIRE students will soon be able to plan the best and cheapest way to get to school. The Student Transport Advisory Network, believed to be the country's first website giving transport advice to students, shows all public transport serving each school
15316/4POLICE chiefs are warning of more drug raids to come after executing a second warrant at a west Wiltshire pub in as many weeks. Officers targeted the Malthouse, in Trowbridge, on Thursday afternoon following a four-week probe into drug dealing.
Gerry RobsonA TROWBRIDGE man who started work as an apprentice 40 years ago has been awarded an OBE by the Queen for his hard work. Gerry Robson, 56, of Clarendon Avenue, joined the Ministry of Defence when he was just 16 years old. Now, 40 years on,
WEST Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison has challenged the Environment Agency's plans to allow the burning of toxic waste in cement and lime kilns. Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Dr Murrison asked Mr Blair if he objected to the agency's proposals
AS part of the Wiltshire Bowls Association's 90th anniversary celebrations, a match was played against the visiting Dennyside Bowls Association at the Cooper-Avon Bowls Club (Melksham) on Monday. Many of the Dennyside players had travelled long distances
Check out our all new Wiltshire tourism section in association with Wiltshires Official Tourism website Visit Wiltshire. The website has some great new sections including Wiltshire features, Taste trails and Wiltshire attractions. The stunning countryside
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
WILTSHIRE Ambulance Service has the worst record in England for reaching emergencies, new figures revealed. Only 55.7 per cent of the 10,400 immediately life threatening calls received by staff were reached in the Government target of eight minutes. Ministers
ABOUT 500 people are expected to march tomorrow in protest against closures at Warminster Hospital. The march is rallying support against the closure of the casualty unit, also called the minor injuries unit, and to fight for the future of one of the
28336YOUNGSTERS have been full of bounce to help pay for a playground and environmental area in Warminster. Over 200 children from Sambourne Primary School took part in a sponsored bounce last week. The school is aiming to raise £1,000 for extra play
28349/9SOLDIERS from Warminster barracks are finishing anti-terrorist training ahead of a six-month tour of duty in Iraq. The Black Watch are heading back to the Gulf on Sunday after completing three months as the training regiment at the Land Warfare
PARK at your peril is the warning Wiltshire police are giving to anyone intending to go to Avebury to see the midsummer sun rise on Monday. Hundreds of revellers are expected to flock to the village for the summer solstice in the hopes of seeing the sun
TODDLERS have been riding their bikes to raise money for a new roof for their nursery school, which has passed its Ofsted inspection with flying colours. This week Westwood Nursery held its annual fundraising bike ride around Westwood Park. All the children
15335A TEENAGE boy who fell 8ft from a tree onto barbed wire has praised his best friend for his quick reaction. Matthew Kelly, 13, was left with a 10in gash, exposing one of his kidneys, after tumbling from a tree in fields off Woolley Street, Bradford
MAY I, through your newspaper, thank all who supported the Madhatters Tea Party held at Dorothy House on June 11. Thanks also to all who donated raffle prizes. A grand total of £495 was made. A lovely way to spend an afternoon enjoying yourself but at
I WOULD like to express my thanks to all the traders in the town centre for supporting me with their very generous donations (in total £370) towards my bail, in aid of the RUH Forever Friends Appeal, from which the local Trowbridge Outreach Project will
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
The next 12 months promises to be a crucial period for all community hospitals in Wiltshire. During this time the West Wilts and North Kennet PCTs will review all services in the area with the intention of significantly cutting the number of beds currently
ON hearing about the two recent accidents at West Ashton crossroads my first reaction was to put it down to driver error. However, on considering the matter I feel that the conflicting signals given at these traffic lights played a large part. We have
THE Wiltshire Times is this year celebrating 150 glorious years of bringing the news to the people of west Wiltshire. Our new section brings you the latest news and events that are happening in and around west Wiltshire as part of the Wiltshire Time's
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
PLANS are being drawn up to make town centre violence a thing of the past. Police have started by focusing on John Street, where fights are common as revellers queue for taxis and kebabs. An action team has been set up of police officers, Swindon Council
Ref. 24258-83SWINDON'S new police chief has pledged to fight the scourge of thuggish behaviour by getting more bobbies on the beat. Chief Supt Andy Tatam wants to get officers out from behind their desks and onto the streets so that they can help make
WILTSHIRE Ambulance Service has the worst record in England for reaching emergencies, new figures revealed. Only 55.7 per cent of the 10,400 immediately life threatening calls received by staff were reached in the Government target of eight minutes. Ministers
Children are being urged to put their creative skills to the test to highlight young people with dementia. Kingshill Research Centre has teamed up with Shire Pharmaceuticals to produce a competition to mark Alzheimer's Awareness Week, from July 4 to 10
HSBC has announced it will be shedding up to 3,500 jobs as part of a shake-up of the way it operates. The bank which in Swindon has branches in Bridge Street and Regent Circus in the centre, Camdale Parade in Gorse Hill, and Marlborough Road in Old Town
Ref. 289976SHELLSHOCKED workers at Thames Water's Kembrey Park call centre were yesterday coming to terms with the news that the firm was shedding 200 jobs. There were claims that customer service would suffer when experienced staff went and that customers
15296/2PUPILS from a Trowbridge secondary school hit the right notes during an evening of music and song. Up to 40 students from Clarendon School, aged between 11 and 18, took part in the event at St Mary's Church, Steeple Ashton, last Tuesday. Among
PARTYGOERS will be treated to an extra 24 hours of free entertainment as a £5,000 lottery grant adds an extra day to this year's Spotlight on Trowbridge fiesta. The six-day festival, in the county town, will be extended to seven, with the final day devoted
A D-DAY veteran from Trowbridge said he was treated like a Hollywood film star during an emotion-filled six-day trip to Normandy. With autograph hunters clamouring for his signature and French residents continually expressing their eternal thanks, Bob
A MAN accused of sexually assaulting two women and attacking a third in Trowbridge missed a first court hearing this week. Kevin Dopson was due before magistrates in Chippenham on Monday but was ruled unfit to attend. Magistrates were told the 25-year-old
28348A group of Trowbridge pensioners have been shedding pounds to raise cash for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Marjory Cornish, Lilly Matthews, Avis Newman and five of their friends, who are all in their late 60s and 70s and live at Teazle Ground Court sheltered
BURGLARS escaped with thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes following an overnight raid on a Trowbridge store. Seymour Stores, in Charles Street, was broken into on Monday night with burglars targeting an in-store cash machine, before stealing £3,000
THE Evening Advertiser is this year celebrating 150 glorious years of bringing the news to the people of Swindon. Our new section brings you the latest news and events that are happening in and around Swindon as part of the Evening Advertiser's Birthday
COCAINE killed a Trowbridge man who had fallen into a spiral of drug and alcohol abuse, an inquest has heard. Simon Bull, 41, died after taking cocaine and heroin at a friend's house in the town in March 2003. At an inquest into his death, held in Chippenham
28339/1A PRIMARY school in Trowbridge has won a prestigious national award. Grove Primary School has been presented with a Basic Skills Quality Mark for the way it teaches reading, writing, spelling and numbers. Deputy headteacher Gary Phillips said:
153431AWARD-WINNING journalist Roger Cook visited Trowbridge grandmother Ann Hamilton this week to record a piece for Radio 4, to be aired this autumn. Mr Cook, who lives in Wiltshire, is recording a show on Victim Support's 30th anniversary, speaking
28340/1GREEN-FINGERED residents on a Trowbridge estate are being urged to show off their gardens and scoop a cash prize. People living in Studley Green have so far ignored the chance to enter the second annual gardening competition, organised by the Tenants
VOTERS in a Trowbridge by-election were left baffled when a misprint on hundreds of polling cards sent them in the wrong direction. Blundering officials at West Wiltshire District Council sent scores of people to the wrong church, by leaving out a key
WEIGHTS were fairly even in the inter-club match between Warminster and Airsprung at Berkeley Lake. Warminster won with 117lb 1oz, to Airsprung's 73 lb 4 oz. Individual winner was Airsprung's Mike Withey, of Westbury, with a carp catch of 29lb, taken
Ref. 30960-108ROMAN coins and blue glass beads have been found among the remains of buildings at the Groundwell Ridge historic site. Just over a week after the team from English Heritage moved to the Roman site archaeologists have already uncovered the
A VILLAGE is preparing for a wake-up call as council bosses allow a traditional pub to play music. But many in Chiseldon will not be dancing to the tune and have vowed to boycott The Elm Tree. Controversy has reigned ever since management unveiled plans
As a child, 38-year-old David Nash wanted to be a train driver when he grew up. The management trainer may have failed in that ambition but the Labour leader who has lived in and around Birmingham most of his life, made up for it by moving to the old
Wiltshire's largest music event returns on Saturday 24th August with huge headlining acts including Blue, Jamelia and Darius. Tickets are available now to buy online! The festival will be back with a vengeance after its cancellation in 2003 and festival
Ref. 30963-30Garages in Swindon have the unenviable distinction of being the country's most expensive when it comes to servicing. ANDY TATE reports SWINDON is one of the most expensive places in the UK to have a car serviced. A survey claims garages in
HIGHWORTH residents are being urged to shop the town's mystery graffiti tagger to the police. The tagger has hit about 20 buildings in the town in the past three days. Buildings around St Michael's Church have been targeted, as have doors and walls in
Ref. 30951-04A BLAZE at a landfill site near Swindon engulfed an area the size of a football pitch and could have gone on burning for days. The fire, which broke out yesterday morning, was put out on the surface before it had the chance to spread underground
BRINKWORTH church fete takes place on Saturday, June 26, at 2.30pm on Brinkworth recreation ground. There will be stalls, displays, a raffle and a silent auction, with lots including rounds of golf and free entry to Longleat. At 5.30pm, a family night
THE debate over whether to ban smoking in public places has been hotting up with more than 200 Swindon people getting their voices heard in the national debate. The six-week Big Smoke Debate was launched on May 24 and asked people to give their views
Ref. 25788-125SWINDON Cares, a week of events to raise thousands of pounds for good causes, is just a month away. The fundraising spectacular, which runs from July 11 to 16, will open with the White Horse Bike Ride and Treasure Hunt. Starting from Stanton
THE Swindon Patient Advice and Liaison Service, set up to help people get the best out of the NHS, welcomes queries, suggestions and also complaints about treatment. Its remit includes the Great Western Hospital and other hospitals in the area, GP and
There's free advice for people who suffer from skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, pressure ulcers and vitiligo later this month when national charity the Skin Care Campaign come to Swindon. Nurses who specialise in the management and treatment
UPLANDS School in Swindon has won the secondary schools division of a National Doodle Day competition. The school was one of over 600 in the UK that participated in the event earlier this year in aid of charities Epilepsy Action and the Neurofibromatosis
Ref. 30967-5WORSHIPPERS are celebrating the realisation of a 20-year dream as a new church opens its doors. Previously, Swindon's 110-strong Mormon community had to hold all their services in an aging chapel in Deacon Street in the town centre. Now thanks
Himalayan balsam's pink flowers are an attractive sight on the river's edge but it is a menace that needs to be stopped in its tracks. It is now threatening to choke off a section of the River Mead, in Westmead, West Swindon,which is an area popular with
Ref. 30961-41GULPING down spoonfuls of fish oils may not be the most pleasant way to start the school day but children are volunteering in the name of science. Abbey Meads Primary School is taking part in study to determine whether a daily dose of Omega
Ref. 30936-58A SUPPORT group, which helps families whose children have special needs, has received a donation of equipment. The Koalas Swindon Opportunity Group, which is based at the Recreation Room in the grounds of the Victoria Hospital received toys
TOWN centre shoppers will witness an explosion of colourful entertainment when the Swin-don Summer Festival kicks off. Swindon's biggest street party will feature 70 performances over five days from Wednesday, July 17. It starts in the Parade outside
Ref. 30969-85Swindon came to a halt last evening as pubs filled up with fans cheering on England in their crucial Euro 2004 clash. And as KEVIN SHOESMITH reports they weren't disappointed THE Three Lions roared to victory last night in a stunning three-goal
AS a responsible driver I don't object to sensible speed limits, nor to any reasonable measure that promises to reduce the number of pedestrian casualties of road traffic accidents. However, I sometimes wonder whether the authorities ever take the trouble
