Two men have been verbally abused and threatened with a knife in Swindon town centre. The victims were approached by two men near to the Job Centre on Princess Street and then chased to the Thistle Hotel on Fleming Way. Once there one of the attackers
An accountant who plundered the company coffers to pay her mortgage and give cash gifts to friends has walked free from court. Roselyn Mukendi even used a company credit card to buy furniture for herself as she siphoned off thousands of pounds from
Two Wiltshire pubs have been given top status by Michelin in their Eating out in Pubs 2008 guide. The Horse and Groom in Charlton, Malmesbury and The Pear Tree, in Whitley near Melksham were given the Michelin "We most liked" Bibendum stamp. Michelin
More than £600 has been raised by staff and councillors at North Wiltshire District Council towards a new baby heart monitor at Chippenham Hospital. The money was raised as part of a summer raffle and dress down day to support the council chairman's
Children and young people in Wiltshire are being asked to have their say on the future of their local libraries. The county council will be providing questionnaires in 17 of its libraries asking visitors to complete a survey on what they think of the
The family of Devizes stab victim Matthew Baggott have today spoken for the first time of their devastation at his killing last week. The popular 34-year-old suffered multiple wounds in a frenzied attack in St John's Court on Thursday afternoon.
Under 17s FC Chippenham and Castle Combe Colts cancelled each other out in the first half with a 1-1 score. Castle Combe made the most of their chances after the break to finish 4-1 winners. Jamal Bellahrach, Sam Barry, Andrew Packwood and Jacob
Under 16s BLUE DIVISION C.T.C. ran out 5-0 winners away to AFC Corsham in a reversed fixture. C.T.C. saw goals from Kyle Norris (2), Chris Witt, Ban Moore (penalty) and an own goal. Bradford Town Youth were a match for home side Chippenham Town
Under 15s BLUE DIVISION Goals from Adam Mercer (2), Martin Johnson, Otis Young and Sam Clarke secured a 5-1 win for Trowbridge Wanderers against home side AFC Calne. Mike Coulson scored for Calne. Two first half goals for Westbury Youth secured
Under 14s BLUE DIVISION Amesbury Juniors ran out convincing 9-0 winners at home to Melksham Town Youth Blue. James Doleman (4), Jordan Matthews, Rory Collins, Brandon Munday and James Henry (2) scored for Amesbury. A ten man Bradford Town Youth
Under 13s BLUE DIVISION Playing with just eight players Bradford Town Youth knew they had a mountain to climb against a strong Warminster Highbury side. Through sheer determination and a never give up attitude Bradford amazingly were 3-0 up
Under 12s BLUE DIVISION Devizes Town Youth took an early lead in their away game against Melksham Park Youth in what turned out to be an end to end game. Park were soon back level with a goal from Lewis Pearce. Pearce made it 2-1 to Park after
Under 11s GREEN DIVISION In an eventful game Devizes Town Youth ran out 2-1 winners at home to Larkhall Athletic. Devizes were awarded a penalty in each half of the game, missing the first one but converting the second to clinch the three points
Under 10s BlUE DIVISION A high scoring game saw home side FC Chippenham take a 4-2 lead at the break before going on to finish 8-2 winners. George Gernonn-Reidy (5), Javed Pond and Jai Saca scored for Chippenham. Sam Robbins gave home side
UNDER 9s BLUE DIVISION The supporters of Chippenham Town Youth White and AFC Corsham Jaguars were treated to an excellent game at Stanley Park in the bright Saturday afternoon sunshine. Corsham took an early lead and played some very good football
It was the birthdays they should have shared that made Tammy Aggett miss her twin brother Jody most. While she celebrated in muted fashion at home in South Africa the 30-year-old could only think of Jody, languishing in a Thai cell. Jody, whose
The wife of a bodyguard killed in Iraq says a single bullet has ripped her life apart. Robert Swann, 45, died when he was shot in the neck in the badlands of Tikrit, while protecting American government VIPs. Now his wife Angela is facing up to
But he seemed to be unfairly treated on Hell's Kitchen. The way I saw it, Brian Wotsisname tried to enter into an argument with Davidson and just wasn't equiped for the task. He didn't appear to grasp the simplest concepts that the former 'Big Break'
A man who grabbed a teenage girl in a park after dark is being hunted by police. The incident happened at 9.25pm on Sunday at Meadowcroft Park, Upper Strattion. The attacker is white, around 6ft and of medium build with big eyes and is in his early
A Hercules from RAF Lyneham has been forced to make an emergency landing in Hungary. The plane had taken off from Romania destined for its Wiltshire base when part of its tailplane shifted and the crew lost control. The emergency landing yesterday
Police are hunting a road rage driver who smashed his car into another vehicle after a row. The disagreement occurred in Bristol Road, Chippenham, near to World of Beds, at around 8.15pm last night. The driver of a new-type Volkswagen Golf deliberately
Two elderly sisters fighting for the same rights as married and gay couples will make a last-ditch legal appeal for equal treatment today. Joyce and Sybil Burden, born in 1918 and 1925 respectively, have lived together in Ogbourne all their lives.
