THE trial into the death of Olympiad fitness instructor Donavan Van Lill heard that Stanton St Quintin swimming instructor Martin Sugden had the opportunity, motive and intent to carry out the killing. In summing up the case for the prosecution Crown
Detectives investigating the murder of Sian O'Callaghan said today they had identified the set of human remains found at a second site. Wiltshire Police, who had been scouring the national DNA database in a bid to work out who was buried at Eastleach
SWINDON Speedway have received the news that their two Polish riders, Tomasz Chrzanowski and Maciek Janowski, have been given start permission to ride in Britain. The news came through shortly before 5pm on Monday and both riders will now take
RACE RESULTS (Position, time, name) 1: 32.43, Mr Simon Nott; 2: 34.30, Gary O'Brien; 3: 36.38, Stuart Henderson; 4: 37.16, Andrew Duncan; 5: 37.27, Dee Buchanan; 6: 37.45, K Eldridge; 7: 38.10, Derek Stevens; 8: 38.31, James Parfitt; 9: 38.38, Joe Bowerbank
MARTIN Sugden needed to be a criminal mastermind to have successfully pulled off the murder of missing Corsham rugby player Donavan Van Lill a court heard today. The Stanton St Quintin swimming instructor, 42, is accused of murdering his Olympiad
BRITISH Olympic dressage rider Jane Gregory, who lived in Great Cheverell, has died at the age of 51. She suffered a suspected heart attack at her home last week and died in hospital on Friday. Gregory rode Cupido for Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta
FC CHIPPENHAM Youth kept their faint hopes of the Premier Division title alive when they defeated league leaders Corsham Town Reserves 1-0 at Stanley Park, writes RAY BURROUGHS. It was only the leaders' second league defeat of the season and they still
AFTER three defeats on the trot, a determined Trowbridge Town Reserves returned to winning ways with a 4-3 home success over Holt, whose defeat saw them miss the chance to reclaim the top spot from Boomsbury in Division Three. After an even first 15
WITH Melksham Town Reserves looking red-hot favourites to finish the season as Division Two champions, the race is on for the second automatic promotion spot. Trowbridge Wanderers Reserves and Bratton may be neck and neck in second place at the moment
BRADFORD United have left themselves with a mountain to climb if they are going to have any chance of beating the drop from Division One of the Trowbridge Windows & Conservatories League. Bradford hosted fellow relegation battlers Semington Magpies
THIRD Division Boomsbury and first division outfit The Deverills met for the second time this season in the semi-final stages of a cup competition. And just like the first meeting, when Boomsbury beat their hosts 5-0 to book their place in
Pewsey Vale kept their promotion bid on track with victory over Hythe & Dibden on Saturday. Matt Bissett and Ricky Franklin scored for Adi Holcombe's side, who currently sit fourth in the Wessex League Division One table. Pewsey aren't
SWINDON Robins are flying Polish duo Tomasz Chrzanowski and Maciek Janowski into the country for tonight’s opening Elite League meeting of the season at Belle Vue. But Robins bosses have also put two guest riders on standby in case start permission isn
Corsham Town picked up their second successive victory on Saturday as they beat Barnstaple Town. Kris Beasley fired home the winner in the second-half for Mel Gingell's side. Corsham host Willand Rovers this weekend. REACTION
Devizes Town got back to winning ways on Saturday as they breathed fresh life back into their promotion chase by hammering third-placed Cadbury Heath. Luke Enderby scored twice for Mark Love's side, with Andy Westall and Matt Russell. Devizes travel
Melksham Town were forced to settle for a point on Saturday as they let a two-goal lead slip at struggling Elmore. Josh Robinson and Gary Higdon had put Adam Young's side 2-0 up in the opening stages but the bottom-of-the-table hosts hit back to level
Calne Town's run of five games unbeaten was brought to an end on Saturday as they were beaten by promotion chasers Bridport. Jordan Roberts opened the scoring for the Lilywhites but the home side hit back to take all three points. Jeff Roberts and Drew
Dave Turner’s Wootton Bassett Town side were left to bemoan being denied a stonewall penalty six minutes before half-time as they suffered a 2-1 defeat against title-chasing Slimbridge on Saturday. Fantastic work down the left flank from Sam Packer
Malmesbury Victoria suffered their 16th defeat of the season on Saturday as they lost their bottom-of-the-table clash with Trowbridge Town on Saturday. Neil Grant and Paul Gittens got the goals for Allan Clarke's visitors as they claimed successive
Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet has agreed to examine 22 sites as possible locations for quarries. At a meeting last week campaigners against one of the sites proposed, C18, a 74-hectare site between Bromham and Rowde, spoke of their concern. Geoffrey
A television documentary following the touching tales behind the repatriations through Wootton Bassett is due to be shown on BBC One in the next two months. The film, made by director Henry Singer, features interviews with people across the town including
The organisers of Calne Motorcycle Meet have expressed their delight at the response they received from local people, after an appeal for stewards, administrators and help with planning. Calne Rotary Club, which arranges the charity event that attracts
The first artists who will be performing at this year’s WOMAD festival have been revealed. The world music event at Charlton Park near Malmesbury from July 28-31 will see the return of popular Senegalese musical icon Baaba Maal. Mercury
MPs pledged to value the county's natural heritage after meeting Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and the Heritage Lottery Fund at the House of Commons. Attending the event were MPs, Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland for Swindon, James Gray for North Wiltshire
Bowood House and Gardens re-opened this week after the winter break for its 37th season and Lord Lansdowne is far from tired of its sights and sounds. “I still get excited when this time comes around every year,” he said. “I do feel relieved
A man who fled to the United States after laundering £100,000 of stolen cash has been told to hand back the money. Andrew Turner was told if he can’t stump up almost £80,000, which is still unaccounted for, before the start of August he will
A woman who was storing drugs worth about £1,000 for someone has escaped a jail term. Jane Price had bags of cannabis resin as well as the flowering heads of plants hidden in two bedrooms at her house. And the 41-year-old was found with more than
Around 10,000 bikers yesterday descended on Wiltshire to ride through Wootton Bassett in appreciation of the sacrifice made by British soldiers. They rode through the town, the scene of many moving homecomings for service personnel killed in
A relative of Bromham mother-of-two Julie Kember, who died of a brain tumour, is to run the Paris Marathon. Paul Trowbridge, 33, whose wife Sam is Mrs Kember’s cousin, is raising money for Brain Tumour Research. Mr Trowbridge, a computer software developer
Two nurses from Calne calling themselves Team Dotty are running the London Marathon in aid of Dorothy House hospice. Emma Satchell, 33, and Penny Hobden, 31, decided to get together to raise money and awareness for the hospice. Mother-of-three
The new landlords of the Wiltshire Yeoman at Chirton have pledged to go back to its restaurant roots. Iain Clarke and Amy Pearson, who took over at the Wadworth- owned pub on March 18, have both worked under top chefs. The pub’s previous tenants, Rob
Wiltshire runners with places in this year’s London Marathon are going through their final preparations for the race on April 17. Among them is Roger Jones, the owner of the Harrow Inn at Little Bedwyn, who is running his first marathon.
Sixth-fomers at St John’s School in Marlborough, James Pitts and Emmy Price-Goodfellow, have reached the English schools’ debating finals. After a successful day in Taunton at the west of England finals of the Schools’ Mace competition, the students
Teenage paddler Edd Dobson will be raising money for a brain injured friend when he takes part in the Devizes to Westminster canoe race. His crew is one of 14 from Devizes Canoe Club to take part in the 125-mile race which sets off from the
