TOM Knighton announced himself to the Hardenhuish Park faithful in style as his deadly goalscoring instincts shot down Totton and moved Chippenham Town to within three points of the Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division play-off places tonight.
The closure of the Scrummylicious restaurant in Devizes Market Place on Friday means that the ill-fated transport information desk is homeless once again. The local transport group, Devizes Passengers, has struggled to find a permanent home for
CONDITIONS at Newbury remain reasonably good considering the recent wet spell that has caused waterlogging and even flooding in some parts of the country. Clerk of the course Richard Osgood left the going unchanged as soft, heavy in places at the
Calne Town Football Club’s application to renew its lease for the use of land at Bremhill View was granted by town councillors this week. The club, founded in 1886, is one of the oldest in Wiltshire. Players train on a full size flood-lit pitch
CHIPPENHAM conquered potential banana skin Maidenhead – and their artificial 3G playing surface – to emphatically end their five-match losing streak in National Three South West. The visitors had performed heroically in their narrow three-point
Work has begun to increase the capacity of Allington Reservoir near Kington St Michael. The £3.5 million scheme by Wessex Water will result in the storage capacity increasing by five million litres. A new drainage facility will also be built
COLERNE made it eight league wins out of eight in Dorset & Wilts Three North with victory over their nearest rivals. Calne started the brighter and pummelled away at the home side for the first 15 minutes. But it was Colerne who eventually
MARLBOROUGH warmed up for this weekend’s Dorset & Wilts Vase final with Melksham by making it eight league wins out of nine. Despite arriving late with a changed squad, the visitors grabbed the lead as skipper Nathan Morgan kicked a penalty
DEVIZES’ stay at the top of the Southern Counties South table was brought to an end as Sam Edwards’ second-half try gave Trowbridge victory on Saturday. The visitors lifted the inaugural Dave Sullivan Memorial Trophy – presented for the first time
SEVEN Barrows trainer Nicky Henderson could have as many as three runners in this year's William Hill King George VI Chase with Long Run, Riverside Theatre and Finian's Rainbow all in contention for Boxing Day. Long Run and Riverside Theatre filled
MINETY combined their first and second teams to pull off a much-needed Dorset & Wilts One North win against Avonvale. With a host of players injured or unavailable, Minety had to withdraw from their second team fixture and concentrate their
PEWSEY overcame a sluggish start to take a firmer grip on third place in Dorset & Wilts One North. Conditions dictated that it would be a forward-orienttated match, but Swindon made the early running before the deadlockn was broken after the
Festive fun will fill Malmesbury’s high street on Friday with an evening of free entertainment and late night shopping, despite the recent wet weather. The town’s Christmas lights will be switched on at 6.15pm by the Earl of Suffolk, followed by
North Wiltshire MP James Gray has today condemned the Planning Inspector's decision to allow up to 700 new houses on the Ridgeway Farm site near Purton. Describing it as an unwelcome invasion of the countryside, he said: "There is no proven need
Residents in Chippenham, Calne and Melksham are needed to join the new Chippenham cancer care fundraising group supporting the Forever Friends Appeal at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. The Chippenham group will be raising funds towards the RUH
CHIPPENHAM Town are confident that tonight's Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division clash with AFC Totton will go ahead, despite the recent heavy rainfall to hit Wiltshire. The Bluebirds, 2-0 winners at St Albans City on Saturday, could climb
A new charity has been set up by Chippenham man Mike Oakes to give affordable breaks to carers and those they look after. Mr Oakes, 67, came up with the idea when volunteering in the town for the Alzheimer’s Society. Mr Oakes, who is chairman
Devizes couple Steve and Catherine Drage were not comfortable when their 17-year-old daughter Gabriela decided she was going to South Africa to work on a lion reserve. But when she rang up and said: “Hello, Mum, I’m sitting here with 13 lion cubs
An elderly man was killed after being in collision with a lorry at Spackman Lane, Corsham, yesterday evening. The road was closed for some time after the accident. More details to follow shortly.
Elderly and disabled residents who say their small housing complex is regularly ‘besieged’ by inconsiderate motorists have stepped up their campaign for urgent action. Campaigners have bombarded council leaders, highway chiefs and transport companies
