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  • TENNIS: Fletcher eyes singles semi final spot

    BURDEROP'S Catherine and Lewis Fletcher reached the women’s singles and mixed doubles quarter-finals between them on Monday’s fourth day at the 22nd Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria. Catherine will play German fourth seed Verena Fleckenstein

  • WOMAD festival hailed the best yet

    Tens of thousands of revellers descended on Malmesbury this weekend for four days of eclectic music, a relaxed atmosphere and food from around the globe at what has been hailed the best WOMAD ever. World of Music and Dance festival (WOMAD), returned

  • ROWING: Groom close to world podium

    WILSHIRE rower Angus Groom just missed out on a place on the podium at the World U23 Championships in Linz, Austria. Groom, from Wanborough but a student at Durham University, competed in the men’s quadruple scull alongside crewmates Jack Beaumont

  • Man seriously injured in crash near Marshfield

    A 28-year-old man was seriously injured after the car he was travelling in struck a verge and rolled over near Marshfield on Saturday morning. A spokesman for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance said the man was thrown from the car and was then hit by

  • SWIMMING: Carlin suffers second world agony

    WILTSHIRE swimmer Jazz Carlin suffered a second agonising finish in under a day as she failed to reach the final of the women's 1500m at the World Championships in Barcelona this morning. Former Wootton Bassett School pupil Carlin, 22, clocked 

  • Maverick bids tearful farewell to Devizes

    Site engineer Richard “Maverick” Byrne bade a tearful farewell to Devizes at the end of the contract to repair Prison Bridge on Bath Road last Thursday. The 47-year-old divorced father-of-two has been a welcome sight as he manned the temporary

  • WADWORTH 6X WEST OF ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE CRICKET RESULTS

    Premier One: Bridgwater (5) v Bristol 114-1 (5) - abandoned; Corsham 5-0 (9) v Bath 323-8 10 - abandoned; Downend (9) v Ashcott & Shapwick 358-9 (10) - abandoned; Frocester 306-6 (T Wand 93) (11) v Taunton St Andrew 85-2 (8)- abandoned; Keynsham

  • Children's summer craft sessions at garden centre

    Children's craft sessions are to be held at Woodborough Garden Centre on Tuesday and Thursday mornings starting on August 1. There will be biscuit decorating on Tuesdays and Elmer the Elephant making, pasta painting and junk modelling on Thursdays

  • EQUESTRIAN: Libby helps Britain to gold

    BROMHAM teenager Libby Seed helped Great Britain to team gold at the 2013 FEI Pony European Championships in Italy at the weekend. Seed, 16, finished seventh individually on her pony Mr Vick, adding nothing to her dressage score as Britain claimed

  • RACING: Hughes eyes revenge for Toronado

    WILTSHIRE'S Champion jockey Richard Hughes believes Toronado would only "have to find a little bit" to gain revenge over Dawn Approach at Goodwood on Wednesday. The high-class colts renew rivalry in the Qipco Sussex Stakes, with the score 2-0 in