A 63-year-old man who abducted a vulnerable child has been put on a conditional discharge by a judge. David Dobson 'detained' the 15-year-old in his Chippenham flat in February this year despite being warned by the police to have nothing to do
POTTERNE'S promotion to Premier Two in the Wadworth 6X West of England Premier League has been confirmed. The West of England Premier League have confirmed the first XI promotion and relegations following the conclusion of the 2013 season.
A Cotswolds airport company is being prosecuted on health and safety charges following the death of a fire chief in a gas cylinder explosion. Kemble Air Services Ltd will stand trial on March 17 next year on two charges of failing to make suitable
WOOTTON Bassett skipper Steve Yeardley slammed Highmoor’s players as ‘thugs’ after the teams battled out a fractious 2-2 draw at Palmer Park on Saturday. Bassett held on for a point in a Hellenic Premier clash that saw 12 yellow cards and one red
A judge put off passing sentence on a dangerous driver so he can attend the birth of his child. Darren Andrews has been warned he could face jail after admitting being behind the wheel of an Astra van when it was driven dangerously. But after
SKIPPER Bobby Lyons celebrated his 100th consecutive game for Chippenham with a win as they saw off Gloucester's Old Centralians 22-17 in their National Three South West opener at Allington Field. The home side fielded a slightly changed team with
MALMESBURY boss Gareth Davies praised his side for their second-half performance but admitted the damage had already been done as Shrivenham claimed victory in their FA Vase first qualifying round derby 4-2. The higher-division side, bossed by
TOMMY Bridewell bounced back from a first-race retirement to post another podium finish for his new Halsall Racing Kawasaki team at Donington Park today. Bridewell, who secured a second-placed finish in his opening outing for the team at Cadwell
A 200-year-old Wiltshire landmark is helping millions of people enjoy cups of tea during breaks in TV programmes, thanks to innovative technology. The Canal & River Trust has joined forces with Open Energi to turn off water pumps on the historic
DEVIZES' historic first season in South West One East began with a battling performance, but eventual defeat at home on Saturday. The Saddlebacks, last season's Southern Counties South champions, shipped four tries in front of a large home crowd
PEWSEY Vale, Malmesbury Victoria, Chippenham Park and Calne Town all saw their interest in this season's FA Vase end at the first hurdle on Saturday. Of the quartet, Park arguably had the most creditable result, the Toolstation League First Division
A campaign to encourage more people to consider fostering has found that 96 per cent of people in the South West do not know the extent of the fostering crisis in the region, according to new research published today. Action for Children, a leading
The Forestry Commission's National Arboretum at Westonbirt will participate in a trip to South Korea this month, to collect seed from the wild for the arboretum. Arborist Tomas Dewey will travel to South Korea for nine days, with the aim of collecting
Stoptober – England’s mass 28 day stop smoking attempt - is back following its huge success last year which saw 160,000 people complete the challenge. Smoking remains the nation’s biggest killer with half of long-term smokers dying prematurely
Devizes Town Council is to review its policy of giving free and discounted hire of the town hall and Corn Exchange. A report to the latest meeting of council’s community and civic resources committee outlined that the value of free or discounted
Devizes MP Claire Perry is once again hosting local healthcare meetings in Tidworth, Marlborough and Devizes to enable people across the Devizes Constituency to question health professionals about local healthcare provision and issues. Panellists
Police are warning drivers to avoid the M4 after an accident between junction 15 and Membury services at 5.30am. The mororway is not expected to re-open until after 9am. Traffic is building up through Swindon on the A419 and A420 and through
