MARK Collier's unbeaten league start as Chippenham Town boss came to a shuddering halt tonight as the Bluebirds were soundly beaten 4-1 at Weymouth. Collier had tasted victory in two of his three league games since taking over at the start of the
Motorists are being warned to expect delays after two cars collided on Granham Hill, Marlborough this afternoon. The southbound carriageway of the A345 is closed and motorists are advised to seek an alternative route.
MINETY'S second string consolidated their Dorset & Wilts Three North position with an emphatic home victory over Supermarine thirds. The first half was a scrappy affair, Minety taking a long time to settle into the game. An injury to one
IT WAS another ‘hard to bear’ Saturday for Pewsey Vale as injuries and unavailablilty meant they struggled to deal with Bradford’s pacy backline. Pewsey were competitive up front and but lacked a cutting edge in the backs. In the first half
MINETY upped their game in the second half to come away winners from this uncompromising Dorset & Wilts One North encounter. Combe Down had the best of the early exchanges, pinning Minety back into their 22 and slotting a penalty after six
DEVIZES returned home with three points from a hard-fought South West One East battle in Berkshire. Their first-half display was by far the worst of the season as the home side got their rewards with two unconverted tries from winger Jordan Gomez
WILTSHIRE have appointed Michael Coles as captain for the 2014 season. All-rounder Coles, who previously captained the county in 2010 before standing down due to business commitments, led Bridgwater to the West of England Premier League title
The Hills Group intouch magazine has been named gold winner of the Best Internal Publication category in the 2013 South West Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) PRide Awards, announced at a black-tie dinner at The Bristol Hotel in Bristol
MARK Collier's options for tonight's Calor League Southern Premier Division trip to Weymouth (7.45pm) have been strengthened. Winger James Guthrie and defender Greg Tindle, who missed last week's 3-1 home win over Truro City, both return to the
More than 1,400 people have now gone onto the next stage in their bid to applied to join Wiltshire Police after a huge response to the force's second recruitment drive of the year. The application window ran from November 12 to 22, and saw people
A mini winter beer festival is being hosted by Wadworth on Saturday, December 7, with beer fans able to enjoy all of their favourite ales from the Devizes brewery. Entry to the festival, from noon to 6pm, at the visitor centre in New Park Street
Erlestoke Prison is at the forefront of moves to prevent the children of offenders following in father’s footsteps. Wiltshire’s only prison, which has gained a reputation for the quality of its education courses for inmates, has been selected to
At Chippenham Town Council’s recent tourism, heritage and marketing committee meeting, local historian, author and expert on the First World War, Richard Broadhead, gave a short presentation about Chippenham’s plans for commemorating the Great War
Chippenham teen Malisha Lidder cried tears of joy when she met her idols The Saturdays. The 14-year-old, of Charter Road, won a competition to meet the girl group before they performed at the Christmas lights switch-on at Cribbs Causeway, north
Devizes youngster Morgan Denbury was devastated to discover his brand new scooter had been stolen, although thanks to an appeal on Facebook he has been given a used scooter. Morgan, six, was given it for his birthday at the end of October but it
The campaign to raise much-needed repair funds at Gastard Village Hall received a boost last week, with a £5,000 grant from the Corsham Area Board. The 77-year-old hall needs more than £15,000 to replace its asbestos-ridden roof, and officials
A care home for adults with disabilities is appealing to taxi firms to help them get residents to their Christmas party. For many at Greathouse in Kington Langley, it will be the first disco they have ever been to. All of their 25 residents
Hardenhuish School in Chippenham is one of 64 schools across Wiltshire taking part in Switch-Off Fortnight to help raise awareness of saving energy. EDF Energy’s award winning education programme The Pod runs Switch Off Fortnight, from November
Anti-social metal detectorists have been blamed for a spate of vandalism at Lacock Cricket Club, after the pitch was dug up for a fourth time. Trespassers have been digging up the club’s pitch on the village recreation ground, with police blaming
The British Legion in Corsham has been left devastated after intruders stole a safe containing over £3,000. The Legion’s headquarters on Newlands Road were broken into overnight on Monday September 11, and the safe containing the week’s takings
