CHIPPENHAM Town tonight confirmed the signing of former Swindon Town and Torquay United striker Lloyd Macklin from Farnborough. Macklin mde his debut in tonight's 3-1 Calor League Southern Premier Division defeat at AFC Totton. The 22-year-old
9:52pm We'll have reaction from tonight's disappointing defeat, as well as all the latest Chippenham news in this Thursday's Gazette & Herald. Follow us on twitter @gazsport. Thanks for following Bluebirds Live
MARLBOROUGH showed few signs of ring-rust after two weeks without a game as they swept aside Corsham on their way to their 11th win of the Dorset & Wilts Two North season. The runaway leaders had seen their previous two opponents cry off unable
CHIPPENHAM slipped to their sixth National Three South West defeat on the trot as they were edged out in Cheltenham. The visitors obtained the early advantage when home flanker George Angell was sin-binned for handling in a ruck and John Boddington
AN IMPRESSIVE performance against their fourth-placed hosts just failed to yield a victory in Devizes’ South West One East derby. Devizes suffered an early blow when Andy Thompson was forced off with a hip problem, James Last coming on for his
DEVIZES 2nd’s winless run in Dorset & Wilts One North was stretched to eight games as they came up short against Melksham. The visitors had to absorb a lot of pressure from Melksham’s pack in the first half, but they held firm, yielding only
A dramatic police hunt in Malmesbury led to the arrest of three Birmingham men suspected of burgling a house in Yatton Keynell, taking items including laptop computers. The town was gridlocked yesterday lunchtime as about 12 police cars combed
THREE trips to the sin bin resulted in Pewsey playing with 14 men for nearly half their Dorset & Wilts One North match. Trowbridge started strongly and a penalty and converted try gave them the early advantage. Pewsey scrum-half James Haynes
A FEROCIOUS second-half performance saw Minety claim top spot in Dorset & Wilts One North as they deposed leaders Chippenham 2nd. They took the lead when centre Dale Langdown’s angled run saw him cross, but the home side’s tendency to give
Both of Corsham’s fire crews were called to a farmhouse on the outskirts of Box last Wednesday, when an oak roof beam above a fireplace caught fire. A specialised support unit was called from Swindon to ensure the property had suffered no structural
Mental health charity Wiltshire Mind has benefited from a new scheme run by Wessex Water to support financial literacy and money management projects. The charity received nearly £7,000 from the water company’s Money Matters awards scheme, which
FORMER Frome Town skipper Bryan Smith could be set to join Chippenham Town. Smith left the Robins last week having made 18 appearances for the Aldersmith Stadium outfit, but a tweet from the Somerset side's official Twitter account this afternoon
Students at St John's Accademy, Marlborough wowed audiences last week with an electrifying staging of the musical Footloose. A cast of 60 students aged 11-18 delivered an intense, vibrant interpretation that captivated audiences over four nights
Devizes MP Claire Perry is backing local bands, musicians and film makers who enter the Rock the House and Film the House competitions. Prizes range from festival slots, studio time and equipment to the opportunity to premier in London’s West End
Family and friends of Richard ‘Dick’ Bishop, who was a familiar figure in Malmesbury, recognisable by his white stick, cloth cap and shopping bag, will gather for his funeral at Malmesbury Abbey at midday today. All who knew Mr Bishop, formerly
A new Victims’ Code comes into effect today which covers the support victims should expect at every stage of the process from reporting a crime to post-trial support. The code will allow victims the opportunity to read a Victim Personal Statement
A convenience store in Netheravon was badly damaged by fire yesterday evening, with two cats being rescued from an upstairs flat. Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service was called to the McColls shop in the High Street at 4.51pm after fire broke out
Plans for a 14-hectare solar farm on the outskirts of Neston have been branded “an attack on the way of life of rural people”, by local protestors. Opposition to the planned farm is growing, with campaigners holding a public protest at the site
Punk band Subhumans are returning to Wiltshire for a homecoming gig at The White Swan in Trowbridge tonight. The band, which consists of Dick Lucas, Bruce Treasure, Andy Gale, Trotsky and Grant Jackson, formed in Warminster in 1981 and enjoyed
