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  • Injured Pewsey jockey finds new sporting passion

    Former jockey Wayne Burton’s life changed forever when he fell from his horse and broke his back in a race in 2008, but he has never lost his competitive nature. The former Pewsey Vale pupil was confined to a wheelchair by the accident at a race

  • BOXING DAY LIVE: Chippenham Town 3 Frome Town 3

    4:58pm Thank you for joining us on Boxing Day. Don't forget to check gazetteandherald.co.uk/sport and wiltshiretimes.co.uk/sport later for reaction from today's 3-3 draw at Hardenhuish Park. 

  • Three food firms on shortlist for awards

    Three local food businesses have been shortlisted as finalists in the south west regional final of the Countryside Alliance Awards. Poulshot Lodge Farm Shop is in the local food category, while Rowdey Cow cafe and ice cream parlour is in the start-up

  • BOWLS: North Wilts bowlers named by county

    NORTH WILTS quintet of Steve Snook, Keith Hutchens, Justin Davis, skip Wayne Snook and Alan Greenland have been named in the Wiltshire County men’s indoor team. The first four are named as a complete rink by the Wiltshire selectors for the home

  • West Yatton couple steer guide dogs into a life of retirement

    About 25 dogs have come and gone at Janet and Steve Smith’s house in the last six years. Few stay there longer than three months, and some are gone in two weeks. The high turnover is not because the Smiths are easily bored, but because their house

  • Daughter's name is tribute to Alfie

    Mum Kelly Pritchard, whose toddler son died from cancer aged 18 months, has decided to name her unborn daughter Angel-Ray in memory of the brother she will never meet. Miss Pritchard, 34, and her partner Darren Clark, 32, from Sherston, are expecting

  • Easterton Village Hall looks to expand

    Plans have been submitted to extend Easterton Village Hall. The village hall management committee has applied for planning permission to demolish the extension on the west side and extend the play area to the side and rear, as well as providing

  • RUGBY: It’s success on a Plate

    MARLBOROUGH claimed their second county title in two seasons as they lifted the Dorset & Wilts 1s XV Plate on Saturday. The Common side, the runaway leaders of Dorset & Wilts Two North, defeated Dorset Dockers 25-5 in rain-soaked conditions

  • RUGBY: Battling Corsham earn cup final praise

    CORSHAM head coach Dan Jeffries saluted his side for battling on after seeing their hopes of lifting the county cup ultimately washed away in a mud-caked first half at Warminster RFC on Saturday. Trowbridge scored four tries in the opening 40 minutes

  • BOWLS: North Wilts trio on course

    THE TRIO of Sue Cooke, Janet Hardie and Alex Jacobs are still well on course to reach the final stages in several women’s national indoor championship events. Cooke is already through to the last 16 of the Ladies National Champion of Champions

  • FOOTBALL: Park life good again as Cribbs are beaten

    DAVE Ferris was delighted to see his Chippenham Park side iron out their issues as they beat high-flying Cribbs at Hardenhuish Park last weekend. Mark Robinson reacted quickest to a deflected effort to smash home the opener for Park before full-back

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Collier on guard

    MARK Collier is expecting a challenging afternoon when his Chippenham Town side take on local rivals Frome Town at Hardenhuish Park today (kick-off 3pm). The Bluebirds saw their trip to bottom-of-the-table Bashley last weekend rained off and instead

  • Corsham sci-fi total is out of this world

    Corsham's charity sci-fi group has broken its own record and raised an astronomical amount this year, netting more than £30,000 for a range of charities. The group, which hosts the town’s annual sci-fi fun day, takes its replica Daleks, film props

  • Tree planted by former governor of Wiltshire College

    AN-ex Wiltshire College governor from Devizes planted a cherry tree at the Trowbridge campus. Steve Stone, from Devizes, was joined by governors, principal Di Dale, and vice-principal Ben Allen. Mr Stone, who left his position as chair of governors