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  • BOWLS: Moonrakers foiled after late recovery

    WILTSHIRE gave Somerset a late scare before the visitors secured a 121-118 in their Liberty Trophy clash at North Wilts IBC on Saturday morning. The home side trailed 106-92 with three ends remaining of their inter-county championship second round

  • FOOTBALL: ‘That’s what we are capable of’

    TREVOR Rawlings reckons his Corsham Town side gave a glimpse of their true potential last weekend as they inflicted a first defeat of the season on title favourites Bradford Town. Corsham hit the heights at Trowbridge Road to shatter their local

  • Carol Billingham

    Carol Billingham, who worked at the Gazette’s sister paper The Wiltshire Times for more than 15 years in the 1980s and 1990s, died on December 14, just before her 60th birthday. Born in Northampton, she arrived in Wiltshire in 1982, after training

  • Steve Bartlett

    Steve Bartlett died on January 2 at Dorothy House Hospice in Winsley, aged 58, after battling stomach cancer. Steve, known to everyone as Tank, was born and bred in Trowbridge and educated at Studley Green and Nelson Haden schools. On leaving

  • I'm not doubling up on my expenses, says MP James Gray

    North Wiltshire MP James Gray has dismissed accusations by a controversial blogger that he has been doubling up on his expenses and claiming for two offices. The article by blogger Paul Staines, who writes under the non de plume Guido Fawkes, says

  • Clothes swap date at Chippenham

    Chippenham Methodist Circuit is holding a clothes swap for women and children at Sheldon Road Methodist Church on Saturday from 10am-noon. It costs £2.50 to take part and proceeds go to the church and Mission Direct. There will be a coffee morning

  • GOLF: Amor is in for England

    MARLBOROUGH’S reigning England boys champion Ben Amor has been named in the six-strong squad to represent England in the annual Costa Ballena Quadrangular Tournament in Spain on January 22-24. Amor, 18, became boys champion when he won the Carris

  • Chippenham bridge is made safer after concerns raised

    Long-awaited work to improve safety at Lowden Hill tunnel, Chippenham, should be finished by the end of the week. Since work began on January 6 after flooding there subsided, a new footway has been created, the road resurfaced and the one-way system

  • MOTORCYCLING: Plus point for Fraser

    HULLAVINGTON teenager Fraser Rogers is looking forward to his debut season in the FIM Supersport World Championship this year. The 17 year old has signed for the Team Com Plus SMS Racing for this season championship after a successful wild card

  • Success leads to a full-time role

    Caroline Christensen is a former science teacher and a mother of three, as well as the creator of the Baby Belly Band. She lives in the Berkshire mountains of Connecticut about two hours from New York. Caroline, 49, experienced problems with hernias

  • Belting up is way forward for mums living with hernia pain

    Grandparents Bruce and Bev Bodio are on a mission to help expectant mums deal with difficult pregnancies. The couple, who live in Stockwood Road, Devizes, were so inspired by an invention which helped their daughter-in-law Carrie, that they’ve

  • ATHLETICS: Loren joins track guru Arnold

    COUNTY junior international 800m runner Loren Bleaken has switched to top British sprints and hurdles coach Malcolm Arnold, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The 18-year-old has made the move to Arnold, who lives in Broughton Gifford, having decided that her

  • BOWLS: Ladies too strong for Isle

    NORTH Wilts progressed to the last 16 of the Yetton Plate with a 101-49 success over Isle of Wedmore on Saturday. The Chippenham club’s ladies team secured a clash against Devon opponents South Hams on the neutral green at Taunton Deane a week

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Knighton poised to move on

    BLUEBIRDS striker Tom Knighton looks set for a move to Bridgwater Town after being released by Chippenham Town this week. The 25-year-old has made just three starts under Bluebirds boss Mark Collier and opted to cancel his contract at Chippenham

  • Postmaster delighted as Sherston Post Office services saved

    Postmaster Paul Mather has told of his delight that services at Sherston Post Office have been protected after a U-turn by Post Office Ltd. Mr Mather, who with his wife Gail, last year welcomed Prince Charles to their store during his tour of Sherston

  • FOOTBALL: Away triumph lifts Vics’ spirits

    MALMESBURY Victoria chief Gareth Davies was delighted to see his side help soothe their club’s off-field woes by returning to action with a vital three points in the Hellenic League Division One West last weekend. The Vics have endured a torrid

  • SWIMMING: Jazz keeps her eyes on the prize

    JAZZ Carlin is determined not to let the impending departure to Australia of long-time coach Bud McAllister disrupt her assault on Commonwealth Games medals this summer. Carlin learned earlier this week that American coach McAllister, who has overseen

  • Shock as drugs factory found in Corsham High Street

    Corsham residents were shocked when a major drugs factory was found in a town centre apartment. Police were called to Alexander House in High Street just after 6pm last Friday after reports of a water leak in the building. They were granted

  • Sherston children sing out in one voice

    Children from Sherston are taking part in a mass choral concert alongside thousands of others at Birmingham LG Arena at the NEC tomorrow. The Young Voices series of concerts, involving 90,000 children and 120,000 schools, features guest appearances

  • Quad bikes stolen from Marlborough area

    Two quad bikes have been stolen from the Marlborough area. The first, a camouflage Apache, was taken from a garage in Beckhampton overnight between January 5-6 while the second was taken from a driveway in Hilldrop Close, Ramsbury, between Saturday

  • Show goes on after Pewsey panto's star falls ill

    It was nearly the final curtain for Pewsey’s annual panto when the lead actress was rushed to hospital for an emergency appendix operation. Lucy Brown was due to play Jack in the company’s production of Jack and the Beanstalk when she was taken

  • Army IT failures uncovered in visit to Upavon

    Almost £50 million has had to be spent by the government on a new computer system for Army staffing because of failures in existing IT which became apparent after a visit to Upavon recruitment centre. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond had to answer

  • Devizes marina named the best in the UK

    The Caen Hill Marina in Devizes is the best in the country and that is official. Rob and Cara Hodgson-Reed heard last Tuesday that the 248-berth marina they have managed since it opened in October 2011 has been voted the best inland marina in The

  • RACING: King poised to start up again

    ALAN King could have his first runners since New Year's Day towards the end of the month after being forced to shut down his stable due to his horses being off colour. The Barbury Castle trainer reports his string to be on the mend, though not