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  • Nearly 30 Chippenham Harriers tackle Bath Half Marathon

    Nearly 30 Chippenham Harriers members took part in Bath Half Marathon. The first male Harrier home was Trevor Batey in 1:20:54 and the first Harriers female to cross the finish line was Cordula Hurcum in 1:27:40. Club chairman Mike Bright said

  • Brother and friends run Bath Half Marathon in Tom's memory

    The brother and best friends of Tom Edwards, who was missing for five days before he was found dead by the side of a railway line in Chippenham last summer, ran the Bath Half Marathon in his memory. Mr Edwards, 32, of Derry Hill, was himself a

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Hemel trip scheduled for April

    CHIPPENHAM Town's twice-postponed trip to Hemel Hempstead Town has been given a new date of Tuesday April 1 (kick-off 7.45pm). The Bluebirds were due to travel to the Calor League Premier Division title favourites last Tuesday evening but that

  • MOTORCYCLING: Tommy all set for testing times

    ETCHILHAMPTON racer Tommy Bridewell begins his preparations for the MCE British Superbike Championship in earnest this week with his Milwaukee Yamaha team starting pre-season testing in Spain. Bridewell and Australian teammate Josh Brookes will

  • Police investigate after four vehicles vandalised in Avebury

    Marlborough Police are investigating reports of four vehicles being scratched in the Avebury area last week causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. All the vehicles appear to have been targeted during daylight hours on Wednesday, February 26

  • Hunt is on for Chippenham man who fled court

    Police are appealing for  help to trace a man who fled court last week shortly before being sentenced to prison. 44-year-old Keith Jones, from Greenway Lane, Chippenham, appeared before North West Wiltshire Magistrates Court  last Tuesday, February

  • Solar farm go-ahead at Poulshot dismays campaigners

    Campaigners are dismayed that the go-ahead has been given for a large solar farm at Poulshot. The 80-acre solar farm will be built on four arable fields at Poulshot Lodge Farm, leased from farmer Tim Hues for a period of 25 years, whose family

  • Chippenham man bailed over Melksham robbery

    A Chippenham man who is charged with carrying out a violent robbery has been released on bail by a judge. Daniel Payne, 25, is accused of mugging a man in Melksham on Saturday, November 22, last year. Payne, of Southmead, Chippenham, is said

  • Eric Harding

    Local businessman, piano tuner and church organist, Eric Harding, of Canterbury Street, Chippenham, died aged 84, on Monday, January 27. Mr Harding was a Chippenham boy, born and bred. After his apprenticeship at Campbell and Wells (a local music

  • John Joseph Dixon

    Father-of-five John Joseph Dixon has died, the day before his 76th birthday. Mr Dixon, who was also known as Dicko, was born on January 29, 1938, and was bought up in Gerrard Gardens, Liverpool with his siblings Joan, Dixie, Catlin and Tony.

  • RACING: Godsmejudge setback for King

    ALAN King reports Crabbie's Grand National hope Godsmejudge to have a suffered a setback when pulled up in the William Hill Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster on Saturday. Plans are now on hold for last year's Scottish Grand National hero while the

  • 5p from pints of Wadworth 6X go to Somerset flood appeal

    Devizes brewer Wadworth has pledged to support the flood appeal for the Somerset Community Foundation by donating 5p for every pint of Wadworth 6X sold in nominated pubs. The move was inspired by one of its pubs originally affected, The Rose &

  • Offenders may spruce up Devizes White Horse

    Restorative work is needed on the Devizes White Horse, where plastic edging is broken, Roundway Parish Council has heard. The Probation Service will be contacted to see if offenders can carry out the work, as they have previously. The horse

  • Author to speak and sign books at cats and dogs home

    War journalist and author Damien Lewis will be speaking and signing books at Bath Cats & Dogs Home. Mr Lewis will speak about Ant, the puppy which took to the skies and saved countless lives during World War Two.  Ant was later awarded the