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  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Barwell 0 Chippenham Town 0

    CHIPPENHAM Town earned a point as they played out a goalless stalemate at Barwell tonight. Nathan Rudge's side, who drew 1-1 with Bedworth United last weekend, saw their Leicestershire hosts go a man down in the first half but the Bluebirds couldn't

  • On run Chippenham child sex abuser arrested

    A man who skipped bail on the final day of his trial at Swindon Crown Court earlier this year has been located and arrested. In his absence, John Arthur Radley, 57, from the Finsbury Park area of London, was subsequently found guilty of 16 sexual

  • Five lucky to escape carbon monoxide poisoning

    Five people were lucky to escape carbon monoxide poisoning in an incident near Devizes. Firefighters from the town were recently called to a house in Littleton Pannell by the ambulance service, where five people were complaining of ill health.

  • Wiltshire's Swift Medics organise fundraising dinner dance

    The unsung heroes of Wiltshire’s highways are throwing a fundraising dinner – and offering the chance to win a ride in a Ferrari – to help finance their life-saving services. Swift Medics provides emergency care at the scene of serious road traffic

  • Boy remains critical after A360 crash near Devizes

    A 13-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in Frenchay Hospital, near Bristol, and his mother is being treated at Salisbury District Hospital following a car crash on the A360 near Devizes on Sunday morning. The mother and son, who are understood

  • Members of American forces join Aldbourne's remembrance

    Members of the Screaming Eagles Living History Group, who help keep alive the memories of American servicemen stationed in Aldbourne during the Second World War, took part in the village’s Remembrance Day on Sunday together with serving officers from

  • SPEEDWAY: Robins to be honoured

    SWINDON’S Elite League title-winning triumph is to be honoured with a Civic Reception later this month. Robins bosses and members of the team will be involved in the Christmas Lights Switch-On on Thursday, November 22, following a trip to the Mayor

  • Ancient tree at Westonbirt to be coppiced

    One of Britain's oldest trees, a small-leaved lime at the Forestry Commission's National Arboretum at Westonbirt, will be cut back this week as part of a tree management cycle dating back centuries. A mix of traditional and modern techniques will

  • Calne academy opens field of dreams

    A school's vision of having classes run outdoors has become a reality. Springfield Academy in Calne, which cares for vulnerable children, has opened its new Greenfield Campus on land it rents from Goatacre farmer Kevin Iles. The campus will

  • Wiltshire College Chippenham salutes students' success

    Wiltshire College Chippenham held its annual Celebration of Success award ceremony on Thursday. More than 50 students were presented with awards for outstanding achievements. Some have achieved excellence in their course of study; some have made