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  • Mid Wilts Youth and Minor League

    Under 9 Blue MELKSHAM Town Saints went 2-0 up at the break through Tom Jones and Lucien Calkin in their home game against Trowbridge Wanderers. Wanderers pulled one back through Jack Brewer but a third for the Saints in the final minute secured their

  • Wine and three legged fun at carnival

    Going by the support for Pewsey Carnival events so far the turn-out for Saturday's procession is going to be better than ever. This year new events have been introduced to add extra variety to one of the West's oldest carnivals. Saturday's procession

  • Memorial to Eddie

    Hundreds of rock'n'roll fans descended on Chippenham over the weekend to join in the fun at the three-day Eddie Cochran Festival. The colourful event celebrated the styles and sounds of the 1950's and 60's - with three nights of live music at the Olympiad

  • Vandals destroy Millennium cross

    Vandals hauled the Millennium cross in Bromham to the ground on Saturday night. A three-foot stump was all that was left of the 15ft monument which cost the village £6,000 and will cost in excess of £2,000 to repair. Parish council chairman Peter

  • Roof-top drama ends

    After two days of negotation Ross Grant was talked down from his roof-top vigil which started after an alleged bust-up with his ex-girlfriend. During his 48 hours on the roof of a house in Semington he threw tiles at police officers but he finally

  • Chippenham Sunday League September 17

    Knockout Cup Premier Division side Winsley will have a week off next Sunday, after their surprise eliminated from the presstoprint-sponsored Eric Hughes Memorial Knockout Cup, at the hands of second division Southwick Sports whose 3-2 victory in the

  • Teenager hurt in crash

    A Wiltshire man is in hospital with severe head injuries after the car he was driving crashed into a tree on Saturday night. The 19-year-old man lost control of his silver Audi A3 Quattro while travelling along an unclassified road near to the A419