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  • SOUTHERN COUNTIES SOUTH: Bradford break their duck

    BRADFORD-on-Avon recorded their first Southern Counties South win of the season at the weekend, with the help of five members of the same family. Brothers Murray, Fin, Ross and Cameron Dewar joined father Keith on the pitch as Dave George’s side

  • Community comes first with police officer

    THE new community co-ordinator for Devizes and Marlborough Beth Butwell was following in the footsteps of both her father and grandfather when she joined the police. PC Butwell, 29, who now organises neighbourhood teams in the two towns and their

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE: Bassett blitzed by Ascot

    ROYAL Wootton Bassett Town boss Sam Collier pin-pointed Ascot United’s superior finishing skills as the clear difference between the two sides as they were beaten 4-0 at home by the Berkshire outfit in Hellenic League Premier Division. The same

  • TOOLSTATION LEAGUE: Calne so Sher wait for win would end

    CALNE Town won their first Toolstation League Division One game in more than two months on Saturday when triumphing 3-1 away at Sherborne Town, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. Thomas Boakes opened the scoring for Calne in the sixth minute, although

  • Boxer who came back from dead to join prison skipathon

    BOXER Nick Blackwell, who two years ago had to learn to eat, talk and walk again after being injured in a sparring session in Devizes, is to take part in a sponsored charity skip at Erlestoke Prison. Mr Blackwell, who on Sunday completed a half

  • BAFTA stars at Devizes Vegan Fair

    THE first ever vegan fair to be held in Devizes was declared a huge success by organisers as hundreds of people turned out to browse 50 stalls, watch cookery demonstrations and meet the people behind BAFTA winning film 73 Cows. Former beef farmers

  • RUGBY: Dauntsey's denied national title at Twickenham

    DESPITE an excellent performance at Twickenham, Dauntsey’s 1st XV missed out on winning the U18 Schools National Vase Trophy following a 43-25 defeat to Samuel Whitbread Academy. Both sides demonstrated huge determination, with each team taking

  • Review: Caroline’s Kitchen, Theatre Royal Bath

    PLAYWRIGHT Torben Betts is firmly in the Alan Ayckbourn and Mike Leigh school of dark humour; extracting high comedy from dysfunctional groups of human beings with misplaced aspirations and abysmal failure to connect with those closest to them.

  • Wiltshire Council withdraws special school closure plan

    CONTROVERSIAL plans to change the way children with special education needs are educated have been put on hold after Wiltshire Council withdrew its decision to approve a plan to shut three special schools. A group of families from the threatened

  • EQUESTRIAN: Wiltshire riders impress at Gatcombe

    WILTSHIRE eventers Andrew Nicholson, Harry Meade and Alicia Hawker were among riders from 21 nations to compete at the Land Rover Gatcombe Horse Trials at the weekend. The two-day event attracted 500 entries, the largest in its history, as preparations