The daughter of Algarve tragedy victim Jean Dinsmore paid a heartfelt tribute to her mum at her funeral yesterday. Hundreds of mourners heard fond memories of Mrs Dinsmore as a great friend and neighbour and a wonderful mother. There was standing
Robert Rodriguez's bloody valentine to 1960s and 70s horror films was originally released in America as one half of the ill-fated Grindhouse double-bill (with Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof). Planet Terror shoots to kill as a standalone feature on this
Sean Penn's fourth feature as writer-director is a moving adaptation of Jon Krakauer's acclaimed best-seller that cements the Oscar-winning actor's reputation as a keen observer of the human condition at its most fragile. Into the Wild is an extraordinary
Mark Helfrich's misguided romantic comedy will need a lot more than good luck to compete with the hilarious Ratatouille, or even The Heartbreak Kid and Run Fat Boy Run. It will need a miracle. Written by Josh Stolberg, Good Luck Chuck uses the ultimate
Lions For Lambs is the latest drama fashioned from newspaper headlines about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and the responsibilities born by the men in suits on Capitol Hill. Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan, who also penned the thriller
Mencap is challenging Wiltshire schools to join in this year's Spellathon. Now in its 15th year, Mencap's national sponsored spelling challenge makes spelling fun for children whilst raising awareness of learning disability. It is simple for teachers
Bagless vacuum cleaner pioneer Sir James Dyson picked up a £59 million salary and dividend payout last year after seeing profits soar by nearly a fifth, it emerged today. The Malmesbury group's annual report reveals that the inventor awarded himself
The funeral has taken place of a mother-of-two who drowned off the coast of Portugal while trying to save her children. Jean Dinsmore, 43, and friends Robert and Deborah Fry, all from Wiltshire, died in the Algarve two weeks ago. Her two children
UNDER 12 GREEN Goals from Charlie Burgess, Callum Elkins, Drew Adams, Danny Chadwick and Mitchell Stock gave Westbury Youth a hard fought 5-1 win over Castle Combe Colts. Callum Bell replied for Combe with a second half penalty. UNDER 9 LEAGUE
The head of MI5 says that there are at least 2,000 people in the UK who pose a threat to national security because of their support for terrorism. Blimey. Some would advocate locking them up or deporting them. But we're a civilised country, with laws
Chippenham Town have been handed a trip to Bromley in the FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round. The Bluebirds will travel to the Blue Square South outfit on Saturday, November 24, after their 3-2 win over Heybridge Swifts on Saturday. A Tobi Jinadu own
I am not pointing the finger at the defence - we are not working hard enough all over the pitch to keep clean sheets. In the FA Trophy against Heybridge on Saturday we played well and we are into the next round but we are conceding too many goals. We've
PREMIER DIVISION Bradford News defeated their fierce local rivals Dog & Fox Ashley 2-1 to claim their first victory of the season but unfortunately for Mark Hurkett's side the result still leaves them on the bottom of the Robson Taylor, Chippenham League
Rugby: Not the greatest preparation for a must win match, even before the 60 mile trek west Devizes were rocked by the late call off of regular centre Dan Mayland whose grandfather had died overnight. Added to the earlier loss of another player that
Some £4,500 cash was stolen from Calne Liberal Club on Thursday October 25 by a man who walked in off the street. The incident took place at about 10.50am and police have appealed for witnesses.
An 82-year-old man from Westbury was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on the A350 at Cement Works Bend, near Westbury, shortly after 1pm on Saturday. The man's Ford Fiesta left the road and crashed into a hedge and a road sign.
A Trowbridge woman is in a critical condition at Frenchay Hospital, Bristol after sustaining serious head injuries at an address in Longfield Road shortly after 9pm on Saturday night. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the
The Devizes 2nd XV clocked up another convincing win last weekend ,on the Chivers ground, beating by Pewsey Vale by the handsome margin of 28 points to eight.They could easily have notched up 50 points if they had been able to sustain, throughout
Rugby: Facing heavier opposition, Minety seconds struggled for possession but ran in three good tries to win. The first was launched by Miles Murphy who made good ground before flicking the ball to Andrew Hibbard, who rampaged on to score.
Police are appealing for help in finding a man who has indecently exposed himself to five women and girls in the areas of Lydiard Park and Shaw Linear Park. The first incident occurred at 5.30pm on Thursday October 4 at Shaw Linear Park. An 18-year-old
Football: Pewsey Vale's Jekyll and Hyde season continued with this home defeat against Launton Sports. Pewsey had the best of the first half chances,Ryan Banks shot over on the 12 minutes,then on 18 minutes a superb turn by Harry Hambridge,left the
Police are looking for a man in his 20s who approached young girls in Melksham at the weekend. On Friday morning a 13-year-old girl on her way to George Ward School was approached and then chased by a man in his early 20s. She reported the incident to
Rugby: After a patient start, Minety changed up a gear and destroyed visitors Supermarine with pace and precision. Having leaked an early penalty goal, the home team went on to score eight tries without conceding a further point. Minety gave away
Hockey: Wootton Bassett Ladies had mixed fortunes at the weekend, with a defeat and two victories. The 1st XI faced stiff opposition and lost 1 -2 at home against Plymouth Marjons, who are newly relegated from Premier One. Plymouth started strongly with
Hockey report. Ciren Ladies 2nd X1 v. Painswick. Sat. 3rd Nov. Mitsubishi sponsored Cirencester Ladies 2nd X1 maintain their top of the League position following a conclusive victory over Painswick on Saturday. Ciren, the hosts for this encounter
A man accused of attacking Terry Stevens with a hammer in West Swindon has been remanded in custody by a judge at Swindon crown court. Sheldon Thomas is accused of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm with intent in relation with the alleged incident
A dad who glassed a pal has escaped jail after a court heard how he had been drinking on prescription drugs. Peter Kibblewhite had been causing trouble in a pub before smashing a pint pot into the head of a friend who was acting as a peacemaker.
A teenager is to face trial by jury after pleading not guilty to two counts of robbery on the same victim. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is said to have robbed the 18-year-old of small amounts of cash. He is first said
Deacon's robber Jbril Ogulana has pleaded guilty to a firearms offence in relation to the terrifying raid on the jewellery store last summer. The 22-year-old Londoner had initially pleaded not guilty to being in possession of the imitation pistol which
Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a serious house fire at Mannington Park in Swindon on Saturday morning. On arrival at the scene, fire crews were faced with a major fire on the ground floor of the property. Four fire fighters wearing breathing
A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of two people in Wiltshire. Police were called to a house in Bloomsbury Place in Swinton at about 1900 GMT on Saturday. A man and a woman were found with stab wounds. They are being treated
