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  • Crew Alexander 1 Swindon Town 0

    Coca Cola League One Town striker Billy Paynter saw red for the second time in successive season as David Byrne's side slipped to another defeat. The defeat means Swindon are sixth from bottom, just one point off the relegation zone.

  • Wiltshire fire crews stretched by 999 flood calls

    WILTSHIRE fire fighters have been inundated with more than 150 999 calls this morning following heavy flooding across the county. So far crews have attended more than 80 homes to assist families whose homes have been flooded. A spokesman

  • Matches fall victim to the weather

    Swindon Supermarine's FA Trophy first-round proper tie with Blue Square Premier side Eastbourne Borough today has been postponed. A waterlogged pitch at Hunts Copse means the match, billed as the biggest in Marine's history, will now be played on

  • Air tattoo founder is honoured

    The founder of the Fairford Air Tattoo has been inducted into the air show hall of fame in a Las Vegas ceremony. Paul Bowen, who died from cancer in 2004, became the first non-American to be inducted into the International Council of Air Shows' Hall

  • The somewhat sporadic nature of my blog entries

    I may be churning 'em out like a good-un if you compare me to the editor and his deputy. I did used to post almost every day so, for me, this is a dramatic tailing off. And it's not because I've got any less to say (whether people want to listen is

  • Murder trial: Victims' horrific injuries

    Elsie Crook, who was beaten and strangled to death, sustained injuries that could indicate she was also put in a car, a court heard yesterday. A jury at Bristol Crown Court also heard that elderly couple Robert and Elsie Crook, of Thames Avenue

  • Calne musician's song used for Hollywood blockbuster

    Former John Bentley pupil Rob Long has had his first taste of fame after one of his songs was chosen for the soundtrack of the latest blockbuster film Twilight. Let Me Sign was written by the 22-year-old music student and recorded by Rob Pattinson, star

  • Wiltshire trio cross India in rickshaw

    Bromham architect James Kilkenny and two former college buddies will be crossing India in the New Year to raise money for charity. But they will be undertaking the trek in a seven horse-power rickshaw, or Tuk-Tuk, that has a top speed of 30mph downhill

  • Town clerk criticises Calne Christmas lights switch-on

    Calne town clerk Linda Roberts has written a damning report about the town’s Christmas lights switch-on. In her report to the Town Events Working Group Mrs Roberts criticises the lack of communication between her council and Calne Area Initiative

  • Free parking for shoppers

    Shoppers in north Wiltshire will be able to park for free today in all district council-owned car parks. The free car parking has been introduced to make it easier and more convenient for motorists and shoppers to park in Chippenham and Corsham.

  • Wiltshire scientists develop treatment for premature babies

    Scientists funded by the North Star, Swindon-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council have identified a potential new avenue for altering lung development in the embryo which may help to improve the outcome for very premature