WOOTTON Bassett Ladies fought back to earn a point against recently-relegated Bretforton in the North Division Trailing at half time, Cath Possamai’s initial penalty-corner strike was well saved but Vicky Sammon swept home the rebound. Bretforton regained
WOOTTON Bassett edged a tough opening Avon Division fixture with Marlborough A. The visitors set their stall out early with some tough challenges on Bassett midfielder Ali Wood and they grabbed the early lead. Bassett then sprang to life and started
THE newly-promoted Wootton Bassett second string faced a tough opening match at Bath Buccs on Saturday. The home side's slick passing and movement caused problems for the Bassett defence from the first whistle and the hosts took a deserved
CHIPPENHAM Ladies made an encouraging start to the new premier Two season, but succumbed to a late Yate goal to end the game empty-handed. Following the free-flowing opening exchanges, where both teams created chances to score, it was Chippenham who
CHIPPENHAM got their 2010/11 season off to a flying start with a convincing win over their local rivals Team Bath. With both teams looking to play open and attacking hockey it was the away team’s swift, counter-attacking abililty which saw them eventually
FOLLOWING a productive pre-season, Marlborough were looking to get off to a positive start in a tough opening encounter against Cardiff & UWIC. Both teams started purposefully but it was the home side who took the lead after a skilful run by Ed Gosling
WADWORTH 6X-sponsored Devizes got their season off to the worst possible start with a home defeat to Firebrands of Bristol. In a performance which underlined the team's lack of stability, following wholesale pre-season changes, new player-coach
IT WAS an impressive start to the seaon for Marlborough Ladies as they edged out Fry's in a well-contested Wessex Division One contest. Having begun the the game strongly, Marlborough dominated the first half and took a well deserved 2-0 lead
TROWBRIDGE proved too strong for their neighbours in Southern Counties South, although the scoreline flatterd the home side as Devizes contributed to an entertaining game. Only superb defence from the Trowbridge backs kept the visitors, shorn of several
MINETY 2nd battled to the end to secure a narrow win in a high-scoring Dorset & Wilts Three North game at Swindon. A try from Simon Newman got Minety off to a flying start and another by Luke Radcliffe, converted by Andy Edwards, gave them an early 12
Wiltshire-based rock star Pete Doherty has been accused of possessing cocaine after police investigated the suspected overdose death of heiress Robin Whitehead. The 31-year-old Babyshambles star was charged with holding the class A substance
A FREAK injury to Minety skipper Jack Ward brought this closely-fought Dorset & Wilts One North game to a premature end, leaving Minety three points adrift and their captain on his way to hospital with a dislocated hip. Ward was subsequently found to
CALNE’S young and inexperienced visitors proved too nimble for their hosts, running in nine tries in Dorset & Wilts One North. It didn’t take long for the young, energetic side to start running their older opposition ragged and wing Mike Cutler strolled
CORSHAM bounced back from their disappointing home defeat to Trowbridge with an emphatic thumping of neighbours Bradford on Avon in Southern Counties South. The visitors controlled the ball in the opening period, but to the obvious annoyance
MARLBOROUGH’S tough baptism in Southern Counties South continued at the hands of their Dorset visitors. The strong wind played its part in the match on The Common, with the lead changing hands six times. But Marlborough started well, Jamie Pittams winning
MELKSHAM saw their unbeaten Dorset & Wilts One North start ended by their neighbours. With both sides likely to be in the shake up for promotion at the end of the season this was an important game for both sides. Melksham started the livelier and were
CHIPPENHAM have only themselves to blame as indiscipline cost them victory. They started the game brightly despite a delay due to the non-appearance of the scheduled referee, who had to officiate at another match. Pete Jones and Kevin Ingram kindly
CHIPPENHAM’S 100 per cent start to the Tribute South West One West campaign continued with a comfortable win in Devon. The visitors were soon into their stride, scoring in the first minute when Ryan Surry went over. Chippenham went further in front
Young mum Natasha Gregory has admitted she was the person who dyed a cat pink using food colouring and started a national RSPCA publicity campaign. Miss Gregory, of Pasteur Drive in Angel Ridge, Old Town, Swindon, said she got the idea after
The family of crash victim Diane Wright have described her as a loving mother and a friend in a million. The 49-year-old, who lived in Woodshaw, Wootton Bassett, died in a crash on the road between Wanborough and Baydon at 3.45pm on Thursday
Members of the Bentley Model Railway Group are putting the finishing touches to their plans for the Chippenham Model Railway Show on Saturday. It will be the first time the club has held an exhibition in the town since their major Trainwest event moved
There will be 13 real ales from 12 Wiltshire Breweries on tap at the Wiltshire Wobbler Beer Festival taking place in Pewsey on Saturday. It will be the second beer festival organised by insurance advisor Sam Edwards and the proceeds from the
Wiltshire police have thanked members of the public for their help in tracking down a man who exposed himself to an elderly woman on Roundway Hill in August. As a result of their inquiries, police arrested a 46-year-old man from Melksham in connection
More than 1,000 people got a taste of life in ye olde days at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre’s medieval day on Saturday. The event in Chippenham was the fourth of its kind, during which families enjoyed broadsword demonstrations, making music
Linden Homes is to go back to the drawing board to find an alternative site for the relocation of Westinghouse Cricket Club in Chippenham after town councillors refused to back its move to Stanley Park. Representatives of the developers gave a presentation
Art lovers and schoolchildren gathered at Ivy Lane Primary School in Chippenham for the unveiling of a blue plaque in honour of a former teacher and renowned etcher. Barley Roscoe, of the Antiques Roadshow's team of experts, unveiled the plaque commemorating
IT is approaching 70 years since thousands of young Americans were transported across the Atlantic to Wiltshire where they trained and waited to be parachuted into Europe where they took part in some of the toughest battles of the Second World War.
Film buffs no longer have to travel out of Chippenham to catch the latest blockbusters in 3D as the town’s cinema has been equipped with brand new technology. Engineers spent most of Friday installing a high quality 3D digital screen and projector at
