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Stories for 04 August 2000
Bradford On Avon Leisure
Who left the handbrake on?
IT'S a tall order nick 50 cars and deliver them to the dock in four days, or your kid brother gets it. more...
Take your sea sickness pills
ONE night in October 1991, the North Atlantic was a cauldron. It was the night three weather fronts decided to have a get together, and created the worst storm in living memory. more...
On track for toddler vote
IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers. more...
Game of cat and mouse
YOU know how it is you go to the orphanage to get a little brother for your only son. And you come back with a mouse. more...
Yabba dabba don't bother
Bad ideas of the last few years Kevin Keegan playing a flat back four in Euro 2000; building a big tent type thing by the Thames at Greenwich; and making a follow up to the dreadful 1994 film The Flintstones. more...
High Fidelity
MUSIC junkie Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the manager of a record store called Championship Vinyl which specialises in rare LPs, is miserable because his relationship with girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) has just gone belly-up. more...
Film round-up
Chicken Run (U) Animated comedy from the makers of Wallace and Gromit. Featuring the voices of Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha. Rating: 8/10 more...
In stage and on view
BATH THEATRE ROYAL: Tel (01225) 448844. Until Saturday, August 5: The Heiress Sumptuous costume drama, based on Henry James's great love story, Washington Square. more...
Players make their debut
Mort: Trowbridge Players, Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. more...
Eating out - by Joanne Kelly
ALWAYS left to the last minute, despite deadlines being part of my everyday life, the eating out column loomed. more...
What's on in the community
FRIDAY AUGUST 4: Garden plants sale, 108 Station Road, Westbury, telephone (01373) 864196. Open most days. Proceeds to Bath Cancer Research (RUH). more...
Keeping it live
LIVE, late, great music could be back in the centre of Trowbridge soon, if pub landlord Peewee Hunt has anything to do with it. more...
Gigs
AUGUST 4: Soul'd on Blues The Greyhound, Mortimer Street, Trowbridge more...
A bit premature?
Trowbridge has had its fair share of events promoters over the years. Many have dished up some great entertainment of different varieties, but less than a few have stuck it out for long, choosing either to move on to greener pastures or shut up shop altogether. more...
Bradford On Avon News
Advice bureaux in suspension shock
A VITAL advice lifeline in west Wiltshire has been suspended because of fears that inaccurate information could be handed out to the public. more...
Hospital services to be cut in town
CASUALTY services at Bradford on Avon hospital will close in September, despite concern in the town. more...
Merger will improve healthcare
THE merger of two health organisations is to be discussed at a public meeting in Bradford on Avon on Tuesday, August 8. more...
Tenants choose to switch landlords
Council tenants in west Wiltshire have voted to transfer their homes to a private landlord. more...
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A CIVIL war cannonball has been found in Bradford on Avon by a boy playing on the riverbank. more...
Fear factor found in historic town
INTIMIDATING behaviour in Bradford on Avon town centre and vandalism to a public garden has led to a special meeting to discuss the problem. more...
Town plans welcomed
PLANS of action have been devised to tackle anti-social behaviour in Bradford on Avon and Melksham. more...
Waste disposal under review
A REVIEW of rubbish disposal and recycling across West Wiltshire could lead to a change in the way they are handled. more...
Bradford On Avon Sport
Button overcomes storm for best F1 career finish
By Trevor Porter more...
Warren claims Wiltshire crown
BOWLS more...
Webster takes title in sudden death play-off
GOLF more...
Eagles swoops to carry off sweepstake win
ANGLING more...
Classic cars back at Combe
MOTOR RACING more...
Top riders return for anniversary meeting
MOTORCYCLE RACING more...
Calne News
Players in spotlight at family fun day
FOOTBALLERS who fancy their chances in the spotlight are being given the chance to take part in a charity football fun day. more...
Chippenham News
Players in spotlight at family fun day
FOOTBALLERS who fancy their chances in the spotlight are being given the chance to take part in a charity football fun day. more...
Chippenham Sport
Former captain hangs on to top trophy
FORMER club captain Brian McCallum won Ogbourne Downs' strokeplay championship for the Bowly Cup for the second year on the trot and fourth time in seven years. more...
Motor racing - future stars have their chance
THE Panasonic Combe Karting Young Stars Championship speeds back into life at 2pm on Sunday, August 6. more...
Devizes News
Players in spotlight at family fun day
FOOTBALLERS who fancy their chances in the spotlight are being given the chance to take part in a charity football fun day. more...
Devizes,Calne,Chippenham,Corsham,Malmesbury,Wootton Bassett Leisure
Who left the handbrake on?
IT'S a tall order nick 50 cars and deliver them to the dock in four days, or your kid brother gets it. more...
Take your sea sickness pills
ONE night in October 1991, the North Atlantic was a cauldron. It was the night three weather fronts decided to have a get together, and created the worst storm in living memory. more...
On track for toddler vote
IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers. more...
Game of cat and mouse
YOU know how it is you go to the orphanage to get a little brother for your only son. And you come back with a mouse. more...
Yabba dabba don't bother
Bad ideas of the last few years Kevin Keegan playing a flat back four in Euro 2000; building a big tent type thing by the Thames at Greenwich; and making a follow up to the dreadful 1994 film The Flintstones. more...
High Fidelity
MUSIC junkie Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the manager of a record store called Championship Vinyl which specialises in rare LPs, is miserable because his relationship with girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) has just gone belly-up. more...
Film round-up
Chicken Run (U) Animated comedy from the makers of Wallace and Gromit. Featuring the voices of Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha. Rating: 8/10 more...
Highworth News
Players in spotlight at family fun day
FOOTBALLERS who fancy their chances in the spotlight are being given the chance to take part in a charity football fun day. more...
Malmesbury News
Players in spotlight at family fun day
FOOTBALLERS who fancy their chances in the spotlight are being given the chance to take part in a charity football fun day. more...
Marlborough News
Players in spotlight at family fun day
FOOTBALLERS who fancy their chances in the spotlight are being given the chance to take part in a charity football fun day. more...
Melksham Leisure
Who left the handbrake on?
IT'S a tall order nick 50 cars and deliver them to the dock in four days, or your kid brother gets it. more...
Take your sea sickness pills
ONE night in October 1991, the North Atlantic was a cauldron. It was the night three weather fronts decided to have a get together, and created the worst storm in living memory. more...
On track for toddler vote
IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers. more...
Game of cat and mouse
YOU know how it is you go to the orphanage to get a little brother for your only son. And you come back with a mouse. more...
Yabba dabba don't bother
Bad ideas of the last few years Kevin Keegan playing a flat back four in Euro 2000; building a big tent type thing by the Thames at Greenwich; and making a follow up to the dreadful 1994 film The Flintstones. more...
High Fidelity
MUSIC junkie Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the manager of a record store called Championship Vinyl which specialises in rare LPs, is miserable because his relationship with girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) has just gone belly-up. more...
Film round-up
Chicken Run (U) Animated comedy from the makers of Wallace and Gromit. Featuring the voices of Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha. Rating: 8/10 more...
Tragic tale with pure genius
The Heiress, Royal National Theatre, Theatre Royal, Bath more...
In stage and on view
BATH THEATRE ROYAL: Tel (01225) 448844. Until Saturday, August 5: The Heiress Sumptuous costume drama, based on Henry James's great love story, Washington Square. more...
Players make their debut
Mort: Trowbridge Players, Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. more...
Eating out - by Joanne Kelly
ALWAYS left to the last minute, despite deadlines being part of my everyday life, the eating out column loomed. more...
What's on in the community
FRIDAY AUGUST 4: Garden plants sale, 108 Station Road, Westbury, telephone (01373) 864196. Open most days. Proceeds to Bath Cancer Research (RUH). more...
Keeping it live
LIVE, late, great music could be back in the centre of Trowbridge soon, if pub landlord Peewee Hunt has anything to do with it. more...
Gigs
AUGUST 4: Soul'd on Blues The Greyhound, Mortimer Street, Trowbridge more...
A bit premature?
Trowbridge has had its fair share of events promoters over the years. Many have dished up some great entertainment of different varieties, but less than a few have stuck it out for long, choosing either to move on to greener pastures or shut up shop altogether. more...
Melksham News
Cash crisis hits cricket pavilion
A scheme to create a landmark cricket pavilion in the centre of Melksham has been temporarily knocked for six. more...
Advice bureaux in suspension shock
A VITAL advice lifeline in west Wiltshire has been suspended because of fears that inaccurate information could be handed out to the public. more...
Coach company closes
A MELKSHAM coach company, MC Travel, has closed. more...
Father's grief over son
THE father of Melksham road crash victim Craig Dicker this week spoke of the pain of losing his son and the uncertainties surrounding the accident. more...
Please help us trace the driver of this car
THREE Wiltshire families torn apart by the horrific A350 crash have made emotional appeals for the driver of a mystery Mercedes to come forward. more...
Tenants choose to switch landlords
By Heather Skull more...
Probation for drink drive man
A MOTORIST who admitted charges of drink driving and driving while disqualified has been put on probation for a year and ordered to do 100 hours' community service. more...
Town plans welcomed
PLANS of action have been devised to tackle anti-social behaviour in Bradford on Avon and Melksham. more...
Waste disposal under review
A REVIEW of rubbish disposal and recycling across West Wiltshire could lead to a change in the way they are handled. more...
New moorings for boat rally
A HIGHLIGHT of the boating calendar has had to be moved for the first time in its eight-year history. more...
Cash row over estate scheme
PEOPLE living near empty land off Awdry Avenue in Melksham want a community centre built as part of any development there, rather than money provided for more places at local schools, say local councillors. more...
Melksham Sport
Button overcomes storm for best F1 career finish
By Trevor Porter more...
Warren claims Wiltshire crown
BOWLS more...
Webster takes title in sudden death play-off
GOLF more...
Eagles swoops to carry off sweepstake win
ANGLING more...
Classic cars back at Combe
MOTOR RACING more...
Top riders return for anniversary meeting
MOTORCYCLE RACING more...
Salisbury News
Gran hits the jackpot!
A GRANDMOTHER has pledged to spoil her eight grandchildren rotten after winning more than £100,000 at Salisbury's Gala bingo club. more...
Petrol protest a damp squib
THE national Dump the Pump campaign failed to register to any significant degree with Salisbury's motorists as filling stations experienced small drops in custom rather than the expected boycott. more...
MP's anger at 'bungling' on Chilmark site
WORK to clear the former RAF Chilmark munitions site of explosives and contamination may not be completed for another three years, it has been revealed. more...
Head dismissed after misconduct inquiry
PAUL Niblett has been dismissed as headteacher of Odstock Primary School. more...
Monkey tests spark outrage
FURIOUS animal welfare campaigners have demanded greater Home Office scrutiny of licensed laboratory tests following the use of marmoset monkeys in what they have branded as 'pointless and shocking' experiments at Porton Down. more...
Faster cars but it's a safer city
THE average speed of drivers in Salisbury city centre has actually risen since the introduction of the 20mph limit six months ago. more...
Swindon Leisure
Who left the handbrake on?
IT'S a tall order nick 50 cars and deliver them to the dock in four days, or your kid brother gets it. more...
Take your sea sickness pills
ONE night in October 1991, the North Atlantic was a cauldron. It was the night three weather fronts decided to have a get together, and created the worst storm in living memory. more...
On track for toddler vote
IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers. more...
Game of cat and mouse
YOU know how it is you go to the orphanage to get a little brother for your only son. And you come back with a mouse. more...
Yabba dabba don't bother
Bad ideas of the last few years Kevin Keegan playing a flat back four in Euro 2000; building a big tent type thing by the Thames at Greenwich; and making a follow up to the dreadful 1994 film The Flintstones. more...
High Fidelity
MUSIC junkie Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the manager of a record store called Championship Vinyl which specialises in rare LPs, is miserable because his relationship with girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) has just gone belly-up. more...
Mini tour of Toad story
THE Swindon based theatre company Head to Toe, has set four dates for its upcoming version of the Wind in the Willows. more...
Actors needed!
Actors are wanted for walk-on parts in the latest version of Lorna Doone being televised by the BBC this month. more...
Dance
Friday, August 4: Celtic Academy of Irish Dancing teaches at the Trax Gym and Fitness Centre, Station Industrial Estate, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. (01793) 642368. more...
Sport and hobbies
Friday, August 4:Junior keep fit and self defence at Drove road Primary School Hall, age groups 7-15 years, 6.00pm to 7.00pm. (07714) 575751. Adult classes 7.0pm to 9.00pm. more...
Events
Friday, August 4: Wroughton Gospel Hall coffee and chat at Wroughton Gospel Hall 10.30am. (01793) 814260. more...
Gigs
Friday, August 4: Steve Degutis plays at the Roaring Donkey, Albert Street, Old Town. Free. more...
Theatre
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon: Summer Youth Project 2000. First performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat is on Saturday August 5 at 7.30pm. Tickets: £5. Ends Saturday August 12. 01793) 524481 more...
DJ nights
Friday, August 4: Godskitchen with Sonique, Lisa Lashes, Fergie, Antonio M and Paul Ricketts is at the Brunel Rooms, Havelock Square from 10pm to 5am. Tickets: from £10. more...
Disco and karaoke
Friday, August 4: Karaoke is at The Oxford, Drove Road. Free. more...
Swindon News
Pleading poverty won't convince us
I AM writing once more to try and resolve the on-going matter of the withdrawal of service 26 to Sainsburys and Lower Stratton. more...
Praise for the Wizard
RECENTLY I paid one of my infrequent visits to the Wyvern Theatre to witness the stage production of a film which was first released in 1938 in black and white, and which I well remember. more...
When in doubt . . .
I WRITE with regard to the letter from Ms Harrow entitled `Bad scene on the buses'. more...
Trams are the way forward
IT was most pleasing to see the interest in a light rail system for Swindon. more...
We need more council homes
CONTRARY to Sue Bates' assertion, New Labour's housing policy is little different to that of the Tories. more...
Never mind fines, wear the trousers!
WITH reference to the letter `Carry a tin for your fag ends', from A J Davies (July 28). more...
Left to struggle all alone
ELDERLY people will be bitterly disappointed with the new NHS plan to abandon older people to fend for themselves as they reach their twilight years. more...
`You are suffering from tunnel vision'
THE National Gipsy Council has accused Swindon politicians of treating travellers as objects and not human beings. more...
Mum and son pedal power
LINDA Willis and her ten-year-old son Peter didn't hesitate when they heard that Wiltshire county branch of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service is organising a sponsored bike ride. more...
Stolen tickets traced to former drugs user
FOOTBALL fan James Gardiner turned up to watch Chelsea's first Premiership game of last season and found someone else trying to sit in his seat after his tickets went missing in the post. more...
Community will benefit from cash
PARKS and Walcot residents will soon have a say on how their area can be improved as part of a £43,000 consultation exercise. more...
Oh no, oh no, oh no!
SWINDON town crier Fred Ferris was forced to pull out of the Queen Mother's 100th birthday celebrations because he is losing his voice. more...
Patient watchdog group is scrapped
SWINDON'S health watchdog group is to be axed under radical Government plans to reform the NHS. more...
Police will target town prostitutes
A TEAM of special police constables are expected to take to the streets of Swindon in a bid to tackle the town's prostitution problem. more...
Phone home!
AN ET-lookalike cat wants to go home now all she needs is her owner to come forward and claim her. more...
Killed in crash after getting his dream job
A WILDLIFE park keeper died after losing control of his car, veering on to the wrong side of the road and colliding with an oncoming vehicle, an inquest heard. more...
Donor card plea
JACK Porter is like any other four-year-old, full of energy and intent on exploring his surroundings. more...
New school gets seal of approval
THE FURNITURE may not yet have arrived and many of the walls are bare but the opening of Swindon's newest school has been met with a wave of optimism by parents, children and teachers alike. more...
Fond memories of the racing queen
The Queen Mother's 100th birthday celebrations have brought back fond memories for former top National Hunt jockey Bill Shoemark. more...
Booming Swindon may keep growing
CONSERVATIONISTS fear another 5,000 homes could be added to Swindon's development burden if proposed new guidelines are followed. more...
Patients need CHC to speak up for them
THE plan to replace the community health councils with a Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service which will be linked to NHS trusts is nothing short of outrageous. more...
Wishing Fred a quick recovery
IT'S a shame that a throat bug has limited Swindon town crier Fred Ferris's decibel output to a croak and prevented him taking part in the Queen Mother's 100th birthday celebrations. more...
Swindon Sport
Robins march on into third place
SWINDON ROBINS 54 more...
Bassett must bounce back
Wootton Bas-sett's first XI need to bounce more...
Strugglers provide opportunity for Swindon
MEMORIES of last week's bottom order collapse which handed victory to Midsomer Norton will be erased if the first team get back to winning ways tomorrow against Trowbridge, who have been struggling this season. more...
GWR set to be put through the Mills
ALL three Swindon GWR sides will be looking for victory this weekend following the mixed results of last week. more...
All the weekend fixtures in the Wiltshire League
Division One: Lechlade v Swindon Nalgo, Marlborough v Calne, Westinghouse v Box, Potterne v Minety, Buscot Park v Hinton Charterhouse. more...
Swindon,Stfc Sport
£10 ticket for town
TOWN fans will have the chance to watch matches for just £10 thanks to a new scheme launched by the Evening Advertiser. more...
Fee agreed for Hammer Alexander
COLIN Todd is close to signing West Ham striker Gary Alexander after the two clubs agreed a fee of £300,000. more...
Latin spirit running high
ITALIAN blood will be running high tonight (Friday, August 4) as Latin strikers Giuliano Grazioli and Paolo di Canio cross swords. more...
Invincible by name, Invincible by nature
NEW Australian recruit Danny Invincible will be aiming to prove it's all in the name tonight (Friday, August 4). more...
Happy Harry
HARRY Redknapp has transformed his happy Hammers into one of the most attractive sides in the Premier League. more...
Premiership boys have full squad to pick from
WEST Ham should be at full strength when they visit the County Ground this evening (Friday, August 4). more...
Big season beckons for former loan star Carrick
WHEN Michael Carrick arrived at the County Ground mid-way through last season nobody had heard of him. more...
Ticket information
WEST Ham (home) more...
Trowbridge News
Tenants choose to switch landlords
By Heather Skull more...
Men attacked by gang in town park
By Stephanie Warman more...
Man guilty of assault
A MAN who has pleaded guilty to an attack branded as homophobic is to be sentenced by a judge at crown court. more...
Police renew hunt for store thieves
POLICE are continuing their hunt for two men who stole vacuum cleaners from an electrical store in Trowbridge. more...
Waste disposal under review
A REVIEW of rubbish disposal and recycling across West Wiltshire could lead to a change in the way they are handled. more...
Bird collection in need of buyer
By Stephanie Warman more...
New shops at old mill
RETAILERS have been offered the chance to take on units in a unique riverside conversion in Trowbridge. more...
Fish perish in chemical leak
HUNDREDS of fish died when caustic soda was released into the River Biss. more...
Bowyers lose £10m contract
BOSSES and staff at Bowyers are reeling after losing two contracts worth almost £10m. more...
Advice bureaux in suspension shock
A VITAL advice lifeline in west Wiltshire have been suspended because of fears that inaccurate information could be handed out to the public. more...
Police rescue man from burning home
TWO policemen were hailed as heroes after they saved a man from his burning home in the early hours of Sunday, July 30. more...
Father's grief over son
THE father of Melksham road crash victim Craig Dicker this week spoke of the pain of losing his son and the uncertainties surrounding the accident. more...
Happy, scruffy tomboy snatched away
THREE Wiltshire families torn apart by the horrific A350 crash have made emotional appeals for the driver of a mystery Mercedes to come forward. more...
Tough challenge ahead
THE latest news that jobs could be lost at one of the town's biggest companies comes only six months after a £12m boost. more...
Trowbridge Sport
Button overcomes storm for best F1 career finish
Jenson Button was just one place short of his first Grand Prix podium placing after an incredible race at Hockenheim on Sunday. more...
Warren claims Wiltshire crown
BOWLS: WESTLECOT'S Steve Warren is the county singles champion for the second time. more...
Webster takes title in sudden death play-off
GOLF: SHAUN Webster, from Poole in Dorset, won his first Challenge Tour title in a thrilling finish to the Beazer Homes Challenge Tour Championship at Bowood Golf and Country Club. more...
Eagles swoops to carry off sweepstake win
ANGLING: CARP and roach made up the weights in the Wilts Angling sweepstake at Ravenscroft Lake. more...
Classic cars back at Combe
MOTOR RACING: LOVERS of traditional motor sport will have plenty to enjoy at the Castle Combe circuit's annual Classic Raceday tomorrow, when no fewer than seven of the day's ten races are devoted to classic motor sport. more...
Top riders return for anniversary meeting
MOTORCYCLE RACING: A UNIQUE treat is in store for bike fans at the Castle Combe Circuit's Fowlers Motorcycles Pro-Bike National meeting on August 12. more...
Trowbridge,Bradford On Avon,Melksham,Warminster,Westbury Leisure
Who left the handbrake on?
IT'S a tall order nick 50 cars and deliver them to the dock in four days, or your kid brother gets it. more...
Take your sea sickness pills
ONE night in October 1991, the North Atlantic was a cauldron. It was the night three weather fronts decided to have a get together, and created the worst storm in living memory. more...
On track for toddler vote
IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers. more...
Game of cat and mouse
YOU know how it is you go to the orphanage to get a little brother for your only son. And you come back with a mouse. more...
Yabba dabba don't bother
Bad ideas of the last few years Kevin Keegan playing a flat back four in Euro 2000; building a big tent type thing by the Thames at Greenwich; and making a follow up to the dreadful 1994 film The Flintstones. more...
High Fidelity
MUSIC junkie Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the manager of a record store called Championship Vinyl which specialises in rare LPs, is miserable because his relationship with girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) has just gone belly-up. more...
Film round-up
Chicken Run (U) Animated comedy from the makers of Wallace and Gromit. Featuring the voices of Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha. Rating: 8/10 more...
Tragic tale with pure genius
The Heiress, Royal National Theatre, Theatre Royal, Bath more...
In stage and on view
BATH THEATRE ROYAL: Tel (01225) 448844. Until Saturday, August 5: The Heiress Sumptuous costume drama, based on Henry James's great love story, Washington Square. more...
Players make their debut
Mort: Trowbridge Players, Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. more...
Eating out - by Joanne Kelly
ALWAYS left to the last minute, despite deadlines being part of my everyday life, the eating out column loomed. more...
What's on in the community
FRIDAY AUGUST 4: Garden plants sale, 108 Station Road, Westbury, telephone (01373) 864196. Open most days. Proceeds to Bath Cancer Research (RUH). more...
Keeping it live
LIVE, late, great music could be back in the centre of Trowbridge soon, if pub landlord Peewee Hunt has anything to do with it. more...
Gigs
AUGUST 4: Soul'd on Blues The Greyhound, Mortimer Street, Trowbridge more...
A bit premature?
Trowbridge has had its fair share of events promoters over the years. Many have dished up some great entertainment of different varieties, but less than a few have stuck it out for long, choosing either to move on to greener pastures or shut up shop altogether. more...
Trowbridge,Bradford On Avon,Melksham,Warminster,Westbury News
Find this car and its driver
As a result of the horrific crash on the A350 at West Ashton, three families have had part of their lives torn away in a brutal fashion. more...
This fragile earth
A spillage of caustic soda into the River Bliss is certain to have killed hundreds of fish. more...
Local opposition to Gap plan is overwhelming
I FEEL that Lyn Drewett (Wilt-shire Times, July 21) has misinterpreted the strength of local feeling on the Hilperton Gap issue. Opposition is overwhelming on both the road and new in-fill housing. more...
When will work start on disgraceful pavements?
NOW that council tenants have voted to transfer to the housing society, I wonder how long it will be before we all start to see improvements. more...
A matter of personal opinion
BY issuing a disclaimer to what a reporter writes in his paper surely does not absolve an editor from what is put into print. more...
District will win...
Susan Challis's letter (Wiltshire Times, July 28) covers a number of themes and makes many good points. more...
Benefit to the town
I think it would be a good idea for the local councillors to get their act together, stop messing around with the issue for their own benefit, and think of the people they are supposed to be working for. more...
Disappointingly dry start to the summer
YESTERDAY, with my four grandchildren, I visited Warminster Park, equipped with towels, swimming costumes etc, ready for the paddling pool, which they enjoyed so much last year. more...
We are staying put!
EVERY month, Trowbridge Town Council uses the Civic Hall to provide entertainment and Sunday tea for the older people of the town. Often we along with other councillors assist in this activity. more...
Shocked but not surprised
LOCAL people are horrified by the accident in which three people died and others were seriously injured and our sympathy goes out to their families. more...
Public debate `childish and pointless'
In reply to Cllr Jeff Osborne's challenge to a public debate I say only this: What is the point of debating issues which are being debated at every table at most meal times? more...
Warminster Leisure
Who left the handbrake on?
IT'S a tall order nick 50 cars and deliver them to the dock in four days, or your kid brother gets it. more...
Take your sea sickness pills
ONE night in October 1991, the North Atlantic was a cauldron. It was the night three weather fronts decided to have a get together, and created the worst storm in living memory. more...
On track for toddler vote
IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers. more...
Game of cat and mouse
YOU know how it is you go to the orphanage to get a little brother for your only son. And you come back with a mouse. more...
Yabba dabba don't bother
Bad ideas of the last few years Kevin Keegan playing a flat back four in Euro 2000; building a big tent type thing by the Thames at Greenwich; and making a follow up to the dreadful 1994 film The Flintstones. more...
Film round-up
Chicken Run (U) Animated comedy from the makers of Wallace and Gromit. Featuring the voices of Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha. Rating: 8/10 more...
Tragic tale with pure genius
The Heiress, Royal National Theatre, Theatre Royal, Bath more...
In stage and on view
BATH THEATRE ROYAL: Tel (01225) 448844. Until Saturday, August 5: The Heiress Sumptuous costume drama, based on Henry James's great love story, Washington Square. more...
Players make their debut
Mort: Trowbridge Players, Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. more...
Eating out - by Joanne Kelly
ALWAYS left to the last minute, despite deadlines being part of my everyday life, the eating out column loomed. more...
What's on in the community
FRIDAY AUGUST 4: Garden plants sale, 108 Station Road, Westbury, telephone (01373) 864196. Open most days. Proceeds to Bath Cancer Research (RUH). more...
Keeping it live
LIVE, late, great music could be back in the centre of Trowbridge soon, if pub landlord Peewee Hunt has anything to do with it. more...
Gigs
AUGUST 4: Soul'd on Blues The Greyhound, Mortimer Street, Trowbridge more...
A bit premature?
Trowbridge has had its fair share of events promoters over the years. Many have dished up some great entertainment of different varieties, but less than a few have stuck it out for long, choosing either to move on to greener pastures or shut up shop altogether. more...
Warminster News
Enjoying a green lifestyle for a friendly weekend
THOUSANDS of people descended on farmland near Warminster, as the Big Green Millen-nium Gathering wrapped up in style. more...
Advice bureaux in suspension shock
By Craig Evry more...
Advice bureaux in suspension shock
A VITAL advice lifeline in west Wiltshire has been suspended because of fears that inaccurate information could be handed out to the public. more...
Student did not rape girl
COMPUTER student Ashley Pittman walked free from court last Thursday (July 27) when a jury cleared him of raping an 18-year-old girl after a university ball. more...
Petrol sold at 11p per gallon
Customers who turned up at a Warminster petrol station in the early hours of Tuesday, August 1, were treated to cut price petrol, as forecourts battled to beat the national 'Dump the pump' campaign. more...
Tenants choose to switch landlords
Council tenants in west Wiltshire have voted to transfer their homes to a private landlord. more...
Soldier jailed for fatal road crash
A SERGEANT MAJOR who trained crack SAS troops was jailed for two years last week for killing a schoolgirl as he dashed home to feed his pet puppy. more...
Meerkats get luxury home
THE meerkats of Longleat are kings of their castle this week after they moved into their brand new purpose-built home on Monday, July 31. more...
Waste disposal under review
A REVIEW of rubbish disposal and recycling across West Wiltshire could lead to a change in the way they are handled. more...
Warminster Sport
Button overcomes storm for best F1 career finish
By Trevor Porter more...
Warren claims Wiltshire crown
BOWLS more...
Webster takes title in sudden death play-off
GOLF more...
Eagles swoops to carry off sweepstake win
ANGLING more...
Classic cars back at Combe
MOTOR RACING more...
Top riders return for anniversary meeting
MOTORCYCLE RACING more...
Westbury Leisure
Who left the handbrake on?
IT'S a tall order nick 50 cars and deliver them to the dock in four days, or your kid brother gets it. more...
Take your sea sickness pills
ONE night in October 1991, the North Atlantic was a cauldron. It was the night three weather fronts decided to have a get together, and created the worst storm in living memory. more...
On track for toddler vote
IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers. more...
Game of cat and mouse
YOU know how it is you go to the orphanage to get a little brother for your only son. And you come back with a mouse. more...
Yabba dabba don't bother
Bad ideas of the last few years Kevin Keegan playing a flat back four in Euro 2000; building a big tent type thing by the Thames at Greenwich; and making a follow up to the dreadful 1994 film The Flintstones. more...
High Fidelity
MUSIC junkie Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the manager of a record store called Championship Vinyl which specialises in rare LPs, is miserable because his relationship with girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle) has just gone belly-up. more...
Film round-up
Chicken Run (U) Animated comedy from the makers of Wallace and Gromit. Featuring the voices of Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha. Rating: 8/10 more...
Tragic tale with pure genius
The Heiress, Royal National Theatre, Theatre Royal, Bath more...
In stage and on view
BATH THEATRE ROYAL: Tel (01225) 448844. Until Saturday, August 5: The Heiress Sumptuous costume drama, based on Henry James's great love story, Washington Square. more...
Players make their debut
Mort: Trowbridge Players, Arc Theatre, Trowbridge. more...
Eating out - by Joanne Kelly
ALWAYS left to the last minute, despite deadlines being part of my everyday life, the eating out column loomed. more...
What's on in the community
FRIDAY AUGUST 4: Garden plants sale, 108 Station Road, Westbury, telephone (01373) 864196. Open most days. Proceeds to Bath Cancer Research (RUH). more...
Keeping it live
LIVE, late, great music could be back in the centre of Trowbridge soon, if pub landlord Peewee Hunt has anything to do with it. more...
Gigs
AUGUST 4: Soul'd on Blues The Greyhound, Mortimer Street, Trowbridge more...
A bit premature?
Trowbridge has had its fair share of events promoters over the years. Many have dished up some great entertainment of different varieties, but less than a few have stuck it out for long, choosing either to move on to greener pastures or shut up shop altogether. more...
Westbury News
Advice bureaux in suspension shock
A VITAL advice lifeline in west Wiltshire have been suspended because of fears that inaccurate information could be handed out to the public. more...
New report into tyre burning
CONTROVERSY still rages over the results of tyre burning trials conducted by Blue Circle. more...
Experts say there is no risk from toxic waste
EXPERTS have admitted there are dangerous and unidentified chemicals in thousands of drums at the defunct Premiere Environmental site. more...
Waste disposal under review
A REVIEW of rubbish disposal and recycling across West Wiltshire could lead to a change in the way they are handled. more...
Westbury Sport
Button overcomes storm for best F1 career finish
By Trevor Porter more...
Warren claims Wiltshire crown
BOWLS more...
Webster takes title in sudden death play-off
GOLF more...
Eagles swoops to carry off sweepstake win
ANGLING more...
Classic cars back at Combe
MOTOR RACING more...
Top riders return for anniversary meeting
MOTORCYCLE RACING more...
Wootton Bassett News
Players in spotlight at family fun day
FOOTBALLERS who fancy their chances in the spotlight are being given the chance to take part in a charity football fun day. more...
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