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Arrests after high-speed police chase

6:20pm Friday 3rd February 2012

VILLAGERS witnessed a high speed car chase on Saturday when a suspected offender drove off after police tried to stop a car.

TV show’s royal link to Royal Wootton Bassett

6:00pm Friday 3rd February 2012

Celebrity antiques dealer David Dickinson paid tribute to the people of Royal Wootton Bassett after rolling into town with his TV show.

EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTHERN PREMIER DIVISION: Perrott spot on for Robins

5:30pm Friday 3rd February 2012

FROME Town boss Darren Perrin says his side can count themselves unlucky not have taken all three points from their draw at Bashley last weekend.

Swingers' club in new council application

5:20pm Friday 3rd February 2012

HELLENIC LEAGUE DIVISION ONE WEST: Red card leaves Bees vulnerable

5:20pm Friday 3rd February 2012

TROWBRIDGE Town boss Mike Alford claimed his side didn’t deserve their thrashing, but admitted that the Bees never recovered from going down to 10 men in the first half.

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: Boss Rawlings aiming to build on priceless Corsham triumph

5:10pm Friday 3rd February 2012

CORSHAM Town have their sights set on keeping afloat with another three points this weekend after moving off the bottom of the Toolstation League Premier Division with victory over Bridport last Saturday.

WESSEX LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: Warminster still struggling

5:00pm Friday 3rd February 2012

WARMINSTER Town are still searching for their first win in the Wessex League Division One since November after they slipped to their 13th defeat of the season at home to Ringwood Town last weekend.

Lights out at last for residents

5:00pm Friday 3rd February 2012

A Colerne man is winning his battle to have three street lights switched off after beaming non-stop for a year John Hipkin, 82, of Cherry Road, has repeatedly reported the complaint regarding the lights on the Southwood Estate running in the daytime to Wiltshire Council.

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Melksham topple the leaders

4:50pm Friday 3rd February 2012

DAVE Clayton hailed Melksham Town ’s win at league leaders Gillingham Town last weekend as a pivotal result in their season.

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Mines marks debut with a goal

4:40pm Friday 3rd February 2012

SAM Gooding thinks his Westbury United players deserve all the credit for their recent good form, after they notched up their third straight win last weekend.

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Bradford let their guard slip

4:30pm Friday 3rd February 2012

BRADFORD Town were left frustrated as they conceded a late equaliser to Welton Rovers last weekend and recorded their second 3-3 draw in as many weeks.

Ambulance boss gets £121k handshake

4:10pm Friday 3rd February 2012

A SENIOR manager at Great Western Ambulance Service has left the organisation with a £121,000 pay-off.

A voice for the young at Calne

4:00pm Friday 3rd February 2012

Phil Redmond, who recently became Calne’s youngest ever town councillor, said he hopes to give the town’s youth a voice.

Grant hits a good note for Warminster

4:00pm Friday 3rd February 2012

A Warminster community orchestra has benefited from a grant to help it buy new music and recruit players.

ANGLING: Withy on a lofty perch after reeling in Airsprung match win

4:00pm Friday 3rd February 2012

MICK Withy, from Westbury, carried off top prize in Sunday’s Airsprung match with 3lb 11oz of perch, followed by Richard Whitmarsh, from Frome, with 2lb 1oz 8dm of roach.

Traders to join forces

3:00pm Friday 3rd February 2012

An initiative to help protect Calne town centre businesses has been hailed a success.

Woman cut free from car after A36 crash

2:10pm Friday 3rd February 2012

AN elderly woman had to be cut free from her car following a crash on the A36 last week, just two days after a couple were killed in a crash near Upton Lovell.

Bratton councillor, 92, calls it a day

2:00pm Friday 3rd February 2012

Bratton historian, poet and teacher Kathleen White, 92, has resigned after 30 years on the parish council.