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• Warminster booted out by teenage ace

  PLAISTER AUTOS WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: WARMINSTER Town crashed to a 4-1 home defeat against Malmesbury Victoria, who had previously won only three Premier Division games this season. read more

• Handy bargains

  ROYAL glove makers Dents are handing people the chance to get cut-price stock at a factory sale from today. read more

• FA may be forced to scrap county team

  THE future of Wiltshire's senior representative side is again in doubt as players continue to snub the chance of playing for their county. read more

• Pub argument

  TROWBRIDGE man Evan Hargreaves tried to escape from police after they were called to a drunken row in Warminster. read more

• Man was exposed to asbestos

  PENSIONER Granville Latus died as a result of breathing in asbestos while at work, an inquest heard. Mr Latus had been living at Dorothy House in Winsley before his death, aged 68, from mesothelioma, a form of cancer usually associated with asbestos, on July 2 last year. read more

• Project driven forward by £2,500 pledge

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: YOUNGSTERS at a Wiltshire primary school will get a new IT classroom thanks to a £2,500 top-up fee donated by Castle Combe racing circuit. read more

• Schemes likely to cost similar amounts

  DESPITE rumours to the contrary, the published A303 Stonehenge Improvement scheme and the Parker Plan have very similar costings, according to Salisbury district council's transportation officer Graham Wright. read more

• Safety action will be better, say Greens

  SALISBURY Green Party has criticised the A303 Stonehenge Improvement scheme, saying that if the proposals were approved, the new road cutting would become the most prominent monument within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. read more

• Tunnel proposal causes concern

  AMESBURY town council has reaffirmed, in principle, its support of the A303 Stonehenge Improvement scheme. read more

• Area group says 'no' to Parker Plan

  Debate continues over roading proposals at Stonehenge. DA4875P9MEMBERS of Salisbury district council's northern area committee have voted against the ACT Stonehenge A303 Alignment Plan, labelling it "totally unacceptable" at a meeting last week. read more

• Watchful eyes

  Matravers School, Westbury is looking for two eagle-eyed people to ensure its GCSE and A-level exams go off without a hitch this summer. read more

• Michaela on board

  ALAN JOY Windows has appointed Michaela Shergold to its board. The mother of three has been with the company since March 2000 and began her career there as a receptionist. read more

• No rush to live in Bratton

  A DISAPPOINTING response to an appeal for residents has jeopardised the future of sheltered accommodation in Bratton. read more

• Town centre flats

  A town centre property in Trowbridge is up for auction. No. 5/6 Silver Street, above Walter Rose butchers and the Oxfam shop, is to be sold with planning consent for conversion to ten self-contained one and two bedroom flats. The shops underneath have been sold with long leases. read more

• Children choose top books

  YOUNG bookworms at Bratton Primary School helped choose Wiltshire's nominations for two prestigious literary awards. read more

• English Heritage says yes

  ENGLISH Heritage has released a statement in support of the Highways Agency's A303 Stonehenge Improvement Scheme. read more

• Search for ancient bones before houses are built

  The ancient remains which were reburied at Pockeredge Farm during the second world warCHIPPENHAM NEWS: The hunt for the remains of a teenage girl dating back to the second century could end next month if diggers are allowed to move on to land which is being developed for housing. read more

• Man lost £2,000 to cashpoint fraudsters

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: CASHPOINT scam victim Simon Goulding is warning other hole-in-the-wall users to be on the lookout for a gang of thieves who stole more than £2,000 from his bank account. read more

• Children keep eye on birdies

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: STAFF at a Chippenham school are giving young ornithologists a treat at an after-school club. read more

• Jobs up for grabs

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A recruitment campaign has been launched in Chippenham to fill 35 new jobs created by the opening of new offices. read more

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