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• Canalside walk

  PEOPLE in Wiltshire are being asked to put on their walking shoes in aid of their local canal. read more

• We're back to our best says happy Skidmore

  BIDDESTONE Town returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 4-0 win at home to Melksham Town Reserves in the Premier Division. read more

• Trowbridge Town 2, Bradford Town 0

  PLAISTER AUTOS WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: A GAVIN Eyre double eased Trowbridge Town into the Wiltshire Senior Cup semi-final for the second successive year on Saturday. read more

• Mel says I'm the man to revive county fortunes

  COUNTY FOOTBALL: MEL Gingell, who has been put in charge of the Wiltshire senior team, believes he is the ideal man to resurrect the county's flagging fortunes. read more

• Minehead 0, Westbury United 0

  WESTBURY United were left to rue a host of missed chances on Saturday as their title hopes suffered a blow. read more

• Kitten needs funds to cure knobbly knees

  CAT lovers are being urged to help a kitten walk again by paying to fix his knobbly knees. read more

• Shops' plea for cctv cameras

  TRADERS are calling for an end to graffiti and vandalism plaguing a shopping precinct in Warminster. read more

• Smart move by Paulton

  DARREN Smart is rapidly becoming a wanted man after Paulton Rovers have become the second club in the last three weeks to make an approach for the Calne Town defender. read more

• Care staff working together

  HEALTH care in Warminster is at the centre of a major shake-up in a bid to bring all specialists together under one roof. read more

• Fans asked for a helping hand

  TROWBRIDGE Town are appealing for supporters to give them a helping hand on Sunday in a bid to get their Woodmarsh ground up to Screwfix Direct League standards. read more

• Council tax bills up by nearly £90 a year

  TAXPAYERS in Wiltshire are to be faced with another increase in their bills from April, with rises of nearly £90 a year in some areas. read more

• Pensioners protest over rise

  An army of old age pensioners demanded an end to spiralling council tax on Friday. read more

• Chip pan safety warning

  WITH restaurants across the county taking part in National Chip Week, Wiltshire's firefighters have issued a fresh safety plea to residents. read more

• 14 shops break the 'age' law

  ALCOHOL, tobacco and fire works were sold to underage youngsters by 14 shopkeepers in Wiltshire, according to a report this week. read more

• Drugs hotline spreads net

  THE Evening Advertiser-backed Swindon Drugs Hotline has been so successful in catching dealers that it has been extended to Wootton Bassett. read more

• Girl's body to be exhumed

  WILTSHIRE police have promised an examination of drug addict Rachel Whitear's remains would be thorough after announcing plans to exhume her body. read more

• Train firm deal

  South West Trains is due to confirm a new deal with the Strategic Rail Authority to take on a popular train service from west Wiltshire to London Waterloo at the end of this month. read more

• Advice service saved from axe

  THE short-term future of a crucial advice lifeline in west Wiltshire looks to have been secured after a £16,000 funding shortfall threatened to force cutbacks. read more

• Moonrakers celebrate 90th year

  WILTSHIRE men's Bowls Association celebrate their 90th anniversary this year. read more

• Charities to benefit from new 150 Fund

  MODELS will take to the catwalk for the first major event to kick-start fundraising for a new charitable fund being set up by the Wiltshire Times. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive