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• Fitness studio looks to open longer hours

  A BUSINESS that has been in existence for only two months has had such a good start it is already looking to open longer hours. read more

• Campaign for broadband

  BUSINESSES and homes in Coombe Bissett and Homington are backing a campaign to get high speed internet access. read more

• Catering training fares well

  CATERING services at Salisbury Health Care NHS Trust are better than ever, thanks to training funded by Free2Learn, says its manager. read more

• Free events at Trade Week

  INTERNATIONAL Trade Week takes place from March 8-12 and businesses in Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight wanting to get involved in exporting can take advantage of a series of free events. read more

• Number one for Spire FM

  RADIO station Spire FM and its breakfast show have been judged number one in England by Radio Joint Audience Research when compared against all other commercial and BBC radio stations. read more

• Ambulance move "is putting lives at risk"

  AMBULANCE cover is being removed from rural areas of south Wiltshire, leaving many communities at risk, a company boss claimed this week. read more

• Experts give evidence to inquiry inspector

  Inspector Michael Ellison at the Stonehenge inquiry at Salisbury Guildhall.EXPERTS in road building and its consequences have given evidence at the Stonehenge inquiry as the Highways Agency attempts to convince planning inspector Michael Ellison that the tunnel will benefit the environment. read more

• Improved Stonehenge environment "is an obligation"

  English Heritage has told the inquiry that Britain has an obligation to the rest of the world to improve the area surrounding Stonehenge. read more

• Bubonic plague vaccine tested

  SCIENTISTS at Porton Down have reached a key stage in minimising the threat of bubonic plague, one of the most deadly weapons available to terrorists. read more

• Mums: Take the weight off your shoulders

  MUMS are weighed down by the heavy load of motherhood and are risking injury and permanent back damage because their families treat them like packhorses, according to new research. read more

• Personal abuse puts people off politics

  IN his letter published on February 16 about the Iraq war, Andy Newman appears to deny quoting selectively from David Kay before going on to do it again. read more

• Bike day to aid charity

  STUNT motorcylists, vintage bikes and the chance to win free lessons are on the programme at Abbey Rider Training's open day on Sunday, April 18. read more

• Shop chips in with cash

  A FISH and chip shop yesterday handed over £1,003.79 to a charity for the families of lost and injured fishermen. read more

• Percy parties on, after 100 happy years

  Ref. 29229-11PERCY Webb celebrated his 100th birthday in style. read more

• Rush-hour misery nearly at an end

  Ref. 29226-17MISERY for rush-hour motorists and residents in Old Town should come to an end today. read more

• Memorial masons looking for a neat resting place

  THE search is on for Britain's best burial ground as the Cemetery of the Year Awards 2004 gets under way. read more

• Looking after 115 refugees

  NEW figures show 115 asylum seekers are living in Swindon. read more

• High and dry

  Ref. 29222-32AFTER a hard workout at the gym or a long cross-country run many people hang their trainers out to dry. But the owner of this pair may have taken the idea a step too far. read more

• Shopper warned police of car thief

  A MAN nipped out to buy a pint of milk and helped police snare one of Swindon's most prolific thieves. read more

• Suitor's persistence leads to golden time

  Ref. 29142-16PETE Leighfield had to ask the girl he fancied to accompany him to the cinema dozens of times before she finally agreed. read more

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