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• Smart turns down move

  CALNE Town have been given a boost by Darren Smart's decision to turn down a move to Melksham and stay at Bremhill View until the end of the season. read more

• £3.6m innovation centre to open in January

  Work on Swindon's £3.6 million Managed Enterprise and Innovation Centre is due to start in March, with units finally becoming available for occupancy from next January. read more

• Recruitment agency comes to town

  Recruitment and training consultancy SJC has opened an office at Swindon's Windmill Hill Business Park. read more

• Girl Friday

  Name: Jo Fildew, Age : 29, Employer: Employer: Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire, Swindon. read more

• Tax freeze agreed

  A FREEZE for the coming year on the city tax levied on people living in Salisbury was agreed by members of the city area committee last week. read more

• Bombardier could have been up for promotion

  CAREER soldier NCO Wayne Hayward could have been in line for promotion, a military court martial on Salisbury Plain was told. read more

• Soldier had 'a moment of madness'

  WAR service in Iraq won a softer sentence for Gulf veteran Matthew Bird at a court martial on Salisbury Plain. read more

• From the court lists

  AMONG recent cases dealt with by Salisbury Magistrates were: read more

• Second protest in bypass fight

  Ref. 27866/2ROAD campaigners brought traffic to a standstill along a busy stretch of road between Melksham and Chippenham to highlight their pleas for a bypass. read more

• Indecent assault on girl, 13

  A 27-YEAR-OLD man who wrote saucy text messages to a schoolgirl and forced her into a kiss, has been placed on the sexual offenders register for five years. read more

• Saturday academy proves popular

  Ref. 27867/2MORE than 200 people packed into The George Ward School on Saturday in a bid to learn one of many new skills on offer. read more

• TV vicar makes his final sermon

  VICAR Jamie Allen made an emotional return to the parish he left six months ago after the pressure of work and starring in a TV show took their toll. read more

• Kids earn raft of sail trophies

  FOUR young sailors picked up trophies to mark their achievements on Friday night. read more

• Pupils speak out on a range of subjects

  BULLYING, animal welfare and Big Brother were among the topics covered by schoolchildren from Melksham in a public speaking competition. read more

• Pubwatch deters yobs

  LANDLORDS in Melksham say their new hard line stance against drunken yobs is having a big impact. read more

• Wiltshire photos go on show

  AN exhibition of photographs revealing the magic of rural life in Wiltshire will visit Melksham and Chippenham over the next two months. read more

• Quiz to raise cash for canal

  TRIVIA fans can test their knowledge while helping restore an historic canal link to the River Thames. read more

• Cash bonus for builders

  Local building and construction firms have the chance to pick up £2,000 just by training staff properly. read more

• Concern over path hierarchy

  PATH protection group the Open Spaces Society has condemned plans by Wiltshire County Council to introduce a 'path hierarchy' to decide priorities for maintenance. read more

• Past pupil returns to launch project

  FORMER pupil Dennis Barnard returned to dig the first sod of earth for Chapmanslade Primary School's new hall and classroom project. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive