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• Taking the kids to work day gives youngsters valuable experience

  STUDENTS at a Melksham school got to experience a day in the life of their parents. read more

• 11 dead in three months

  'DEATH VALLEY' FEATURE: February 12: Two drivers, Adam Salters, 18, from Waterlooville and father-of-two Stuart Scurr, 36, of Amesbury, died after a head-on collision on the A36 between Heytesbury and Codford. read more

• Another week.... another life

  15080/4'DEATH VALLEY' FEATURE: A HEAD-ON collision on the Warminster bypass has killed one driver and left two more people fighting for their lives in hospital. read more

• Patients return to hospital ward

  BEDS have reopened at the threatened Warminster Community Hospital this week while health bosses announced an increase in eye operations at Westbury. read more

• Children can try for band

  A TROWBRIDGE father is behind a bid to launch a UK version of a chart-topping American band. read more

• Council celebrates its 30th birthday

  WEST Wiltshire District Council is 30 years old this month and councillors and staff celebrated the occasion on Wednesday. read more

• Asians win junior title

  Swindon Asians lifted the Pliaster Autos Wiltshire League Junior Division Two title after hanging on for a precious point against New College on Saturday. read more

• First tournament is a huge success

  BRADFORD ON AVON hosted their first tournament at the new ground in Winsley at the weekend. read more

• Kirkpatrick bans all talk of trophy treble

  NEIL Kirkpatrick has banned any mention of a treble after watching his Trowbridge Town side take a step nearer the Wiltshire League title with a 3-0 win at Malmesbury Vic Reserves on Wednesday night. read more

• Trowbridge Town 3, Purton Reserves 2

  MIKE Little's extra-time strike secured a place in the Corsham Print Cup final for an inexperienced Trowbridge Town side on Saturday. read more

• Manager fears for club's future

  NEIL Kirkpatrick admitted he fears for his side's future after watching them prove their point in the Wiltshire Senior Cup final on Tuesday night. read more

• Silhouettes of victims may be used as grim warning

  How the A36 may look if plans for silhouettes of crash victims goes ahead'DEATH VALLEY' FEATURE: GRIM reminders of the victims from fatal road crashes could be the key in driving down the death toll. read more

• Bad driving is to blame for carnage

  15090/01'DEATH VALLEY' FEATURE: FIRE officers tasked with saving lives at crash scenes have urged the emergency services to unite against the increasing death toll. read more

• Groups rap 'penalising' tax system

  WITH this year's council tax bills having fallen on the mats of householders in south Wiltshire, the New Forest and East Dorset, three groups are continuing to insist that the sums demanded are too high for the elderly. read more

• Home prices rising by £100 a day

  The booming housing market is showing no sign of slowing down, with property prices and mortgage lending continuing to soar. read more

• Expressing genuine appreciation

  ON Sunday April 18 Westbury Lions put on two separate sessions of entertainment for the elderly, and my wife and I were fortunate to be invited to the evening performance. read more

• Coach company goes for a long stretch with its new vehicle

  Size does matter for Barnes Coaches. The coach hire company in Aldbourne near Swindon, has added a 14-metre long 63-seater vehicle to its fleet. read more

• Support all things local

  I write in reply to the letter from Graham Hedley (Wiltshire Times April 23) concerning the closure of the Brook Road Post Office. read more

• One in three staff have thrown sickie

  A THIRD of workers have thrown a 'sickie' when they were too tired or hungover to face a day in the office, a new report has revealed. read more

• Enjoying a little adventure

  Ref. 29918-33The Mini Cooper S stretches the definition of miniature. read more

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