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• Trowbridge League round-up

  JUST 12 days after their historic Wiltshire Junior Cup final date, Broughton Gifford and Rudloe will meet again in the final of the Pied Piper Promotions-sponsored A and B Cup. read more

• Westbury crank up challenge

  WESTBURY United Reserves put themselves in the driving seat for a third place finish in the Premier Division on Tuesday night as they earned a hard fought 2-1 win at Biddestone Town. read more

• Blushes for a headteacher

  A HEADTEACHER turn- ed purple after losing a challenge made to his pupils. read more

• Fake coin man loses his appeal

  A MELKSHAM man caught using counterfeit one pound coins has been told the six-month jail sentence he received was right. read more

• Life-saving op for toddler

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: LOCAL tot Beth Picter is recovering at home after life-saving heart surgery. read more

• Troop sets off on 195-mile pole relay

  A TEAM of soldiers from Corsham are carrying two telegraph poles across England from coast to coast to raise funds for the NSPCC. read more

• Youngsters show they're mad for music

  SEVEN young musicians were given the chance to record a CD of their work during a visit to The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham on Tuesday. read more

• Campaign launched to tackle arsonists

  THE Chippenham News has joined forces with the police and fire services to help stamp out arson in north Wiltshire. read more

• Arsenal fan plans leisure revamp

  SPORT is a family affair for new chief executive Mike Parlour who aims to revamp North Wiltshire's leisure facilities. read more

• How to spend Easter

  Make the most of the long weekend to get out and about with the family. CHARLOTTE PRACY offers some ideas on how to spend the Easter break. read more

• Farming roadshow

  COUNTRYWIDE Farmers at Melksham are planning a livestock equipment roadshow in May. read more

• Racing ahead with new tyres

  THE Avon Tyres Racing factory in Melksham, Wiltshire is working flat out to produce new tyres for the 2004 Days of Thunder series, which begins at Rockingham on Sunday, May 2. read more

• Seven shops planned at Westbury

  Work on seven shops and 14 apartments at Leigh Park, Westbury is due to start in June and is expected to take about six months. read more

• Children keep an eye out for eggs

  EAGER youngsters invaded Corsham Library on Tuesday afternoon intent on tracking down a collection of eggs hidden in every nook and cranny. read more

• Vital safety work for pedestrian crossing

  WILTSHIRE'S most dangerous road crossing is set for a major safety revamp in a bid to protect shoppers from speeding traffic. read more

• Inspector goes back to his roots

  INSPECTOR Dave Cullop's police career turned full circle this week as he returned to the station where he started out in 1987. read more

• Kennedy visits to drum up support

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: LIBERAL Democrat leader Charles Kennedy brushed off recent speculation about his ill health as he urged Chippenham shoppers to back his party's local income tax campaign. read more

• Vandals hit church but they are forgiven

  CHPPENHAM NEWS: BLOCKBUSTING film The Passion of the Christ helped evangelist Jonathan Brain forgive teenagers who trashed his Chippenham church and Sunday school. read more

• Station's facelift is underway

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: WORK to improve Chippenham railway station has started. The £555,000 project aims to improve passenger facilities on the forecourt and also enhance facilities within the station building. read more

• Ex sickened by sex fiend's secret life

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: THE former girlfriend of paedophile Kenneth Pylle said she felt disgusted and dirty after hearing of his sick acts. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive