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• We wheelie don't want these bins in our road

  FAMILIES living in a pretty Malmesbury close are outraged that their front gardens have been spoilt by unsightly wheelie bins. read more

• Conmen in triple strike

  POLICE believe a trio of conmen may be behind a series of burglaries at the homes of elderly people on Monday. read more

• Bus fares to rise

  Fares on the Wilts and Dorset buses are set to rise from Sunday. read more

• Eye in the sky to a briefcase

  LIVE video footage sent from Wiltshire Police's helicopter can now be relayed to a screen contained in a briefcase. read more

• We won the cup

  Mid-Wilts Youth League: IT was a day of drama in high temperatures as the county's youth sides battled it out during the Mid Wilts Minor League cup final weekend. read more

• Forging bonds with Europe

  13062/2MALMESBURY mayor Patrick Goldstone treated youngsters from the twin town of Neibull in Germany to a tour around the town hall last week. read more

• Chance for singers to win holiday in New York

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Wannabe pop idols are invited to step forward for a chance to hog the limelight in a competition organised by the Little George pub in Chippenham. read more

• Home ends a 41-year wait

  13018/2GAZETTE & HERALD: A Chippenham playgroup's dreams of finding its own home have come true after a 41-year wait. read more

• Big boost for town as HQ nears completion

  An artist's impression of Wincanton's headquartersGAZETTE & HERALD: TRANSPORT giant Wincanton has chosen Chippenham over Trowbridge and Somerset as the base for its new multi-million pound headquarters. read more

• Eye for goal!

  TOMMY MOONEY is confident that Town will not be left to rue two hard luck stories in less than a week as they prepare to do battle against Brighton tonight. read more

• Businesswoman says show was worth risk

  SINGLE mum Colette Mallon has been overwhelmed by the response to the Channel 4 episode of Risking It All, which featured her and her business partner Betsi Hughes' struggle to open a new business. read more

• Hunt's on for road rage woman

  POLICE are appealing for witnesses to the alleged assault of a woman motorist by another woman driver in Corsham on Friday. read more

• Corrie's cabbie girl in the driving seat

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver is urging local women to buckle up and get into gear for the drive of their lives. read more

• Council stalwart goes after 19 years

  IT'S the end of an era for Corsham Town Council, with the retirement of Coun Anne Aust. read more

• Falklands veteran admits sex attacks

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Falklands veteran Timothy Harker is facing the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence after admitting a string of sex attacks on two young girls. read more

• Granny knocked out after hitting pothole

  GRANDMOTHER-of-three Sandra Callaway narrowly escaped death when her bicycle struck an enormous pothole. read more

• Young son saves mum and pets from blaze

  Quick-thinking 11-year-old William Young saved his family and pets from a fire that gutted their living room on Monday night. read more

• Boxing fan brutally attacked in car park

  GAZETTE & HERALD: POLICE are hunting two attackers who left a 24-year-old boxing fan unconscious and critically injured in a sports centre car park on Saturday night. read more

• Tragedy haunts RAF man, court told

  GAZETTE & HERALD: SERVICEMAN John Plant said he could not remember causing the three-vehicle smash on the A4 last September, which killed Geoffrey Smith, a court heard. read more

• The ginger menace

  GAZETTE & HERALD: A terrified postwoman is refusing to deliver mail to a house in Cepen Park because of a frightening cat. read more

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