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• Self defence with Ninjutsu

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Martial arts expert Paul Stubbs will be bringing the discipline of Ninjutsu to Calne to teach local people ancient methods of self defence. read more

• Objectors withdraw on phone mast plan

  KENNET councillors granted retrospective planning permission for a mobile phone antenna on the roof of the Marlborough telephone exchange after local protesters withdrew their objections. read more

• Kennet asks for £4million

  KENNET District Council is set to ask the Government for permission to take £4million out of its capital reserves to plug a shortfall in its pension fund. read more

• Traders are still waiting for CCTV

  29371-12Traders in Eldene are becoming increasingly frustrated with the time it is taking to install CCTV in the shopping centre. read more

• Bird man brings in big guns

  75566-84FLIGHTY peacocks have got a Swindon vet into such a flutter that he's had to call in a zookeeper armed with a tranquillizer gun. read more

• Up in smoke

  75553-08MONTHS of work went up in flames in a fire which forced a Swindon school to close for the day. read more

• Beckham becomes quake ambassador

  WAKE OF THE TSUNAMI: Soccer star David Beckham is to launch a worldwide TV appeal for child victims of the tsunami disaster today after being appointed a Unicef goodwill ambassador. read more

• Nick flies out to help survivors of the quake

  75516-35WAKE OF THE TSUNAMI: A SWINDON aid worker is preparing to join relief efforts in South East Asia. Nick Cooper, 39, from Old Town, will fly to Sri Lanka later this week to link up with fellow members of Goal an international humanitarian organisation. read more

• Musicians get in tune to raise money for appeal

  Phil McAllister who is organising the sound at the Adver's tsumani concert : 75559-14WAKE OF THE TSUNAMI: WHILE Buddhist monks pray for the suvivors of the tsunami on the beaches of Thailand, Swindon musicians prepare to play to raise money for the relief effort. read more

• Action!

  75567THINK of t'ai chi and images of pinstriped highfliers rushing to the gym for a lunch-time workout might spring to mind. read more

• Water firm to face large fine

  THAMES Water is set to be fined more than £20,000 after admitting causing the deaths of 8,000 fish after toxic effluent escaped from one of its plants. read more

• Lowest of the low

  Paul Donachie, 23A DRUG addict who admitted stealing a poppy collection box has been branded despicable by the Royal British Legion after he was given an 18 month community rehabilitation order. read more

• Soldier hurt in accident

  AN army parachutist who suffered serious injuries in a road accident can no longer jump, Devizes Magistrates Court heard. read more

• Market era ends

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Chippenham's historic livestock market will be closing in two weeks' time to make way for the redevelopment of the Cocklebury Road site. read more

• Walk-in thefts prompt warning

  GAZETTE & HERALD: WILTSHIRE Police are asking the public to be extra vigilant and not to delay in reporting any suspicious circumstances after a spate of burglaries in the Corsham area. read more

• Frustrated councillors plan CCTV crackdown

  PLANS to introduce CCTV coverage in Highworth have been extended to cover more of the town. read more

• How could they do such a thing?

  15110/02GAZETTE & HERALD: A HEARTLESS mum who used her child's pushchair to steal a bucket of cash collected for the tsunami appeal charity has been condemned by fund-raisers. read more

• Warneford celebrates as Headlands looks forward to the future

  75560-67HIGHWORTH Warneford School is Swindon's most successful according to the Government latest league tables. read more

• New scheme to plan for future

  THE adoption of the Local Development Scheme, which will influence the future direction of planning policy, has been recommended by North Wiltshire district councillors. read more

• Council is keen for two wheel feedback

  CYCLISTS across North Wiltshire will be able to express their views on facilities in their towns at several forums run by Wiltshire County Council. read more

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