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• Pewsey Vale 2, Downton 0

  PEWSEY played their part in raising funds for the victims of the Tsunami disaster, and came away with the bonus of a morale-boosting win. read more

• Youngsters lead the way in disaster aid

  Zoe at Milton Lilbourne bring and buy sale, (15204/1)YOUNG people in Wiltshire have been leading the way in generous efforts to raise money and materials to help the thousands of people left with nothing after the Asian tsunami disaster. read more

• Kelvin demands a win

  CALNE boss Kelvin Highmore has described Saturday's home match against Dawlish as a must win encounter. read more

• Bideford 2, Devizes Town 0 abd

  DEVIZES manger Mark Godley is praying he has most of his first team available for Saturday's game at Bishops Sutton. read more

• Biddestone 1 Saltash United 1

  UNFORTUNATELY for Biddestone, heroic performances do not keep a team in the Screwfix First Division. read more

• Boss Fisher believes defeat will benefit side

  BY the manager's own admission, Highworth have not been at their best since the turn of the year but they have still been doing enough to grind out results until Saturday. read more

• Youngsters lead the way in disaster aid

  Zoe at Milton Lilbourne bring and buy sale, (15204/1)YOUNG people in Wiltshire have been leading the way in generous efforts to raise money and materials to help the thousands of people left with nothing after the Asian tsunami disaster. read more

• McMahon's Down Under

  Steve McMahon has signed a one-year contract to coach Perth Glory in Australia's inaugural A-League. read more

• Drink drive bans for motorists

  THREE drivers appeared before Kennet magistrates in Devizes on Tuesday, pleading guilty to driving while over the limit and getting banned from a year to 26 months. read more

• Councillors struggle to limit tax increase

  KENNET District Council is likely to dig into its reserves again in the next financial year to avoid having to raise its council tax precept higher than the Government will tolerate. read more

• Tickets go on sale for panto

  GAZETTE & HERALD: TICKETS are on sale for the Calne Players' family pantomime Cinderella Revisited. read more

• Cash paves way for crackdown on yobs

  15236/04GAZETTE & HERALD: A TASK force set up to halt yobbish behaviour on a Chippenham housing estate received a cash boost on Tuesday. read more

• This is rock bottom

  JEREL IFIL admits he has hit rock bottom. A succession of suspensions and a glaring loss of form culminated in a personal nightmare at Roots Hall on Tuesday night. read more

• Nursery in row over pay-to-play demand

  GAZETTE & HERALD: A CHILDREN'S nursery has been threatened with legal action because the manager refuses to pay for tots to play at the village park. read more

• Early start for more fun later

  15191/1GAZETTE & HERALD: STARTING 20 minutes earlier at Colerne Primary School means a whole afternoon of fun on Fridays. read more

• Plea to young to help curb bad behaviour

  GAZETTE & HERALD: POLICE in Corsham are working in partnership with a multitude of agencies to try to combat anti-social behaviour in the town centre. read more

• Schoolboy puts his shots past top goalie

  Andrew ClarkeGAZETTE & HERALD: ON Monday morning, not many boys get to say they spent the weekend taking penalty shots at Manchester City goalkeeper David James, but that is exactly what Andrew Clarke did. read more

• 'Council let town down on nightclub'

  GOLDIGGERS campaigner Paul Hargreaves lambasted local politicians at a meeting of North Wiltshire District Council on Tuesday for allowing the former nightclub and cinema to be destroyed. read more

• Rumpus over missing file

  NORTH Wiltshire District Council is set to look into the way the public view planning applications following a file from an application going missing. read more

• Landmark battle for gypsies

  Minety Action Group (15209/06)All eyes will be on North Wiltshire on Tuesday when a groundbreaking public inquiry, that could set a precedent for gipsy land battles throughout the country, begins. RONAN MCCAUGHEY looks at the background. read more

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