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• Frozen food firm set for expansion

  A model of the new Lyons Seafoods factoryWORK on a £4m seafood factory in Warminster got under way this week. Lyons Seafood's multi-million pound project for its base in Fairfield Road will create up to 50 new jobs. read more

• Student's child porn disgrace

  Stuart PainterA UNIVERSITY student quizzed in connection with the deaths of a Melksham couple found stabbed to death in their home has admitted downloading child porn from the internet. read more

• Still life art on display

  A NEW art exhibition has opened in Bradford on Avon. The Art House Gallery, in Silver Street, is hosting a number of works by local artists as part of a still life display. read more

• Students' chance to gain wizard film skills

  A NUMBER of workshops are taking place in Swindon for the film makers and animators of the future. read more

• New county unit to help witnesses

  A NEW Witness Care Unit will be officially launched in Chippenham next month to provide support to witnesses in Wiltshire. read more

• Pregnant landlady attacked

  Emma GreenCHIPPENHAM NEWS: A MUM-TO-BE was shoved from behind and mugged for £3,000 in the car park of the Chippenham pub she manages. read more

• Brook Hall report

  AN UPDATE on the state of historic Brook Hall near Westbury will be reported back to West Wiltshire District Council's cabinet in March. read more

• Hope to 'flush out answers'

  MP Dr Andrew Murrison is demanding a full investigation into how Lafarge workers were able to falsify cement data for over two years. read more

• Firm could face action over defective cement

  LAFARGE could face legal action after rogue workers at its Westbury plant deliberately signed off cement liable to cause 'concrete cancer' in buildings and roads as acceptable. read more

• Cash boost for surgery

  16496A SURGERY in Westbury can buy new equipment thanks to funding from patients and a local company. read more

• Caring trio lend a hand to friends in the Philippines

  A carer from Westbury is raising money for a care home in The Philippines after a trip to see a former schoolfriend changed his life forever. read more

• Ruck around the clock

  16495All-day drinking laws will lead to increased crime as police resources are stretched to breaking point, according to officers in Westbury. read more

• Schools are in the dark over gay month lessons

  A CAMPAIGN to teach schoolchildren about gay and lesbian historical figures has been launched but schools in west Wiltshire have been kept in the dark. read more

• Sponsors needed

  A MAN from Melksham is taking part in the Three Peaks Challenge if he can raise enough money. read more

• Family in tribute to tragic Michelle

  HUNDREDS of people turned up to a charity night to remember a popular Melksham woman who died in a car crash last year. read more

• Residents in fight to stop short-cut ban

  PLANS to stop cars using a short cut to Westbury's Leigh Park estate have met with a series of objections from residents. read more

• Boosting overseas trade

  BUSINESSES in Dorset can find out more about using foreign languages to boost international trade, thanks to the Regional Language Network South West. read more

• Art classes open to all

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: THERE is a chance for people across north Wiltshire to get creative at evening art classes held at The Corsham School. read more

• Don't Turn On Us!

  ANDY KING bluntly accepts he is fighting a hopeless battle with his detractors but is urging supporters not to turn on his team. read more

• Con Club ready to open lounge

  The official reopening of Westbury Conservative Club's lounge will take place tomorrow after its refit. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive