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• It's three and easy

  THREE fine tries saw hard-working Minety see off Bradford on Avon 17-9 in Saturday's Dorset & Wilts Division One North encounter. read more

• Parents decide to set up their own meals service

  Laura Illsley and daughter Sophie, left, and Pam Shipperbottom and daughter Lauren. The mums set up Let's Do Lunch after the school closed down its kitchens Ref: 72092-39NATIONAL SCHOOL MEALS WEEK: AFTER hearing that Lethbridge Primary School was going to close down its school kitchen, two mums knew they had to fight. read more

• Vegetables are not for me, says Krystal

  Krystal Styles says she hates vegetables Ref: 99692-22NATIONAL SCHOOL MEALS WEEK: Some children will refuse to eat vegetables regardless of what is on the menu. read more

• Food for thought

  NATIONAL SCHOOL MEALS WEEK: It is the start of National School Meals Week today. It aims to encourage children to eat fruit and vegetables. read more

• Man had driven 'like a lunatic'

  A disqualified driver who smashed his car into a tree after getting behind the wheel drunk was driving like a lunatic, a court has heard. read more

• Robins go down again but Paul's hooked now

  Paul Hanlon, 12, after Swindon Town lost Ref: 99720-2A YOUNGSTER who watched his first Swindon Town match says he is now hooked on the Robins despite the disappointing result. read more

• Child porn shame for disabled man

  A FRESHBROOK man has admitted possessing some of the most disgusting child porn available on the internet. read more

• Beefy hero gives shoppers a tasty offer

  Scotch Beef's Hunky Glenn with Sainsbury's customers Anne and Antonio di Salvo Ref: 99724-100Shoppers at Sainsbury's got more than they bargained for yesterday when they were greeted by a man in a kilt. read more

• Eight of my family are dead

  Azim KhanA SWINDON shopkeeper has spoken of the horror he is going through after losing eight of his family in the earthquake in Pakistan. So far the 7.6 magnitude quake which struck Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Saturday has killed up to 30,000 people, the vast majority of them in Pakistani territory. read more

• Firefighter is charged

  A Wiltshire firefighter has been charged with indecent assault over a string of attacks on women. read more

• Ice rink plan for park

  VISITORS to the Cotswold Water Park may have to get their skates on if plans to turn lakes into winter ice rinks go ahead. read more

• Bag snatch remand

  A MAN accused of carrying out a bag snatch while riding a bike in the town centre has been remanded in custody by a judge at the crown court. read more

• Weak heart killed biker

  A NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD rising motorcross star died from a heart condition. Martyn Luckett died at his sister's flat in Belle Vue Road in Old Town after emergency services were called to the flat on July 11 but were unable to save him. read more

• Pinehurst packs lunch punch

  Pinehurst pupils, from the left, Megan Waldon, Rebecca Johnson, Brandon Kaye, Connor Waldon and Sam Craig Ref: 99686-40NATIONAL SCHOOL MEALS WEEK: Pinehurst Junior School has never had a kitchen. About 18 months ago the school decided to stop providing hot meals from Swindon Services. read more

• Emms and Davies see red in win

  Roger EmmsMARK Collier was full of praise for his battling Supermarine side after grinding out the grittiest of 1-0 wins at Rushall Olympic but victory came at a price. read more

• No cup upsets as Malmesbury hold on

  Cricklade's Ben Carter, right, leaves an AFC Trowbridge opponent on his backside during the Wilts Senior Cup showdown Ref: 99714-108Wiltshire League sides failed to cause any upsets in the first round of the Wilts Senior Cup with most ties going to form, writes Ray Burroughs. read more

• Roar power

  Dorcan Technical College students Craig Parsons, Ricky Brown and Ashley Meredith join in the Swindon Advertiser-backed Loud and Proud initiative Ref: 99719-41MARK Devlin is confident there will be no unpleasant punchline to accompany Town's second winding-up order of the year yet concedes the slump at the County Ground turnstiles is no laughing matter. read more

• Honour for hotel

  A restaurant has received a prestigious Blue Ribbon award from the RAC. The Pear Tree Hotel at Purton, run by Francis and Anne Young, has made it on to the latest list of winners in the motoring organisation's annual awards. read more

• Driver killed in crash with truck

  A car driver has been killed in a crash with a tipper truck on the A429 in Wiltshire. The accident happened just after noon on Thursday outside the Kemble business park near Malmesbury. read more

• Wheel deal signed

  WANBOROUGH-BASED Venues Unlimited has signed a deal with Coach Hire Connections, which is run by the Kings Ferry travel company, to provide worldwide transport services for its clients. read more

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