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• Bath set up Gloucester clash

  Bath booked a winner-takes-all Powergen Cup showdown against Gloucester thanks to tries from Frikkie Welsh and Andy Williams and 14 points from the boot of Olly Barkley in a 27-20 win over the Ospreys. read more

• Bassett break duck in Wiltshire derby

  NEIL McCarthy, the former England international, toasted his first win as Wootton Bassett coach with a 15-3 win over local rivals Trowbridge in Southern Counties South. read more

• Taxing time at TA camp

  TAX officer Dave Blackwell swapped ledgers for an altogether more physically taxing experience at an Army camp. read more

• Dad tackles run for his daughter

  THE memory of his daughter helped a Swindon man complete the Great South Run. 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

• A deadly game on danger road

  There was another crash in Pinehurst Road this week. MATT JACKSON took a walk down the road to find out why it has become such a blackspot read more

• Man, 39, deniesindecent assault

  A STRATTON man has denied allegations that he sexually abused a young boy. read more

• Teenager accused of breaching ASBO

  A TEENAGER who was banned from a shopping centre after carrying out a six-month reign of abuse has been back in court. read more

• A goal-den day for Paul

  TWELVE-year-old Paul Hanlon is making his first trip to the County Ground today as the campaign to get the fans behind the team gathered speed. read more

• Bowyer case delay over lost summons

  THE case against England footballer Lee Bowyer, who is accused of speeding at 112mph in his Porsche, was adjourned after his solicitors told a court that the summons was lost in a secure post box. read more

• Baby's death was 'natural'

  A FOUR-month-old baby found dead in his cot died of natural causes an inquest heard. read more

• Overgrown trees blamed for death

  CUTTING back the overgrown foliage at the side of one of the main roads into Swindon could have saved the life of John Braithwaite an inquest heard yesterday. read more

• Boy had serious injuries to head

  A SEVEN-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being knocked down by a Royal Mail delivery van. read more

• Race suspect is released

  A SEVENTEEN-year-old, from the Park North area, who was arrested on Wednesday, on suspicion of racially aggravated arson and criminal damage has been released on bail without charge, pending further police inquiries. read more

• Firefighter is charged

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

• M4 speeding cases in court

  THE first cases of motorists caught speeding by new cameras on the Wiltshire section of the M4 were due to be heard in court today. read more

• Chippenham suffer fourth loss

  CHIPPENHAM suffered their fourth successive defeat in South West Division 1 after a 20-6 reverse at home to Chinnor. read more

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