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• Troubled teenagers teach archery to primary pupils

  A GROUP of teenagers are trying to get their lives back on course by teaching archery to primary school children. read more

• Balcony fall man lucky to be alive

  Sam Priddy who is recovering after falling 35ft from a balcony while on holiday in Malaga Picture Ref: 99695-87A WOOTTON BASSETT man is lucky to be alive following a 35-foot fall from a balcony. read more

• Staff fury over boss's 'insulting' comments

  HEALTH chief Carol Clarke has come under fire over "insulting and offensive" remarks made in a staff newsletter. read more

• Traffic checks bid to reduce town pollution

  POLLUTION in town centres must be cut by 2010 according to government guidelines and the problem has sparked strong debate in two west Wiltshire towns. read more

• Grants up for grabs

  THE Gannett Foundation, the charitable arm of the publishers of the Wiltshire Times, is offering grants of up to £5,000 to community groups. read more

• Charity services secure £175,000 in lottery grants

  Debbie Youngs and Ann Dunlop celebrate the Independent Living Centre's grant (31006)VITAL charity services for people in west Wiltshire with have been safeguarded thanks to lottery grants of more than £175,000. read more

• MODEL OF THE YEAR

  THE Wiltshire Times has teamed up with The Shires shopping centre to help put one young man or woman on the road to success in the modelling world. read more

• WESSEX IN BUSINESS

  Wessex in Business is a new-look monthly business supplement from the people that brought you Chamber Pot. read more

• Search for youngest reader

  LIBRARIES across Wiltshire are searching for the youngest baby who becomes a library member. read more

• Access hits council rating

  WEST Wiltshire District Council has been given one star out of a possible three in an independent review carried out by the Audit Commission on how easy it is for people to access services. read more

• Flu jabs 'a must' for pensioners

  HEALTH advisors are urging people over 65 to have a flu vaccination before winter sets in. This year's campaign, 'If you knew about the flu you'd get the jab' aims to prevent apathy, which saw three out of 10 over 65s shun the jab last year. read more

• £500k plan to improve canal

  BRITISH Waterways is splashing out £500,000 to dredge sections of the Kennet and Avon Canal this autumn. read more

• Chances to help a teenager

  MENTORS from Swindon's business community are wanted to help young people make the right choices in life. read more

• This hall is ours

  IN the Wiltshire Times (September 30) there was an article and comment regarding the future of the town hall in Trowbridge. read more

• Get entries in for county's version of oscars

  Trudy Lillis and Joe Robinson of No Added Sugar art projects at last year's Wiltshire Business Awards Picture Ref: 76242-142ENTRY has opened for Newsquest's Wiltshire Business of the Year Awards 2005 every company in the county is invited to take part. read more

• Retire gracefully

  A FREE seminar has been organised for anyone hoping to start drawing a pension in the next few years or who has recently retired. read more

• Calm networking

  A NETWORKING group that started in Swindon has spread its wings to London. read more

• Redesign for beard

  SWINDON construction firm EW Beard has renamed itself Beard as part of a rebrand. read more

• Quiz the experts on M-way tunnel

  Charmian Spickernell speaks against the Front Garden planning application at the Wyvern Theatre last year Picture Ref: 28776-29A CONTROVERSIAL tunnel under the M4 as part of the Front Garden development will be discussed today at a public meeting. read more

• WESSEX IN BUSINESS

  Wessex in Business is a new-look monthly business supplement from the people that brought you Chamber Pot. read more

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