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Wiltshire News

• World wide singalong

  Children from all over the county got into the Christmas spirit by taking part in a world record attempt and helping two charities. read more

• A cheque to remember a heart attack victim

  THE husband and children of a young mum who died following a heart attack at her Melksham home have presented a cheque in her memory to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance appeal. read more

• Cash in store for appeal

  SPRINGBOARD manager Jane Cross officially opened the new Tesco Express store on Hungerdown Lane last Wednesday and picked up a cheque for £500 towards the Gazette's appeal in the process. read more

• Cheeky chappie looks forward to Christmas

  WHEN Mark and Lisa Davies said goodbye to their newborn son Ethan in hospital two years ago, they didn't know if they'd ever see his tiny face again. read more

• Sacked mum sues over sexist abuse

  A BOSS at Box firm Fokus Systems undid a female worker's bra strap, buried his head between her breasts and slapped her bottom, a tribunal heard this week. read more

• Needy children could face a bleak Christmas

  THE Salvation Army's Christmas Toy Appeal will be extended for another few days in a desperate bid to draw in urgently needed donations of toys and gifts for needy children in Devizes and north Wiltshire. read more

• Medical cover over the holidays

  PEOPLE who suffer illness or an accident over the Christmas period can access treatment in a number of ways. read more

• Prince Charles invited to open new maple glade at arboretum

  PRINCE Charles has been invited to open a new £30,000 Japanese maple collection at Westonbirt Arboretum. read more

• Armoured car driver cleared of crash blame

  ARMY driver Craig Chapel was not to blame for the death of fellow soldier Tony Carr when their armoured car overturned near Netheravon on Salisbury Plain an inquest heard. read more

• Birthday girl, 103, celebrates in hospital

  SPRIGHTLY Meg Wright celebrated her 103rd birthday with sherry in hospital only weeks after recovering from an operation on a broken hip. read more

• Constable resigns over death crash inquiry

  POLICE constable Simon Deuchars has quit the force because of the way the grieving family of soldier Tony Carr was treated after his death. read more

• Widow tells of her relief at inquiry’s findings

  WIDOW Sheila Griffiths-Gibson spoke of her relief after an official report decided her husband and the Hercules crew could have done nothing to avert the tragedy. read more

• Gilbert thrown out of shopping centre

  GAZETTE mascot Gilbert the Gator was booted out of the Emery Gate shopping centre on Saturday afternoon by security guards. read more

• ‘There was no way the crew could have saved themselves’

  FAMILIES of the crew of the Hercules aircraft that crashed in Iraq on January 30, killing all ten men on board, have finally learnt what caused the tragic loss. read more

• Crisis in health care leads to more cutbacks

  Wiltshire's health services face a looming crisis as the squeeze on spending and the freeze on staff recruitment cause closures and continuing uncertainty about the future of primary health care provision. read more

• Touching tributes from friends and teammates

  COLOURFUL floral tributes marked with loving messages were placed outside St Andrew's Church in Chippenham where Nikki was Christened. read more

• ‘We were so close yet so far, unable to help her’

  THE devastated friends and family of 17-year-old Nikki Dunbar packed St Andrew's Church, Chippenham, to say their final goodbyes to the beautiful and talented girl. read more

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