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• Errea Cup draw in full

  Bedford Town v Cheshunt read more

• Team news ahead of Grantham Town/Reserve game on

  WHITES boss Nick Holmes has confirmed that apart from a doubt over the fitness of central defender Tim Bond (groin), City will travel to Grantham Town with a full-strength side. read more

• Preparing for a pitch battle

  The playing fields off Hawthorn Grove, Trowbridge, that could be developed (31178)BETTER facilities for footballers in Trowbridge, not simply more pitches across west Wiltshire, are needed, according to a councillor angry that football pitches in his town were replaced by a new road. read more

• Pupils chosen as book judges

  Westbury Junior School pupils India, Coral, Rose and Amons have fun reviewing the four books for the Nestle children's book competition (31176)YOUNG bookworms from a Westbury primary school have been chosen to judge a national children's book competition. read more

• Mayor lights up town

  Westbury Mayor Mike Hawkins with Hoikay Chung, 10, who switched on the Christmas lights on Friday night (31164)FESTIVE cheer warmed up a chilly Westbury on Friday when Santa Claus arrived in town to switch on the Christmas lights. read more

• Police hunt finds drugs and a pistol

  TWO female police officers overpowered a man wielding a coffee table to get into a flat where they discovered a firearm, ammunition and 20 cannabis plants. read more

• Atyeo was the hero next door

  Westbury United and Bristol City football legend John Atyeo has been immortalised in a new book. Atyeo: The Hero Next Door, charts the remarkable life of the part-time footballer who still holds the goal scoring record at the Ashton Gate club. read more

• Man held on double assault

  THUG Stephen Mitchell has been remanded in custody after admitting assaulting two women. One of the victims attacked by the 40-year-old, who has a long history of violent offending, was a policewoman. read more

• Top class presentation of students' successes

  PUPILS at Matravers School celebrated a successful year at their presentation evening last week. Students from the Westbury school were rewarded for their academic achievements and entertained the audience with a series of performances. read more

• Link helpers

  The Four Villages Link, a community transport scheme covering Edington, Bratton, Coulston and Erlestoke, held its annual meeting this month. read more

• Teenage thief vandalised cell

  A TEENAGER who scrawled on his cell after being arrested for theft has been let off with a conditional discharge. read more

• Now it's my Miller time

  RORY Fallon's father once earned his crust as a Miller although the Town striker insists that shooting down Rotherham United won't cause a family rift. read more

• Bright spark comes up with festive fundraiser

  Tara-Marie and her father Paul with their festive display. Can you guess how many lights there are? (17960/04)CHIPPENHAM NEWS: LITTLE Tara-Marie Arnold is making a claim to be crowned Wiltshire's youngest and brightest fundraiser. read more

• Hospital ward is closed

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: THE mental health ward at Chippenham Community Hospital will close and two more are under threat as a health trust tries to balance its books. read more

• Family plans big event to celebrate life of daughter

  A FAMILY facing Christmas without their daughter are determined to keep her memory alive by raising funds for a charity close to her heart. read more

• The day Bestie paid a visit to Melksham

  WHEN famed footballer George Best visited a Melksham store a huge crowd turned out to see him and staff have been left saddened by news of his death. read more

• Santa hops on a vintage bus

  MOTORISTS are being greeted with a strange sight this Christmas as Santa Claus can be seen hopping on a vintage bus in Melksham. read more

• Views sought in health shake-up

  A SHAKE-UP of primary care trusts could see all of Wiltshire's trusts merged with ones in neighbouring counties. read more

• Gay wedding law

  SAME-SEX marriages could be performed in west and north Wiltshire before Christmas as a new law comes into effect on Monday. read more

• Magazine at centre of village fox hunt furore

  THE furore over fox-hunting has led to a move to ban political debate from a village magazine, amid claims of discrimination and prejudice. read more

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