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Chippenham News

• Early Christmas call

  COURAGEOUS Carl Stainton, who has been battling cancer for most of his young life, is planning to make the most of Christmas this year . read more

• Voices of angels

  SCHOOLCHILDREN have been in good voice entertaining with carols and music. read more

• There’s nothing fishy about record minnow

  Great Somerford angler Dr Mark Everard is reeling from the wave of media attention since he broke the record for landing Britain's biggest minnow. read more

• Court staff down tools for first time in 800 years

  STAFF at Chippenham magistrates' court have joined in the first national strike in the court service's 800-year history. read more

• Anniversary website for amazing little Lydia

  LAST Friday was the second anniversary of the day courageous Lydia Cross, the little girl Gazette readers took to their hearts, had both legs amputated after she was struck down by meningitis. read more

• Three cars in crash

  SEVERAL people were taken to hospital, and one detained overnight, following a three-car collision in Chippenham on Sunday. read more

• Sad farewell to Lyneham

  IT WAS the end of an era at RAF Lyneham on Friday as Station Commander Group Captain Paul Oborn said farewell to the base he has come to love during his career as a Hercules pilot. read more

• Double bill plan for Cochran rock fans

  CHIPPENHAM will host two Eddie Cochran festivals in 2006 as rival rock'n'rollers have booked separate events just five months apart. read more

• Farm plan set to go ahead

  PLANS to build 14 new homes at Church Farm in Yatton Keynell were set to get the green light at last night's North Wiltshire District Council development control committee meeting. read more

• Taxi driver assaulted by late night passengers

  TAXI driver Ian Roach was punched in the head and had his ear ripped in an attack just days after his wife warned punters would not be picked up if they weren't behaving properly. read more

• Warning on sex pervert

  POLICE are warning women in Chippenham to be on their guard after a middle-aged man exposed himself to a 15-year-old girl. read more

• Lorry driver is jailed for affair with girl, 15

  Father-of-two Graham Parks, 29, who had an affair with a girl nearly half his age, has been jailed for 20 months. read more

• Dyson worker dies in crash

  COLLEAGUES at vacuum cleaner firm Dyson have paid tribute to graphics worker Alistair Miller after he was killed in a car crash. read more

• Asda could open giant new store at retail park

  ASDA Wallmart could be about to open a massive new supermarket at Langley Park in Chippenham. read more

• £40,000 worth of thanks to you all

  GENEROUS Gazette readers have raised more than £40,000 to transform the funds of Springboard opportunity nursery in Chippenham and save threatened children's places. read more

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