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Marlborough News

• Gift of toys help the children at hospice

  TOYS donated for the Gift for a Child appeal in Marlborough were delivered to the Naomi House children's hospice on Sunday. read more

• Meet the family

  THERE was a special Christmas celebration at Marlborough College Memorial Hall at the weekend when rock veteran Rick Wakeman performed live on stage with three of his children. read more

• Give a big hand to new artwork

  CLOSE inspection of a nativity painting behind the altar in St Mary's Church in Marlborough reveals that the feathers on the angels' wings are in fact the hands of children. read more

• Players give a helping hand

  THE most recent production by the Ramsbury drama group Ravensbury Players has resulted in a £500 fillip for the village's pensioners. read more

• College homes get go ahead

  KENNET councillors have granted planning permission to Marlborough College to build six houses for staff at Barton Dene, despite the site being outside the limits of development for the town. read more

• Volunteers to serve up festive feast for elderly

  MORE than 40 senior citizens from the Marlborough area will be sitting down for a traditional turkey dinner at the town hall on Christmas Day. read more

• Police launch letterbox scheme to fight crime

  POLICE in Marlborough, whose idea to help alert the public to tampering with cash machines has been adopted nationwide, have launched a new initiative to crack down on crime. read more

• Quiz means christmas joy for needy families

  PUB landlady Dawn McIntyre hcame up with a novel way of gathering in toys for distribution to needy families. read more

• Teenager let girl drive car

  TEENAGE motorist John Hall who allowed an 11-year-old girl to drive his father's car while he supervised, will have to retake a driving test. read more

• Electricity blow out adds fizz to kids’ party

  A CHRISTMAS party for children at Easton Royal School really went with a bang on Monday. read more

• Shock after thief steals holly wreath from grave

  SEMI-retired Marlborough cabbie Peter Hilliar was dismayed this week when he found a thief had stolen a holly wreath from his mother-in-law's grave. read more

• Bun tradition lives on

  ALL 98 children from Collingbourne Primary School queued up to take part in an ancient bun and penny tradition on Tuesday. read more

• Jealous lover told to pay for assault

  JOCKEY Benarie Antonio Gonzalez De Paiva has been landed with a court bill of £623 after assaulting his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend. read more

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