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• Go and Get One for Me!

  'SCORE one for me Lee' is Andy King's message to his prolific England youngster ahead of Barnsley's visit to the County Ground tomorrow. read more

• Charities' delight at cash promise

  76010-08NINE local charities have been picked to receive a cash boost, courtesy of this year's Charity Ball. read more

• Woman admits assault on man

  A 38-year-old woman has admitted assaulting a man after causing criminal damage to a camper van. read more

• Grant will help restore historic on unique medieval 15th chapel

  A 15TH CENTURY chapel near Melksham has received £78,000 for urgent repair work to its roof. read more

• Hundreds join cadets' parade

  THE annual parade of air cadets from across Wiltshire was held in Melksham on Sunday with nearly 300 people taking part. read more

• Pupils' lunchboxes stuffed full of fat and sugar

  GET FIT WITH 05' FOOD WITH FIONA Fiona Dickens, community dietician for the Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust and Swindon Primary Care Trust, will be giving weekly advice about how to eat healthy read more

• Truancy rates on rise again

  TRUANCY rates in west Wiltshire have risen despite the Government spending more money on tackling the problem. read more

• Children catch the fitness bug

  Ref.76006-230GET FIR FOR 05': CHILDREN are skipping, jumping and hopping their way to fitness with the help of Swindon Council. read more

• Discussing anti-social behaviour

  FORUMS giving public and voluntary organisations the chance to discuss anti-social behaviour have been organised across Wiltshire. read more

• Half-term fun on offer at libraries

  BUILDING space rockets, stories by torchlight and music are among the events on offer in west and north Wiltshire libraries during the half-term break. read more

• Firms set for tech oscars Oscars invite

  SWINDON'S British Computer Society has invited more firms from the town to enter its annual awards. read more

• Girl Friday

  NAME: July Le Brocq. Age: in my thirties (that's as close as you'll get) read more

• Phil is guest star

  Cricketer and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here winner Phil Tufnell presented Nationwide's annual employee community awards. read more

• Cruising to victory

  SWINDON'S Going Places in Regent Street has been named as the top shop in the area to book a cruise. read more

• Benches are unveiled in memory of couple

  30184/2THE family of a couple found dead at their Melksham home joined a ceremony to unveil two benches in their memory at the weekend. read more

• Cloning device found at store's cashpoint

  16548/1USERS of a cashpoint at a Melksham supermarket are being advised to check their bank balances after a sophisticated cloning device was discovered. read more

• Inspector's pledge to towns

  16538/2NEW police inspector for Melksham and Bradford on Avon, Gary Porter has said he plans to be actively involved with both communities. read more

• End of road for subway tunnels

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: MURKY subways used by pedestrians to avoid the Ivy Lane loop in Chippenham have closed to the public. Wiltshire County Council is now filling the subways beneath the Western Arches with concrete. read more

• Film review - The Magic Roundabout (U)

  "Time for bed," said Zebedee. But the makers of The Magic Roundabout film have taken the moustachioed, springy wizard's words to heart. read more

• Schools' plan is best for kids

  I WAS amazed at the letter in the Advertiser on February 9 from Sarah Gunter, of Freshbrook, about the proposed changes to schooling in West Swindon. read more

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