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• Teachers want trips protection

  NEW safety guidelines on school trips may not stop teachers from being sued if something goes wrong, warn Swindon's unions. read more

• Cost of living is mystery to kids

  TEENAGERS are out of touch with the cost of living, according to research published today. read more

• Have you got what it takes to help youngsters?

  WILTSHIRE'S Independent Visitor Scheme is looking to recruit people across the county to offer support to young people. read more

• Bodyguards go back to school

  UNARMED combat and searching for explosives will be just some of the skills taught at a new course for bodyguards in Swindon. read more

• Hunts to let the hounds out

  hunts are likely to obey the ban due to come in at midnight on Thursday. read more

• Saplings snapped by saps

  HAYDON Wick residents are furious after trees planted by Swindon Council were snapped in half after just two days. read more

• Library staff seek out perfect match

  AS if Wootton Bassett wasn't already one of England's hotbeds of romance, there is now a new venue in the town for a blind date. read more

• Nurses sign up for stress relief

  STRESSED nurses at GWH have joined a waiting list for health checks. read more

• Major headaches ahead for motorists

  MOTORISTS in Swindon face at least three weeks of traffic chaos with new road works under way. read more

• Good name

  Although we always criticise the local council, I would like to praise it for having the foresight to have a designer outlet village named after a women who has just sailed around the world single handed! read more

• Respect due

  WHY are buses always late? The bus drivers are always rude and drive off when you are still boarding the bus. This is disgusting. They get good wages so they should treat the customer with respect. read more

• Good luck

  I AM very pleased that the R & K Wise site at Groundwell is to be used once again. North Swindon has long needed more employment. read more

• Taking issue

  THE answer to Mr Mills' letter (EA February 8) enquiring as to why The Merchant of Venice has not been shown in Swindon, is clearly answered elsewhere in the same issue. read more

• Clear reason

  I READ Thursday's article (February 10) regarding the damage to three cars parked in Drakes Way with interest. read more

• Our roads are even worse

  IN response to Mr R Supword of Old Town re the bad roads in his area. read more

• Town did well in the 80s to 90s

  ON reading Councillor Bluh's letter Get behind our council (EA, Feb 9) I thought here's a Johnny come lately who knows nothing about Swindon's past and to call it disastrous is an insult. read more

• Park is the new face of tourism

  THE COTSWOLD Water Park has received a ringing endorsement after a visit from South West MEP Dr Caroline Jackson. read more

• Meeting set to focus on emergencies

  COUNCILLORS in Wootton Bassett are to learn more about arrangements for possible emergency incidents in the town. read more

• Choir to raise church rafters

  WOOTTON Bassett's Sacred Heart Church is set to echo with the sound of the valleys. read more

• Find out all about your family's history

  SWINDONIANS can learn more about genealogy on Thursday. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive