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• Dramatic insight for councillors

  BUDDING young actors are being sought to help teach newly elected councillors about the council following elections in May. read more

• Pitch shortage sparks fixture switch

  THE chronic shortage of football pitches in west Wiltshire has forced the Trowbridge League to take drastic action to compete this season's fixtures. read more

• Teenage hot-shot guns down Saints

  DIVISION Three leaders St Andrews lost pole position for the first time this season after two referees arrived to take control of their crunch top of the table battle at Lavington. read more

• Offences lead to a day in jail

  A WARMINSTER man was jailed for a day after admitting possessing drugs and a lock knife. Alan Hole, 35, of Cotton House Gardens, had the knife and 1.6g of cannabis resin confiscated when he was arrested on December 10. read more

• Kirky all set to go on the offensive

  TROWBRIDGE Town manager Neil Kirkpatrick is poised to unleash his full strike force on struggling Adderbury Park in tomorrow's Hellenic League First Division home game. read more

• Bradford suffer surprise defeat

  BRADFORD Town were knocked off the top of the Premier Division when they went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat at Westbury United Reserves. read more

• Andy's happy to be the underdog

  TROWBRIDGE Town midfielder Andy Bloodworth is enjoying life as an underdog after knowing all about the pressures of high expectations. read more

• FA gives the red card to long bans

  WILTSHIRE TIMES EXCLUSIVE: SHORTER playing bans are to be introduced for Wiltshire footballers who pick up red and yellow cards. read more

• WI appreciate Aussie culture

  30164/1A VOICE from Australia could be heard booming across the Warminster Assembly Rooms on Monday. Australian poet Mick Leigh, of King Alfred Way, Winsley, spoke to members of the Women's Institute about his country and his work. read more

• Free IT course in Warminster

  ASPIRING computer buffs have the chance to learn new skills with free IT lessons in Warminster. Wiltshire College are offering a free six-hour beginners' IT course, which begins on February 23. It covers basic word processing, using the internet and e-mail. read more

• Motorists speed trapped

  TWO illegal drivers were each ordered to pay £635 in fines and costs after police snared their cars in a speed trap on the A36 Warminster bypass. read more

• Skidmore in double swoop

  BIDDESTONE boss Gary Skidmore is planning a swoop for two of his former stars in a bid to save his side's Screwfix League status. read more

• Duplicate boxes used in con trick

  POLICE are searching for a woman who used a trick to steal cigarettes from supermarkets around west Wiltshire. read more

• Hammers were broken in rail crash

  PASSENGERS involved in the Berkshire rail smash which killed a grandfather from Warminster were unable to use safety hammers to escape the wreckage. read more

• MP's warning

  WEST Wiltshire MP Dr Andrew Murrison is calling for people to be on their guard after a spate of distraction burglaries in the area. read more

• RUH to face probe in wake of report

  CLEANLINESS and nursing practises at the Royal United Hospital will come under greater scrutiny in the wake of a Channel 4 undercover documentary. read more

• Students discover the horrors of Auschwitz

  16504/9On the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, do younger generations know enough about the atrocities that took place? read more

• Corsham Town 3, Odd Down 1

  CORSHAM manager Colin Bush praised his players after a battling display gave the in-form side their ninth consecutive Screwfix League Division One win on Tuesday night. read more

• Minehead Town 3, Westbury 3

  WESTBURY United boss Paul Brickley believes he cost his side two points after a second half collapse on Saturday. read more

• Drunk fined for spoiling for a fight

  A WARMINSTER man admitted his drunken behaviour had been out of order when he appeared before magistrates. read more

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