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• Fundraising music

  Westwood-with-Iford School PTA would like to thank Prior Park Baroque for giving their time and energy to fund raise for a much needed school piano. read more

• School touched by Iraq tragedy

  LYNEHAM villagers are beginning to come to terms with the enormity of the Hercules crash. read more

• Show gave 'a cut and paste' view

  SHADOW health minister Dr Andrew Murrison called the Dispatches documentary a "cut and paste" version of life at the RUH. read more

• King in driving seat as Walsh makes a move

  ANDY KING remains firmly in the County Ground driving seat although Mike Walsh, pictured, is no longer there to ride shotgun. read more

• Pledge a promise for auction

  THE FRIENDS of Melksham's Queensway Centre for autistic children will be holding an auction of promises to raise funds for children's activities. read more

• More time to see GEC estate plan

  THE public have an extra two weeks to visit the plans for a 98-house development on the former GEC site in Melksham before they are discussed by the town council. read more

• Anger led to attack on home

  POLICE found Mark Skuse hiding under a bush after he smashed a window at his pregnant ex-partner's house. read more

• Benches tribute to tragic couple

  BENCHES in memory of Melksham couple Joan and Roy Clarke will be unveiled tomorrow. The two benches, at Melksham House, include plaques in memory of the couple, who were found dead in their Berryfield Park home on December 7. read more

• No to plan for gypsy caravan

  A BID for a gypsy caravan site in Melksham has been turned down. The proposed site for a single caravan would have been north of Western Way, a few yards from the River Avon. read more

• Store is hit for the second time

  A HAUL of cigarettes worth about £5,000 has been stolen from a Day and Night shop in Melksham. Thieves broke into the Jones Day and Night shop on Granville Road in the early hours of Tuesday morning. read more

• Joy as Pom back home with pups

  Joy Joyce with four-year-old PippaAN elderly woman from Melksham breathed a sigh of relief after her missing £1,000 show dog was reunited with its puppies. read more

• Climber aiming high for charity

  30157/1A TELECOMS engineer from Melksham plans to take on the gruelling challenge of scaling Britain's three highest peaks in just 36 hours. read more

• Sympathy put drinker at the wheel

  MOTORIST Lel Boulton claimed fears for her friend's safety prompted her to drive while over the alcohol limit. read more

• News editor Craig is at your service

  WILTSHIRE TIMES news editor Craig Evry will be up for auction at an event in Melksham to raise funds for the tsunami appeal. read more

• Jobs hotline

  A JOBS hotline for Melksham could be installed in the library, following the closure of the town's JobCentre in December. read more

• Fresh challenge for 'tough' headteacher

  HEADTEACHER Chris Dark says he does not expect to continue his policy of fining parents of truants when he arrives at Matravers School. read more

• Search your home for a bit of history

  16525/1WESTBURY residents are being encouraged to dig their gardens and rummage through their attics in search of history. read more

• Musical tribute to a much-loved man

  Graham MilesTHE life of one of Westbury's best-known sons will be celebrated with a concert marking what would have been his 70th birthday. read more

• Company's strong sales across globe

  GLOBAL cement giant Lafarge says it is confident of further financial growth in 2005 after reporting strong sales figures for the last six months. read more

• Shockwaves from Lafarge scandal

  A FORMER welder at Westbury Cement Works has spoken of his shock at the 'concrete cancer' scandal engulfing the Lafarge-owned plant. read more

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