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• More stops for hospital bus service

  BUS firm Thamesdown Transport has announced a series of changes to its bus services to the Great Western Hospital. read more

• Apology for the rubbish mix-up

  SWINDON Council has said sorry for giving the wrong information to residents about refuse collection days. read more

• Sexual assault

  POLICE are hunting a man who subjected a young woman to a serious sexual assault. read more

• Taxi driver sexually assaulted passenger

  GAZETTE & HERALD: TAXI driver William Potter was put on the sex offenders register this week after a court heard how he groped a 20-year-old customer. read more

• Sisters delighted at lottery jackpot

  76934/282Two Malmesbury sisters have scooped £392,536 each as part of a syndicate, which won £9.42 million on the National Lottery. read more

• Hill does not need solution

  GAZETTE & HERALD: A new scheme to make Monkton Hill safer for pedestrians and cyclists was given the cold shoulder by local residents and members of North Wiltshire District Council's Chippenham area committee. read more

• McParkin!

  SAM Parkin has spoken of his tremendous pride after being selected for the Scotland Future Squad to face Austria next week. read more

• New hope for low cost homes

  GAZETTE & HERALD: THIRTY-SIX low cost homes could be built at Pockeredge Farm, Corsham, if councillors agree to donate the remaining £800,000 needed for the site. read more

• Pushchair appeal for sick girl's dream trip

  GAZETTE & HERALD: DESPERATE mum Joanne Simpkins is appealing for help to raise money now her daughter has been offered a trip to Florida to swim with dolphins in May. read more

• Cuddle for reptile visitor at Snapdragons Nursery

  15732/1GAZETTE & HERALD: TOTS at Snapdragons Nursery had a scary surprise last Thursday when snakes and tarantula's came to visit. read more

• Explorer's daughter close to Polar record

  GAZETTE & HERALD: YOUNG adventurer Alicia Hempleman-Adams is poised to bag her first world record after 16 days trekking across the Arctic. read more

• Kebabs still on sale

  15873/8GAZETTE & HERALD: A FAST food outlet which has been trading without planning permission for three weeks could be closed down. read more

• Food firm's £6 million plans may create jobs

  Allan CaudwellGAZETTE & HERALD: Eighty new jobs could be created in Corsham if Hygrade Foods' extension plans receive planning permission. read more

• Council planning gain

  NORTH Wiltshire District Council has once again been rewarded for its outstanding performance in planning with a £700,000 Government grant. The funding was allocated to North Wiltshire as part of the Planning Delivery Grant. read more

• Council defends bus stance

  15884/1COACH firm boss Adrian Hillier says it is time bus operators follow the terms of their contracts and that Wiltshire County Council puts more effort into ensuring that they do so. read more

• New business comes to town

  GAZETTE & HERALD: CORSHAM residents will have the chance to pamper themselves at a luxury beauty salon planned for the town. read more

• Pietersen suffers debut delay

  Kevin Pietersen's long-awaited Hampshire debut has been delayed after he dropped out of the Frizzell County Championship Division One match against Gloucestershire at the Rose Bowl. read more

• Big carpet retailer takes on listed store

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Allied Carpets has agreed to take on the former Dreams bed shop on New Road as part of extensive improvements to the area. read more

• Dad's marathon pots the cash

  15837/3GAZETTE & HERALD: PLUCKY Luke Ryan cheered his dad Shaun on as he competed in a 12-hour pool marathon to raise money for Bristol Children's Hospital's Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal. read more

• Runners put best feet forward for marathon

  GAZETTE & HERALD: TINY Spencer Smart received so much love and attention at the Royal United Hospital's Newborn Intensive Care Unit his mum Linda wanted to give something back. read more

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