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• Thieves beat caravan locks

  THE spate of caravan thefts in north Wiltshire continues with another two being stolen over the weekend. read more

• Hit and run victim may lose hearing and vision

  15779/1GAZETTE & HERALD: HIT and run victim Simon Sproule is out of hospital and recovering at home after a quad bike mowed him down. read more

• Marathon hits a bulls eye

  15748/1GAZETTE & HERALD: THE Cross Keys darts club from Corsham are counting the pennies after a 24-hour charity darts marathon. read more

• Mother desperate for help

  GAZETTE & HERALD: THE mother of a ten-year-old Corsham truant who has skipped school more than 100 times in the last eight months said she is desperate to control her daughter. read more

• Objection to bookies move

  GAZETTE & HERALD: PLANS to relocate a betting shop in Corsham's Martingate Centre have been opposed by traders. read more

• Investigation into sarnie sickness

  GAZETTE & HERALD: A CORSHAM sandwich business is being investigated by environmental health after a customer claimed he suffered with food poisoning after eating a chicken sandwich . read more

• Mick the Miller

  MICK Harford has accepted the challenge of lifting rock-bottom Rotherham United back into the Championship and hopes both Town and the Millers will taste the joy of promotion in the not too distant future. read more

• Triangle of love bent by angry wife's prize punch

  GAZETTE & HERALD: A 28-year-OLD mother-of-four from Corsham has pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman who was having an affair with her husband. read more

• £40,000 of golf clubs are stolen

  GAZETTE & HERALD: A FAMILY business suffered a huge loss last Thursday when £40,000 worth of top-of-the-range golf clubs were stolen. read more

• Benches recall top sportsman

  GAZETTE & HERALD: TWO memorial benches are to be placed overlooking the cricket and football field in Box as a tribute to late grandfather Alec Cogswell. read more

• 'Cancer victim' duped her lover

  Alan OwenGAZETTE & HERALD: ABANDONED boyfriend Alan Owen yesterday claimed his former lover Caroline Morgan tricked him out of thousands of pounds by pretending she was dying of cancer. read more

• 'Cancer victim' duped her lover

  Alan OwenGAZETTE & HERALD: ABANDONED boyfriend Alan Owen yesterday claimed his former lover Caroline Morgan tricked him out of thousands of pounds by pretending she was dying of cancer. read more

• Hundreds expected at devoted pair's funeral

  Hundreds are expected at the joint funeral of Nicky Gough and Colette HolbrookGAZETTE & HERALD: RED and white flowers bearing the names of Nicky Gough and his fiancee Colette Holbrook will accompany their coffins into church on Monday for what is expected to be a huge joint funeral. read more

• Farewell to a diamond husband, dad and pal

  15771GAZETTE & HERALD: THE best friend of Hercules hero Cpl David Williams paid tribute to a multi-faceted diamond in a poignant tribute at his funeral on Friday. read more

• Fun-loving hero lived life to the full

  GAZETTE & HERALD: THE tears were mixed with smiles and laughter at the packed funeral of another victim of the Hercules tragedy, fun-loving Master Engineer Gary Nicholson. read more

• Car park shuts at night to foil noisy boy racers

  GAZETTE & HERALD: BOY racers who tear around the ground floor of Chippenham's Emery Gate car park have forced North Wiltshire District Council to close it overnight. read more

• We're missing you from head to toe

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Mourners wiped their eyes as the coffin of Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson was carefully placed in the back of a hearse alongside a floral tribute from his seven-year-old daughter Poppy that read: "To Daddy missing you from head to toe." read more

• Westminster or county hall?

  INDEPENDENT councillor Philip Alnatt has revealed he is considering standing as an MP at next month's general election. read more

• Our lovely little miss nosey

  15791/3As the Gazette's Springboard Appeal received another big boost this week, winning support from staff at Woolworths in Chippenham, ZOE MILLS spoke to another family who have been helped by the pre-school read more

• Clive's Jaffa Cakes were our secret weapon

  STEVE WHITE COLUMN: OUR kit man Clive Garraway might have been our secret weapon on Tuesday night when we beat Swindon Town 6-4 to win the Wiltshire Premier Shield. read more

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