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• 'Chance to tidy up tatty home'

  PLANS to extend an 18th century listed cottage have been put on hold while councillors visit the site. read more

• Bassett going Dutch with coach Kirkland

  CHRIS Kirkland has taken the children of Wootton Bassett FC and on a football tour of Holland this week. read more

• Woman is 'lucky' to escape prosecution

  A HOMEOWNER should be prosecuted for illegally removing and burning a staircase from her unique 17th century farmhouse, say councillors. read more

• Brother runs in sister's memory

  THE brother of leukaemia victim Julia Hember is running the London marathon to raise money for a charity. read more

• Hospital cutbacks meeting planned

  A PUBLIC meeting will be held to discuss the future of a community hospital. Half the beds at Melksham Hospital closed on Thursday and residents are concerned for its future. read more

• Tributes to Pope

  16862/5CATHOLICS across west and north Wiltshire are in mourning after the death of Pope John Paul II on Saturday. read more

• 05.05.05 election: the battle begins

  FOUR candidates will contest each of the two constituencies covering west Wiltshire at the general election on May 5. read more

• New meals twist as Oliver asks for more

  A NEW era for school meals in Wiltshire begins on Monday just weeks after Jamie Oliver took his healthy eating campaign to Downing Street. read more

• Now you can bid for a home

  HOUSEHUNTERS will have greater choice when looking for new homes, under a new district council scheme. Homes 4 West Wilts aims to offer more options to people on the housing register looking for properties. read more

• More cash for local groups

  COMMUNITY projects in west Wiltshire will receive more than £180,000 in district council grants over the next year. read more

• Arc Theatre in £36,000windfall

  FOUR art schemes have secured funding of £36,000 for the next financial year. West Wiltshire District Council cabinet has agreed to continue to support the Arc Theatre, in Trowbridge and Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon. read more

• Schools get compost boost

  A QUARTER of Wiltshire's secondary schools will benefit from new composting facilities after the project received more than £90,000 in Government funding. read more

• Bowyers wait on pie vote

  THE decision on whether a brand of pork pies can continue to be produced at a west Wiltshire factory rests in the hands of European bureaucrats. read more

• Fresh bid to reduce pollution

  PLANS to tackle pollution in two west Wiltshire towns have been submitted to the Government for feedback. read more

• Village Vision

  A VISION for the future of a village has been taken on board by West Wiltshire District Council. read more

• Giant step for web wireless

  A MUSEUM which exhibits some of the greatest-ever technological advancements has joined the digital age. read more

• Mayor upbeat despite town complaints

  LITTER, shopping and the decline of Warminster Hospital were under scrutiny at an annual meeting of the town council. read more

• Buck seals win for Cricklade

  MID WILTS YOUTH LEAGUE: CRICKLADE edged out hosts Cosham by a single goal to win their U17 League Cup clash at Leafy Lane on Sunday. read more

• Lord Bath's niece names the big day

  LORD Bath's niece is getting married in a society wedding that will bring a touch of glamour to Warminster. read more

• Woman's anger over phone message insult

  Annette Collins, 45A MOTHER-OF-SIX broke down in tears after a finance company worker accidentally left a message on her mobile phone branding her ugly. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive