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• Find the teens something to do

  THROUGH the last few weeks you have been showing how bad some kids are around the Swindon area. read more

• Cycles of life is the subject of workshop

  GARDEN designer Fiona Hopes will give a workshop at the Marlborough Natural Health Centre, Kingsbury Street, on the cycles of life. read more

• Choirs in concert

  TICKETS are now available to see Swindon's award winning Wessex Male Voice Choir. read more

• Let's help little Kai

  Kai McCullochTHE FAMILY of a Swindon man whose body is lost at sea are holding an event to raise money for his two-year-old son. read more

• Bright future's in the pipeline

  Eileen Vaughan with the tools of her trade Ref: 77822-38EILEEN Vaughan has swapped moisturiser for a monkey wrench. The trainee gas installer is one of 12 people from Wiltshire who is celebrating after finishing a JobCentre Plus scheme to become a gas technician after 10 years of unemployment. read more

• Addict stole from friend

  A HEROIN addict who stole from a friend to settle a debt has been warned he could face a jail term. read more

• Youngsters get on their bikes for charity cash

  Jodie Costello at the Ferndale pre-school's pedal push Ref: 77836-25CHILDREN at a Swindon pre-school made a big push for charity. The youngsters at Ferndale pre-School proved you're never too young to start raising funds for a good cause. read more

• I'll burn your house down

  AN ACCOUNTANT has been jailed for waging a campaign of terror against his mother, threatening to kill her and burn her house down. read more

• Stun gun threat acts as deterrent to violence

  A police officer at Wiltshire police headquarters demonstrated the use of the Taser stun gun which delivers a 50,000 volt electric shock to halt violent criminals in their tracks (16323/16)WILTSHIRE police showed on Friday why they have not had to use the Taser stun gun in anger despite having it in their arsenal since January. read more

• Take the lead with your pet

  DOGS owners are invited to show off their talented pets. A show is expected to draw hundreds of dogs of all shapes, sizes and sounds to Wootton Bassett. read more

• Summer concert

  THE Wroughton Choral Society will present their Summer Concert at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Wroughton on Friday, June 17. read more

• Tennis tournament

  A TENNIS tournament is taking place on July 4 as part of the Old Town festival. The event, for children, will be divided into two categories and will take place at the tennis courts in Quarry Road, Old Town. read more

• Council was reckless to stop payments

  I AM grateful to Don Reeve for his reply to my letter condemning the executives responsible for the nation-wide collapse of occupational pension funds (EA June 3). read more

• Thank you from the Coate man

  FOLLOWING my recent problems with my heart, I just want to record my deepest and sincerest thanks to a few people, because I realise how lucky I am. read more

• I'm ashamed

  I'M writing in response to the comment "worse than a prison'' made by a fashion guru. read more

• Forced to stay

  THIRTY years ago we were a nice town set in lovely countryside. We were small enough to be friendly, big enough to be reasonably important. read more

• £100 raised

  ALL the staff at Eastcott Veterinary Clinic and Hospital in Old Town would like to say a big thank you to everyone who visited us on our open day. read more

• How to help

  ONE of the reasons that Africa is poor is because of huge European Union subsidies to wealthy European farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy. read more

• Booklet reveals a world of nature

  THE Swindon Services Ranger Team has written an Education In Your Parks booklet, which is free to the public. read more

• Police prepare for illegal rave events

  POLICE say Wiltshire could be a target for illegal raves this summer. Officers fear illegal gatherings could be held in the run up to Live8 next month. read more

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