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• Reporter's novel is in shortlist for top prize

  Century, a children's novel by Gazette reporter Sarah Singleton, has been short listed for a prestigious national award. read more

• Police admit fault after girlfriend is murdered

  : Police cordoned off the Seymour Court home of Hayley Richards' boyfriend Hugo QuintasWILTSHIRE Police is being investigated over its failure to arrest the partner of a 23-year-old woman in the days leading up to her murder. read more

• Police chief rewards an army of volunteers

  CHIEF Constable Martin Richards paid tribute to the army of volunteers without whom Wiltshire Constabulary would find policing the county much more difficult. read more

• Bike is weapon against vandals

  Wheeling out the fight against crime Policeman Phil Young, who has reduced anti-social behaviour in Liden and Eldene since starting patrols on his bike Picture Ref: 77909-85A POLICEMAN has told antisocial yobs: "On your bike." read more

• Le Mans style cycle challenge

  Some of the 600 riders who took part in the Crudwell 24-hour cycle ride (16396/4)A total of 24 teams sweated it out on a 24-hour cycle ride to raise money for Crudwell Village Hall and other local charities. read more

• MP's wife is facing a mastectomy after tests

  Sarah GrayGAZETTE & HERALD: North Wiltshire MP's wife Sarah Gray faces a daunting challenge after an operation to remove a lump from her breast revealed cancer cells in surrounding tissue. read more

• Old boys are back in town for Live8 gig

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Wiltshire-based Nick Mason, drummer for rock giant Pink Floyd, has put aside his differences with the other band members to reunite for the mega London Live8 concert. read more

• Competition forces closure

  GAZETTE & HERALD: THE women's group in Colerne is being forced to close down next month after 15 years because members have other commitments in the community. read more

• Painter is cleared of deception charges

  GAZETTE & HERALD: A PAINTER and decorator from Corsham has been cleared by Chippenham magistrates of obtaining roofing materials by deception. read more

• Father joins the G8 protest

  GAZETTE & HERALD: FATHER-OF-TWO Justin Temblett-Wood of Colerne is urging people in north Wiltshire to join him in the Make Poverty History protest. read more

• Heart to heart!

  SAM Parkin has had a heart to heart with Andy King as the striker attempts to keep a lid on the cocktail of emotions generated by talk of his future. read more

• Final cash boost needed to build town skate park

  GAZETTE & HERALD: BUILDING work on Corsham's skate park could be delayed for a further year if the £2,500 still needed cannot be raised by August. read more

• Pupils step out to make a wish come true

  Children who took part in the sponsored walk for the Make A Wish Foundation at Heywood Preparatory School 16390/02GAZETTE & HERALD: YOUNG pupils at Heywood Preparatory School in Corsham put their best foot forward for last week's fundraiser. read more

• Explorer hits back at claims over his affair

  David Hempleman-AdamsGAZETTE & HERALD: EXPLORER David Hempleman-Adams is thought to be considering taking a harassment order out against a woman who took a story about their affair to a national Sunday newspaper. read more

• A gift of love for little boy

  Eddie and Katie McDonald with their children Ellie and Niamh who were moved by the plight of dying boy (16443/1)GAZETTE & HERALD: GRATEFUL parents Katie and Eddie McDonald have donated cash from a charity fundraiser in honour of their daughter to help send a dying boy on a dream visit to Legoland. read more

• Thieves in car attack walker

  GAZETTE & HERALD: POLICE are still appealing for information about an attack that happened in Church Street, Biddestone on June 3. read more

• Mix-up leaves boy without a school

  Craig and mother Deborah (16438/6) GAZETTE & HERALD: Chippenham schoolboy Craig Brown has been left without a secondary school place in September as a change in procedure has resulted in chaos. read more

• Company creates colossal catapult

  Workers at Carpenter Oak and Woodland Company in Slaughterford rest on the replica of the gargantuan medieval catapult called a trebuchet (16381/02)GAZETTE & HERALD: The world's biggest siege machine, a medieval catapult called a trebuchet, has been completed by master craftsmen at the Carpenter Oak and Woodland Company in Slaughterford. read more

• Grieving family kept waiting

  GAZETTE & HERALD: THAI police are still trying to identify the charred remains of a man thought to be murdered bar owner Toby Charnaud. read more

• Princess opens £10m transport offices but finds time to talk horses with enthusiastic young rider

  Princess Anne is greeted by Graeme McFaull and his daughter Kirsten (16380/6)GAZETTE & HERALD: SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Kirsten McFaull had no trouble finding something to talk about when she met Princess Anne last week. read more

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