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• Pupils make plea to Prime Minister

  AUGUST 6: PUPILS from a Swindon secondary school have written to Prime Minister Tony Blair asking him to help make poverty history. read more

• Quack off the mark

  Watching the ducks sail by at this year's duck race, which raised £10,000 for the Macmillan appeal Pic ref: 77685-239THE Swindon Cancer Appeal is going from strength to strength with a boost of £10,000 recently received from the organisers of a duck race. read more

• Learning lessons from hate crimes

  VICTIM Support is to spend £100,000 on a research project looking into the effect of hate crime on ethnic minorities. read more

• Time to get skates on

  It's action stations at the skate park at North Star in Swindon Pic ref: 71480-10HUNDREDS are expected to attend a skating event in North Star later this month. read more

• 999 centre is on the move

  THERE was anger today as ministers announced a fire control centre in Wiltshire will be replaced with a state-of-the-art regional base in Somerset. read more

• Cuts threat to cardiac unit

  PROPOSED staff cuts at a leading cardiac unit have been met with outrage by Salisbury parents worried that their son's health could be put at risk. read more

• Pubs and bars in rush to offer late opening

  SALISBURY district council has received a flood of applications from pubs and bars hoping to extend their opening hours despite residents' concerns about noise, violence and antisocial behaviour. read more

• Residents help police convict troublemaker

  POLICE have thanked members of the community in Harnham after they helped ensure that a troublemaker who terrorised their neighbourhood will be kept off the streets for two-and-a-half years. read more

• Two motorcycle crashes

  TWO accidents involving motorcycles happened on the same road within an hour of each other. At 12.50pm last Thursday, a rider came off his bike after a collision on the A345 between High Post and Low Flying Corner. Four other cars and a van were also involved in the crash. read more

• Tagging tots scheme

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• New status will give public greater voice

  LOCAL people will have a greater say in shaping the future of Salisbury District Hospital, if Salisbury health care trust is successful in its bid to become a foundation trust. read more

• Let us have a place to play

  Jordan Howard, left, and Norman Ford want an adventure playground Pic ref: 78759-25A GROUP of parents who want to make life better for their community say they have met a lack of support from their neighbours. read more

• Let there be light

  Coun Colin Lovell, left, and David Poulton who are concerned that the street lights are out Pic ref: 78799-13RESIDENTS in Moredon have been plunged into darkness every night for five weeks since their street lamps stopped working. read more

• People warned as rubbish piles up

  USE your wheelie bin or we'll prosecute. read more

• A little of what you fancy does you good

  AUGUST 6: SURROUNDED by cards and her friends and family, Mabel Goodings celebrates her birthday. read more

• Teenager dragged off bike by man

  AUGUST 6: IRATE Kevin Logan dragged a 15-year-old leaflet dropper off his bike, a court heard. read more

• Windfall will lead to helpline for elderly

  AUGUST 6: ZURICH'S Community Trust has donated £500,000 to set up a helpline for the elderly. read more

• Drunk who jumped off roof fined

  AUGUST 6: A DRINKER who fell asleep on the roof of Victoria Hospital took the quick way down when he was ordered to move by police. read more

• Bicycles down the mountain

  AUGUST 6: EMBARKING on the Tour de France is a tough challenge even if you are an experienced cyclist. read more

• 'I'm no killer but my life is ruined'

  Owen Bygraves Pic ref: 78795-7WHEN Owen Bygraves phoned up for a job interview the person at the other end of the line hung up as soon as he gave his name. read more

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