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• Perrin quits county after Lord's snub

  FORMER Wiltshire cricket captain Steve Perrin has quit the county after being dropped by for the Minor Counties Knockout Trophy final at Lord's on Monday. read more

• Nissan Murano attracts the best in pop

  NEW REG FEATURE: TOP UK band Blue's lead singer Duncan James chose a Nissan Murano 3.5 V6 to drive from venue to venue during their recent UK tour and probably beyond that too. read more

• It has to be a Touran

  NEW REG FEATURE: The Touran is another of these Vokswagen vehicles which is hard to fault. read more

• Major minor rally

  NEW REG FEATURE: The North Wilts Branch of the Morris Minor Owners Club held their annual rally at STEAM, the museum of the Great Western Railway. read more

• The pride of the town

  NEW REG FEATURE: The name remains the same, but everything else has changed. read more

• Gardeners to wait for prizes

  Green-fingered residents of Wootton Bassett will have to wait before they can harvest the rewards of their immaculate gardens. read more

• Updated town guide expected

  Next week will see the new Wootton Bassett Town Guide dropping onto the doormats of residents across the town. read more

• Still time to nominate your hero

  ENTRIES have been coming in for the 2005 Salisbury People Awards - and it's not too late to nominate your local hero. read more

• Writer draws on African experiences

  Wootton Bassett novelist Vera Elderkin is celebrating the launch of her second novel. read more

• WI commemorates 90 years

  THE Alderbury branch of the Women's Institute has commemorated the 90th anniversary of the WI's first meeting by knitting 90 garments for use in Salisbury District Hospital premature baby unit. read more

• Motorists are feeling the pinch

  MOTORISTS around Salisbury are feeling the pinch of globally increasing oil prices, with petrol in many garages priced above the national average, which has risen to more than 90p per litre for the first time. read more

• Veterans pay tribute to fallen comrades

  THEIR eyesight might be failing and for some, walking is difficult, but the backs of the war veterans who gathered at Salisbury's war memorial on Monday to mark the 60th anniversary of VJ Day were ramrod straight, as Burma Star Association chairman Brian Bennett called the parade to attention. read more

• 45,000 cars five years later

  NEW REG FEATURE: Smart boasts another major milestone as the 45,000th Smart is registered in the UK as the brand celebrates its fifth anniversary. read more

• A means it's No 1!

  NEW REG FEATURE: THE Mercedes-Benz A-Class has scored the best result in its class for the European New Car Assessment Programme and has been awarded five stars. read more

• One last stand

  DAVE EATON discovers the GWR Cricket Club preparing to reform for one day only, five years after they were thrown out of their spiritual home. read more

• Cat loses one of its lives

  Focus, the kitten, with Rachael Todd, who rescued it from her car's engine. Ref 17036/03RECEPTIONIST Rachael Todd had the shock of her life when she opened the bonnet of her car to find a 12-week-old kitten clinging on to the engine on Monday. read more

• Hot on the heels of a record sum

  MAY 24: RUNNERS will need to start getting in shape for this year's Nationwide Swindon Half Marathon. The charity event is being launched today and is promising to be even better than last year. All of the money raised will be going to help the Prospect Hospice in Wroughton. read more

• Coaching offer

  ONE of the world's leading business coaching franchises has opened a branch in Swindon. read more

• Runners wanted to take part in half marathon

  JULY 5: Entry forms for the 13.1-mile Nationwide Swindon Half Marathon have been available for a month now. read more

• Bridge's design is an all-round winner

  Dennis Lenard, the chief executive officer of Constructing Excellence, presents Dave Williams with the Structural Steel Design award 2005 on behalf of the British Constructional Steelwork AssociationA SWINDON firm has been awarded a prize for its work on an innovative bridge. read more

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