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• Calne Town 3, Shrivenham 0

  CALNE Town have strengthened their side before the new season with three signings this week. read more

• Heroes of Wembley are playing again for Woodsy

  CANCER-battler John Woods is to kick off a charity football match in his honour on Sunday. read more

• Young dad dies in Iraq bombing

  Andrew Holloway was one of 500 contractors working for a security firm in the southern part of war torn IraqTRIBUTES have been paid to Devizes man Andrew Holloway, 32, who was killed in a bomb blast while guarding a British Consulate convoy in southern Iraq. read more

• REVIEW: Jamie Cullum - Bath Recreation Ground

  Jamie CullumJAZZ maestro Jamie Cullum entertained a 7,000-strong crowd at a charity concert in aid of Bath Royal United Hospital's Forever Friend's Appeal. read more

• Twenty20 streaks into the county with run fest

  TWENTY20 cricket arrived in Wiltshire, bringing with it colourful kits, red wickets and a streaker. read more

• Tradition wins day on councillors' robes

  GAZETTE & HERALD: THE 150-year-old tradition of Chippenham councillors wearing ceremonial robes will continue after months of debate over whether to scrap them. read more

• That's all folks...

  ANDY KING is not anticipating further new arrivals ahead of the trip to Barnsley after being rebuffed in an approach for Lee Holmes. read more

• Workshops for young movers

  GAZETTE & HERALD: IT'S lights, camera, action for eight to 14 year olds in Corsham over the summer holidays. read more

• New call for witnesses after night club attack

  GAZETTE & HERALD: POLICE are issuing a second appeal for witnesses to an unprovoked attack in a nightclub in Corsham. read more

• New recycling scheme starts

  GAZETTE & HERALD: BROWN bins were the order of the day in Corsham as a new recycling scheme began last Wednesday. read more

• Winning villages are cut above rest

  Bill Dyer keeps up the good work in Colerne (16890/5) GAZETTE & HERALD: HANDYMAN Bill Dyer is as pleased as punch that Colerne has been named the best kept large village in Wiltshire. read more

• School boy pleads with planners to stop traffic

  GAZETTE & HERALD: George Matcham, aged five, doesn't understand that the quiet cul-de-sac outside his home could become a rat run for careless drivers. read more

• Armed raid haul revealed

  Diamond earringsGAZETTE & HERALD: POLICE have released pictures of a selection of the items, totalling about £400,000, stolen during the armed raid at an auctioneer in Corsham last month. read more

• Pub wins gold award for using local produce

  Award winners Jerry Edwards and Nathalie Bellamy who won a gold award for using local produce at their pub (16889)GAZETTE & HERALD: LANDLORDS of the Flemish Weaver pub Jerry Edwards and Nathalie Bellamy have been invited to meet Prince Charles after scooping a gold award in a prestigious regional competition. read more

• Half county's licensees risk missing the deadline

  North Wiltshire District Council is still yet to receive applications from around 200 of the 500 licensed businesses in the area. read more

• Police plea over dead man's car

  GAZETTE & HERALD: POLICE are appealing for help after the family of a Corsham man who died last month reported his car had disappeared. read more

• Driver in head-on crash is disqualified for six months

  GAZETTE & HERALD: DRIVER Matthew Brock, who was involved in a serious accident in March, has been fined £150 and disqualified from driving for six months. read more

• Jamie wows 7,000 strong home crowd

  Jamie CullumGAZETTE & HERALD: JAZZ maestro Jamie Cullum entertained a 7,000-strong crowd at a charity concert in aid of Bath Royal United Hospital's Forever Friend's Appeal. read more

• Readers dig deep to save children's special day out

  GAZETTE & HERALD: CHARITY worker Lyn Chisholm has expressed her gratitude after generous readers helped raise enough money to take needy children on a day out to remember. read more

• Scarecrow is snatched

  Gemma and Sammy Brunt want Angelina back (16920/3)GAZETTE & HERALD: Sisters Sammy and Gemma Brunt have issued a heartfelt appeal for the safe return of their scarecrow Angelina Ballerina after she was stolen from their front garden. read more

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