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• Clean start

  TONY Thorpe accepts that frustration has played a part in Town's unhealthy card count so far this campaign and admits the players must cut out the needless bookings to avoid further pain. read more

• Dig throws new light on Stonehenge mystery

  THREE weeks of excavations at Durrington Walls have been helping to throw new light on the mysteries of the Stonehenge World Heritage site. read more

• Thugs make home a virtual prison

  A MOTHER says young thugs have made her family virtual prisoners in their own home through a five-year campaign of vandalism and abuse. read more

• Police wait for news on merger

  Chief constable Martin RichardsPOLICE chiefs in Wiltshire will learn next week the details of radical plans to shake up rural constabularies. read more

• Nigel behind the mic for religious show on town's new radio station

  Nigel Sharp Picture Ref: 13298-47A NEW religious programme has been planned for Swindon's new month-long radio station which went on air last weekend on 106.8FM. read more

• Blaze wrecks man's home

  Mick Pope's flat after the blaze Picture Ref: 99260-22A MAN'S home has been gutted after fire broke out in his bedroom. read more

• Gina'll be running like a hare...

  Gina Ford who is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for the Wiltshire Blind Association. Picture Ref: 99256-19ONE Swindon woman is hoping that a bright orange wig will help her friends and family spot her among the runners in this year's Great North Run. read more

• Police wait for news on merger

  Chief constable Martin RichardsPOLICE chiefs in Wiltshire will learn next week the details of radical plans to shake up rural constabularies. read more

• Biting back

  AFTER their disappointing national performance the Peatmoor Juniors came bouncing back to win the NFA Junior Regional Championships on Bathampton's AC Hunstrete Lakes. read more

• Special queuing at Sainsbury's on blockade day

  A SWINDON petrol station has come up with a clever way to stop chaos at the pumps. read more

• Future of local library is secure

  Residents at the meeting into the future of Moredon Library Picture Ref: 99268-12MOREDON and Rodbourne Cheney residents have been reassured that their library is not under threat. read more

• Drug baron told to pay back £1.9m

  ONE of Britain's most successful drug barons, who owns property in Salisbury and in the village of Brook in the New Forest, has been given six months to pay back £1.9m or face another three years behind bars. read more

• City's potential for 2012

  SALISBURY'S bid to play as full a part as possible in London's 2012 Olympics hit the ground running last week, when enthusiastic sports people, educators and business co-ordinators gathered for the city's inaugural Olympic conference. read more

• Houses that pave the way to heaven

  This weekend, some of the city's places of succour and refuge throw open their doors, as they did in days of yore. Lesley Bates finds out more about this year's Heritage Open Days. read more

• Andrew becomes one of the team

  A FIRM, which provides provides part-time finance directors to fast-growing businesses has appointed a new Wiltshire associate as part of its expansion. read more

• New partnership opens window of opportunity

  A SWINDON firm is offering an alternative to glass, thanks to a new partnership with an Italian company. read more

• Power prediction

  BUSINESSES could face power blackouts this winter if predictions of a long spell of cold weather come true. read more

• Confidence in workforce falls

  THE confidence of employers to keep hiring staff over the next few months is waning. read more

• Legal eagles joins forces to expand opportunities

  Terry Bishop and David NolderSWINDON law firm BLB Solicitors has merged with Devizes commercial law specialists David Nolder & Co. read more

• Draw sends city duo back on road

  AFTER reaching the next stage of the FA Cup, both Salisbury City and Bemerton Heath Harlequins were hoping for a home draw and a chance to further their run in the famous old competition, writes Mike Turner. read more

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