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• New union boss wants less emphasis on tests

  TEACHER Jane Bennett from Devizes has become president of the third biggest teaching union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers. read more

• Fly tippers are fined more than £20,000

  KENNET District Council has warned it will be taking a strong line on fly tipping after Chippenham magistrates convicted an Upavon farmer and a local building firm last week. read more

• Call to replace Brittox seats

  KENNET District Council says it does not have enough money to replace three benches which were vandalised in The Brittox. read more

• Councillor is fined for selling out of date food

  KENNET district councillor Andrew Connolly has been prosecuted for selling food after its use-by date. read more

• CD tribute to missed skate fan

  Neil ColeA SWINDON teenager who tragically died in a skateboarding accident will be remembered at the launch of a special CD. read more

• Petrol protest's empty promise

  THINGS are getting back to normal that is what most garages in Swindon were saying last night. read more

• Heading for an Arctic role

  Wincent Kordula plans to embark on a charity trek to the top of the world Ref: 99265-14THE treacherous conditions of the North Pole do not scare a Swindon man who is embarking on his first ever expedition. read more

• New nursery faces closure

  Youngsters have fun at the newly opened Noah's Ark nursery. From left Joshua Mooney, Eden Chapman and Harry Mason. Ref: 99257-15A BRAND new nursery could soon be closed down, just days after opening its doors. Brian and Caroline Hammond owners of Noah's Ark Nursery in Wroughton have pumped nearly £600,000 into the venture. read more

• Pub is the toast of real ale buffs

  Doug Watkins, landlord of the Check Inn in Wroughton Ref: 99272-82FOR locals it's a cosy place to meet with friends and family where all the troubles of the world can be forgotten. But for real ale lovers it is a beacon of all that is good. read more

• £1 million - That's how much speeding drivers in Wiltshire give to the Treasury

  SPEEDING motorists in Wiltshire paid more than £1m into Government coffers in only a year, it has been revealed. read more

• Army tightens rules on low flying

  ARMY top brass have agreed to tighten rules on low flying planes and helicopters. The move approved by the Ministry Of Defence comes just weeks after a woman was injured when a helicopter flying low over Wroughton spooked her horse. read more

• Mum's false benefits claim

  DEVIZES mother-of-two Emma Booth failed to declare her second job for three years while she received benefits, magistrates were told. read more

• Electricity firm npower were batting for the right side

  THE England cricket team's success in the Ashes has given a huge boost to its Swindon-based sponsors. read more

• Tempers flare as fuel panic hits garages

  GAZETTE & HERALD: PANIC buying has resulted in petrol pumps running dry in Chippenham as well as frayed tempers on the forecourts. read more

• Support for King!

  Andy King, pictured, has received chief executive Sandy Gray's support to turn Town's results aroundANDY King continues to enjoy the support of his chief executive with supporters not managers the present focus in the boardroom. read more

• Tribute paid to Army major

  GAZETTE & HERALD: SOLDIERS at the Colerne Army barracks are mourning the death in a road accident of one of their colleagues, Major Carl Maycock. read more

• Resident to launch petition to slow traffic

  GAZETTE & HERALD: A PICKWICK Road resident has vowed to launch a petition to get traffic calming after weeks of peace on the busy stretch in Corsham. read more

• Panic at the pumps

  Drivers queue for fuel at the Total garage in Northgate Street, Devizes, on Monday as fears grow of a shortage caused by blockades at refineries (17251/1)GAZETTE & HERALD: HAULIERS, taxi drivers and farmers have all been hard hit by soaring fuel prices, described by Chancellor Gordon Brown as as serious as the oil crisis of the 1970s. read more

• Families slam council for ignoring mast fears

  GAZETTE & HERALD: Disillusioned families in Hatton Way, Corsham fear that a battle to try and stop a mobile phone mast may fall on deaf ears. read more

• Festival delights jazz buffs from nine to 90

  From right, Pete Nicholson and Simon Grimes of the Gaulois Brothers playing Django-style jazz (17232/16) GAZETTE & HERALD: HIPS swung, toes tapped and hands clapped in Corsham as hundreds of revellers enjoyed the second annual jazz festival at the weekend. read more

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