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• Pub gains hours despite complaints

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A PUB landlord has been given the go-ahead to open until 1am at weekends despite claims by neighbours that drunk customers already wreak havoc after heavy nights of drinking. read more

• Clean team collects £388

  Rhonda Perry gets her car cleaned by Corsham fire brigade staff (30872)CHIPPPENHAM NEWS: CARS got a wash with a super-size hose on Saturday at a fire station fundraiser. read more

• I can escape

  ANDY King has twice performed his 'Houdini' act at the County Ground and is hell-bent on completing a hat-trick. read more

• Man, 45, found dead in garage

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A 45-YEAR-OLD car lover has been found dead in his garage. read more

• Cash boost for club

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A THRIVING football club has been awarded more than £10,000 for a new spectator stand. read more

• Rocky's back in town

  OLD Boy Jon Lewis is the guest of honour at Swindon's end-of-season dinner tonight. read more

• Magicked away

  DAVID Howell was left counting the cost of one ''moment of magic'' as he bravely bowed out of the HSBC World Matchplay in the first round at Wentworth yesterday. read more

• Abbeyfield celebrates league table success

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: IT WAS the icing on the cake for a secondary school celebrating its fifth birthday after finding out it was ranked the top comprehensive in the country. read more

• Empty store earmarked for nightclub

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: PLANS for a new nightclub in Chippenham have been discussed. read more

• Poet on path to publishing success

  Mel Moore with two of her books (17547/3)FOSTER carer Mel Moore has looked after hundreds of children over the years. But now she is on her way to becoming a published poet after her work was chosen for a new anthology. read more

• Kitchen fitter puts in a solid performance

  Stephen Ward, of Cool Rock. (17583/1) KITCHEN fitter Stephen Ward will have his moment of fame on Monday as he features on BBC1's DIY SOS. read more

• Council backs PCT

  PCT chief executive Carol ClarkeANGER over last month's hospital closures flared at a meeting between health chiefs and county councillors this week. read more

• Controversial housing estate gets green light

  Residents David Grimstead, right, and Pete Hancock by the land behind their homes which they had fought to save (30883/1)FEARS over a lack of GP and dental facilities in a west Wiltshire town were put aside but not forgotten as a 760-home estate finally won approval. read more

• Defeat fails to surprise

  FOR the residents of Snarlton Lane, the decision to go ahead with the 760-home estate behind their homes has come as a blow but not a surprise. read more

• Campaign grows to keep trains

  SUPPORT has been pouring in for a train campaigner who is using a web campaign to save a threatened rail service. Graham Ellis, 51, of The Spa, Melksham, set up the website, www.savethetrain.org.uk to fight cuts planned for December 2006. read more

• OAP saved from bungalow blaze

  A PENSIONER was rushed to hospital, lucky to be alive, after fire broke out in her bungalow. Doreen Petty, 70, of Dorset Crescent, Melksham, was taken to the Royal United Hospital, Bath and treated for severe smoke inhalation after the blaze engulfed her living room on Saturday evening. read more

• A warm welcome to all

  New managers at the Foresters Arms, Melksham, Debbie Gammage and Colin Finch (30884)NEW owners are hoping to bring a new atmosphere to a popular pub. read more

• Rugby star drops infor opening

  RUGBY player Jeremy Guscott, opened a new hair and beauty salon in Melksham. The Works, which used to be based in Union Street, has moved to bigger premises on Bank Street to incorporate a beauty treatment area. read more

• Corsham finish in style

  CORSHAM lifted the inaugural John Rowe Trophy at Station Road on Sunday, but not before being given a scare by rivals Chippenham. read more

• Will cricket rise from the Ashes?

  England's triumph in the Ashes series has fuelled hopes of a resurgence in interest in cricket. ANDY CRYER talks to some of the key people involved with promoting the game in Wiltshire. read more

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