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• Fashion sense

  LAZILY contemplating the French and English worlds this year, I couldn't help comparing the bright, attractive colours of the French schoolchildren with the sad, drab uniformity of our own. read more

• Westbury United 2, Melksham Town 3

  WESTBURY United have hit out at referee Matthew Rushton after a series of bizarre decisions saw them crash out of the FA Cup preliminary round replay at Meadow Lane on Tuesday night. read more

• Lyus in line as chairman

  CORSHAM TOWN: MALCOLM Lyus will make his decision on the vacant chairman's role at Corsham Town tomorrow night after watching their Toolstation Western League Premier Division match at home to Radstock. read more

• United turn to striker Heard

  WESTBURY United have signed former Trowbridge Town striker Jack Heard ahead of Monday's Western League division one clash against Biddestone. read more

• Lee makes his mark

  LEE Beavis scored his first goal for two years on Tuesday night but then warned his new Melksham Town team mates they had better not expect him to become a regular goalscorer. read more

• Trowbridge Town 7, Tytherington Rocks 2

  NEIL Kirkpatrick was in seventh heaven on Sunday morning as his Trowbridge Town side treated a record crowd to a thrilling display. read more

• Wootton Bassett 1, Trowbridge Town 1

  NEIL Kirkpatrick has added two experienced former players to his squad this week in a bid to solve an escalating unavailability crisis. read more

• Biddestone 1, Portishead 3

  GARY Skidmore has accused the majority of his players of "going missing" on Wednesday night after they crashed to a miserable Western League defeat. read more

• Hospital closure hit-list revealed

  Bradford on Avon HospitalTHE black day hospital campaigners had dreaded for 20 years arrived this week, but many feel the worst is still to come. read more

• 93p a litre and rising... now you can join an email fuel boycott

  RAPIDLY rising petrol prices have seen motorists in west Wiltshire paying out more than 90p a litre. read more

• NFU boss puts his foot in it over disease claim

  A FARMING chief has found himself in hot water over "hypocritical" comments he made about the foot-and- mouth crisis. read more

• Magistrates courted in new recruitment drive

  Roger Coleman outside Chippenham Magistrates' Court A RECRUITMENT drive has been launched to boost the number of magistrates in the county. read more

• Lightning strikes pensioner's house

  LIGHTNING struck the home of an 87-year-old pensioner during violent storms which swept through west Wiltshire on Wednesday. read more

• £500k grants up for grabs

  FUNDS of up to £500,000 are now available to give unused properties in Wiltshire a new lease of life. read more

• Hawker quits Tories after conduct row

  A TORY councillor has quit the party amid a series of bitter rows with fellow members. Russell Hawker, Westbury town and West Wiltshire District councillor, said he was upset at a lack of party support after Cllr Bill Braid reported him to the Standards Board for England. read more

• Health debate

  CONCERNS over healthcare can be voiced to the PCT chief for west and north Wiltshire tomorrow. read more

• Anger over church raid

  DOCUMENTS listing all the births, marriages and deaths in the village of Imber since the 17th century have been stolen from its church. read more

• Sharifa sets sights set on England cap

  PLAYING football for England is the dream of a teenager who has been offered the chance to go to a top sports academy. read more

• Longleat's true test of endurance

  September 11 will see the debut of the UK Ironman 70.3 race at Longleat and will see a global sporting event come to the heart of Wiltshire. read more

• Soccer school's medal winners

  LEIGHTON Recreation Centre recently played host to the Alan Ball Football Academy. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive