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• Event needs help to run smoothly

  Runners taking part in last year's Swindon half marathon Ref: 72982-39SEPTEMBER 29: WHETHER you are a runner who didn't make it to the post box in time or a self-confessed couch potato you still have the chance to take part in this year's Swindon half marathon. read more

• Legend Shilton hosts training

  ENGLAND goalkeeping legend Peter Shilton passed on tips from a 30-year career to young footballers from Pewsey Vale Youth on Saturday when he attended their training session. read more

• Health service blitzes diabetes

  Doctors and nurses across Wiltshire are working hard to ensure patients with diabetes are diagnosed at the earliest possible stage. read more

• Ace Ashford lights up cup tie with four goal haul

  WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: GARY Ashford proved to be the match winner for Aldbourne, scoring four of his side's goals in their 6-1 victory over Pewsey in the Corsham Print Senior Cup. read more

• Reporter to compete in top Press challenge

  Rachel WilliamsAMBITIOUS young Gazette reporter Rachel Williams has been named as one of ten finalists in a nationwide search for the editorial stars of tomorrow. read more

• Gingell's young guns march on

  WILTSHIRE U18s ran out comfortable 3-0 winners on Saturday over their Cambridgeshire counterparts despite having five first choice players missing through injury. read more

• Hospital closures still a reality to save money

  THE chief executive of Kennet and North Wiltshire Primary Care Trust has again hinted that local community hospitals must close if it is able to provide a proper service without maintaining a huge deficit. read more

• Corsham Town 0, Welton Rovers 1

  CORSHAM Town chief Colin Bush said his side "received a kick up the backside" on Saturday after a 1-0 home defeat to Welton Rovers. read more

• Helping to make dreams come true in community

  ONCE again the Gannett Foundation, the charitable arm of the publishers of the Gazette and Herald, is offering grants of up to £5,000 or even more to community groups to help them make their dreams come true. read more

• Clevedon United 4, Biddestone 1

  TIREDNESS was the main reason given by boss Graham Learmonth after Biddestone's first defeat under his stewardship on Saturday. read more

• Merging forces will bring benefits, says the federation

  WILTSHIRE'S police authority will have to show that amalgamating the county's force with one or more of its neighbours will produce real benefits for local people, says the Police Federation. read more

• Now you can carry a first aider with you

  WILTSHIRE St John Ambulance is offering a service enabling county people to download first aid advice to their portable MP3 players or mobile phones. read more

• End of the line for current Civic Type-R

  A POPULAR sports car built in Swindon by Japanese car firm Honda has rolled off the production line for the final time. read more

• Ward for elderly to close in few weeks

  Staff nurse Lorraine McCallum (17389/1)Health chiefs have stunned nurses, patients and carers by proposing to close a ward for the elderly at Malmesbury Hospital from November. read more

• Olympic stars give school a sprint start

  STARS from athletics and rugby helped a Durrington School to celebrate its new status as a sports college last week. read more

• Fun lovers get into party spirit

  EVEN though a shortage of organisers and volunteers threatens the future of Tisbury Carnival, the fun-loving folk of the village turned out in their droves to prove that their enthusiasm for the fiesta is undimmed. read more

• School "propelled into upper ranks"

  THE academic year 2004/5 was one of building, planning and ultimately another year of outstanding success, as students at Bishop Wordsworth's School "propelled the school into the upper ranks of state schools nationally," said headmaster Stuart Smallwood last Thursday. read more

• Consultants' £200,000 to help 'vision'

  ENGAGING consultants to develop a long-term vision for Salisbury will cost £200,000, it was revealed at a full meeting of Salisbury district council this week. read more

• A303 upgrade at Stonehenge under review

  A TIMETABLE is to be announced for the detailed review of plans to upgrade the A303 trunk road past Stonehenge. read more

• Mailshots are heavy on funds

  THE organisers of the charity fundraising Rockbourne Fairs say the vagaries of post office scales have cost the charity dear - after it was rocked by a bill for nearly £1,000 more than usual to cover postage for its annual mailshot. read more

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