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• Golden gardening awards at top national show

  Dozens of exhibitors from west and north Wiltshire entered the three day National Amateur Gardening Show and some took top prizes. read more

• Man can't go to court due to skin disease

  A HIGHWORTH man's failure to appear at court was down to a contagious case of scabies. read more

• Couples lose their savings to builder

  Len and Ruth Bradfield in their incomplete conservatory (30837)CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A builder has left homeowners thousands of pounds out of pocket by disappearing after work was half finished. read more

• Children have a narrow escape

  Jo Miljan with her daughter Rebecca (30838)CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A MUM called the police after her toddler was nearly run over in a pedestrian area. read more

• Resident's plea for parking fee rethink

  Translator Jumko Suzuki counts the cost of parking (30852)CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A FREELANCE translator faces paying £1,200 a year for car parking after new charges were brought in across north Wiltshire last week. read more

• Stinking rubbish piles up in narrow streets

  CHIPPENHAM NEWS: A REFUSE collection problem has left streets covered in festering rubbish and a councillor offering to resign if a patchy system is not shored up. read more

• Switch back

  A SYSTEM switch will spell a mixture of pleasure and pain for Town's players tomorrow with Tony Thorpe and Nicky Nicolau high in the manager's thoughts for the visit of Southend United. read more

• Teen mums and baby fun

  Making friends and having fun at the new Young Parent Support Group at The Bridge Centre, Chippenham (30844)CHIPPENHAM NEWS: TEENAGE parents were given much-needed help and support at a pilot meeting held in north Wiltshire this week. read more

• Lorry driver earns bravery award

  A HERO lorry driver who dragged a man from a burning car has been recognised for his bravery. Peter Rogers, of Oldfield Road, Westbury, was presented with a Chief Constable's certificate of appreciation after his heroic act after an accident in Beanacre in December 2003. read more

• Bypass march 'disappointing'

  UP to 80 campaigners marched along the streets of Westbury on Saturday to show their support for the eastern bypass. read more

• Councillor at centre of bizarre sex mail dispute

  Neighbour Theresa Horsley with some of the unwanted mail (17555)A TOWN councillor has been issued with a police warning for harassment after her neighbours were bombarded with hardcore porn brochures and leaflets. read more

• This must be a wind up...

  Tango managing director Vivian Blick with the Devo, a wind up digital radio that is set to take the market by storm Picture Ref: 99199-67A COMPANY based near Swindon has created the world's first-ever wind-up digital radio. read more

• Trust told it must save £14m by next March

  A DEBT-CRIPPLED trust responsible for healthcare in west Wiltshire has been told it has seven months to save nearly £14m. read more

• Kittens have a lucky escape

  Former veterinary nurse Lorraine Spencer with the kittens (17553)FOUR kittens have had a lucky escape after being found dumped in a woodshed. A member of the public found the quartet of four-week-old kittens abandoned in a woodshed near Seend two weeks ago. read more

• Driver faces jail over death crash

  Jason Rawlings who died in the car crashA DRINK-DRIVER who killed his friend after crashing his car into a telegraph pole is facing a jail sentence. read more

• Murder case man injured

  Stuart Painter, 21A STUDENT awaiting trial for assisting an offender in a murder case has been found unconscious by a roadside. read more

• New chapter for college

  Librarian Sue Woods with pupils in the new library at St Augustine's College in Trowbridge (17544)STUDENTS have returned to state-of-the-art facilities after a £200,000 project to create a new library was completed during the holidays. read more

• It's 50 not out for Corsham stalwart

  LEN Hutton had just led England to an Ashes series win in Australia when John Rowe took his first wicket for Corsham. read more

• Westbury win promotion

  WESTBURY CRICKET: JOE Breet described Saturday's opening partnership with Alex Hart on Saturday as "the hardest innings of the season" as they guided Westbury to the Bristol and North Somerset League title. read more

• Championship won after scare

  TROWBRIDGE CRICKET: RICHARD Holbrook was a relieved man on Saturday as his Trowbridge side recovered from his early dropped catch to seal the title and promotion to Premier Division Two. read more

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