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Chippenham News

• Hard work’s over

  PICKING up exam results is a daunting task for any pupil, but spare a thought for Rachael Parkin who went through the agony on her 18th birthday. read more

• Last words from voice of Gazette

  COMMUNITY stalwart Marian Stickland - a familiar voice to many who listened to the Gazette on tape - has stood down from the role after 19 years. read more

• Here’s how estate will look

  THE eagerly-awaited first picture of how Chippenham's newest housing estate - Old Market Quarter - will look has been unveiled. read more

• Doctors hit out at surgery no-shows

  EXASPERATED GPs in Chippenham say more than 100 appointments are wasted every week because patients simply fail to turn up. read more

• Opening to the public

  Keen gardeners will have a chance to stock up on some bargain plants when wholesale grower West Kington Nursery opens its doors to the public next month. read more

• Promises postponed

  AN auction of promises planned for September has been postponed until November to give the organisers more time to gather lots. read more

• Heroin-addict drug pusher walks free

  DRUG pusher John Gifford, who was caught with home-grown cannabis he planned to supply, has walked free from court with a conditional discharge. read more

• Hit squad to target the parking villains

  A RASH of mock parking tickets will be appearing on car windscreens across the area next week as parking attendants sent out a warning to illegal parkers. read more

• Ambulance college to be mothballed

  The Southern Ambulance College at the Greenways Centre in Chippenham will be closed within a few weeks so it won't be a financial liability for the new Great Western Ambulance Trust. read more

• Collection for kids in war zone

  CHIPPENHAM funeral directors E Wootten and Son have teamed up with a local Army base to help collect items of clothing and stationery for orphans in Sierra Leone. read more

• Anthony’s high hopes for big run

  FUNDRAISER Anthony Kane has set himself another road-running challenge - he plans to tackle a sponsored marathon from Land's End to John O'Groats. read more

• Three buses every hour on busy route

  BUSES will run every 20 minutes between Chippenham and Swindon from Tuesday. Two new services - improved versions of the 55, 55A - will be introduced shuttling between the two towns via Calne, Hilmarton, Goatacre, Lyneham and Wootton Bassett. read more

• Warding off chill starts fire

  A CHIMNEY fire attracted crowds of onlookers as plumes of smoke billowed into the street below. read more

• Car park works are postponed

  Plans to improve Borough Parade's often choc-a-bloc car park with a new layout, level changes and pedestrian routes have been postponed until the new year. read more

• Test of marching fitness

  FITNESS fanatics from RAF Lyneham set themselves the gruelling challenge of marching the 36-miles from RAF Brize Norton to their home base while carrying 50lb in weight in under eight hours. read more

• Honour restored to shot soldier’s family

  Ninety-one years ago, Chippenham soldier Lance Corporal Joseph Stanley Victor Fox was shot at dawn by a firing squad, charged with desertion. read more

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