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• Trail will mark Brunel's birthday

  A new waymarked trail through Wiltshire has been launched to mark Isambard Kingdom Brunel's birthday on 9 April. read more

• Charity garden centre under siege

  MORE than 130 angry protesters besieged a charity garden centre this morning to support former employees who were made redundant. read more

• Number of homeless grows

  MORE than 13,000 households are on the council's housing waiting list in Wiltshire - an increase of 82 per cent since 1997, according to figures revealed by Shelter. read more

• Con men strike three times in one day

  Wiltshire Police are connecting three distraction burglaries that occurred across the county yesterday. read more

• Network rail fined £4m

  NETWORK Rail was fined £4m today for a "catalogue of failures to act" that led to the devastating 1999 Paddington rail disaster. read more

• Threat to leisure from unitary bid

  LEISURE centres could be under threat of closure if the bid for a unitary council for Wiltshire succeeds, according to the district councils opposed to the bid. read more

• Ambulance bosses welcome critical report

  Great Western Ambulance Service has said it welcomes a report by the Audit Commission which accuses some ambulance staff of fidling response times. read more

• Beauty spot theft warning

  EVEN before the Easter holidays, Marlborough police have warned that thefts are already taking place from vehicles parked in local beauty spots. read more

• Meals on wheels could be axed

  THE meals on wheels service in Wiltshire is facing an uncertain future. read more

• Police alert over beauty spot thefts

  Police in Wiltshire are today warning people of the dangers of leaving valuables in their vehicles whilst parking in isolated locations. read more

• Ambulance staff fiddled response times

  A REPORT has revealed ambulance staff in Wiltshire changed response times to 999 calls so they met government targets. read more

• New car park for Stonehenge

  The National Trust has welcomed the intention to provide new facilities for visitors, with a car and coach park, outside the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and its sensitive landscapes. read more

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