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Dance school boss jailed for stealing trip cash

Amanda Williams

1:22pm Friday 10th July 2009

The administrator of a dancing school was jailed for 18 months today for stealing almost £P20,000 from a fund to send pupils to a dance competition in America.

Wootton Bassett honours five fallen heroes

1:25pm Friday 10th July 2009

The bodies of five soldiers killed in one of the bloodiest weeks for British forces in Afghanistan were flown home today.

Aty weekend for Wiltshire youngsters

11:20am Friday 10th July 2009

Young people will be taking part in a wide variety of activities ranging from dance workshops to power kiting as part of a special two-day series of events.

Swine flu scare at Marlborough School

10:11am Friday 10th July 2009

Today the head of St John’s School in Marlborough, Dr Patrick Hazlewood, said there was an unconfirmed case of swine flu in the school.

Chippenham school reveals swine flu outbreak

10:07am Friday 10th July 2009

Headteacher Gerard MacMahon has today confirmed that a Year 8 pupil at Sheldon School is thought to have swine flu.

Dance teacher to be sentenced over £20,000 trip fund theft

Amanda Williams

8:04am Friday 10th July 2009

The administrator of a dancing school will be sentenced today for stealing almost £20,000 from a fund to send pupils to a dance competition in America.

Five heroes' bodies to pass through Wootton Bassett today

7:39am Friday 10th July 2009

Five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan over the past week will be returned to the UK today.

Colour in the Chippenham's park

7:00am Friday 10th July 2009

MOonkton Park will become a sea of colour this weekend when the annual Art in the Park event opens on Saturday.

Praise for Chippenham heroes

Lee Meadows and Keith Hibberd with Merlin the puppy at the scene of drama

7:00am Friday 10th July 2009

Friends Keith Hibberd and Lee Meadows have been praised by firefighters after they saved a suicidal pensioner from the River Avon.

Malmesbury fire squad on look out for recruits

7:00am Friday 10th July 2009

Malmesbury Fire Station Watch manager Wayne Jones will be recruiting new retained firefighters as the station celebrates its 40th anniversary on Saturday.

Parent power wins at Calne

Children and adults celebrate the opening of the play area

7:00am Friday 10th July 2009

Parents who got together to create a new £27,000 play park for their children, opened it on Saturday with a barbecue and music.

Calne's drop in success

Karen Cordon, headteacher of St Margaret’s School, gives the cheque for £4,500 to Coun Mercy Baggs

7:00am Friday 10th July 2009

Pupils at St Margaret’s School, Calne, have raised £4,500 for a drop in centre run by the town’s Youth Trust.

Footpath light in Calne is finally fixed

7:00am Friday 10th July 2009

Pensioner Manette Bird, of Amberly Close, is delighted that a street light near her home has been fixed after five years.

Wootton Bassett store staff aid charity

Kate Mills hands over £180 to Amy Cason of Clic Sargent cancer charity        (29397/2)2

7:00am Friday 10th July 2009

Staff at Sainsburys in Wootton Bassett have raised £600 for charity in just three months.

Chippenham burglar on a curfew

3:17pm Thursday 9th July 2009

A burglar who was put on a curfew after telling a judge he couldn’t afford to travel to do community service has been jailed after giving a false address to the court.


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