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Gypsies win right to stay at site
Gypsies who developed land in north Wiltshire without planning permission win the right to remain.
Text service for the deaf grows
A service allowing deaf and speech impaired people to text emergency services is rolled out across Wiltshire.
Arrest over armed robbery attempt
A man from Swindon is arrested in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a bookmaker's.
Maternity unit gets £61K upgrade
Chippenham Community Hospital is to receive a £61,000 upgrade of maternity facilities.
Police train for riot scenarios
Police from across the South West receive training to prepare them for large-scale public disorder.
Town adopts new Pubwatch scheme
An online initiative begins in Swindon aimed at helping pub landlords enforce bans on violent customers.
Mental health failings
Bishop Mike Hill believes the government is failing some mentally ill people in the West - he joins the Politics Show...
Hercules risk 'was widely known'
Military chiefs knew that Hercules planes needed a safety feature fitted, but did not act until after a fatal crash, the Wiltshire coroner hears.
Family's 'lucky escape' from fire
Three people are taken to hospital after after a blaze at their home in Shrewton.
Yew tree felling was 'vandalism'
A decision to fell an ancient yew tree sparks an angry reaction.
'Corporate parent' idea over care
Councillors from Swindon Borough Council are pledging to children in care that they will be their "corporate parents".
Community projects awarded grants
More than £49,000 is given to community projects in North Wiltshire.
Cathedral's new font consecrated
A specially-commissioned font is dedicated at Salisbury Cathedral by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Date set for Dyson school inquiry
A public inquiry into plans by Sir James Dyson to build a school of design in Bath is set to start on 6 January 2009.
MP brushes up combat medic skills
Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison takes part in training in Cyprus to refresh his combat medic skills.
Library books moved to new home
A major operation begins to transfer 60,000 books from a temporary library in Swindon to a brand new facility.
Anti-litter 'crusade' for animals
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is campaigning to make people more aware of the dangers litter poses to wild animals.
Disaster training exercise begins
About 700 people are taking part in a major disaster training exercise on Salisbury Plain.
Mobiles 'place gang at robberies'
Mobile phone records of a gang of robbery suspects linked them to a Swindon bank raid, a court hears.
More bustards released into wild
Russian great bustards are freed on Salisbury Plain as part of a project to re-introduce them to Britain.