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           <title>Right-do-die appeal begins</title>
           
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  Leading judges said today that they are "acutely aware of the desperate situation" of those at the centre of "right-to-die" litigation at the Court of Appeal - but emphasised that the case could not be decided on the basis of "personal sympathy".
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  A Semington charity run by people with learning difficulties has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to record the life stories of people with learning difficulties.
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  A man has been ordered to register as a sex offender after admitting abusing three young boys over a 17-year period.
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  The plea hearing for Richard Newton, who is accused of murdering his wife Suzanne in their Bowerhill home in January, has been postponed to May 24.
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  THE marathon is a regular fixture for athletes, but other sports people signed up to challenge themselves while raising money.
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  Firefighters removed brickwork to get at a fire in a chimney in Melksham.
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  A bus driver from Melksham seen drinking Special Brew while on duty has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined over £200.
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  Fundraisers collected cash in aid of the restoration of a local waterway with an Antiques Roadshow-style event.
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  A 34-year-old man with 'an attraction to teenage girls' has been handed a community sentence and ordered to be placed on the sex offenders' register after admitting sexually assaulting two youngsters.
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  Bookings are now being taken for stalls at Melksham’s annual Party in the Park in July.
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           <title>Competition revived in memory of Seend's ‘Pumpkin Joe</title>
           
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  A pumpkin competition is being revived in Seend in memory of villager Joe Burbidge.
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