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Stories for 8 June 2000
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IS LOW MORALE A CAUSE HERE?
your recent article on teacher shortages in Swindon and in particular at Greendown School and the letter from Coun Nick Martin (June 2) prompt some questions. more...
APPALLING RECORD ON TRANSPORT
I REFER to Coun Barnes letter (May 31) entitled Doing our best which was a response to my letter (May 25). more...
SOME AFTERCARE
WHEN I was discharged from PMH on May 16 I was informed that the district nurse would call until I was able to go to the doctor's surgery and would help me in every way. They were joking. more...
RARE MANNERS
HOW I agree with What has happened to good old fashioned manners (June 2). Even on TV, if a child is given something they never say thank you, they just grab. more...
USEFUL STAMPS
SUSSEX Pet Rescue and Cat Welfare Sussex, two Southern based animal rescue charities, run totally by volunteers and entirely dependant on donations, are appealing to anybody who still has Co-op stamps or Green Shield stamps to donate them. more...
AT LAST, WE HAVE A HOME OF OUR OWN
THE Christian Outreach Centre has moved to its own permanent home in Swindon for the first time. more...
IT'LL BE A HOT TIME IN THE OLD SWAMP
THE thumping sounds of Louisiana cajun and zydeco swamp music will hit the ears of Swindon music lovers this weekend. more...
PROTESTERS BATTLE TO END THIRD WORLD DEBT
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for the cancellation of third world debt gathered outside a Swindon church to highlight the crisis. more...
WALKERS FACE A MYSTERIOUS CHALLENGE
NINE staff from a Swindon company will take part in a mystery mountain walk this month. more...
JOINT PLAN MOVES STEP CLOSER
ARCHITECTS have now been employed by the team working on plans for a joint emergency services control room in Wiltshire. more...
MARATHON MAN PRESENTS CHEQUE TO LIFE-SAVING TEAM
A LIFESAVING organisation has been given a cash hand-out after a Swindon runner crossed the finish line of this year's London Marathon in under five hours. more...
MUSICAL INVITATION
A FREE concert is being held in Highworth for anyone living in or around the town. more...
ALL SET FOR A CLASS REUNION
PREPARATIONS are gathering pace for a reunion party for former pupils of Hreod Burna Secondary School. more...
LET BATH RUGBY TAKE THE STRAIN!!!
THE ARENA OF DREAMS
SWINDON Town has been given approval to forge ahead with plans to create a new multi-million pound stadium. more...
TRIPLE CELEBRATION AS THREE HIT 100
THE QUEEN'S secretary will have been working overtime to keep up with birthday celebrations at a Wroughton residential home this year. more...
RELICS RESCUED AS PUB HITS THE DUST
PRIZED Victorian artefacts have been saved from a future in the scrapyard after being pulled from a demolished Swindon pub. more...
DETERMINED TO GO OUT WITH A BANG
OAKFIELD School, which will close next month because of falling numbers, is determined to go out in style. more...
APPEAL OVER OLD BALLROOM IS WITHDRAWN
BAR owner Gael Mackenzie has withdrawn an appeal against a decision not to allow him a liquor and late night opening licence for the old Locarno Ballroom. more...
GOVERNMENT ORDERS NEW VOTE ON HOMES
A DECISION to build more than 100 homes on an historic Swindon sports ground could be reversed after Government officers ordered it must be voted on again. more...
SPLASHING GOOD FUN!
DAREDEVIL youngsters from the disabled sports group, Pathfinders, were given the chance to experience the thrills of water skiing. more...
SCHOOLS LOOK TO THE FUTURE
SWINDON has been selected to stage the first in a series of nationwide roadshows that will visit schools across Britain. more...
Swindon Sport
EURO 2000 Deputy Sports Editor John Carter gives his views on the battle of Europe The future will b
NINE times out of ten my heart rules my head when it comes to picking a winner for the top sporting events. more...
Edgar is the man to light up Dutch
MIDFIELD powerhouse Edgar Davids will rule the roost in Rotterdam. more...
How I want England to line-up
GARETH BARRY must start at left-back if England are to progress beyond the group stage at Euro 2000. more...
Robins line-up under wraps for cup battle RACING ON by DAVE EATON
A PLACE in the quarter-finals of the Premier League Knock Out Cup beckons for Swindon Robins following their fine performance at Reading on Monday night. more...
Steel on sidelines
INJURED rider Mark Steel will be back at Blunsdon tonight to watch the cup tie. more...
EXCLUSIVE: New stadium could play host to World Cup matches in 2006 cup dream
WORLD CUP football could be on its way to Swindon if the dream of a new stadium is realised. more...
Evening Advertiser COMMENT
FOUR months ago Swindon Town Football Club was at rock bottom tumbling towards extinction. more...
CALLARD'S IN CHARGE Adver columnist takes control by MATT REEDER
JON CALLARD was unveiled as the new head coach of Bath Rugby this morning. more...
Bright start for Howell
DAVID HOWELL made an encouraging start in the opening round of the inaugural Wales Open at Celtic Manor, Newport. more...
Disabled golfers set the greens alight in championship DRIVING ALL AMBITIONS
THE Broome Manor club has played host to the British Open Disabled Championship for the sixth successive year. more...
Bassett event is a runaway success
THE second annual Wootton Bassett Town Football Club small-sided tournament proved to be more successful than last year. Ballards Ash saw an influx of spectators to the sports ground with more teams having entered the three sections, under eights, under tens and under 12s. more...
Sixes feast at Corsham
This weekend sees one of the largest 6-a-side football tournaments in the South West, with over 290 teams taking part. more...
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