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Stories for 21 November 2001
Bath News
First class way to waste cash
MARK SPARROW COLUMN: SOMETIMES you really do have to wonder how such a hapless bunch of dunderheads came to be running this once-great city of ours. more...
Talking in tongues
WELCOME to the fourth in our popular School of Thought series, in which we reveal the lessons truly learned by those in search of knowledge, wisdom and a school dinner. more...
Tymes a-changin'
ALL-girl band Tymes 4 have appeared at Writhlington School as part of their nationwide schools tour. more...
May the trailer be with you
Bath movie fans can get their first glimpse of next year's most anticipated movie with the first official trailer for the new Star Wars film, now showing in the city. more...
Staff dress just the job
STAFF at Bath JobCentre dressed up for the day on Friday to raise cash for Children In Need. more...
Shooting from the hips
REBECCA SHIELDS COLUMN: It's hard to believe I know, but Easter is only 135 days away and I'm already getting excited. more...
Bearded, jolly and hard up?
A vacancy is currently being advertised at the JobCentre's offices in James Street West for a welcome seasonal visitor. more...
Streetlife action
TEN homeless people in Bath will get the chance to have their story preserved on video in a project being financed by Statement, the media arts development agency for Bath & North East Somerset Council. more...
A real estate with style
DRIVE REVIEW: THERE'S no good reason why the joys of this Mitsubishi should have been such a surprise. more...
Chips are down
ELDERLY residents in Oldfield Park say they are devastated by the closure of the district's last fish and chip shop. more...
Museum is dedicated follower of fashion
The Museum of Costume's much-awaited Dress of the Year has finally gone on display. more...
Just what you never wanted
Bath shoppers claim that buying gifts for close family members is often the toughest part of Christmas, with one relative always proving impossible to buy for come the festive season. more...
Festive market comes to town
BATH is set to go Christmas crazy next Thursday when the city welcomes the launch of its first-ever Christmas market along with the switching on of the festive lights. more...
Functional but desolate
MOORLAND Road, as you can see from this week's cover story, is the bustling heart of Oldfield Park; the district's very own Oxford Street, if you will, with everything from video shops to butchers to keep your purse and wallet well exercised. more...
Has Bean
Temple of Tea: The Royal Crescent Hotel Pimpernel's in fact, the restaurant in the grounds of this great hotel. Superb surroundings in which to take tea and yes, it's open to non-residents. more...
Community spirit
CHURCH REVIEW: Type of worship: Church of England more...
Buying for your pampered pets
THIS week the we launch our definitive guide to buying gifts for your family, friends and other assorted acquaintances over the Christmas season. more...
Astronomer is a star performer
One of the world's leading scientists will be delivering the annual Christmas Lecture at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution next month. more...
Business News
GWR suffers from fall in advertising
Classic FM owner GWR recorded sharply lower profits as a loss in advertising revenue took the shine off record listener numbers. more...
Christmas shoppers wooed with a Daihatsu
THIS gleaming Daihatsu 4x4 off-roader will be driven away by one lucky shopper after a prize draw next month. more...
Majestic's drink
Drinkers taking advantage of cheaper champagne prices added sparkle to the half-year figures of wine warehouse chain Majestic, which has a major store in Gorse Hill, Swindon. more...
Grid confident
Electricity-to-telecoms group National Grid remained confident of meeting its targets despite falling into the red at the half-year stage. more...
Welcome to all the family
A TRIO of friendly faces put into practice what the name suggests a warm welcome is exactly what visitors get when they pop into the Welcome Centre in Park North. more...
Sport Angling
Ponting's prize
There was a really good turn out of nearly 100 anglers for the Danny Bohane Memorial match fished on Marlborough AC's waters at Wolfhall, Brimslade and Farmers. more...
Diary
Weekend/future angling activities. more...
Sport Rugby
BATH HANDED PLAYER BOOST
Full-back Matt Perry and lock Steve Borthwick should be free to resume their club duties with Bath this weekend after being left out of England's 22 to face South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. more...
Stfc Sport
D-Day looms for Kuffour
JO KUFFOUR'S stay at the County Ground will come to an end this week if Roy Evans cannot give the striker guarantees about the future direction of the club. more...
Digby aims to be Razor sharp
FORMER Town hero Fraser Digby is planning a miserable London return for Razor Ruddock. more...
Swindon News
Funds must be found for beds
Your article "Elderly care homes face cash crisis" (Evening Advertiser, November 13) fails to indicate the near absolute dependence of both the acute hospital sector of the NHS (i.e. PMH in Swindon) and the mental health sector of the NHS on private sector residential and nursing homes. more...
Any memories of the old days?
King William Street Primary School in Old Town celebrates its 130th birthday this year. more...
Fair deals for pensioners
WHEN Council Tax replaced the Poll Tax the Government made provision for a 25 per cent discount for people living on their own whatever the size of their property. more...
Ageism in the workplace
AS chairman of the (local) Friendship Centre of the Association of Retired and Persons Over (ARP/050), I would like to draw attention to an important Bill which comes up for its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday. more...
Wheelchair woe
I TOOK my father-in-law to the Remembrance Day service at the Town Hall. more...
Going crackers!
I AM writing to ask your readers to support The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund during Children's Cancer Awareness Month which runs throughout December. more...
No conscience
Your correspondent Trevor Hancock (14/11) asserts that on examining the facts the Christian religion will be found reasonable, worthy of individual faith, and morally unimpeachable. more...
PMH thank you
On November 15 I went into Princess Margaret's Hospital for an operation. I am at home again now recovering but I would like to thank the doctors and nurses who looked after me on Bishopstone Ward. more...
Pub re-opens
SWINDON: One of the town centre's oldest pubs was due to officially reopen today after being closed for two months for refurbishment. more...
With her kings, Hannah is queen of the cards
YOUNG artist Hannah Jones wowed judges with her colourful drawing of the Three Kings. more...
Travellers return to Chiseldon site
TRAVELLERS have broken into a camp site in Chiseldon which was closed after £20,000 of damage was caused there earlier this year. more...
Mayor is ugly sister
PINEHURST: Swindon Mayor Coun David Cox is to make an appearance as an ugly sister at the North Swindon Family Centre's production of Cinderella. more...
Motorway collision
WILTSHIRE: A driver was left with serious injuries after an accident on the M4. more...
Dead man's identity
SWINDON: A pedestrian struck and killed by a car on the main A419 road on Sunday has been identified as a 24-year-old local man. more...
Making music
FROM Land's End to John O'Groats, from Shetland to the Isles of Scilly, wherever a stereo is switched on, the echoes lead back to Swindon or many of them do at least. more...
Designer apartments for the up and coming in new look Swindon
HOUSEBUILDER Linden Homes Western is soon to release for sale an exclusive development of apartments in Bridge Street, Swindon called SN1. more...
Schools get their results
SCHOOL and college performance tables will be published tomorrow on the day the Government's Education Secretary Estelle Morris comes to Swindon. more...
Triumph for small school
ONE of Wiltshire's smallest schools has dragged itself out of the mire with a triumphant new Ofsted report. more...
Santa visits fair
WALCOT: A Christmas fair with Santo in his grotto, hair braiding, a raffle with a Micra bike as top prize, tombola, stalls, refreshments and Innerspace Road Show providing the music is at the Walcot Dome, Burleigh Close, Walcot East on Saturday December 1 from 1pm to 4pm. more...
Help decorate tree
WROUGHTON: Volunteers are wanted to help with dressing 28 Christmas trees on Sunday November 25 from 10.30am in the Ellendune Centre as part of the festivities. more...
Dance to Irish band
SWINDON: A dance run by the Celtic Academy of Irish Dancing, with music by Together Again, is at the Thistle Hotel, Fleming Way on Saturday November 24 from 9pm. more...
Asbestos dust kills a railman
A RETIRED railway wor-ker died from the Swindon cancer, mesothelioma, an inquest heard. more...
Town has escaped a playing field row
Swindon has escaped being dragged into a new political row over the sale of playing fields for building development. more...
Pudsey is a winner
COUNCIL parking officer Tony Wren has been invited to see the mayor after raising £500 for Children in Need. more...
Vicar's talk on war
WILTSHIRE: The Rt Rev Riah Hanna El-Assal, the Bishop of Jerusalem, will speak on the Endangered Church of Jerusalem at Sarum St Martin Church in Salisbury on Monday, November 26 at 7.30pm. more...
Fair has it licked
RODBOURNE CHENEY: The next of the stamp and postcard fairs held regularly at the Western Community Centre in Somerset Road will take place on Saturday, December 1, running from 9.30am until 4.30pm. more...
Secret life of bats
CIRENCESTER: A 51-year-old former chemistry teacher has become the National Trust's first ever bat conservation officer. more...
Pictures on show
HIGHWORTH: The Highworth Artist's Society is holding an exhibition of members' paintings at the Saracens Head Hotel. more...
Cash boost to cut down wait times
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital is to receive more than £90,000 in cash to help its A&E department recruit more nurses and carry out restructuring. more...
Honouring all who make life better
A NEW award has been launched to reward those people who make Swindon a better place. more...
Christmas appeal
WILTSHIRE: Wiltshire Air Ambulance has launched its Christmas appeal, with the launch of this year's diaries and Christmas Cards. more...
Water matters
SWINDON: Thames Water's chief executive, Bill Alexander, met Prime Minister Tony Blair this week to discuss how the UK water industry could contribute to sustainable development across the world. more...
Dancing for Prospect
SWINDON: The Celtic Academy of Irish Dance is holding a fundraising dance for the Prospect Hospice on Saturday at the Thistle Hotel in Fleming Way. more...
Welcome to all the family
A TRIO of friendly faces put into practice what the name suggests a warm welcome is exactly what visitors get when they pop into the Welcome Centre in Park North. more...
Please let me stay!
MOTHER-to-be Nicola Allka faces having her baby on a remote farm in Albania because her husband is likely to be deported. more...
Going online to beat the bullies
SWINDON is to have its own anti-bullying website even though the idea was rejected by councillors two weeks ago. more...
Councillor takes to the streets armed with a speed gun
A TOOTHILL councillor responded to residents' concerns about speeding cars by taking a speed gun to the streets. more...
Woman, 92, may leave home after burglary
THIEVES ransacked a 92-year-old woman's house and stole £3,000-worth of property. more...
Consult the oracle
SWINDON may be at loggerheads with Reading as it battles for city status, but it is happy to borrow ideas from the Berkshire town to help its redevelopment plans. more...
Service firm set to take on 100 workers
SERVICE company Endeva, which earlier this year set up its national headquarters in Swindon, today announced plans to take on another 100 workers. more...
Indecent assault
PARK SOUTH: A 37-year-old woman was indecently assaulted in an alleyway near Cranmore Avenue at around 8.30am yesterday. more...
Injured man dies
A pedestrian who was badly injured after being struck by a taxi outside the Old Manor Hospital in Salisbury a month ago has died without regaining consciousness. more...
Epidemic impact
SWINDON: The impact of the foot and mouth epidemic is being assessed by Swindon Council. more...
Printing press finds a home
A UNIQUE relic of the glory days of Fleet Street printing has gone on public display for the first time. more...
Co-operation is the way to go forward
IT is good to know that the rivalry between Reading and Swindon over city status does not mean we hate each other. more...
Wife should think again
THE story of Nicola Allka's determination to follow her refugee husband to Albania should concern every parent who has a teenage daughter. more...
Wiltshire News
Injured man dies
A pedestrian who was badly injured after being struck by a taxi outside the Old Manor Hospital in Salisbury a month ago has died without regaining consciousness. more...
Wiltshire Sport
D-Day looms for Kuffour
JO KUFFOUR'S stay at the County Ground will come to an end this week if Roy Evans cannot give the striker guarantees about the future direction of the club. more...
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