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Stories for 29 July 2002
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On path recovery
LUCENT FEATURE: The telecommunications industry has been particularly badly hit by the stock market crash. Here BILL CALTHROP looks at the position faced by Lucent Technologies, one of the leaders in the field, with five plants in Swindon and others in Wiltshire. more...
Restructuring for growth
LUCENT FEATURE: Lucent is a leading global supplier of communications networking equipment, holding strong leadership positions in internet infrastructure for service providers, optical networking, wireless networks and communications networking support and services. more...
How it all started
LUCENT FEATURE: 1876: Elisha Gray lost his race to invent the telephone; Alexander Graham Bell put in a patent application just hours before Gray filed one. more...
20-year push to the top for Patricia
LUCENT FEATURE: Patricia Russo is president and chief executive officer of Lucent Technologies. more...
Chairman is on his second term with
LUCENT FEATURE: Henry Schacht is chairman of Lucent Technologies. He returned to Lucent in October 2000 as chairman and CEO, having most recently served as chairman of the Lucent spinoff, Avaya, since March. more...
Colourful kites in weekend display
KITE fans can enjoy a special event at Lackham Country Park this weekend. A flying spectacular has been is organised by the White Horse Kite Flyers club on Sunday. more...
Confidence is still high says report
Up to 700 NHS support staff in Swindon and area will be able to take computer training as the result of a new partnership between Swindon College and the NHS. more...
CBI welcomes ideas for local air traffic
Businesses in the south west have welcomed the publication of studies on the future of the region's air services, according to the regional office of the Confederation of British Industry. more...
Shops prepare to stop thieves
SHOPKEEPERS in Trowbridge are bracing themselves for a rise in the number of attempted thefts when schools break up for the summer holidays. more...
Calne News
Girl cyclist killed
A 12-year-old girl died after a road accident near Lower Compton. A 45-year-old woman driving a silver Vauxhall Tigra was in collision with the girl, who was riding a bike. more...
Devizes News
Pets still left in hot cars
ANIMAL charity the RSPCA has warned that the hot weather across Wiltshire could spell danger for dogs. more...
Malmesbury News
Last cleaner to roll off Dyson line
THE last vacuum cleaner to be made at the Dyson factory in Malmesbury is due to roll off the production line on September 26. more...
Sport Cricket
Harvey's on song to put Sharks to the sword
Gloucestershire Gladiators stayed on course for the Division Two title after wrapping up their seventh Norwich Union League win of the season against toothless Sussex Sharks at Cheltenham yesterday. more...
Rowe tames Oxfordshire bowlers
A Russell Rowe-inspired Wiltshire got off to a solid start on the first day of their Minor Counties Championship Western Division match against rivals Oxfordshire. more...
Tufnell haul takes edge off Russell's Gloucestershire landmark
An eight-wicket Phil Tufnell haul took the shine off Jack Russell's 1,000th dismissal for Gloucestershire and helped table-topping Middlesex to a hard-earned draw in their Frizzell County Championship Division Two encounter at Cheltenham. more...
Sport Football
Newlands Quits
Brian Newlands has sensationally quit as manager of Devizes Town. more...
Smart result for Marine men
Swindon Supermarine came from behind again to win their second successive pre-season friendly, 3-1, against Aldershot. more...
Corinium christened with win
Cirencester Town claimed their first win at the Corinium Stadium on Saturday. more...
Town old boys return
Two first-half goals from Bristol City's Marvin Brown gave his side a 2-0 win over Fairford in an entertaining friendly at Cinder Lane on Friday. more...
Swindon News
Giant must be defeated
I REFER to your article regarding the traders of Havelock Street and Morley Street, and Westfield's lack of interest in meeting the traders' representatives. Does the big giant think it can ride roughshod over the little shops? more...
How can a life be `too expensive'?
LAST week, I watched a programme about people with terminal illnesses who have defied death and extended considerably the period they were initially given to live following diagnosis. more...
Pick on someone else, Peter
I THOUGHT Peter Heaton-Jones had finished writing his column, but, no, here he is again. more...
All I want is a quiet time
SWINDON becomes a more horrifying nightmare every week. more...
I am no racist
CORRESPONDENCE regarding the pros and cons of immigration is in danger of becoming both repetitive and boring so I intend to make this my last letter on the subject. more...
Excellent care
FOLLOWING my emergency admission to Princess Margaret Hospital in April with a heart attack, I would like to place on record my sincere thanks to the paramedics, the Accident and Emergency Unit and Cardiac Care Unit for their care and attention during my stay in hospital. more...
Talking sex issue
ONCE again the issue of teenage pregnancy is prominent in the media with calls from some MPs for a review into the government's strategy for tackling it. more...
New mat gives judo club happy landings
SHAW Judo Club has been given a little more bounce after being awarded a grant to buy a new mat. more...
Riding towards a cure
MORE than 250 cyclists put on a huge display of pedal power at Lydiard Park taking part in the Cycle for Life event organised by Cancer Research UK. more...
Hi-tech prize connects Rose to loved ones
ROSE Dash is surfing the internet for the first time thanks to radio station Swindon 107 FM. more...
Looking back at golden age
MOTORING enthusiasts from all over the country packed out the eighth annual Wroughton Nostalgia Show. more...
Army of youngsters wanted
AN army of schoolchildren is being enlisted to help clean up the borough. more...
It's all pie in the sky
The Advertiser told last week how Paul Doherty, chief executive of Swindon Council, is resigning amid pressures from councillors. Today, IAN FANNON looks back at six years of grand speeches and failing services. more...
Car park closes for repair
A MAJOR Swindon car park was today closing for six weeks for essential maintenance. more...
Warning on quarry `fun'
CHILDREN who play in quarries and marine wharves over the summer holidays are risking their lives, says the Quarry Products Association. more...
Woman cut from car
Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment to free a woman trapped in a car following an accident on the eastbound carriageway of the M4 between junctions 16 and 17. more...
MP fighting to upgrade hearing aids
SOUTH Swindon MP Julia Drown is fighting to make digital hearing aids available on the NHS. more...
Education boss named
THE new director of education for Swindon Council has been announced. more...
All for little Charlie
THE parents of four-year-old cancer sufferer Charlie Jarvis today described the support of the people of Swindon as "humbling". more...
Witnesses wanted
Police are appealing for witnesses after an irate driver is alleged to have stopped his dark blue Renault Laguna incident along Pennine Way around 11.20am on Thursday and remonstrated with two 11-year-old boys sitting on the embankment who allegedly threw an object at his vehicle. more...
Visit on Digital day
Wessex Digital Imaging Group is to receive a visit from American software giant Adobe at a Digital Day in Swindon. more...
Dressed up for the big day
THE countdown to the wedding of the Bride of the Year 2002 has well and truly begun. more...
Pets still left in hot cars
ANIMAL charity the RSPCA has warned that the hot weather across Wiltshire could spell danger for dogs. more...
White cat is found
If you have lost a small white cat in Grange Park you will find her at Shaw Veterinary Centre in West Swindon. more...
Say it with flowers and remember a loved one
WOULD you like to sponsor a display at the Wroughton Methodist Church Flower Festival over the harvest festival weekend? more...
Roads get £220,000 overhaul
WORK was due to start today to repair the surfaces of the borough's rural roads. more...
Abandoned baby boy is doing well
THIS is the baby left abandoned in a hedgerow near Purton. The week-old child is continuing to be cared for by nurses at Princess Margaret Hospital. more...
Clean up your act
Fly-tippers and a minority of irresponsible residents are turning our town into a wasteland. VICTORIA TAGG reports on the growing problem of rubbish and looks at ways to solve it. more...
They have the same eyes!
WHEN Les Stables dug up some potatoes at his allotment he got more than he bargained for a monster potato that bears a passing resemblance to his dog! more...
Organic incentives scheme welcomed
FARMER Helen Browning today welcomed Government plans to divert subsidies worth hundreds of millions of pounds into organic farming. more...
Please don't send in the bulldozers
THE campaign to save small businesses in Havelock Street and Morley Street got underway as traders started a petition to prevent their shops being demolished. more...
Back to class by Christmas
SCHOOL phobic Gemma Maisey has taken her first tentative steps on the road back to the classroom by joining a special unit in Swindon. more...
Work is about to start on road link for lorries
A ROAD link is to be constructed between Garrard Way and Marshgate, Swindon, to provide a direct route for lorries. more...
Wood Street gets facelift
PLANS are afoot to renovate tired-looking gaps in Old Town's Wood Street. more...
Let's make people clean up their act
TODAY Mayor Stan Pajak issues a rallying call to the people of Swindon to help clean up our town. more...
A fair chance to keep trading
THE plan to redevelop Swindon's shopping centre must be welcomed. more...
Wiltshire News
Girl cyclist killed
A 12-year-old girl died after a road accident near Lower Compton. A 45-year-old woman driving a silver Vauxhall Tigra was in collision with the girl, who was riding a bike. more...
Wiltshire Sport
Parkin's in Limbo
ANDY KING will target a young Sunderland striker to lead his attack if Chelsea continue to dither over the future of Sam Parkin. more...
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