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Stories for 29 October 2002
Bath Leisure
Robin will be streets ahead
DECEMBER 12- JANUARY 19: Robin Hood And Babes In The Wood, Theatre Royal, Bath. more...
Private collectors show off their masterpieces
AUTUMN: IMPORTANT works of art are going on show at the Holburne Museum, in Bath, this autumn. more...
Corrie star to be Robin
DEC 12 - JAN 19: CLAIRE McGLINN, better known as Coronation Street's sparky schoolteacher Charlie Ramsden, is to take the lead role in the Theatre Royal's Christmas pantomime, Robin Hood And The Babes In The Wood. more...
Wilde's quips savoured by British stars
AN all-star British cast enjoy themselves amid the wonderful costumes and sumptuous dialogue that abounds in Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (U). more...
High jinks with Spidey
SPIDERMAN (12) is an excellent re-working of the classic Marvel Comics saga, worthy of comparison to Tim Burton's Batman from 1988. more...
Get some hot Latin flavour into your life
THE bars in Bath spilled out on to the streets on the balmy September evening we went to Las Iguanas. more...
A bite before curtain up
CLASSIC cuisine in elegant surroundings, Popjoys in Bath offers an experience in refined dining. more...
Light, airy venue has stunning menu
TAKING a break from the football, my partner and I decided to try a restaurant we hadn't been to before, and Clarkes wine bar and restaurant sounded promising. more...
A taste of Japan in the city of Bath
AS we couldn't afford tickets to this year's World Cup, Martin and I decided we would have to make do with a taste of Japan a little closer to home. more...
Splash out on meal at the Bathtub
The Bathtub Bistro in Bath is a wonderful little eatery tucked away down Grove Street, off Pultney Street. If you didn't know it was there you would miss it, but once found you will keep going back. more...
A slice of Neopolitan
I HAD heard lots of good things on the grapevine about the food at Zio, and, still in mourning for the loss of BYO restaurant Hullabaloos, that Zio replaces, I was intrigued. more...
Bath's French fancy
IF YOU sit in the airy comfort of Raphael on a sultry summer night, sipping a glass of chilled chardonnay, you can easily imagine yourself in any one of Europe's most glorious capital cities. more...
Business News
Bleak times for C&W workforce
THE 150 strong workforce at Cable & Wireless Global's £100 million web posting centre in Swindon are about to discover their fate. more...
Wiltshire helps to find the answers
TECHNOLOGY developed in Wiltshire will help scientists unlock the secrets of our very existence. more...
Clare joins solicitors' personal injury team
CLARE Salmon, has been appointed as a personal injury solicitor at the Swindon office of solicitors Thring Townsend. more...
Have a red tape day ...
THE UK's leading small firms group, the Federation of Small Businesses has welcomed the Government's latest consultation document on red tape. more...
Highworth News
Quick on the draw
AROUND 90 members of the public, aged from three to 80 years, took part in the Big Draw held in Highworth Library on Saturday, October 19. more...
Sport Football
Dragons' Lair
CHIPPENHAM Town head to Wales tonight hoping for an improvement on their previous trip over the Severn Bridge. more...
Sport Rugby
Poor chippenham suffer Stow blow
LACKLUSTRE Chippenham saw their South West Two East hopes dealt a serious blow as they collapsed to a 31-16 defeat at Stow. more...
Ciren stun their hosts
CIRENCESTER 2nds launched an astonishing second-half comeback to pip their Minety counterparts 28-26. more...
Baxter boosts Bassett
YOUNG fly-half Mike Baxter grabbed a total of 26 points as Wootton Bassett 2nds continued their fine form with a superb 41-40 victory over Cheltenham North 2nds. more...
Swindon News
Brunel's genius is matched only by Swindon's shame
I WATCHED the recent BBC TV programme Great Britons about Brunel and his staggering feats of genius in creating the Great Western Railway, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the first transatlantic liner; but it made no mention of Swindon, its superb railway station and workshops and the exquisite model village he created for the workforce. more...
Jeremy is a star, not the car
Re the Evening Advertiser report last Thursday entitled "Churchill trails Brunel's wake". more...
Standing firm for freedom
BARRIE Hudson is to be congratulated for writing with such insight and clarity (`A look at life', October 26). He gives a perfect description of the scenario that allows Swindon Council to be incompetent, inefficient and wasteful yet arrogant enough to presume it can stifle freedom of speech. more...
Identity parade
THE husband of a Wiltshire woman who was shot dead while on holiday in South Africa was expected to attend a police identity parade today (Tues 29 Oct). more...
Make sure Halloween is peaceful this year
POLICE are urging parents to ensure their children behave responsibly on Halloween night. more...
The light fantastic is just as fantastic
THE magic of a bygone era was recreated when people who frequented a popular Swindon ballroom in the 1940s and 50s had a reunion in aid of the Prospect Hos-pice. more...
Motorist arrested twice within a year of passing his test
TEENAGER David Todd only passed his test a year ago but he has already been arrested twice for driving while disqualified. more...
Police question man in hit and run accident
POLICE are investigating an alleged hit and run accident in Swindon. more...
History goes under the hammer again
A KING, a Kaiser, an air ace and the man who made Swindon famous all feature in an auction in the town next week. more...
Electricity due to be restored after gales
SOME 200 rural homes were due to have electricity restored today in the aftermath of gales which caused widespread destruction across the country on Sunday, killing seven people. more...
Business brains and beauty
GEORGINA Akers is the only person in Wiltshire this year to earn a prestigious qualification in beauty therapy. more...
Golden find in the street
RETIRED Kenneth Parker found more than he bargained for when he was out shopping in Swindon town centre. more...
Novel way to spice up fundraising for school
SCHOOL fundraisers have hit on a novel idea an Ann Summers sale. more...
Anchors away for the young sailors
ADVENTURE Zone at Keynes Country Park is helping local children to get their feet wet during the half-term break. more...
Feat of clay is on way!
A NEW landform made from half a million cubic metres of brown clay is set to change the landscape in Blunsdon. more...
Wardens to put children through their paces
CHILDREN from primary schools in Parks and Walcot will battle it out in a five-a-side football tournament with a difference tomorrow. more...
More mayhem is expected on motorway
MORE pain is on the way for drivers using the M4 between Swindon and London. more...
Pub will host a green day
ENVIRONMENTAL group Greenpeace is holding an open day and benefit concert in Old Town next month. more...
How low can they go?
BURGLARS have plumbed a new low in crime against Swindon's elderly people. They are using Swindon Council's emergency Homeline service as a front to steal from residential and private homes. more...
Council tax rise may help to pay for £9m school bonus
EXCLUSIVE: SCHOOLS are set for a £9 million boost under plans drawn up by Swindon Council. more...
Campaign aims to stop airgun horror
AIRGUN hooligans are under fire from the RSPCA, which is asking MPs to clamp down on the use of the weapons. more...
Miracles can happen
THE special care baby unit at Princess Margaret Hospital is a place of high emotion held in check. more...
A haven for the homeless
A HOUSING project for vulnerable women in Swindon has opened in Old Town after a £500,000 facelift. more...
How could they?
THE theft of a lantern from her husband's grave has left Pauline Watson feeling devastated. more...
Goddess crews are still ready for action
IT is a case of as you were for Army and Navy personnel gearing up to provide emergency cover for Swindon in case of a firefighters' strike. more...
Council hopes to give deprived areas an extra boost
DEPRIVED areas of Swindon could benefit from major regeneration projects that have been proposed by the borough council. more...
Together we can beat the conmen
IT is less than a week since we highlighted the disturbing increase in the number of distraction burglaries taking place in Swindon. more...
Ban these guns
THE RSPCA's call to ban airguns will no doubt upset the gun lobby. more...
Warminster News
Identity parade
THE husband of a Wiltshire woman who was shot dead while on holiday in South Africa was expected to attend a police identity parade today (Tues 29 Oct). more...
Identity parade
THE husband of a Wiltshire woman who was shot dead while on holiday in South Africa was expected to attend a police identity parade today (Tuesday). more...
Wiltshire News
Identity parade
THE husband of a Wiltshire woman who was shot dead while on holiday in South Africa was expected to attend a police identity parade today. more...
Wiltshire Sport
Backlash!
STEVE MILDENHALL has warned his Notts County colleagues to beware the backlash of a wounded Dutchman this evening. more...
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