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Stories for 03 July 2003
Amesbury News
Plain towns at heart of community plan
A FAR-REACHING plan to improve the images of Tidworth and Ludgershall, strengthening the role both towns play in the local community, is going public. more...
Partner chosen for £22m hospital plans
PLANS to build a £22m extension to Salisbury District Hospital moved forward this week, as the board of Salisbury Health Care NHS Trust named Canmore Partnership Limited as its preferred provider to fund and build the new block. more...
School crusade for safer cycling
A SCHOOL is urging parents to ensure their children wear helmets when they ride their bikes, after confusion and controversy broke out at a sponsored cycling event. more...
Allenby delay
Project Allenby, the complex multi-£billion scheme to provide new barracks, improved living accommodation and a range of support services at most of the Army sites around Salisbury Plain, has failed to make its latest deadline. more...
Till Valley day centre marks 22nd birthday
ELDERLY folk using a much-loved day centre in Shrewton were treated to a knees-up as they celebrated the centre's 22nd birthday. more...
I declare this fete open
Kelly Morgan, Britain's top woman javelin thrower, officially opens the Friends of Durrington Infants' School summer fete on Saturday. Held in the school grounds, the fete had a host of stalls, as well as country dancing, a jazz-dancing display, pony rides and a bouncy castle. more...
Chairman quits over club's policy on smoking
THE chairman of the Royal British Legion club in Shrewton has resigned in protest after the club's committee took the decision to revert their lounge to a smoking area. more...
Lifesaving club wins top trophy
A LIFESAVING club has been rewarded for its 100 per cent record. more...
Pupils in Team Enterprise win
PUPILS from Stonehenge School, Amesbury, have beaten off fierce competition to win the south-west regional final of Team Enterprise - part of the Young Enterprise umbrella. more...
Business News
Hoping to make a little bit of history
CHRIS Kinchin-Smith admits his job is more like a bed of nails than a bed of feathers. more...
Easy access, better routes and reliability that's the ticket
More people in Swindon are using buses according to Thamesdown Transport. more...
Calne News
Waste site protesters present petition
PROTESTERS opposing the building of a waste incinerator at Compton Bassett have presented an 1,800-name petition to the official inquiry. more...
Giant pullers at steam rally
IT is full steam ahead for this weekend's Heddington and Stockley Steam Rally at Home Farm, Heddington. more...
All change for swimmers at school pool
THE newly-refurbished swimming pool changing rooms at St Dunstan's School, in Calne, are now open, thanks to months of work by parents. more...
Parents give thanks for saving baby's life
MIRACLE baby Lily Pinniger celebrated her first birthday last week and to mark the occasion her parents and 200 friends and family enjoyed a fundraising party for Great Western Hospital's special care baby unit. more...
Texan star to top the bill
FOR the first time in its 14-year history, Wiltshire's only country music festival will have an American artist wowing the crowds. more...
Chippenham News
Families' fun day pictures relayed to Iraq
THE wives and children of Hullavington's 9 Supply Regiment, currently serving in the Gulf, enjoyed an exciting trip to Legoland last week. more...
Festival takes stock of talent
GLASTONBURY has one of the world's greatest festivals and this year Crudwell celebrated it own musical talent at Crudstock. more...
Young design arts website
SEVEN young people from Corsham have been involved in a multi-media project, creating animated films and designing the website for Wiltshire Youth Arts Partnership. more...
Dispute still rages on future of garden
CELEBRITY gardeners Barbara and Ian Pollard are still in dispute with planners despite an attempt at peacemaking. more...
New kerbside recycling scheme will be delayed
AN eagerly awaited kerbside recycling scheme for north Wiltshire towns has been set back two months because collection vehicles will not be ready in time. more...
New traffic plan to ease Proms chaos
LACOCK Proms organiser TFE Concerts Ltd is making radical changes to their parking plans for this year's event, after last year's parking fiasco. more...
Diabetes sufferer is awarded top medal
BRAVE diabetes sufferer, Diana Lawrence, has been presented with the coveted Alan Nabarro Medal, in recognition of her 50-year fight against the debilitating illness. more...
Gardeners get tips from top presenter
BBC gardener Reg Moule was on hand to impart his vast knowledge of everything horticultural, at the Pound Hill Garden and Plant Centre's charity open day. more...
Bid for cash for homes
NORTH Wiltshire District Council leader Ruth Coleman has taken the lead in a bid to secure money for affordable homes for local people. more...
Festival is moved from bank holiday
WILTSHIRE Festival organisers are planning to shift the Party in the Park to September 6 in a bid to attract a major headline act. more...
Family flee farm blaze
A YATTON Keynell family had a lucky escape after a fire ripped through the roof of their 18th century farmhouse while they slept. more...
Warning on land shortage
A CHRONIC shortage of employment land in Chippenham will be highlighted by a local property expert during a discussion on the Cocklebury Road site today. more...
Praised college must make cuts
WILTSHIRE College will be named as one of the top further education providers in the country by Ofsted inspectors tomorrow. more...
Card fraud for adult calls
POLICE have issued warnings to credit cardholders to step up their security after a 48-year-old man's card number was used to pay for calls to adult chatlines. more...
Dry cleaners is forced out
A DRY cleaners in Chippenham has been forced to close after landlords repossessed its Market Place premises. more...
Man's skull in river could be prehistoric
A HUMAN skull dating from prehistoric times, which was fished out of the River Avon, near Chippenham, by a local canoeist, will be put on display at the town's Heritage Centre. more...
Police fail to act as travellers move in
GRITTLETON farmer Jonny Walker is writing to Chippenham police to complain about his treatment after travellers moved on to his land, ripping up his gate and leaving the field strewn with rubbish. more...
Plea for news on sculpture
A BRONZE sculpture of John Lennon by Neston artist Laura Lian was snatched from a shop in Bath on Friday. more...
Diamond pair dancing on
AN active life, plenty of dancing and good wholesome food are the secrets of success for diamond wedding couple Grace and Percy Faulkner. more...
Charity hands out £22,400
THE trustees of the Chippenham Borough Lands charity made awards totalling just under £22,400 at their monthly meeting on Monday last week. more...
Ideas sought on Goldiggers
GOLDIGGERS is back on the market three years after the former nightclub closed its doors, and two years after a lease was granted to property developers E&J Redditch Ltd. more...
Devizes News
Church stalwart dies in car crash
TRIBUTES have been paid to church stalwart Ellis D'Souza after `she was killed in a head-on crash. more...
Police are assaulted after shop is damaged
TWO police constables were assaulted in the centre of Devizes as they tried to arrest people suspected of causing criminal damage during a weekend of disorder. more...
Police chief in appeal to court
DEVIZES' police chief Insp Pete Bowerbank has told magistrates how townspeople have suffered as a result of crime being committed by a small number of drunken offenders. more...
Café fulfils a dream
BUSINESS partners Kerry Osborne and Gillian Smith have opened their first sandwich shop in Devizes. more...
Get your ticket for town beer festival
DRINKERS are being warned to buy a ticket in advance for the Devizes Beer Festival on Saturday. more...
Crash driver goes for trial
SEEND motorist Neil Chester is to face trial by jury after pleading not guilty to causing the death by dangerous driving of motorcyclist Arthur Price. more...
Council joins battle to save town's court
DEVIZES town councillors have joined with their colleagues in Trowbridge to demand a judicial review of the decision to close the courthouses in their towns. more...
Parish says misleading welcome sign must go
BISHOPS Cannings Parish Council is continuing to protest against the Welcome to Devizes sign on the A361. more...
Henry hits right note
HENRY Chadwick is following in his father's footsteps by becoming a chorister at the age of eight. more...
Man admits sex assaults
PETER Abbots-Darbyshire, 53, of Caen Hill Gardens, Devizes, could face a prison sentence after admitting a string of sex assaults on young girls. more...
Friends spell out concerns
OWNERSHIP of equipment donated to Devizes Hospital by the League of Friends is to be investigated while talk goes on about the replacement community hospital. more...
Fire alert at kids' centre
DEVIZES Opportunity Centre's silver jubilee year nearly went off like a house on fire when firefighters had to be called to the building in Belle Vue Road on Tuesday morning. more...
Town to go on air waves for 28 days
A TEMPORARY radio station took to the air this week. more...
Carnival wins cash to expand workshops
DEVIZES carnival organisers are celebrating the award of two grants which will result in more costume making workshops being held. more...
Warning over cash card scam
IF your bank's cash machine swallows your cash card you may be the victim of a Lebanese loop, warn Devizes police. more...
Hospital sends mum home with infection
DEVIZES mother-of-three Tracy Barratt is demanding an explanation of why she was sent home from hospital with a gaping, infected hole in her side and no antibiotics to treat it. more...
Drug dealer is sent to jail
DRUG dealer David Coombes was told at a Crown court on Friday that but for people like him drugs would be less readily available. more...
Plans for new £9.8m hospital approved
THE granting of full planning permission for the new Savernake Hospital this week has coincided with news that the start of building will be delayed by two months. more...
Chief salutes fire stalwarts
TWO leading firefighters at Devizes Fire Station have received long service and good conduct medals from the county's chief fire officer Neil Wright in recognition of more than 20 years' service each. more...
Bid to fostercomposting
COMPOST bins are available for sale at the bargain price of £6 in a bid to encourage more people to recycle their kitchen and garden waste. more...
Health workers take to streets
HEALTH workers who say they have lived with broken promises over the provision of a new Devizes Hospital, took their protests against the latest threat on to the streets. more...
Two face court for theft from brewery
THREE men were caught red handed by the police stealing alcohol from Wadworth brewery in Devizes. more...
Now it's stars in your aisles
THE cream of British TV talent converged on Market Lavington, near Devizes, on Saturday for the wedding of top producer Tom Gutteridge and his long-term partner, Rosetta Bain. more...
Child care cash helps parents to find work
PARENTS in Wiltshire will have more help to go out and get training or a job thanks to £150,000 funding for childcare from the Government's New Opportunities Fund. more...
Lyneham campaigners scent defeat in the air
THE eagerly-awaited decision on the fate of RAF Lyneham will be made by July 17, but campaigners, including MP James Gray, say they fear the worst. more...
Step out with Bigfoot to raise cash for charity
THE Bigfoot three-day charity walk across the Marlborough Downs that raised £110,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society last year is on again at the end of August. more...
Artists open doors of studios for viewing
CAROLYN Newbigging, the wife of Wiltshire's High Sheriff, will be formally launching Marlborough's unique Open Studios event on Sunday. more...
999 centre to be fully operational by autumn
WILTSHIRE'S controversial joint emergency services control room at police HQ in Devizes, is set to be fully operational by the autumn. more...
Gripes about councils rise
THE number of complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman against local councils has risen. more...
Bus services set for change
NEW timetables are to be introduced on several bus services in western Wiltshire from Sunday following a review of public transport services funded by Wiltshire County Council. more...
Hunts claim ban will devastate rural life
HUNTING supporters have branded the Government bigots, after MPs voted overwhelmingly for a total ban on hunting with dogs. more...
Adapt and survive
THE tourist industry has been dealt a series of cruel blows in the last five years, with the horrors of BSE closely-followed by foot and mouth and then September 11, which saw overseas visitor figures drop to an all-time low. more...
Optimistic signs for a successful tourist season
Angela Powell, tourism officer for north Wiltshire said she has been greatly encouraged by this year's bookings and visitor figures. more...
Business booming on canal
TRAFFIC on the Kennet and Avon Canal recovered quite quickly from the aftermath of the foot and mouth outbreak, despite the whole length of the towpath being closed between February and May 2001. more...
Lights, action rescue drama
CASTLE Combe Racing Circuit has praised a Malmesbury traffic control engineer who dashed to the rescue when lights failed just hours before international races were due to start. more...
Persian life in pictures
A collection of historic photographs capturing aspects of Persian life and culture will go on display at the Fox Talbot Museum, in Lacock, from Saturday. more...
Shops may fill hole in dentistry market
NHS dental services could be available in supermarkets if a recommendation by a county council committee is taken up by the health authorities. more...
Teenager has global voice
TEENAGER Sarah Robbs jets off to America this week to voice her views on world issues. more...
Vive mes amis en France
A THOROUGHLY Continental atmosphere took over Corsham High Street on Saturday, for the annual French Market . more...
Community heroes pick up top honours
THE second annual People of Wiltshire Awards paid glowing tribute to the county's outstanding groups and individuals in a glitzy ceremony at the Neeld Hall on Monday. more...
Villages battle to be the best
THE battle for honours in this year's Wiltshire Best Kept Village competition is hotting up as the original 69 entries have now been whittled down to 13 at the end of the district heats. more...
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Putting county on map again
WILTSHIRE is the sort of county that many people drive through on their way to Devon or Cornwall but don't necessarily stop in. more...
Crisis college goes to top of the class
CHIPPENHAM College has been praised to the highest degree in a national report due out today but despite the accolade the college is still faced with having to make redundancies for next year. more...
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Time to face facts over theatre plan
I WAS interested in the letter by Rosemary Hill, the chairman Kennet Valley Arts Trust,on the subject of the proposed Riverside Theatre, Marlborough. more...
Federal option scares tights off all Tory MPs
THE weekly articles by James Gray, MP, all have a similar format in that they are long on political point scoring but short on factual content. more...
BT did not `move goalposts'
I write concerning the Gazette's recent article entitled "Cry of foul on Broadband bid." more...
I know town council is not `club'
I whole-heartedly agree with Malmesbury's deputy mayor Patrick Goldstone that public election to the town council is preferable to co-option of members for any spare places that arise. ("Council co-option is dubbed a farce" in last week's Gazette) and sympathise with Barrie Slade's comment. more...
Views were cut
Last week I was asked by Steve Knibbs of the BBC if I would agree to be interviewed on the subject of the imminent decision on the closure of RAF Lyneham. more...
Bernard praised
Bernard Rossiter has retired from Westlea Housing Association. I am writing both as a tenant of Westlea and as a North Wiltshire district and town councillor for Chippenham. more...
Kids need track
I WAS saddened to read in last week's Gazette of the closure of the small Moto Cross track on the edge of the Calne bypass. more...
Solstice marred by parking misery
THE summer Solstice has just been celebrated at Avebury. Because of the wonderful weather over the weekend, hundreds, maybe thousands of people have experienced a spectacular time. People came from all parts of the UK, and lots of foreign visitors. more...
Highway chiefs could set speed limit now
I am not the only person travelling around the Devizes area to notice the number of traffic calming schemes springing up all over the place. more...
Sacrifice lives on
ALTHOUGH Remembrance Day is on November 11 I wonder how many people took a little time to remember the Somme anniversary. more...
Malmesbury News
Shock as blaze engulfs garage
HOUSEHOLDER Alan Hoggett watched in horror as a fire ripped through his garage and workshop, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. more...
Jazz gala's council grant is cut again
MALMESBURY Jazz Festival, which is being sponsired by the Gazette, has had its grant from North Wiltshire District Council halved this year. more...
Museum in lottery bid
A BID is to be submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund to keep plans for redeveloping Malmesbury Town Hall on track. more...
Illegal mast will not be given permission
THE mast at Filands, as part of the emergency services communication network, looks set have its planning application refused. more...
Boys get their goal
KEEN footballers Fraser Goodfellow and Benedict Dart have scored a victory to get nets for the goal on their village green. more...
Major success for the Minor
AFTER a 2,000 mile drive across Britain, Mrs Morris, a 40-year-old Morris Minor, made it back to Malmesbury in one piece last week. more...
Villagers put on the summer merriment
SUMMERTIME promises a whole host of fun in the villages near Malmesbury in the next two weeks. more...
Bids of £5,000 for a single parking space
RESIDENTS in Malmesbury are calling for action on the desperate shortage of parking. more...
Hotel offers touch of class
WHATLEY Manor near Malmesbury re-opened this week after a multi-million pound makeover. more...
Memorial is rededicated
THE Malmesbury branch of the Royal British Legion wants to trace veterans' relatives for the rededication ceremony of a war memorial at Malmesbury School. more...
Pupils reunited after 40 years
FORMER Malmesbury School pupils met up for a reunion at the Kings Arms in the High Street on Saturday. more...
Marlborough News
Mixed message on trade from tourists
BUSINESSES in the Marlborough area which depend heavily on tourism say they have never got back to the levels before the foot and mouth outbreak. more...
Sculptor seeks out isolated workplace
SCULPTOR Jane Rickards has had to take an enforced break from her work because of a lack of premises. more...
Pewsey News
Pensioner shocked as thief walks in
AN 84-year-old Pewsey woman has been left shocked after a walk-in thief stole her handbag and jewellery. more...
Headteacher says farewell after 23 years
HEADTEACHER Judith Plante Cleall is taking early retirement from Pewsey Vale School at the end of the term. more...
Salisbury Features
Imber - "Ghost village" alive with music
by Anne Morris more...
Week highlights temps
NATIONAL Temps Week runs next week, which aims to highlight the work and role of temps in the workplace. more...
Salisbury News
Partner chosen for £22m hospital plans
PLANS to build a £22m extension to Salisbury District Hospital moved forward this week, as the board of Salisbury Health Care NHS Trust named Canmore Partnership Limited as its preferred provider to fund and build the new block. more...
120-home estate gets go-ahead
AFTER years of bitter wrangling, a controversial plan to build 120 homes in Laverstock has finally been approved. more...
Postmistress fights to save her store
A VILLAGE postmistress is running a one-woman campaign to save her store, by letting people know that they need not desert the post office in favour of city centre banks and businesses. more...
Hoax call caution
POLICE sealed off two streets in Salisbury on Monday morning after a telephone threat was made against Debenhams. more...
Air jamboree thrills crowds
CROWDS turned out to enjoy a unique gathering of vintage and classic aircraft at Old Sarum airfield on Sunday, when the De Haviland Tiger Moth Club held an air jamboree to celebrate 100 years of flying. more...
Kirsti's wizard time with Potter author
CLEVER Kirsti Biggs won herself a magic prize to spend a spell with Harry Potter creator JK Rowling. more...
Farmer wins green award
A WYLYE Valley farmer has won a top award from the Environment Agency. more...
Man, 39, jailed for rape of pensioner
A WILTON man who bound, gagged and raped a pensioner after developing an obsessive love for her which she did not return has been jailed for 10 years. more...
Terry joins protesters in London
TERRY Cannings, whose wife Angela is in prison for life for murdering two of their children, joined parents at a protest outside the High Court in London on Monday. more...
Salisbury Sport
Taking 'Stock of friendlies
HAMPSHIRE Division Two champions Laverstock & Ford begin pre-season training on Saturday at their Church Road ground. more...
Injury-ravaged South Wilts salvage a dras
A TORRID week closed with some pride for South Wilts as a severely weakened side salvaged a draw against dominant league leaders BAT Sports. more...
Shrewton march on in village contest
SHREWTON will visit Buckleigh in Somerset on Sunday after winning the regional final of the National Village Knockout competition. more...
Gwyn turns the game
Farley v Flamingo II more...
Nomansland run up grand total
NOMANSLAND racked up another monster total on Saturday against below-strength Broughton. more...
Cooke's cup of joy
SALISBURY women's rugby sensation Emily Cooke put an injury- troubled year behind her when she bounced back in style to help England secure a dramatic Churchill Cup Final triumph against Canada, writes Journal sports editor Mike Turner. more...
Kieren rises to Italian challenge
SALISBURY shotputter Kieren Kelly is to make his international debut at this weekend's athletics meeting in Italy after impressing selectors at last week's Norwich Union Euro-pean Under 23/Junior Trials & AAA's Champ-ionship event in Bedford. more...
Spoils shared in top of the table clash
SOUTH Wilts kept their feint hopes of winning the ECB Southern Electric Premier League Divi-sion One title alive when they held table toppers BAT Sports to a draw at Lower Bemerton. more...
Daryl's delight
DURRINGTON motor-cycle star Daryl Bolter registered his best-ever result at the weekend when finishing fifth in the three-hour UK Fast Eddy cross country Pro race. more...
Six wicket success as Naish carries bat
Hampshire Cricket League spotlight - Regional Division Two more...
Tennis - Ladies lead the victory march
SUCCESS for local teams in the weekend's Hants and IOW League matches was limited to the ladies of Salisbury and Victoria Park who each achieved maximum victories. more...
Jake nets fish of the day to win contest
HARNHAM Kingfisher's held its popular barbecue match at Witherington Farm Fishery on Sunday attended by 32 young anglers. more...
Rod & Line by Roland Batten
Over the last two seasons bream between 6lb and 9lb have been caught regularly from a syndicate stretch at Burgate with anglers also getting smashed by what they have believed to be big carp. more...
Sport Cricket
Old rivals to meet in Wiltshire cup final
JUNIOR CRICKET: CHIPPENHAM reached the county final of the Portman National under 15s club championship by defeating Marshfield by 38 runs. more...
Earl hits ton but ends on losing team
NORTH WILTS JUNIOR LEAGUE: Under 13s - ON a sunny and hot afternoon on Erlestoke's hard, fast and true pitch, visitors Calne had no hesitation in deciding to bat. more...
Malmesbury v Hinton Charterhouse
MALMESBURY gained a welcome victory in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Division Two thanks to an aggressive counter attack by the middle and lower order batsmen, followed by some accurate penetrating bowling. more...
Goatacre v Wootton Bassett
Ref. 10120WOOTTON Bassett travelled the short journey to Goatacre on Saturday and after losing the toss were asked to field. more...
Corsham v Basingstoke
Ref. 10110/9CORSHAM'S dreams of playing in a cup final at Lord's are over after a disappointing home defeat on Sunday. more...
Marlborough v Gloucester City
MARLBOROUGH produced an improved performance but still went down to another defeat. more...
Sport Football
More Swindon old boys out to impress Saunders
CHIPPENHAM Town began their pre-season training on Tuesday with a few familiar faces on parade, writes CRAIG LYUS. more...
Swindon News
Recycling goals are being thrown away
FOR the past couple of years I have been participating in Swindon Borough Council's commendable kerbside collection programme to recycle paper and cans to help reduce the amount of household waste that is being dumped in landfill sites across the county. more...
Sometimes military action is only answer
WE have all become used to the pacifist tirades which flow from the pen of Mr John Carter before each and every Fairford Air Tattoo (EA June 11) and this year is no exception. more...
Cadets are a credit for giving up time
THANK you to the Army Cadets at Church Place, Swindon for their donation of £600 that they have given to the charity TECH4D (Technology for Disabled). more...
Do we really need another ATC squadron in the town?
CAN I be the first to congratulate the staff and cadets of 2003 (Stratton) Squadron ATC on gaining full squadron status. more...
No referendum
HOW can Simon Coombs (EA June 27) say that a Conservative government would give the country a referendum on the draft European Constitution. more...
We were there
I WAS delighted to see the coverage in the Evening Advertiser on Wednesday of the first Open Studios event to be held in Swindon. more...
Change for Copper
A PAINLESS way for all charities to raise money is to ask their supporters to start a Copper collection. more...
Photo traced
I HAVE just received a letter from a Mrs Stewart of Swindon who has been successful in tracing a photograph of Wendy Plaister, the dancing teacher who was in Bath Road many years ago. more...
Store is fined for sale of fireworks to girl, 16
Ref. 25515-15THE managing director of a business who flouted the law by selling fireworks to a 16-year-old girl has been fined £1,500. more...
Study into preserving buildings
NEW ways of preserving historic buildings could be developed in a project being funded by a Swindon-based research organisation. more...
1.5 tonnes a week
COUNCIL contractors are keeping Swindon's streets and parks clear of dog mess, it is claimed. more...
Workers who give so much
Ref. 25499-4Gillian Thornton, 62, has been a member of Macmillan's Swindon committee for 22 years. She became the chairwoman three years ago. Her father Arnold Willson died from lung cancer at the age of 75 so Gillian knows first hand the importance of Macmillan care. Now she is eager to enrol new fundraisers to help raise £600,000 for the Swindon and Marlborough Macmillan appeal. more...
All set for the big parade
Ref. 25511-4AS the Old Town Festival enters its fourth day, preparations are well under way for the procession on Saturday. more...
Anti-war protest planned for RIAT
ANTI-WAR activists are planning peaceful protests during this year's Royal International Air Tattoo. more...
A lesson in change
Ref. 25491-82WORK to transform the former Gilbert's Hill School into 10 luxury apartments is finally complete. more...
Work until 70? Reg is still going at 90
Ref. 25513-68HONEST graft is a great tonic for both mind and body and more elderly people should give it a go, says 90-year-old store assistant Reg Hill. more...
Now it's a leap of faith
The mother of a little girl who died from cancer is steeling herself for a sponsored parachute jump. more...
Local is as local does...
Ref. 25488-15The Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op has launched a local harvest scheme which will bring more than 100 local products to the shelves. more...
A chance to meet the aerobatic aces
Spectators at the Royal International Air Tattoo will be able to get a close-up view of the preparations by some of the world's greatest aerobatic teams. more...
Memorial garden in full bloom
Ref. 25493-24SUMMER is here and the Swindon Disease Memorial Garden is in full bloom. more...
Busted!
Ref. 10153-03Police arrested 16 people suspected of dealing in drugs yesterday and they say they were acting on information supplied to our hotline. more...
Doors are smashed off their hinges across town in raids
Ref. 25501-26THE SOUND of doors being smashed off their hinges and shouts of, `Police!' shattered the early morning calm in neighbourhoods across Swindon as police stepped up the fight against the menace of heroin. more...
Pressings workers told jobs are safe
WORKERS at Swindon Pressings, the car parts manufacturer, have been told their jobs are safe for now. more...
`i want my job back'
A CONSULTANT who was cleared of sexual assault charges has won a claim for unfair dismissal against the trust which runs Swindon's hospital and now he wants his job back. more...
Wall to be built to shield residents from noise
RESIDENTS living near a noisy recycling plant in Gorse Hill will get some respite after council planners agreed to the building of a wall which will act as a sound barrier. more...
Another milestone for brave Charlie
Ref. 25510-42Cancer sufferer Charlie Jarvis has come through her latest tests with flying colours. more...
Doctor says drink wine
A HEART consultant working at the Great Western Hospital has recommended recovering patients sit back and enjoy a glass or two of red wine to aid their recovery process. more...
French market is coming
Shoppers in Swindon can try out their language skills with French traders when Bruno's French Market returns to the town centre next week. more...
The return of the butcher, baker and candlestick maker?
Ref. 25502-02A string of newly built shops could herald the return of traditional businesses like the butcher and baker to Old Town. more...
Hotline shows the power of the people
THE information hotline launched by the Evening Advertiser has proved that ordinary people hold what could be the most effective weapon against the evil of hard drugs. more...
You must face the facts Gary
GOVERNMENT trials indicate that threatening parents with jail if their children persistently play hookey is an effective way of reducing the truancy problem. more...
Wiltshire News
Anti-war protest planned for RIAT
ANTI-WAR activists are planning peaceful protests during this year's Royal International Air Tattoo. more...
Wiltshire Sport
Euro Invincible
DANNY INVINCIBLE is in talks with two leading Division One clubs but has not yet ruled out making a name for himself in Europe. more...
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