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Stories for 29 October 2003
Bath Leisure
Russian magic casts spell
UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, BATH: Perfectly timed to coincide with the schools' half-term, Moscow City Ballet is performing two of the most popular works in its repertoire this week, The Nutcracker and, on Friday and Saturday, Cinderella. more...
Russian magic casts spell
UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, BATH: Perfectly timed to coincide with the schools' half-term, Moscow City Ballet is performing two of the most popular works in its repertoire this week, The Nutcracker and, on Friday and Saturday, Cinderella. more...
Business News
Plaudits for Wilsons in top UK legal guide
THE latest Chambers UK Guide to the legal profession has described Salisbury law firm Wilsons as "hot stuff". more...
Enotions take bedding store into cyberspace
POTENTIAL customers of Salisbury Bedding & Furniture Centres can find out about the company and its products by logging onto its new website. more...
Firms targeted by TV detectors
BOSSES face a fine of up to £1,000 if they are caught in the latest crackdown on TV licence dodgers. more...
Firms targeted by TV detectors
BOSSES face a fine of up to £1,000 if they are caught in the latest crackdown on TV licence dodgers. more...
Taking a bite out of lunchtime trade
Ref. 27341-10HUNGRY office workers will be spoilt for choice as a worldwide sandwich chain opens for business today. more...
Guests are stung by unwanted hotel perks
TRAVELLING business representatives are being trapped into paying for hotel goods they use, according to a survey by Travelodge. more...
Guests are stung by unwanted hotel perks
TRAVELLING business representatives are being trapped into paying for hotel goods they use, according to a survey by Travelodge. more...
Last chance to nominate for chamber awards
ANYONE thinking of nominating someone for this year's Salisbury & District Chamber of Commerce and Industry awards has just two more days in which to do so. more...
Plaudits for Wilsons in top UK legal guide
THE latest Chambers UK Guide to the legal profession has described Salisbury law firm Wilsons as "hot stuff". more...
Last chance to nominate for chamber awards
ANYONE thinking of nominating someone for this year's Salisbury & District Chamber of Commerce and Industry awards has just two more days in which to do so. more...
Enotions take bedding store into cyberspace
POTENTIAL customers of Salisbury Bedding & Furniture Centres can find out about the company and its products by logging onto its new website. more...
Rates relief scheme `will be unfair'
THE Forum of Private Business says the government's proposed small business rates relief scheme will be of little help to the majority of small and medium sized enterprises. more...
Rates relief scheme `will be unfair'
THE Forum of Private Business says the government's proposed small business rates relief scheme will be of little help to the majority of small and medium sized enterprises. more...
Taking a bite out of lunchtime trade
Ref. 27341-10HUNGRY office workers will be spoilt for choice as a worldwide sandwich chain opens for business today. more...
Salisbury Features
Embalming: a perfect career for caring women
Sheila Dicks, embalmer. DA4172WOMEN are natural carers, and caring is just one of the many qualities needed to be a funeral director and embalmer, according to Sheila Dicks, and she should know as she has been in the business for the past 30 years. more...
A nuptial nightmare played out
A NEW play in the Salberg Studio celebrates two quite different premieres. more...
Movers and shakers
Two of Tremor's management team Darren Kidd and Claire Green in the newly refurbished club. DA4242Tremor nightclub is the phoenix risen from the ashes of Salisbury's departed Po Na Na. Jill Harding met the crew who can't wait to shake up the city's nightlife. more...
King of bass still on a higher level
In case you hadn't noticed, the 80s are still alive and well...Too bad the audience at this show seemed on its last legs. more...
Movers and shakers
Two of Tremor's management team Darren Kidd and Claire Green in the newly refurbished club. DA4242Tremor nightclub is the phoenix risen from the ashes of Salisbury's departed Po Na Na. Jill Harding met the crew who can't wait to shake up the city's nightlife. more...
A nuptial nightmare played out
A NEW play in the Salberg Studio celebrates two quite different premieres. more...
King of bass still on a higher level
In case you hadn't noticed, the 80s are still alive and well...Too bad the audience at this show seemed on its last legs. more...
Embalming: a perfect career for caring women
Sheila Dicks, embalmer. DA4172WOMEN are natural carers, and caring is just one of the many qualities needed to be a funeral director and embalmer, according to Sheila Dicks, and she should know as she has been in the business for the past 30 years. more...
Swindon News
Don't miss out on a marvellous day
THE hunt is on for The Evening Advertiser's bride of the year but time is running out. more...
A model of its time ...
Ref. 27329-26IT might not yet own a working locomotive but the Swindon Steam Museum has proved it is embracing the new as much as paying tribute to the past. more...
Years of Labour rule has failed Swindon
I would like to respond to the points made by Councillor Small. more...
Residents should unite to beat the hooligans
ONCE again over the last weeks, your paper featured another series of mindless acts affecting people's lives, in this case Mr and Mrs Coxhead from the Lawns, Wootton Bassett. more...
America to blame for demise of Concorde
What a sad day for our country to see the excellence in engineering known as Concorde being taken out of service prematurely, with an uncertain future ahead of the fleet. more...
Fox hunting groups are not above the law
NOVEMBER 1 is the traditional start of the fox hunting season, the day on which hunters celebrate their devotion to the barbaric sport of chasing and killing wild animals for sport an activity against which the League Against Cruel Sports will continue to campaign until it is consigned to the dustbin of history once and for all. more...
Government cash declining
Coun Nash (letters Oct 22) makes a futile attempt to attack the management of the council's finances by the Conservative group and to defend the appalling record of his own group's time running the council. more...
Credit will help pensioners
I REFER to Coun David Wren's letter (EA October 20) with regard to the new Pension Credit which was introduced on October 6 by the Government. more...
Cars drive fast
IN response to the letter from Mrs Stephanie Bunn (EA Oct 23) we have lived in Draycot Road, Chiseldon for 24 years, during that time there may have been a slight increase in the numbers of HGV lorries, but there has been a huge increase in the volume of private vehicles. more...
Buy a poppy
EVERY year the Royal British Legion is active in assisting with the organising of the Remembrance Sunday Service all over the country. more...
Need a change
HOW pleasing to see Kevin Small accepting that the borough needed turning around. What a shame he's forgotten who had been in the driving seat for the better part of three decades! Labour. Just as the country needed a change from the Conservatives in 1997, Swindon needed a change from Labour at the local elections. Try a spell in opposition Kevin. Thirty years is way, way too long. You and your colleagues have had a long enough chance. more...
Planning to keep the memory alive
Ref. 21953-82AS the first anniversary of her son's death approaches, Jan Andersen is working hard to arrange a memory tree of lights at the crematorium. more...
Remember a loved one on our Tree of Thought
CHRISTMAS can be a difficult time for those who have lost loved ones or have families miles from home. more...
Group for mutual support
THE INAUGURAL meeting of a group for relatives of Swin-don Disease victims takes place tomorrow. more...
A spooky Halloween guaranteed
A SPOOKY Halloween evening is being planned for young visitors to Lydiard Park on Fri-day. more...
Buying to help school
SHOPPERS at the Brunel Centre have the chance to help their children's schools obtain free computers and software. more...
A model of its time ...
Ref. 27329-26IT might not yet own a working locomotive but the Swindon Steam Museum has proved it is embracing the new as much as paying tribute to the past. more...
Red Cross branch is to call it a day
Ref. 27336-32THEY nursed the sick, dealt with medical emergencies and offered their first aid skills for free. more...
Sheila helped evacuees during the blitz
THE Red Cross have offered first aid at events including fetes, festivals and country shows. more...
Heroin addict in gun holdup
A HEROIN addicted youth who robbed three people at gunpoint has been detained for four years. more...
Why Libby's an Uptown girl in Old Town
Ref. 27343-20OLD Town seems to be going really up market with new shops opening. more...
Natural selection at auction house
Ref. 27338-66A FIRST edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species is expected to raise up to £20,000 when it is auctioned in Swindon next week. more...
Don't miss out on a marvellous day
THE hunt is on for The Evening Advertiser's bride of the year but time is running out. more...
Trainee Jamie is the king of apple pies
A TRAINEE chef has been crowned the best apple pie baker in Swindon. more...
Government cash declining
Coun Nash (letters Oct 22) makes a futile attempt to attack the management of the council's finances by the Conservative group and to defend the appalling record of his own group's time running the council. more...
The . . . ex-serviceman
Ref. 6894-14COUNCIL TAX FEATURE: Don Dedman, 72, Swindon branch welfare officer of the Royal British Legion, said: "We at the RBL think it is disgusting that anybody who fought for this country in the two wars should be treated with such disrespect by the Government. more...
Sheila helped evacuees during the blitz
THE Red Cross have offered first aid at events including fetes, festivals and country shows. more...
Is she here?
Ref. 26574-67aCourt told murder suspect said these pits at Ashton Keynes would be a good place to dispose of a body. So is this the final resting place of missing mum Linda Razzell? more...
Planning to keep the memory alive
Ref. 21953-82AS the first anniversary of her son's death approaches, Jan Andersen is working hard to arrange a memory tree of lights at the crematorium. more...
Ambulance times are far too slow
ALMOST half of Wiltshire ambulances last week failed to reach priority cases within the Govern-ment's target time. more...
Don't get hooked and go phishing!
THOUSANDS of Nationwide building society customers could have been duped into divulging their account details after receiving bogus emails at the weekend. more...
Warning to the firework fools
POLICE say they will not hesitate to prosecute youngsters who put people at risk of injury by fooling around with fireworks. more...
Church leaders praise centre's work
CHURCH leaders from around the world gathered in Swindon to celebrate the work of an Italian centre for troubled children. more...
Should oaps get a reduction?
Swindon's best-known battling war veteran is ready to take up the fight again . . . this time for a better deal for his fellow pensioners with council tax. KEVIN SHOESMITH investigates. more...
The . . . ex-serviceman
Ref. 6894-14COUNCIL TAX FEATURE: Don Dedman, 72, Swindon branch welfare officer of the Royal British Legion, said: "We at the RBL think it is disgusting that anybody who fought for this country in the two wars should be treated with such disrespect by the Government. more...
Meet . . . the Ballingers
Ref. 27267-23COUNCIL TAX FEATURE: Retired engineer Ted, 75, and retired school cook supervisor Joyce Ballinger, 76, live in Linnetsdene in Covingham and pay £930 a year council tax. more...
What . . . you can claim
COUNCIL TAX FEATURE: At present, if you are a single pensioner aged 65 or over and your income is less than £116.90 a week you will get all your council tax paid for. more...
Cars drive fast
IN response to the letter from Mrs Stephanie Bunn (EA Oct 23) we have lived in Draycot Road, Chiseldon for 24 years, during that time there may have been a slight increase in the numbers of HGV lorries, but there has been a huge increase in the volume of private vehicles. more...
What . . . you can claim
COUNCIL TAX FEATURE: At present, if you are a single pensioner aged 65 or over and your income is less than £116.90 a week you will get all your council tax paid for. more...
Ambulance times are far too slow
ALMOST half of Wiltshire ambulances last week failed to reach priority cases within the Govern-ment's target time. more...
Why Libby's an Uptown girl in Old Town
Ref. 27343-20OLD Town seems to be going really up market with new shops opening. more...
Group for mutual support
THE INAUGURAL meeting of a group for relatives of Swin-don Disease victims takes place tomorrow. more...
Help at hand
DO you need help, information or advice about a relative who is in a care home, or about to enter one? more...
Don't fall prey to cyber crime
THERE is a golden rule that should be followed by everybody who uses any credit card or electronic financial transaction: more...
Need a change
HOW pleasing to see Kevin Small accepting that the borough needed turning around. What a shame he's forgotten who had been in the driving seat for the better part of three decades! Labour. Just as the country needed a change from the Conservatives in 1997, Swindon needed a change from Labour at the local elections. Try a spell in opposition Kevin. Thirty years is way, way too long. You and your colleagues have had a long enough chance. more...
Residents should unite to beat the hooligans
ONCE again over the last weeks, your paper featured another series of mindless acts affecting people's lives, in this case Mr and Mrs Coxhead from the Lawns, Wootton Bassett. more...
Warning to the firework fools
POLICE say they will not hesitate to prosecute youngsters who put people at risk of injury by fooling around with fireworks. more...
Natural selection at auction house
Ref. 27338-66A FIRST edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species is expected to raise up to £20,000 when it is auctioned in Swindon next week. more...
Buying to help school
SHOPPERS at the Brunel Centre have the chance to help their children's schools obtain free computers and software. more...
Help at hand
DO you need help, information or advice about a relative who is in a care home, or about to enter one? more...
Fox hunting groups are not above the law
NOVEMBER 1 is the traditional start of the fox hunting season, the day on which hunters celebrate their devotion to the barbaric sport of chasing and killing wild animals for sport an activity against which the League Against Cruel Sports will continue to campaign until it is consigned to the dustbin of history once and for all. more...
Should oaps get a reduction?
Swindon's best-known battling war veteran is ready to take up the fight again . . . this time for a better deal for his fellow pensioners with council tax. KEVIN SHOESMITH investigates. more...
Trainee Jamie is the king of apple pies
A TRAINEE chef has been crowned the best apple pie baker in Swindon. more...
Red Cross branch is to call it a day
Ref. 27336-32THEY nursed the sick, dealt with medical emergencies and offered their first aid skills for free. more...
Credit will help pensioners
I REFER to Coun David Wren's letter (EA October 20) with regard to the new Pension Credit which was introduced on October 6 by the Government. more...
Meet . . . the Ballingers
Ref. 27267-23COUNCIL TAX FEATURE: Retired engineer Ted, 75, and retired school cook supervisor Joyce Ballinger, 76, live in Linnetsdene in Covingham and pay £930 a year council tax. more...
Is she here?
Ref. 26574-67aCourt told murder suspect said these pits at Ashton Keynes would be a good place to dispose of a body. So is this the final resting place of missing mum Linda Razzell? more...
Heroin addict in gun holdup
A HEROIN addicted youth who robbed three people at gunpoint has been detained for four years. more...
Remember a loved one on our Tree of Thought
CHRISTMAS can be a difficult time for those who have lost loved ones or have families miles from home. more...
Buy a poppy
EVERY year the Royal British Legion is active in assisting with the organising of the Remembrance Sunday Service all over the country. more...
Years of Labour rule has failed Swindon
I would like to respond to the points made by Councillor Small. more...
Don't get hooked and go phishing!
THOUSANDS of Nationwide building society customers could have been duped into divulging their account details after receiving bogus emails at the weekend. more...
A spooky Halloween guaranteed
A SPOOKY Halloween evening is being planned for young visitors to Lydiard Park on Fri-day. more...
Don't fall prey to cyber crime
THERE is a golden rule that should be followed by everybody who uses any credit card or electronic financial transaction: more...
Organisations too valuable to lose
NOBODY in their right mind would claim that people should not be compensated or protected financially in the event of accidents and mishaps. more...
Organisations too valuable to lose
NOBODY in their right mind would claim that people should not be compensated or protected financially in the event of accidents and mishaps. more...
America to blame for demise of Concorde
What a sad day for our country to see the excellence in engineering known as Concorde being taken out of service prematurely, with an uncertain future ahead of the fleet. more...
Church leaders praise centre's work
CHURCH leaders from around the world gathered in Swindon to celebrate the work of an Italian centre for troubled children. more...
Wiltshire News
Warning to the firework fools
POLICE say they will not hesitate to prosecute youngsters who put people at risk of injury by fooling around with fireworks. more...
Warning to the firework fools
POLICE say they will not hesitate to prosecute youngsters who put people at risk of injury by fooling around with fireworks. more...
Wiltshire Sport
GImme A Break!
STUBBORN Sammy Igoe was anxiously awaiting the results of a knee scan this morning but crossing your fingers is out of the question when your arm's in plaster. more...
GImme A Break!
STUBBORN Sammy Igoe was anxiously awaiting the results of a knee scan this morning but crossing your fingers is out of the question when your arm's in plaster. more...
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