Stories for 2 June 2004
Amesbury News
A303 death crash causes traffic chaos
TWO women were killed and two men have been left fighting for their lives following an accident at Stonehenge, one of a series of incidents which brought bank holiday gridlock to south Wiltshire roads. more...
Passengers angry at bus fares hike
A HUGE hike in bus fares has left Salisbury passengers reeling. more...
Residents get say on town plan
A LARGER supermarket, a cinema, a family centre and more facilities for youths were just some of the responses when Amesbury residents were asked to draw up a wish-list of what they would like to see in their town over the next few years. more...
Festival offers locally produced beers
Happy beer drinkers at the Amesbury Beer Festival in the George Hotel.DRINKERS had the chance to sample 13 different real ales and two ciders when the George Hotel, Amesbury, hosted a four-day Beer Festival over the bank holiday weekend. more...
Chief: role will be a "challenge"
SERGEANT Mike Wood has taken over the role of section commander at Tidworth police station. more...
Pupil takes part in dive of a lifetime
SOUTH Wiltshire schoolboy Jason Derry has taken part in the dive of a lifetime. more...
D-Day roles for town's soldiers
SOLDIERS from the 1st Battalion the Staffordshire Regiment based at Mooltan Barracks, Tidworth, will be providing a Royal Guard of Honour and a Colour Party in Normandy this weekend, during the official commemoration ceremonies of the D-Day landings during World War II. more...
Air corps reaches regional finals
THE 1011 (Amesbury) Squadron of the Air Training Corps will have six competitors in the ATC athletics regional final at the Tidworth Oval next weekend. more...
Drivers to face diversions as bridge is demolished
THE A303 at Solstice Park, Amesbury, will be closed for a full weekend, from the evening of Friday, June 25, to Monday, June 28, for the demolition of the old Porton Road Bridge. more...
Cassino vets mark battle anniversary
SIXTY years to the day the German-held mountain-top abbey of Monte Cassino fell to the allies, veterans of the World War II battle were back in Italy for a service of remembrance. more...
Village gears up for music festival
IN the wake of the festivals organised in Shrewton for the millennium and the Queen's golden jubilee, local landlord Tarkan Kisioglu and his business partner Roger Hughes are cooking up a third big event. more...
Milestone for removal man
Tony Waite at work with removal company S Moody & Co. DA5623P1WHEN Tony Waite joined removals and storage company S Moody & Co as a junior porter, he enjoyed the work so much he is still with the company 40 years on. more...
City-based specialist pension firm acquired
THE Capita Group has acquired Salisbury pensions specialists Personal Pension Management Ltd for an undisclosed sum. more...
Top marks from service survey
THE Butcher Row, Salisbury branch of Timpson, the key cutting and shoe repairs chain, has achieved outstanding success in a national survey examining customer service. more...
Limit put on cold calling
BUSINESSES are to get the same right as individuals to block cold calling by marketing firms under new measures being brought in by the Government this month. more...
Entrepreneur reaches shortlist
A BUSINESSMAN from Ringwood has been shortlisted in the south region finals of this year's Entrepreneur of the Year awards, founded by Ernst & Young. more...
Club to hear decorator's story
BUSINESS networking club Ambassadors welcomes Simon Tubb to its next business breakfast, at the Grasmere House Hotel in Harnham tomorrow. more...
Tribute paid to pub retailer
MORE than 1,000 mourners - including several hundred people from the brewing, pub and wine industries - have paid tribute to Christopher Pope, the former chairman of Dorset pub retailer Eldridge Pope, who died in March at the age of 67. more...
Accountants give advice on whistleblowing
THE Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales has published guidance on whistleblowing, the integrity of financial statements and internal audit. more...
Bath Leisure
High energy footwork
UNTIL JUNE 5, BRISTOL: Set in small town America, governed by a God-fearing and killjoy council, the story of this musical is pretty simple. more...
Mesmerising spectacle
REVIEW: What strikes you about the style of this extraordinarily talented company is a sense of theatre. These dancers act as well as they dance. more...
Business News
Bosses do little to halt tribunals
Employers concerned about the implications to their finances and reputation of being taken to an employment tribunal are actually doing very little to prevent potential legal claims, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has warned. more...
Offices prepare for football-fever
COMPANIES are gearing up for rush on interest for England-themed merchandise with Euro 2004 due to start later this month. more...
New team at work
The newly-appointed team at Marks & Spencer has already begun work at the troubled high street giant. more...
Guide to legal status
A NEW guide to help small businesses understand the complexities of legal status has been launched by Barclays Bank. more...
Surveys are a waste of time and paper
Now if proof were ever needed that the surveys companies now commission in order to garner good coverage in the press do indeed provide a valuable service, consider the following. more...
Milestone for removal man
WHEN Tony Waite joined removals and storage company S Moody & Co as a junior porter, he enjoyed the work so much he is still with the company 40 years on. more...
City-based specialist pension firm acquired
THE Capita Group has acquired Salisbury pensions specialists Personal Pension Management Ltd for an undisclosed sum. more...
Top marks from service survey
THE Butcher Row, Salisbury branch of Timpson, the key cutting and shoe repairs chain, has achieved outstanding success in a national survey examining customer service. more...
Limit put on cold calling
BUSINESSES are to get the same right as individuals to block cold calling by marketing firms under new measures being brought in by the Government this month. more...
Entrepreneur reaches shortlist
A BUSINESSMAN from Ringwood has been shortlisted in the south region finals of this year's Entrepreneur of the Year awards, founded by Ernst & Young. more...
Club to hear decorator's story
BUSINESS networking club Ambassadors welcomes Simon Tubb to its next business breakfast, at the Grasmere House Hotel in Harnham tomorrow. more...
Tribute paid to pub retailer
MORE than 1,000 mourners including several hundred people from the brewing, pub and wine industries have paid tribute to Christopher Pope, the former chairman of Dorset pub retailer Eldridge Pope, who died in March at the age of 67. more...
Health News
How to combat the summertime blues
30700-92Runny noses and streaming eyes aren't just a nightmare in winter. The hayfever season is now upon us and the sound of sneezing and nose blowing is just as common as the chirping birds and bleating lambs heralding the end of winter. more...
Virus-hit ward is forced to close
A WARD at Swindon's Great Western Hospital has been closed after an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting which affected 35 people. more...
Highworth News
Despondent trader has to shut up shop
30708-01YET another Highworth business has folded with the owner predicting a gloomy future for town traders. more...
Salisbury Features
Condensed Ring Cycle mesmerising
Les Grooms' Threepenny Ring Cycle. Les Grooms, Threepenny Ring Cycle, Downton Leisure Centre more...
Baby Talk aims to help new mothers
From left, health visitors Fiona Gray, Suzanne Betts and Sam Lyddon, with three babies from their post natal group Baby Talk. DA5649P3THERE have been times in the last seven weeks when health visitors Suzanne Betts, Fiona Gray and Sam Lyddon have been left holding the baby. more...
Students' fashion
NEXT week, the cream of student fashion takes to the catwalks for Graduate Fashion Week. more...
Bobbie's farewell hug to the city she loves
AT midday on June 5, Bobbie Chettleburgh handed over her chain of office to Jeremy Nettle, who became the 744th Mayor of Old Sarum. more...
Pat hopes to help others with `little book that grew'
A WOMAN who has battled against a debilitating illness that forced her to give up a high-flying career has co-written a self-help manual to help other sufferers get back on their feet. more...
Bio-energetic therapy - a holistic approach to healing
Lesley Bates discovers that a little resistance goes a long way more...
Three-year story of village where `much has happened'
MENTION Teffont in Hollywood and more than one Oscar winner could probably tell you about the hospitality at Howard's House, the exclusive country house hotel in Teffont, which has entertained the likes of Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise and Sir John Gielgud. more...
A lesson in virtual parenting
Mother's Day came early for 23 teenagers at Downton School, Lesley Bates reports. more...
Website inspires to run on empathy
Journal sub-editor Jane Warner tells Lesley Bates about the medal of which she is most proud. more...
The real Bond girl
IF you want someone to organise a riot or a scuffle in a pub, then Elaine Ford is probably your woman. more...
Salisbury News
A303 death crash causes traffic chaos
TWO women were killed and two men have been left fighting for their lives following an accident at Stonehenge, one of a series of incidents which brought bank holiday gridlock to south Wiltshire roads. more...
Passengers angry at bus fares hike
A HUGE hike in bus fares has left Salisbury passengers reeling. more...
Village helps fight cancer
Maddy Cruxton with mother Debbie, brother Billy and sister Charlie.LITTLE fighter Maddy Cruxton is full of smiles after she battled against a rare tumour - with some help from Tisbury residents. more...
City takes seventh spot in nationwide travel poll
IT'S official! Salisbury has been voted the UK's seventh favourite city. more...
Soldiers ferry hot meals
Private 'Billy' Connolly takes delivery of the meals for Willowcroft residents at Bemerton Lodge last Thursday.SOLDIERS from Middle Wallop stepped in to ferry hot meals to elderly residents living in Odstock Road, Salisbury, last week, while the kitchen in their residential home was refurbished. more...
Comrades pay respects to the fallen
Ex-servicemen at the Normandy Veterans' D-Day 60th anniversary service at Salisbury war memorial on Friday.NORMANDY veterans held a short wreath-laying ceremony at Salisbury's war memorial on Friday, before travelling to France for this weekend's 60th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings. more...
Concert revives musical atmosphere before D-Day
Costumed dancers get in the mood.HUNDREDS of people, some of them dressed in uniform and period costume, packed the grounds of Wilton House on Sunday night for a wartime swing concert commemorating the 60th anniversary of D-Day. more...
Growers return triumphant
Lesley Roberts of Pop's Plants in Downton, gold winner at Chelsea.FOLLOWING a frenetic week at London's Chelsea flower show, local growers returned home, some more delighted than others. more...
Duke hears of charity's progress
HRH the Duke of Kent at Clouds House.HIS Royal Highness the Duke of Kent visited Clouds House in East Knoyle on Thursday last week, as part of the celebrations to mark its 21st anniversary. more...
Sid celebrates a fair 50 years on the stall
Sid celebrates a fair 50 years on the stall.LONG-SERVING market trader Sid Lewis has a fair idea of how to run a thriving stall. more...
Village rites reaffirmed
The niche ladies at Oak Apple Day in Great Wishford on Saturday.A MISERABLE start to Saturday morning could not prevent villagers from Great Wishford waking at the crack of dawn to visit Salisbury Cathedral and reaffirm their rights to collect firewood in Grovely Woods. more...
Men deny five charges of murder
Three men, including one from South Newton, denied murdering a millionaire and four members of his family at the Old Bailey last Friday. more...
French circus is "unique"
Jean Paul Lefeuvre and Didier André in Le Jardin.TALENTED duo Jean Paul Lefeuvre and Didier André brought their unique brand of French circus to the City Hall on Wednesday and Thursday nights last week. more...
Dream comeback for brave Isabelle
COURAGEOUS equestrian Isabelle Taylor completed a stunning return from injury, beating British Olympic star William Fox-Pitt into third place at Windsor International Horse Trials, just ten months after breaking her back in two places, writes Sarah McQuillen. more...
Milestone for removal man
Tony Waite at work with removal company S Moody & Co. DA5623P1WHEN Tony Waite joined removals and storage company S Moody & Co as a junior porter, he enjoyed the work so much he is still with the company 40 years on. more...
City-based specialist pension firm acquired
THE Capita Group has acquired Salisbury pensions specialists Personal Pension Management Ltd for an undisclosed sum. more...
Top marks from service survey
THE Butcher Row, Salisbury branch of Timpson, the key cutting and shoe repairs chain, has achieved outstanding success in a national survey examining customer service. more...
Limit put on cold calling
BUSINESSES are to get the same right as individuals to block cold calling by marketing firms under new measures being brought in by the Government this month. more...
Entrepreneur reaches shortlist
A BUSINESSMAN from Ringwood has been shortlisted in the south region finals of this year's Entrepreneur of the Year awards, founded by Ernst & Young. more...
Club to hear decorator's story
BUSINESS networking club Ambassadors welcomes Simon Tubb to its next business breakfast, at the Grasmere House Hotel in Harnham tomorrow. more...
Tribute paid to pub retailer
MORE than 1,000 mourners - including several hundred people from the brewing, pub and wine industries - have paid tribute to Christopher Pope, the former chairman of Dorset pub retailer Eldridge Pope, who died in March at the age of 67. more...
Accountants give advice on whistleblowing
THE Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales has published guidance on whistleblowing, the integrity of financial statements and internal audit. more...
Salisbury Sport
Saintly end to City's season
Saint and Holmesy. Guest speaker Ian St John and City boss Nick Holmes ahead of Friday's Sportsman's Dinner at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Staff picture by ROGER ELLIOTT. DA5656P02. SOME people were on the pitch, but the entertainment was not quite over for the season when Salisbury City rounded off its 2003-4 campaign with a series of events over the Bank Holiday weekend. more...
Under starter's orders
RACING returns to Salisbury next week when the Netherhampton track stages its third meeting of the season. more...
City holds Elsworth's Derby hopes
FORDINGBRIDGE trainer David Elsworth remains hopeful that his impressive colt Salford City may yet provide him with the winner of Saturday's Vodaphone Derby. more...
A dream comeback for brave Isabelle
COURAGEOUS equestrian Isabelle Taylor completed a stunning return from injury, beating British Olympic star William Fox-Pitt into third place at Windsor International Horse Trials, just ten months after breaking her back in two places, writes Sarah McQuillen. more...
Wade aims for a hat-trick
SOUTH Wilts Cricket Club entertain basement boys OTs & Romsey on Saturday in the first of the season's all-day `time' fixtures. more...
Suzie's Sofia joy
Stonehenge Taekwon-Do School student Suzie Diffey was among the medals when she represented England at the European ITF Championships in Bulgaria. After picking up a bronze in Sofia, the 14-year-old 1st Dan Blackbelt, will now set her sights on the World Championships in Malaysia later this year. Her instructor at the Amesbury-based school, Master Ray O'Neill 7th Dan, said: "Suzie has been training very hard for selection into the English team, attending squad sessions at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre in Berkshire." more...
Sport Cricket
THE GEE FORCE!
Goatacre booked a place in the regional final of the Npower National Village Knockout competition with a comfortable 106-run home victory over Shrewton on Sunday. more...
Defeats for second and third string
Marlborough 2nd defeated their Goatacre counterparts by four wickets in the Stroud and Swindon Wilts and Glos Divison Two. more...
Another win for Lechlade
Lechlade 1st notched their third victory in a row in the Wiltshire Division Two at Beanacre. more...
Zaeed hat-trick helps preserve Nalgo's unbeaten record
Nalgo remain unbeaten in Division One of the Swindon Evening Cricket League after an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Southwest Fasteners. more...
LIFE'S A PITCH
Swindon suffered their first defeat of the season, going down by five wickets at Cinderford on a shocker of a pitch. more...
Bassett's boys open in style
Wootton Bassett under 13 started their North Wilts Junior Cricket League season with a three-wicket win at home to Purton. more...
Double success for Cirencester sides
Cirencester continued their positive start to the season with conclusive victories for the first and second XIs on Saturday. more...
Swindon News
Parking at GWH was expensive nightmare
I WAS interested to read J Coomb's letter concerning the parking situation at Great Western Hospital. more...
Children need to cut out junk food
MANY readers will be shocked by your report New Scales Needed: Patients too big to weigh (May 28). more...
Full marks to Shaun but what about the RSPCA?
I wish to praise firefighter Shaun Carpenter for saving the birds at Peatmoor lagoon recently (EA May 28). more...
Keep an eye out for the terrorist
POLICE want you to keep an eye on your neighbours to make sure they are not terrorists. more...
Under Pressure; Case Study 1: Katie Sharrocks, 18
CIRENCESTER College student Katie Sharrocks said she got quite stressed when exams loomed but has so far managed to keep it all in perspective. more...
Under Pressure; Case Study 2: Lucy Cooper, 18
LUCY Cooper is hoping to gain good grades in her A-levels this summer so she can study geology at Imperial College. more...
Under Pressure; Case Study 3: Dean Whittaker, 18
DEAN Whittaker, who is taking A- levels at St Joseph's School in Swindon and has the offer of a place at university to study physics, feels the stress much more this time round than when he took his GCSEs. more...
Solicitor is suspended indefinitely
A PENNILESS Wiltshire solicitor who claimed he was "crucified" by the Law Society has received a further indefinite suspension for abandoning clients' files when he was evicted. more...
Family trip is big treat
IT'S not unusual to see minibuses packed full of kids and kit as you drive along the busy M5 on Bank Holiday Monday en route to Minehead. more...
Memento celebrates 50 years at brewery
Peter ArkellSOME chairman get a gold timepiece for clocking up 50 years with the same company. more...
Secrets of the deep to be revealed
THE mini beasts from the deep will be unveiled in a pond-dipping extravaganza at Keynes Country Park tomorrow. more...
Terri loses brave battle
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Former Evening Advertiser employee Terri Fisher has died following a 20-month battle against cancer. more...
Terri loses brave battle
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Former Evening Advertiser employee Terri Fisher has died following a 20-month battle against cancer. more...
Lord Stoddart angers Labour
Lord StoddartA "racist" British Government has failed to keep count of Iraq dead because it does not value their lives, Swindon peer Lord Stoddart has claimed. more...
Give your opinions
Mayor Susan CooksleyWOOTTON Bassett residents are being urged to give their views about creating new cemetery space. more...
Turning land into a field of dreams
CAMPAIGNERS could find out this month whether their scheme to improve a run-down playing field has been successful in winning nearly £100,000 of extra funding. more...
Youngsters get sew clever at crafts of the past
30713-24MAKING do and mending was a feature of every day life during World War Two, but the children of 2004 have been trying their hand at it. more...
Soccer star tops our poll
Brighton striker Adam VirgoBRIGHTON striker Adam Virgo is the man on which most of Swindon would like stick their chewing gum. more...
Despondent trader has to shut up shop
30708-01YET another Highworth business has folded with the owner predicting a gloomy future for town traders. more...
Vets stage open day doors
DROVE Veterinary Hospital is to host its annual open day on Sunday, June 27. more...
Church celebrates
WROUGHTON Methodist Church is to celebrate its 125th anniversary with a flower festival over the weekend of June 12 and 13. more...
Preparing to mark D-Day anniversary
ALL eyes will be focused on northern France this weekend, when thousands of people will be marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day. more...
Church fete raises £3,000
WARM sunshine attracted crowds to the traditional Spring Bank Holiday fete at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wootton Bassett. more...
Call to join anti-BNP protest
Andy NewmanTHE head of Swindon Stop the War Coalition is to spearhead an anti-BNP protest on Sunday. more...
Balance of power
Liberal Democrat group leader Mike EvemyBATTLE FOR SWINDON: THE Liberal Democrats' eight councillors pack a lot of punch. more...
Couple almost lose holiday after post delay
PENSIONERS William and Jean Islett were not surprised to read about an Adver survey where two out of 31 letters we posted took 16 days to be delivered. more...
Hunt is on for the country's best churchyard
THE search is on for Britain's best churchyard. more...
Uni has Faith in town
The University of Bath has announced the appointment of Dr Faith Butt as director of its Oakfield campus in Swindon. more...
Thanks for hospice
FRIENDS and supporters of Wroughton's Prospect Hospice will be at its annual service of thanksgiving on Sunday. more...
Street wardens' future in doubt
21009-97STREET wardens whose scheme has been heralded one of the best in the country have no idea if it will exist in 10 months' time. more...
Devastation of air raids captured in Swindon at War
30712-08The devastation and glory of war in Swindon is being displayed to mark the 60th anniversary of D-Day. more...
Vandals prompt security review
VODAFONE is beefing up security at its empty former Cellular Operations building after the Evening Advertiser revealed vandals had attacked it. more...
Gift helps in bid to battle cancer
SWINDON'S Great Western Hospital has been given new equipment worth £20,000 to help diagnose bowel disorders. more...
The day Andy came in very handy at the village shop
30711-53PURTON residents were greeted by a new face at their local shop as an Adver rep took up the role of shopkeeper for a day. more...
The only way is up...
THE design of a new block of flats near the Steam railway museum in Swindon has been unveiled. more...
Your child could be the face of the festival
Proud parents are being asked to enter their children into a competition to find the Face Of The Festival. more...
Meditation can help ease stress
A SPECIAL meditation day course will help to quieten the minds of those who attend it. more...
Invitation to the Beavers
ELDENE Beavers have a few vacancies and anyone who wants to reserve a space can contact group leader Theresa Polden on 01793 496087. more...
`Get these beggars off our streets'
Beggars are to be banned from the streets. Tamash Lal talks to those behind the scheme and to some who will be affected by it more...
Big problem is solved
A SMALL garden recycling service was left with a weighty problem after discovering a wood chipper due to arrive from Newcastle today was too heavy to be lifted from a flatbed truck by borough council lifting equipment. more...
Scheme gets go-ahead
The conversion of two agricultural buildings in Blunsdon has been given the go-ahead by councillors. more...
Plans underway for 4,000 to join protest march
WITH just three days to go before one of Swindon's largest protest marches, organisers say preparations are going well. more...
Virus-hit ward is forced to close
A WARD at Swindon's Great Western Hospital has been closed after an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting which affected 35 people. more...
Pair of disabled riders gallop through to finals
30703-55Julia Ponton and Louise Harvey are celebrating after winning places in the Riding For The Disabled Association finals. more...
Farmers' delight as golf course plan gets go-ahead
Ex-dairy farmers William and Juliette Nutland celebrated with champagne after councillors gave them the go-ahead for a golf course. more...
Town's workers need better skills
SWINDON needs to create its own highly skilled workforce or risk losing its reputation as an economic powerhouse, says the council. more...
Night time blaze forces pub to close top floor
30714-1A SWINDON bar is working its way back to business as usual. The Pattern Store, near the Designer Outlet Village, has had to close its top floor bar and restaurant to clear soot after a small fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday. more...
Wiltshire News
Virus-hit ward is forced to close
A WARD at Swindon's Great Western Hospital has been closed after an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting which affected 35 people. more...
Wiltshire Sport
Role Call!
ALAN REEVES will play a greater role in Town's coaching set-up next season but the 36-year-old is adamant that he won't hang up his boots until he is good and ready. more...
Wootton Bassett News
Give your opinions
Mayor Susan CooksleyWOOTTON Bassett residents are being urged to give their views about creating new cemetery space. more...
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