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Stories for 02 August 2005
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9am to 5pm a dead concept
FIRMS are urged to consider allowing their staff to work more flexibly, following new research. more...
Hospitality workers made to feel welcome
Top Dog employeesTOP-DOG employees from a national conference centre firm have enjoyed a sparkling awards ceremony in Swindon. more...
Thongs just not what they seem
THE bottom appears to be falling out of the thong market. more...
Highworth News
Help for Thomas
A CABARET show in Highworth raised £1,400 to help an autistic boy go to America for two weeks special treatment. more...
Swindon News
A lesson from another town
I RECENTLY visited the Hester's Way neighbourhood in Cheltenham with the Parks and East Walcot Neighbourhood Renewal Company. more...
This was an unjustified swipe at me
I WISH to respond to the letter from Clare Emerton (July 29) which complains about her local councillors not responding to a letter she sent to them concerning a planning application in Raybrook Crescent. more...
Our British justice is a joke now
MISERY from crime is worsening in this country and will continue to do so as long as our judicial system remains a farce and we have minorities demanding exaggerated human rights. more...
It's rubbish!
FURTHER to Elizabeth and Eric Elstone's letter (Adver July 28) I couldn't understand how two people and one cat can make so much rubbish. more...
Staff are stars
"OUR aim has been to put the patient at the centre of everything we do," says the Primary Care Trust's chief executive Jan Stubbings, at the Priory Road Clinic, Park South (SA Wed July 27). more...
Pensions fight
BRITAIN'S pensioners are the poorest in Europe because our state pension is only £82 per week. more...
Good change
I REPLY to the letter No change given on towns buses. It should have been done years ago. I travel often on the town's buses and I think the service is first class. more...
Just a Poly
SAVE Coate? Who are we fighting against? I have read many articles and letters about this and cannot understand why so many views in favour are from outsiders. People who aren't prepared to put their money where their mouth is and actually live in Swindon. more...
Put things right
I AM wholly opposed to any development in the Coate Water area. This is a part of Swindon recognised as being an area of great benefit and one of the few parts of Swindon left undeveloped. more...
Van driver destroys bus stop after towels fall on head
Picture Ref: 78689-40A VAN driver ploughed into a bus shelter when he could not see where he was going. more...
Catalogue of collections to help hospice
PROSPECT Hospice has been given a giant fundraising boost by catalogue firm Argos. more...
Fire engines to have same kit as ambulances
FIRE crews in Swindon and Wiltshire are to be given extra medical training. more...
Just the exact change please
BEFORE boarding a Thamesdown bus passengers must now have the correct change ready. more...
Young take it to heart
Pupils from King William Street SchoolTHE GREAT DEBATE: NOBODY is too young to enter into the Swindon Advertiser's debate about the future of Coate. more...
You're looking grrreat, Rover
Picture Ref: 78680-03/36POOCH pampering is no longer something just for prissy poodles. more...
Dramatic birth girl just fine
Chloe Zacarro who was born 11 days earlyCHLOE Zacarro is doing well after her mum's ordeal, which was reported in the Adver on Friday. She was born with the help of her sister, two-year-old Hollie Stanbury, who came to the rescue when her mum Carlie went into labour at home in Rodbourne. more...
Call for a complete ciggy ban
CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed calls by top health and safety advisers for the Government to press ahead with a total ban on smoking in public places. more...
Ask Auntie Asbo leaflet is praised
THE CHIEF executive of the Connexions careers advice service in Wiltshire and Swindon has praised youngsters for producing a leaflet on anti social behaviour. more...
Overcrowding fears as train travel is expected to increase
Swindon railway stationA REGIONAL body says it is worried that trains stopping at Swindon will become overcrowded. more...
Vets snap up people awards
Delighted with the news - Richard GowshallTHREE veterinary businesses in Swindon are celebrating after being given the Investors in People (IIP) Award. more...
Dancing their hearts out at entertainment's capital
Triple success - Hannah, Georgina and ClareA TRIO of Swindon dancers has come second place in a national dancing competition. more...
Free wall insulation for elderly
ALTHOUGH it is still summer, the elderly in Swindon are being urged to think about keeping warm this winter. more...
Food is needed
THE Swindon Swan Sanctuary is appealing for people to donate tins of cat food or any dried food. more...
Treat in store for the children
CHILDREN are invited to the Ridgeway Leisure Centre in Wroughton to take part in National Play Day. more...
Brigade called to a fire in lorry engine
THE engine of a lorry caught fire at the Iceland storage depot on the Bridgemead industrial estate. more...
Study as you are working
SWINDONIANS who want to study and work at the same time are encouraged to do Foundation Degrees. more...
Pavinda cuts it
SWINDON singer Pavinda Sandhu hopes to start recording her debut solo album this month. more...
Bogus callers stole £165
TWO conmen stole cash from a 62-year-old man after talking their way into his home. more...
Get in the saddle
A SPONSORED cycle ride around some of the finest churches and chapels of Wiltshire is being organised by Wiltshire's Historic Churches Trust and will take place on September 10. more...
Happy birthday and well done
LEAD member for education in Swindon, Garry Perkins, has congratulated the Swindon Children's University on celebrating its sixth anniversary. more...
Garden created at cemetery
A COMMUNITY garden is being created at the Radnor Street Cemetery with the aim of gaining a Living Churchyard award. more...
Learning about ancient cultures
TWO courses are being run at Swindon Dance to teach people the ancient art of Egyptian dancing and culture. more...
Fairford ready for spacecraft
RAF Fairford was put on high alert for the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. more...
Caught in the act ...
Wayne O'BrienA BROTHER has admitted his role in stealing more than £40,000 worth of Rolex watches from a jewellery shop in Old Town. more...
Lights at death spot don't work
Whitehouse Bridge in SwindonA SET of traffic lights at the junction where a motorbike rider was killed has not worked for months, according to police. more...
Murdered man's friend concerned killer still free
Gentle giant Mick LoveA CLOSE friend of murdered Swindon dad Mick Love has spoken of his shock at the news that his killer is still on the loose. more...
Complaints hit hospital
GREAT Western Hospital has been ordered to tighten up its complaints procedure by the NHS watchdog. more...
Join the lord of the sword
Alan Knowles who will be teaching medieval sword fighting techniques Picture Ref: 78692-23LORD of the Rings fans can learn to do battle like their hero Aragorn. more...
Checks hot up on curry powder
SHOPKEEPERS in Swindon have been asked to remove curry powder from their shelves, which contains a cancerous dye. more...
First look at the learning campus
The campus at Priory ValeTHIS is the first glimpse of a state of the art new learning campus in Swindon. more...
All set for an island adventure
SWINDON AND PROUD: THREE big-hearted Swindon adventurers who have volunteered to be marooned on a deserted island for charity have met their fellow castaways. more...
Sheer scale
I HAVE noted with interest some of the comments made by various parties. more...
Cost of water
WE don't consider ourselves to be `small minded' in wanting answers to questions that affect our everyday lives other than those supplied by both lobbies, even if they are of prime importance to the welfare of Swindon. more...
Missing a point
WHO needs a university? Well Swindon does, the benefits would be a real boost to the town as well as industry and we might even get that new library that the town has been promised, for how long? more...
Not balanced
I HAVE been reading your articles with interest this week. But so far all that has been highlighted is the fact that Swindon needs and would benefit from a university. more...
Make it ours
I DO not object in principle to the establishment of a University at Swindon. more...
Yes, yes but no!
1. Yes to a university in Swindon. more...
Wiltshire News
Murdered man's friend concerned killer still free
Gentle giant Mick LoveA CLOSE friend of murdered Swindon dad Mick Love has spoken of his shock at the news that his killer is still on the loose. more...
Wiltshire Sport
Bogey team
PATRICK Collins joked that it was partly a case of `if you can't beat them, join them' after agreeing a loan switch from Sheffield Wednesday to Swindon Town. more...
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