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Stories for 8 March 2005
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Placement firm aims to expand
PHOENIX Mailing which employs people recovering from mental illness is expanding and looking for new businesses to join its list of local clients. more...
Nationwide's simply the best
NATIONWIDE'S boss has paid tribute to his staff after the firm was named the UK's Best Big Company To Work For in an annual survey by The Sunday Times. more...
End the trade in blood diamonds
JEWELLERS in the UK must be inspected to discover whether they have bought diamonds from corrupt and war-torn African regimes, a Swindon MP has claimed. more...
Retailers see a fresh dip in sales
Retailers caught in the grips of a spending slowdown endured another sales decline in February but short of the collapse feared by many analysts. more...
Call to close pay gap
Government policies aimed at closing the gap between the pay of men and women have been a sticking plaster rather than a cure, a report claims. more...
Sport Bowls
Westlecot trio just champion!
CHAMPIONS of England are the ladies trio of Jean Bird, Joyce Laming and Wendy Anderson. more...
Men's Wessex hopes scuppered
A DISASTROUS last few ends cost Westlecot men dearly in the last 16 of the Wessex League play-offs. more...
Sport Cricket
Nalgo go closer to staying up
NALGO 1 clinched victory in their Division 1 relegation battle with Shrivenham, winning by eight runs. more...
Sport Football
Fisher's wary of Corsham
JOHN Fisher believes Highworth have been handed the toughest possible Wiltshire Senior Cup semi-final assignment tonight (7.30pm). more...
Ciren eye play-offs
CIRENCESTER Town can re-engage with the Southern League Premier Division play-off race tonight when they face rock-bottom Stamford in Lincolnshire. more...
Match ends in a brawl
COUNTY football officials could launch an inquiry after a mass brawl forced the abandonment of a Sunday league football match at the weekend. more...
Brawl stops game
Division Two sides Biddestone Arms and AC Soho could be in big disciplinary trouble over the mass brawl that brought an early end to their clash on Sunday. more...
Steed gallops on
Ridgeway beat South Marston 5-4 in the Premier Division, with Dave Steed hitting his 30th goal of the season. The others came from Phil Ausden, Paul Revening, Ricky Cook and Dave Brown. more...
Greyhound creep closer
Greyhound are closing in on the two teams above them in Division One, Penhill United and Moonrakers, who both lost at the weekend. more...
Shaw's double dream lives on
Under 9 North - Shaw kept on track for a possible league and cup double with an 8-0 win over Purton on Saturday. more...
Lydiard hopes are Ames-buried
AMESBURY Sports will be the league's representatives in the final of the Wilts under 13 County Cup. more...
Clarke kills off Combe
There was much to play for when AFC Corsham entertained Castle Combe in a very competitive under 16 Red Division game at Leafy Lane. more...
Double hat-tricks for Alice and Lucy
ALICE Smith and Lucy March scored six goals apiece as Swindon Spitfires Under 12s beat Blunsdon Colts 19-0. more...
Swindon win again
SWINDON Town Under 12 girls beat Wootton Bassett 2-0. But the end result could have been a different story had Ellie Richard not performed heroics in the Swindon goal. more...
Cardiff leave Town Ladies feeling blue
SWINDON Town Ladies were beaten 6-1 by Cardiff City in their South West Combination League fixture at Aldbourne. more...
Claire to the fore in Redruth romp
Supermarine Ladies ran out convincing 32-0 winners over Redruth in their Women's Division 1 South West game at South Marston. more...
Bassett lads gain revenge in derby
Wootton Bassett Under 14s triumphed 12-5 over their Swindon rivals in a rousing derby at Stoneover Lane. more...
Malmesbury stretch gap at the top
MALMESBURY stretched their lead in Dorset & Wilts Division 2 North after a 32-12 victory over Wellesley Arms. more...
Swindon News
Drugs vital to ease dementia
WITH reference to the article (EA, March 2) about the decision by the National Institute of Clinical Evidence to deny drugs to people with Alzheimer's Disease because they are not cost-effective, one can only marvel at the thinking behind such a decision. more...
New advice centre does not exist yet
I attended the Council Cabinet meeting at which drastic reductions were made in the funding of voluntary organisations. more...
Trees are a trouble for some
Re: The letter from Gary Hall about trees. more...
Ward praised by new dad
IN an age where it appears that only negative feedback attracts the headlines, I would like to take this opportunity to say how impressed we are with the Great Western Hospital. more...
Five rules for avoiding debt
Re: Sherry Waldon's letter, EA March 3 headlined "Savings will not last long term." more...
Not our bill
I HAVE just received my water rates and they have risen by a massive 22 per cent. more...
Extra bonus?
I WAS interested to read that the University of Bath's vice chancellor Glynis Breakwell rakes in £190,000 a year. more...
Beggars back in town centre
BEGGARS are moving back into Swindon's town centre. And police want Adver readers to help tackle the problem. Beggars and street drinkers can be reported to the It's Your Call shop-a-lout hotline. more...
Pushing IQs to the very limit
76366-08MASTERMINDS were called to a Swindon hotel over the weekend in a test of mental agility. more...
Frustrated by the brain-teasers
WHEN I found out I had to sit the Mensa test I wasn't looking forward to it. I expected to find a room of nerds who did little else other than talk about `intellectual issues'. more...
Just the ticket to help victims
HELP groups have praised a campaign urging victims of domestic violence not to suffer in silence. more...
Tributes pour in for smiling Abi
Abigail Taylor-SilkTRIBUTES have been pouring in for schoolgirl Abigail Taylor-Silk after she lost her battle with cancer. more...
Hi-tech changes in NHS failed, says study
THE telemedicine revolution is disappearing from the NHS, according to a recent study sponsored by the ESRC, based at North Star, in Swindon. more...
MRSA bug is getting worse
SWINDON'S Great Western Hospital saw an increase last year in the number of cases of the deadly MRSA superbug. more...
Supermum to the rescue of her school
FRESHBROOK Primary School is about to be given a boost by wonder-mum, Sue Povey. more...
The first night of the proms
Hreod Parkway School's Parent Teacher Association is hosting a Prom Fayre and Fashion Show at the school on Thursday, April 14. more...
Police appeal after vandalism
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a spate of criminal damage at the weekend. more...
Friends scheme at park
COTSWOLD Water Park Society is launching a new `Friends' membership scheme. more...
Three held in custody on fraud charges
THREE London-based Romanians have been remanded in custody after appearing in court accused of being involved in bank card fraud. more...
In touch with nature
NATURE for All has been encouraging college students to get involved in the natural environment around them. more...
Young fans have day to remember
A group of youngsters with Down's Syndrome had an afternoon to remember when they met Swindon Town stars before their game with Bournemouth. more...
Tots to do funky farmyard rap
STAFF at Little Star, the Swindon College nursery, will be dressing up as their favourite farm animal in aid of Comic Relief. more...
Free cat neutering
SWINDON Cats Protection is holding a campaign to encourage more owners to get their pets neutered. more...
Children bringing ancient dinosaurs back to life
Youngsters turned their hands to arts and crafts at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery at the weekend. more...
Storming ahead
SWINDON may have escaped the heaviest of the snow but that hasn't stopped a family business cashing in. more...
'Blair's to blame for beans bomb'
Ref. 76365-08THE man, who sent a baked bean tin by post which resulted in a Swindon street being cordoned off for five hours and the bomb squad being sent in, has blamed Tony Blair for creating a climate of fear in the UK. more...
Druggie tried to take bus home
Ref. 289976A JOBLESS man who survives on incapacity benefit headbutted a police officer after trying to steal a bus. more...
Bus driver attacker 'should be locked up'
A BUS driver was attacked in broad daylight in full view of a packed busload of witnesses in Swindon. more...
`They denied Diana any chance of a happy marriage'
76379-8QUEEN Victoria impersonator Mary Ratcliffe has submitted a formal objection to the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles. more...
Final training for Reservists before Iraq
TA infantrymen from Swindon are about to embark on their last training evening before peacekeeping duties in Iraq. more...
No action taken by review board
THE leader of Swindon Council has defended the decision to cut voluntary sector grants by more than £250,000. more...
The fashion of the Christ
76371-11A VICAR has urged the clergy to get with the times by sharpening up their dress sense. more...
Child patients must not suffer
Heather Skerry, who suffers from dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa has been treated at Great Ormond Street HospitalSWINDON families have called on the Government to take urgent action to prevent further bed losses at Great Ormond Street Hospital. more...
Crash not sabotage, says report
INVESTIGATORS have ruled out sabotage as the cause of an RAF Hercules crash in central Iraq which killed 10. more...
Wiltshire News
`They denied Diana any chance of a happy marriage'
76379-8QUEEN Victoria impersonator Mary Ratcliffe has submitted a formal objection to the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles. more...
Wiltshire Sport
Back on song!
CHRISTIAN Roberts has secured the services of Eminem and 50 Cent to boost Town's play-off hopes, although Rod Stewart has been told he isn't welcome in the home dressing room. more...
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