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Stories for 20 September 2005
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Wipe the smile off yobs' faces
Justin Penney Ref: 99306-172Swindon has been fighting graffiti for years, but now a company hopes to make the scourge of walls a thing of the past. more...
You could be rescued by a new ESIX man
Businesses now have access to a capital market of successful entrepreneurs who want to invest in growing enterprises. more...
Course on getting what you're owed
THERE are places left on a course to help businesses through the maze of debt recovery. more...
Male managers `being discriminated against'
Research by the Chartered Management Institute and Remuneration Economics, shows women in the South West are getting ahead of men, enjoying promotion at a younger age. more...
Sport Football
Reeves has Nose scenting a shock
Richard Hayter (left), of Rowde Dynamos battles with Corsham Parker Rangers' Shane Godsall during the Eric Hughes Memorial Knockout Cup clash which Rangers won 6-4 after extra timeCHIPPENHAM & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE: THERE were giantkillers aplenty as the first round of the Prestoprint-sponsored Eric Hughes Memorial Knockout Cup got under way, Melksham-based Parsons Nose dumping out top-flight West Lavington. more...
Know your stuff with county FA
The Wiltshire County Football Association is running several courses to assist with the development of football club administration and drug awareness. more...
Donkey kick on!
Nathan Perkins (striped shirt) tracks Penhill's Peter Evans Ref: 99329-23SWINDON SUNDAY LEAGUE: Roaring Donkey picked up their first win of the season with a 2-0 home success against Green Baize in Division One. more...
Knight's day for Queensfield men
Pictured are, back (from left): Carl Usher, Mike Davies, Daryl Elliott, Keith White, Dave Young, Robert Bury, Mervin Wallace; front: Scott Higgs, Darren King, Nathan Greenland, Dean Veale, James Pratt, Matthew Greenland, Mark Witton Ref: 99319-05SWINDON & DISTRICT LEAGUE: Queensfield bounced back in style against a strong Green Baize team with an 8-0 victory in the Swindon & District League Premier Division. more...
Drayton are downed by Coleshill
NORTH BERKS LEAGUE: NEWLY promoted Coleshill United pulled off a surprise in Division 1 as they inflicted a first defeat in 22 matches on champions Drayton. more...
Jamie's treble joy
The Swindon Primary Schools' players and coaches get together at Swindon's Robert Le Kyng School Ref: 99189-11Reigning champions Brunel Boys continued their winning ways in the Cirencester & District Under 15 League with a resounding 6-1 victory at Malmesbury. more...
Primary objectives
THE Swindon Primary Schools' squad kick off their inter-schools campaign this Saturday with an away encounter, against the Vale of the White Horse. more...
Craig on the prowl with seven
Swindon Robins' player Charlie Smith celebrates a goal Ref: 99232-45NORTH WILTS & DISTRICT YOUTH & MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE: CRAIG Taylor hit a seven-goal salvo as North Swindon Panthers ran riot against Chalford AFC, winning 12-0 in the Under 18 Division. more...
Lydiard fire eight to win first game of season
MID WILTS YOUTH & MINORS LEAGUE: LYDIARD FC enjoyed their first win of the season smashing eight goals past Warminster United Youth. more...
Students clinch narrow win over Spitfires
SWINDON Spitfires went down to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Bristol University in their latest outing. more...
Town Reserves stay unbeaten
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: Swindon Town Ladies Reserves maintained their unbeaten start in the North Division of the South West Regional League with a 5-0 victory over their Chippenham counterparts. more...
Stern test for Shrivenham
PROMOTED Shrivenham's unbeaten start to the new season will be severely tested tonight. The Oxfordshire side and last season's Hellenic Division One West champions face North Leigh at home in a top of the Premier Division table clash. more...
Glove work
BLUNSDON Under 14 Colts are hoping to find someone to plug a gap between the sticks. more...
Nationwide off to flyer
INTERMACH LEAGUE: Nationwide have started the 2005-06 season in great form, recording two wins in their first two matches. more...
Swindon News
Give the young some respect
HAVING read, and become incensed by the article in the Swindon Advertiser about the dispersal order served on the gathering of young people in Theatre Square, I felt I had to write to defend a section of our society which all too often is demonised and discriminated against for no other reason than age. more...
The minority has a right to be heard
I would like to correct some of Mr Legg's misleading claims (September 14). more...
Where is the action on crime?
WE hear of a big police clamp down on law breakers. Where is it? more...
Bright idea
RE: Bright girl put in bottom class. While I agree that every child is entitled to an education at the right level, who does Mrs McCormack think she is, stereotyping those who are less academic? more...
Was he right?
A FEW years ago a young man named David Eycke appeared on television and prophesied all the disasters that we have suffered lately, the floods, the fires, the earthquakes and tsunamis and the terrorism and wars. more...
Coffers boost
INTERESTED to read that I, in my small way as a pensioner, have helped to fill the Wilts coffers by £1 million. more...
Lower the cost
RECENTLY I went on a visit to York. As a former Swindon Rail works employee, my husband wanted to visit the National Rail Museum. To my surprise admission was free. more...
Road victim is on the mend
A MAN who was knocked over in a road rage incident in Pinehurst has been moved out of intensive care. Philip England, 53, was visiting his brother John, 51, of Graham Street, when he was knocked down during an argument over a traffic calming measure a month ago. more...
CD to bring the memories back
Marian Saunders with the enhanced version of an original recording Ref: 99336-32AFTER 50 years members of Swin-don Amateur Variety Entertainers Club (SAVEC) thought that all their performances had been lost forever. more...
Family's second cancer miracle
Kathy Williams with her husband Kev Ref: 99337-87A SWINDON woman who had a cancer scare is urging people to visit their dentist regularly. Kathy Williams has just been given the all-clear after tests on a suspected tumour in her neck. more...
Wife beater needs drugs
A SWINDON father has pleaded guilty to assaulting his former wife. Michael McLaughlin, 32, of Affleck Close, Toothill, assaulted his former partner, Jane Mildenhall. more...
Man found dead in multi-storey car park
THE body of a man was found in a multi-storey car park in Swindon today. It's believed the death may be drugs related. more...
Students hang on phone home
AFTER the stress of studying for exams and waiting for results and a summer of working hard to earn some much needed money, the time has finally arrived for hundreds of students to pack their bags and head off to University. more...
Super-constabulary plans unveiled
Chief constable, Martin RichardsWILTSHIRE police chiefs have been asked which force they would like to merge with to create a new regional super-constabulary. more...
Google under fire for military base aerial shots
US spy plane stationed at FairfordMINISTRY of Defence officials have hit back at claims from defence experts that military bases near Swindon could be at risk of terrorist attacks. more...
Reward offered to find missing tabby cat
A WORRIED cat owner is still desperate for news about her missing pet. Jessie Parker, 22, said her brown, short haired, slim tabby cat went missing on August 10 and has not been seen since. more...
M4 info system is on track
SWINDON'S motorway is on schedule to be part of an information super highway. Highways Agency spokesperson Robin Miller said that the mammoth project to improve driver information systems on the M4 motorway is still on time. more...
Dental crisis to get worse
PLANS to more than double the charge of a dental check up will deepen the crisis engulfing Swindon, the Liberal Democrats have claimed. more...
Get your hound down to the chip shop for free
OAPS in Swindon would be barking mad to not get their dog micro-chipped for free. The Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity, has teamed up with Swindon Council to offer OAP's in the town the free service. more...
West Bank show on land `we still dare to call holy'
A PRESENTATION about life in the West Bank will be held next month. Beyond Belief is a reflective, multimedia presentation based upon the lives of ordinary people living in the West Bank. more...
Council braced for big freeze
SWINDON Council will keep in close contact with the Met Office to prepare for bad weather. As reported in the late edition of yesterday's Advertiser experts are warning that Britain is facing its coldest winter for 15 years. more...
Bob's nervous about new show
BOB Hoskins has confessed to a touch of nerves about returning to the West End for the first time in almost a decade. more...
Craft fair launched
LAWN Community Association is holding a craft fair this Saturday. Many of the best craft exhibitors in the area will display their work. more...
A day of peace and tranquillity
JUSTICE and peace will be the theme of a special Tranquillity Zone session tomorrow to mark World Peace Day. more...
Car is on fire
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car alight in Freshbrook. The car, which was parked on Whitehill Way, was partially destroyed by the fire yesterday. more...
Out on the town
SIENNA Miller and Jude Law have been seen on another night out together. According to onlookers they looked like a couple as they were smiling and holding hands. more...
Your last week for exhibition
WROUGHTON library is playing host to a broad canvas of Swindon artists. The Swindon Artist Society has been holding a painting exhibition at the library in Wharf Road, Wroughton. more...
Loads of grub
A FEAST of Food is being organised by Marlborough volunteers to raise funds for Cancer Research UK on October 22. more...
Potter star pestered by his fellow pupils
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has unintentionally been getting his friends in trouble at school. more...
Thomas ready for a rail visit
YOUNGSTERS wanting to meet their favourite locomotive in person will have the chance to meet Thomas the Tank Engine on October 22. more...
Children help build boat with bottles
COATE Water Rangers have been making their very own catamaran sailing boat. The materials for the boat have come from wood, tissue paper and recycled bottles and also with the help of local children. more...
The Bard gets cool
SHAKESPEARE 4 Kidz Romeo and Juliet, is coming to the Wyvern Theatre in November. The performance, on Friday, November 11, is ideal for those studying Shakespeare at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3. more...
Under your feet
HAVE you ever wondered where food comes from and how it gets into the super-market? Or how agriculture has shaped the earth beneath our feet? more...
Actor draws on past for new film
MARK Wahlberg has revealed how he rose above an adolescence marked by petty crime and time in jail to make it in Hollywood. more...
Street row led to man damaging police van
A 20 year old has admitted jumping in front of a police van and punching the bonnet repeatedly. Lance Newton, of Faringdon Road, Swindon, was involved in a dispute with a group of other people in Maxwell Street on July 10. more...
Something to study
THERE is still time to sign up for this autumn's evening and weekend courses at the University of Bath in Swindon. more...
Mark goes wild
MARK Satinet, senior ecologist and mammals recorder for Wiltshire will give a talk based on his wide experience of observing and studying mammals throughout the county. more...
Kit out scarecrow challenge for kids
CRICKLADE Historical Society autumn fayre, which raises funds for the maintenance of the Cricklade Museum, will take place on Saturday between 2pm and 5pm in the Town Hall in Cricklade. more...
Railway memories
ANYONE wanting to get a special insight into life on the railways should visit Steam on October 15. more...
Safety first for Steve
A HONDA employee has received the prestigious British Safety Council Diploma in Safety Management. more...
Rachel sets her sights on Dale
SINGER Rachel Stevens wants to start dating again. And Stevens, often named in polls of the world's most beautiful women, has got her sights set on Dale Winton. more...
Motorola wants a bike shed for its employees
ONE of Swindon's biggest employers wants to provide bicycle and motorbike storage for staff. more...
Arabic dances will be bazaar
MYSTICAL dance moves from the Middle East will be leaving their mark on Swindon in November. more...
Get into gospel
ALFA Omega and Swindon Black History Group will present Gospel Vibes 2005 on October 8 in the Upper Room in Regent Street. more...
Tours of the lakes
THE sun may not be shining and the water might be chilly but there is still plenty to do at Cotswold Water Park this autumn. more...
Jennifer to be Oprah's guest
JENNIFER Aniston is staging a TV comeback. The Friends star is heading to the only place a broken-hearted girl should the TV studios of Oprah Winfrey. more...
Third drug den is busted!
Tracey ToombsA THIRD crackhouse in Swindon will be closed as police continue their war on drugs in the town. Officers will now move in on 7 Shirley Close, Walcot, after magistrates granted permission for the raid. more...
`I wish I knocked him off his bike'
An artist's impression of the man police are seeking in connection with a robbery in Gainsborough WayCATCH THE SNATCHERS: THE pensioner who was seriously injured by a bagsnatcher on a bike has told how she wants to see her attacker horsewhipped. more...
Bid to catch the warning signs
THE family of a mother and son who were killed by her violent husband have welcomed a review into the possible missed opportunities that could have prevented the deaths. more...
Birthday's no barrier to Sue
Sue Preston who plans to celebrate her 60th birthday by taking part in a sponsored walk of the great wall of China Picture: Matthew Swingler Ref: 99336-26WHEN Sue Preston reached her 60th birthday she decided she wasn't going to sit down and vegetate. Instead, she decided the time had come to go on an adventure. more...
Youngsters give show of defiance
Young people outside the Wyvern Theatre yesterday Ref: 99342-39YOUNGSTERS gave an open show of defiance by gathering outside the Wyvern Theatre on the day a dispersal order came into force. more...
Plenty to learn at this happy school
Wroughton Primary School headteacher Susan Pagett with some of her pupils Ref: 99338-9SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: CHILDREN at Wroughton Infant School are happy, well behaved and enjoy being in the classroom, according to Ofsted. more...
High hopes for £16m flyover plan
Work under way Commonhead roundabout on the A419 near SwindonAFTER months of planning, work has finally begun on the Common-head roundabout flyover project. The £16m scheme got underway yesterday as contractors moved in to begin building a works compound in the centre of the roundabout. more...
Fun time for all at fete
WPC Pat Salter with Harry Marvell and Tobias Jeremiah Ref: 99309-10ONE Swindon school kicked off the new term in style with a traditional autumn fayre. Peatmoor Community Primary School in West Swindon opened up its gates to pupils, parents and residents for a seasonal extravaganza. more...
Stabbing leads to call for action
RESIDENTS near the scene of a suspected drugs-related punishment stabbing are calling for the police to take action. more...
Wiltshire News
Super-constabulary plans unveiled
Chief constable, Martin RichardsWILTSHIRE police chiefs have been asked which force they would like to merge with to create a new regional super-constabulary. more...
Wiltshire Sport
We're with you!
JAMIE Cureton refuses to accept that Town's dreams of higher status are already dead for another year although he feels there is room for only half-a-dozen more `errors' at best. more...
Wootton Bassett News
Continental rendezvous is a winner
Sibastien Janssoone with his sausages Ref: 99326-74A FRENCH market was all it took to give Wootton Basset a little `Je ne sais quoi'. Locals and visitors alike were treated to an abundance of cheese, wines and all other delicacies that one would come to expect from our French neighbours last weekend. more...
Queuing for fuel
MOTORISTS trying to cash in on cheap petrol in Wootton Bassett caused congestion as they queued to get into the Esso garage at Coped Hall. more...
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