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Stories for 7 November 2006
Barrie Hudson
So who do you think you are?
I WAS intrigued to read about Donald Lea, the Stratton man who has spent 14 years tracing his family tree back to the 17th Century. more...
Bowls
Westlecot enjoy a Denny Cup stroll
BOWLS: WESTLECOT recorded a resounding win in round three of the Denny Cup. They easily overcame the challenge of Whitchurch by 36 shots in the national inter-club championship running out as 101-65 victors. more...
Calne News
Email row councillor to face town meeting
Ellie Bland, the Tory parliamentary candidate at the centre of a racist email scandal, will face Calne Town Council at a development control committee meeting tonight. more...
Competitions
Great Western Token Collect Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions All travel must be completed between 4 November (varies depending on first day of each promotion) and 9 December 2006. more...
Events
Christmas Fayre - Windmill Hill School
NOVEMBER 24 2006, SWINDON: Windmill Hill School is holding it's Christmas Fayre on 24 November from 5.30pm till 7.30pm. more...
Farepakfiasco
Well-wishers come to the rescue of Farepak kids
WHEN they heard some children might not have any presents to open on Christmas Day, the Poplars Day Care Centre wanted to help. more...
Fund launched to help Farepak families
A RESCUE fund was launched today for families who are facing a wrecked Christmas after the collapse of hamper firm Farepak. more...
Fund launched to help Farepak families
A RESCUE fund was launched today for families who are facing a wrecked Christmas after the collapse of hamper firm Farepak. more...
Gazette Swindon Town Fc
Sturrock targets promotion
PAUL Sturrock is the man to lead Swindon Town to promotion after being officially unveiled as manager this afternoon. more...
From scawny youth to manager
Paul Sturrock grew up in Pitlochry in central Scotland. He said: "For every young boy, football was the be all and end all of life. We played every night after school - playing under the street lights - at that time you were allowed to play in parks. You never see that these days - there doesn't seem to be that community spirit." more...
Just another day at Swindon Town
It can feel a bit like a merry go round here with amount of comings and goings we have had of late. more...
Grahamcarter
Don’t pin hopes on common sense
I ONLY went along for a haircut - £8.50 and no questions asked, with 10 minutes of chat thrown in free. more...
Latest Middleton Trial Updates
Son found guilty of murdering parents
Philip Middleton has been convicted of murdering his parents Iris and Theo. more...
Murder trial jury out
The jury in the Middleton murder trial has gone out to consider its verdict. more...
Sisters welcome murder berdict
The sisters of murderer Philip Middleton welcomed the life sentence handed to him for killing their parents. more...
Sisters welcome life sentence for murderer
The sisters of murderer Philip Middleton welcomed the life sentence handed to him for killing their parents. more...
Marlborough News
Avebury group wins award
TheAvebury Guardians, a predominantly pagan volunteer group who work with the National Trust to help preserve the World Heritage Site and explain it to visitors, havewon joint first prize in the National Trust's Fresh Faces 2006 competition. more...
Melksham News
Lighting up time
A SPECTACULAR firework display and bonfire lit up the skies above Broughton Gifford in front of a crowd of more than 2,000 people. more...
New Forest News
Sally takes time out for children
BBC Television presenter Sally Taylor took some time out to discover the latest treat on offer for guests at Sandy Balls holiday centre when she officially opened its new therapy suite, Tempus. more...
Prospect @ Home Campaign
Hospice's family support service is vital
THE diagnosis of a life-threatening illness almost always affects more people than just the patient. more...
Leave your message of support for Prospect@Home
THE Prospect Hospice in Wroughton has offered a vital service to people with life-threatening illnesses for 26 years. more...
Readerspics
Billie's visit was cool
Pictured are Sam and Charlie Poynter, aged 10 and seven. They wrote to say: "We don't agree with what people are saying about Billie Piper. We went to Asda Wal-Mart to see her and she was really nice, she chatted to us and also signed a picture I had taken as well as her book. She put her arms around us for a photo and was overall really nice. We queued for almost three hours and we would do so again, as we think she is really really cool. more...
Billie's visit was cool
Pictured are Sam and Charlie Poynter, aged 10 and seven, with Billie Piper. They wrote to say: "We don't agree with what people are saying about Billie Piper. We went to Asda Wal-Mart to see her and she was really nice, she chatted to us and also signed a picture I had taken as well as her book. She put her arms around us for a photo and was overall really nice. We queued for almost three hours and we would do so again, as we think she is really really cool. more...
Billie's visit was cool
Pictured are Sam and Charlie Poynter, aged 10 and seven, with Billie Piper. They wrote to say: "We don't agree with what people are saying about Billie Piper. We went to Asda Wal-Mart to see her and she was really nice, she chatted to us and also signed a picture I had taken as well as her book. She put her arms around us for a photo and was overall really nice. We queued for almost three hours and we would do so again, as we think she is really really cool." more...
Swindon skyline
Martin Parry snapped this huge change to the Swindon skyline. He said: "This is the new 'shed' on the former rail works site as seen from Dixon Street. All the more suprising considering the care Brunel took over the appearance of his buildings that faced 'the line'." more...
Swindon skyline
Martin Parry snapped this huge change to the Swindon skyline. He said: "This is the new 'shed' on the former rail works site as seen from Dixon Street. All the more suprising considering the care Brunel took over the appearance of his buildings that faced 'the line'." more...
St Jospeh's sunset
Mark Page took this picture of "the last sunset over St Joseph's Lower School". more...
Fireworks
Narissa Arthurs from Chiseldon captures the colour of Bonfire Night. more...
Swindon skyline
Martin Parry took this picture of the huge change to the Swindon skyline. He said: "This is the new 'shed' on the former rail works site as seen from Dixon Street. All the more suprising considering the care Brunel took over the appearance of his buildings that faced 'the line'." more...
Swindon skyline
Martin Parry took this picture of the huge change to the Swindon skyline. He said: "This is the new 'shed' on the former rail works site as seen from Dixon Street. All the more suprising considering the care Brunel took over the appearance of his buildings that faced 'the line'." more...
Salisbury City Fc News
Reserves hit five in the fog
SALISBURY City reserves ran out 5-0 victors in last night's Capital League game at a fog-bound Old Sarum against Chesham United. more...
Reserves hit five in the fog
SALISBURY City reserves ran out 5-0 victors in last night's Capital League game at a fog-bound Old Sarum against Chesham United. more...
Open for business
SUPPORTERS wishing to stock up with Salisbury City goodies in time for Saturday's FA Cup tie with Fleetwood Town are welcome to visit the club shop, which is open during normal office hours from Monday to Friday. more...
FA Cup build-up
BETWEEN now and Saturday, the website will be posting a number of features celebrating Salisbury reaching the first round proper of the FA Cup. more...
Shrewton Silver Band on duty
HALF-time entertainment at the Ray Mac on Saturday will be provided by the Shrewton Silver Band, not the Chalke Valley Brass Band as previously stated. more...
FA Cup build up
A NUMBER of special FA Cup features will be posted on the club's website in the build up to Saturday's first round tie with Fleetwood Town. more...
Date for second leg of county cup
SALISBURY City will host Swindon Town on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 for their Wiltshire Premier Shield semi-final, second leg. more...
Salisbury Letters
Are road users equal?
BLAME Ernest Marples. As transport minister, he introduced special roads' - i.e. motorways. more...
Change your mindset
MIND set - my mind was set on the Brunel Bridge in about 1970. Set on that a bridge was essential for the success of the estate. more...
Change your mindset
MINDSET - my mind was set on the Brunel Bridge in about 1970. Set on that a bridge was essential for the success of the estate. more...
Problems for pedestrians
IS it not high time someone put a spoke into the COGS group's defence of cycling on public footpaths in this area? more...
Salisbury News
School nets two awards for activities
STUDENTS and staff at Salisbury's St Edmund's Girls' School are celebrating two national awards in recognition of successful extra-curricular activities. more...
Read all about it, well in 1814 that is
SALISBURY upholsterer Robbie Harwood has seen everything from loose change, chewed sweets, and clumps of hair, fall out of the old chairs he repairs, but nothing could have prepared him for his most recent find. more...
Stfc Headlines
‘Sturrock can take us back where we belong’
SWINDON TOWN: DELIGHTED Town fans are backing new manager Paul Sturrock to drag the club out of the Football League basement and restore the County Ground glory days. more...
Sturrock move excites fans
SWINDON TOWN: Town fans insist Paul Sturrock ticks all the right managerial boxes and is the logical choice to finish the job Dennis Wise started. more...
Vincent praise for new keeper Andy
SWINDON TOWN: JAMIE Vincent has given the thumbs-up to the arrival on loan of goalkeeper Andy Lonergan and has also heaped praise on the way his caretaker manager has coped with a difficult couple of weeks. more...
Ex-Swindon youngster calls time on football
SWINDON TOWN: FORMER Swindon Town youngster Lance Lewis has quit football at the grand old age of 20. more...
Youths take on Swans
SWINDON TOWN: TOWN entertain Swansea in the FA Youth Cup tonight. Swindon's youngsters hosted the Swans at their Wanborough training ground in a league clash on Friday which finished 3-3. more...
Town boss confirmed
SWINDON TOWN: PAUL Sturrock will be officially unveiled as Swindon Town manager this afternoon, it has been confirmed. more...
Town boss confirmed
SWINDON TOWN: PAUL Sturrock will be officially unveiled as Swindon Town manager this afternoon, it has been confirmed. more...
Town boss confirmed
SWINDON TOWN: PAUL Sturrock will be officially unveiled as Swindon Town manager this afternoon, it has been confirmed. more...
Town boss confirmed
SWINDON TOWN: PAUL Sturrock will be officially unveiled as Swindon Town manager this afternoon, it has been confirmed. more...
Sturrock: I'm in it for the long haul
PAUL Sturrock has promised Swindon Town fans he is in for the long haul after agreeing a four-year deal at the County Ground. more...
Sturrock: I'm in it for the long haul
PAUL Sturrock has promised Swindon Town fans he is in for the long haul after agreeing a four-year deal at the County Ground. more...
Sturrock: I'm in it for the long haul
PAUL Sturrock has promised Swindon Town fans he is in for the long haul after agreeing a four-year deal at the County Ground. more...
Swindon Cricket
Beasant lift for Swindon
INDOOR CRICKET: Civil Service made it three wins from three in the Swindon Indoor League with an 81-run thrashing of Shrivenham. more...
Swindon Football
Panthers in seventh heaven!
NORTH WILTS & DISTRICT YOUTH & MINOR LEAGUE: North Swindon Panthers made it seven wins from seven games in the under 18 division with a 7-0 away win over Walcot Wanderers. more...
Jesters on top in a thriller
SWINDON & DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE: PREMIER Division leaders Jesters took on last season's champions Shield & Dagger in a thrilling encounter, finally running out 4-2 winners, D Levett 2, A Levett and an own goal doing the damage. Dagger's scorers were Redman and an own goal. more...
Windmill are blown away by Wanborough
SWINDON SUNDAY LEAGUE: Surprise of the day came in Division Two, where lowly Wanborough gained their first victory of the season in beating second-placed Windmill 3-2 with goals from Mike Kent (2) and Pete Myall, writes STEVE ASHLEY. more...
Windmill are blown away by Wanborough
SWINDON SUNDAY LEAGUE: Surprise of the day came in Division Two, where lowly Wanborough gained their first victory of the season in beating second-placed Windmill 3-2 with goals from Mike Kent (2) and Pete Myall, writes STEVE ASHLEY. more...
Windmill are blown away by Wanborough
SWINDON SUNDAY LEAGUE: Surprise of the day came in Division Two, where lowly Wanborough gained their first victory of the season in beating second-placed Windmill 3-2 with goals from Mike Kent (2) and Pete Myall, writes STEVE ASHLEY. more...
Local derby is all square
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: SWINDON Spitfires were held to a 2-2 draw by Swindon Town in a Wiltshire Girls League Under 16 Division game. more...
Ladies draw
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: SWINDON Town Ladies shared four goals and the points with Clevedon in a South West Combination league game played in Somerset. more...
Swindon General Sport
All square at Croft
NETBALL: THE match between Croft C and Kennet Valley was drawn 30-30 in Division Three of the Swindon & District Netball League on Saturday. more...
It’s so easy for Wendy
ATHLETICS: WENDY Jones cruised to an emphatic victory in Sunday's Oxford Mail Cross Country League race, writes KEVIN FAHEY. more...
Second place for Flames
SKATER HOCKEY: Swindon Flames finished as runners-up in the Southern Area Skater Hockey (SASH) Youth League, qualifying for the British Inline Skater Hockey Association (BISHA) National Championships in Torbay this weekend November 11-12. more...
Barney still a hot shot
AIR RIFLES: ONLY two teams remain unbeaten in the Swindon & District Air Rifle League after VWH Cricklade beat Gorse Hill 580-546 and Stratton Royal British Legion beat Milton SC 546-515. more...
Reserves hit six in the cup
FOOTBALL: In the North Berks League's A.G. Kingham Cup, Lambourn Sports Reserves advanced with a 6-0 win against Stanford-in-the Vale Reserves, Steve Crane (4), Andy Bulloch and David Hogben on target. more...
Regional title win for Walcot’s Reid
BOXING: WALCOT'S Marlon Reid was crowned the Western Counties middleweight champion with a hard-fought points victory over Craig Culkin of Jersey Leonis ABC, at Launceston Town Hall, in Cornwall. more...
All square at Croft
NETBALL: THE match between Croft C and Kennet Valley was drawn 30-30 in Division Three of the Swindon & District Netball League on Saturday. more...
Sonics lose in overtime
BASKETBALL: Swindon Sonics disappointing away form continued when they lost 75-71 after overtime to Cornwall Cougars in St Austell. more...
Swindon Ice Hockey
Cougars foiled by a right royal robbery
ICE HOCKEY: COUGARS saw victory snatched from their grasp in their away Under 19 Southern A League game. more...
Second home loss for Lions
ICE HOCKEY: LIONS (Under 16) lost for the second time at home this season in an U16 League 2 South match when they were beaten 5-0 by Solent and Gosport Cruisers. more...
No stopping the TopCats
ICE HOCKEY: SWINDON TOPCATS march on in their quest for glory in the Women's League. more...
Monster win for Under 14s
ICE HOCKEY: SWINDON LIONS Under 14 side made a winning start to their home campaign. more...
Swindon News
Win chance to be advertising guru
Local young people are being offered a fantastic opportunity to become the advertising executives of the future. more...
Car crash teen was quizzed over death
AN 18-YEAR-OLD who was at the centre of a murder investigation in Highworth is fighting for his life after a car crash. more...
Mandy's the best ever best friend
MANDY Huggins has won a spending spree after her pal Tanya Norris nominated her for the Friend of the Year Award. more...
Tory councillor denies racist email
CALNE councillor Ellenor Bland is at the centre over a row over a racist email which talks of immigrants in Britain living off the welfare state. more...
Council votes to push ahead with Headlands
SWINDON Council last night voted to push ahead with plans for the Headlands Academy rather than look at alternative ideas. more...
Brunel wickerman is home safe
A GIANT wicker sculpture of Brunel has been returned safe and sound to charity Twigs' HQ. more...
Head-butt teen given two-year football ban
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has been banned from playing football for two years after head-butting a match official. more...
Nurse claimed £4k for shifts she did not do
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a nurse who plundered thousands of pounds for work she did not do. more...
Well-wishers come to rescue of Farepak kids
GENEROUS youngsters at Poplars Day Nursery were so moved by the plight of the Farepak children, they raised cash to buy them some Christmas presents. more...
Hospice's family support service is vital
THE Family Support Team at Prospect Hospice works hard to make sure the families of patients get all the help they need. more...
Child's play is serious business
SWINDON Council is to spend five months looking into how children play in a bid to scoop £400,000. more...
Jury tries to reach verdict on parent killer
THE jury in the trial of Philip Middleton is deciding whether or not he murdered his mother and father at their home in Wootton Bassett. more...
Council will lobby MPs over back garden developments
SWINDON Council last night decided to put pressure on the Government to stop developers building in back gardens. more...
Fog hampers motorists
HEAVY fog descended on Swindon yesterday creating hazardous driving conditions. more...
Bosses are the bullied ones
A BULLYING helpline has revealed it is often managers who are bullied by their staff rather than the other way round. more...
Boiler trouble at primary school
SIXTY nursery and reception children from Even Swindon Primary will be staying home today because the school's boiler has broken down. more...
Firearms expert taking legal action against Met
A MUSLIM Metropolitan Police officer, who used to work for Wiltshire Constabulary, is taking legal action against the force after he was removed from an elite protection squad. more...
Firearms expert taking legal action against Met
A MUSLIM Metropolitan Police officer, who used to work for Wiltshire Constabulary, is taking legal action against the Met after he was removed from an elite protection squad. more...
Fund launched to help Farepak families
A RESCUE fund was launched today for families who are facing a wrecked Christmas after the collapse of hamper firm Farepak. more...
Fund launched to help Farepak families
A RESCUE fund was launched today for families who are facing a wrecked Christmas after the collapse of hamper firm Farepak. more...
Middleton given 29 years for parents' murder
Philip Middleton has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for murdering his parents. more...
Swindon Rugby
McLeod treble sends Bassett youngsters into last four
JUNIOR RUGBY: WOOTTON Bassett booked their place in the semi-finals of the Wiltshire Under 16 Cup competition as winners of Pool A with a 50-10 victory over Devizes. more...
Times Football
Combe edged out in thriller
CASTLE Combe went out of the Wiltshire Junior Cup after a thrilling second round contest with The Running Horse. more...
Revolutions Trowbridge League round-up
BLUE Circle slipped in the Division One title race when they held to a 4-4 draw by lowly Heytesbury. more...
Wiltshire Junior Cup round-up
FRESHFORD'S participation in this season's Wilts Junior Cup has come to an end after they lost 2-1 away to Iron Horse, Neil Birleson scoring Freshford's consolation goal. more...
Whitton double sinks Rovers
FROME Town Ladies' upturn in fortunes continued with a 3-2 home win over Forest Green Rovers, but they made life difficult for themselves letting the visitors back into the game after going 3-0 up. more...
Head-butt boy may have imitated top stars
A 13-YEAR-OLD Wiltshire footballer who head-butted his referee may have been imitating what he had seen Premiership footballers do on television, county Football Association secretary Mike Benson said today. more...
Times General Sport
Surry shines in Spain
GOLF: CUMBERWELL Park pro Steve Surry has made it through to the final stage of the European Tour Qualifying School. more...
Bathampton set the pace
ANGLING: SENSAS Bathampton chalked up their third win in a row in the South West Winter League match fished on the Avon from Frys to the Crane stretch. more...
Bathampton set the pace
ANGLING: SENSAS Bathampton chalked up their third win in a row in the South West Winter League match fished on the Avon from Frys to the Crane stretch. more...
Frome Victorians match report
ANGLING: DESPITE a heavy overnight frost the River Parrett at Langport still fished well on Sunday in the Frome Victorians match, with roach making up the bulk of the weights. more...
Times Rugby
Hall to light up Corsham
FORMER Bath and England flanker John Hall will officially switch on Corsham Rugby Club's new floodlights for the first time on Thursday evening. more...
Times Wiltshire News
14-year-old sold 7-inch butcher knife
TRADING standards officers in Wiltshire say they are shocked after more than one in three stores tested in an undercover survey sold knifes to a 14 year old. more...
Westbury News
Market plan pole-axed
A WEEKLY market in Westbury is not going to be revived because of a lack of support from traders. more...
Market plan pole-axed
A WEEKLY market in Westbury is not going to be revived because of a lack of support from traders. more...
Market plan pole-axed
A WEEKLY market in Westbury is not going to be revived because of a lack of support from traders. more...
Hundreds expected at former headteacher's funeral
THE funeral of popular headteacher Nigel Gilhespy was due to take place today. more...
Hundreds expected at former headteacher's funeral
THE funeral of popular headteacher Nigel Gilhespy was due to take place today. more...
Wiltshire Business
Web wisdom
Q: What is a meta tag and should I use them on my site? A: Meta tags are special HTML tags which don't affect how a page is actually displayed, but can provide some useful information about the page content. more...
Minimum wage should be more than £6 by 2008
THE adult minimum wage should be more than £6 an hour by October 2008, the TUC has said in its annual submission to the Low Pay Commission. more...
Help keep them off the streets
Homelessness affects ex-service men and women who leave the Forces and have nowhere to go. more...
Telling it as it is
In the sometimes humdrum world of accountancy, the corporate finance market - in which multi-million pound companies are routinely bought and sold - is as close to sexy as accountants get. more...
Dogs get a break
After having to miss a trip to stay home with the dog, Tanya Powell decided our pets should get holidays too. By LEIGH ROBINSON. more...
Dogs get a break
After having to miss a trip to stay home with the dog, Tanya Powell decided our pets should get holidays too. By LEIGH ROBINSON. more...
Dogs get a break
After having to miss a trip to stay home with the dog, Tanya Powell decided our pets should get holidays too. By LEIGH ROBINSON. more...
A right to religion
How much employers can dictate what staff can and can't wear at work is a hot topic. MALCOLM GREGORY, head of employment law at Withy King Soliciors, looks at the legal implications. more...
Over 50s on the scrapheap
LEIGH ROBINSON reports on a growing problem of unemployed baby boomers. more...
Business beaver
We have all heard the saying, Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' And yet all too often when assigning responsibility for everyday transactions, business owners take no heed of this advice and give too much control to one person. more...
Recycling applies at work too
A new book for the workplace called Jeykll & Hyde tells that many of us have split personalities when it comes to recycling - we do it at home but not at work. more...
Recycling applies at work too
A new book for the workplace called Jeykll & Hyde tells that many of us have split personalities when it comes to recycling - we do it at home but not at work. more...
How to be a great manager
Author Nigel Jeremy unlocks the simple truths behind people management in his new book. more...
Web wisdom
Q: What is a meta tag and should I use them on my site? A: Meta tags are special HTML tags which don't affect how a page is actually displayed, but can provide some useful information about the page content. more...
Wiltshire News
win chance to be advertising guru
Local young people are being offered a fantastic opportunity to become the advertising executives of the future. more...
Ex-Wiltshire firearms man in racial row
An experienced Muslim firearms officer, who was once employed by Wiltshire police, has begun race and religious discrimination proceedings against the Metropolitan Police after he was removed from a close-protection unit guarding Tony Blair. more...
Youth Minor League News
Wanderers book cup place
TROWBRIDGE Wanderers B have booked their place in the second round of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League under nines league cup. more...
AFC Corsham gain their revenge
AFC CORSHAM played their best football of the season so far in the Under 14s Blue Division as they overcame leaders 8-1 to avenge a home defeat earlier in the season. more...
AFC Corsham gain their revenge
AFC CORSHAM played their best football of the season so far in the Under 14s Blue Division as they overcame leaders Devizes Town 8-1 to avenge a home defeat earlier in the season. more...
Salisbury Journal Sport
Shrewton Silver Band on duty
HALF-time entertainment at the Ray Mac on Saturday will be provided by the Shrewton Silver Band, not the Chalke Valley Brass Band as previously stated. more...
FA Cup build up
A NUMBER of special FA Cup features will be posted on the club's website in the build up to Saturday's first round tie with Fleetwood Town. more...
Reserves hit five in the fog
SALISBURY City reserves ran out 5-0 victors in last night's Capital League game at a fog-bound Old Sarum against Chesham United. more...
Open for business
SUPPORTERS wishing to stock up with Salisbury City goodies in time for Saturday's FA Cup tie with Fleetwood Town are welcome to visit the club shop, which is open during normal office hours from Monday to Friday. more...
Date for second leg of county cup
SALISBURY City will host Swindon Town on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 for their Wiltshire Premier Shield semi-final, second leg. more...
Swindon Advertiser Business
Minimum wage should be more than £6 by 2008
THE adult minimum wage should be more than £6 an hour by October 2008, the TUC has said in its annual submission to the Low Pay Commission. more...
Help keep them off the streets
Homelessness affects ex-service men and women who leave the Forces and have nowhere to go. more...
Telling it as it is
In the sometimes humdrum world of accountancy, the corporate finance market - in which multi-million pound companies are routinely bought and sold - is as close to sexy as accountants get. more...
Dogs get a break
After having to miss a trip to stay home with the dog, Tanya Powell decided our pets should get holidays too. By LEIGH ROBINSON. more...
A right to religion
How much employers can dictate what staff can and can't wear at work is a hot topic. MALCOLM GREGORY, head of employment law at Withy King Soliciors, looks at the legal implications. more...
Over 50s on the scrapheap
LEIGH ROBINSON reports on a growing problem of unemployed baby boomers. more...
Business beaver
We have all heard the saying, Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' more...
Recycling applies at work too
A new book for the workplace called Jeykll & Hyde tells that many of us have split personalities when it comes to recycling - we do it at home but not at work. more...
How to be a great manager
Author Nigel Jeremy unlocks the simple truths behind people management in his new book. more...
Web wisdom
Q: What is a meta tag and should I use them on my site? A: Meta tags are special HTML tags which don't affect how a page is actually displayed, but can provide some useful information about the page content. more...
Swindon Advertiser News
Child's play is serious business
CHILD'S play has become a serious business for Swindon Council, with almost £400,000 riding on it. more...
Jury tries to reach verdict on parent killer
THE jury in the trial of Philip Middleton, the man accused of murdering his parents, will today try to reach a verdict. more...
Council will lobby MPs over back garden developments
SWINDON councillors have voted unanimously for the Government to make changes in the law to stop back gardens being turned into flats. more...
Fog hampers motorists
HEAVY fog descended on Swindon yesterday creating hazardous driving conditions. more...
Bosses are the bullied ones
NEW employment legislation has caused a sharp increase in the number of managers being bullied by their own staff, a Swindon-based helpline has revealed. more...
Boiler trouble at primary school
SIXTY nursery and reception children from Even Swindon Primary will be staying home today because the school's boiler has broken down. more...
Firearms expert taking legal action against Met
A MUSLIM Metropolitan Police officer, who used to work for Wiltshire Constabulary, is taking legal action against the Met after he was removed from an elite protection squad. more...
Fund launched to help Farepak families
A RESCUE fund was launched today for families who are facing a wrecked Christmas after the collapse of hamper firm Farepak. more...
Man found guilty of parents' murder
A JURY has found Philip Middleton guilty of murdering his parents. more...
Car crash teen was quizzed over death
A TEENAGER who is jointly accused of assaulting a Polish man who later died in hospital is fighting for his life after a car crash in Highworth. more...
Mandy's the best ever best friend
WHEN her health deteriorated, life was tough for Tanya Norris. more...
Tory councillor denies racist email
A CONSERVATIVE councillor and former parliamentary candidate was reported to race-relations watchdogs yesterday over an "offensive" poem about illegal immigrants sent out from her email account. more...
Council votes to push ahead with Headlands
PROPOSALS for a controversial academy in Swindon are going forward despite attempts to derail them. more...
Brunel wickerman is home safe
BRUNEL has escaped the flames of bonfire night and been returned to the people who created him. more...
Head-butt teen given two-year football ban
A TEENAGER has been banned from playing football for two years after head-butting a referee. more...
Nurse claimed £4k for shifts she did not do
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a nurse who plundered thousands of pounds for work she did not do. more...
Well-wishers come to rescue of Farepak kids
WHEN they heard some children might not have any presents to open on Christmas Day, the Poplars Day Care Centre wanted to help. more...
Hospice's family support service is vital
THE diagnosis of a life-threatening illness almost always affects more people than just the patient. more...
Middleton given 29 years for parents' murder
Philip Middleton has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for murdering his parents. more...
Swindon Advertiser Sport
Town boss confirmed
SWINDON TOWN: PAUL Sturrock will be officially unveiled as Swindon Town manager this afternoon, it has been confirmed. more...
Local derby is all square
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: SWINDON Spitfires were held to a 2-2 draw by Swindon Town in a Wiltshire Girls League Under 16 Division game. more...
Ladies draw
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: SWINDON Town Ladies shared four goals and the points with Clevedon in a South West Combination league game played in Somerset. more...
Cougars foiled by a right royal robbery
ICE HOCKEY: COUGARS saw victory snatched from their grasp in their away Under 19 Southern A League game. more...
Second home loss for Lions
ICE HOCKEY: LIONS (Under 16) lost for the second time at home this season in an U16 League 2 South match when they were beaten 5-0 by Solent and Gosport Cruisers. more...
No stopping the TopCats
ICE HOCKEY: SWINDON TOPCATS march on in their quest for glory in the Women's League. more...
Monster win for Under 14s
ICE HOCKEY: SWINDON LIONS Under 14 side made a winning start to their home campaign. more...
McLeod treble sends Bassett youngsters into last four
JUNIOR RUGBY: WOOTTON Bassett booked their place in the semi-finals of the Wiltshire Under 16 Cup competition as winners of Pool A with a 50-10 victory over Devizes. more...
‘Sturrock can take us back where we belong’
SWINDON TOWN: DELIGHTED Town fans are backing new manager Paul Sturrock to drag the club out of the Football League basement and restore the County Ground glory days. more...
Sturrock move excites fans
SWINDON TOWN: Town fans insist Paul Sturrock ticks all the right managerial boxes and is the logical choice to finish the job Dennis Wise started. more...
Vincent praise for new keeper Andy
SWINDON TOWN: JAMIE Vincent has given the thumbs-up to the arrival on loan of goalkeeper Andy Lonergan and has also heaped praise on the way his caretaker manager has coped with a difficult couple of weeks. more...
Ex-Swindon youngster calls time on football
SWINDON TOWN: FORMER Swindon Town youngster Lance Lewis has quit football at the grand old age of 20. more...
Youths take on Swans
SWINDON TOWN: TOWN entertain Swansea in the FA Youth Cup tonight. Swindon's youngsters hosted the Swans at their Wanborough training ground in a league clash on Friday which finished 3-3. more...
It’s so easy for Wendy
ATHLETICS: WENDY Jones cruised to an emphatic victory in Sunday's Oxford Mail Cross Country League race, writes KEVIN FAHEY. more...
Second place for Flames
SKATER HOCKEY: Swindon Flames finished as runners-up in the Southern Area Skater Hockey (SASH) Youth League, qualifying for the British Inline Skater Hockey Association (BISHA) National Championships in Torbay this weekend November 11-12. more...
Barney still a hot shot
AIR RIFLES: ONLY two teams remain unbeaten in the Swindon & District Air Rifle League after VWH Cricklade beat Gorse Hill 580-546 and Stratton Royal British Legion beat Milton SC 546-515. more...
Reserves hit six in the cup
FOOTBALL: In the North Berks League's A.G. Kingham Cup, Lambourn Sports Reserves advanced with a 6-0 win against Stanford-in-the Vale Reserves, Steve Crane (4), Andy Bulloch and David Hogben on target. more...
Regional title win for Walcot’s Reid
BOXING: WALCOT'S Marlon Reid was crowned the Western Counties middleweight champion with a hard-fought points victory over Craig Culkin of Jersey Leonis ABC, at Launceston Town Hall, in Cornwall. more...
All square at Croft
NETBALL: THE match between Croft C and Kennet Valley was drawn 30-30 in Division Three of the Swindon & District Netball League on Saturday. more...
Sonics lose in overtime
BASKETBALL: Swindon Sonics disappointing away form continued when they lost 75-71 after overtime to Cornwall Cougars in St Austell. more...
Beasant lift for Swindon
INDOOR CRICKET: Civil Service made it three wins from three in the Swindon Indoor League with an 81-run thrashing of Shrivenham. more...
Panthers in seventh heaven!
NORTH WILTS & DISTRICT YOUTH & MINOR LEAGUE: North Swindon Panthers made it seven wins from seven games in the under 18 division with a 7-0 away win over Walcot Wanderers. more...
Jesters on top in a thriller
SWINDON & DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE: PREMIER Division leaders Jesters took on last season's champions Shield & Dagger in a thrilling encounter, finally running out 4-2 winners, D Levett 2, A Levett and an own goal doing the damage. Dagger's scorers were Redman and an own goal. more...
Windmill are blown away by Wanborough
SWINDON SUNDAY LEAGUE: Surprise of the day came in Division Two, where lowly Wanborough gained their first victory of the season in beating second-placed Windmill 3-2 with goals from Mike Kent (2) and Pete Myall, writes STEVE ASHLEY. more...
Sturrock: I'm in it for the long haul
PAUL Sturrock has promised Swindon Town fans he is in for the long haul after agreeing a four-year deal at the County Ground. more...
The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News
Email row councillor to face town meeting
Ellie Bland, the Tory parliamentary candidate at the centre of a racist email scandal, will face Calne Town Council at a development control committee meeting tonight. more...
Ex-Wiltshire firearms man in racial row
An experienced Muslim firearms officer, who was once employed by Wiltshire police, has begun race and religious discrimination proceedings against the Metropolitan Police after he was removed from a close-protection unit guarding Tony Blair. more...
Avebury group wins award
TheAvebury Guardians, a predominantly pagan volunteer group who work with the National Trust to help preserve the World Heritage Site and explain it to visitors, havewon joint first prize in the National Trust's Fresh Faces 2006 competition. more...
Win chance to be advertising guru
Local young people are being offered a fantastic opportunity to become the advertising executives of the future. more...
The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald Sport
Sturrock targets promotion
PAUL Sturrock is the man to lead Swindon Town to promotion after being officially unveiled as manager this afternoon. more...
From scawny youth to manager
Paul Sturrock grew up in Pitlochry in central Scotland. He said: "For every young boy, football was the be all and end all of life. We played every night after school - playing under the street lights - at that time you were allowed to play in parks. You never see that these days - there doesn't seem to be that community spirit." more...
Just another day at Swindon Town
It can feel a bit like a merry go round here with amount of comings and goings we have had of late. more...
Wiltshire Times News
Hundreds expected at former headteacher's funeral
THE funeral of popular headteacher Nigel Gilhespy was due to take place today. more...
14-year-old sold 7-inch butcher knife
TRADING standards officers in Wiltshire say they are shocked after more than one in three stores tested in an undercover survey sold knifes to a 14 year old. more...
Lighting up time
A SPECTACULAR firework display and bonfire lit up the skies above Broughton more...
Market plan pole-axed
A WEEKLY market in Westbury is not going to be revived because of a lack of support from traders. more...
Wiltshire Times Sport
Whitton double sinks Rovers
FROME Town Ladies' upturn in fortunes continued with a 3-2 home win over more...
Head-butt boy may have imitated top stars
A 13-YEAR-OLD Wiltshire footballer who head-butted his referee may have been more...
Surry shines in Spain
GOLF: CUMBERWELL Park pro Steve Surry has made it through to the final stage more...
Bathampton set the pace
ANGLING: SENSAS Bathampton chalked up their third win in a row in the South more...
Combe edged out in thriller
CASTLE Combe went out of the Wiltshire Junior Cup after a thrilling second more...
Revolutions Trowbridge League round-up
BLUE Circle slipped in the Division One title race when they held to a 4-4 more...
Hall to light up Corsham
FORMER Bath and England flanker John Hall will officially switch on Corsham more...
Wiltshire Junior Cup round-up
FRESHFORD'S participation in this season's Wilts Junior Cup has come to an more...
Frome Victorians match report
ANGLING: DESPITE a heavy overnight frost the River Parrett at Langport still fished well on Sunday in the Frome Victorians match, with roach making up the bulk of the weights. more...
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