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Stories for 17 July 2000

Calne Leisure

On Stage

DEVIZES Wharf, Box office tel: (01380) 725944. September 16-23: The Rivals (a)   more...

Host of tasty dishes to tempt taste buds

IF YOU enjoy dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Conigre Farm Restaurant in Melksham will be sure to please.   more...

On track for toddler vote

IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers.   more...

Film round-up

Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence, as an FBI agent forced to dress as a woman to nail an escaped convict. Rating: 1/10.   more...

Gig guide

TUESDAY, July 18: Hot Strings, The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath   more...

Exhibitions

DEVIZES: Handel House Gallery, Tel: (01380) 727032. Until August 5: Unveiling Figures and Form, paintings by Howard Wolf and sculpture by K Jane Jones on the theme of the human body.   more...

Calne News

Needy children to lose their holiday

NEEDY children from across the area have had their summer holidays cancelled because the charity organising them is facing a funding crisis.   more...

Fears over dangers posed by scrap cars

COUNCILLORS and parents have spoken of their safety fears over scrap cars being dumped on waste ground used as a play area by children.   more...

Help for elderly as care teams move in

ELDERLY and disabled people in Calne will now be able to speak to social services in the town rather than travelling to Chippenham.   more...

Fete boosts village plans

AS many as ten village groups will benefit from the funds raised at the Derry Hill and Studley Village Fete.   more...

Volunteer army is ready for crowds

WITH the North Wiltshire Festival about to kick off organisers are putting the final touches to nearly two years of work and preparation.   more...

Rotary boss's third term

LONG-SERVING member Martin Ruddle has taken over as the president of the Lions Club of Calne for the third time.   more...

Scientific work commemorated

PIONEERING work on oxygen is to be commemorated in a landmark occasion at Bowood House, near Calne.   more...

£5 fury over town car parks

TRAFFIC. It is an issue that touches our lives daily.   more...

Youngsters need a break

THE chance to get away on holiday is something most of us treasure, indeed planning a break occupies a huge amount of our time.   more...

Footpath menace

IN response to the report by Lyneham Parish Council on June 29, on the new footpath built by the RAF near our property, we would like to clarify a few points.   more...

Both towns lose out in records wrangle

THE debate on the relocation of the Royal Photographic Society and the Records Office appears to have sidetracked into political argument when possibly more fundamental points could have been made.   more...

Ill-starred skate park should be moved

HOW much more public money is to be poured into the council's ill-starred skateboard project in Devizes' Hillworth Park, which, on the scale of disasters, is rapidly approaching the Millennium Dome?   more...

Self-interest rules

I READ with mixed reactions Mr Packham's statements and opinions on the merits of having the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office located in Chippenham.   more...

Cinema needs care

HOW gratifying to note that another Chippenham resident Angela Bevan (letters July 6) has the interest to note that the ex-Gaumont was a cinema designed by the renowned cinema architect W E Trent.   more...

Hysteria over hunt

THE hunting with dogs issue has reached breathtaking heights of irrelevance. The killers for fun brigade say curtailing the `industry' will deprive people of country jobs.   more...

Democratic plan

  more...

`Finders' take note

THE heart-warming report entitled woman's treasured ring returned to her, in the Gazette on June 22 described how, by sheer coincidences a lost ring of great sentimental value was reunited with its owner.   more...

Harmony is the key

I FEEL compelled to respond to D M Crawley's letter entitled Attitude Must Change.   more...

Calne Sport

Club cricket

Clifton Flax-Bourton v Chippenham   more...

Skipper faces long lay-off

DAVE Lovell, the North Wilts Vikings skater hockey junior captain faces a 12 week lay-off.   more...

Clubs in bid to find new British stars

DEVIZES Lawn Tennis Club is holding an open day on Saturday July 22 to encourage new members.   more...

Wayne to make Olympics bid

DEVIZES sprinter Wayne Martin is preparing for next month's Olympic trials in Birmingham.   more...

A triple jump star in the making

RIDGEWAY School's Abi Wildbore finished eighth in the junior girls' javelin at the English Schools' Track and Field Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, July 8.   more...

Wiltshire crash to cup defeat

WILTSHIRE produced another lacklustre performance in their final group cricket match in the 38 County Cup against Cornwall at Helston on Sunday, July 9.   more...

Double triumph

SHALBOURNE racing driver Mike Salmon took victory during a double-header round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Croft in North Yorkshire.   more...

Captain grabs that rare bird, the albatross

SENIOR captain's day at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton Bassett, was well supported, with 51 competitors taking part.   more...

Wiltshire Cricket League

WESTINGHOUSE have taken over at the top of Division One after beating Potterne by 35 runs in their rearranged game.   more...

Deeming is TT winner

CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual 25-mile club handicap time-trial based on the Sutton Benger course.   more...

Refs go it alone with sin bins

THE sin bin is to be introduced at all senior rugby levels next season, leaving referees with a major headache.   more...

Chippenham Leisure

On Stage

DEVIZES Wharf, Box office tel: (01380) 725944. September 16-23: The Rivals (a)   more...

Host of tasty dishes to tempt taste buds

IF YOU enjoy dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Conigre Farm Restaurant in Melksham will be sure to please.   more...

On track for toddler vote

IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers.   more...

Film round-up

Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence, as an FBI agent forced to dress as a woman to nail an escaped convict. Rating: 1/10.   more...

Chippenham News

Work to start on school sites

NEARLY 500 construction workers are due to move on to the sites of three proposed new schools at Chippenham, Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett by the end of the month.   more...

£5 fury over town car parks

TRAFFIC. It is an issue that touches our lives daily.   more...

Bid to save old cinema building

A BID by Chippenham Mayor Sandie Webb to save the Goldiggers building and turn it into a theatre or cabaret venue is being vigorously opposed by other district councillors.   more...

Footpath menace

IN response to the report by Lyneham Parish Council on June 29, on the new footpath built by the RAF near our property, we would like to clarify a few points.   more...

Youngsters need a break

THE chance to get away on holiday is something most of us treasure, indeed planning a break occupies a huge amount of our time.   more...

Both towns lose out in records wrangle

THE debate on the relocation of the Royal Photographic Society and the Records Office appears to have sidetracked into political argument when possibly more fundamental points could have been made.   more...

Ill-starred skate park should be moved

HOW much more public money is to be poured into the council's ill-starred skateboard project in Devizes' Hillworth Park, which, on the scale of disasters, is rapidly approaching the Millennium Dome?   more...

Self-interest rules

I READ with mixed reactions Mr Packham's statements and opinions on the merits of having the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office located in Chippenham.   more...

Cinema needs care

HOW gratifying to note that another Chippenham resident Angela Bevan (letters July 6) has the interest to note that the ex-Gaumont was a cinema designed by the renowned cinema architect W E Trent.   more...

Hysteria over hunt

THE hunting with dogs issue has reached breathtaking heights of irrelevance. The killers for fun brigade say curtailing the `industry' will deprive people of country jobs.   more...

Democratic plan

  more...

`Finders' take note

THE heart-warming report entitled woman's treasured ring returned to her, in the Gazette on June 22 described how, by sheer coincidences a lost ring of great sentimental value was reunited with its owner.   more...

Harmony is the key

I FEEL compelled to respond to D M Crawley's letter entitled Attitude Must Change.   more...

Needy children to lose their holiday

NEEDY children from across the area have had their summer holidays cancelled because the charity organising them is facing a funding crisis.   more...

Lib Dem leader joins campaign

CHIPPENHAM Mayor Sandie Webb is hoping that a visit to the town by Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy will bring a high profile boost to the campaign for more playing fields.   more...

Youth caught with heroin

A TEENAGER spent his 18th birthday in North Wiltshire Youth Court on Tuesday, July 11, after he was found with a Kinder egg containing heroin.   more...

River of filth pours into town's shops

A RIVER of stinking sewage swamped shops in Chippenham High Street during a cloudburst, causing thousands of pounds of damage.   more...

Man loses fight to remain on farmland

A SMALLHOLDER who describes himself as a man of the earth, has lost his bid for planning permission to keep his mobile home on land at Sutton Benger.   more...

Two-bed homes lure yobs, says boss

DEVELOPER William Hall warned North Wiltshire district councillors against approving two-bedroom terrace houses in a village because they attracted yobbos.   more...

School's plan is deferred

PLANS to sell off land for homes at Hardenhuish School have been stalled for a second time.   more...

Volunteer army is ready for crowds

WITH the North Wiltshire Festival about to kick off organisers are putting the final touches to nearly two years of work and preparation.   more...

Tiny fighter is given the gift of hearing

LITTLE Charleen Langley can hear the birds singing for the very first time, thanks to an operation to cure her deafness.   more...

Chippenham Sport

Club cricket

Clifton Flax-Bourton v Chippenham   more...

Refs go it alone with sin bins

THE sin bin is to be introduced at all senior rugby levels next season, leaving referees with a major headache.   more...

Town legend dies at 76

SWINDON Town football legend Maurice Owen has died at the age of 76.   more...

Skipper faces long lay-off

DAVE Lovell, the North Wilts Vikings skater hockey junior captain faces a 12 week lay-off.   more...

Clubs in bid to find new British stars

DEVIZES Lawn Tennis Club is holding an open day on Saturday July 22 to encourage new members.   more...

Wayne to make Olympics bid

DEVIZES sprinter Wayne Martin is preparing for next month's Olympic trials in Birmingham.   more...

A triple jump star in the making

RIDGEWAY School's Abi Wildbore finished eighth in the junior girls' javelin at the English Schools' Track and Field Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, July 8.   more...

Wiltshire crash to cup defeat

WILTSHIRE produced another lacklustre performance in their final group cricket match in the 38 County Cup against Cornwall at Helston on Sunday, July 9.   more...

Double triumph

SHALBOURNE racing driver Mike Salmon took victory during a double-header round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Croft in North Yorkshire.   more...

Captain grabs that rare bird, the albatross

SENIOR captain's day at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton Bassett, was well supported, with 51 competitors taking part.   more...

Wiltshire Cricket League

WESTINGHOUSE have taken over at the top of Division One after beating Potterne by 35 runs in their rearranged game.   more...

Deeming is TT winner

CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual 25-mile club handicap time-trial based on the Sutton Benger course.   more...

Corsham Leisure

Host of tasty dishes to tempt taste buds

IF YOU enjoy dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Conigre Farm Restaurant in Melksham will be sure to please.   more...

On track for toddler vote

IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers.   more...

Film round-up

Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence, as an FBI agent forced to dress as a woman to nail an escaped convict. Rating: 1/10.   more...

Gig guide

TUESDAY, July 18: Hot Strings, The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath   more...

Exhibitions

DEVIZES: Handel House Gallery, Tel: (01380) 727032. Until August 5: Unveiling Figures and Form, paintings by Howard Wolf and sculpture by K Jane Jones on the theme of the human body.   more...

Out and about

MONDAY, July 17   more...

On Stage

DEVIZES Wharf, Box office tel: (01380) 725944. September 16-23: The Rivals (a)   more...

Corsham News

Youngsters need a break

THE chance to get away on holiday is something most of us treasure, indeed planning a break occupies a huge amount of our time.   more...

Needy children to lose their holiday

NEEDY children from across the area have had their summer holidays cancelled because the charity organising them is facing a funding crisis.   more...

Tribute paid to car crash victim

FRIENDS and colleagues have paid tribute to 29-year-old shop worker Kirsteen Stewart, who was killed in a car crash.   more...

£5 fury over town car parks

TRAFFIC. It is an issue that touches our lives daily.   more...

Volunteer army is ready for crowds

WITH the North Wiltshire Festival about to kick off organisers are putting the final touches to nearly two years of work and preparation.   more...

Accidental death verdict on top rower

A VERDICT of accidental death has been recorded following an inquest into the death of international rower Thomas Llewellyn-Usher in a motorway accident last year.   more...

Residents up in arms over bungalow

PEOPLE living in a Corsham street are backing a last ditch stand to stop a controversial bungalow being built.   more...

Both towns lose out in records wrangle

THE debate on the relocation of the Royal Photographic Society and the Records Office appears to have sidetracked into political argument when possibly more fundamental points could have been made.   more...

Ill-starred skate park should be moved

HOW much more public money is to be poured into the council's ill-starred skateboard project in Devizes' Hillworth Park, which, on the scale of disasters, is rapidly approaching the Millennium Dome?   more...

Self-interest rules

I READ with mixed reactions Mr Packham's statements and opinions on the merits of having the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office located in Chippenham.   more...

Cinema needs care

HOW gratifying to note that another Chippenham resident Angela Bevan (letters July 6) has the interest to note that the ex-Gaumont was a cinema designed by the renowned cinema architect W E Trent.   more...

Hysteria over hunt

THE hunting with dogs issue has reached breathtaking heights of irrelevance. The killers for fun brigade say curtailing the `industry' will deprive people of country jobs.   more...

Democratic plan

  more...

`Finders' take note

THE heart-warming report entitled woman's treasured ring returned to her, in the Gazette on June 22 described how, by sheer coincidences a lost ring of great sentimental value was reunited with its owner.   more...

Harmony is the key

I FEEL compelled to respond to D M Crawley's letter entitled Attitude Must Change.   more...

Footpath menace

IN response to the report by Lyneham Parish Council on June 29, on the new footpath built by the RAF near our property, we would like to clarify a few points.   more...

Corsham Sport

Skipper faces long lay-off

DAVE Lovell, the North Wilts Vikings skater hockey junior captain faces a 12 week lay-off.   more...

Clubs in bid to find new British stars

DEVIZES Lawn Tennis Club is holding an open day on Saturday July 22 to encourage new members.   more...

Wayne to make Olympics bid

DEVIZES sprinter Wayne Martin is preparing for next month's Olympic trials in Birmingham.   more...

A triple jump star in the making

RIDGEWAY School's Abi Wildbore finished eighth in the junior girls' javelin at the English Schools' Track and Field Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, July 8.   more...

Wiltshire crash to cup defeat

WILTSHIRE produced another lacklustre performance in their final group cricket match in the 38 County Cup against Cornwall at Helston on Sunday, July 9.   more...

Double triumph

SHALBOURNE racing driver Mike Salmon took victory during a double-header round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Croft in North Yorkshire.   more...

Captain grabs that rare bird, the albatross

SENIOR captain's day at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton Bassett, was well supported, with 51 competitors taking part.   more...

Wiltshire Cricket League

WESTINGHOUSE have taken over at the top of Division One after beating Potterne by 35 runs in their rearranged game.   more...

Deeming is TT winner

CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual 25-mile club handicap time-trial based on the Sutton Benger course.   more...

Club cricket

Clifton Flax-Bourton v Chippenham   more...

Refs go it alone with sin bins

THE sin bin is to be introduced at all senior rugby levels next season, leaving referees with a major headache.   more...

Town legend dies at 76

SWINDON Town football legend Maurice Owen has died at the age of 76.   more...

Devizes News

Needy children to lose their holiday

NEEDY children from across the area have had their summer holidays cancelled because the charity organising them is facing a funding crisis.   more...

Palace petition sent off

A GAZETTE and Herald petition, signed by hundreds of people, calling for the Palace Cinema in Devizes to be re-opened has been sent to the businessman who could save it.   more...

Carers left to cope alone as club folds

CARERS in Devizes hope volunteers can be found to re-start a popular day club for people with learning difficulties.   more...

School's effort to stamp out truancy

DEVIZES School has joined forces with the police, Social Services and other organisations to crack down on pupils who play truant.   more...

Vicar said he prayed to become a woman

VICAR Peter Stone, who is to undergo a sex change, told listeners to a religious programme how for 40 years he prayed he would wake up a woman.   more...

Residents asked for views on homes site

PEOPLE in the Forty Acres and Eastleigh Road area of Devizes are being asked for their views on the development of a one acre site, once used for temporary accommodation for homeless people.   more...

Alfred's royal show is on loan to village

COLOURFUL display boards used in a prestigious national exhibition on King Alfred staged by the Museum of London have been loaned to the village of Pewsey for its own royal exhibition from July 17.   more...

999 centre will be built at police HQ

A NEW multi-million pound joint control room for Wiltshire police, the ambulance service and the fire brigade is to be built in London Road, Devizes.   more...

Volunteer army is ready for crowds

WITH the North Wiltshire Festival about to kick off organisers are putting the final touches to nearly two years of work and preparation.   more...

Leisure centre is ready for cash bid

KENNET District Council will be submitting its bid for lottery funding next week for the planned £3 million revamp of Devizes Leisure Centre.   more...

£5 fury over town car parks

TRAFFIC. It is an issue that touches our lives daily.   more...

Devizes Sport

Clubs in bid to find new British stars

DEVIZES Lawn Tennis Club is holding an open day on Saturday July 22 to encourage new members.   more...

Wayne to make Olympics bid

DEVIZES sprinter Wayne Martin is preparing for next month's Olympic trials in Birmingham.   more...

A triple jump star in the making

RIDGEWAY School's Abi Wildbore finished eighth in the junior girls' javelin at the English Schools' Track and Field Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, July 8.   more...

Wiltshire crash to cup defeat

WILTSHIRE produced another lacklustre performance in their final group cricket match in the 38 County Cup against Cornwall at Helston on Sunday, July 9.   more...

Double triumph

SHALBOURNE racing driver Mike Salmon took victory during a double-header round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Croft in North Yorkshire.   more...

Captain grabs that rare bird, the albatross

SENIOR captain's day at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton Bassett, was well supported, with 51 competitors taking part.   more...

Wiltshire Cricket League

WESTINGHOUSE have taken over at the top of Division One after beating Potterne by 35 runs in their rearranged game.   more...

Refs go it alone with sin bins

THE sin bin is to be introduced at all senior rugby levels next season, leaving referees with a major headache.   more...

Devizes,Calne,Chippenham,Corsham,Malmesbury,Wootton Bassett Leisure

Host of tasty dishes to tempt taste buds

IF YOU enjoy dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Conigre Farm Restaurant in Melksham will be sure to please.   more...

On track for toddler vote

IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers.   more...

Film round-up

Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence, as an FBI agent forced to dress as a woman to nail an escaped convict. Rating: 1/10.   more...

Gig guide

TUESDAY, July 18: Hot Strings, The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath   more...

Exhibitions

DEVIZES: Handel House Gallery, Tel: (01380) 727032. Until August 5: Unveiling Figures and Form, paintings by Howard Wolf and sculpture by K Jane Jones on the theme of the human body.   more...

Out and about

MONDAY, July 17   more...

On Stage

DEVIZES Wharf, Box office tel: (01380) 725944. September 16-23: The Rivals (a)   more...

Devizes,Calne,Chippenham,Corsham,Malmesbury,Wootton Bassett News

Both towns lose out in records wrangle

THE debate on the relocation of the Royal Photographic Society and the Records Office appears to have sidetracked into political argument when possibly more fundamental points could have been made.   more...

Ill-starred skate park should be moved

HOW much more public money is to be poured into the council's ill-starred skateboard project in Devizes' Hillworth Park, which, on the scale of disasters, is rapidly approaching the Millennium Dome?   more...

Self-interest rules

I READ with mixed reactions Mr Packham's statements and opinions on the merits of having the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office located in Chippenham.   more...

Cinema needs care

HOW gratifying to note that another Chippenham resident Angela Bevan (letters July 6) has the interest to note that the ex-Gaumont was a cinema designed by the renowned cinema architect W E Trent.   more...

Hysteria over hunt

THE hunting with dogs issue has reached breathtaking heights of irrelevance. The killers for fun brigade say curtailing the `industry' will deprive people of country jobs.   more...

Democratic plan

  more...

`Finders' take note

THE heart-warming report entitled woman's treasured ring returned to her, in the Gazette on June 22 described how, by sheer coincidences a lost ring of great sentimental value was reunited with its owner.   more...

Harmony is the key

I FEEL compelled to respond to D M Crawley's letter entitled Attitude Must Change.   more...

Footpath menace

IN response to the report by Lyneham Parish Council on June 29, on the new footpath built by the RAF near our property, we would like to clarify a few points.   more...

Highworth Leisure

Host of tasty dishes to tempt taste buds

IF YOU enjoy dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Conigre Farm Restaurant in Melksham will be sure to please.   more...

On track for toddler vote

IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers.   more...

Film round-up

Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence, as an FBI agent forced to dress as a woman to nail an escaped convict. Rating: 1/10.   more...

Gig guide

TUESDAY, July 18: Hot Strings, The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath   more...

Exhibitions

DEVIZES: Handel House Gallery, Tel: (01380) 727032. Until August 5: Unveiling Figures and Form, paintings by Howard Wolf and sculpture by K Jane Jones on the theme of the human body.   more...

Out and about

MONDAY, July 17   more...

Highworth News

Youngsters need a break

THE chance to get away on holiday is something most of us treasure, indeed planning a break occupies a huge amount of our time.   more...

Footpath menace

IN response to the report by Lyneham Parish Council on June 29, on the new footpath built by the RAF near our property, we would like to clarify a few points.   more...

Both towns lose out in records wrangle

THE debate on the relocation of the Royal Photographic Society and the Records Office appears to have sidetracked into political argument when possibly more fundamental points could have been made.   more...

Ill-starred skate park should be moved

HOW much more public money is to be poured into the council's ill-starred skateboard project in Devizes' Hillworth Park, which, on the scale of disasters, is rapidly approaching the Millennium Dome?   more...

Self-interest rules

I READ with mixed reactions Mr Packham's statements and opinions on the merits of having the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office located in Chippenham.   more...

Cinema needs care

HOW gratifying to note that another Chippenham resident Angela Bevan (letters July 6) has the interest to note that the ex-Gaumont was a cinema designed by the renowned cinema architect W E Trent.   more...

Hysteria over hunt

THE hunting with dogs issue has reached breathtaking heights of irrelevance. The killers for fun brigade say curtailing the `industry' will deprive people of country jobs.   more...

Democratic plan

  more...

`Finders' take note

THE heart-warming report entitled woman's treasured ring returned to her, in the Gazette on June 22 described how, by sheer coincidences a lost ring of great sentimental value was reunited with its owner.   more...

Harmony is the key

I FEEL compelled to respond to D M Crawley's letter entitled Attitude Must Change.   more...

Plans under discussion

HIGHWORTH: The town council's planning committee is meeting tomorrow at 7pm in the council offices, High Street. It will be followed by a meeting of the general purposes and finance committee at 7.30pm where reports will be heard about Highworth market and town council accounts.   more...

£5 fury over town car parks

TRAFFIC. It is an issue that touches our lives daily.   more...

Volunteer army is ready for crowds

WITH the North Wiltshire Festival about to kick off organisers are putting the final touches to nearly two years of work and preparation.   more...

Highworth Sport

Club cricket

Clifton Flax-Bourton v Chippenham   more...

Town legend dies at 76

SWINDON Town football legend Maurice Owen has died at the age of 76.   more...

Skipper faces long lay-off

DAVE Lovell, the North Wilts Vikings skater hockey junior captain faces a 12 week lay-off.   more...

Clubs in bid to find new British stars

DEVIZES Lawn Tennis Club is holding an open day on Saturday July 22 to encourage new members.   more...

Wayne to make Olympics bid

DEVIZES sprinter Wayne Martin is preparing for next month's Olympic trials in Birmingham.   more...

A triple jump star in the making

RIDGEWAY School's Abi Wildbore finished eighth in the junior girls' javelin at the English Schools' Track and Field Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, July 8.   more...

Wiltshire crash to cup defeat

WILTSHIRE produced another lacklustre performance in their final group cricket match in the 38 County Cup against Cornwall at Helston on Sunday, July 9.   more...

Double triumph

SHALBOURNE racing driver Mike Salmon took victory during a double-header round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Croft in North Yorkshire.   more...

Captain grabs that rare bird, the albatross

SENIOR captain's day at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton Bassett, was well supported, with 51 competitors taking part.   more...

Wiltshire Cricket League

WESTINGHOUSE have taken over at the top of Division One after beating Potterne by 35 runs in their rearranged game.   more...

Deeming is TT winner

CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual 25-mile club handicap time-trial based on the Sutton Benger course.   more...

Malmesbury Leisure

On Stage

DEVIZES Wharf, Box office tel: (01380) 725944. September 16-23: The Rivals (a)   more...

Host of tasty dishes to tempt taste buds

IF YOU enjoy dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Conigre Farm Restaurant in Melksham will be sure to please.   more...

On track for toddler vote

IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers.   more...

Film round-up

Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence, as an FBI agent forced to dress as a woman to nail an escaped convict. Rating: 1/10.   more...

Gig guide

TUESDAY, July 18: Hot Strings, The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath   more...

Exhibitions

DEVIZES: Handel House Gallery, Tel: (01380) 727032. Until August 5: Unveiling Figures and Form, paintings by Howard Wolf and sculpture by K Jane Jones on the theme of the human body.   more...

Out and about

MONDAY, July 17   more...

Malmesbury News

Youngsters need a break

THE chance to get away on holiday is something most of us treasure, indeed planning a break occupies a huge amount of our time.   more...

Both towns lose out in records wrangle

THE debate on the relocation of the Royal Photographic Society and the Records Office appears to have sidetracked into political argument when possibly more fundamental points could have been made.   more...

Ill-starred skate park should be moved

HOW much more public money is to be poured into the council's ill-starred skateboard project in Devizes' Hillworth Park, which, on the scale of disasters, is rapidly approaching the Millennium Dome?   more...

Self-interest rules

I READ with mixed reactions Mr Packham's statements and opinions on the merits of having the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office located in Chippenham.   more...

Cinema needs care

HOW gratifying to note that another Chippenham resident Angela Bevan (letters July 6) has the interest to note that the ex-Gaumont was a cinema designed by the renowned cinema architect W E Trent.   more...

Hysteria over hunt

THE hunting with dogs issue has reached breathtaking heights of irrelevance. The killers for fun brigade say curtailing the `industry' will deprive people of country jobs.   more...

Democratic plan

  more...

`Finders' take note

THE heart-warming report entitled woman's treasured ring returned to her, in the Gazette on June 22 described how, by sheer coincidences a lost ring of great sentimental value was reunited with its owner.   more...

Harmony is the key

I FEEL compelled to respond to D M Crawley's letter entitled Attitude Must Change.   more...

Footpath menace

IN response to the report by Lyneham Parish Council on June 29, on the new footpath built by the RAF near our property, we would like to clarify a few points.   more...

Needy children to lose their holiday

NEEDY children from across the area have had their summer holidays cancelled because the charity organising them is facing a funding crisis.   more...

Appeal to give cancer patient a luxury treat

THE Malmesbury All Seasons Cycle Club is appealing to businesses and individuals to step forward and sponsor a limousine ride for teenager Tom Cleaver, who has undergone treatment for cancer.   more...

Millennium project hits final chapter

A MILLENNIUM book project in Seagry was almost left in tatters when the company hired to produce the special volume went bankrupt just days before printing was to have started.   more...

Veteran fireman questions age limit

RETAINED fire fighters should be allowed to stay on beyond the mandatory retirement age of 55 if they still pass all their fitness tests.   more...

Visitors love life in town

LIVING in Malmesbury is like living in a fairy tale, according to visiting American basketball coach Melani Lowman.   more...

Volunteer army is ready for crowds

WITH the North Wiltshire Festival about to kick off organisers are putting the final touches to nearly two years of work and preparation.   more...

Work to start on school sites

NEARLY 500 construction workers are due to move on to the sites of three proposed new schools at Chippenham, Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett by the end of the month.   more...

£5 fury over town car parks

TRAFFIC. It is an issue that touches our lives daily.   more...

Malmesbury Sport

Refs go it alone with sin bins

THE sin bin is to be introduced at all senior rugby levels next season, leaving referees with a major headache.   more...

Club cricket

Clifton Flax-Bourton v Chippenham   more...

Town legend dies at 76

SWINDON Town football legend Maurice Owen has died at the age of 76.   more...

Skipper faces long lay-off

DAVE Lovell, the North Wilts Vikings skater hockey junior captain faces a 12 week lay-off.   more...

Clubs in bid to find new British stars

DEVIZES Lawn Tennis Club is holding an open day on Saturday July 22 to encourage new members.   more...

Wayne to make Olympics bid

DEVIZES sprinter Wayne Martin is preparing for next month's Olympic trials in Birmingham.   more...

A triple jump star in the making

RIDGEWAY School's Abi Wildbore finished eighth in the junior girls' javelin at the English Schools' Track and Field Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, July 8.   more...

Wiltshire crash to cup defeat

WILTSHIRE produced another lacklustre performance in their final group cricket match in the 38 County Cup against Cornwall at Helston on Sunday, July 9.   more...

Double triumph

SHALBOURNE racing driver Mike Salmon took victory during a double-header round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Croft in North Yorkshire.   more...

Captain grabs that rare bird, the albatross

SENIOR captain's day at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton Bassett, was well supported, with 51 competitors taking part.   more...

Wiltshire Cricket League

WESTINGHOUSE have taken over at the top of Division One after beating Potterne by 35 runs in their rearranged game.   more...

Deeming is TT winner

CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual 25-mile club handicap time-trial based on the Sutton Benger course.   more...

Marlborough Leisure

On track for toddler vote

IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers.   more...

Film round-up

Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence, as an FBI agent forced to dress as a woman to nail an escaped convict. Rating: 1/10.   more...

Gig guide

TUESDAY, July 18: Hot Strings, The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath   more...

Exhibitions

DEVIZES: Handel House Gallery, Tel: (01380) 727032. Until August 5: Unveiling Figures and Form, paintings by Howard Wolf and sculpture by K Jane Jones on the theme of the human body.   more...

Out and about

MONDAY, July 17   more...

On Stage

DEVIZES Wharf, Box office tel: (01380) 725944. September 16-23: The Rivals (a)   more...

Host of tasty dishes to tempt taste buds

IF YOU enjoy dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Conigre Farm Restaurant in Melksham will be sure to please.   more...

Marlborough News

Alfred's royal show is on loan to village

COLOURFUL display boards used in a prestigious national exhibition on King Alfred staged by the Museum of London have been loaned to the village of Pewsey for its own royal exhibition from July 17.   more...

Anger over play areas

ANGRY district councillors have criticized developers for not wanting to provide fully equipped play areas for children in Burbage.   more...

Volunteer army is ready for crowds

WITH the North Wiltshire Festival about to kick off organisers are putting the final touches to nearly two years of work and preparation.   more...

Champion's dream of Paralympic gold

PARALYMPIC hopeful Anne Dunham is looking for sponsors to help her achieve her dream of winning a gold medal in Sydney.   more...

£5 fury over town car parks

TRAFFIC. It is an issue that touches our lives daily.   more...

Footpath menace

IN response to the report by Lyneham Parish Council on June 29, on the new footpath built by the RAF near our property, we would like to clarify a few points.   more...

Needy children to lose their holiday

NEEDY children from across the area have had their summer holidays cancelled because the charity organising them is facing a funding crisis.   more...

War memorial plan is welcomed

TOWN councillors have welcomed new designs for the town's controversial war memorial, drawn up by local architect Malcolm Ward.   more...

Vandal Alley families count cost of attacks

FAMILIES living in a Marlborough street dubbed Vandal Alley, have suffered one of the worst spates of attacks on their homes and cars.   more...

Plan for Millennium cross is put on hold

PLANS to mark the Millennium with a market cross in Marlborough town centre have been put on the back burner.   more...

School at top of the class, say inspectors

A NEW Ofsted report has confirmed St John's School in Marlborough as one of the best in the country.   more...

Rethink urged on footbridge

TOWN councillors want plans for a footbridge over the River Kennet in Marlborough sent back to the drawing board because they fear it will obstruct the existing riverside walk.   more...

Mums hue up for Nepal trek

TWO Woodborough mothers, Beverley Hams and Liz Walmsley, are walking around with rainbow coloured hair in a bid to attract donations towards a forthcoming charity trek in Nepal.   more...

Five generations of GPs honoured

A PLAQUE is to be unveiled at the former workhouse, later the Marlborough Children's Hospital, on July 21, to honour five generations of the Maurice family who were doctors there.   more...

Wild West fiesta for playground

PUPILS at St Peter's Primary School, Marlborough, swapped their usual school dress for cowboy hats and Red Indian costumes when the school staged a Wild West Day.   more...

Youngsters need a break

THE chance to get away on holiday is something most of us treasure, indeed planning a break occupies a huge amount of our time.   more...

Both towns lose out in records wrangle

THE debate on the relocation of the Royal Photographic Society and the Records Office appears to have sidetracked into political argument when possibly more fundamental points could have been made.   more...

Ill-starred skate park should be moved

HOW much more public money is to be poured into the council's ill-starred skateboard project in Devizes' Hillworth Park, which, on the scale of disasters, is rapidly approaching the Millennium Dome?   more...

Self-interest rules

I READ with mixed reactions Mr Packham's statements and opinions on the merits of having the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office located in Chippenham.   more...

Cinema needs care

HOW gratifying to note that another Chippenham resident Angela Bevan (letters July 6) has the interest to note that the ex-Gaumont was a cinema designed by the renowned cinema architect W E Trent.   more...

Hysteria over hunt

THE hunting with dogs issue has reached breathtaking heights of irrelevance. The killers for fun brigade say curtailing the `industry' will deprive people of country jobs.   more...

Democratic plan

  more...

`Finders' take note

THE heart-warming report entitled woman's treasured ring returned to her, in the Gazette on June 22 described how, by sheer coincidences a lost ring of great sentimental value was reunited with its owner.   more...

Harmony is the key

I FEEL compelled to respond to D M Crawley's letter entitled Attitude Must Change.   more...

Marlborough Sport

Club cricket

Clifton Flax-Bourton v Chippenham   more...

Town legend dies at 76

SWINDON Town football legend Maurice Owen has died at the age of 76.   more...

Refs go it alone with sin bins

THE sin bin is to be introduced at all senior rugby levels next season, leaving referees with a major headache.   more...

Skipper faces long lay-off

DAVE Lovell, the North Wilts Vikings skater hockey junior captain faces a 12 week lay-off.   more...

Clubs in bid to find new British stars

DEVIZES Lawn Tennis Club is holding an open day on Saturday July 22 to encourage new members.   more...

Wayne to make Olympics bid

DEVIZES sprinter Wayne Martin is preparing for next month's Olympic trials in Birmingham.   more...

A triple jump star in the making

RIDGEWAY School's Abi Wildbore finished eighth in the junior girls' javelin at the English Schools' Track and Field Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, July 8.   more...

Wiltshire crash to cup defeat

WILTSHIRE produced another lacklustre performance in their final group cricket match in the 38 County Cup against Cornwall at Helston on Sunday, July 9.   more...

Double triumph

SHALBOURNE racing driver Mike Salmon took victory during a double-header round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Croft in North Yorkshire.   more...

Captain grabs that rare bird, the albatross

SENIOR captain's day at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton Bassett, was well supported, with 51 competitors taking part.   more...

Wiltshire Cricket League

WESTINGHOUSE have taken over at the top of Division One after beating Potterne by 35 runs in their rearranged game.   more...

Deeming is TT winner

CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual 25-mile club handicap time-trial based on the Sutton Benger course.   more...

Melksham News

Mums win safety fight

MUMS of children at Rowde School are celebrating after a campaign to get road safety measures installed has been won.   more...

Swindon Leisure

theatre

Wyvern Theatre, Swindon:   more...

clubs

today   more...

sport & hobbies

today   more...

art

today   more...

dance

today   more...

toddlers groups

today   more...

exhibitions

Half Way Down The Line, an exhibition of paintings and photographs by Richard Gagola is at the Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town. The display of 30 pieces explores the mystery of Swindon from a variety of perspectives. Richard's show is based on the theme of Time in keeping with the millennium focus run by Visual Arts. The exhibition runs until July 29. Free entry.   more...

gigs

Tonight   more...

dj nights

Tonight   more...

Swindon News

The chance to do more good

AS a member of the GWR Staff Association Club in Shrivenham Road for more than 60 years, I find Swindon Council's decision to quash the application for housing development most welcome ­ on the surface.   more...

We don't want a `green Mechanics'

IN response to Swindon Borough Council reversing its decision to allow planning permission to go ahead on the GWR Sports Ground I can see three options left:   more...

It's a long walk for elderly

DURING a recent visit to my home town I spent two enjoyable hours at the new Steam museum.   more...

It's silly to blame the Tories

I SEE the Labour trumpet blower, Jim D'Avila is at it now.   more...

Lighten up over town criticism

I DON'T know if there is a term for collective paranoia but the Evening Advertiser seems to have it in abundance!   more...

Remain alert

I was delighted to learn that Christopher Mitchell from Ferndale is recovering after contracting meningococcal disease ­ meningitis and septicaemia.   more...

Sad prospect

I care about the proposed devastation of Swindon's Front Garden, as I am sure do thousands of other people in and around Swindon.   more...

Arrest over drug deal claim

POLICE have arrested a man suspected of trying to deal drugs in a Swindon nightclub.   more...

Birds go free in DIY store

STAFF at Greenbridge's Focus Do It All store spent the weekend trying to catch four escaped finches.   more...

Pensioners might get choice

PENSIONERS could soon be offered the choice between bus tokens and a controversial half-price fare scheme.   more...

Su will prove she's hot stuff

SU Horn has come up with a hot idea to raise money to fight cancer.   more...

Pensioners take up eye tests offer

AN MP says she is delighted that pensioners have been coming forward in large numbers for free eye tests since their reintroduction in April of last year.   more...

Hunt for pub thefts gang

THE same gang is thought to be responsible for thefts in two pubs near Swindon.   more...

MP turns out to be Tory wet

MP JAMES Gray got a good soaking when he was put in stocks and pelted with wet sponges.   more...

Trudie goes bald to raise funds

BLONDE beauty Trudie Clarkson has shed her locks to help raise vital cash for cancer and leukaemia sufferers.   more...

Playcare groups to be helped by council

EQUIPMENT and help will be more available to children's groups thanks to a new Play-care Resources Service.   more...

Rail travellers can go hi-tech while waiting

TRAIN passengers travelling between Swindon and Bristol will be able to pop in to a hi-tech station cafe.   more...

Kipling on the road

SWINDON based Sixth Sense Theatre Company is taking Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories on the road.   more...

Stamp this out

CHILDREN as young as eight are getting drunk in Swindon ­ yet a charity which wants to help them says it can do nothing because it has lost its National Lottery funding.   more...

£40m plan to clear the jams from town roads

NEARLY £40m is set to be spent on Swindon's clogged roads.   more...

Give call girls a proper area

PROSTITUTES should have a designated area in Swindon to stop a community turning into vigilantes.   more...

Curtain comes down for the last time at Oakfield

THEY will bring the curtain down for the last time at Oakfield School on Tuesday, July 18 ... literally.   more...

Cable firm to sell off TV masts for £2bn

ONE of Swindon's main cable television companies has announced plans to sell off its TV masts throughout the country.   more...

Scientists' joy as craft hits orbit

A DEVICE developed in Swindon which monitors the effect of the sun's rays on space weather is now in orbit.   more...

Deluxe daycare

THE first £1 million nursery in Swindon opens its doors this week to reveal a new generation of hi-tech childcare.   more...

Parents win fight for school places

IN A classic David versus Goliath style victory, little Tyron Daly has been told that he will, after all, be allowed to join his sister at Seven Fields Primary School.   more...

Great grandad and writer dies aged 70

A GREAT grandfather who went back to college to take a computer course died before he could get his exam results.   more...

Board failed to make the right choice

IT makes you wonder just where the priorities of the National Lottery Charities Board lie.   more...

Give motorists an alternative

We welcome Swindon Borough Council's multi-million plan to improve transport in the town.   more...

Swindon Sport

Route Open for Howell

DAVID Howell gave himself a great chance of playing in The Open by firing a one-under-par 70 in the qualifiers yesterday (Sunday, July 16).   more...

Swindon star in drugs probe

SWINDON speedway star Frank Smart has said sorry after failing a routine drugs test.   more...

Fry is tops for Robins

SWINDON ROBINS 48   more...

Claus is a knock-out on his old track

BERWICK BANDITS 48   more...

Trialists are hoping to show Todd what they can provide

COLIN Todd will get a further chance to assess his trialists tonight (Monday, July 17) when Town travel to Dr Marten's League side Witney Town in a 7.30pm kick-off.   more...

The greatest tournament ever

MORE than 1,000 children took part in one of the biggest football extravaganzas this country has ever seen.   more...

Wootton Bassett Leisure

Host of tasty dishes to tempt taste buds

IF YOU enjoy dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere Conigre Farm Restaurant in Melksham will be sure to please.   more...

On track for toddler vote

IT'S all really rather surreal. Alec Baldwin is the tough talking actor from the likes of Malice and The Hunt For Red October. He's the husband of Kim Basinger and celebrated puncher of photographers.   more...

Film round-up

Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence, as an FBI agent forced to dress as a woman to nail an escaped convict. Rating: 1/10.   more...

Gig guide

TUESDAY, July 18: Hot Strings, The Porter Cellar Bar, Bath   more...

Exhibitions

DEVIZES: Handel House Gallery, Tel: (01380) 727032. Until August 5: Unveiling Figures and Form, paintings by Howard Wolf and sculpture by K Jane Jones on the theme of the human body.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

Youngsters need a break

THE chance to get away on holiday is something most of us treasure, indeed planning a break occupies a huge amount of our time.   more...

Footpath menace

IN response to the report by Lyneham Parish Council on June 29, on the new footpath built by the RAF near our property, we would like to clarify a few points.   more...

Both towns lose out in records wrangle

THE debate on the relocation of the Royal Photographic Society and the Records Office appears to have sidetracked into political argument when possibly more fundamental points could have been made.   more...

Ill-starred skate park should be moved

HOW much more public money is to be poured into the council's ill-starred skateboard project in Devizes' Hillworth Park, which, on the scale of disasters, is rapidly approaching the Millennium Dome?   more...

Self-interest rules

I READ with mixed reactions Mr Packham's statements and opinions on the merits of having the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office located in Chippenham.   more...

Cinema needs care

HOW gratifying to note that another Chippenham resident Angela Bevan (letters July 6) has the interest to note that the ex-Gaumont was a cinema designed by the renowned cinema architect W E Trent.   more...

Hysteria over hunt

THE hunting with dogs issue has reached breathtaking heights of irrelevance. The killers for fun brigade say curtailing the `industry' will deprive people of country jobs.   more...

Democratic plan

  more...

`Finders' take note

THE heart-warming report entitled woman's treasured ring returned to her, in the Gazette on June 22 described how, by sheer coincidences a lost ring of great sentimental value was reunited with its owner.   more...

Harmony is the key

I FEEL compelled to respond to D M Crawley's letter entitled Attitude Must Change.   more...

Needy children to lose their holiday

NEEDY children from across the area have had their summer holidays cancelled because the charity organising them is facing a funding crisis.   more...

Council is urged to shelve parking fight

A FULL meeting of Wiltshire County Council gave all Party backing to Coun Mollie Groom's resolution on the Junction 16 controversial park and ride issue.   more...

£5 fury over town car parks

TRAFFIC. It is an issue that touches our lives daily.   more...

Work to start on school sites

NEARLY 500 construction workers are due to move on to the sites of three proposed new schools at Chippenham, Malmesbury and Wootton Bassett by the end of the month.   more...

Champion's dream of Paralympic gold

PARALYMPIC hopeful Anne Dunham is looking for sponsors to help her achieve her dream of winning a gold medal in Sydney.   more...

Wootton Bassett Sport

Skipper faces long lay-off

DAVE Lovell, the North Wilts Vikings skater hockey junior captain faces a 12 week lay-off.   more...

Clubs in bid to find new British stars

DEVIZES Lawn Tennis Club is holding an open day on Saturday July 22 to encourage new members.   more...

Wayne to make Olympics bid

DEVIZES sprinter Wayne Martin is preparing for next month's Olympic trials in Birmingham.   more...

A triple jump star in the making

RIDGEWAY School's Abi Wildbore finished eighth in the junior girls' javelin at the English Schools' Track and Field Championships at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium on Saturday, July 8.   more...

Wiltshire crash to cup defeat

WILTSHIRE produced another lacklustre performance in their final group cricket match in the 38 County Cup against Cornwall at Helston on Sunday, July 9.   more...

Double triumph

SHALBOURNE racing driver Mike Salmon took victory during a double-header round of the Pirelli Porsche Cup at Croft in North Yorkshire.   more...

Captain grabs that rare bird, the albatross

SENIOR captain's day at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton Bassett, was well supported, with 51 competitors taking part.   more...

Wiltshire Cricket League

WESTINGHOUSE have taken over at the top of Division One after beating Potterne by 35 runs in their rearranged game.   more...

Deeming is TT winner

CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual 25-mile club handicap time-trial based on the Sutton Benger course.   more...

Club cricket

Clifton Flax-Bourton v Chippenham   more...

Town legend dies at 76

SWINDON Town football legend Maurice Owen has died at the age of 76.   more...

  
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