Wiltshire | Archive | 2000 | July
DAVE Lovell, the North Wilts Vikings skater hockey junior captain faces a 12 week lay-off. more...
CHIPPENHAM Wheelers held their annual 25-mile club handicap time-trial based on the Sutton Benger course. more...
Clifton Flax-Bourton v Chippenham more...
SWINDON Town football legend Maurice Owen has died at the age of 76. more...
NHS dentistry is set to return to Highworth after a break of four years. more...
ORGANISERS of Highworth Festival know how to have a hoot with townsfolk. more...
Wednesday, July 19: The Salvation Army Luncheon Club and Over Sixties Club at Chapel Street, Gorse Hill noon. Lunch £1.50. (01793) 436928 or 535921. more...
Wedneday, July 19: Guest DJs play at bar 150, Victoria Road. Free. more...
ONE man and his guitar kicked off the second Rawtunes evening at the Beehive, in Old Town, with a melodic set of his own songs. more...
Wednesday, July 19: Swing Dance at St Michael's Church Hall, Lechlade Road, Highworth 7.45pm to 10.30pm. (01225) 332942. more...
Wednesday, July 19: 50+ Supervised Gym at the Link Centre from 2pm to 4pm. Admission £3.80 per session. Gold card: £1.40. (01793) 465472 more...
Wednesday, July 19: Tiny Tots Toddler Group is at Even Swindon Community Centre, from 9.30am to 11.30am. (01793) 421408. more...
Wednesday, July 19: Drop in and Paint with tuition from Patric Bown 9.30am to noon at Coleview Community Centre, £3 per session (Until July 21) more...
AS a member of the GWR sports club who uses the bar and sports facilities I am trying to work out when any of the 13 faceless councillors who voted to stop the development and injection of monies into improving the facilities came and gathered information to vote as they did. more...
JUST a quick note to thank reporter Ian Fannon for the lovely story in last Thursday's Evening Advertiser, Mums the word . more...
WITH reference to your article (July 13) about the fall in unemployment figures I was disappointed at Beavers Recruitment Agency saying that we do not help people who are offered a few days work through the agency, because it clashes with an appointment at the Jobcentre. more...
IT is obvious from Coun D'Avila's response (July 12) to my letter that the old adage truth hurts rings true. more...
For 25 years, since her teacher training, my wife has taught at a Swindon infants school and she does not want a fuss made of the fact that she has stayed the course with what society has regarded as underprivileged members of our community. more...
DIANA Thorpe has an extended family of 23 members, and she loves every single one of them. more...
LITTLE Bradley Puschnik waved goodbye to the signed England football sent to him by the Football Association in exchange for a £230 cheque for charity. more...
THREE schemes costing a total of £285,000 are being developed to ensure Swindon people have easy access to shops in the town centre. more...
SWINDON'S past is being brought into the present at rail museum, Steam, thanks to live performances about the town's former citizens. more...
STAR Wars fans had a rare opportunity to speak to one of the cast in Swindon. more...
KEITH Evans' dying wish was that when he finally succumbed to cancer, a tribute should be paid to the hard-working staff at the Prospect Hospice in Wroughton. more...
THE American Air Force is planning to fly its deadly stealth bombers from RAF Fairford. more...
CAR dealer David Pearce has been arrested again. more...
A TERRORIST threat brought disruption to Swindon's rail travellers this morning (July 19) as police closed London's Paddington Station. more...
IT has taken 30 years for Ruben Drew to build up his collection of miniature cars. more...
RUSH-hour traffic was brought to a standstill this morning (July 19) after an accident outside the Running Horse pub on Wootton Bassett Road. more...
OFFICE staff were evacuated following a gas leak at Blagrove Industrial Estate. more...
A PAIR of hardy Daniel O'Donnell fans sat all night outside Swindon's Wyvern Theatre to be sure of getting tickets to see their idol. more...
A BURGLAR stole a partially-sighted 92-year-old woman's £500 life savings after tricking his way into her flat in Toothill. more...
A SWINDON woman dedicated to helping disabled youngsters live life to the full has been shortlisted for a national award. more...
WALKING to school has never been so much fun or so safe for a gang of Abbey Meads pupils who have swapped their parents' cars for a `walking bus'. more...
David Howell has been known to have the odd little flutter when he isn't playing, but there is no-one who really leaps out at him for The Open. more...
FRANK Smart, Swindon Robins disgraced number one, has probably ridden his last match for the club. more...
BOBBY Howe has been granted a final lifeline to save his faltering Swindon Town career. more...
WITH one match to fish the Devizes Talisman star Gary Etheridge is in an unbeatable position to take the Aggregate Title in the Monday night fundraiser matches held at Peatmoor. more...
THE Civil Service won Swindon Cricket Club's Morse Shield competition for the first time in 19 years. more...
Division One: Leaders Westing-house entertained Minety and saw them score a respectable 190-8, thanks to Mike Gardener (32) and Lorne Kitchen 32. more...
SWINDON GWR's winning streak came to an end when they were defeated by runaway leaders Kidlington. more...
PURTON paid the penalty Saturday for failing to bat their full allocation of 45 overs in their home defeat to Bredon. more...
Swindon's topsy-turvy form continued with a marvellous win over all-conquering Bristol West Indies. more...
Wootton Bassett lost at Hatherley & Readings, Cheltenham by 81 runs. more...
ONLY the other day I was at a dinner with some old colleagues of various Western League sides of yesteryear and the conversation inevitably came round to comparing the standard of the cricket now to then. more...
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