Wiltshire | Archive | 2000 | July
POLICE are hunting a hit and run driver in a blue Mercedes after an horrific crash in which a five-year-old girl from Calne was killed and her six-year-old brother was left fighting for his life. more...
NEIGHBOURS of a Calne man who runs a wild animal sanctuary in his back garden say they are fed up of having rats, mice and beetles in their homes. more...
REPRESENTATIVES from organisations and clubs in Calne packed a meeting to voice their ideas for a new community resource centre. more...
CONCERNED Cherhill residents have presented a 600-signature petition to councillors as part of their campaign to get a speed limit on the A4 through the village. more...
THE John Bentley School, Calne, will be holding its second summer literacy school this year. more...
FIREFIGHTERS dressed in protective clothing battled against flames breaking through the roof and windows of Molypress Ltd, on the Porte Marsh Industrial Estate, in the early hours of Saturday, July 22. more...
IMPROVEMENTS to the pavements in Calne should soon ease the way for disabled people. more...
POLICE set up a road block near Queens Bridge, Chippenham, and quizzed shoppers at Safeway and the Bath Road car park as part of an investigation into an attempted murder. more...
A SPECTACULAR maze carved in a field of maize, which has been created by one of the world's top maze designers, was opened at Lacock's Whitehall Garden Centre at the weekend. more...
POLICE are hunting a hit and run driver in a blue Mercedes after an horrific crash in which a five-year-old girl from Calne was killed and her six-year-old brother was left fighting for his life. more...
CHIPPENHAM'S historic livestock market could move from its town centre site to purpose-built facilities in a bid to upgrade animal welfare standards. more...
TIFFIN the donkey is once again happily grazing after firefighters pulled him free from a pit of sewage. more...
ORGANISERS believe more than 120,000 people visited Monkton Park for the three-day North Wiltshire Festival 2000. more...
BUS drivers claim they hate visiting Chippenham because the town's bus station is so dangerous. more...
THE medieval Yelde Hall in Chippenham's High Street might not survive another winter if urgent repairs are not carried out, councillors were warned. more...
NEW CCTV cameras and travel information screens are operating at Chippenham railway station as part of a £6 million investment by First Great Western and Railtrack. more...
FORMER wartime evacuees are returning to the village where they were sent more than 60 years go. more...
CHIPPENHAM mayor Sandie Webb has invited Tatler editor Geordie Grieg to the launch of the town's Christmas lights 2000 after he apologised for insulting the town. more...
FEARS that services at Devizes Hospital are being drastically run down, threatening its long-term future, have been fuelled again after it was revealed a ward has been closed for six weeks. more...
A CAMPAIGN to save the Palace Cinema in Devizes has paid off after its owner agreed to re-open it. more...
A RUNAWAY stork is settling into its new home after making a nest on top of Andrei and Linda Kostyszyn's bungalow in Great Cheverell. more...
EXPLOSION victim Robert Lamont has spoken for the first time about the New Year's Eve accident in Avebury which blew off most of his hand. more...
TRAVEL agents across the area say they have had no cancellations for Concorde flights despite the crash in France on Tuesday, July 25 which killed 113 people. more...
SMALLHOLDER Lance Beale is fighting a last-ditch battle to save his home and business. more...
RESIDENTS in Market Lavington want to turn a field where teenagers now congregate into a play area for younger children. more...
SOLICTOR Francis Goddard a founding partner of Morris, Goddard and Ward in St John Street, Devizes, has been appointed a district judge dealing with civil cases. more...
DOG owner John Spencer has been ordered to keep his dog under control by magistrates for the second time, after it attacked another dog. more...
A THIRTEEN-year-old boy lived in fear after he was bullied by one of his classmates, Devizes youth court heard last Thursday. more...
SARSEN Housing Association is to peg its rent increases for at least the next 12 months. more...
CELEBRITY footballers are coming to Devizes to help raise thousands of pounds for a children's hospice. more...
Wiltshire Cricket League more...
Swindon v Corsham more...
Frocester v Wootton Bassett more...
Cheltenham v Chippenham more...
Wiltshire over 50s v Channel Islands over 50s more...
BOWLS more...
Golf more...
CRICKLADE'S Claire Willis-Burton came away from the Cotswold Welsh Pony and Cob Association's Midsummer Show at Guiting Power with three championship titles. more...
Angling more...
COUNTY CRICKET more...
THOUSANDS of people will be donning their party clothes, packing their picnics and flying their flags as they prepare to participate in a quintessentially British evening of music. more...
REVIEW: Trying to find somewhere to go for a girls' night out, where you can chat and eat in a relaxing atmosphere especially when you have varying appetites, is not easy, but I think we found the right combination at the Four Seasons. more...
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...
THURSDAY, July 27: Smoke; Spacehopper: The Victoria, Swindon more...
DEVIZES Wharf. Box office tel: (01380) 725944. September 16-23: The Rivals (a). more...
THURSDAY, July 27: Calne 60 Plus Club, entertainment with the Melksham Pearlies, in the Woodlands Club, 7.15pm. more...
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TOWN hall manager Ian Mace has put out a heartfelt plea for bone marrow donors to come forward to help save the life of his sister-in-law, Zena Mace. more...
THE family of pensioner Thomas Wollen have praised a neighbour who saved him from a kitchen blaze. more...
MALMESBURY teenager Tom Cleaver, 17, who is recovering from cancer, rode in style to Basingstoke for his first glider flight on Saturday, thanks to kind-hearted people who hired a luxury BMW after an appeal in the Gazette. more...
ACHIEVING a coveted Charter Mark Award for service excellence has given Minety Pre-school the broader regional and national recognition it deserved, according to its committee chairman Heather Pilcher. more...
MALMESBURY Town Council is offering a reward in a bid to track down vandals who are plaguing the town. more...
A BRINKWORTH pub may be in line to receive a national award for business excellence. more...
THE carnival committee kick-started the build-up to next month's Malmesbury Carnival by announcing the 22 local organisations which will benefit from the proceeds. more...
FOURTEEN dogs coached by the Malmesbury Dog Training Club have won Good Citizen awards from the UK Kennel Club. more...
THIEVES ransacked the home of retired Government scientist Leslie Mann and stole thousands of pounds worth of family heirlooms the day before his funeral. more...
A RECORD number of people have been arriving at Marlborough College for its annual Summer School. more...
MARLBOROUGH Police Station is to undergo a dramatic shake-up with all senior officers being moved to other towns. more...
NEWLY-CROWNED Aldbourne carnival queen Stacey Pattemore has her sights set on the far horizons despite having moved house 27 times. more...
EXPLOSION victim Robert Lamont has spoken for the first time about the New Year's Eve firework accident in Avebury, which blew off most of his hand. more...
THE proudest boast of Olive Wood, of Marlborough, who was 100 on Wednesday, July 26, is that she had to wait until she was 99 years old before she caught chicken pox. more...
TRAVEL agents across the area say they have had no cancellations for Concorde flights despite the crash in France on Tuesday, July 25 which killed 113 people. more...
NEW benches for the public at the Coopers Meadow recreational area in Marlborough will be bolted to the ground to prevent them being thrown in the river, said Mayor Maurice Cooper. more...
A FORMER patient of the Marlborough Children's Convalescent Hospital returned on Friday, July 21 to pay her thanks to the doctors who looked after her more than 40 years ago. more...
LIVE pheasants have been pushed through a cat flap in the continuing vandalism being suffered by residents of Tin Pit and Poulton Cottages, Malborough. more...
NURSE Sue Elks said taking part in the 100th birthday pageant for the Queen Mother last week was one of the most memorable occasions of her life. more...
FORMER ice hockey jock Steve Francis has traded his hockey stick for a drum stick. more...
WITH eight weeks to go, volunteers should be dusting off their wheels for the Wiltshire WRVS great sponsored cycle ride. more...
Thursday, July 27: Pinehurst Neighbourhood Thrift Shop is open until 2pm (01793) 537230. more...
Thursday, July 27: Smoke and Spacehopper will be playing at The Victoria, Victoria Road, Old Town. Free. more...
Thursday, July 27: DJ Luke Skywalker kicks off a monthly theme night tonight with Star Wars the ultimate party night at the Broadwalk, Bridge Street, Swindon. more...
DARTH Vader will be popping in to the launch of the ultimate party night at the new bar Broadwalk in Bridge Street, Swindon. more...
Thursday, July 27: OTT Karaoke is at The Havana Bar/ Cafe, Fleming Way, Swindon. Free. more...
SWINDON is among the top third locations in Britain selling the cheapest unleaded petrol. more...
BOREDOM throughout the long summer holiday is set to be banished as the Children's University prepares to run its biggest activity programme yet. more...
APART from a few singed eyelashes, Swindon banker Su Horn came through her debut daredevil stunt relatively unscathed. more...
WORKMEN are to start repair to one of Old Town's busiest streets in the latest series of roadworks to hit Swindon. more...
THREE nurses have celebrated their silver anniversary of service to nursing. more...
PARISHIONERS from churches all over Swindon gathered for a `party in the park' although the music acts were tamer than those on offer at the real thing at Lydiard Park in August. more...
LEATHER-CLAD motorcyclists roared into a school near Swindon bearing sweets and other goodies. more...
A PROJECT for young people in Swindon is looking for redundant bicycles to help them develop new skills. more...
THE last day of term was extra special for 11 youngsters who made sure they did not miss a day of the school year. more...
COUNCILLORS are set to debate how to rid Swindon of the mess caused by illegal traveller camps. more...
A DRIVER involved in a crash in which his friend died faces a maximum of ten years' jail after being found guilty of causing death by careless driving under the influence of alcohol. more...
A BATTLE fought by county councillors and residents to save Wiltshire's smallest court house has been lost. more...
A POLICE sergeant based in Swindon is believed to be one of three officers being probed over an incident after a function hosted by former prime minister Sir Edward Heath. more...
ETHEL Griffin will not have to rely on newspaper photographs or other souvenirs to commemorate the Queen Mother's birthday. more...
THEY popped the champagne corks and drank a toast at Oakfield for the last time. more...
A Job Centre has been set up in Swindon at the site of the new £148 million hospital at Commonhead. more...
ADVENTURER Ian Parnell is set to conquer what is believed to be the world's biggest sea cliff. more...
THE SO-CALLED blip of poor service provided by Stagecoach on its Freshbrook route is taking longer to overcome than first claimed, according to Swindon's Liberal Demo-crats. more...
LEATHER-CLAD motorcyclists roared into a school near Swindon bearing sweets and other goodies. more...
AN article asked Is Old Town Dead? (Evening Advertiser, July 10). I have worked in Old Town for more than 25 years and categorically refute that suggestion! more...
I'M writing to complain about the way I was treated on the 4pm bus from Swindon to Wootton Bassett. more...
THERE is a dangerous misdemeanour which has been overlooked, that of cycling in pedestrian areas. more...
LETTERS about travellers and enforcement of the law (July 12) indicate some misunderstanding. more...
THE blood guts and fury of the blockbuster movie Gladiator is about to be introduced at the County Ground. more...
n I understand Swindon Town are looking for some volunteers to start up a band in the Town End. This team of dedicated souls would be asked to drum up some atmosphere at the County Ground. Well I am sure that I have the ideal candidate. Cliff Puffett himself should start the ball rolling. I understand he was quite a dab-hand with the tuba in his younger days. more...
THE CVA notice that went out to creditors and shareholders this week made for very interesting reading. more...
A PLACE in the final of the Premier Trophy beckons for Swindon Robins tonight. more...
GLENN Hoddle will never underestimate the role that Swindon Town played in his managerial career. more...
SOUTHAMPTON are likely to arrive at the County Ground tonight without their best-known player. more...
THERE are just over five weeks to go before a new era of senior ice hockey in Swindon is launched at the Link Centre. more...
THE cost of watching ice hockey at the Link Centre is going down. more...
JAIME KING'S hopes of securing a place in the Great Britain swimming team to go to the Olympic Games in Sydney in September are still very much alive. more...
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