Wiltshire | Archive | 2000 | September
The Swindon Angling Festival matches have has come to an end because of lack of support. more...
Fri Sep 22: Peatmoor OAP/Disabled Winter League round five. Draw 9am. more...
Being on standby for the England A Tour doesn't make me feel much better, because I am still bitterly disappointed at being left out of the squad. more...
The petrol crisis meant that there were no league fixtures for any of the local teams, but Swindon RFC and Swindon College Old Boys arranged a second XV friendly. more...
Dutchman Bart Griemink made two outstanding saves last night to keep Town's Worthington Cup dreams alive. more...
IT was a case of mission accomplished for Colin Todd and his men last night as they left soggy Tranmere with the tie still very much within their grasp. more...
BART GRIEMINK revealed how a tried and tested theory helped him outwit penalty taker Paul Rideout. more...
GIANLUCA Vialli's sacking at Chelsea will send a warning to the rest of the game that no-one's position is safe. more...
I DO feel sorry for my old mate Harry Redknapp at West Ham following their poor start to the season. more...
Wednesday, September 20:Red Rooster Theatre School meets every Wednesday for free tuition leading up to a performance of a Christmas Show. more...
Wednesday, September 20:Boyd School of Dance beginners 6pm to 8.30pm Irish Association Hall, Rodbourne is on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. (01793) 641108/07887 666009. more...
Wednesday, September 20:Swindon Allotment and Leisure Garden Association meet at the Pinehurst Peoples Centre, off Whitworth Road 7.30pm. more...
Wednesday, September 20:Ramsbury Silver Band is looking for more players of any brass instruments. Rehearsal 7.30pm to 9.30pm. (01672) 512634 or (01672) 520862 more...
Wednesday, September 20:Uillean pipe player Alan Burton and Steve Hunt play at the White Horse Folk Club, Fox Inn, Highworth at 8.15pm. Admission is £2. more...
Wednesday, September 20:Guest DJs play at bar 150, Victoria Road. Free. more...
Wednesday, September 20:Karaoke is at The Royal Oak, Devizes Road, Old Town, at 7pm. Free. more...
The one good thing to come out of the petrol crisis is that it has demonstrated in a very dramatic way just how dependent we are in Britain, and indeed through the western world, on oil. more...
The petrol shortage has shown just how fragile our society is, in almost a week all our services are at risk, which goes to show how unprepared our leaders are when there is a crisis. more...
This fuel crisis causes me to question certain aspects that don't seem to have been aired in the surrounding debates. more...
On Monday September 11, myself in company with Councillors Stan Pajak and Doreen Dart attended a meeting with Post Office officials at the Civic Offices. more...
I would like to ask readers of the Evening Advertiser what the latest massive payment of Lottery money to the Millennium Dome, a sum of £47 million, would do for the Mechanics Institute or any other good cause that is crying out for money in Swindon. more...
I am saddened after reading in a national newspaper-run poll asking 18-24 year old youngsters questions on their knowledge of the `Battle of Britain,' at how little they knew. more...
I am deeply disturbed by your report in Saturday's Advertiser (September 16) about pupils in Broad Town School practising Tai Chi exercises, before their lessons each day. more...
Firefighters may be allowed to take on a second job to cope with the soaring costs of living in Wiltshire. more...
Financial wizards picked up paintbrushes to work their magic on a Swindon school. more...
Shoppers at Swindon's Co-op store are being urged to support the Jill Dando Fund. more...
The main backer of the latest Evening Advertiser Job Fair and Training Exhibition hopes it will be the best yet. more...
Some of Britain's best known dancers stepped out to help Swindon Dance celebrate its 21st birthday. more...
There was a double celebration at a Swindon old people's home as two residents marked their 90th birthdays. more...
The growing nursing shortage at Princess Margaret Hospital has been temporarily halted following a highly successful recruiting exercise in Australia. more...
Hundreds of people queued for more than an hour in pouring rain to meet their favourite pop star Billie Piper in Swindon's town centre. more...
Cash conscious fire chiefs were able to give part-time firefighters holiday pay for the first time after keeping a tight lid on their finances, a report has revealed. more...
The battle to save Theatre Square Post office will be stepped up when protesters present a petition with 750 signatures on Thursday. more...
Motorists in Swindon face more misery with a new batch of repairs leading up to Christmas. more...
The Government has praised teaching methods employed by two Swindon schools. more...
For many people, especially the elderly, hospitals can be a frightening and disorientating place. more...
Chancellor Gordon Brown would have done well not to open his mouth on the subject of the 60-day deadline set by protesters for a move on fuel prices. more...
It is a sad sign of our times that Princess Margaret Hospital bosses have been forced to try recruiting nurses from overseas. more...
The RAC has warned Tuesday's panic petrol buying spree put nationwide recovery back by seven days. more...
Dutchman Bart Griemink made two outstanding saves last night to keep Town's Worthington Cup dreams alive. more...
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