Wiltshire | Archive | 2000 | September
PEOPLE in Bradford on Avon can now enjoy new day centre facilities which have opened thanks to a partnership project. more...
RUGBY fans were left disappointed on Sunday when star players failed to turn up for a celebrity match in Bradford on Avon. more...
EXACTLY how and when pensioner John Pickston died at his home in Bradford on Avon would probably never be known, an inquest decided on Thursday. more...
By Holly Robinson more...
A NEW branch of Amnesty International is being launched in Bradford on Avon next month with a talk by an official investigator from the organisation. more...
PILOT John Moore and his passenger miraculously escaped injury when their plane went into a spin and plunged into a field near Calne. more...
PILOT John Moore and his passenger miraculously escaped injury when their plane went into a spin and plunged into a field near Calne. more...
LANDLORDS Nic and Julie Taylor are trying to see the funny side after an entire cigarette machine was stolen from their pub. more...
Spending on social services in Wiltshire is well ahead of the budget, according to a new report. more...
A man needed stitches to a cut on his right eye and suffered bruising to the left side of his face following a fight in Corsham. more...
Police are warning people to look out for fake £20 notes in the Corsham area. more...
Nine police cars from all over north and west Wiltshire were called to outside the Hare and Hounds pub, in Pickwick Road, on Monday more...
Plans by the Ministry of Defence, Persimmon Homes and Bryant Homes to build a 600-house development at Pockeridge Farm and Peel Circus have been deferred by North Wiltshire District Council so Corsham Working Group can meet again. more...
EVER seen a film when all the best bits were in the trailer? Scary Movie (18) is one of them. more...
REVIEW: Chippenham-based theatre company Prosic And Pints will put on its biggest show to date with two nights at the Rondo Theatre, Bath. more...
Friday, September 8:Chippenham: Every Friday, WI markets, St Andrew's Church Hall, 7.15-11am and Marshfield Church Hall, 10.30-11.30am. more...
Wiltshire Music Centre more...
REVIEW: We left home in rather a hurry late for a meeting with my partner Steve's daughter Rachael and her fiance Jason. more...
Wiltshire Heritage Museum. Tel: (01380) 727369 more...
Friday, September 8:Gun'z and Roses: The Victoria, Swindon more...
Cherry Falls (15) Tongue in cheek teen horror in which virgins are the target of a serial killer. more...
THE plaque to commemorate the wartime work of Mabel Stranks looks set to be in place by the end of the year. more...
MOVIE fans donned suspender belts, fishnet stockings and bright red lipstick to watch a special screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. more...
A SMILING Prince Charles said he was delighted to officially open the new Oaksey village hall because he loves village occasions. more...
PEOPLE in Melksham are gearing up to go to the polls next week. more...
By Joanne Kelly more...
A SINGLE mother-of-three has been banned from driving for 12 months after her fourth conviction for having no insurance. more...
By Heather Skull more...
NEW measures to try to prevent some of the delays caused by road works in Wiltshire are being prepared by the county council. more...
A TEENAGER who went on a spending spree after stealing his former girlfriend's dad's debit card has been put behind bars. more...
ANGLING more...
Friday September 8 more...
Corsham v Midsomer Norton more...
Skurray's Wiltshire League: Match of the day in the Wiltshire League could be Cricklade Town at home to Biddestone. more...
AFTER their shock home defeat at the hands of bottom but one side Harrow Hill in mid week, Hellenic Premier side Highworth will be looking to ensure there are no more slip ups when they entertain bottom club Milton United. more...
Skurrays Wiltshire League more...
HELLENIC LEAGUE: MALMESBURY Vics notched up their third win in five games in Division One when they defeated Easington Sports on their own ground by 4-0. more...
TROWBRIDGE LEAGUE more...
SALISBURY CITY 4, NEWPORT COUNTY 0: Salisbury City turned in an inspirational performance to drill home four goals against a side previously unbeaten and considered to be among the best in the league. more...
DOWNTON 4, BOURNEMOUTH 0: Despite playing the entire second half with only ten men, Downton cruised to a win against fellow Jewson Wessex side Bournemouth to earn a trip to Bridgwater in the next round. more...
FOOTBALL more...
THREE games without a win, a midweek trip to Cornwall and a home league match against Paulton Rovers; anyone who thought we were going to have it easy after last season now realises the size of the challenge that we face. more...
SWINDON, fresh from their excellent victory at Chipping Norton last week, return to Oxfordshire tomorrow (Saturday, September 9) when they take on Oxford in the first round of the Intermediate Cup. The teams have not met for eight years, when Swindon used to play as invited guests in the Oxford Floodlit Cup. more...
Devizes 38, Trowbridge 7 more...
JUNIOR RUGBY more...
We were lucky with the weather the forecast for Saturday afternoon was horrendous. more...
Andy Long' s fate sums up the uncertain nature of life at The Rec. more...
THE ovation that greeted Jeremy Guscott's first league appearance since May 1999 last week showed just how delighted the Rec faithful were to see him back more...
COLIN Todd snapped up Finnish international defender Marko Tuomela on yesterday (Thursday, September 7) in a bid to beef up his leaking defence. more...
COLIN Todd locks horns with Danny Wilson from the dugout tomorrow (Saturday, September 9) 17 years after they starred together at Nottingham Forest. more...
HITMAN Martin Williams hopes to come out on top in a shootout with an old sparring partner tomorrow (Saturday, September 9). more...
TOMORROW (Saturday, September 9) night could be an interesting affair in the Sol Davis household. more...
THE new skinhead look sported by Bobby Howe could be perfect for the battle that lies ahead tomorrow (Saturday, September 9). more...
THE derby defeat at Reading on only the second weekend of the season should spur Town on to victory at Ashton Gate tomorrow (Saturday, September 9). more...
TEENAGE midfielder Darren Dunning has been one of the few bright sparks in Bristol City's stuttering start to the season. more...
WOULD you like to win a Swindon Town season ticket for you and a friend? more...
SWINDON Town will be holding a press launch on Wednesday, Septemebr 13 at the County Ground to announce a major partnership agreement with the NSPCC. more...
Cherry Falls (15) Tongue in cheek teen horror in which virgins are the target of a serial killer. more...
REHEARSALS are well under way for this year's Kentwood Choir's annual show. more...
Friday, September 8:Suzy Roy will talk on Crystal Healing at the Pegasus Foundation. more...
Friday, September 8: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...
Saturday, September 9:The Vale Horse Show at Wickstead Equestrian Centre, Highworth (off B4019). Starts 9am with affiliated jumping, top class showjumpers expected. Admission £2. Refreshments available. more...
Friday, September 8:Guns & Roses tribute band Guns 'z Roses play at the Victoria, Victoria Road, Old Town. Admission £3.50. more...
Friday, September 8:Garage nation at the Brunel Rooms with DJ Luck & McNeat, Mikee B, Norris, Daboss Windross in the main rom and DJ Swing in the amphi room. more...
Friday, September 8:Big Nick's Karaoke at the Deers Leap, Penhill. more...
IN the arts, as in all walks of life, fads and fashions come and go. more...
REVIEW: The success of The Strolling Players last production of the musical farce Nunsense, written by Dan Coggin, prompted this very talented company to follow it with Nunsense II. more...
AS a regular listener to the local radio station, Wiltshire Radio, over the years and more so since I have retired I am unhappy about the changes about to come into force in October. more...
SO Mr Harwood, the new boss of Wiltshire Sound, has exciting new plans'' for our radio station. more...
If there is a great deal of unrest and insecurity at BBC Wiltshire Sound, it doesn't speak well for Vernon Harwood's management skills. more...
AS a faithful member of the listening family to BBC Wiltshire Sound, I can not sit back and let Vernon Harwood get away with his view that he can keep his 86,000 listeners happy. more...
In a leaflet being put through our doors, we are asked whether we are aware of plans to replace the Britannia Garage in Bradford Road with a block of flats and whether we know that we can examine those plans. more...
I HAVE a brilliant idea a way to eliminate three problems in this country, truancy, low achievement and drunken vandalism. more...
ON a recent visit to Lydiard Park with my grandchildren I was appalled to find dogs roaming around the play area making children feel insecure. more...
I WRITE in reply to the letter `Cyclists condemned'. Doreen Dart should present her facts correctly. more...
WEST Swindon Working Mens Club and Institute has been compulsorily wound up. The club, in Radnor Street, Swindon, was in debt to Customs and Excise for unpaid VAT. more...
TWO Swindon policemen who entered a burning house to arrest a suspected arsonist are to receive medals next week. more...
GRANDMOTHER Jennie Jackson is due to set sail in the world's toughest yacht race on Sunday, September 10. more...
AN OPERA singing, bell ringing, dog walking dentist who was well known and loved by the community has died suddenly at the age of 87. more...
POPULAR street dancer Banksy is stepping out to help Swindon Dance celebrate its 21st birthday. Swindon groover Banksy is to kick start the festivities on September 16 with an afternoon of dance in the town centre. more...
AN Old Town shop is an unlikely venue for a modern art exhibition. more...
INSURANCE agent George Errington died a hundred days after suffering horrific injuries in a car crash near Lechlade, an inquest heard. more...
A POLICE-led scheme to keep youngsters occupied during school holidays has been given £500 from a leading leisure company. more...
PEOPLE can adopt part of the Kennet and Avon Canal for as little as £2.50. The adoption scheme has already raised more than £30,000 for canal improvements. more...
THE plug might be pulled on Swindon's Christmas lights because traders are refusing to pay for them. more...
POLICEMAN Qahir Sheikh is swapping the streets of Swindon for a beat in Bosnia for a year. more...
BREAST cancer patients may no longer need radical surgery to find out how far the disease has spread, thanks to a space camera funded by a Swindon-based research council. more...
A CASHIER was taken hostage by a bank robber who said he had a gun. The woman, who is in her mid 20s, was at work at the Faringdon branch of Barclays Bank, when the robbery happened. more...
The Princess Royal mixed with counselling staff and disabled motorists during her third visit to the Swindon area this year. more...
INSPECTORS have given Swindon's new hospital a clean bill of health after investigating an allegation of structural problems. more...
A MAN who pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis with intent to supply has been put on probation for six months. more...
THE Paddington train crash, which claimed the lives of 31 people, will be used as a catalyst for long term safety changes on the railways. more...
THE plaque to commemorate the wartime work of Mabel Stranks looks set to be in place by the end of the year. more...
IT WILL be a crying shame if the Brunel Centre looks bleak and unfestive this year because with three months to go only £4,000 has been raised towards the £26,000 cost of a Christmas lights scheme. more...
IT takes a remarkable man to volunteer to spend a year working in a still volatile area of Bosnia, as PC Qahir Sheikh is planning to do. more...
By Sara Oliver more...
Motorists will be barred from the centre of Trowbridge, county councillors heard on Wednesday. more...
CAMPAIGNERS have spoken of their guilt in not pushing for action on the A350 before a tragic accident which claimed three young lives. more...
THERE will be no government intervention over the route of the long-awaited Semington bypass. more...
TROWBRIDGE could soon have its own mascot as part of a five- year plan that aims to transform the face of the town. more...
By Sara Oliver more...
THE SEARCH for a missing headstone has been brought to an abrupt halt after a stonemason denied any link with the story. more...
A former barman has been jailed for a vicious assault on a one-time employer he thought had made a gay advance to him six years earlier. more...
By Claire Smith more...
WERE you part of Beatlemania or did you rave about the Rolling Stones and do you still have the jacket you wore to their concerts, or the tickets or the programme? more...
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8 more...
JUST like the real thing but with a dash of humour, the Rollin' Clones are bringing the sound, passion and raw energy of The Rolling Stones to Devizes. The band was formed in April 1997 to celebrate the music of one of the most successful rock bands in history, and since its inception, has made remarkable progress and is quickly gaining recognition as one of the UK's leading tribute bands. What makes the band stand out is their dynamic stage show, packed full of classic Stones songs from the '60s, '70s and '80s, which are performed with vitality and energy, together with colourful costumes and imaginative smoke and lighting effects. The humour makes the show very appealing to a wide cross-section of audiences and age groups. The band is playing, with support, at The Corn Exchange, Devizes, tomorrow, at 8pm. Tickets are £6.50 in advance (£7.50 on the door) from PR Sounds, 21 High Street, Devizes, tel (01380) 724787. more...
By Joanne Moore more...
By Bob James more...
By Dr Steve Rowlands more...
THE four general practice surgeries in Trowbridge feel that they must respond to the letter published on August 18. more...
JUST imagine your town or West Wiltshire having its own lottery. more...
Thank you for allowing me to respond to the recent letter from Cllr Spiers (Wiltshire Times, August 25). I do find it unfortunate that he has little understanding of the government legislation recently made law Local Government Act 2000. more...
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank you for the publicity you gave to the Edington Art and Craft sale, August 24-26, and ask if you could find room to publish the following acknowledgements: more...
AFTER 60 years of being in family ownership Arnold Scrine Limited recently changed hands and it seemed an apt time for me to hang up my white coat from full-time pharmacy and start to take things a little easier. I might now find time to write my memoirs. more...
LAST Saturday I went to Southwick Country Park with two of my children. My seven-year-old son was on his own bike, while my three-year-old daughter rode in a small trailer which I pulled behind my bike. more...
PLEASE allow me to explain to your correspondent, JK Wayman (Wiltshire Times, August 25), the major reason why West Wiltshire District Council may have a problem with its budget this year. more...
I AM pleased that there is growing concern with regard to the unusual agendas of the West Wiltshire District Council Liberal Democrat councillors. more...
I manage the website for Chippenham Town Football Club. Since the site opened on June 3 it has had 2,000 hits, of which 40 per cent are from the United States. Many people ask me for photographs or programmes of CTFC from the 1940s up to the '70s. more...
IN YOUR report on the results of the survey carried out in Bradford on Avon by this branch of the West Wilts Conservative Association (September 1), you quote Cllr Landell Mills as saying the questions were biased, the range of possible responses limited . more...
I was disturbed by the apparently innocent story in last Friday's Wiltshire Times, headlined Homes sought for rescued rabbits. more...
A MAN was left shaken after he was robbed at knifepoint of £800 worth of jewellery and cash. more...
ANOTHER area of land has been set aside as a town green in Warminster. more...
THE curtain will soon rise again after three years at the former Athenaeum Theatre in Warminster. more...
TURRETS like those on an armoured personnel carrier in which a young officer died when his vehicle overturned near Chitterne are being taken out of general service, an inquest heard on Tuesday. more...
POLICE are investigating a spate of car crime in the Warminster area on Friday night. more...
PEOPLE leaving their homes, even for a minute, have been warned to lock their doors after an elderly woman was tricked by thieves in Warminster. more...
VILLAGERS have rallied round to provide their own post office and protect it as a local lifeline. more...
By Holly Robinson more...
By Sara Oliver more...
DEVELOPERS face legal action after demolishing part of a historic Westbury house without permission. more...
A SMILING Prince Charles said he was delighted to officially open the new Oaksey village hall because he loves village occasions. more...
COLIN Todd snapped up Finnish international defender Marko Tuomela on yesterday (Thursday, September 7) in a bid to beef up his leaking defence. more...
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