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Stories for 26 March 2001

Business News

Technology in the spotlight

THE first major Information Technology recruitment and technology exhibition to be staged in Swindon is being held next week.   more...

Firm gets to the crunch of matter

IT'S amazing what can be done with a pile of dirty bottles.   more...

Calne News

Man jailed for attack

WILTSHIRE man Jeremy Reid attacked a man he found at his lady friend's home with a billhook and knife, a court heard.   more...

Highworth News

Under starter's orders

Warneford School is holding a race night at 7pm on Friday in aid of the PTA funds.   more...

Sport Football

They think it's all over . . . it's not!

Hellenic: Rain sodden pitches took over the Hellenic league programme once again with just two games played in the Premier Section.   more...

Brown breaks duck with late strike to put Bluebirds in final

SCREWFIX: Chippenham Town moved into the final of the Les Phillips Cup with a winner deep into extra time to defeat Bideford.   more...

Sport Rugby

Swindon's recovery keeps their hopes alive

Swindon 19, Oxford Harlequins 19: Swindon battled back from a 14-point deficit to secure a draw that keeps their promotion hopes alive.   more...

RFU must listen

It was close, too close for comfort against Wasps.   more...

Stfc Sport

I'll leave

TERRY BRADY has warned that he would be forced to walk away from Swindon if he does not get permission to build a new stadium on the Front Garden.   more...

Field of dreams

SWINDON Town is safe for another two weeks, but you can bet the fans won't be celebrating just yet.   more...

Crisis diary

Thursday, March 22, 2001   more...

Cliff will not let club die

SKIPPER Alan Reeves believes one man's determination to keep his beloved football club afloat could be enough to save Swindon Town.   more...

I've been here before

MARK Robinson admits the current uncertainty surrounding the club has a familiar ring to it.   more...

Ups and downs of Town

AS the very survival of Swindon Town once again looks in doubt, fans can be forgiven for thinking ­ why us?   more...

I have a team

TOWN boss Andy King was delighted to see players arguing with each other on the pitch at Bristol Rovers.   more...

I'll be back

DANNY Invincible felt Town should have been home and dry before he found himself with a great chance to win the game.   more...

Three wins will now do

DEFENDER Mark Robinson believes three wins should now be enough to keep Town in Division Two.   more...

Danny 'Invisible' is almost the hero

BRISTOL ROVERS 0, SWINDON TOWN 0: The 'Invisible' man came agonisingly close to clinching a late victory for troubled Swindon Town at the Memorial Stadium.   more...

Bristol Rovers 0 v Swindon Town 0 - Exclusive live report

For a blow by blow account of Saturday's clash at the memorial ground, why not view our alternative match report.   more...

TEAM VERDICT:

THIS was a good team performance but the valuable point claimed could and should have been three.   more...

TEAM VERDICT:

THIS was a good team performance but the valuable point claimed could and should have been three.   more...

Oxford stun table-topping Millers

Leaders Rotherham's four- match winning streak came to an end at bottom of the table Oxford, of all places. United's 4-3 victory was their first in nine games.   more...

Swindon News

Yes to Dome, no to Drown

HAVING read the article in the Evening Advertiser on the possibility of the Dome coming to Wroughton, I think that it is a wonderful idea. But as for Ms Drown knocking on the door of Lord Falconer, the same day as it was announced, demanding reassurances ­ reassurances of what?   more...

Live and let live, Eldene residents

I WAS amazed to read in the recent local round-up featuring Eldene that certain residents of the estate are still complaining about parking by employees of companies based in Dorcan House. Are these people really willing to jeopardise people's jobs because they object to cars being parked on a public road?   more...

Top of the cosmic crops

WHAT a dampener the recent floods have been to the dedicated members of the Wiltshire Crop Circle Group (Advertiser, March 21).   more...

Dodgy maths?

I HAVE just received the information from the council regarding the council tax charges for the coming year.   more...

Japanese performers entertain youngsters

YOUNG musicians and dancers from Japan will bring a taste of the Orient to Swindon on Wednesday.   more...

School pals get back in touch

FORMER pupils of Pinehurst School came from as far afield as Morocco and France for a reunion.   more...

Lady is to launch fund for farmers

FORMER beauty queen Lady Sara Apsley is to launch a new charity fund this week to help farmers whose healthy animals fall victim to the Government's foot and mouth cull.   more...

Rural businesses hit by crisis can appeal against their rates

RURAL business people who feel the value of their property has slumped since the foot and mouth crisis can appeal against their rates bills.   more...

Man's anger over stutter led to attack on cars

FRUSTRATIONS over his stutter led to a man attacking two parked cars, a court heard.   more...

Help make charity night a big success

A SPECIAL night of greyhound racing is to be held at the Blunsdon Stadium next month to raise money for the Prospect Hospice.   more...

Jail term for drink-driver

FUELLED by drinks and drugs, Andrew Blackwell took his landlord's prized BMW and smashed it into an elderly couple's home in Swindon, a court heard.   more...

In at the deep end for swimathon to raise charity cash

THE Link Centre played host to the annual BT Swim Against Cancer with 47 swimmers taking the plunge last night.   more...

Drug dealers snared in police operation

EIGHT drug dealers snared in a massive operation carried out by Wiltshire police have been sent to jail for terms ranging from 18 months to three years.   more...

Caring couple pull together to keep marriage happy

A COUPLE who spent much of their lives to helping children from troubled homes celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the weekend.   more...

The man the world called Mr Concorde dies, aged 77

BRIAN Trubshaw, the most famous pilot of the most famous aircraft in the world, has died.   more...

Goodbye to all that!

A LITTLE piece of Swindon can be found in Kenya in the form of a barren patch of land in the slums of Nairobi.   more...

Teachers plan a work-to-rule

THE balloting process of Swindon teachers to decide whether to take industrial action over excessive workloads will continue, despite moves by one of the two unions involved to suspend its work-to-rule order.   more...

MP given a grilling at education public meeting

NORTH Swindon MP Michael Wills faced a barrage of questions on a variety of educational issues at the town's equivalent of Question Time.   more...

Man injured in accident

A PEDESTRIAN suffered serious head injuries in an accident with a BMW.   more...

A super shop?

TRADING standards officers in Swindon are investigating scores of complaints about furniture store SuperShop.   more...

A super shop?`Sofa broke after just a month'

PENSIONERS Ann and Mac Brownley bought a sofa bed and a matching two-seater settee on January 15 last year.   more...

A super shop? - £499, and we're sitting on the floor'

CASSANDRA and Colin May were about to get married when they decided to buy a burgundy sofa for their home in Woodhall Park, Swindon.   more...

Next stop top of the pops!

JUDGEMENT day came for hopefuls wanting to be part of the next big thing in the pop world.   more...

Let's hope he acts to make things right

We have been inundated with calls over the last few months from customers not happy with SuperShop in Fleet Street.   more...

A job well done

GODDARD Park Primary School and Old Town's Rotary Club deserve a big pat on the back for the work that has been put into giving children at a school in Nairobi the chance of a proper education.   more...

End of an era

Those involved should be proud of the achievement.   more...

Wiltshire News

Drug dealers snared in police operation

EIGHT drug dealers snared in a massive operation carried out by Wiltshire police have been sent to jail for terms ranging from 18 months to three years.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

I'll leave

TERRY BRADY has warned that he would be forced to walk away from Swindon if he does not get permission to build a new stadium on the Front Garden.   more...

  
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