Wiltshire | Archive | 2001 | April
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COUNTRYSIDE art-lovers seeking entertainment should seek out the Quadrille exhibition in Norton St Philip, where painter Alan Peacock, feltmaker Clare Diprose and sculptors Keith Newstead and Cirel Greenwell, who are all based in Bradford on Avon, are exhibiting at the Brewery House. more...
If music be the food of love, play on. . . the Bard, in all his guises, is coming to Wiltshire in an hilarious romp through all 37 of Shakespeare's plays. more...
REVIEW: Noises Off: Theatre Royal Bath. A SIDE-SPLITTING comedy which leaves you roaring in your seat and gagging hopelessly for more, Noises Off is one of the best things to happen to British theatre since Shakespeare picked up his quill. more...
A traditional production of popular G & S operetta The Mikado is taken place at Bristol's Redgrave Theatre this month. more...
BLUES de Ville, one of Wiltshire's most popular bands, have decided to call it a day. more...
PUPPETEERS from Wales gave Bathonians a different take on the resurrection story on Easter Saturday. more...
A CHARITY fashion show held by the Bath branch of a clothing boutique and a children's charity raised £1,600. more...
BROWNIES from Bath joined other groups from across the country for a sleepover at London's Science Museum. more...
BATH police are writing to 4,000 Land Rover owners in a bid to halt a spate of thefts in the city. more...
A BATH drugs advisory group has issued a plea to people who take drugs in public toilets to contact them for support. more...
A BATH policeman who was commended for bravery has taken over as the new chief inspector for the Avon and Somerset Constabulary in the city. more...
BATH'S troubled spa project came closer to reality last week, when the council re-appointed Thermae Development Company (TDC) to run the project. more...
BATH Rugby Club has welcomed England player Danny Grewcock to the squad from next season. more...
A SECTION of the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath, which was closed in March as part of the foot-and-mouth precautions, has been reopened. more...
COMPUTER staff at City of Bath College downloaded a screensaver of a tumour and cancer-fighting proteins to help scientists fight cancer. more...
BATH water customers will be able to discuss their bill inquiries face-to-face, when Wessex Water sets up a mobile unit in Bath library on May 10. more...
AMBITIOUS plans to breathe new life into Norton Radstock have taken a major step forward with the sale of a vital piece of land. more...
NORTON Radstock College has forged American links by securing a visit by a group of art students from Arkansas in May. more...
Award-winning entrepreneur James Dyson has launched a new vacuum cleaner. more...
WELL-OFF businessmen are lining up to learn how to fly fast jets from a former RAF base made famous by the crack Red Arrows display team. more...
BEER should be served to perfection at Arkells now that 12 of its managers and licensees have certificates in cellar management. more...
ONE OF the oldest family-run businesses in Swindon is shutting its doors after 52 years. more...
HELMETS borrowed from Wiltshire Police headquarters in Devizes took on a new lease of life in a school play at Potterne Primary School. more...
The deadline for nominations for the Highworth Citizen of the Year 2001 title expires on Monday, April 30. more...
The annual assembly of the Highworth Town Council will be held on Tuesday, May 8, from 7.30pm in the council offices. more...
Coaching courses are available to people of all ages and abilities at Highworth tennis Club, at the Recreation Centre. more...
There was a near 100lb winning catch in the Saturday Open at Ivy House, where Bob Keeping took a fabulous 96-15-0 of carp (the fishery owner's comment was that he must have been sat on a shed full). more...
Wednesday, April 18: Lawns AC AGM 7.30pm at Drove Infants School Hall, Plymouth Street. more...
Swindon Supermarine reached the final of the Complete Music Challenge Cup with a thrilling 3-2 win at Didcot Town. more...
TERRY BRADY was due to meet with his lawyers today to decide whether he has a future at the County Ground. more...
TOWN supporters packed into the public gallery at last night's council meeting and applauded the two `sides' off at the end. more...
TOWN have just three games remaining to pull themselves clear but even that might not be enough. more...
For the last home game of the season, Swindon Town v Peterborough United, Swindon Town FC is offering an array of special offers. more...
Town failed to make the most of home advantage against a very under par Notts County (Monday, April 16), surrendering all three points with little fight. more...
How many organisations does it take to ruin a railway system? Quite a few in modern Britain, it seems. more...
MAY I express my thanks for the article entitled Sister Act in the Evening Advertiser on April 13. more...
D R Poole's analogy (Letters, April 12) is invalid. more...
I SEE another sad letter from Larry Wright, heaping scorn on Africans for believing the Pope preaches immoral sexual behaviour. Such racial stereotyping is simply not acceptable, even from atheists. more...
APRIL is Bowel Cancer Aware-ness Month and, as a woman living with bowel cancer, I am acutely aware of the importance of research on this disease. more...
APRIL is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and, as a woman living with bowel cancer, I am acutely aware of the importance of research on this disease. more...
As a council tenant, I called Swindon Council's emergency number on April 14. My heating pump had broken. more...
FIREFIGHTERS are popular people. Nobody questions their judgement while they are trying to put out a fire and they don't usually get accused of butting in where they are not wanted. more...
NEW laws would have made life easier for Swindon trading standards officers in their pursuit of a rogue car trader, says the Department of Trade and Industry. more...
BEER should be served to perfection at Arkells now that 12 of its managers and licensees have certificates in cellar management. more...
TOP Wiltshire salsa club Ritmo Latino is linking up with DJ and teacher Steve West of Salsamania to bring a taste of the Latin rhythm to Swindon. more...
A VETERINARY practice is holding an urban open day for those who are missing their usual contact with animals during the foot and mouth crisis more...
BOB THE Builder fixed it for hundreds of people who turned up to see him at the Great Western Designer Outlet Village. more...
A SPORTS club for disabled children is going from strength to strength but it is now looking for a sponsor so its members can have all the equipment they need. more...
SWINDON born Kelly Scutts, who is now known as Dave Gorman, appeared on a BBC programme last week. more...
WILTSHIRE County Council has sought assurances from the Government that it will continue to honour its agreement not to dump foot and mouth-infected carcasses in landfill sites in the county. more...
FIREFIGHTERS at RAF Lyneham are waiting to find out how plans to privatise fire and crash services at military airfields will affect them. more...
THE buzz of the London Marathon will keep Debbie Pearce going to the finish line. more...
WELL-OFF businessmen are lining up to learn how to fly fast jets from a former RAF base made famous by the crack Red Arrows display team. more...
REBECCA Minton describes herself as "not at all fit". more...
TWO hundred homes are to be built during the next two years on urban Swindon sites. more...
EASTER turned out to be a quiet time for Swindon soldiers carrying out peace keeping duties in Northern Ireland. more...
SAINT George will be the centre of a battle once again when a petition signed by pub patrons from Swindon will be taken to Parliament. more...
WOMEN looking to improve their football coaching skills are invited to take part in a two-day course. more...
AGE CONCERN has published a new handbook for people caring for dementia sufferers. more...
WHOEVER organises the wackiest party for Prospect in May will win a break for two in romantic Paris. more...
Easter 2001 was a major landmark year for Teacher Trade Unions and my own union in particular, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers. more...
IT was a right royal occasion at Wroughton bowls club when the Carnival Queen Sarah Watts played the first bowl of the season. more...
AFTER 31 years at Princess Margaret Hospital, Maggie Smithson says she still wouldn't work anywhere else. more...
A SWINDON dance school swept the boards at a Bristol contest and walked away with a clutch of awards. more...
ZURICH Financial Services, which employs about 3,000 people at various sites in Swindon, is to make 60 redundancies in the town. more...
SWINDON Town football club faces an uncertain future today after chairman Terry Brady was denied the land deal he wanted to build a new stadium on the Front Garden. more...
SWINDON Town supremo Terry Brady has been denied the land-deal he hoped to negotiate with the council to save the club. more...
The significance of Mr Brady wanting to buy the land unserviced is in its value £350,000 an acre compared with nearly £1 million if equipped with roads, water and sewers. more...
THERE has always been a rough edge to the relationship between Swindon Town Football Club and its landlord. more...
David Curtis appeared before the town's crown court yesterday (April 17) charged with raping a 25-year-old woman in the town centre on April 7. more...
ONE OF the oldest family-run businesses in Swindon is shutting its doors after 52 years. more...
FORMER Wrens have made their mark in Swindon by planting an oak tree in the Town Gardens. more...
A PAIR of off-duty medics rushed to the aid of a heart attack victim who collapsed in his car at the Barnfield Road Tip but despite their efforts he died later. more...
FOR Swindon Town fans, these are worrying times. more...
TODAY we regretfully report on the disappearance of yet another small family-run shop from Swindon's retail scene. more...
WILTSHIRE County Council has sought assurances from the Government that it will continue to honour its agreement not to dump foot and mouth-infected carcasses in landfill sites in the county. more...
TERRY BRADY was due to meet with his lawyers today to decide whether he has a future at the County Ground. more...
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