Wiltshire | Archive | 2002 | October
LETHAL chemicals - including the nerve agent Sarin - were sprayed on open grassland and wooded terrain near Salisbury in the late 1960s, it has been revealed. more...
A DURRINGTON man is to be remembered when a specially commissioned piece of music is performed by Shrewton Silver Band on Saturday. more...
IT'S promotion time for the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral and newly appointed office bearers include (pictured, back row, left to right) deputy head chorister Lawrence Best (12), of Durring-ton, head girl chorister - also known as Dean's chorister - Grace Newcombe (12), of Salisbury, and Lucinda Thompson-Mainland (12), of Pitton, and Millie Heaven (12), of Bowerchalke, who are both senior turners - the choir's music librarians. more...
HOPES of a new school for Amesbury by the autumn of next year have been dealt a blow. more...
SHREWTON'S parish church was ransacked last week - the latest in a series of attacks on the building by vandals. more...
A PIONEERING project to protect the prehistoric monuments in the Stonehenge and Avebury world heritage site was launched this week by environment minister Michael Meacher. more...
TOURISM bosses are to investigate opening a new attraction in south Wiltshire that they believe will bring bonuses for the local economy. more...
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OCT 18 - NOV 3: BATH Film Festival 2002 runs from tomorrow until November 3. The event boasts a programme of 40 films and includes previews, free screenings, classic re-releases and special events, including a film reviewing workshop and an introduction to model animation for those aged between nine and 18. more...
NOV 3: ORGANISED parents planning half-term treats can take comfort in The Wild and Wacky Festival of Theatre for Children, to be held from October 27 to November 3 at the Theatre Royal in Bath. more...
IF you feel the need for speed and like your action heroes with more brawn than brain, then Rob Cohen's outlandish action-adventure xXx (12A) might just set your pulse racing. more...
CHIPPENHAM Breast Care Group has raised more than £5,000 for Dorothy House, a hospice for the terminally ill in Winsley, near Bradford-on-Avon. more...
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HIGH street retail giant WH Smith has reported a drop in profits of eight per cent to £122 million for the year to August 31. more...
The Swindon branch of Storm Recruitment in Commercial Road, marked this week's National Temporary Workers Week, by nominating one of its temporary workers for a One in a Million award. more...
Mobile and semiconductor giant Motorola, which employs more than 1,000 people at two sites in Swindon, saw its shares slump by nearly 21 per cent yesterday as the group revised down its sales forecasts after being hit by weak demand. more...
Intel Corporation has announced third-quarter revenue of $6.5 billion up three per cent. more...
ON his first visit to Marlborough Tiles, Devizes MP Michael Ancram was delighted to learn that the Elcot Lane factory exports tiles to Italy. more...
JOLLY antiques shop owner Susan Rumbold certainly does not live up to the name by which she is known in the antiques trade, Blue Sue. more...
WILTSHIRE Radio, the station that became GWR, celebrated its 20th birthday last Saturday with a celebration re-uniting more than 100 members of staff who worked together during the first five years. more...
A LANDFORD couple came second in Strutt & Parker's third annual competition for the best farm diversification project in Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset and Somerset. more...
SMALL and medium-sized Dorset businesses that aren't already trading in overseas markets could take advantage of a unique opportunity from Business Link Wessex. more...
FAMILY Learning Week will take place in and around Salisbury during half-term week, which begins on October 28. more...
CALNE Town Council said it would welcome and support proposals from local landowners interested in installing wind turbines. more...
FOUR youths aged between 13 and 17 broke into six cars in the Coleman's Farm Estate early on Saturday, October 12. more...
CALNE town council is encouraging residents and local traders to sign up for the latest Internet technology or risk losing commerce and deterring new businesses. more...
THE Queen of Hearts passed round jam tarts, which Little Red Riding Hood wolfed down, when Derry Hill nursery children bought their story-book heroes to life. more...
CALNE'S state-of-the-art CCTV camera system, which provides round the clock coverage of the town centre, will be enhanced with a staffed monitoring station next year. more...
CALNE artist Peter Collyer painted pictures of the British coastline at every point of the compass for his new book, Encompassing Britain. more...
THE inaugural meeting of Calne's Town Centre Forum agreed to look into the possibility of creating a street guide detailing shopping and places of interest in the town. more...
SHOPPERS will be asked to donate loose change to the Gazette's St John Ambulance appeal. more...
ROBERT Hislop, the victim of an alleged dirty-tricks campaign, has won an overwhelming victory in the parish council by-election for East Ward of Calne Without Parish. more...
BOWOOD'S brand new Trost organ will be unveiled to the public in a charity concert on Saturday, October 19) to raise money for Calne's Heritage Trust. more...
A judge has warned 13 people snared in a massive police crackdown on drug dealers that they could face lengthy prison terms. more...
ON Sunday, October 20, at 5pm, the bells of St Mary's Church in Calne will ring in the start of One World Week in Calne and Marlborough. more...
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SHOPPERS will be asked to donate loose change to the Gazette's St John Ambulance appeal. more...
BOWOOD'S brand new Trost organ will be unveiled to the public in a charity concert on Saturday to raise money for Calne's Heritage Trust. more...
ONCE again, people from all over the area will join together on Friday to raise money for the Bath Royal United Hospital's Ted's Big Day Out. more...
ROBERT Hislop, the victim of an alleged dirty-tricks campaign, has won an overwhelming victory in the parish council by-election for East Ward of Calne Without Parish. more...
DISQUALIFIED driver Dean Meadon has walked free from court after a judge heard how he sped away from police after being caught behind the wheel. more...
CHIPPENHAM'S mental health services could be cut and radically changed if proposals to avert a cash crisis in Wiltshire are approved. more...
A MAN tried to coax two teenage girls into his car while they were walking from Rudloe towards Corsham town centre. more...
FRIENDS and neighbours of Bali bomb victim Paul Lawrenson have spoken of their shock at his ordeal at the hands of terrorists. more...
A MEETING set up by North Wiltshire MP James Gray to try and resolve the deadlock over Chippenham's new playing fields has failed to reach agreement. more...
FIREFIGHTERS in Chippenham are having to mediate between groups of children who meet outside the fire station and residents who complain about the disturbance. more...
TWO teenagers left a female swan to die in agony on the River Avon in Chippenham after they tried to catch it with a fishing line. more...
BOGUS callers cheated a Chippenham resident out of £20 cash by pretending to be legitimate workmen. more...
CORSHAM father Wayne Petty had a lucky escape on Monday October 14 when a blaze that started in his attic tore through the first floor of his home on Meriton Avenue in Corsham. more...
FANS queued to meet children's author Dick King Smith at Chippenham Library during Word Magic Week, Wiltshire's first festival of literature. more...
CHIPPENHAM Breast Care Group has raised more than £5,000 for Dorothy House, a hospice for the terminally ill in Winsley, near Bradford-on-Avon. more...
A judge has warned 13 people snared in a massive police crackdown on drug dealers that they could face lengthy prison terms. more...
A PLAN to create a purpose-built, state of the art heritage and records centre on the site of Chippenham's livestock market was discussed by Wiltshire County Council's cabinet this week. more...
LITTLE Charlie Moore is one of just 10,000 girls born every year in Britian suffering from a rare genetic disorder. more...
A MAN tried to coax two teenage girls into his car while they were walking from Rudloe towards Corsham town centre. more...
CORSHAM father Wayne Petty had a lucky escape on Monday October 14 when a blaze that started in his attic tore through the first floor of his home on Meriton Avenue in Corsham. more...
MORE than 30 jobs could be lost as the manufacturing firm Investment Tooling International considers closing down its branch in Corsham. more...
SCHOOLCHILDREN have been exploring Wiltshire's corridors of power this week to learn more about local government. more...
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CHIPPENHAM Town return from their enforced ten-day sabbatical on Saturday 19 October when they entertain struggling Hinckley United at Hardenhuish Park. more...
CHIPPENHAM Town assistant boss Colin Bush is hoping a rare Saturday off will give his players an extra spring in their step when Hinckley United visit Hardenhuish Park on Saturday 19 October. more...
FORMER Fulham youngster James Bittner has eased manager Tommy Saunders' goalkeeping headache by signing a contract to keep him at Hardenhuish Park until the end of the season. more...
DR MARTENS LEAGUE: STRIKER Steve Tweddle should finally learn this weekend whether he will miss the rest of the season due to knee ligament damage. more...
WILTSHIRE County Council says it moved quickly to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Legionnaire's Disease at Canon's House children's home in Devizes last week. more...
CONCERN has been expressed about plans to close 15 rehabilitation beds at Green Lane Hospital, Devizes, which are used by people recovering from mental health problems. more...
DEVIZES could soon have a new out-of-town supermarket as plans to build a Lidl discount store look set to be approved at a meeting today. more...
DEVIZES Chamber of Commerce wants Kennet District Council to delay the start of work to resurface the Market Place until after Christmas because it fears a disastrous effect on trade. more...
THREE teenage girls from Urchfont have raised money for a cat sanctuary by fasting for 24 hours. more...
THE son of a Great Cheverell woman who suffered head injuries in a car accident, has spoken of his disappointment at the settlement she received. more...
HUSBAND Steven Barnett has been told he could go to prison for assaulting his wife. more...
DEVIZES Library started its celebrations for Children's Book Week by introducing local children to Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. more...
FORMER Devizes School pupil Lesley Carlton is heading for Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, as part of the communications team being set up by the Diplomatic Service. more...
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CUTS of more than £880,000 by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust will have little effect on the ground breaking work at Savernake Hospital, says consultant Dr Simon Manchip. more...
NINE beds at Devizes Community Hospital will be re-opened once more nurses can be recruited, the Kennet and North Wilts Primary Care Trust has pledged. more...
COUNTY councillor Margaret Taylor has supported the division of Devizes into two new wards, but is concerned town representation at county hall could be weakened. more...
MAGISTRATES have given Mark Mathews from Market Lavington an absolute discharge for a series of admitted motoring offences. more...
MOTORISTS on the Burbage to Salisbury road have been intrigued to see that a new speed warning sign is powered by the natural elements. more...
VILLAGERS at Urchfont turned up at their post office last Saturday morning to find it was closed because it had run out of money. more...
YOUTH leader Jan Edwards is looking for people from a variety of backgrounds to help teenagers get a wider view of different cultures. more...
DEVIZES trader Alex Duffey has been accepted for the gruelling Polar Race which will see 45 international explorers vying to get to the magnetic north pole first next spring. more...
DEVIZES, which hosts the start of one the major canoe events in the world, is likely to lose its own canoeing club unless enthusiasts come forward to run it. more...
PLANNING permission is set to be given for a new mobile phone transmitter mast at the side of the A4 in Savernake Forest after only one objection was received. more...
DRUG addict Laura Jones, who was arrested during last month's Operation Ardent police raids against drug dealers in the Devizes area, has been given an 18-month community rehabilitation order. more...
A judge has warned 13 people snared in a massive police crackdown on drug dealers that they could face lengthy prison terms. more...
IN the last 15 years in Wiltshire there have been 39 murders related to domestic violence. Last year alone there were three murders, and there have been two so far this year. more...
CUTS and changes to mental health services in Wiltshire are being proposed because of a cash crisis. more...
THE Wiltshire air ambulance team heard it had won a national award the day it received a generous donation from the family and friends of a young road accident victim. more...
A MINIATURE house that demonstrates energy and money saving measures has been at shopping centres in Wiltshire this week. more...
WET or icy roads combined with poor visibility and longer hours of darkness mean that road accidents increase as winter approaches. more...
SCHOOLCHILDREN have been exploring Wiltshire's corridors of power this week to learn more about local government. more...
WILTSHIRE Radio, the station that became GWR, celebrated its 20th birthday last Saturday with a celebration re-uniting more than 100 members of staff who worked together during the first five years. more...
HUNDREDS of Wiltshire families could lose out on help with their pre-schooling costs because the Government's nursery education grant scheme has been over-subscribed in the county. more...
A PLAN to create a purpose-built, state of the art heritage and records centre on the site of Chippenham's livestock market was discussed by Wiltshire County Council's cabinet this week. more...
LITTLE Charlie Moore is one of just 10,000 girls born every year in Britian suffering from a rare genetic disorder. more...
WILTSHIRE County Council is doing its best to put a positive spin on the fact that the potentially deadly legionella bacteria has been found in its buildings across the area. more...
THE much vaunted "independent review" of the Market Place alterations over the past few years, cited by the four councillors in their letter (Gazette October 10), bears no relation to the reality of frustration of the car-dependent public looking for convenient parking. more...
THE letter from Councillors Margaret and Ray Taylor, Ian Hopkins and Jim Thorpe (October 10) has a smug, self-congratulatory ring to it. more...
HOW easily and quickly Kennet's New Labour group reverts to the methods of old Socialism when under pressure. more...
MAY I suggest a solution to the problem of what to do with the large plant tubs in the Market Place, Devizes? more...
IT is disappointing to note that the quality of town centre shopping in Devizes is again being eroded by nonsense decision making by our councillors. more...
ONE World Week October 20 to 27 is fast approaching, indeed we had a foretaste in Calne last week with a fascinating illustrated talk about some of the history and treasures of Afghanistan and a feast of music from the region as part of the Calne Music and Arts Festival more...
THE plethora of advertising from BT about its broadband service is wasted on Chippenham. more...
I would like to appeal to your readers on behalf of three South African teenagers who are are arriving from Cape Town at the end of November. more...
It was with much surprise last week, that, while walking back to my workplace in Calne, after lunch, I encountered a policeman walking towards me. more...
HOW odd that certain people should give themselves Brownie points for performing something as unremarkable as knocking out the literary/liturgical thous, thus and thines along with the cadenced conjugation of the verbs they govern. more...
WITH reference to the comment made a couple of weeks ago regarding a customer being shocked to see that a member of the staff in Devizes' Healthy Life natural food café was drinking mineral water from a bottle. more...
Today, more than six million Zimbabweans are going hungry and are likely to be starving by Christmas unless food aid can be distributed freely and without political interference. more...
I AM "pleased" to read that North Wiltshire District Council is happy with the latest proposals for the Gaumont building, in particular that Coun Packham finds them "exciting" I only wish that I could share his excitement over its future. more...
AS a member of the family which has lived in Chippenham's Rowden Lane the longest more than 65 years I write regarding the article in last week's Gazette headlined "Road ownership is under bitter dispute." more...
THE successful Toyota Celica has been upgraded for 2003 and is now available as four different models. The new range consists of: Celica; Celica Premium, Celica Style and Celica T Sport. more...
DRIVING too fast was the main cause of 1,200 deaths and more than 20,000 serious injuries on built-up roads in the UK last year. more...
TWO years on from its UK debut at the 2000 British International Motor Show in Birming- ham, the MINI is set to steal the limelight again with an all-action display in Hall 2. more...
NISSAN'S new Micra is being billed as the most comprehensively equipped small car ever sold here as the public will find out when it's revealed at the NEC Motor Show on October 23. more...
VOLVO car head restraints have been placed in the highest category in the `New Car Whiplash Rating' published by Thatcham Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre this month. more...
THE majority of first-time car buyers are on a limited budget, making the private used car market the only real option for finding a vehicle. more...
THE British public get their first glimpse of the stylish and stunning smart roadster and roadster coupé when the cars make their UK debut at this year's Motor Show in Birmingham, starting on Wednesday 23 October. more...
ONE year after the launch of its revolutionary online service and maintenance booking website, www.fordserviceonline.com, Ford has recorded a dramatic increase in the number of customers using the system. more...
WITH the arrival of the new SW and Estate, the Peugeot 307 International Car of the Year 2002 continues to go from strength to strength, with a model to suit every purpose and pocket. more...
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CAMPAIGNERS fighting a proposal to put up up a mobile phone mast at the Priory roundabout in Malmesbury are celebrating victory in the first round. more...
MALMESBURY will be reliant on mental health services provided by Chippenham and Devizes if proposals to avert a cash crisis in Wiltshire are approved. more...
POLICE have issued a warning to owners of antique staddle stones after a string of thefts in the county. more...
RETIRED herdsman Edward Millard was found dead at his home in Alderton near Sherston on Monday October 14. more...
A FIRE in a garage complex in Holloway Hill, Malmesbury, has gutted two rooms and destroyed equipment owned by Malmesbury Film Society. more...
MALMESBURY resident Badrul Amin is driving half a tonne of expensive medical equipment which he has paid for to the Bangladesh High Commission in a bid to get it sent to his homeland. more...
A RECORD attendance at this year's Seagry School conker championship held last Saturday showed what a hit it was with youngsters. more...
MALMESBURY drama group the Athelstan Players have been given £530 towards the addition of flood doors for their clubhouse. more...
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 18 holiday lodges beside Oaksey Park Golf and Leisure Club were given the go-ahead by North Wiltshire District Council at a planning meeting last Wednesday. more...
AN EIGHT foot high beacon was lit last Friday to launch the floodlight appeal at Malmesbury Abbey. more...
WILTSHIRE County Council has approved a new bid to build a new six-classroom primary school at Upper Stanbridge Farm in Sherston. more...
A TRAILER was engulfed in a fireball on Saturday as part of a display at Malmesbury fire station. The station's annual open day raised more than £400 for charity. more...
DISQUALIFIED driver Dean Meadon has walked free from court after a judge heard how he sped away from police after being caught behind the wheel. more...
A CLASSIC car tour around north Wiltshire proved a roaring success for both drivers and the public when it stopped off at Malmesbury. more...
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CUTS of more than £880,000 by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust will have little effect on the ground breaking work at Savernake Hospital, says consultant Dr Simon Manchip. more...
POLICE believe a gang may have targeted Marlborough on Saturday night to steal mobile phones from people enjoying the fun of the Mop Fair. more...
YOUTH leader Jan Edwards is looking for people from a variety of backgrounds to help teenagers get a wider view of different cultures. more...
TOWN councillors in Marlborough have done a U-turn over the controversial proposal for three mobile phone masts near homes. more...
ON his first visit to Marlborough Tiles, Devizes MP Michael Ancram was delighted to learn that the Elcot Lane factory exports tiles to Italy. more...
PLANNING permission is set to be given for a new mobile phone transmitter mast at the side of the A4 in Savernake Forest after only one objection was received. more...
PREPARATIONS are under way for the Marlborough Ecumenical Partnership harvest thanksgiving supper on November 22. more...
POLICE who arrested former Ramsbury carpenter Steven Keel for committing gross indecency later found 275 pornographic images of children on his computer. more...
ON Sunday, October 20, at 5pm, the bells of St Mary's Church in Calne will ring in the start of One World Week in Calne and Marlborough. more...
FORMER Marlborough College student Tom Hill, who issued a High Court writ against the OCR examining board, is to continue his fight for £100,000 compensation. more...
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CHRISTMAS may still be more than ten weeks away but students at Pewsey Vale School are busy wrapping presents. more...
A SCHEME dreamt up by Pewsey teenagers to give the village an indoor skate park moved a step nearer fruition this week. more...
MOTORISTS on the Burbage to Salisbury road have been intrigued to see that a new speed warning sign is powered by the natural elements. more...
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LETHAL chemicals - including the nerve agent Sarin - were sprayed on open grassland and wooded terrain near Salisbury in the late 1960s, it has been revealed. more...
POLICE are investigating the theft of a Wilts & Dorset bus by boys who are thought to be as young as 11. more...
IT'S promotion time for the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral and newly appointed office bearers include (pictured, back row, left to right) deputy head chorister Lawrence Best (12), of Durring-ton, head girl chorister - also known as Dean's chorister - Grace Newcombe (12), of Salisbury, and Lucinda Thompson-Mainland (12), of Pitton, and Millie Heaven (12), of Bowerchalke, who are both senior turners - the choir's music librarians. more...
WILTON people left a meeting last week angry and frustrated after Salisbury district councillors voted to give them a park-and-ride site. more...
A DOCTOR who spent the past nine years working in Peru has become GP to families living on Salisbury's Bemerton Heath housing estate. more...
ROADS minister John Spellar has been asked to explain why, after £500,000 was spent just two years ago narrowing the A36 Southampton road into Salisbury, it is now planned to widen it. more...
PLANNERS have been warned that they will increase the risk of flooding in the Harnham area if they go ahead with proposals to build the Brunel link road across the river Nadder to the Churchfields industrial estate. more...
THE Salisbury & District Agricultural Club's 49th annual ploughing match attracted 48 entrants to the Chalke Valley on Saturday. more...
A TEENAGER died on Friday morning when her car left the A3094 Netherhampton Road, west of Salisbury, and ploughed into the Park Wall of Wilton Estate. more...
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WITH two second team placings, the Swin-don Tribe team hold a three-point lead in the North Wessex Winter League after the second round on the River Thames at Radcot and Clanfield. more...
DEVIZES Town are taking on Falmouth Town in the first round of the FA Vase. more...
DEVIZES Town Youth have gone to the top of the under 16s Red Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League. more...
MALMESBURY under 14s unveiled a new kit and a new sponsor on Sunday - and how fitting it was that he's a demolition man. more...
TROWBRIDGE LEAGUE: NINE-MAN Rudloe finally made certain that the Knockout Cup will have a new home come next April when they beat Broughton Gifford Reserves 2-0 in an incident packed preliminary round replay. more...
MID-WILTSHIRE SUNDAY LEAGUE: BAR OC suffered their first of the season as they went down to a Daniel Barnes' strike at home to second placed Kings Arms. more...
SWINDON SUNDAY LEAGUE: IT was back to the cup this week (beginning 13 October) with the second round of the Knockout and first round matches in the supplementary competition, the Chairman's Trophy and there were surprise results in both. more...
POTTERNE FC went goal crazy in their Division Four game in the Vanitec Computers sponsored Chippenham Sunday League. more...
SKURRAY'S WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: PREMIER Division leaders Stratton Crosslink suffered their first defeat of the season when they were defeated 4-1 by local rivals Wroughton at the Weir Field. more...
WOMENS FOOTBALL: CHIPPENHAM Town Ladies could be forced to battle on in their bid for promotion without star striker Seb Everson as the prolific forward awaits news on an ongoing knee problem. more...
WOMENS FOOTBALL: CHIPPENHAM Town Ladies remain in touch with the league leaders following a comfortable win over Clevedon Town Ladies B at Christian Malford on Saturday 12 October. more...
DEVIZES Town boss Ray Baverstock hopes the return of striker Neil Dix will help his side progress to the second round of the FA Vase on Saturday 19 October. more...
CHERRY RECORDS HELLENIC LEAGUE: BARRY Flippance was on target as Pewsey Vale ended their losing streak with a draw against fellow mid-table outfit Brackley Town at the Recreation Ground on Saturday 12 October. more...
HELLENIC ROUND-UP: A STUNNING first-half hat-trick from Matt Saye helped Highworth Town to a 5-2 victory over second-placed Abingdon United. more...
PURTON ran out 4-1 winners over Malmesbury Vics in the Wiltshire derby match in Division One. more...
PEWSEY Vale trio Barry Flippance, Nathan Holt and Sean Terry have been selected to represent the Hellenic League in their annual match against a Screwfix Direct League X1. more...
CORSHAM Town have received planning permission this week from North Wilts District Council a new 258-seat spectator stand at The Southbank. more...
SCREWFIX DIVISION ONE: BEN Sammut scored twice as Melksham Town moved up to fourth in the Screwfix Direct Premier Division table with a 3-1 win over Barnstaple Town at The Conigre on Saturday 12 October. more...
CALNE Town paid the price for two errors at the back as ten-man Ilfracombe Town helped themselves to their first three-point haul of the season at Marlborough Park on Saturday 12 October. more...
STRIKER Matt Pratley bowed out in style as improving Corsham Town earned a creditable point at First Division leaders Hallen on Saturday 12 October. more...
CORSHAM Rugby Club's growing mini-section have received a boost thanks to a new sponsorship deal with two local firms. more...
FORMER Chippenham Rugby Club centre Tom Crockett is recovering at home after being discharged from Bristol's Frenchay Hospital on Friday 11 October. more...
CHIPPENHAM ran out easy winners in their opening Bristol Combination Cup match of the season. more...
CHIPPENHAM'S mini playing section braved some awful weather conditions on Sunday 13 October to emerge victorious from the annual Weston-super-Mare festival. more...
THE combined Melksham and Devizes team overcame older opponents and dreadful conditions to win their first home game of the season. more...
CORSHAM enjoyed a 32-5 away victory at Blandford in Dorset and Wilts Division One. more...
DORSET and Wilts U18s travelled to Ledbury RFC on Sunday 13 October to take on the North Midlands in a warm up game ahead of this season's County Championship. more...
DEVIZES moved up to second in the Southern Counties South after coming from behind to take victory at league leaders Ivel Barbarians. more...
FIJIAN winger Sega scored a hat-trick of tries as Devizes produced an awesome performance. more...
TOP of the table Minety continued their winning start to the campaign after an impressive performance. more...
MINETY responded to their heavy defeat at the hands of Swindon College with 18 tries as they overwhelmed Hungerford 2nds on Saturday 12 October. more...
BASSETT slumped to their third Southern Counties South defeat, losing 27-11 to league newcomers Westbury at Stoneover Lane. more...
BASSETT took the honours in a see-saw friendly. more...
CHIPPENHAM moved up to third spot in South West Two East with a comfortable victory over Wiltshire rivals Salisbury at Allington Field on Saturday 12 October. more...
A LAST-GASP try robbed Chippenham 3rds of victory in their friendly match at Cleve on Saturday 12 October. more...
IT'S that time of year again. Last night I heard close by a large explosion followed by another even louder bang. Only October 14 but the hooligans have begun early this will now carry on into late November it's firework season. more...
MR Wright expresses narrow and disingenuous views (Letters, October 7). more...
In his letter about park and ride (Evening Advertiser, October 10), John Owen seems to imply that even more buses will be passing through Old Town once Princess Margaret Hospital moves to the Great Western Hospital. more...
I AM appealing to your readers who have signed up to take part in the London Marathon 2003 to consider running in support of Cancer Research UK. more...
CONSULTANTS brought in to liven up to Swindon's town centre say that cafe culture should be encouraged. more...
SWINDON has missed out on a £145 million Government package to tackle Britain's biggest traffic jams. more...
PEOPLE are being urged to get their electric blankets tested this winter. more...
A record £15,000 has been raised for the Army Benevolent Fund from a very early Wiltshire Christmas Fair. more...
SWINDON television presenter Melinda Messenger launched this year's National Adoption Week by declaring she still plans to adopt a child herself. more...
COST cutting measures to solve the Steam museum's financial problems will be looked into in an effort to prevent taxpayers from further subsidising the attraction. more...
A HOUSEBOUND man who relies on his family has pleaded with thieves to return his son's stolen bike. more...
THIS is the man police want to interview after an attempted robbery in Swindon. more...
THE water vole, the UK's most endangered mammal, is under threat in Wiltshire one of its last strongholds in the UK. more...
POLICE have released CCTV footage of two men they would like to speak to in relation to an assault on a Somalian man in Swindon town centre. more...
CREATIVE writers are being urged to enter Swindon's Pulsar Poetry competition. more...
SWINDON firefighters are confident that a `yes' vote for strike action will be the result of a ballot counted tomorrow. more...
ADVENTURER David Hempleman-Adams' part in a Mount Everest rescue is to be the subject of a documentary. more...
THEY may be young but pupils from St Andrew's Primary School in Blunsdon already have definite opinions about politics and they are not scared to voice them. more...
BELLS were today returning to the village church at Lydiard Millicent. more...
CANAL Walk will be transformed into a little piece of France this weekend when Bruno's French Market comes to town. more...
BUTTER vats and paper shredders were auctioned off as operations were wound up at the Anchor Butter plant in Swindon. more...
THESE two couples are living proof that marriage lasts a lifetime. more...
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A MAN left paralysed by a drink driver who was traveling on the wrong side of the road was today celebrating after winning hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation. more...
PRIVATE developers are being asked to submit bids for the right to build eight new schools in North Swindon. more...
A DISABLED woman was dragged down an unlit alleyway and mugged of her pension in Walcot the twelth mugging on the estate this year. more...
TURKEYS are selling like hot cakes as Swindon succumbs to an early festive fever. more...
CHINESE takeaway owner Quoc Tran has been fined £1,000 for defying council planners. more...
THE fight must go on that is the message from Front Garden Action Group chairman Terry King. more...
FOUR attractions in Wiltshire have been named among the top 10 spiritual sites in the country. more...
THE `magnificent seven' all-day breakfast is a best seller at Dinning's cafe but the traditional diner could soon be an endangered service because customers are becoming more health conscious and adventurous. more...
SWINDON'S traditional diners still have loyal customers. more...
THERE has been lots of talk recently about the Government policy of promoting private finance initiatives. more...
The festive season seems to arrive earlier each year. more...
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WILTSHIRE County Council says it moved quickly to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Legionnaire's Disease at Canon's House children's home in Devizes last week. Investigators discovered legionella bacteria during a routine check of the water system at the home in Belle Vue Road. more...
TONY ADAMS has been approached to help lead Town out of the doldrums but the former England skipper will not be cutting his managerial teeth at the County Ground. more...
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