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Stories for 18 November 2002

Amesbury News

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Bradford On Avon News

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Business News

Up in lights

HALCROW is a name synonymous with engineering projects large and small around the world.   more...

Tony Allum, the man with the plan

Tony Allum joined the board of Halcrow in 1996 and became chairman on October 1 this year, a position that makes him responsible for strategy, development and partnering.   more...

Improving the quality of life across the world

Halcrow specialises in providing professional planning, design and management services for infrastructure development worldwide ­ its stated purpose is to sustain and improve the quality of people's lives.   more...

Calne News

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Chippenham News

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A card to beat the conmen

Beating the bogus caller is on the agenda for The Rotary Club of North Wiltshire. Now the club is issuing a free card designed to help protect vulnerable residents in the community.   more...

Corsham News

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Devizes News

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The worst split of all

Wiltshire has a poor record when it comes to divorce, coming in at number 8 in the Top 10 of divorce hotspots in the country. Now Relate, the advice service for couples suffering a relationship breakdown, is disappearing from the county. SHIRLEY MATHIAS asks the crucial question: What happens next?   more...

Highworth News

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Malmesbury News

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Marlborough News

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Melksham News

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Pewsey News

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Salisbury News

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Sport Football

Hopkins keeps ciren on song

Cirencester extended their unbeaten run to seven games with a convincing victory over nine-man Sutton Coldfield.   more...

Marine's call-off

Swindon Supermarine had their home match with Rugby United called off on Saturday as Hunts Copse remained rain soaked.   more...

Bluebirds in touch with the leaders

Chippenham are within touching distance of the Premier Division leaders after Steve Brown's stunning free-kick earned the Bluebirds a 1-0 win at Cambridge City.   more...

Corsham grab elusive win

Corsham Town won at home for the first time this season ­ beating Street 3-1 in Screwfix Division One.   more...

All square for Bassett

WOOTTON Bassett and Pewsey Vale finished up all square in their clash at Rylands Way ­ the third time this season the two sides had met.   more...

Big guns survive the banana skins

Local Hellenic League clubs Highworth Town and Purton both avoided potential banana skins to book their place in the second round of the Wilts Senior Cup.   more...

Gerrish and Grant combine to fire Melksham to victory over Devizes

In the Wilts Premier Division, goals from Simon Gerrish and Neil Grant gave Melksham a 2-1 win over Devizes Town Reserves, writes Ray Burroughs.   more...

Sport Rugby

Foley's men clip Falcons' wings

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Swindon lose it at the last

SWINDON'S proud home unbeaten record was ended as high-flying Slough claimed a 25-21 Southern Counties North triumph at Greenbridge Road.   more...

Injury-hit Chippenham are given a late scare

Chippenham overcame an accident-packed pre-match build-up to edge out hosts Dorchester 11-9 and stay in the hunt in South West Two East.   more...

McIntosh score enough for Marine

Supermarine got back to winning ways with a 13-5 Dorset & Wilts Two North victory over Harwell.   more...

Swindon News

Please use some foresight for once

DUE to lack of foresight, in virtually doing away with public transport in favour of the car, we are heading for total gridlock on our roads.   more...

Mechanics' could be trust's base

The National Trust is asking Fielden Clegg and Bradley about building a new headquarters with a library and information facilities in Swindon.   more...

Let's stick together

IN response to Miss AR's letter of November 8 (Compared to us tenants are lucky).   more...

Demand is too high

Yes, we all wholeheartedly agree that the firefighters across the nation perform magnificently when called upon and it's a task most of us ordinaries would gladly shy away from.   more...

Burial disgrace

THE Whitbourne Road cemetery has two levels of burial ground.   more...

War, yes. Pay no!

WE can't afford to pay firefighters, health workers etc or house the homeless and deal with a multitude of other problems.   more...

Say non to EU

Mrs J Francis (Letters, November 13) took the words out of my mouth.   more...

Donation thanks

Compassion in World Farming would like to thank the people of Devizes for raising £55.86 during our street collection on Saturday, October 26. All proceeds will go towards our campaigning work for farm animal welfare.   more...

A card to beat the conmen

Beating the bogus caller is on the agenda for The Rotary Club of North Wiltshire.   more...

School to be turned into apartments

WORK is now underway on the conversion of one of Swindon's landmark buildings.   more...

Parent and child workshop date

THE makers of The Tweenies are staging a parent and child learning workshop in Swindon.   more...

The roadshow that never was

THE Highways Agency has promised an investigation after a promised roadshow about major changes to a Swindon trunk route failed to happen.   more...

Addict stole from cars to buy heroin

A HEROIN addict assaulted a man who tried to detain him after he broke into a car.   more...

Building up an interest in model railways

TRAIN fans loved the latest unusual display at the Steam museum ­ a model railway made entirely from Lego.   more...

Bus stop blues

A PENSIONER is demanding action after being left drenched because of a bus stop he claims is useless.   more...

Insurance plan is tailored to meet the needs of the over-50s

THE elderly in Swindon are to have new help with managing their finances into old age.   more...

Help those who need it the most

ON Saturday we featured nine-month-old Eldene twins Harry and Oliver Hanks, who are hoping to receive some great Christmas gifts from this year's Evening Advertiser Christmas Appeal.   more...

Sign up for our scheme and help us crack the conmen

The need to eradicate doorstep crime from our town is more urgent than ever.   more...

£238,000 total for mad antics

Fundraisers across Swindon and the rest of Wiltshire dug deep to raise money for this year's Children in Need appeal.   more...

Choir in good voice for charity concert

The dulcet tones of a male voice choir resounded around Wootton Bassett's Methodist Church, thrilling a 150-strong audience.   more...

US stealth bombers at Fairford

THREE US stealth bombers have arrived at RAF Fairford.   more...

On the mend at long last

SWINDON'S struggling social services department appears to be turning its fortunes around.   more...

Farmers market does a brisk trade

A HUGE range of fresh local produce was snapped up by the public at Wanborough Farmers Market.   more...

Linking up to make a safer walk

STAFF at Wroughton schools and people living in Perry's Lane have been asked to help devise a way of improving children's safety.   more...

All smiles for opening day!

THE rainy weather couldn't stop the smiles when the new Poet's Field Play Area in Wootton Bassett was declared open.   more...

Final children's morning at Lower Shaw

LOWER Shaw Farm stages the last of its 2002 Children's mornings on December 4.   more...

Melinda locked up

Swindon TV presenter Melinda Messenger is to star in Celebrity Big Brother. The model turned television presenter will be joined by five other celebrities who have agreed to be locked up in the house at Elstree Studios.   more...

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Our six years of hell

A MAN who made his neighbours' lives hell for six years has been barred from contacting them. The Harpin family say Terence Griffin, of Goddard Avenue, Old Town, subjected them to six years of harassment.   more...

Man in court after fatal road accident

A MAN was due in court today charged with leaving the scene of an accident where a man died.   more...

Families take comfort in special service

A CHURCH service has been held to commemorate the lives of people killed on Swindon's roads.   more...

Judge to make order on Porton Down inquiry

A HIGH Court judge was today expected to order a new inquiry into the death of a former airman who died after the lethal nerve gas sarin was dripped onto his arm during an experiment at the Porton Down chemical research site near Salisbury, Wiltshire.   more...

The revamping of Villetts House

ONE of Old Town's most historically important buildings will be the subject of intense debate by Swindon planners tomorrow night.   more...

Sporting gods line up to take a bow in the Parthenon

SPORTS enthusiasts young and old are celebrating the opening of The Parthenon ­ Lydiard Millicent's new £200,000 pavilion.   more...

The worst split of all

Wiltshire has a poor record when it comes to divorce, coming in at number 8 in the Top 10 of divorce hotspots in the country. And Swindon's record is even worse. Now Relate, the advice service for couples suffering a relationship breakdown, is disappearing from the county. SHIRLEY MATHIAS asks the crucial question: what happens next?   more...

Don't tell all your innermost secrets to the unqualified

WITH 15 years' experience as a counsellor and authorship of a list of advice books to her credit, Julia Cole is an authority on what couples should to look for when seeking help to survive the domestic battleground.   more...

Morale shows no sign of weakening

It was business as usual for Swindon firefighters as they returned to work following their first national fire strike in 25 years.   more...

Couple are in a no win situation

You have to feel sorry for the Harpins.   more...

Good cup run will be vital

What a prospect Swindon Town's FA Cup tie with Oxford United looks like being.   more...

Trowbridge News

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The worst split of all

Wiltshire has a poor record when it comes to divorce, coming in at number 8 in the Top 10 of divorce hotspots in the country. Now Relate, the advice service for couples suffering a relationship breakdown, is disappearing from the county. SHIRLEY MATHIAS asks the crucial question: What happens next?   more...

Warminster News

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Westbury News

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Wiltshire News

The worst split of all

Wiltshire has a poor record when it comes to divorce, coming in at number 8 in the Top 10 of divorce hotspots in the country. Now Relate, the advice service for couples suffering a relationship breakdown, is disappearing from the county. SHIRLEY MATHIAS asks the crucial question: What happens next?   more...

Wiltshire Sport

What a dream draw!

CASH-strapped Town were today hoping that television executives would share the excitement felt by supporters at the prospect of a titanic FA Cup clash with Oxford United.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

Choir in good voice for charity concert

The dulcet tones of a male voice choir resounded around Wootton Bassett's Methodist Church, thrilling a 150-strong audience.   more...

All smiles for opening day!

THE rainy weather couldn't stop the smiles when the new Poet's Field Play Area in Wootton Bassett was declared open.   more...

Send something weird and wonderful

WEIRD Wiltshire has a fantastic range of images to send to friends and family. Send pictures of crop circles, Silbury hill, ghosts, Stonehenge, Avebury and Wiltshire's white horses for free.   more...

  
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