Wiltshire | Archive | 2002 | November
ECSTASY may have claimed the life of a Fordingbridge man who died in hospital after collapsing at Enzo's nightclub near Salisbury. more...
A NEW inquest was ordered this week into the death of a young serviceman during nerve gas trials at Porton Down 50 years ago. more...
THREE old comrades who served in predecessor regiments of the King's Royal Hussars during the last world war spent Armistice Day as guests of the regiment at Tidworth. more...
THE switch from fossil fuels to green energy will open up a new era in powering the UK and the world economy. more...
A CONMAN wearing shoulder epaulettes and posing as a police officer is being hunted by Salisbury police after he called on two elderly householders in the city. more...
A WOMAN shop manager spoke this week of her terror at the hands of a gun-wielding robber during a raid at the Co-op supermarket in Downton. more...
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WHY not send a hamperacross the world to friends and family. more...
BUSINESSES were today facing increased costs in dealing with asbestos hazards after new government guidelines came into force. more...
HOUSE price rises in Swindon and the South West are on the up, and are expected to continue to rise until the end of the year, according to a new survey. more...
CHIPPENHAM is set to expand its industrial base, with the development of a new business park under way at Bumpers Farm. more...
MORE than 2,000 people came to the re-opening of Chippenham's McDonalds on Saturday and met Chippenham Town football star Gareth Davis. more...
MORE than 100 people from across the UK, representing family businesses and their advisers, attended the third annual Family Business Conference, held in Wiltshire earlier this month. more...
BUSINESSES should prepare now to safeguard their assets against future climate change, says the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). more...
SALISBURY & District Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been awarded membership of the Institute of Customer Service. more...
ONE in three wealthy Britons are sacrificing time with their family in the pursuit of money, according to a survey conducted by Lloyds TSB. more...
ROBERT Key, MP for Salisbury, visited Downton's Hop Back Brewery at the invitation of founder John Gilbert. more...
SAINT Edmund's RC Primary School in Calne received top marks in its latest Ofsted test and went up a grade from a good school to a very good school. more...
CALNE'S Pub Watch can help the town fight against vandalism and violence by sharing information and forging closer links with the community. more...
DISABLED shoppers are furious after a portable office was placed outside Sainsbury's in Calne, blocking four parking bays reserved for them. more...
VETERAN driver Fred Moody has clocked up a record 47 years as a customer of a Calne garage. more...
THE green fingers of international flower arranger Diana Joyce ensured her Christmas demonstration at the John Bentley School in Calne was a blooming success. more...
CALNE Town Council's decision to buy and refurbish the Carnegie Library will result in a substantial rise in the town council precept for the council tax next year. more...
PLANS for the next major phase in Calne's mammoth housing expansion were put on hold last week in a last minute bid to secure more affordable housing. more...
ROOKIE constable Rachael Jennings has been nominated for a prestigious police award. more...
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NORTH Wiltshire District Council has tightened up its rules on planning site visits to put an end to long debates and lobbying of members. more...
A TEAM of lighting experts has helped transform Westonbirt Arboretum into an Enchanted Wood. more...
NORTH Wiltshire District Council bosses want to spend £11m on housing development schemes next year by raising council tax by 11p a week for each household. more...
NEW gas flues and ventilation terminals are set to appear on the back of the town council offices in Cricklade. more...
AN RAF airman died after trying to hit a `no ball' during a cricket match between two service sides, an inquest in Cornwall has heard. more...
CAMPAIGNERS pressing for the reopening of a listed Baptist chapel joined in a special service celebrating its 170th anniversary on Sunday. more...
HOTEL manageress Oriel Tinson received an award from Wiltshire's chief constable for her bravery in confronting burglars. more...
HULLAVINGTON has been earmarked as a potential site for a major new airport without any consultation with the county council or MP James Gray. more...
GANGS of youths are still tormenting residents on a housing estate say police. They are again asking parents to be more responsible for their children. more...
A Chippenham pensioner was knocked to the ground when a mugger snatched her bag as she walked through St Andrew's churchyard in broad daylight on Tuesday November 19. more...
MORE than 2,000 people came to the re-opening of Chippenham's McDonalds on Saturday and met Chippenham Town football star Gareth Davis. more...
PLANS to use a former gravel pit for off-road motorcycle training were thrown out after complaints from residents about noise, dust and disturbance. more...
CHIPPENHAM playing fields campaigners are gearing up to take their battle to the ballot box because they are fed up with slow progress of the project. more...
TWO Chippenham women have celebrated their 101st birthdays at Seymour House within days of each other. They are the oldest residents at the home. more...
WESTLEA Housing Association has been given the green light to turn two houses into short term accommodation for women and children, despite a storm of protest from nearby residents. more...
STAFF at the Social Security Office in St Paul's House in Chippenham are celebrating the building's silver jubilee. more...
CHIPPENHAM'S first arts festival enjoyed a flying start over the weekend, with hundreds of people enjoying walks, workshops, and a special Last Night at the Proms concert. more...
CHIPPENHAM is set to expand its industrial base, with the development of a new business park under way at Bumpers Farm. more...
CHRISTMAS is coming to town on Friday November 22, when thousands of people are expected to flock to Chippenham for the Christmas lights switch-on. more...
HEROIN addict David Stone broke into a Chippenham office triggering the alarms and then sat in a chair and quietly waited for the police to arrest him, a court heard. more...
SHOP assistant Grant Barrett stole cash from the till he operated in an M4 service station in a bid to pay back his spiralling debts, a court heard. more...
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CHIPPENHAM Town boss Tommy Saunders is hoping his side will take a step closer to his pre-season target of 50 points when Dr Martens League Premier Division strugglers Folkestone Invicta visit Hardenhuish Park on Saturday. more...
GOALSCORER Steve Brown admitted his prowess on the training ground would hardly have inspired confidence among his team mates as he stepped up to take the decisive 66th minute free kick at Cambridge City on Saturday. more...
GOALKEEPER James Bittner has been given fresh hope of a return to the professional game after impressing the management team at Second Division Queens Park Rangers. more...
CHIPPENHAM could move up to second spot in the Premier Division table if they can overcome struggling Folkestone Invicta at Hardenhuish Park on Saturday 23 November. more...
SLEIGHT FIRE TRAGEDY: GRIEVING Karl Eagle has told of his desperate fight to rescue his partner Dawn Hughes and her three children from their smoke filled home. more...
SLEIGHT FIRE TRAGEDY: TRIBUTES have poured in for Dawn Hughes and her children Daniel, 14, Matthew, 13, and Teegan, nine. more...
SLEIGHT FIRE TRAGEDY: Partner's message to blaze victims more...
NEW signs to welcome visitors to Devizes have been put up this week. more...
PART of Devizes Cemetery has been fenced off after staff discovered 32 headstones were unsafe. more...
FARMER Charles Butcher has been prosecuted in a landmark case for recklessly damaging a water vole habitat. more...
URCHFONT Pre-school has officially opened its new classroom at the village primary school. more...
CRIME has risen in Devizes but the town's police chief, Inspector Pete Bowerbank, said it was due to a change in the way incidents are recorded. more...
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ADJUDICATORS had spent the day appreciating more than 850 individual performances before they were distilled down to two winners' concerts, the culmination of Devizes Junior Eisteddfod 2002 at Dauntsey's School Memorial Hall on Sunday night. more...
MORE than 200 people attended a public meeting to find out more about the plans to build a new school in Rowde. more...
FIREFIGHTERS who made desperate efforts to rescue mum Dawn Hughes and her three children from their blazing home needed counselling afterwards to help them deal with the trauma. more...
YOUNG people who have been arrested may spend less time in custody under a new scheme. more...
WILTSHIRE'S new teenage pregnancy co-ordinator Adele Radice has a special interest in the problems and needs of young mums, as she was a teenage mother herself. more...
CAR dealer Edward Akers has escaped a prison sentence after being convicted of selling cars through private small ads. more...
FIRE STRIKE: STEVE Cole is used to being told that he sits around all day and plays snooker. more...
FIRE STIKE: MILITARY firefighters are confident they can cope with the eight-day strike due to start on November 22. more...
FEATURE: A STAY in hospital can be a difficult time for patients, their families and friends. more...
TOYS are starting to flood in for the Salvation Army's appeal, backed by the Gazette, to make Christmas more cheerful for youngsters who might otherwise receive few gifts. more...
AN RAF airman died after trying to hit a `no ball' during a cricket match between two service sides, an inquest in Cornwall has heard. more...
HOTEL manageress Oriel Tinson received an award from Wiltshire's chief constable for her bravery in confronting burglars. more...
AN ex-serviceman who says scientists at the military research station at Porton Down, near Salisbury, used him as a poison gas guinea pig has welcomed the re-opening of an inquest into the death of another who was treated at the base. more...
THE people of Wiltshire threw themselves into Children In Need with gusto on Friday. more...
MASTER Aboriginal storyteller Francis Firebrace will be visiting Rocks East Woodland, near Marshfield, for a storytelling session on Saturday November 23. more...
A TEAM from the Gazette and Herald is in training to help raise money for Dorothy House Hospice. more...
COMPETITORS taking part in what has been billed as the world's toughest race got a taste of life in the freezer today. more...
SHERSTON is one of two distribution centres in north Wiltshire preparing boxes of presents for Operation Christmas Child. more...
DISABILITY charity Scope is urging employers and disabled people to take part in an internet survey. more...
THE memory of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a contender for the BBC's Greatest Briton award, has not been respected. more...
THE dreadful tragedy that befell Dawn Hughes and her three children will bring home to us all the terrible effects of a house fire. more...
I FEEL compelled to express my deep sense of anger and irritation at many comments in parts of the media and the consequential attitude of others around me regarding the issue of asylum seekers. more...
A LETTER stated that bad road layouts make bad drivers. more...
SO they think it's all over November 5 I refer to, but why does it begin in October and go on to nearly mid November? more...
My father is a semi-retired ambulance technician and has worked for the Swindon Ambulance Service for over 30 years, dedicating a huge proportion of his life to the profession. more...
IT is apparent Coun Stewart Dobson does not always read the minutes or standing orders of the Marlborough Town Council. more...
MANY grateful thanks to all those people who braved the atrocious conditions last Wednesday evening to attend the public meeting at Matravers' School to discuss tyre burning and solvent burning in cement kilns. more...
I would like to put on record that I believe the Marlborough's 2004 Committee is doing a splendid job with its many planned projects for the 800th granting of the charter anniversary. more...
I SHOULD like to thank all those who supported One World Week in Calne and Marlborough this year. more...
RECENTLY I walked towards the Strand in Calne from the Sainsbury's car park through Harris Court. more...
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HULLAVINGTON has been earmarked as a potential site for a major new airport without any consultation with the county council or MP James Gray. more...
THE Royal British Legion fears extra traffic caused by the building of the new swimming pool in Malmesbury could damage the war memorial at The Triangle. more...
A PLAN to close the day care hospital in Malmesbury has caused outrage among carers and local councillors. more...
FILM fans in Malmesbury enjoyed a showing of The Shipping News on Saturday, thanks to sponsorship from the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. more...
THE streets were lit up by 100 lanterns on Saturday during the St Martin's Lantern Walk around Malmesbury. more...
MOBILE phone giant Hutchison 3G has agreed to meet with MP James Gray to discuss a plan to build a 50ft mobile phone mast at the Priory roundabout in Malmesbury. more...
HOLIDAY company Club 18-30 is refusing to offer compensation to Craig Pike, who received caustic burns to his eyes after a night of revelry at a foam party in Greece in September. more...
MALMESBURY residents will be consulted before any action is taken over the Newnton Grove play park, North Wiltshire District Council has revealed. more...
A WORKING party is to be set up to find a solution to the traffic problems in Bristol Road in Malmesbury. more...
SISTER Margaret Mary, described as the Mother Teresa of Malmesbury, has died at the age of 86. more...
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GRIEVING grandparents Vic and Penny Ottaway have spoken of their love and pride for their daughter and three grandchildren who died in a house fire. more...
CHILDREN at a Marlborough nursery school got a taste of the magic of another continent and another culture last week. more...
SELF-CONFESSED sex pervert Steven Keel has been warned by a Crown Court judge that he could be facing prison. more...
PROPOSALS to mark the 800th anniversary of Marlborough in two years time with a work of art by one of the country's leading sculptors have led to a bitter row. more...
THE annual infants' school fete in Marlborough was so popular that on Saturday people were still queuing to get in a half hour after it started. more...
A NEW charity formed in Marlborough aims to come to the aid of poorer families by providing children's Christmas presents. more...
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WHY not send a hamperacross the world to friends and family. more...
PUB landlord Jerry Kunkler is being told by his colleagues on Pewsey Parish Council that they do not like his plans to introduce topless pole dancers. more...
PARISH councillors in Pewsey are hoping Kennet councillors will back their objection to the building of three homes behind London House and overturn an officers' recommendation to approve them. more...
PARISH councillors say they may scrap plans to ask the National Playing Fields Association to help them administer a new sports field. more...
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ECSTASY may have claimed the life of a Fordingbridge man who died in hospital after collapsing at Enzo's nightclub near Salisbury. more...
A WOMAN shop manager spoke this week of her terror at the hands of a gun-wielding robber during a raid at the Co-op supermarket in Downton. more...
A NEW inquest was ordered this week into the death of a young serviceman during nerve gas trials at Porton Down 50 years ago. more...
A WILTS & Dorset bus driver bravely carried on with her shift after a lump of concrete was thrown at her when she went to inspect damage to her vehicle. more...
LABOUR is celebrating a double victory in last Thursday's by-elections in Salisbury, which saw them retain seats on both Wiltshire county council and Salisbury district council. more...
MOTORISTS who continue to drive without road tax have no place left to hide in Wiltshire. more...
TOWNS and villages bordering rivers in south Wiltshire and west Hampshire are bracing themselves as forecasters warn of further heavy rain. more...
THE switch from fossil fuels to green energy will open up a new era in powering the UK and the world economy. more...
A CONMAN wearing shoulder epaulettes and posing as a police officer is being hunted by Salisbury police after he called on two elderly householders in the city. more...
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Karting: SALISBURY karting prospect Ross Curnow is keeping his fingers crossed that a £10,000 windfall is about to land his way. more...
Football: SALISBURY City notched up their tenth league victory of the season with a comfortable 3-1 success against Corby Town, writes Mike Turner. more...
Bemerton HH 2 Westbury United 1 more...
Downton 0 Purton 1 more...
Hockey: SALISBURY ladies swept aside visitors Minehead with a comprehensive 3-0 home win to consolidate fourth place in the Central League table. more...
Stow-on-the-Wold 17 Salisbury 6 more...
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DEVIZES Cricket Club entertained former Somerset stars Ken and Roy Palmer as they held their annual dinner and presentation evening at the Sports Club. more...
A Charlie Griffin hat-trick saved Chippenham Town's blushes in the Wiltshire Premier Shield last night. more...
FORMER West Ham hero and TV pundit Trevor Brooking opened Hardenhuish School's new sports hall and delivered a stinging attack on the Government's policy over sport. more...
HELLENIC LEAGUE: MARTIN Churchward's second goal in three games earned Pewsey Vale a share of the spoils in a Hellenic League Premier Division local derby at Rylands Way. more...
HOT-SHOT Glenn Armstrong took his tally for the season to 12 with another brace of goals as Calne Town eased into the first round of the revamped Wiltshire Senior Cup. more...
OWEN Bryan shone on his debut as Corsham Town ended their long wait for a league win with victory over in-form Street at The Southbank. more...
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...
DEVIZES Town continued their fine cup form as two second half strikes saw Ray Baverstock's men overcome reigning Wiltshire League Premier Division champions Shrewton United. more...
YOUTH FOOTBALL: CRICKLADE Youth maintained their unbeaten record in the under 17s-18s division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League with a 12-2 home victory over Trowbridge FC. more...
SWINDON MINORS LEAGUE: HAYDON Wick roared into the second round of the under 16 Cup with a 13-0 win over Croft. more...
SCREWFIX ROUND UP: MELKSHAM Town continued their impressive start to the campaign as they moved up to fourth in the Premier Division table with a 4-2 win at Bridgwater Town. more...
MATT Pratley's first half strike made it four wins on the trot for resurgent Calne Town at Bremhill View on Tuesday night. more...
WILTSHIRE U18s' hopes of retaining the South West Counties League title were dented in their opening game of the season at Devizes Town on the night of Tuesday 19 November. more...
ANDY Olsen's 70th minute strike was not enough as Pewsey Vale suffered their first defeat in four matches at the Recreation Ground on the night of Tuesday 19 November. more...
WOMENS FOOTBALL: TASH Perry led the way with four first half goals as Chippenham Town Ladies returned to winning ways on Sunday 17 November. more...
SKURRAY'S WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: GOALS from Simon Gerrish and Neil Grant gave Melksham Town Reserves a 2-1 win over Devizes Town Reserves in the Premier Division. more...
MID-WILTSHIRE SUNDAY LEAGUE: LOWLY Fox and Hounds collected only their second win of the season in the Mid Wiltshire Sunday Football League with an emphatic 6-2 victory at fast-fading Bar OC/The Crown. more...
CIRENCESTER YOUTH LEAGUE: THE under 14s division section has been blown wide open again, with leaders Mitel losing for the first time. more...
ALL Cannings B inflicted a first defeat of the season on Old Road Tavern in Division Four of the Vanitec Computers sponsored Chippenham Sunday League. more...
SWINDON SUNDAY LEAGUE: BAD weather again disrupted the weekend fixture programme with only eight league and cup matches being completed. more...
SWINDON AND DISTRICT LEAGUE: WHEATSHEAF, holders of the Swindon and District League Advertiser Cup, are out of this season's competition. more...
TROWBRIDGE LEAGUE: TEN-MAN Westbury United A pulled off a major first round shock in the newly sponsored Pied Piper Promotions A and B Cup by beating reigning champions Castle Combe 2-1. more...
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: SHAPE Mavericks ladies from Malmesbury clinched their first win against Loughborough Ladies at the weekend. more...
VISITING skipper John Rumble was given the all clear to play again this season by doctors after suffering a neck injury in the seventh minute of this Southern Counties South clash. more...
JAMES Barnard helped himself to all 11 points as Chippenham returned to South West Two East action with a win at struggling Dorchester. more...
CRICKLADE secured a deserve victory over a depleted Chippenham 3rd at Allington Field on Saturday 16 November. more...
MINETY players scored all the points in this amiable friendly as an under-strength Bassett thirds side were forced to rely on borrowed players to make up the numbers. more...
MINETY Veterans came from behind to see off the challenge of a newly-formed Benger Nomads side making their debut on Saturday 16 November. more...
MALMESBURY'S Brady brothers helped themselves to all 22 points as the visitors triumphed in a lunchtime friendly at Trowbridge on Saturday 16 November. more...
JUNIOR RUGBY: CHIPPENHAM U14s produced a powerful performance to move ominously into the next round of the Wiltshire Cup at the expense of visitors Salisbury. more...
JUNIOR RUGBY: CAPTAIN Tom Boreham helped himself to two tries as Chippenham U13s sealed an impressive away win at Cheltenham. more...
JUNIOR RUGBY: THE combined Melksham and Devizes U15s side put up a spirited fight in the second half before going down to a physical Grove U15s outfit. more...
WOMEN'S RUGBY: SUPERMARINE reached the quarter finals of the National Cup on Sunday with a 32-0 victory at London-based Harlequins. more...
WITH the new hospital nearly open I decided to take a walk from our village down to the hospital to have a sneaky peak and see how easy it would be to walk to, as I would rather walk anywhere than drive in Swindon. more...
I TAKE a great delight in reading the Letters to the Editor, it's the same as the Swindon radio programme with Peter Heaton-Jones. Now there is a man not afraid to speak his mind. more...
I thank Messrs Harvey and Eatwell (November 14) for their interest in my letter. more...
In response to your article, dated November 14, in which Joe Tray says that a midwife with 20 years experience, is paid £30,000 is grossly incorrect and misleading. more...
In a recent local newsletter Councillors Ballman, Steele and Page referred to the lack of local interest in the proposed industrial development on the Triangle Site as detailed on the Local Wiltshire Plan and state `it appears that the Triangle Development will go ahead without a whimper' unlike the Front Garden proposals which are being vigorously attacked by action groups. more...
In response to the letter from Christine Hall published on Friday November 15 regarding the sale of exotic creatures. more...
I WAS pleased to see that Mr Frank Avenell would also like to know what happened to all the money that was taken from us all by a pension fund. more...
ON one of our local radio stations on Thursday morning I heard Andy Newman, of Swindon Socialist Alliance, speaking from a firemen's picket line. more...
Re: That ain't no way to treat a lady (Andy Harrison's letter). How can Mr Harrison claim that Lady Lane was only known to a few drivers? more...
JAMES Bond fans attended a special preview of the latest film Die Another Day to raise money for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. more...
A FRIEND in need is a friend indeed - as people living in the burglary hotspot of Wroughton know only too well. more...
THE NEXT step to making the University of Bath in Swindon a world class institution has been completed. more...
A SCHEME which aims to shorten the length of time young people spend in custody has been launched by Wiltshire's Youth Offending Team. more...
LOVED ones of the mother and three children who died in a house fire near Devizes are trying to come to terms with their loss. more...
THE campaign to get the RAF's last Vulcan bomber flying in time for next year's air tattoo has been dealt a major blow. more...
A SHOP that sold a pack of knife blades to a 13-year-old girl must pay more than £5,000 in a fine and costs. more...
WILTSHIRE police were among 10 forces to unwittingly use counterfeit national security computer software in the war on terror, a court heard. more...
VILLAGERS in Avebury are being offered the chance to take part in a reconstruction of how the stones in the famous circles were originally erected. more...
SWINDON'S heart patients are in good hands. That is the verdict of a government audit into Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, which has just hit all the national targets in its use of thrombolysis the treatment for dissolving blood clots in heart attack patients. more...
A VETERAN rock n' roller got his final wish when he died at home after a 15-month cancer battle. more...
A JAZZ saxophonist has been given the swinging musical funeral he would have wanted. more...
FIVE large detached homes could be built on the site of the Convent of the Holy Spirit in Wroughton. more...
BLOOD donors are invited to a session on Friday, November 29, at St Paul's Church Centre in Kingfisher Drive, Covingham, running from 1.15-3.25pm and 4.30-7.45pm. more...
UNSCRUPULOUS recruitment agencies are coming to Swindon to exploit illegal immigrants and rob local people of jobs, says a leading agency regulator. more...
HEALTH visitors are of two six-week January courses aimed at giving advice and support to parents and carers on any subject from temper tantrums to teenage angst. more...
A GROUP of Swindon nurses raised more than £5,000 for the Charlie Jarvis fund by walking around Swindon. more...
BRUNEL today remained at the top of the Great Britons poll - just days before the BBC competition reaches its climax. more...
TWO thieves who carried out a burglary at knifepoint have been sent to prison for three years. more...
MURDER most foul is being committed tonight in a Swindon church hall. more...
FIND out all the latest news on Melinda's Celebrity Big Brother experience from our dedicated Melinda site. more...
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EXCLUSIVE: THE family of a 10-year-old boy who developed autism after receiving the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) jab, are suing the makers of the drug. more...
MELINDA Messenger today woke up to her first day in the Celebrity Big Brother house. more...
A POP-UP urinal could soon be installed in Swindon town centre in a bid to cut anti-social behaviour. more...
WHEN the mayor was look-ing for a winner for his latest Good Citizen award, one person immediately sprang to mind. more...
WITH only five weeks until Christmas, what better way to launch yourselves into the festive spirit than by attending this weekend's bumper Christ-mas Carnival. more...
A MAN who grew up with and outlived the 20th century has celebrated his 102nd birthday. more...
AN angler is calling on fellow members of a fishing club to fight for the future of its big carp. more...
TOUGH new laws look set to be brought in which could curb the tide of airgun-related crime in Swindon. more...
COMPETITORS in what has been billed as the world's toughest, coldest race came to Swindon for a taste of life in the freezer. more...
YESTERDAY morning on the news bulletin, one of the newsmen asked a fireman, if there was a fire at a hospital would you help. more...
Hurrah for the United Nations... at last. more...
WE are an animal sanctuary based in Lancashire caring for nearly 200 horses, ponies, donkeys, 41 sheep, pigs, goats, rabbits and guinea pigs and needing to find £6,000 per week to survive this coming winter. more...
While you can only have great sympathy with Richard Tovey or any child for that matter who develops autism parents must remain alert to the advice of medical professionals. more...
THANKS to the British sense of humour, the notion of pop-up public toilets is bound to raise a laugh. more...
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WHY not send a hamperacross the world to friends and family. more...
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MELINDA Messenger today woke up to her first day in the Celebrity Big Brother house. The 32-year-old Swindon-born model and TV presenter joined her five housemates in the camera-filled house last night and is favourite to win the contest. more...
FEARS have been raised over fans' segregation for Swindon Town's big second-round FA Cup derby at Oxford United. more...
CAR dealer Edward Akers has escaped a prison sentence after being convicted of selling cars through private small ads. more...
CHAMPAGNE thieves struck twice at the Budgens store in Wootton Bassett, stealing a total of £150 worth of the Moet brand. more...
A PLAN which will destroy an ancient woodland to make way for a housing development in Wootton Bassett has provoked a storm of protest from residents. more...
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