Wiltshire | Archive | 2002 | November
Internet users in Bradford on Avon are helping BT to accelerate the roll-out of high speed broadband communications across the UK. more...
BRITAIN'S skills training system is a mess which Labour had failed to tackle in its first term, Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has admitted. more...
A SWINDON teleconsultancy has been named a finalist in the National Sales Awards 2003 to be held in February. more...
CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown has given a clear signal that he will increase public sector borrowing in tomorrow's Pre-Budget Report, rather than raising tax or cutting back spending on public services. more...
WOOTTON Bassett manager Pete Yeardley is closing in on some silverware. more...
AFTER the recent spate of articles chronicling the fortunes of Swindon's inner schools, a number of points should be born in mind by the general reader. more...
There is much talk castigating the firemen and women for striking. Can I suggest a way to resolve the fire dispute, and also any future disputes involving public workers? more...
Re: Bankruptcy Notice for Fox & Hounds, Wroughton more...
THE 159-member country Convention of the Parties to CITES the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species has voted to allow the one-off sale of ivory stockpiles held in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Similar proposals from Zimbabwe and Zambia were refused, due to the lack of proper controls in those countries. more...
WHEN Melinda Messenger leaves the Big Brother house she will be whisked off to The Apartment in Swindon. more...
A SHORTAGE of foster carers in the town could be eased thanks to help from Swindon Council. more...
HOSPITAL Radio Swindon is celebrating after its successful campaign to raise £8,000 to move the service to the Great Western Hospital. more...
RESTORING Swindon's crumbling Mechanics' Institute is one of English Heritage's top priorities. more...
YOUNGSTERS can look forward to a brighter social life thanks to the return of Swindon youth club, PJ's. more...
A HEADTEACHER used a school presentation evening to attack the poor level of funding for education in Swindon. more...
AN investigation was today under way after a man was crushed to death as he carried out repairs to a garage on Great Western Way. more...
THE GOVERNMENT is stepping in to help run Swindon Council. more...
SWINDON'S social services director, Marie Seaton, has left the employment of Swindon Council following a period of long term sick leave. more...
VIVIAN and Sandra Wilks' amazing Christmas decorations raise hundreds of pounds for charity each year. more...
CENTRE forward Sam Parkin has already lit up Swindon Town's football season and now he has been invited to turn on the Old Town Christmas lights. more...
THE VICTIM of a brutal homophobic attack remains frightened to go outside, four months after the incident. The 34 year-old machine operator from West Swindon was terrorised by two knife-wielding robbers in his own home for over 20 minutes. more...
MPs in Swindon are urging firefighters to leave their picket lines and start negotiating. more...
THEY are a blot on the landscape and a financial burden to the tax payer. more...
THIS Christmas Swindon Women's Refuge will provide sanctuary for many women and children fleeing the horrors of domestic violence. more...
YOU cannot help but think that Swindon Council has left things a little late. more...
We're pleased to hear that the Mechanics' Institute has been given top priority status by English Heritage. more...
MPs in Swindon are urging firefighters to leave their picket lines and start negotiating. more...
RAY Baverstock will make a sensational return to the Dr Martens League as Swindon Supermarine's new boss. The former Cirencester manager has been hired to rescue the Western Division strugglers following Tom Jones' sudden departure at the weekend. more...
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