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Stories for 4 May 2002

Sport Rugby

Balshaw injury blow for Bath

Relegation-threatened Bath have suffered a major blow with Iain Balshaw ruled out of their final two games of the Zurich Premiership season.   more...

Stfc Sport

Get ready for court

ANOTHER bitter boardroom battle is brewing in the High Court after the current Swindon Town board announced it intended to sue the previous regime.   more...

Gray clouds may have silver lining

ANDY KING was desperately hoping for a case of `second time lucky' as he looked to tempt Nottingham Forest's Andy Gray to the County Ground last night.   more...

Blackpool link denial

PAUL EDWARDS has denied reports that he is preparing to sign for Blackpool with Andy King also adamant that he has had no contact with Seasiders' boss Steve McMahon.   more...

Not a Jaffa fan

Andy King admits he is a member of the `old school' when it comes to players' diets.   more...

Safety first

WE reach the last leg of a season where the survival of the football club itself had been in question on a number of occasions.   more...

Swindon News

Taste of the traffic chaos to come

MOTORISTS eager to get a jump ahead of Bank Holiday traffic were caught up in a town centre snarl up.   more...

Where all the best guinea pigs hang out!

THE beds are changed every day, the rooms have a certain rustic charm and there's 24-hour room service to cater to every whim of the pampered residents.   more...

Memorial tree to mark life and death of teenager

THE life of Ryan Preston, which was tragically cut short at Christmas, has been marked by a memorial tree.   more...

Former leader has an eye on the hot seat

FORMER council leader Sue Bates has her eye on the prize once again, following what she considers to be a vote of confidence from the electorate.   more...

Why this area is so outstanding

A TWO-YEAR survey has just been completed into Swindon's outstanding architectural sites.   more...

Melinda's wave of change!

SHE maybe Swindon's superbabe but former page three model Melinda Messenger's days as a blonde bombshell are over.   more...

Target of vandals!

SWINDON Harriers Athletic Club could be given the go-ahead to erect a security fence within a fortnight.   more...

Organic ale is a natural winner

THE first organic beer brewed by Arkell's has been awarded a top prize in the West Country Food Awards.   more...

The season of bogus callers

ELDERLY people in Swindon are being warned about an increase in crimes involving thieves posing as workmen.   more...

Watching out for your safety

LIDEN and Eldene shopping centres could be the latest to benefit from CCTV cameras.   more...

Look out for conmen, police warn

POLICE want to speak to a man suspected of trying to trick his way into homes in the Cirencester area.   more...

Yachtsman drowned after boat broke up

A VERDICT of accidental death by drowning was recorded at an inquest into the death of Wiltshire yachtsman Leslie Foulkes.   more...

Last of the titans

THE LAST of the world's steam locomotives are the subject of an exhibition by a renowned railway photographer at the Steam Museum this weekend.   more...

Toilets close after syringes are found

TOILETS in a Swindon Park have been closed after cleaners found them littered with drug addicts' syringes.   more...

`Babe' author enchants children in Book Week

WORLD-famous children's author Dick King-Smith visited Wiltshire to read to youngsters.   more...

No competition!

SWINDON villages have turned their backs on the annual Best Kept Village Competition, with Blunsdon being the only one prepared to enter the event.   more...

No special events for Queen's jubilee

MALMESBURY will not be celebrating the Queen's jubilee.   more...

A long walk to the Queen

ARMED with a map, compass, plenty of sandwiches and an illuminated scroll, a group of ramblers are already celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee.   more...

Getting a wind up for this year's kite festival

KITES of all shapes and sizes will be featured when the Swindon Kite Festival takes place at Lydiard Park later this month.   more...

Signs of the times on motorway

HI-TECH message signs providing better, more accessible information to road users are being piloted on the M4, between junction 12 at Theale and 14 at Hungerford.   more...

Leave a legacy for ambulance

Wiltshire Air Ambulance is urging supporters to think about leaving a legacy in their wills to help the appeal.   more...

Money pouring in for disease appeal

DONATIONS continue to arrive for the Evening Advertiser's memorial garden campaign.   more...

Another schools shambles

SWINDON Council has been accused of "deplorable incompetence and mismanagement" over the West Swindon schools admission crisis.   more...

Help us stop this menace

SWINDON'S cycle snatch robber has struck again, bringing the total number of attacks to seven in just over a week.   more...

Boy says woman asked him to get in car

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a young boy claims he was approached by a woman who asked him to get into a car.   more...

See the college

Potential full-time students are invited to an open evening at Swindon College on Wednesday, May 8.   more...

Robbery charge

PINEHURST: Carl Thomas, 21, denied a robbery charge when he appeared at Swindon Crown Court.   more...

GBH allegations denied in court

OLD TOWN: Two men are to face trial at Swindon Crown Court to each contest a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.   more...

Wiltshire News

Yachtsman drowned after boat broke up

A VERDICT of accidental death by drowning was recorded at an inquest into the death of Wiltshire yachtsman Leslie Foulkes.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Get ready for court

ANOTHER bitter boardroom battle is brewing in the High Court after the current Swindon Town board announced it intended to sue the previous regime.   more...

  
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