Wiltshire | Archive | 2002 | June
Police are hunting two men who threatened a petrol station cashier with a knife before making off with a large number of cigarettes. more...
THE second and final qualifier for the Junior Master Challenge Cup final at Plaums turned out to be another record- breaker. more...
Friday, May 31: Ivy House Evening Open matches start, Draw 4.30pm. Names to be registered. more...
WILTSHIRE suffered an early blow as they chased a sizeable Dorset total on the first day of their three-day Minor Counties Championship clash at Corsham. more...
ON the same day we are told the council's social services department has been awarded a zero rating due to its deficiencies, caused in part by underfunding, we are also made aware that the council has had to write off £315,000 owed in rates and rent by Swindon Town Football Club. more...
THE recent article in the Advertiser announcing Swindon council's intentions to place Transport Restriction Orders on the Ridgeway stated that a meeting with users of the Ridgeway had taken place. more...
I AM writing with great concern about the possibility of banning non-essential vehicles from the Ridgeway. more...
I WOULD join those who wish to see the National Flag flying over the Civic Offices, at least when our council is in session. more...
The National Lottery is in big trouble, and like bosses everywhere, the company leaders have no idea how to get out of their self-inflicted mess. more...
What a pity Swindon Council cannot look after the vulnerable members of our community with the same zeal and vigour with which they hound motorists in the area with high parking fees and fines. more...
Thank you to those readers who gave The Stroke Association their time and support on May 12 at the Thames Bridges Bike ride. more...
MAY I give a big thank you to Rapid Hire of Wootton Bassett, which was the provider of great relief during Wootton Bassett Carnival Procession Day in the form of a Portaloo in Marlowe Way, for the use of those participating! more...
A GROUP of Swindon walkers are spending the jubilee weekend walking from Swindon, for Swindon. more...
A 1950s-themed act and a beautiful summer's evening helped get Swindon's series of outdoor summer concerts off to a flying start. more...
THE SWINDON-born explorer David Hempleman-Adams has added yet another gong to his collection of awards but this time it's for bravery. more...
SWINDON COLLEGE has joined up with the Learning and Skills Council in a national campaign to encourage more adults to go into further education. more...
THE summer sun shone on Coate Water for the opening of the park's paddling pool. more...
A BANNED driver has been sent back to jail for more than two years after he led police on a high speed chase through town. more...
MORE THAN 200 people resisted the allure of jubilee events and England's match with Sweden and opted to support a long-running charity bike ride instead. more...
SWINDON'S trading standards team has won a prestigious national award for its work in tackling counterfeiting in the town. more...
THE team responsible for reducing offending rates among young people in Swindon has won the praise of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales. more...
A MANAGER at a high-tech firm is preparing to swap computer chips for ships, and take part in the race of a lifetime. more...
NATIONAL Childcare Month will be marked by a series of gatherings across Swindon. more...
A RARE collection of Roman coins found in Wanborough 1,800 years after they were mysteriously buried has gone on display at the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery in Bath Road. more...
OLD TOWN: Flamboyant local costume shop owner Luke Skywalker will open Commonweal School's summer fete and fair on June 29. more...
POLICE are hunting a man who indecently assaulted a 16-year-old girl in woods near Old Town. more...
ANDY BLIZZARD joined the early morning drinkers in Old Town's Steam Railway pub to see England's draw. more...
THE GUINNESS was flowing, the fans were cheering and for 90 minutes a small corner of Old Town was handed over to the Irish. more...
North Swindon MP Michael Wills has rubbished a national newspaper story that claimed he was only reinstated as a minister after a blazing row between Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown. more...
A STEPHEN King stage thriller starring former EastEnders actor Leslie Grantham has collapsed little more than a month before it was due in Swindon. more...
A CAR left the road and crashed into a house in the early hours of Saturday, leaving one man in hospital on a life support machine. more...
THE CHILDREN'S University will be sending details of its full programme of events to pupils after half term. more...
Shoppers were treated to a riot of noise, colour and fun as Swindon's Jubilee Festival parade wound through the town on Saturday. ANDY BLIZZARD reports. more...
SWINDON'S own boy band made a jubilee street party a day to remember by performing an exclusive four-song set. more...
WHEN it was announced that some Swindo pubs were allowed to open early to allow drinkers a chance to toast their team, some people voiced fears. more...
With the Queen's Golden Jubilee upon us, commentators are delighting in pointing out that the occasion has not prompted the patriotic fervour that marked the Silver Jubilee in 1977. more...
WILTSHIRE suffered an early blow as they chased a sizeable Dorset total on the first day of their three-day Minor Counties Championship clash at Corsham. more...
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