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Amesbury News

It's jingle tills as sales fever hits

SALES fever gripped Salisbury as thousands of shoppers flocked to the city this week, to snap up post-Christmas bargains.   more...

Police chief honoured in New Year list

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20 years' service to the hospice

STALWART fundraiser for Salisbury Hospice Derrick Alford is among those recognised in this week's New Year's Honours List.   more...

Shoplifting husband sent to jail

A SHREWTON couple hugged each other in the dock of a London Court on Christmas Eve, before the husband was led away to begin a four-month jail sentence for shoplifting.   more...

Guidelines on drugs for teens

TEENAGERS in Wiltshire appear to drink and smoke more than the national average - but they seem to have less interest in illegal drugs.   more...

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Bradford On Avon News

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Business News

Seeds for a farming future

UK AGRICULTURE, which has traditionally been dominated by food production, is now looking at producing crops for industrial uses.   more...

Bus travel shop wins award

THE hard work, commitment and enthusiasm shown by Lin Wise have been recognised with the title of National Express Regional Agent of the Year for the South Central region.   more...

High demand for advice on start-ups

AN exceptional increase in demand for business start-up advice has been recorded in Wiltshire since the beginning of April, with more predicted to follow.   more...

Update on charity laws

ALISON McKenna, barrister and head of the charities practice at Salisbury solicitors Wilsons, gave a charity law update last month to the central southern branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.   more...

Calne News

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Chippenham News

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Corsham News

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Devizes News

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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 Features

Duke Ellington and all that jazz

WALK into the home of Dennis Dimmer, in Castle Road, Salisbury, and you can tell from the mountains of CDs that he has no ordinary passion for music.   more...

Wilton and the Russian link

A UNIQUE link between Wilton and Russia was recently highlighted when a plaque to a former Russian ambassador was unveiled in London.   more...

Salisbury News

It's jingle tills as sales fever hits

SALES fever gripped Salisbury as thousands of shoppers flocked to the city this week, to snap up post-Christmas bargains.   more...

Police chief honoured in New Year list

WILTSHIRE Chief Constable Elizabeth Neville has become a Dame of the British Empire in the New Year's honours.   more...

20 years' service to the hospice

STALWART fundraiser for Salisbury Hospice Derrick Alford is among those recognised in this week's New Year's Honours List.   more...

Wilton will fight to keep its shops

THE people of Wilton are willing to take on the government in a battle to stop shops being turned into houses.   more...

Guidelines on drugs for teens

TEENAGERS in Wiltshire appear to drink and smoke more than the national average - but they seem to have less interest in illegal drugs.   more...

Man poses as waterboard worker to rob elderly woman

AN elderly woman in Harnham was the victim of a distraction burglary at the weekend.   more...

No Boxing Day blues for Nick's brave Whites

THREE second half goals in the space of nine minutes ensured league leaders Salisbury City suffered no Boxing Day blues when Newport IoW visited Whites' Old Sarum fortress.   more...

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Salisbury Sport

Discipline

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'Wood leave it late

PHIL Emery's try in the final minute gave Verwood an 8-7 victory over Bourne-mouth Nomads.   more...

E&R Close on a high

ELLINGHAM & Ringwood Rugby Club's mini and junior teams achieved some fine results in their Christmas fixtures against Romsey.   more...

Double joy for school

St Edmund's School under 14s netball team (above) will fly the flag for the county after their success at the Wiltshire area tournament. The youngsters have already represented Salisbury Area Schools. Meanwhile the school's under 16s football team won the Wiltshire Regional Cup for the second year running. Mikaela Howell netted six times to help the side defeat Greendown School 8-2. The footballers now represent Wiltshire in the English Schools Finals.   more...

Behind the scenes stars recognised

ALWAYS among the most popular categories in the Journal's annual sports awards are the honours recognising the efforts of those behind the scenes stars.   more...

Quarter final datea for county bowlers

WILTSHIRE County Women's Indoor Bowling Association marched into the quarter finals of the prestigious Atherley Trophy after defeating Berkshire.   more...

Wheats

AFTER the Wheats' cancelled Marlborough fixture, its next game is on January 4, away to Wimborne.   more...

Sport Football

Cirencester sink second-placed Merthyr men

Cirencester's recent good form in the Dr Martens Western Division continued with a convincing 2-0 win over second-placed Merthyr Tydfil on a rain-soaked pitch which was only passed fit an hour before kick-off.   more...

Cross Purpose

Wiltshire League players and officials had last weekend off, giving clubs time to reflect on their performances at the halfway stage of the season.   more...

Town's rivals beat weather

WORCESTER took advantage of Chippenham's home washout against Tiverton to go second in the Dr Martens Premier Division after a 3-1 win over Hednesford.   more...

Swindon News

Another side of Social Services

MUCH has been made recently in the Evening Advertiser and elsewhere of the low standing of Swindon's Social Services Department. I, for one, would like to redress the balance by expressing my gratitude and sincere thanks for the support from Social Services which I and my mother have received over the past three years of her life.   more...

Don't forget the hidden extras

WITH Christmas almost over, our thoughts will soon be turning to summer package holidays.   more...

Join the runners

I AM running the 2003 Flora London Marathon on April 13 and would like to appeal to everyone who will be taking part to join me and run in support of Epilepsy Action, the working name for the British Epilepsy Association.   more...

`Test the councillors'

Re: Letter Mrs E Fell EA Dec 27 (Councillors are useless)   more...

Speaking up for council workers

I FIRST worked for Swindon Council in 1967 and remained until I retired from its successor, Thamesdown Council, in December 1990.   more...

Plea to help save the hedgehogs

MANY readers may have heard about the plight of the hedgehogs on the Western Isles of Scotland, which the Scottish National Heritage are planning to slaughter in the near future.   more...

Tax still with us

REGARDING the letter from councillor Peter Brown (Labour) giving the Labour version of the facts regarding the £40m deficit.   more...

New Year saver from Honda

The festive spirit is set to continue well into the New Year for prospective car buyers thanks to Swindon-based car giant Honda.   more...

Upside to downside

THE past year for Swindon businesses has been a difficult one, particularly in the hi-tech sector but the jobs situation is still one of the best in the country.   more...

Learn how to make a million at Walcot

More adults living at Swindon are looking to improve their education.   more...

`I'm not watching TV, they are the Christmas tree lights you can see'

There was no hiding place for television licence dodgers in Swindon during the Christmas holiday period.   more...

Family all in on the act

SIX members of a Swindon family are appearing in the TV series Midsomer Murders, starring John Nettles.   more...

SWINDON REVIEW OF 2002 - SEPTEMBER

A COURT heard how Delroy Nelson stabbed his lover 80 times and then tried to dismember her body in front of their three year old daughter.   more...

SWINDON REVIEW OF 2002 - OCTOBER

The month got underway with news that child safety was being put at risk in Swindon by a shortage of traffic wardens.   more...

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I thought my boy was dead

A mum and dad have told of their horror at a car crash that left their 12-year-old son in intensive care.   more...

Carpet store to close its doors

ONE of Swindon's best-known shops will close its doors for the last time at the end of the month.   more...

`All I want in 2003 is a new liver'

FOOTBALL legend George Best today joined Swindon girl Katy Dean in her prayer for a new liver in 2003.   more...

Town VIPs share New Year hopes

Thousands of Swindon-ians celebrated as the chimes of Big Ben heralded the start of 2003.   more...

Oh baby, it's 2003!

THE first Swindon babies of 2003 began arriving in the early hours of the year.   more...

20mph speed limit on estate

THE PARKS estate is set to become a 20 mile per hour traffic zone.   more...

Forecasters predict we're set for a scorcher

Swindon is set to sizzle this year according to meteorologists.   more...

A victory for campaigners

CRICKLADE pre-school playgroup has the keys to its new premises after battling against a council to relocate.   more...

Tributes paid to a former head

THE first headteacher of Colebrook County Primary School has died aged 77.   more...

What have we got to moan about?

MANY of us will have been complaining today ­ complaining at the thought of having to go back to work after the holiday, complaining at our self-inflicted aches and pains, complaining at our expanded waistlines.   more...

Take leaf from history books

THE University of Bath in Swindon has announced its latest programme of adult education courses.   more...

Trowbridge News

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Warminster News

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Westbury News

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Wiltshire News

MP's bid to give parishes a boost

THE MP for North Wiltshire has spoken out on behalf of parish councils.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

New year target!

ANDY KING would love nothing more than to find another Sam Parkin in the New Year sales after hailing the young striker's contribution during 2002.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

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