Wiltshire | Archive | 2004 | April
SCHOOL computer software supplier Sherston has scooped an innovation award. more...
Nearly eight out of 10 employees with young children have had requests for flexible working granted, according to Government figures. more...
AN ENGINEERING consultancy firm with a Swindon branch has been named as Britain's best by a leading trade magazine. more...
ONE in four workers cannot bear to be away from their desks for more than an hour for fear they will miss an important call or email, according to a new report. more...
THE number of employment tribunal cases has risen by 50 per cent in the past six years. more...
DIVISION Two champions Wootton Bassett completed a dream season in the Swindon Indoor Cricket League when they added the Cloverleaf KO Cup. more...
JADE Barrett fired two goals as Swindon Badgers Under 11s eased to victory against Hungerford with a 4-0 success. more...
KNOCKOUT Cup finalists Moonrakers and Juventus both lost in Division 1 at the weekend. more...
BRUNEL Boys stayed in second spot in the Under 11 Central Division after beating third-placed Ferndale Rodbourne Pumas 4-2. more...
THE goals rained in as Wroughton snatched a thrilling 5-4 victory over Eldene in the semi-final of the Cirencester & District Youth League's Under 14s Cup. more...
LAMBOURN Sports booked their place in the Charity Shield Final with a 3-2 win over Ardington & Lockinge. more...
WANBOROUGH'S hopes of tasting glory in the Sainsburys Under 11 (over 100 pupils section) 6-a-side Primary Schools Cup were dashed on Saturday. more...
THE top-of-the-table clash between leaders Zurich and second-placed Windmill in the Premier Division ended in a 1-1 draw. more...
MATT Pratley was the undoubted star of the show as the two Biddestone sides Arms and Social booked their places in the second round of the Subsidiary Cup. more...
SECOND Division leaders Corsham Centre completed the first part of what they hope will be a glorious double by thumping West End Wanderers 4-0 in the Chippenham & District Sunday League's Rainbow Launderette-sponsored WG Parr Trophy at Corsham Town's Southbank Ground. more...
DEVIZES Town Youth kept alive their title hopes in the Under 15 Blue Division of the Mid-Wilts Youth and Minors League with a 7-0 defeat of Marlborough Town. more...
CHIPPENHAM'S under 18s booked their place in the final of the Dorset & Wilts Under 18 Cup with a 21-3 triumph over Swanage & Wareham. more...
DEVIZES produced a fine team display as they concluded their Southern Counties South commitments with a 33-13 defeat of Dorset & Wilts 1st XV Vase champions Trowbridge. more...
CHIPPENHAM 3rd scored four tries to defeat Malmesbury 22-7 in a friendly. more...
SWINDON RFC will break new ground this weekend when they head to Romania for an Easter tour. more...
There have been numerous letters over the years concerning the future of the Mechanics' Institute, the majority being in favour of retention of the building for some sort of community use. more...
PETER Smith claims terrorism arises from our ill treatment of poor Third World countries, despite the fact most food aid around the world has got "from the USA" emblazoned on it. more...
ANYONE who has lived in the Swindon area for a while will have noticed supermarkets taking over our choice of shop. more...
HIP replacement surgery is hailed as one of the great successes of modern medicine, bringing relief from pain and a new lease of life to more than 50,000 people every year. more...
BALANCING people's rights is always a tricky process. In the case of the smoking ban implemented in Ireland a version of which could be brought in to Swindon in the future what has to considered is whether smokers have more of a right to puff than others have to avoid their smoke. more...
A CARTIER clock and a mystery board game were among the highlights of a valuation day held in Lawn Community Centre. more...
CAMPAIGNERS who saved their Gloucestershire post office from closure have advised Shaw residents to use "every trick in the book" to win their own battle. more...
A teacher whose career was ruined by a run in with a violent parent says attacks in Swindon's schools are increasing. more...
BOB and Iris Joyce first met at the County Ground and they have been kicking about together ever since. more...
THUG Wayne Knights has been jailed for six months after a court heard he attacked a man while being thrown out of a pub. more...
CHILDREN jumped with joy at a fair organised by the Hopscotch pre-school in Chiseldon. more...
SKATE and mountain boarders and kite fliers will all be catered for at a new Swindon shop. more...
SWINDON Town have unveiled how they hope their future home will look and the club believe it could become a reality within three years. more...
Mark Devlin, Swindon Town's chief executive, hopes that the first glimpse of Swindon's own sporting village will ease the concerns of those who fear a concrete bowl is about to be dumped next door to them. more...
RESIDENTS turned out in force to object to Swindon Town's plans for a football stadium being built on land promised as a community forest. more...
Upset . . . chairman of Plaum's Pit Angling Club Derek Cooke (right) with head bailiff Les Arblaster at Plaum's Pit behind the Manor pub in Rodbourne CheneyAN ANGLING club treasurer stole thousands of pounds of the money he was supposed to be looking after, a court has heard. more...
A LEAFLET giving advice to victims of road accidents has been launched by Wiltshire Police with the support of a leading motoring organisation. more...
POLICE have had a disappointing response to an appeal for help in tracking down the man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old in Toothill. more...
A WEBSITE offering people the chance to win houses for a pound has been launched from Swindon. more...
Working with a blood-sucking plant is a dodgy venture at best, but around 45 hopeful Swindon actors are willing to take the chance for a taste of stardom. more...
AN ANTI-SMOKING tsar could be working in Swindon by the autumn. more...
A LEAFLET giving advice to victims of road accidents has been launched by Wiltshire Police with the support of a leading motoring organisation. more...
TOWN chief executive Mark Devlin has admitted that it would `make sense' for the club to examine the option of sharing their new stadium. more...
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