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Stories for 6 April 2004

Business News

Sherston scoops award for educational software

SCHOOL computer software supplier Sherston has scooped an innovation award.   more...

Employers positive about flexible working schemes

Nearly eight out of 10 employees with young children have had requests for flexible working granted, according to Government figures.   more...

Engineers named the best of British

AN ENGINEERING consultancy firm with a Swindon branch has been named as Britain's best by a leading trade magazine.   more...

Staff feel buried by messages

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...

Big increase in litigation

THE number of employment tribunal cases has risen by 50 per cent in the past six years.   more...

Sport Cricket

Double joy for bassett squad

DIVISION Two champions Wootton Bassett completed a dream season in the Swindon Indoor Cricket League when they added the Cloverleaf KO Cup.   more...

Sport Football

Joy for badgers

JADE Barrett fired two goals as Swindon Badgers Under 11s eased to victory against Hungerford with a 4-0 success.   more...

Finalists Fall

KNOCKOUT Cup finalists Moonrakers and Juventus both lost in Division 1 at the weekend.   more...

Brunel steam to victory

BRUNEL Boys stayed in second spot in the Under 11 Central Division after beating third-placed Ferndale Rodbourne Pumas 4-2.   more...

Goals rain in for Wroughton in cup

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...

Sports book final place

LAMBOURN Sports booked their place in the Charity Shield Final with a 3-2 win over Ardington & Lockinge.   more...

heartbreak

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...

STALEMATE AS TOP TWO MEET

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's the way!

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...

Lye brace seals Trophy joy

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 STEP UP TITLE CHALLENGE

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...

Sport Rugby

The treble is on

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...

A Fine finish

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...

Jones try too late for visitors

CHIPPENHAM 3rd scored four tries to defeat Malmesbury 22-7 in a friendly.   more...

Swindon to head east

SWINDON RFC will break new ground this weekend when they head to Romania for an Easter tour.   more...

Swindon News

If Mechanics' is vital people must pay up

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...

If you don't like it, leave

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...

Support your local shop

ANYONE who has lived in the Swindon area for a while will have noticed supermarkets taking over our choice of shop.   more...

Help at hand for those waiting for hip surgery

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...

Introduce a smoking ban gradually

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...

Antique owners keen to unearth buried treasure

A CARTIER clock and a mystery board game were among the highlights of a valuation day held in Lawn Community Centre.   more...

`We won our Tesco battle'

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...

Time to get tough on violent parents

A teacher whose career was ruined by a run in with a violent parent says attacks in Swindon's schools are increasing.   more...

Football game was a winner for golden couple

BOB and Iris Joyce first met at the County Ground ­ and they have been kicking about together ever since.   more...

Violent man jailed for attack in pub

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...

All the fun of the fair

CHILDREN jumped with joy at a fair organised by the Hopscotch pre-school in Chiseldon.   more...

A flying start for kite shop

SKATE and mountain boarders and kite fliers will all be catered for at a new Swindon shop.   more...

Club make their pitch

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...

An exciting plan for a sports village, housing a new stadium

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 out in force to object to proposal

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...

Treasurer stole funds from club

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...

Guide for accident victims from police and RAC

A LEAFLET giving advice to victims of road accidents has been launched by Wiltshire Police with the support of a leading motoring organisation.   more...

Poor response to appeal for tracking sex attacker

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...

Snap up Joan's home for a quid

A WEBSITE offering people the chance to win houses for a pound has been launched from Swindon.   more...

Budding actors take bite of theatre experience

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...

Tsar to aid smoke ban

AN ANTI-SMOKING tsar could be working in Swindon by the autumn.   more...

Wiltshire News

Guide for accident victims from police and RAC

A LEAFLET giving advice to victims of road accidents has been launched by Wiltshire Police with the support of a leading motoring organisation.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Let's Share

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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