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Stories for 1 June 2004

Business News

Speak the exporters' language

THE Regional Language Network South West is calling on local businesses to rise to the language challenge following the findings of a British Chambers of Commerce national survey.   more...

Get rid of your partner for a fortnight

Channel 4's BAFTA winning programme about family life, Wife Swap, is back for a new series and its producers want to hear from successful local business people in Swindon with families.   more...

Surf to better IT health

A London provider of outsourced IT services which wrote the first fix for the infamous `I Love You' computer virus has now set its sights on Wiltshire.   more...

Health News

Fight for clean diet

Ref. 30699-4Food at Wiltshire's Great Western Hospital could kill patients, according to a terminally ill cancer patient.   more...

Red faces at trust's £1.47m overspend

CASH-strapped Kennet and North Wiltshire Primary Care Trust has discovered out of the blue that it has overspent by £1.47 million.   more...

Food for fault?

Alex Emery reports on the growing problem of obesity in our children and the problems it could hold for the future.   more...

Hospital put on alcohol watch

Doctors at the Great Western Hospital are monitoring the number of accident and emergency admissions linked to alcohol.   more...

Northwiltsfest News

Local bands join the top performers to make it town festival to remember

MAY 20: NORTH Wiltshire Festival 2004 promises a night of marvellous music for all ages on Saturday July 17, with headlining Abba tribute band Bjorn Again and a host of local talent.   more...

Salisbury News

Twin town in street name

A LITTLE corner of Verwood will forever be French after a road-naming ceremony on Friday.   more...

Sport Cricket

Steptoe and ton!

Swindon 4th raced to their highest ever Wiltshire League score of 296-5 declared at Bathford 2nd, as they maintained their challenge in Division Eight.   more...

Stacey's knock chops down Oak

A FINE 128 not out from Nick Stacey was the highlight in Division Three, as undefeated Wanborough made 240-5 at winless Moredon Royal Oak.   more...

Sport Football

England call for hot Cole

CIRENCESTER TOWN starlet Tom Cole is globetrotting again with the England Colleges football squad.   more...

Boys are sitting pretty

THE Pretty Boys saw off some auspicious opponents to take the title at the Green Baize six-a-sides on Sunday.   more...

Badgers make capital gain in a weekend double

Swindon Badgers Girls celebrated a weekend double in their latest summer six-a-side tournaments.   more...

Football briefs

LEISURE Leagues are opening up a new range of divisions for all standards over the summer months.   more...

Clark moves on

PURTON have lost manager Alan Clark to Hellenic League rivals Witney.   more...

Swindon News

Dentist's bill came to month's pension

MAY I concur with A King (Evening Advertiser May 24) on the question of dentists, the NHS, children and, might I add, many pensioners.   more...

Recycling set to improve

FURTHER to Mr Kerry's letter in the Evening Advertiser with regard to Swindon Borough Council's recycling performance, I would like to draw attention to how Swindon compares to other local authorities in recycling and waste minimisation.   more...

More waste disposal sites needed

WHEN will John Short and his team wake up to the fact that the facilities offered by the council for refuse disposal and recycling are inadequate for a borough the size of Swindon?   more...

We have lost our country

ON May 1 ten new countries joined the European Union and gave 73 million eastern European citizens the right of entry to Britain.   more...

There is still hope for the Locarno

The future of Old Town's disaster-struck Locarno should be known by the end of the week.   more...

How to get the facts

FOSTERING and adoption will be the subjects under the spotlight at tomorrow meeting of the Swindon Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgen-der coalition.   more...

Seeds sown for a visit

A VISIT to one country's leading seed suppliers has been organised by a village gardening club.   more...

Chew this over

Photo posed by modelAn investigation by the Evening Advertiser has shown that people are still not getting the message about gum on our streets.   more...

Harry casts his spell once more

THE eerie delights of the new Harry Potter blockbuster sent pulses racing at its Swindon premier.   more...

Vintage beer festival proves a new craze

Ref. 30687-58BRITAIN'S first vintage beer festival proved that strong ale can be left to mature like wine.   more...

Hero, they said, was a dirty word

TEN years ago I travelled to Normandy with 50 veterans for the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944.   more...

Fun at the fiesta

Ref. 30695-47The bank holiday saw families get out of the house to enjoy food stalls, rides and even a Wild West display. BARRIE HUDSON reports   more...

Aiming to make it big on the small screen

TEN-YEAR-OLD Elliot Watling has already made an impression on stage in Swindon but now he's aiming to make it big on the small screen too.   more...

Helping the town grow

Ref. 30655-11Kevin Small has a big challenge ahead of him if he wants to return as leader of Swindon Council in this month's local elections.   more...

Man sent back to finish sentence is put into custody

Burglar Paul Newman has been remanded in custody after a court heard how he had been returned to prison to complete an old sentence for a second time.   more...

Walk through the night for charity

THE Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown is planning its 14th annual through-the-night sponsored walk on the Ridgeway.   more...

Carnival will step back into history

BRITAIN'S colourful past will be brought to life at Purton carnival.   more...

Burglar is back in jail

Burglar Paul John is back behind bars after raiding houses across town just weeks after he was released three years early from a prison term.   more...

Guinea pig run is returned

Ref. 30513-42OLIVER Benfield's guinea pigs are enjoying the sun on their backs again after an appeal in the Advertiser resulted in their run being returned.   more...

Bee hunt is set for Barbury

BARBURY Castle is set to be a hive of activity on Saturday when it becomes the headquarters of a bee hunt.   more...

Sing pirates

A Swindon operatic society is throwing out a challenge to all singers in the area.   more...

Fight for clean diet

Ref. 30699-4Food at Swindon's Great Western Hospital could kill patients, according to a terminally ill cancer patient.   more...

Doggy party nets £50 for Rowdy Bunch

Ref. 30691-09DOGS gave a helping paw to charity over the bank holiday weekend.   more...

Take step into the limelight

PEOPLE who want to try their hand ­and voice ­ at acting are invited to audition for a new production by the Ridgeway Theatre Company.   more...

Farm set to turn into golf course

Ref. 30685-15TWO former dairy farmers are set to tee off their plans for a new golf course on their land.   more...

Awards evening will raise cash for cancer appeal

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Journalists from all media will gather in Old Town to celebrate their art at the Wiltshire Media Awards next month.   more...

Get out of my home

Ref. 30698-23EDITH Smith sent an early morning burglar packing by threatening him with her walking stick.   more...

Banned

Ref. 25123 Terri-Lee Pearce THREE prostitutes now face prison if they are caught in the middle of Swindon at night.   more...

Maximum jail term is five years

In January five injunctions were granted against Matysiak, Pearce, Hayley Cosgrave, of Essex Walk, Erica Grady, of Oxford Street, and Douglas Thompson, of Cheney Manor Road, who it was alleged was acting as Grady's pimp.   more...

Vital issues in spotlight

HARROWING personal stories of disabled people who have been bullied will be recounted at a conference tomorrow.   more...

Vandals attack glass Zeppelin

Ref. 30694-37VANDALS have attacked Swindon's abandoned Cellular Operations building, leaving the ground littered with dangerous shards of glass.   more...

Begging will be on the agenda

PLANS to reverse a surge in disorder and petty crime in Swindon will be outlined today.   more...

There's a job for you here

Ref. 9712-27A NORMANDY veteran who was suspended from his volunteer duties at Great Western Hospital has been told his help will be welcomed with open arms by a charity.   more...

Drink up! It's all in aid of a good cause

Ref. 30696-14WANBOROUGH has hosted its annual high-speed pub crawl around the village once again.   more...

Fewer delays on the rails

RAIL infrastructure firm Network Rail says train performances are the best they have been for four years.   more...

Wiltshire News

Fight for clean diet

Ref. 30699-4Food at Wiltshire's Great Western Hospital could kill patients, according to a terminally ill cancer patient.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Opara Fan

STRIKER Lloyd Opara is poised to become Town's first summer signing with chief executive Mark Devlin confirming that a deal has been struck with non-league Grays Athletic.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

Guinea pig run is returned

Ref. 30513-42OLIVER Benfield's guinea pigs are enjoying the sun on their backs again after an appeal in the Advertiser resulted in their run being returned.   more...

  
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