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Stories for 8 June 2004

Bradford On Avon News

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Business News

Sales of organic burgers booming

Ref. 26992-31SIZZLING sausages and burgers could still be on the menu for those wanting a healthy diet this summer.   more...

Companies step out to swell Cancer Research coffers

Ref. 30783-130SWINDON firms showed their caring side this weekend as they took part in the annual Race for Life.   more...

Business offered a no-cost `check-up'

Businesses can now receive a free in-depth evaluation of their competitive performance as part of the Implement Best Business Practice programme offered by Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire.   more...

Small firms on the up in South West

SMALL businesses in the South West are on their way up, according to a new report.   more...

Dragon boats battle it out

Big-hearted companies, clubs and groups are being urged to make a splash for charity at the annual Dragon Boat Race throughout Saturday.   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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Health News

We want to have a ban on smoking

Robert TaylourTHE Prime Minister's revelation of a possible Government ban on public smoking has been welcomed by Swindon health watchdogs.   more...

Highworth News

Youngsters to have their say on bid for skate park

SKATE-park campaigners are to lobby Highworth town councillors tonight.   more...

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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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Sport Bowls

On the edge

WILTSHIRE'S hopes of reaching Worthing for a second successive year in the inter-county championship hang in the balance.   more...

Brave Pinehurst just fail to qualify

PINEHURST Netball Club narrowly missed out on a place in the National Clubs League after finished fourth in the entry tournament at Kettering.   more...

Sport Cricket

Box fail to bring the house down

NATIONWIDE House gained their first win in Division One as they cruised to victory over visitors Box.   more...

Sport Football

Cricklade on lookout for new players

CRICKLADE TOWN are looking for new players. The Wiltshire League Premier Division football side also run a reserve team, and need a substantial squad to compete at that level.   more...

Greenmeadow golden strike

GREENMEADOW were one of the winners at the Tom Jones sixes at the weekend, and while the man who lends his name to the tournament was not present, one member of the family did play a key role.   more...

Dynamos' stars shineas PSV godown 3-2

This week in the Leisure Leagues five-a-side football played at Abbey Meads School on Sunday evening, North Star Dynamos beat their nearest rivals PSV Hangover to move two points clear at the top.   more...

Girls play the game

Highworth Junior Girls' Football Club hosted an under 10s mini soccer festival at their ground in Highworth on Sunday.   more...

Pirates can't rob Marine

Swindon Supermarine hosted their annual six-a-side tournament at Hunts Copse on Saturday and one of the host teams duly took the honours.   more...

Bumper fun time

ANOTHER 170 youngsters flocked to the latest Swindon Town soccer fun week to round off a hugely successful season for the club's community office.   more...

Wanderers come up trumps at Butlins

TWO North Wilts & District Youth under 13 teams, Croft Juniors and Westlea Wanderers, faced each other in the final of the Festival of Football at Butlins, in Minehead.   more...

Swindon News

Green fields are under threat from developers

WHY are Swindon's best green spaces and rural buffer all under threat at once?   more...

Consultation was far from `extensive'

DO the two public presentations re the proposed stadium to be built on top of Shaw Forest Community Park constitute the "extensive" public consultation put forward by St Modwen/STFC in their joint press release of March 27?   more...

No help from the politicians

IT was with much interest that I read on Saturday, May 29, your article in which the main political parties explained their social service aims.   more...

Remark spoilt our day

AS an avid Swindon Town football fan I must put pen to paper with regard to my enjoyment of watching my team in the second leg play offs.   more...

Drug Facts

There are about 2,500 heroin and crack addicts in Swindon.   more...

Looking forward to a square deal

Ref. 30766-20A SWINDON community is throwing its weight behind a project to give a run-down area a facelift.   more...

Youngsters to have their say on bid for skate park

SKATE-park campaigners are to lobby Highworth town councillors tonight.   more...

Child porn doctor may face prison

A DOCTOR has been warned he could face jail after admitting trying to download child pornography from the internet.   more...

£2m Magic Box is brought in to reduce fridge mountain

Ref. 30791-48A FRIDGE shredder is set to revolutionise the way Swindon deals with its waste.   more...

£100 fines for truancy

PARENTS who allow their children to truant from Swindon schools may face on-the-spot fines in the new academic year.   more...

School's culture cash

SCHOOLCHILDREN are celebrating a £10,000 windfall. The money, from the Barclays New Futures scheme, will be used to create a project for up to ten youngsters from different cultural backgrounds documenting what it is like to be a child from that background in Swindon.   more...

We want to have a ban on smoking

Robert TaylourTHE Prime Minister's revelation of a possible Government ban on public smoking has been welcomed by Swindon health watchdogs.   more...

Farmer calls for steel barrier

Ref. 30789-14More people will lose their lives on a stretch of the M4 unless steel crash barriers are put up, a Brinkworth farmer fears.   more...

Banned beggars will turn to crime

DRUG addict beggars cleared off Swindon's streets will simply resort to other crimes to get cash, says a charity worker.   more...

Pupils get lessons in dealing with a crisis

Ref. 30795-10SWINDON youngsters will know just what to do in an emergency, thanks to a community safety scheme.   more...

Centre in appeal for more helpers

A COMMUNITY centre that has been at the heart of life in Nythe for 30 years could face closure if volunteers don't come forward to help run it.   more...

Volunteers are brushing up on skills

Ref. 30764-54Volunteers became painters and decorators to mark the re-launch of a community action group.   more...

Dragon boats battle it out

Big-hearted companies, clubs and groups are being urged to make a splash for charity at the annual Dragon Boat Race throughout Saturday.   more...

Golf day to aid charity

Cancer charity CALM ­ the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Movement ­ holds its 11th annual golf day on Thursday, June 24 and is looking for players to take part in this fundraising event.   more...

Green electricity could be a breeze

Artist Impression. Organic farmer Adam TwineTHE foundations of a wind farm outside Watchfield will finally be dug on Saturday after a 10-year planning battle.   more...

Cancer appeal to benefit from journalism awards do

GENEROUS firms around Swindon have donated a range of raffle prizes in aid of the Swindon Cancer Appeal.   more...

Relax like the Romans at new centre

RESIDENTS in Swindon are being offered the chance to relax the way the Romans used to at a new purpose-built centre.   more...

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BUY WILTSHIRE FESTIVAL TICKETS ONLINE

CHART-TOPPING boy band Blue are to headline at Wiltshire Festival's Party in the Park when it returns this summer.   more...

No place to hide . . .

Ref. 30798-1FRIENDS of a teenager who died in a car smash have called on the driver, who disappeared after the accident, to give himself up.   more...

This is not a done deal

Ref. 30799-24 Swindon resident Chris LowryPlans to bulldoze Shaw Community Forest to make way for a new football stadium have been dealt a blow by Swindon's political leaders.   more...

Raiders rob popular pizza takeaway at gunpoint

THREE raiders brandishing a gun burst into a pizza takeaway in a late- night raid, escaping with what police called a "large sum".   more...

Crumbling school sends pupils home

Children at a Penhill school are being turned away from lessons because cracks have been found in the classrooms.   more...

Debbi uses her bottle as the mercury soars

Ref. 30794-6SWINDON sizzled as the mercury soared yesterday.   more...

Let down by the system

Ref. 30759-52Drug addicts seeking to break the shackles of their habit need all the help they can get. One of the key components of programmes designed to get users off drugs is the heroin substitute, methadone. But, as TAMASH LAL discovered, getting access to methadone in Swindon is far from easy.   more...

Hope in a bottle

DRUGS FEATURE: Methadone is a synthetic narcotic that has been used to treat heroin addiction for 30 years.   more...

Addicts' trail of destruction

DRUGS FEATURE: HEROIN addicts leave a trail of destruction behind them in their ceaseless quest for a fix.   more...

`All I want to do is get clean and get back to work'

DRUGS FEATURE: Martin (not his real name) is desperately waiting for a course of methadone to help combat his £50-a-day habit.   more...

Trowbridge News

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Warminster News

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Westbury News

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Wiltshire News

Mercury soars

Ref. 30794-6WILTSHIRE sizzled as the mercury soared yesterday. The hottest day of the year saw temperatures hit 27C with glorious sunshine and blue skies.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Countdown

TOMMY MOONEY is growing increasingly frustrated over his unresolved future at the County Ground and the striker has made it clear that the clock is ticking.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

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