Wiltshire | Archive | 2004 | July
SALISBURY College Board of Corporation has appointed a new principal to take over from acting principal Ray Dowd in September. more...
Dennis GrantTHE leader of Swindon's chamber of commerce has urged businesses to make sure they hold an informed opinion about joining Europe. more...
COMPETITION is hotting up to see which company will be named the brains of the town at the Swindon Cares quiz. more...
A SWINDON catalogue sales firm is expected to report full year pre-tax profits this week in line with forecasts. more...
SWINDON businesses will soon be able to treat their clients to a high-speed thrill-packed day out. more...
SALISBURY College Board of Corporation has appointed a new principal to take over from acting principal Ray Dowd in September. more...
WILTSHIRE'S hopes of progress in the 2004 Middleton Cup were ended at Wootton Bassett on Saturday. more...
WILTSHIRE'S hopes of retaining the South Western Counties League title were dealt a severe blow. more...
the biggest surprise of the day was a first defeat for Division Eight leaders Biddestone 3rd at the hands of an improving Devizes 4th. more...
A HOME friendly with Coca-Cola Championship new boys Plymouth Argyle heads up Cirencester Town's pre-season campaign. more...
HIGHWORTH'S annual junior six-a-side tournament proved another hit at the weekend. more...
ELDENE Rangers under sevens and under eights are on the hunt for new players. The under eights also need a new manager. more...
John Freeth, former assistant manager at Cirencester Town and Swindon Supermarine, takes charge of pre-season training for last season's Wiltshire Premier Division runners-up AFC Stratton at the Crosslink Centre, beginning tonight at 7pm. more...
RUSKIN School's six-a-side tournament went the distance. more...
So Swindon's new Labour leader is to be David Nash. Is this the same person that as a prospective councillor attended all the Broadgreen Community council meetings and even joined, placard in hand, with the protest against the proposed bail hostel a number of years ago? Surely not. more...
I WAS very interested in Mr Gray's letter. I have always said that the invasion of Europe started with the invasion of Sicily. Actually not on July 10 but on July 9. more...
It is with interest that I read the headline Tories renege on their word on June 18. more...
I WAS interested to read in the Advertiser on June 26, a new scheme will be launched in which landlords will be awarded accreditation from the council if they fulfil a range of conditions. more...
TENNIS fans distraught at seeing Tim Henman fail at Wimbledon again are being encouraged to have a go themselves. more...
71193-70PARKING charges for places such as Swindon should rise by at least £2 a day to get people out of cars and on to busses, according to the Government's top transport advisor. more...
The chairwoman of the Swindon Stroke Support Group has stepped down from her role after 11 years. more...
SCHOOLCHILDREN fed up with travelling in dilapidated mini-buses are urging people to help them raise the £50,000 needed to replace them. more...
In recent years slam poetry has become the pop art event of literary festivals up and down the country and this week a Swindon school is jumping on board with a contest to encourage youngsters to take an interest in poems. more...
71194-47PEOPLE who stick up fly posters were given a taste of their own medicine when a Swindon councillor pasted a "cancelled" sign on one of their illegal bills. more...
71185-52Seven Swindon schools have made outstanding achievements in the arts. They have won national recognition from the Arts Council for their commitment to music, dance, drama, art and design. more...
SHOPPERS at the Orbital Retail Park who fell victim to car clampers have welcomed plans to send the men on courses to learn manners. more...
31164-17RON and Mary Twine celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a trip down memory lane. more...
Take a trip to Barbury Castle and you will notice that the grass has been left to grow longer than in previous years. more...
SWINDON'S town crier Fred Ferris is warming up his vocal cords to reveal the full programme of the Swindon Summer Festival. more...
Youngsters across Swindon have been putting their creative skills to the test to raise awareness of dementia. more...
BLUNSDON Cricket Club is holding its annual summer fete on Saturday at the village's recreation ground in Sutton Park. more...
71196-38Peter Taperek went to the pub to celebrate his 39th birthday. He ended the night with 18 stitches after an unprovoked bottle attack. more...
THE eagerly-awaited Spider-Man sequel, set to open in Swindon next week, looks like it could break box office records after taking £85 million in its first five days in the US. more...
A MOTHER and daughter grabbed the bull by the horns when they stripped off in a near-naked protest against the matador. more...
71183-17TRAVELLERS say they have been forced to move on to private land at Blundson because they have nowhere else to go. more...
A series of walking trails around Swindon is being drawn up by town centre managers in an attempt to boost civic pride. more...
31158-24ARCHAEOLOGISTS working at a Roman site in Swindon believe that they may have figured out what once stood there almost 2,000 years ago. more...
71184-08TV beautician Georgina Akers is setting up her own salon in Swindon where she hopes to attract other celebrity stylists. more...
Physiotherapists in Swindon will be highlighting their work to mark Physiotherapy Week this week. more...
27330-02A PENSIONER talked about his sex life and offered cannabis when he gave young girls a lift home, a court heard. more...
JULY 6: COMPETITION is hotting up to see which company will be named the brains of the town at the Swindon Cares quiz. more...
A series of walking trails around Swindon is being drawn up by town centre managers in an attempt to boost civic pride. more...
71183-17TRAVELLERS say they have been forced to move on to private land at Blundson because they have nowhere else to go. more...
SAMMY IGOE has endured a worrying start to Town's pre-season campaign after being hospitalised over fears of a blood clot. more...
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