Wiltshire | Archive | 2006 | April
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Artist: Band of Horses; Album: Everything All the Time; Label: Sub Pop more...
Artist: Milton Mapes; Album: The Blacklight Trap; Label: Undertow more...
Artist: John Doe; Album: Forever Hasn't Happened Yet; Label: Yep Roc more...
The trustees of the Chippenham Borough Lands Charity have made awards of £38,318. more...
More than 50 firefighters tackled a blaze at a factory in Corsham last night. more...
APRIL 17 - 29 2006, BATH: Scintillating performances, perfect comic timing, and a cracking pace set this production of Present Laughter in a class of its own. more...
MAY 15 - 20 2006, BRISTOL: Jerry Springer The Opera arrives at The Bristol Hippodrome from May 15 to 20 as part of its 23 week national tour. more...
MAY 9 - 13 2006, NEWBURY: When The Island was first performed in 1973, its author, Athol Fugard, directed a rallying call to the world. more...
APRIL 26 - 29 2006, BATH: The year is 1962 and Swinging London lies just over the horizon. more...
MAY 9 2006, SWINDON: All round cricketing guru Henry Blofeld hosts a quintessentially English evening, with anecdotes about life in and out of the commentary box at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre on May 9. more...
APRIL 26 - 29 2006, SWIINDON: The Phoenix Players will round off their 2005-06 season on April 26 to 29 with Murder by Misadventure, in which four of the company's most experienced actors aim to keep audiences riveted. more...
Lesley Bates looks at Salisbury museum's quarter-century in its location near the cathedral more...
YOBS have forced Malmesbury Town Council into forking out funds to lock up a beauty spot in the town. more...
SALISBURY City will have special t-shirts commemorating their title success printed and on sale at the club shop in time for Saturday's final home league game of the season. more...
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes has confirmed that Whites will field a more than useful reserve team line-up for tonight's Capital League game at Windsor & Eton. more...
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RHYS Evans has yet to decide where his future lies but manager Iffy Onuora believes the outstanding' contribution of his goalkeeper has played an important part in giving his team a fighting chance of survival. more...
PAUL Smith believes his own employment prospects could partly hinge on keeping Town in League One at the end of the current campaign. more...
AARON Brown is facing a race against time to be fit for Town's crucial clash with Brentford on Saturday as the relegation fight reaches crunch point. more...
IAN Woan could make a surprise playing return this afternoon as the 38-year-old looks set to step into Town's reserves as emergency' cover, writes ANDY CRYER. more...
IAN Woan believes Lukas Jutkiewicz's emergence in the first-team over the last few weeks could be key to unearthing a few more stars of the future, writes ANDY CRYER. more...
SWINDON firms are helping in a bid to return the world water speed record back to the UK. more...
New premises and a renewed commitment to customer service has brought success for Mercedes-Benz of Swindon at the manufacturer's annual awards. more...
Swindon, along with Bristol and Gloucester, is now top of the wish-list for those retailers wanting warehouses the size of many football pitches, according to an industrial and distribution specialist at the south west's international property consultants. more...
Marlborough company Force Technologies has won a major order from a French defence company after taking part in a UK Trade & Investment delegation to France. more...
The chief executive of the procurement and fulfilment company The Consortium is retiring 36 years after joining the organisation. more...
Small and medium-size businesses in the south are handling £15bn in cash every month. more...
THE next Wired West event will advise business people how to keep out of court. more...
SWIMMING: MORE than 60 Dolphin juniors benefited from a week-long Easter camp at Dorcan Leisure Centre. more...
SWIMMING: Crystal Palace, once the home of British swimming and the stage for many record-breaking performances, became the favourite venue for Swindon Dolphin's Melanie Agius as she gained her first-ever National Qualifying Time (NQT). more...
SWIMMING: Tigersharks were on top form at the Leatherhead long course open meet at Crystal Palace. more...
GREYHOUNDS: Just when you think you have settled on a race winner, the Abbey grader throws another runner in to make you think twice. more...
ANGLING: THE recently restocked Raychem Lagoon turned up trumps for the club's first match and the competitors caught more than 100lb of roach. more...
BOXING: WALCOT Boxing Club's John McDouagh narrowly missed out on a place in the next round of the novices championship after a plucky display in Bristol. more...
AIR RIFLE: LAMBOURN B retained the Swindon & District Air Rifle League Championship, winning at Purton WMC 584-546. more...
MOTORING: A LARGE crowd attended the Easter Monday Raceday at Castle Combe Circuit near Chippenham, writes CHRIS JAMES. more...
ASHFORD Homes (South Western) Ltd have released details of their latest development, Meadow View, Trowbridge, a small select cul-de-sac of only 13 two and three-bedroom homes. more...
MARK Ledbury, the manager of Davies & Davies' Trowbridge office, has joined other estate agents in condemning in the strongest possible terms the unscrupulous estate agency practices as revealed in the recent BBC1 Whistleblower programme. more...
IN his letter of April 11, Bob Cretchley, secretary of the Swindon Unison branch, claimed that Tom Morton's article on striking local government workers was outrageous. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to Ann Marie Rogers for winning her appeal against Swindon Primary Care Trust to be treated with Herceptin. more...
i would like to publicly thank the 12 people who stalwartly helped and supported me, when raising the magnificent sum for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. more...
Copy of letter sent to Great Western Hospital Most people I know struggle to pay bills these days, what with huge fuel price increases, private dental care (now that NHS provision is practically zero), and your car park charges. more...
AS a discerning voter, would I vote for a party that is hypocritical, lying and arrogant? more...
REGARDING the cut in the No 22 Rodbourne bus service, originally this No 22 service ran to Lower Stratton before proceeding to Rodbourne. more...
IN yesterday's letters page we referred, in a letter from D Burgess, to a Leslie Thomas novel McArthur Glen and All His Women'. The book is, of course, Arthur McCann and All His Women'. We apologise for the error. more...
Pity the poor family car buyer. With so many different models to choose from, it's no wonder some people go and buy a sports utility vehicle. Seriously though, it's clear that at the practical end of the market little separates the main protagonists. more...
A PARAMEDIC was thrown out of the back of an ambulance when it was hijacked on a 999 call. more...
A SWINDON marketing firm has been given a rap on the knuckles after one of its campaigns backfired. more...
CATHERINE White has lived a childhood dream after taking to the skies on the top of a biplane. more...
BRAVE eight-year-old Chantel Boland has lost her battle with cancer. more...
ADVERTISER readers are overwhelmingly in favour of the Tabernacle returning to Swindon to house a museum or art gallery. more...
BREAST cancer sufferer Ann Marie Rogers cried with relief when Appeal Court judges told her that she could have her Herceptin treatment paid for on the NHS. more...
THE family of a 10-year-old boy, who died after being hit by a car almost 15 years ago, is considering moving his gravestone as a result of Swindon Council's recently-adopted health and safety policy. more...
A HISTORIC bandstand will be ready in time for St George's Day. more...
SWINDON firms are helping in a bid to return the world water speed record back to the UK. more...
FLOWER lovers are descending on Cricklade in their hundreds to catch a glimpse of one of the country's rarest blooms. more...
AS THE nation prepares to celebrate the Queen's birthday tomorrow, a Gorse Hill pensioner will raise a glass in a personal toast of appreciation. more...
AN original grant of land that formed part of modern Swindon goes under the hammer today. more...
DANGLING 200 feet in the air above Swindon town centre may not be everyone's ideal day at work. more...
A WITNESS appeal has been launched after an argument broke out between five people in Lyneham. more...
A WHITE Ford Transit was destroyed after an arson attack in Penhill. more...
THE pressure is on for two of Swindon's top bingo callers to clean the floor at this year's Gala Bingo Caller of the Year competition. more...
POLICE say that missing Swindon schoolgirl Tiara Smith has still not come home. more...
POLICE want to hear from anyone who was in a busy estate square when a man was beaten up. more...
THE commercial training arm of the British Red Cross has moved into a new centre in Wootton Bassett. more...
PEOPLE who are prepared to roll up their sleeves to save lives should put a couple of dates in their diaries. more...
A WILTSHIRE environmental charity has launched an appeal for two community wildlife projects to act as pilots in a new initiative. more...
SWINDON mums with autistic children said that they can sympathise with the case of a mother in Hull who jumped off a bridge with her autistic son. more...
A SWINDON band is playing a charity gig at Bishopstone Village Hall on Saturday, April 29. more...
SHRIVENHAM residents are gearing up for their annual St George's Day feast and concert on Sunday. more...
WILTSHIRE Police have launched a special web page aimed at tackling hate crime in the county. more...
A BONEMARROW charity is looking for more people to tackle the outdoors. more...
A MAN was assaulted as he sat in his car at the Turnpike roundabout. more...
ALUN Rossiter has urged Robins fans to stay positive as Swindon bid to end a run of three successuve defeats at Belle Vue in the Elite League tonight. more...
MONDAY, MAY 8, 2006: Wizzil is a witch. More than that, Wizzil is a bored witch! She's bored stiff and that can only lead to trouble. more...
After the fall of Rome, the warlords of England are brutally kept in line by the forces of Irish King Donnchadh. One of these leaders, Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell) seeks to unite the English tribes to form one strong nation to rule itself. more...
Rose (Radha Mitchell) cannot accept that her daughter Sharon (Jodelle Ferland) is terminally ill. Over the protests of her husband Christopher (Sean Bean), she flees with her child, intending to take the girl to a faith healer. more...
FRESHFORD United have won the Revolutions Trowbridge League championship for the first time in their 49-year history. more...
DEFIANT Trowbridge manager Neil Kirkpatrick believes his side can still win promotion to the Hellenic League Premier Division despite a double setback over the Easter weekend. more...
Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Sunday, April 30, Theatre Royal Bath more...
Tijuana Saturday April 22, The Castle, Bradford on Avon more...
7th Day Saturday, April 22, Mount Pleasant Social Club, Bradford on Avon more...
Port Erin, Friday, April 21, The Black Cat at the Riverside Inn, Bradford on Avon, Friday, April 28, The Civic Hall, Trowbridge more...
The Girl Who Lost Her Smile, Saturday April 21, The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath more...
A Touch of the Sun, April 27-May 20, Salisbury Playhouse more...
A CHANCE to see some rare flowers in bloom and help cancer research is on offer this weekend, when Cricklade Cancer Research will be hosting an open day at North Meadow nature reserve and the Cricklade Thames Hall. more...
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