Wiltshire | Archive | 2006 | May
NORTH Wiltshire neighbours AFC Calne and Fascia Graphics are to meet in a play-off to decide the Chippenham Sunday League Division Three championship. more...
A COUPLE in Melksham are believed to be the first in the country to be issued with an order tackling light pollution. more...
THIRD-GENERATION, Fordingbridge butcher John Trim has come up trumps again for his prize-winning sausages and pies. more...
A FORMER Southampton XI eventually ran out 8-6 winners in the charity match at Old Sarum on Sunday against an Adie Kee XI. more...
A FORMER Southampton XI eventually ran out 8-6 winners in the charity match at Old Sarum on Sunday against an Adie Kee XI. more...
NICK Holmes has revealed that five players have been released from his championship-winning squad. more...
NICK Holmes has revealed that five players have been released from his championship-winning squad. more...
A SPECIAL souvenir magazine celebrating Salisbury City's title-winning season is to be published next week. more...
FIVE cyclists from Salisbury will be hoping they don't hit the wall when they take on a marathon 400km bike ride across China in aid of paralysed sports men and women. more...
A NEW timetable for an innovative bus scheme that currently serves people in the Mere area is helping to provide an improved service. more...
BLACKPOOL'S contract offer has got Rhys Evans' head swimming as he ponders whether to swap Swindon for the Seasiders. more...
BILL Power's official unveiling' may have been delayed but the club's newest director is confident a sound route to recovery is now set in stone including the small matter of a £900,000 CVA payment. more...
Swindon-based law firm Withy King is celebrating after winning a coveted award for its contribution to a pro bono scheme set up last year to assist bereaved families and injured victims of the London bombings. more...
HONDA has been given planning permission for a test mast which could lead to 70-metre high windmills at the South Marston site. more...
CALOR is adding a new award aimed at rural pubs to its Calor village of the year competition and the company is calling on pubs in the Swindon area to enter. more...
Swindon-based engineering consultancy Halcrow has been commissioned by Qatar Petroleum to provide services for the development of infrastructure and marine facilities at a major port in Qatar. more...
COLIN Bush could go head to head with former sidekick Tommy Saunders as the battle for the Cirencester Town managerial post hots up. more...
SWINDON Supermarine boss Mark Collier was in negotiations last night with striker Toby Colbourne as his potential move to Hunts Copse moves a step close. more...
Hreod Parkway were worthy winners of the Swindon Schools Under 16 Cup and the players dedicated their victory to highly respected teacher Steve Walker, who passed away this year after suffering from cancer. more...
Shaw under 10's cruised to victory at the annual Abingdon Youth six-a-side football tournament. more...
SWINDON SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE: The remaining two issues were finally decided in the Swindon Sunday League. more...
NORTH BERKS FOOTBALL LEAGUE: A goal on the hour from Toby Kimber gave Lambourn Sports a 1-0 win over Drayton in the Charity Shield and completed a winning treble of North Berks League Championship, Cup and Shield. more...
GOLF: DAVID Howell has moved up to 15th in the offical world rankings after his 11th-placed finish in the British Masters at The Belfry. more...
ATHLETICS: BECKY LAWRENCE again took centre stage at the Wiltshire County Championships at Swindon's County Ground track with a hat-trick of gold medals. more...
AIR RIFLES: COLIN Baycroft (Wootton Bassett) won the V Minns Handicap Bowl promoted by the Swindon & District Air Rifle League and fired at the Lambourn range. more...
CROQUET: Swindon Croquet Club's first home match in the South West Federation League was a resounding 5-0 win over Bear of Rodborough. more...
JUST a few lines to clarify some things for the leader of the Labour group in Swindon. more...
WE are going to offer the new council boss up to £195,000 a year and a Swindon Card. more...
IN response to Geraldine Walker (SA, May 10) I would firstly point out that not all non-smokers or ex-smokers are so anti-tobacco as she obviously is. more...
IN response to Geraldine Walker (SA, May 10) I would firstly point out that not all non-smokers or ex-smokers are so anti-tobacco as she obviously is. more...
OVER the last few years I have refrained from writing letters, but now I feel once again I can comment on the debate over the Government and, as usual, its critics. more...
ON behalf of all the Conservative candidates at the local elections we would like to thank local residents for their support. more...
WHILE driving home during last week's thunderstorm, I couldn't believe how stupid adults are. more...
SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2006 (REVIEW), SWINDON: Male choirs are an acquired taste. It seemed that the members of this Swindon audience were true fans of The Wessex Male Choir. more...
REVIEW: Seventeen years after The Charlatans released Indian Rope and then burst the Manchester bubble with The Only One I Know, feigning The Stone Roses and later adopting the Gallagher swagger and pout, they release one of their most original singles to date, Blackened Blue Eyes. more...
REVIEW: Seventeen years after The Charlatans released Indian Rope and then burst the Manchester bubble with The Only One I Know, feigning The Stone Roses and later adopting the Gallagher swagger and pout, they release one of their most original singles to date, Blackened Blue Eyes. more...
A MAN died after being scratched by his pet cat, an inquest heard. more...
WHEN Cameron Brock was born doctors told his mum to go home and enjoy what time she had with her baby son. more...
RIDGEWAY headteacher Christ-opher Walton has launched an investigation into a fight outside the school that saw two pupils taken to hospital. more...
A TEENAGER was forced to hand over his wallet after he was assaulted by two men. more...
DRIVERS travelling along the M4 faced long tailbacks after a lorry hit a bridge blocking the carriageway. more...
TWO men were assaulted by a gang of youths while out walking a dog. more...
SWINDON'S McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Village has been nominated as one of Britain's top shopping venues. more...
PARKING campaigner Karl Cook is looking for volunteers to help him with distribute and answer his questionnaire. more...
HAY and farm machinery was ablaze at a farm last night. more...
A £10m casino in Swindon would create 800 jobs and transform run-down areas of the town, according to the council's official bidding document. more...
WILTSHIRE is bringing record numbers of offences to justice, it has been revealed. more...
WE have been asked to point out that the girls, pictured, who appeared in our prom supplement yesterday, were guests at a private party at the De Vere hotel and not attending the Kingsdown School prom. more...
MENTAL health charity Swindon Mind is holding its annual general meeting today. The theme of the meeting is social inclusion and will include talks by users of the mental health system. more...
THE Wyvern Theatre is looking for boys and girls to take part in this year's pantomime. more...
FINDING one four-leaf clover is rare so imagine one family's delight when they found 25 of them. more...
FINDING one four-leaf clover is rare so imagine one family's delight when they found 25 of them. more...
A CHARITY walk to benefit Wiltshire's air ambulance service is being planned for June. more...
A TEAM of Swindon vets have crossed the icy wastes of Lapland to raise money for an animal charity. more...
LIBRARIES in the town are running a series of practical, online computer sessions for anyone interested in learning about local history. more...
Mediterranean cafe culture could soon be coming to the streets of Swindon. more...
THE council's new chief executive does not deserve the pay package he or she will get, according to Adver readers. more...
A BIG quiz played in pubs and clubs across Wiltshire has raised £3,000 for the county's Air Ambulance. more...
SWINDON police have been given extra money to put more officers on the beat in the coming month. more...
THE mayor of Swindon burst into song with children on a visit to a music school. more...
THE mayor of Swindon burst into song with children on a visit to a music school. more...
A SUBURBAN park in the middle of Gorse Hill has been glammed up by volunteers. more...
A DRUG advisor with the Shaw Trust has been named as the drug worker of the year for the south west. more...
BANDS have started to sign up for their chance at stardom as part of the Swindon Advertiser's Local Heroes competition. more...
TWO missing girls have both been found. more...
A WIDOW who lost her former railway worker husband to cancer says he could have lived longer if he had spoken out about his illness. more...
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THE hunt is on to find Swindon's unsung heroes. more...
SWINDON'S Ranger Team showed it has a lichen for moss. more...
ROBINS scheduled league match last night against Belle Vue fell foul of the weather. Overnight rain in Manchester and further rain in the morning left the track waterlogged. more...
ROBINS' two reserves Adrian Miedzinski and Sebastian Alden are through to the World Under 21 semi-finals. more...
CHIPPENHAM bounced back from their opening-day thrashing by Lansdown to beat Ilminster by three wickets in Premier Division Two on Saturday. more...
BOWLS: WILTSHIRE ladies made a poor start to their South West Counties League campaign when they lost 102 to 111 against Herefordshire at Wootton Bassett. more...
BOWLS: WILTSHIRE ladies made a poor start to their South West Counties League campaign when they lost 102 to 111 against Herefordshire at Wootton Bassett. more...
BOWLS: WILTSHIRE ladies made a poor start to their South West Counties League campaign when they lost 102 to 111 against Herefordshire at Wootton Bassett. more...
ANGLING: The Wednesday open match at Landsend Fishery produced consistent weights and the closest of all finishes. more...
ATHLETICS: Avon Valley runners will be hosting one of the Sport Relief Mile runs in Bradford on Avon's Barton Farm Country Park on Saturday July 15. more...
ATHLETICS: Avon Valley runners will be hosting one of the Sport Relief Mile runs in Bradford on Avon's Barton Farm Country Park on Saturday July 15. more...
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