Wiltshire | Archive | 2006 | June
A SERIES of meetings is being held in Amesbury this summer, as the town's community strategic plan moves up a gear into its next phase. more...
A SERIES of meetings is being held in Amesbury this summer, as the town's community strategic plan moves up a gear into its next phase. more...
Bradford & Bingley's third annual First Time Buyer Report (based on a YouGov survey of more than 1,500 first time buyers), reveals that just when many parents should be enjoying a golden retirement, thousands are raiding their savings and having to contribute to their children's mortgage to help them get on the property ladder. more...
CARELESS parking could cost lives in the New Forest. That is the message from firefighters, paramedics and foresters as they join forces to ensure drivers obey the bylaws and park wisely. more...
A PROPOSED scheme to solve the parking problems of two Salisbury streets has sparked a row between residents. more...
FORMER Reading midfielder Michael Meaker is asking Dennis Wise to give him a last chance' as he looks to resurrect his football league career after a five-year absence. more...
SERVING up traditional fish and chips is a family affair for the new owners of the Portway Fish Bar, in Westbury. more...
THE last time I went to the Sun Inn at Coate about eight months ago I wasn't impressed. more...
RUDI'S, with its slogan "Where it's at is where it's always been" claims to be Swindon's original wine bar, as it opened in 1987. more...
REGARDING Amy Smith's letter (Friday June 2). May I, as an ex-serviceman of some experience, put another point of view based on my years of life in the Army? more...
SEVEN weeks ago I suffered a nasty occupational injury to my right hand, which included fractured bones. more...
CONSIDERATION is being given to a mandatory prison sentence for anyone carrying a knife. more...
I FIND it rather ironic that my fears are now being trumpeted from all facets of the media. more...
IN response to Derek Benfield's Banana Republic' (SA June 6) I would question whether Derek would prefer to see the present planning and appeals process superseded by a streamlined service designed to cut through red tape? more...
WAS ex-councillor, Derek Benfield's letter (Banana Republic SA June 5) heavily edited? It didn't appear to have a purpose beyond seeking attention. more...
I don't think Bryan Adams or Beverley Knight fans could have asked for anything more. The concert was so impressive and the 20,000 people who were there showed that they knew how to have fun. more...
Swindon Council has applied for £7m in Government money it hopes will put the town at the front of a computer revolution. Daniel Knowles reports on the project to turn the whole town wireless'. more...
FOOTBALL fan Mike Benson has more reason to remember England's win on Saturday than most. more...
THERE were growls and howls rather than the normal cheering and clapping at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre at the weekend. more...
A REFUGE for abused women is braced for football-related domestic violence over the World Cup weeks to come. more...
AFTER more than four months living in hospital awaiting a home, amputee Tony Collins has finally been given a council bungalow. more...
A 29-YEAR-OLD man accused of committing a serious assault has had the charges against him dropped after the prosecution lost touch with a witness. more...
SCHOOLS and hypnotists can object to betting shops and casinos but the opposition of churches and mosques will go unheeded under a proposed change to gambling regulations. more...
EIGHTY guests from across Wiltshire, including Devizes MP Michael Ancram, pictured, have been helping to raise money for the Wiltshire Blind Association. more...
A SUPPORT act who have just finished touring with Girls Aloud will be performing their new single in Swindon today. more...
A GROUP of bikers have celebrated after raising £3,000 for the Prospect Hospice. more...
A FORMER soldier has been jailed for three and a half years for dealing ecstasy in a town centre nightclub. more...
TWO men have pleaded guilty to supplying heroin in Swindon town centre. more...
MUSIC lovers packed into a community hall to back a new charity in memory of a five-year-old girl. more...
A THUG who left a man with a broken ankle following a drunken attack at Christmas time has been jailed. more...
With one victory under England's belt, fans in Swindon are already looking forward to our next game. Reporter Daniel Knowles joined fans of the beautiful game in the town's pubs to soak up the atmosphere. more...
SUNGLASSES were a must at this year's Castles Bike Ride for Macmillan. more...
PURTON Carnival organisers have called on football fans to support them as well as the England team. more...
THREE teenagers are being sought by police after a motorbike was stolen from a garage in Penhill. more...
RESIDENTS had to be evacuated from their homes this morning after what was thought to be an unexploded Second World War grenade was found in a garden. more...
RESIDENTS had to be evacuated from their homes this morning after what was thought to be an unexploded Second World War grenade was found in a garden. more...
RESIDENTS in Abbey Meads are mopping up after a huge flood. more...
OPENING batsmen Neil Pettit and Tony Trotman shared a first wicket partnership of 174 to lead Box to a 92 run home win over Bath Civil Service in Division One of the Crusader Sports Wiltshire Cricket League. more...
Many believe the prophecy from the Book of Revelation provides a map to a terrifying future. The signs, they claim, are all around us: terrorist attacks, extreme weather the list goes on. more...
Every 60 minutes a person is abducted in Latin America. Seventy per cent of the victims do not survive. more...
Every 60 minutes a person is abducted in Latin America. Seventy per cent of the victims do not survive. more...
MOTOR RACING: FROME-born Formula 1 star Jenson Button has won the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy for the second year running. more...
The New Seekers on Tour, Thursday, June 15, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon more...
Shout Like You Mean It! more...
Sisterly Feelings, Under Milk Wood and Moll Flanders, Until June 24, Bristol Old Vic. more...
FIVE people arrested in connection with a triple airgun shooting in Trowbridge on Thursday have all been released on police bail until the middle of June for further investigations to take place. more...
Swindon Council has applied for £7m in Government money it hopes will put the town at the front of a computer revolution. Daniel Knowles reports on the project to turn the whole town wireless'. LAPTOP computers would work like mobile phones and the internet would be available everywhere, without a phone line, under a plan to make Swindon England's first wireless' town. more...
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