Stories for 27 October 2003

Amesbury News

Charities invited to apply for new grants

THOUSANDS of pounds are now available for charities in Wiltshire.   more...

Stones are south west's top historic destination

STONEHENGE has topped the list of historic destinations in a new poll to find out the holiday favourites for south west tourists.   more...

Stones are south west's top historic destination

STONEHENGE has topped the list of historic destinations in a new poll to find out the holiday favourites for south west tourists.   more...

Charities invited to apply for new grants

THOUSANDS of pounds are now available for charities in Wiltshire.   more...

Business News

Firms go crackers over christmas

It's that time of year - when the work Christmas party sees staff letting their hair down after 12 months of hard slog. But as KEVIN SHOESMITH reports, the traditional sit-down bash is becoming a thing of the past.   more...

Firms go crackers over christmas

It's that time of year - when the work Christmas party sees staff letting their hair down after 12 months of hard slog. But as KEVIN SHOESMITH reports, the traditional sit-down bash is becoming a thing of the past.   more...

January is now the new December

The humble turkey-dinner could soon be a thing of the past, according to Ruth Callard-Roger's, owner of party organisers' Elements Events.   more...

The day no-one wants to be going to work

CHRISTMAS DAY opening by supermarkets and large stores is to be banned under new Government laws but it will not be imposed until next year.   more...

The day no-one wants to be going to work

CHRISTMAS DAY opening by supermarkets and large stores is to be banned under new Government laws but it will not be imposed until next year.   more...

January is now the new December

The humble turkey-dinner could soon be a thing of the past, according to Ruth Callard-Roger's, owner of party organisers' Elements Events.   more...

Salisbury News

We are on our way to Sheffield

Jubilant Salisbury City supporters watch the draw for the first round proper of the FA Cup live on TV.   more...

Ghosts and ghouls on city streets

A BEHEADED aristocrat, one-handed gambler and 17th century cavalier will be among the ghosts and ghouls spooking Salisbury during a horror-packed series of events.   more...

Inferno guts historic inn

Apple Tree Inn reduced to a smoking ruinFIRE gutted a 16th century inn and two adjoining cottages at Morgans Vale, Redlynch, on Monday night.   more...

Ghosts and ghouls on city streets

A BEHEADED aristocrat, one-handed gambler and 17th century cavalier will be among the ghosts and ghouls spooking Salisbury during a horror-packed series of events.   more...

Inferno guts historic inn

Apple Tree Inn reduced to a smoking ruinFIRE gutted a 16th century inn and two adjoining cottages at Morgans Vale, Redlynch, on Monday night.   more...

We are on our way to Sheffield

Jubilant Salisbury City supporters watch the draw for the first round proper of the FA Cup live on TV.   more...

Salisbury Sport

We are on our way to Sheffield

Jubilant Salisbury City supporters watch the draw for the first round proper of the FA Cup live on TV.   more...

We are on our way to Sheffield

Jubilant Salisbury City supporters watch the draw for the first round proper of the FA Cup live on TV.   more...

Sport Football

Ciren's cup agony

CIRENCESTER TOWN bowed out of the FA Cup with their heads held high after pushing Crawley to the wire in a cracking final qualifying round tie.   more...

Salisbury's big reward

SALISBURY CITY are looking forward to a bumper pay day after the FA Cup first round draw handed the Whites a trip to Sheffield Wednesday.   more...

Controversy as Chippenham lose to late goal

A controversial injury-time goal gifted Worcester City a 2-1 win at Chippenham in the Premier Division.   more...

`It's great to be back'

RAY BAVERSTOCK celebrated his return to the helm as Swindon Supermarine triumphed 1-0 at Ilkeston.   more...

Controversy as Chippenham lose to late goal

A controversial injury-time goal gifted Worcester City a 2-1 win at Chippenham in the Premier Division.   more...

Shrivenham in pitch call-off

SHRIVENHAM missed out on the chance to catch the leaders in Division One West when their home game with Witney United was called off due to an `unplayable' pitch.   more...

Melksham on a roll

MELKSHAM registered their second Premier Division victory in a row with an excellent 2-0 win over visiting Bridport, writes CRAIG LYUS.   more...

Stratton's double act

AFC Stratton boss Stef Kuczynski and reserve team counterpart Martin Robinson were `over the moon ` after the club completed a double over Premier and Junior division leaders Trowbridge Town.   more...

Melksham on a roll

MELKSHAM registered their second Premier Division victory in a row with an excellent 2-0 win over visiting Bridport, writes CRAIG LYUS.   more...

Ciren's cup agony

CIRENCESTER TOWN bowed out of the FA Cup with their heads held high after pushing Crawley to the wire in a cracking final qualifying round tie.   more...

`It's great to be back'

RAY BAVERSTOCK celebrated his return to the helm as Swindon Supermarine triumphed 1-0 at Ilkeston.   more...

Shrivenham in pitch call-off

SHRIVENHAM missed out on the chance to catch the leaders in Division One West when their home game with Witney United was called off due to an `unplayable' pitch.   more...

Stratton's double act

AFC Stratton boss Stef Kuczynski and reserve team counterpart Martin Robinson were `over the moon ` after the club completed a double over Premier and Junior division leaders Trowbridge Town.   more...

Salisbury's big reward

SALISBURY CITY are looking forward to a bumper pay day after the FA Cup first round draw handed the Whites a trip to Sheffield Wednesday.   more...

Sport Rugby

Calne take the derby honours

A REJUVENATED Calne gained a narrow 17-15 victory over Supermarine in their Dorset & Wilts Division One encounter.   more...

Chippenham land a victory boost

Chippenham's new first team coaching set-up were rewarded with a 17-12 win against Stow in their South West Two match at Allington Field.   more...

Stand-in Hughes puts boot into Bassett

WOOTTON Bassett scored the game's only try but it was to prove scant consolation as they were edged out 9-7 on their home patch by Dorchester in Saturday's Southern Counties South encounter.   more...

Minety grounded by weather

MINETY were forced to call off both league games at the Recreation Ground due to the dangerous playing surface.   more...

Chippenham land a victory boost

Chippenham's new first team coaching set-up were rewarded with a 17-12 win against Stow in their South West Two match at Allington Field.   more...

Minety grounded by weather

MINETY were forced to call off both league games at the Recreation Ground due to the dangerous playing surface.   more...

Calne take the derby honours

A REJUVENATED Calne gained a narrow 17-15 victory over Supermarine in their Dorset & Wilts Division One encounter.   more...

Stand-in Hughes puts boot into Bassett

WOOTTON Bassett scored the game's only try but it was to prove scant consolation as they were edged out 9-7 on their home patch by Dorchester in Saturday's Southern Counties South encounter.   more...

Swindon News

Murder trial goes into its third week

GLYN Razzell is due back at Bristol Crown Court today for the third week of the trial in which he is charged with murdering his estranged wife Linda.   more...

Village is not all it is cracked up to be

COUN Michael Dickinson seems to be jumping the gun regarding World Heritage status for the Railway Village. It has not happened and may never be recognised.   more...

Stopping the waste would keep tax down

MAY I respond to the letter from Peter Brown, a former member of Labour controlled Swindon Council, recently branded by the Audit Commission as one of the worst performing authorities in the UK.   more...

Scrap bus pass

AFTER reading of Mr Avenell's concerns regarding council tax on pensioners, perhaps he might think again about the council spending enormous sums of money buying rail cards for people to travel out of Swindon.   more...

Big thank you

CAN I publicly thank the Wessex Male Choir and the Cricklade Band for a wonderful evening. The choir and band were brilliant and the venue, St Sampson's Church, Cricklade, was wonderful. The audience were very generous and we raised £650 to continue the work of Home-Start, supporting local families with young children. A very successful evening. Thank you everyone.   more...

Mystery site

I WAS intrigued to hear that an ambulance sub-station in North Swindon, sited at the petrol station at Asda, Haydon, with toilets and a kitchen, was built in 2001 for ambulance crews on stand by. But guess what? It has never been used. Perhaps someone can help to solve this mystery and it can be put to good use.   more...

Royal titles

Reference the Evening Advertiser, October 20, page 19: Who, What, Where and When. The Queen should be referred to as Her Majesty. The title His or Her Royal Highness is appropriate for Princes and Princesses of the blood Royal and Dukes and Duchesses of the blood Royal.   more...

Stop eviction

Although I do not live in Swindon, I am affected just as Kenneth Allen Hawke is (Letters, October22) by the imminent eviction of the Simpson family from their home at Barbury Castle. And I thoroughly agree with all that he has said. This eviction notice must be overruled.   more...

Pupils take a break at the beach

Ref. 27256-40AS winter draws in children at a junior school have taken a two-week break on the beach.   more...

Thomas Tank lets off steam

THOMAS the Tank Engine will be entertaining the young and old at the Steam museum next weekend.   more...

Trust meeting

SWINDON Primary Care Trust holds its next public meeting on Thursday.   more...

£60,000 clean up for old bandstand

THE Victorian bandstand in the Town Gardens in Old Town is to be given a £60,000 facelift after falling into disrepair.   more...

Transmitter takes digital radio to 240,000 new listeners

THE BBC has improved its digital radio broadcasts in Swindon.   more...

Murder trial goes into its third week

GLYN Razzell is due back at Bristol Crown Court today for the third week of the trial in which he is charged with murdering his estranged wife Linda.   more...

Lord backs expelled Labour MP

SUPPORT for rebel MP George Galloway has come from Lord Stoddart, Swindon's former MP who was himself expelled from the Labour party last year.   more...

Bluebelles scoop top slot in festival competition

Ref. 27303-52SWINDON Mayor Derek Benfield presented girls from the town's Bluebelles Majorettes with medals last Friday.   more...

Mystery site

I WAS intrigued to hear that an ambulance sub-station in North Swindon, sited at the petrol station at Asda, Haydon, with toilets and a kitchen, was built in 2001 for ambulance crews on stand by. But guess what? It has never been used. Perhaps someone can help to solve this mystery and it can be put to good use.   more...

The debt we owe them all

Ref. 27323-59Collecting has begun for this year's Poppy Appeal with the Royal British Legion hoping to beat last year's total of £22,000 raised in Swindon. TAMASH LAL looks at where the money goes and talks to some of the people helped by the appeal.   more...

Bluebelles scoop top slot in festival competition

Ref. 27303-52SWINDON Mayor Derek Benfield presented girls from the town's Bluebelles Majorettes with medals last Friday.   more...

Abandoned

Ref.27309-531,300 cars have been left on the streets of Swindon in the past year - 200 more than in Manchester. And it is a problem with no immediate solution.   more...

Pupils take a break at the beach

Ref. 27256-40AS winter draws in children at a junior school have taken a two-week break on the beach.   more...

Rail station plan hits the buffers

FEARS that Wootton Bassett railway station may never reopen have been fuelled by news that the site will no longer be safeguarded in a local planning document.   more...

Minis descend on continent to recreate The Italian Job

Ref. 27322-27A MINI with a special modification is heading for Italy for a rally.   more...

Alex takes his talent to Albert Square

Ref. 27301-17ALEX Tew is using his voice box to hit the big time - tonight he will show his vocal skills on EastEnders.   more...

Have you lost these medals?

Ref. 27299-62POLICE are bemused that nearly 50 running medals have remained unclaimed nearly a year after they were seized during a house raid in Penhill.   more...

Former Nationwide HQ may become plush flats

ANOTHER disused building in the town centre will be turned into luxury apartments if Swindon planners give the scheme approval.   more...

The debt we owe them all

Ref. 27323-59Collecting has begun for this year's Poppy Appeal with the Royal British Legion hoping to beat last year's total of £22,000 raised in Swindon. TAMASH LAL looks at where the money goes and talks to some of the people helped by the appeal.   more...

Remembrance Day services around the area

In Swindon on Sunday, November 9, the parade will assemble at Granville Street at 10.30am with the march off at 10.45am. Led by the Pegasus brass band, the parade will make its way to the Cenotaph.   more...

All set to light up the village

IT may only be October but Santa Claus is coming to town, so members of Wroughton Christmas Tree Committee have been busy making preparations for his arrival.   more...

Stop eviction

Although I do not live in Swindon, I am affected just as Kenneth Allen Hawke is (Letters, October22) by the imminent eviction of the Simpson family from their home at Barbury Castle. And I thoroughly agree with all that he has said. This eviction notice must be overruled.   more...

All set to light up the village

IT may only be October but Santa Claus is coming to town, so members of Wroughton Christmas Tree Committee have been busy making preparations for his arrival.   more...

Rail station plan hits the buffers

FEARS that Wootton Bassett railway station may never reopen have been fuelled by news that the site will no longer be safeguarded in a local planning document.   more...

Trust meeting

SWINDON Primary Care Trust holds its next public meeting on Thursday.   more...

Prosecute those who dump their rustbuckets

THE falling value of scrap metal has lead to a rising tide of abandoned cars left to rust on our streets.   more...

Stopping the waste would keep tax down

MAY I respond to the letter from Peter Brown, a former member of Labour controlled Swindon Council, recently branded by the Audit Commission as one of the worst performing authorities in the UK.   more...

Alex takes his talent to Albert Square

Ref. 27301-17ALEX Tew is using his voice box to hit the big time - tonight he will show his vocal skills on EastEnders.   more...

Transmitter takes digital radio to 240,000 new listeners

THE BBC has improved its digital radio broadcasts in Swindon.   more...

Big thank you

CAN I publicly thank the Wessex Male Choir and the Cricklade Band for a wonderful evening. The choir and band were brilliant and the venue, St Sampson's Church, Cricklade, was wonderful. The audience were very generous and we raised £650 to continue the work of Home-Start, supporting local families with young children. A very successful evening. Thank you everyone.   more...

Former Nationwide HQ may become plush flats

ANOTHER disused building in the town centre will be turned into luxury apartments if Swindon planners give the scheme approval.   more...

Lord backs expelled Labour MP

SUPPORT for rebel MP George Galloway has come from Lord Stoddart, Swindon's former MP who was himself expelled from the Labour party last year.   more...

Royal titles

Reference the Evening Advertiser, October 20, page 19: Who, What, Where and When. The Queen should be referred to as Her Majesty. The title His or Her Royal Highness is appropriate for Princes and Princesses of the blood Royal and Dukes and Duchesses of the blood Royal.   more...

Remembrance Day services around the area

In Swindon on Sunday, November 9, the parade will assemble at Granville Street at 10.30am with the march off at 10.45am. Led by the Pegasus brass band, the parade will make its way to the Cenotaph.   more...

Abandoned

Ref.27309-531,300 cars have been left on the streets of Swindon in the past year - 200 more than in Manchester. And it is a problem with no immediate solution.   more...

Thomas Tank lets off steam

THOMAS the Tank Engine will be entertaining the young and old at the Steam museum next weekend.   more...

Village is not all it is cracked up to be

COUN Michael Dickinson seems to be jumping the gun regarding World Heritage status for the Railway Village. It has not happened and may never be recognised.   more...

Minis descend on continent to recreate The Italian Job

Ref. 27322-27A MINI with a special modification is heading for Italy for a rally.   more...

£60,000 clean up for old bandstand

THE Victorian bandstand in the Town Gardens in Old Town is to be given a £60,000 facelift after falling into disrepair.   more...

Prosecute those who dump their rustbuckets

THE falling value of scrap metal has lead to a rising tide of abandoned cars left to rust on our streets.   more...

Remembering the bravery of servicemen and women

POPPY fortnight started yesterday and from now until Armistice Day on November 11 our thoughts turn to those who fied for our country.   more...

Remembering the bravery of servicemen and women

POPPY fortnight started yesterday and from now until Armistice Day on November 11 our thoughts turn to those who fied for our country.   more...

Scrap bus pass

AFTER reading of Mr Avenell's concerns regarding council tax on pensioners, perhaps he might think again about the council spending enormous sums of money buying rail cards for people to travel out of Swindon.   more...

Have you lost these medals?

Ref. 27299-62POLICE are bemused that nearly 50 running medals have remained unclaimed nearly a year after they were seized during a house raid in Penhill.   more...

Wiltshire News

Rail station plan hits the buffers

FEARS that Wootton Bassett railway station may never reopen have been fuelled by news that the site will no longer be safeguarded in a local planning document.   more...

Rail station plan hits the buffers

FEARS that Wootton Bassett railway station may never reopen have been fuelled by news that the site will no longer be safeguarded in a local planning document.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

No deja vu!

Ref. 27318-80ANDY KING'S successful battle with the deja vu demons and a philosophy pinched from a former England manager could yet propel Town towards promotion.   more...

No deja vu!

Ref. 27318-80ANDY KING'S successful battle with the deja vu demons and a philosophy pinched from a former England manager could yet propel Town towards promotion.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

Rail station plan hits the buffers

FEARS that Wootton Bassett railway station may never reopen have been fuelled by news that the site will no longer be safeguarded in a local planning document.   more...

Rail station plan hits the buffers

FEARS that Wootton Bassett railway station may never reopen have been fuelled by news that the site will no longer be safeguarded in a local planning document.   more...

  
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