Stories for 30 August 2004

Business News

Take a weight off your mind

HOLIDAYS may be a time for relaxing and watching sport but too often it can take an Olympic effort just to get through your inbox when you return after a fortnight off.   more...

Beware of what can happen when your fingers rule your head

Two now notorious examples of people brought down by email are Claire Swire and Peter Chung, although the former tale is now often claimed to be made up.   more...

Golden guide to emails

1: Don't omit the subject line. Your email will have a lot of competition, and the recipient will often use the subject line to decide the order the emails are read. The subject line is the "hook" and needs to be compelling and pertinent to the subject matter ­ not hello.   more...

Swindon News

Every generation has its rebellious streak

WELL BM Packer, it's nice to see that the Puritanical ideals of Oliver Cromwell are still alive and well right here in Swindon!   more...

Sign the petition to ensure a buffer zone

A SMALL group of us recently went to the festival of light at Coate Water.   more...

Cop one and cop the lot

PETER Heaton-Jones raised some interesting points in his column concerning speed restrictions on two dual carriageways in Swindon.   more...

Who took my trousers?

I RECENTLY travelled home on the No 8 bus from Fleming Way and finished my journey at Toothill.   more...

Think it through

I READ the report about Highworth Junior Football Club having to find nearly £35,000 extra for their new pavilion with disbelief.   more...

What a shame

BEING a dog owner myself I have followed with interest the replies to the letter written by Dagmar Hermann Bannister (EA July 19).   more...

No act of God

WHAT a disaster at Boscastle. Poor people.   more...

Dead certainty

MIGHT I just clarify that it was me who said that development at Coate would go ahead "over my dead body" (letters August 23 ). The planning agent for Redrow and Persimmon Homes didn't threaten to bury me, he just merely agreed with my idea!   more...

Now I box for charity

AN AMATEUR boxer with a long history of offending has taken up boxing again so he can raise money for disabled children through charity bouts, magistrates heard.   more...

Robin Hood fans dress the part at convention

Ref. 71978-04THE Sheriff of Nottingham and Friar Tuck came to Swindon this weekend as part of a Robin of Sherwood convention.   more...

Event branches out in fun

Ref. 71967-47THE WORLD of wood was celebrated at an eco-friendly event in Swindon.   more...

From farmhouse to dental surgery

Ref. 30054-15THE FUTURE of a near-derelict Grade II listed farmhouse could be decided by tomorrow.   more...

Volunteers wanted to help canal group expand

THE Cotswold Canals Trust, which was part of a winning bid for £11.3 million in Heritage Lottery funding, is looking for volunteers to help it expand.   more...

Cycle path blocked to teach `manners'

FARMER George Pothecary says he has parked his tractor on a cycle path to "teach some people good manners" in a row over land.   more...

The last days of summer

CHILDREN have been making the most of the last chance to let off summer holiday steam before heading back to the classroom.   more...

Join hands plea to protect beauty spot

A CAMPAIGN group has appealed to Swindonians to join hands to save a local beauty spot.   more...

Olympic dream

Ref. 28421-32Friends and neighbours of Olympic marathon runner Matt O'Dowd have talked of their pride of watching him complete the gruelling final event.   more...

`If he falls, who will help him?'

Ref. 71975-32THE family of a teenager who cheated death after a motorcycle accident say they can't get home care.   more...

Man robbed and left unconscious in town centre

A MAN was attacked and left unconscious in Fleming Way by robbers.   more...

Woman rescued after her pizza caught fire

FIREFIGHTERS are warning homeowners about the dangers of leaving their gas oven on.   more...

What a swell party it was!

Ref. 71974-62FOR the thousands of excited pop fans who filled into Lydiard Park there was just one reason why they were there ­ to swoon over boy band Blue.   more...

New era begins for town church

Ref. 71965-17OLD Town's Bath Road Methodist Church begins a new era today with the arrival of its first Indian minister.   more...

Meeting is to consider plans

A RETROSPECTIVE application for two portable buildings at Highworth Memorials is one of the issues scheduled to be discussed at the town council's planning meeting next Tuesday.   more...

Billie's film is in the shops

A film staring Swindon starlet, Billie Piper has gone on sale today.   more...

Trip recalls the days of the war

HISTORY enthusiasts have a chance to visit Britain most secret Second World War establishment.   more...

Wiltshire News

What a swell party it was!

Ref. 71974-62FOR the thousands of excited pop fans who filled into Lydiard Park there was just one reason why they were there ­ to swoon over boy band Blue.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Holiday Poser

MARK YEATES' impressive debut has left Andy King with a selection headache of thumping proportions as Town prepare to face Walsall at the Bescot Stadium today.   more...