Stories for 17 October 2005

Business News

Workers give railway museum a new look

THE Old Railway Museum, in Faringdon Road, has been given a much-needed makeover, thanks to a team of Nationwide workers.   more...

Industry faces land shortage

A SWINDON property expert has warned that there is not enough land available to industry in the south west.   more...

Co-op sustains responsible role

THE Co-op has been named the most accountable of the 15 biggest high street names in the country.   more...

Flautist's idea

MUSICAL Rachel Hackett has joined Allied Westinsure, in Wootton Bassett, as an account executive in the commercial department.   more...

Work time is wasted

A QUARTER of working time in British firms is wasted due to poor management.   more...

Younger truckers

New rules will allow school leavers to drive 44 tonne articulated trucks by September 2009.   more...

Halfmarathon News

Nathan scores home run!

Nathan Montague celebrates Refs: 99821-83OCTOBER 17: NATHAN MONTAGUE cruised to a comfortable victory in this year's Swindon Half-Marathon.   more...

Where the fun starts

MEDAL WINNERS From left: Caitlyn Flint, 11, Audrey Philippe, four, Chloe Philippe, 11 and Clara Philippe, seven Ref: 99821-13 OCTOBER 17: RUNNERS young and old will still be resting their weary limbs after slogging it out in this year's Swindon Half Marathon.   more...

Highworth News

Guides do their best

GIRL GUIDES from Highworth have been leading the way in the fight against global poverty.   more...

Swindon News

Simple rule to avoid con trick

WITH regard to John Spencer who correctly established that an email telling him he had won the lottery was a forgery.   more...

Get rid of all these care trusts

IT is good news the NHS Primary Care Trusts are to be cut back. It would be better news if they were disbanded completely and the money saved channelled where it belongs ­ to the hospitals, doctors and nurses.   more...

A councillor did not report Dr Lister

I WISH to put the record straight concerning the Labour Party's position over comments made by Coun Owen Lister at a recent council committee meeting.   more...

Home in on a problem

A recently published report by the Audit Commission, entitled Financing Council Housing, highlighted the lack of a level playing field between councils that retain their stock and those that transfer, set up an arm's length organisation or use private finance initiative.   more...

Vision is vital

SO Isambard K Brunel saw green fields at Swindon and thought it a great place to build his railway works, according to Mary Ratcliffe.   more...

Perfect name

I PROPOSE we call the new central library Richard Jefferies Library.   more...

Veterans look back 60 years

lest we forget Above standard bearer Reg Cushion at the service of thanksgiving to commemorate 60 years since the end of World War Two. Refs: 99826-97WAR veterans from across the town gathered together this weekend for a service of thanksgiving and to com-memorate 60 years since the end of the World War Two.   more...

Equality is a goal

VIBRANT COMMUNITY EVENT - Models take part in a fashion event at this year's Mela in the Town Gardens Ref: 23060-03PLEDGE WATCH: Swindon Council has made 50 pledges to its voters, covering all aspects of life and services. ISABEL FIELD looks at pledge number six.   more...

Youngsters learn about democratic process

YOUNG people are being urged to discover the true meaning of democracy with a series of events beginning today.   more...

Police plea after three car smash

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a three-car pile-up between Marlborough and Swindon.   more...

Phone row lands man in court

ALI Sari threw a cup of water at his wife and damaged her phone during a domestic argument, a court heard.   more...

Taking a step in the right direction

A NEW training programme for people who work with children and young people is starting in Swindon at the end of this month.   more...

Traffic hit by M4 tailback

MOTORISTS travelling towards Swindon on the M4 were caught up in a traffic jam after an accident.   more...

Robber is jailed for seven years

A SHOP owner has spoken of her relief that a drug addict who held up her newsagent at knifepoint has been jailed for seven years.   more...

Children escape injury in bus crash

A BUS carrying pupils from a Swindon school was involved in an accident.   more...

House fire sparks chaos on the road

RESIDENTS in a row of terrace houses say they feared a fire in one of the homes would spread throughout the street.   more...

Former police HQ is closed

SWINDON'S old Central Police Station is shutting its doors for the final time today.   more...

Teenager to face court

A TEENAGER has pleaded not guilty to robbing a wine bar worker as he deposited more than £6,000 into a bank night safe.   more...

Man to have a brain scan

MICHAEL Wyatt, accused of murdering a woman at her home could undergo a brain scan to determine his mental health.   more...

I know the nightmare

IT'S every teacher's worst nightmare ­ being wrongly accused of abusing pupils in their care.   more...

Soccer case is adjourned again

SWINDON Town fan Gawain Murtough has had his court case adjourned once again.   more...

Two injured inroad accident

TWO drivers were taken to hospital after a crash in South Marston.   more...

Man denies heattacked woman

CRAIG Curtis, of Kingsdown Park, pleaded not guilty to assaulting his sister-in-law Karen Duffy.   more...

Rapist is allowed to appeal

CHILD rapist Nigel Clark is set to appeal against his convictions. The 57-year-old, of Wilcot Avenue, Penhill, was jailed for 13 years in December last year.   more...

Expect a long sentence, sex attacker is told

ASYLUM seeker Soran Mohammed has been told to expect a lengthy jail term after being convicted of a sex attack on a teenage boy.   more...

Assault denied

A 37-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to assault at Swindon Magistrates' Court.   more...

`Being banned from driving is like losing my right arm'

Gary Philpott, who has been convicted of driving while disqualified 24 timesGARY Philpott believes he is addicted to driving. The 45-year-old of Brain Court, Stratton St Margaret, has been convicted for driving while disqualified a whopping 24 times.   more...

Youngsters discover the joy of reading

Cieran Griffin joins in the fun Ref: 99808-57YOUNGSTERS and a jar of honey managed to entice one of the world's most famous bears to a Swindon Library at the weekend.   more...

Illegal immigrant jailed for cash con

AN ILLEGAL immigrant who pocketed more than a quarter of a million pounds in a chequebook scam has been jailed for two and a half years.   more...

Where the fun starts

MEDAL WINNERS From left: Caitlyn Flint, 11, Audrey Philippe, four, Chloe Philippe, 11 and Clara Philippe, seven Ref: 99821-13 SWINDON HALF MARATHON: RUNNERS young and old will still be resting their weary limbs after slogging it out in this year's Swindon Half Marathon.   more...

Barrel load of organ grinders

Making sweet music Frederic Walker with his street organ at the Street Organ Grinders Convention at Steam Museum Ref: 99809-80ORGAN grinders from across the nation were united in Swindon at the weekend.   more...

Kids miss out on free school meals

KIDS from poor families in Swindon are missing out on free school meals because their parents are put off by burdensome red tape, an MP has warned.   more...

Aid for quake victims

A VAST pile of emergency aid has been gathered at a Swindon fire station.   more...

Death toll climbs as aftershocks and storms hit region

DURING the weekend, the Pakistani government raised its estimates of the number of people who died in the earthquake.   more...

Sex abuser avoids jail

CHILD sex pest Stephen Kelsey has walked free from court for the second time in less than 15 months after admitting abusing young boys.   more...

Wiltshire News

Police plea after three car smash

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a three-car pile-up between Marlborough and Swindon.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

The bare bones

Boss Iffy Onuora congratulates skipper Sean O'Hanlon after Saturday's goalless draw at Griffin Park Ref: 99819-134IFFY Onuora collected his first managerial point with a tactical triumph at Brentford, but it came at a price.   more...

  
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