Stories for 19 November 2005

News

Money is only being wasted

Proud to live in Swindon? Not any more. Our council are wasters. What amenities will we have left in Swindon if this council has its way?   more...

A cabbie gets his revenge

HE was walking unsteadily across the Magic Roundabout, not a pastime to be recommended, even at 3.35am on a drizzling Sunday morning and, when he hailed me, against instinctive inner warning bells, I let him into the back of my cab.   more...

Just say no

What does Swindon Council think it is doing? I left Swindon four years ago but when I return Swindon changes every time, sometimes they have changed something only for me to come back and they have changed it back again ­ at a cost I bet.   more...

Pay for phone

HAVING recently brought to the attention of the Swindon Advertiser that Coun Kevin Small has been claiming for his mobile phone costs from the tax payer for the last year and a half, I was surprised to read his defence, that it helps him as a councillor.   more...

Thanks for reply

TERRIFIC to have such a courteous reply from Nick Beaumont-Jones of the Brunel Centre (SA, Nov 12, pg 10).   more...

Hang them all

WHEN sentenced for the murder of a mother of two young children, Jackie Ross, Ben Redfern Edwards reportedly laughed.   more...

Health trust overspent by £10m

A Wiltshire primary care trust has been named-and-shamed as racking up one of the largest overspends in the NHS last year.   more...

Future of hill is on agenda

PLANS are being made to ensure the future of Silbury Hill, English Heritage officials have announced.   more...

Apology for Suez veteran

A DEFENCE minister has said he is "extremely sorry" the medal of a veteran of the Suez canal crisis was sent to the wrong place.   more...

Kids get colourful for charity drive

GENEROSITY starts young for toddlers at Buffer Bear Nursery in Swindon after they raised more than £320 for a breast cancer charity.   more...

Minding their own business

A SWINDON school's business and enterprise status has got off to a rocking start. St Joseph's is the first Business and Enterprise College in the town.   more...

`We want to enhance the quality of policing in Wiltshire'

CHIEF Constable Martin Richards has said he is pleased to see the Wiltshire Times' Hands off our Force campaign is gathering support.   more...

Sport

Saddling Up

IFFY Onuora has failed to persuade Chippenham striker James Constable to enjoy a County Ground `taster' before committing himself to League One rivals Walsall.   more...

Salisbury Football

Today's match postponed

SALISBURY City's match at Cheshunt has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.  more...