Stories for 5 November 2005

News

Look out for their eyesight

EARLY this year I had my eight year old son's eyes tested at a well known and much advertised opticians'.   more...

Expensive and inconvenient as well

What on earth is this Thamesdown Transport "exact fare please" campaign all about?   more...

That's why he doesn't buy a round!

Take some advice from an old boozer who has learned the art of drinking. Getting merry is easy but maintaining that high for the whole evening is quite an art.   more...

Pitching in

RE: Winter weekday closure of Coate Water pitch and putt. My wife and I, and two friends, use Coate Water pitch and putt winter and summer. Last winter we used it twice a week (often having at least two rounds on each occasion).   more...

No confusion

RUMOURS of my recent confusion have been greatly exaggerated (SA, letters, Festive tune? Not till later, October 28).   more...

Pain relief

Arthritis Care (Charity No 206563) is providing three pain management workshops to enable people to cope.   more...

Plans go back

PLANS to rebuild a petrol station in Dorcan go back to councillors next week. Esso wants to demolish the petrol station on Dorcan Way and replace it with a new redesigned forecourt and building including a café.   more...

Meeting point

SWINDON'S Lib Dems will be holding their annual meeting on Thursday at the Kings Hotel in Old Town.   more...

Charity in store

A SWINDON supermarket is holding a collection in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association later this month.   more...

Hot jazz date

THE Keith Little Hot Six will bring good time toe-tapping jazz to Swindon's Arts Centre on Wednesday, November 30, at 8pm.   more...

Grant will pave the way ahead

WITH the help of £20,000 from a new Government-backed scheme, Wroughton people are being given a chance to pool their ideas for making their village a better place to live.   more...

Owzat?

SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: ENGLAND cricket star Jon Lewis will put his bowling arm to good use when he switches on Old Town's Christmas lights this year.   more...

Colourful event as cultures combine

A CELEBRATION of Swindon's cultures will be held at a West Swindon church on Sunday. St Peter's RC Church, in Carronbridge Road, Westlea, will stage its annual international mass to promote Christian unity within the town.   more...

Robber, 18, sent to jail

A TEENAGER who took part in a violent street robbery in Swindon with two youngsters has been jailed for 18 months.   more...

Fish shops pepper chips with too much salt

FISH and chip lovers in Wiltshire are being urged to keep an eye on the amount of salt they eat after a survey revealed some portions contained more than half the recommended daily amount.   more...

Smoking is off the menu

SWINDON'S restaurants are setting the pace in advance of new Government anti-smoking legislation. Months before any ban is introduced, The Mela in Victoria Road, Old Town, has slapped a ban on smokers in a move which could be the first of its kind in Swindon.   more...

Scouts set to fly out for international meeting

TWO Highworth youngsters are set to fly out to Thailand, on Boxing Day, for an international scouts' meeting.   more...

Sport

Thorpe's back

TONY Thorpe was poised to come in from the County Ground cold today to help fire Town to victory in the competition which ignited his career.   more...

Salisbury Football

Errea Cup draw in full

Errea Cup 3rd Round  more...

Errea Cup draw in full

Errea Cup 3rd Round draw  more...