Stories for 7 November 2005

Football

Aldbourne go top after 5-2 thriller

Aldbourne are the new leaders of the Wiltshire League Premier Division following a 5-2 win over visitors Bromham, writes RAY BURROUGHS.   more...

Horgan's sent off as Ciren net point

Cirencester picked up a welcome Southern Premier Division point at bogey side Halesowen, but it really should have been all three.   more...

Corsham hit top form

INCONSISTENT Corsham returned to top gear to thump Bristol Manor Farm 3-0 in the Toolstation Premier.   more...

It's Worth the wait for Fisher

NORMAL service has resumed at Highworth. The struggling Hellenic League champions looked more like the side that lifted the title in May as they crushed Shortwood 7-0.   more...

News

Anger at risk to young girl

I am the driver who was waiting at the traffic lights next to Wroughton Co-op in the High Street on Monday, October 17 at 11.55am.   more...

Will you help collect daffodil cash?

WE ARE in desperate need of additional support for our Great Daffodil Appeal 2006, Marie Curie Cancer Care's biggest annual fundraising event.   more...

Yanks are insulting our Royals

WHAT is it with the American press? Do they enjoy insulting visitors? Or are they just a bunch foul-mouthed yobs looking for sensationalism rather than journalism.   more...

Budget funds must change

WITH reference to Coun Kevin Small's remarks concerning the council budget.   more...

A soft touch

I HAVE read the story (October 17) about the illegal immigrants using stolen cheque books.   more...

Unforgettable

IN view of the latest problems with David Blunkett perhaps this to the music of Unforgettable is apt:   more...

Meals here

The article headlined Food For Thought (SA, Oct 10) referred to Ferndale Infant School not providing hot school meals for our children.   more...

Learning of other lives

AS THEY sat in a hot cramped classroom looking at blank walls a group of New College students felt lucky to come from Swindon.   more...

Town gets a thrilling role

SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: A TEACHER from Liden has published her second book set in Swindon. Judith Cranswick, a creative writing teacher at Swindon College, again juggled work pressures to pen a psychological thriller.   more...

Books fly off the shelf

FICTION came to life in Swindon this weekend when the main characters from a Lyneham author's book joined her at a book signing.   more...

Web nets growinginterest

PLEDGE WATCH: Swindon Council has made 50 pledges to its voters, covering all aspects of life and services in the town. ISABEL FIELD looks at pledge number nine   more...

Man accused of perverting justice

RODBOURNE man Jamie Manderson has been remanded in custody charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.   more...

Meeting for gays

THE next meeting of Pride Youth is being held tonight. The group, which is for young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or unsure of their sexuality, is meeting at 6.30pm.   more...

Not guilty abuse plea

PAUL Foggoa has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing a boy under 14. The 39-year-old from Stratton is accused of carrying out attacks between December 1, 2003 and the end of March last year.   more...

White poppies to promote peace

A PEACE group will be laying a wreath of white poppies at this year's Remembrance Sunday service.   more...

Police appeal after attack

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a young woman on Friday evening.   more...

Date of note choirs get set join in song

SWINDON Male Voice choir will be performing at the Methodist Church, Bath Road, on Saturday, November 19.   more...

Gang leader slashed victim's throat

AN ARMED robber who cut a man's throat has been jailed for four years. Jason Davey cut his victim's neck in two places before lunging at a second man's chest during an attack in Swindon.   more...

Poofs strike the right note

TICKLING the ivories and a good-old singsong around the piano certainly hit all the right notes with staff at a Swindon-based building society.   more...

Matches made in the heavens

SINGLE, Sagittarius and looking for love ­ then a new astrological dating website could be the answer.   more...

Just what the doctor ordered

AMERICAN-STYLE doctors' assistants could soon be introduced at Swindon's flagship hospital and GP surgeries.   more...

Celebrations for the DofE award volunteers

DUKE of Edinburgh volunteers are celebrating after learning that their licence has been renewed.   more...

Pupils do their bit for victims

PUPILS at Churchfields School in Swindon are shelling out to help re-build a school destroyed in the Pakistan earthquake.   more...

Don't panic!

POULTRY fanciers in Swindon are dumping their birds because they are scared of contracting bird flu.   more...

`Someone will be killed here'

JUSTIN Mather fears someone could be killed unless something is done to stop cars tearing along his road.   more...

'I had the love, I just could not give birth'

Janet Morris with her adopted daughter Claire Ref: 100091-22Today is the start of National Adoption Week. In the first of a series of articles LYNDSAY SCANLAN talks to Janet Morris, a single mum who adopted 10-year-old Claire.   more...

My son needs a local school

A CONCERNED parent is refusing to send his eight-year-old son to school ­ unless a place can be found for him at Abbey Meads Primary.   more...

It's a blast!

David Stone and Jake Hunter (ref: 100103-68) enjoy the fun at Marlborough Road Polo GroundBANGS and sparkles filled the skies above Swindon on Saturday night as the town celebrated Guy Fawkes night in style.   more...

Upset over vandalism

A SWINDON pre-school was the subject of vandalism just hours after a kind-hearted builder had replaced one of its doors.   more...

Youngsters try out new games area

CHILDREN at Liden Primary School have a brand new sports facility thanks to a £200,000 lottery grant.   more...

Lord opens sports pitch

AFTER what seemed to be an Olympic fundraising effort for a new sports pitch, one Swindon school was rewarded with a visit from a Lord.   more...

Jail for burglar

BURGLAR Paul Sadler has been jailed for 18 months after a court heard how he raided two businesses within a week.   more...

Accident gridlock

TRAFFIC in Wootton Bassett came to a standstill on Saturday afternoon after a crash.   more...

Warning over bankruptcies

THE number of people declaring themselves bankrupt in Swindon is spiralling. The number has risen from 81 in the third quarter of 2004 to 114 in the same period this year.   more...

Handyman is star worker at age 75

SEVENTY-five-year-old handyman Harold Passmore has become his firm's employee of the year.   more...

Bosses give day off work for charity

BUSINESSES across Swindon are being urged to give staff the chance to win a day off work and help a charity.   more...

Primark is hit by warehouse blaze

HIGH street clothes firm Primark is assessing the impact of a fire at its main warehouse.   more...

Ditch your bills and plant a tree

TELECOMS giant BT has joined forces with a charity to help plant 90,000 trees across the UK in return for customers signing up for paper-free billing.   more...

Rugby

You're Down and out

CALNE made Powergen Junior Vase opponents Combe Down pay for an apparent lack of respect by clinching an impressive 21-12 victory to move into round four.   more...

Sport

He's Comyn!

CHARLIE Comyn-Platt has matured from young rookie hopeful into a genuine contender as his manager orders FA Cup dreams to be put to bed this week.   more...