Stories for 9 November 2005

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Teenager tells of his dismay

I HAVE lived in Swindon since I was born (17 years ago) and I have never liked it.   more...

Company should pay for its mistake

RE: Hard drive wiped by PC World.   more...

I'm fed up with lack of response

LAST Wednesday morning I found my tyre had been spiked.   more...

Confusing

WITH regards to the article on Junction 16 of the M4, I totally agree that the road markings are very misleading coming from Swindon and going around to exit on the Bassett road.   more...

We want more

CONTRARY to Tony Hillier's view (SA, letter, `Have your say,' p10, October 29). I think that the big photographs brighten up the letters page.   more...

Get together

FOLLOWING the success of the Spectrol reunion in March I was asked to arrange a pre-Christmas get-together.   more...

A thank you

I WAS truly grateful to the lady who gave me her arm to help me into Priory Road Surgery to have my flu jab.   more...

Respect due

WALKING past the War Memorial in Regent Square at about 12.45pm on Tuesday I was most annoyed to see two children playing on it.   more...

Phone bill sparks row at council

A ROW has broken out over a councillor's mobile phone bill.   more...

Magic music

Olivia Witts, nine, prepares to play the xylophone Picture Ref: 100111-38/99YOUNGSTERS got into the swing of things during a special music week at their school.   more...

Pear Tree Hotel in name crisis!

Dave Andrew puts on his wellies to join the gardeners in Purton for the recording of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time   more...

`I only call one person mum'

National Adoption Week aims to highlight the need to find loving homes for thousands of children. Victoria Ashford talks to adoptee Kate Hookings   more...

Gran's bag stolen while she raises cash for child, 6

Maureen Fisher's attempts to raise money for her disabled granddaughter were soured when her handbag was snatched from under her nose.   more...

Addict denies needle charge

A HEROIN addict has denied threatening a Tesco security guard with a hypodermic needle.   more...

Bands' big night

SWINDON Oxfam will be meeting tonight to discuss how it will be marking the third White Band Day.   more...

Pupils travel back in time to wartime Britain

THE rigours of wartime were brought home to 2,000 schoolchildren at Swindon's Steam museum when they experienced firsthand what life was like in the Second World War.   more...

Petition to stop tunnel presented

A PETITION with more than 750 signatures was presented to Wiltshire County Council as the fight against the proposed M4 tunnel stepped up a gear.   more...

Groups are given help

A WILTSHIRE charity has handed out more than £250,000 in the first six months of this year.   more...

Praise for energy action plan

WILTSHIRE has taken a step closer to a sustainable future with the drawing up of an energy action plan.   more...

Fears for elderly as gas engineers threaten strike

PEOPLE across Swindon could be left in the cold this winter if gas engineers vote to go on strike.   more...

Child protection service to come under scrutiny

SWINDON'S child protection services are to be reviewed by a council scrutiny committee.   more...

MP criticises health authority bureaucracy

NORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray, has hit out at local health service bureaucracy.   more...

There's £7m in the coppers' coffers

WILTSHIRE police are sitting on a £7m "rainy day fund" ­ enough to pay for 142 extra officers a year.   more...

Police future on agenda

WILTSHIRE Police Authority is holding a public meeting next week to discuss possible future mergers.   more...

Appeal after phone stolen

A MOBILE phone was stolen from a victim behind McDonalds in Great Western Way.   more...

Treat in store for train buffs

SWINDON Model Railway Club is holding its annual exhibition next week.   more...

Tough questions for quiz team

QUIZ enthusiasts from Swindon have confirmed the town's international reputation with strong performances in the 2005 European Quiz Championships.   more...

Chance to air your views

PINEHURST residents can discuss their concerns about the area at a meeting next week.   more...

Merlin shows off his magic

THE magic of Merlin will be on display at the Arts Centre in Devizes Road, Old Town on November 26.   more...

Donate a toy and bring some Christmas joy

Picture Ref: 100114-90SHOPPERS at Asda Wal-Mart are being asked to think of disadvantaged youngsters this Christmas.   more...

Plans in place for twin town visit

A TWINNING group will discuss plans for a visit to Germany at its annual meeting tomorrow.   more...

Art shop's festive card challenge

AN art shop is holding a Christmas card competition.   more...

Get in the pink to aid charity

SWINDON resident Genia Smolarek is urging people to kick up their heels in aid of the Breast Cancer Care campaign, In The Pink.   more...

Make a date for a good cause

A STUDENT from Blunsdon is urging as many people as possible in Swindon to buy a calendar to raise money for the Make Poverty History campaign.   more...

Play your cards right for a good selection

SHOPPERS in Swindon can now buy Christmas cards from more than 25 charities in one place.   more...

Yobs on bikes attack buses

A GANG of youths on bikes smashed windows when they threw stones at two buses.   more...

Mum's just the best

Tegan Woods and her mum MariaMy Best Mum   more...

Bid to keep booze out of kids' hands

UNDERAGE drinkers who ask adults to purchase their alcohol have been warned not to try their luck in Swindon.   more...

Lives are put at risk by thieves

Paramedic Andy OrmstonA PARAMEDIC from Swindon says patients' lives are at risk after his rapid response vehicle was broken into.   more...

TV family are evicted from their home

Stuart Lambert and Laura Bradbury believed to be in SpainA SWINDON family who featured on Supernanny were thrown out of their house after they were accused of leaving behind £5,000 of damage.   more...

Muffin is pretty as a picture

Muffin who has been entered as prettiest bitch in the Companion Dog Club Show Picture Ref: 100096-02IS this the prettiest dog in Swindon?   more...

Flying start for safety message

Picture Ref: 100121-29SWINDON AND PROUD OF IT: A SWINDON firefighter has urged drivers in the town to slow down after recounting harrowing stories of road traffic fatalities.   more...

Shop goods damaged by firework

Andy Warburton, the manager of Harvey's furniture store at ManningtonA SHOP manager has hit out at yobs who posted a lit firework through the letterbox of his furniture store.   more...

Parents playing the name game

GONE are traditional names like George, Helen and Ruth.   more...

TV family are evicted from their home

Stuart Lambert and Laura Bradbury believed to be in SpainA WILTSHIRE family who featured on Supernanny were thrown out of their house after they were accused of leaving behind £5,000 of damage.   more...

Motorola plans to ring the changes

MOBILE phone manufacturer Motorola has been field-testing its next generation mobile phone technology in Swindon.   more...

Hairdressing salon proves it is a cut above

A SWINDON salon has scored success at one of the UK's top hairdressing shows.   more...

Car dealer's Korea trip

Pebley Beach Group co-owner Dominic Threlfall was one of only seven dealers from Hyundai UK to be invited to meet the manufacturers in Korea.   more...

Going nuts for nibbles

TOP pubs are going nuts for a Swindon-based brand of snack.   more...

Stitch-up claim in parking row

A PACKED meeting to discuss parking problems in Wootton Bassett has been labelled a stitch-up by the town's mayor.   more...

This could be right up your street

PEOPLE in Wootton Bassett are being given the chance to name new streets.   more...

Sport

`Let me at 'em!'

CHRISTIAN Roberts' race to face Bristol City will go to the wire with the striker desperate to sink his old side and start a fresh chapter in his Swindon Town career.   more...

Salisbury News

Final countdown to late-night drinking

PUB landlords, the emergency services and residents are bracing themselves for the shake-up of licensing laws which will see drinkers filling their glasses until the early hours of the morning.   more...

`Cultural ecology' under threat as

ARTS organisations in Salisbury have joined forces this week to fight Salisbury district council's proposals to slash arts funding.   more...

Residents plead for cameras

A PLEA was made this week for the installation of CCTV cameras to help crackdown on a growing problem with trouble-making gangs of youths in the Gainsborough Close area of Bemerton Heath.  more...

Car park night closures to curb noise

COUNCIL bosses are closing the Culver Street multi-storey car park each evening in a bid to stop boy racers annoying residents living near the car park.   more...

Fireworks fizz on a night to remember

RECORD crowds turned out to watch two of south Wiltshire's biggest public firework displays on Saturday night raising hundreds of pounds for local charities.  more...

Upstanding in court for Anne

THE sight of so many magistrates in Salisbury's Oak Court on Friday morning would have been enough to strike terror into the hearts of even the most hardened of criminals.  more...

  
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