Stories for 1 February 2005

Business News

High cost of fraud

Ref. 74481-206 Richard BakerMAJOR fraud is on the increase in Swindon and south west.   more...

Marlborough News

MARLBOROUGH & PEWSEY TOWN GUIDE

Marlborough High Street, looking towards St Maryís church and the Town HallCheck out our new feature the Marlborough & Pewsey Town Guide which contains local town events and history plus tourism news and features.   more...

MARLBOROUGH & PEWSEY TOWN GUIDE

Check out our new feature the Marlborough & Pewsey Town Guide which contains local town events and history plus tourism news and features.   more...

Pewsey News

MARLBOROUGH & PEWSEY TOWN GUIDE

Marlborough High Street, looking towards St Maryís church and the Town HallCheck out our new feature the Marlborough & Pewsey Town Guide which contains local town events and history plus tourism news and features.   more...

MARLBOROUGH & PEWSEY TOWN GUIDE

Check out our new feature the Marlborough & Pewsey Town Guide which contains local town events and history plus tourism news and features.   more...

Salisburyfc News

No more Mr Nice Guy, says Holmes

NICK Holmes is back and he means business. Taking up the reigns at Old Sarum after his lengthy enforced absence in Florida, the Salisbury City boss has warned players and supporters alike to be ready for a bumpy ride ahead.   more...

Sport Bowls

smith books final place

NEIL SMITH became the first Westlecot player to book his place in the Area 16 finals of the English National Indoor Championships.   more...

Leading the way

LEADERS Westlecot have extended their lead at the top of the East section of the Wessex League.   more...

Sport Football

Marine chase Corcoran

SWINDON Supermarine have joined the fight to secure the services of Cirencester striker Phil Corcoran.   more...

Bar six-shooters stay out in front

Bar OC stayed top of Division Four in the Auto Business Solutions Chippenham & District Sunday League after a convincing 6-0 win over KSM.   more...

Gr-eight way to celebrate for Brunel!

Brunel Boys sealed the Cirencester & District Youth League under 14 title in emphatic fashion, thumping Malmesbury 8-0.   more...

Keeping watch

TWO local teams are seeking goalkeepers at the moment.   more...

Pumas mauled by Vince and Co

ZURICH recovered from last week's Premier Division 3-2 defeat by Liden FC by thrashing the other Liden club, the Pumas, 11-1.   more...

Bassett hit the leaders for six

The race for the Swindon Indoor Cricket League First Division title has been thrown open with Wootton Bassett's defeat of leaders Swindon I by six runs.   more...

Town get back on the title trail

FARINGDON Town revived their Division One title challenge with a 6-0 thrashing of Long Wittenham Athletic.   more...

Coe grabs a vital winner

MATCH of the day was in Division Seven, where leaders Queenstown met third-placed Officewise.   more...

Ferndale on pole

Under 10 North   more...

Stratton sides in a goal rush!

Under 17 league leaders Stratton Juniors B made light work of it against Blunsdon Colts, hitting 10 without reply.   more...

defeat at last!

FOR the first time in two years Swindon Town Ladies Under 16s were on the losing side.   more...

Clevedon too good for Swindon

SWINDON Town Ladies were on the end of a 4-0 defeat away at Clevedon Town in the South West Combination.   more...

No goals in derby

THERE were no goals in the derby between Spitfires Under 10s and Swindon Town Under 10s.   more...

Cup comeback for winners Cricklade

CRICKLADE bounced back to overcome Marlborough in the under 17s League Cup.   more...

Sport Rugby

Old Boys blitzed bya 14-tryonslaught

Wootton Bassett's Reserves had an eye on next week's 2nd team cup   more...

Bradfordtoo strongfor Bassett

Bassett 3rd went down 32-22 to Bradford on Avon 2nd in their latest Dorset and Wilts 2 North game.   more...

House double lifts Chippenham

Kalum House and Neil Jenkins both scored twice as Chippenham under 13s defeated Wootton Bassett 40-7.   more...

More of the same

CIRENCESTER'S Bristol jinx struck yet again as they were downed 7-3 at Bristol Saracens.   more...

Bassett are in the final

WOOTTON Bassett booked their place in the final of the Wiltshire Under 15 Cup with a 22-0 triumph over rivals Devizes in a fiercely-fought semi-final.   more...

Nick secures a home win

SWINDON Under 14s picked up a deserved 25-17 triumph over Westbury to bounce back from their 27-10 defeat to a strong Newbury side.   more...

Swindon News

Single parents are not winners

I was horrified to read A Mum's World by your regular columnist Michelle Tompkins (EA, January 27).   more...

Lobby MPs over mental health

THE Government's controversial plans for reforming mental health law are currently being scrutinised by a Parliamentary committee.   more...

Churchill betrayed bombers

MARY Ratcliffe is quite wrong to assume everyone thought of Sir Winston Churchill as a great man.   more...

Fine the mayor

I WAS outraged to hear that the Mayor of Swindon did not receive a parking ticket from the attendant on duty on January 27.   more...

Irresponsible

THE potential danger to the proposed Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office from the immediately adjacent electrical substation and transformers has been raised repeatedly, with no response from officers or councillors.   more...

Massive feat

WE are writing to ask all infant and primary schools to join us in Little Feet, Big Feat ­ a new schools' initiative to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.   more...

Kids make sure it's in the can

Ref. 75822-28TSUNAMI APPEAL: TOTS at a Cricklade nursery are doing their bit to help young survivors of the tsunami tragedy.   more...

800,000 will need feeding says agency

TSUNAMI APPEAL: NEARLY 800,000 people will need some form of food assistance in Indonesia's Aceh province as it recovers from the devastating tsunami, the head of the UN's food aid agency in the region claims.   more...

Ring of success

Ref. 75742-104TSUNAMI APPEAL: A WOMAN who is collecting mobile phones to send to survivors of the Asian tsunami says that she has received more than 30 phones in the last week.   more...

Bags of cash for the appeal

TSUNAMI APPEAL: MARTIAL arts groups came together to raise money for the appeal.   more...

Addict is set to be jailed for mugging

YOUNG thug Karl Telfer could face prison after failing on a drug treatment and testing order imposed for attacking a woman in the town centre.   more...

Sentence is too soft say critics

CAMPAIGNERS have blasted the so-called soft sentence given to Britain's youngest drink-driver, who was 12 when she was stopped.   more...

Twelve year old was youngest drink-driver

A 12-year-old girl became Britain's youngest female drink-driver when she stole her father's car after downing beer and alcopops.   more...

A chance to see classic movies

SWINDONIANS who crave a dose of old-fashioned slapstick humour will jump at the chance see a Silent Move Show featuring live music.   more...

Photo rules hit concert

Parents will not be allowed to take photos of their children at the Junior Music Festival this year.   more...

Stage struck cast get glitzy for musical treat

Ref. 75863-3MUSIC and comedy group Stage Struck are well into rehearsals for their next show called `Mah Nah, Mah Nah'.   more...

Pub still waits to face music

REGULARS at the Piper's Arms in Old Town are still waiting for a decision on whether live music can continue at the pub.   more...

Schools channel

A television channel for teachers is being previewed.   more...

Talk on threat of metropolis

AUTHOR Herbert Girardet will talk about how cities can be improved for a sustainable world.   more...

Oriental express cooking by Hom

TV CHEF Ken Hom will give a live cooking demonstration in Swindon next week.   more...

Driver safe after M-way accident

THE driver of a Land Rover escaped injury after the caravan he was towing overturned on the M4 today.   more...

Plans under fire

SWINDON Conservative Coun David Renard (Haydon Wick) has criticised plans for 24-hour drinking.   more...

Help for parents

A course offering advice on how to cope with teenagers starts this month.   more...

Gipsy inquiry starts

A LONG awaited inquiry into a controversial gipsy site begins today.   more...

Chance to discuss growth of the town

A MEETING to discuss the future development of Swindon will be held at the Parish Council offices in Haydon Wick today between 3.30pm-7.30pm.   more...

On your marks, get set...apply!

A scheme that will make between £250 and £5,000 available to sports organisations has been launched.   more...

Salute to our brave men

Ref. 75862-62A SENIOR investigator was on his way to Iraq today to search for clues into what happened to the Hercules aircraft lost on Sunday.   more...

`Fine young man' mourned

TODAY tributes continue to be paid to Australian Flt Lt Paul Pardoel, who was the first victim of the crash named.   more...

Excellent safety record

Although RAF Lyneham's Hercules transport fleet has an unrivalled safety record ­ there have been a number of tragic accidents involving this aircraft since it first went into service in 1967.   more...

Community honours its heroes

Ref. 75862-48 Among those pinning up flowers and tributes was former RAF and civilian firefighter, Dan Gurney from West SwindonTHE community of Lyneham will strengthen after the tragedy of the Hercules crash over Iraq according to its vicar.   more...

Prescott plan to redevelop town

A 3,000-home building programme is the key to the rebirth of Swindon town centre ­ Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has claimed.   more...

Making a drama out of specialist arts status

Ref. 75805-11A SWINDON school is to get a new dance and drama studio now it has won specialist arts status.   more...

Plumber sinks a massive win

Ref. 75864-83A LUCKY punter has scooped nearly £35,000 for a 50p each way bet.   more...

Bid to save volunteers' grants rejected

HOPES to ring-fence grants to voluntary groups have been thrown out by councillors.   more...

You can take on that burglar

HOUSEHOLDERS will not face prosecution for attacking or even killing a burglar providing they use only "reasonable force", new guidelines said today.   more...

Swindoncares News

Megan's angel is a winner

A BRIGHT-EYED angel with a shiny halo and star-shaped wand has captured the heart of the new High Sheriff, James Arkell.   more...

Fundraising week is the biggest yet

THIS week's Swindon Cares extravaganza has set a new standard for fundraising in the town.   more...

Wiltshire News

Community honours its heroes

Ref. 75862-48 Among those pinning up flowers and tributes was former RAF and civilian firefighter, Dan Gurney from West SwindonTHE community of Lyneham will strengthen after the tragedy of the Hercules crash over Iraq according to its vicar.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Taking the Mick!

RUMOURS that Mick Harford was due to take over as manager at the County Ground yesterday proved unfounded ­ for the time being at least.   more...

  
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