Stories for 2 February 2005

Amesbury News

Fire rips through school

A scorched doll's house stands among the gutted remains of a classroom at Broad Chalke Primary School after Tuesday's fire. 3/2/5NEARLY 150 children were evacuated after an explosion and fire ripped through a classroom at Broad Chalke, Primary School just before lunchtime on Tuesday.   more...

51 jobs go after electronics firm calls in receivers

WILTON was dealt a crushing blow this week, as one of the town's largest employers laid off more than half its workforce.   more...

Murder victim left identity note in his sock

MURDERED Asian millionaire Anil Chohan left a letter with a clue to his killer's identity in his sock, an Old Bailey heard.   more...

Widower condemns mental health plans

Cyril Lee with a portrait of his late wife Dorothy. 3/2/5PENSIONER Cyril Lee has slammed proposals to modernise mental health services in south Wiltshire as "totally impracticable", and warns of serious problems ahead caused by a shortage of nursing home beds.   more...

Extended celebrations for golden couple

Pete and Jean Vince of Amesbury, who celebrated their golden wedding on Saturday. 3.2.5A THREE-WEEK cruise on the luxury ship Aurora, before she ran into problems, was one of the highlights of extended golden wedding celebrations for Amesbury couple Pete and Jean Vince.   more...

Leukaemia project gets vital funding

THE medical research charity Hope this week announced a grant of £10,000 for a new leukaemia research project in Salisbury.   more...

Bus driver leaves pupil stranded

A YOUNG Salisbury boy was left stranded at school, after a bus driver said his ticket was invalid and drove off without him.   more...

Cathedral ceremony marks Holocaust day

Walter Kammerling lights a candle in Salisbury Cathedral to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Holocaust. 3.2.5 SALISBURY Cathedral and the district council once again joined forces to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.   more...

Business News

Living the American dream

75866-31IT MAY not be selling ice to the eskimos but Sarah Benning's handmade American-style crafts and toys are attracting interest from across the Atlantic.   more...

Office sales rise but shops down

THE sale of the Brunel Centre remains the key to bringing out Swindon's untapped potential.   more...

Vic's just the job

RECRUITMENT firm SJC, which has an office on Commercial Road, has promoted Vicky Smith from Swindon branch manager to director.   more...

5m new Virgins

VIRGIN Mobile, which has a base in Trowbridge, has announced it has broken the five million customer barrier.   more...

Nissan expands

NISSAN is to build a new family vehicle, safeguarding more than 1,000 jobs in the Sunderland plant.   more...

Chippenham News

One of the best

Mark GibsonMark Gibson could not wait to join the RAF. One of life's entertainers, he was devoted to his wife Sheila and young daughter Poppy. Today we mourn his passing.   more...

`This team was one of the best'

Group Captain Paul Oborn Ref: 75873-79THE ten service personnel killed when an RAF Hercules crashed in central Iraq have been described as among the best in the force.   more...

Princess pays her respects

The Princess Royal visited RAF Lyneham yesterday afternoon where she spoke to members of 47 Squadron to show her support.   more...

Health News

Nathan can't stop eating

78854-18TODDLER Nathan Rogers stares longingly at his family's well-stocked fridge. Most children crave chocolate and other sickly goodies but this three-year-old suffers from a rare eating disorder called Prader-Willi Syndrome.   more...

Salisbury Features

`Our aim is to help people - you have only one liver'

Alison Rogers (left) with colleagues Gemma Thomas, Sandra Cooper, Jill Elsey and Emma Ribbons. 3/2/5 THE British Liver Trust, which helps people suffering from liver disease, has just celebrated its first birthday at its new headquarters in Ringwood.   more...

Salisbury News

Fire rips through school

A scorched doll's house stands among the gutted remains of a classroom at Broad Chalke Primary School after Tuesday's fire. 3/2/5NEARLY 150 children were evacuated after an explosion and fire ripped through a classroom at Broad Chalke, Primary School just before lunchtime on Tuesday.   more...

51 jobs go after electronics firm calls in receivers

WILTON was dealt a crushing blow this week, as one of the town's largest employers laid off more than half its workforce.   more...

Murder victim left identity note in his sock

MURDERED Asian millionaire Anil Chohan left a letter with a clue to his killer's identity in his sock, an Old Bailey heard.   more...

Widower condemns mental health plans

Cyril Lee with a portrait of his late wife Dorothy. 3/2/5PENSIONER Cyril Lee has slammed proposals to modernise mental health services in south Wiltshire as "totally impracticable", and warns of serious problems ahead caused by a shortage of nursing home beds.   more...

Protest may reach ballot box

Salisbury MP Robert Key and country, district and parish councillors give their backing to Downton residents. 3/2/5CAMPAIGNERS are prepared to go all the way to the ballot box, in a bid to stop heavy lorries using their village as a rat run.   more...

Traffic lights installed

Heavy traffic in Whiteparish led to fears of accident or even tragedy. 3/2/5A DAY after the Salisbury Journal highlighted traffic fears facing Whiteparish, temporary lights have been installed in the village.   more...

Leukaemia project gets vital funding

THE medical research charity Hope this week announced a grant of £10,000 for a new leukaemia research project in Salisbury.   more...

Bus driver leaves pupil stranded

A YOUNG Salisbury boy was left stranded at school, after a bus driver said his ticket was invalid and drove off without him.   more...

Cathedral ceremony marks Holocaust day

Walter Kammerling lights a candle in Salisbury Cathedral to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Holocaust. 3.2.5 SALISBURY Cathedral and the district council once again joined forces to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.   more...

Sport Angling

Gale takes top spot in charity match

SUNDAY'S Danny Bohane Memorial match on Devizes AC's Kennet and Avon stretches raised over £300 for Danny's children but was largely disappointing because of the lack of skimmer bream caught.   more...

Sport Football

Collier's warning

Supermarine boss Mark Collier has warned his troops that they will be scrapping to avoid the drop if they don't show signs of improvement.   more...

Sport Rugby

`No Danny issue'

England boss Andy Robinson insisted he had "no issues" with Danny Grewcock after selecting the Bath and Lions lock for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Wales.   more...

Swindon News

Salaries eat up our taxes

THERE are so many reasons for paying, adequately, for the services we all need.   more...

Preserve our literary heritage

IN January 1975 a high-profile national appeal was launched to protect Richard Jefferies birthplace at Coate farm from the bulldozers.   more...

Fixed tap is to be mended!

IN response to Mr J E Plumtree's letter about our kitchen tap. I was very impressed to read Mr Plumtree's plumbers' terminology, although I think he was distracting us from the main point.   more...

Memories

WITH reference to the letter from Mary Ratcliffe of Old Town. I watched the funeral of the great Sir Winston Churchill on television.   more...

So expensive

JEAN Saunders letter in the Adver (Jan 25) made my blood boil. In regards to not wanting a university in Swindon.   more...

A champion

I REFER to the condemnation and criticism of Frank Avenell by Kevin Small, January 29.   more...

Purse return

I LOST my Louis Vuitton purse worth approx £100 with £50 cash either in or just outside the House of Fraser car park in Swindon on Wednesday, Jan 26.   more...

Good change

COUNCILLORS Andy Harrison and Kevin Small refer to slow or little progress made by the Conservatives.   more...

Put your best foot forward

AGE Concern Swindon is appealing for people to support their work by taking part in the Kellogg's Corn Flakes Great Walk 2005.   more...

Vision for town gets thumbs up

75870-29BOSSES at two of Swindon's leading organisations say they are encouraged by the deputy prime minister's optimism for the re-birth of the town centre.   more...

Voters set to make a point

COUNCIL tax and local services could be major factors influencing the votes when Walcot residents go to the polls tomorrow.   more...

Youngsters get a kick at games day

75814-25Students from New College have been passing on sporting tips to children at a primary school.   more...

Ticking bomb

REBEL teenagers who binge-drink on street corners are playing with a ticking bomb, according to a new study.   more...

Dilapidated wing set for facelift

BUILDING work has begun to give a Swindon secondary school a new lease of life. Phase one of the building work at Headlands School kicked off this week with the refurbishment of the school's west wing.   more...

Shop window smashed in latest vandal attack

75880-28VANDALS have smashed a window in a shopping parade plagued by anti-social behaviour.   more...

Town parking profits remain the same

LOCAL councils in England raised about 50 per cent more in parking charges in 2002-3 compared with five years previously, the Commons has been told.   more...

Mercedes driver set to face crown court trial

GERALD Hicks will appear in court charged with dangerous driving following a car chase in Pinehurst at Christmas.   more...

Voluntary groups stage protest against cuts

Charity workers in Swindon are hoping for a large turn-out today in a demonstration against proposed cuts to the voluntary sector.   more...

No revival as sales are worst for five years

HOPES of a post-Christmas revival in retail sales have been dashed research which points to the quietest January in five years.   more...

`Cuts would be short-sighted'

CUTS to community services would be short-sighted and self-defeating, a councillor has claimed.   more...

Teenagers needed to take to stage to teach councillors

YOUNGSTERS will have a chance to help educate councillors by taking part in an innovative drama project.   more...

Fans give Franz thumbs-up

SCOTTISH art rockers Franz Ferdinand have scooped five nominations for next month's NME Awards.   more...

Roman feast for children

CHILDREN will be able to make their own jewellery inspired by Roman and Medieval styles at the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery.   more...

Pancake party for good cause

A SWINDON church is organising a `pancake brunch', and half of the proceeds raised will be donated to the Tsunami appeal.   more...

West not best for keeping tidy

THE quality of the south west's local environment is slipping fast. That is the message from a national study by Keep Britain Tidy, which looks at the condition of the country's streets, housing areas, waterways and shopping districts.   more...

Man cut from car after crash

Firefighters had to cut a man free from the wreckage of his car after an accident on the B4069 between Lyneham and Chippenham.   more...

Star's dress fear

ACTRESS Cate Blanchett is worried about trying on designer dresses for the Oscars next month in case her son is sick on them.   more...

Gipsy site planning inquiry is opened

AN INQUIRY into the gipsy site at Minety has opened in Chippenham. Expected to last four days, the inquiry is hearing evidence from the local council, residents and travellers themselves.   more...

Barriers planned

TICKET barriers could be installed at Swindon train station. Train operators First Great Western and First Great Western Link intend to install more automatic ticket gates at stations following a successful introduction at Paddington.   more...

`Psychic dogs predicted win'

BIG Brother star Jackie Stallone believes her dogs have psychic powers because they predicted George Bush would win the US election.   more...

Help out at woods

THE Peatmoor Woodland Group will meet on Sunday. Volunteers are welcome to help coppicing and managing the ancient woodland from 10am to 3pm on Sunday.   more...

Meeting date set

PLANS for the Creative Planet project at the Science Museum in Wroughton will be discussed at a meeting on February 24.   more...

Search is on for football doubles

Youngsters who share their name with a footballer could play a new Subbuteo game at Old Trafford.   more...

Youngsters can get aid

A FREE advice service is available for young people who no longer live in the family home.   more...

Chance to influence health care

THE Swindon Parent Panel is looking for new members to help plan local health services for parents, babies and children.   more...

Series of changes for show organiser

THE team that organises and operates the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford is to undergo a series of changes.   more...

Call for all homes to have sprinklers

SPRINKLERS must be fitted in every home as part of a nation-wide fire safety campaign, a Swindon MP has claimed.   more...

Big brother boosts appeal by £7,000

A WEEKEND of Big Brother, car park camping and darts at a Swindon pub has netted £7,000 for the Asian Tsunami Appeal.   more...

Councillor given the `poisoned chalice'

A COUNCILLOR appointed to a new position has been told he is taking up a poisoned chalice.   more...

Can you help garden day?

THE Cricklade Bloomers are looking for entrants and helpers for this year's Open Gardens day.   more...

One of the best

Mark GibsonMark Gibson could not wait to join the RAF. One of life's entertainers, he was devoted to his wife Sheila and young daughter Poppy. Today we mourn his passing.   more...

`This team was one of the best'

Group Captain Paul Oborn Ref: 75873-79THE ten service personnel killed when an RAF Hercules crashed in central Iraq have been described as among the best in the force.   more...

Princess pays her respects

The Princess Royal visited RAF Lyneham yesterday afternoon where she spoke to members of 47 Squadron to show her support.   more...

Cancer victim loses her fight

Gemma LambethA YOUNG woman who fought against cancer, and campaigned to force a Swindon pub to change its rules, has died.   more...

Pitching in

Ron ToppSWINDON Town's stadium manager has saluted stewards who have come to the cash-strapped club's aid with a `tremendous gesture'.   more...

Chess champs wipe the board in competition

75875-18CHILDREN from a Swindon primary school were victorious in a national chess competition.   more...

Council tax set for 3% increase

Council leader Coun Mike BawdenSWINDON residents are set to face a council tax rise of just three per cent over last year, council bosses have revealed.   more...

Petition calls for CCTV to halt yobs

75856-15CCTV cameras would help reclaim the streets of Rodbourne Cheney from young yobs, say residents.   more...

Silence is golden for school kids

75821-44SILENCE descended on a village school when pupils held a sponsored hush for charity.   more...

Wiltshire News

`This team was one of the best'

Group Captain Paul Oborn Ref: 75873-79THE ten service personnel killed when an RAF Hercules crashed in central Iraq have been described as among the best in the force.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

King Meets Board

ANDY King has met with the Town board to discuss mystery `proposals' on a number of footballing issues at the club but for now he is playing his cards close to his chest.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

Computer theft

THIEVES were disturbed during a raid in Wootton Bassett but still made off with a large amount of computer equipment.   more...

Children are suspects in sweets theft

POLICE in Wootton Bassett believe that children may be responsible for two thefts of sweets in the Station Road area of the town.   more...

  
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