Stories for 4 May 2005

Amesbury News

Boozy offenders get counselling

ALCOHOL counselling is to become a bail condition, in a ground-breaking project aimed at curbing the drinking habits of boozy Salisbury and district law-breakers.   more...

Call to celebrate VE Day

AS the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War nears, the Royal British Legion is urging people to give thanks to those who fought for their country.   more...

Postal votes hit by error

MORE than 130 postal ballot papers were reissued to voters in Landford after a clerical error.   more...

Latest roads plan causes outrage

ENVIRONMENTAL groups have reacted angrily to Wiltshire county council's announcement it is pressing ahead with plans for the controversial Brunel Link and Harnham Relief roads.   more...

Man wins reprieve from deportation

A SALISBURY man has won a reprieve from a judge's deportation recommendation - which meant he faced being sent to Iran, where he feared being stoned to death.   more...

Weekend of cuckoo frolics

UNPROMISING grey cloud gave way to bursts of blue sky as record numbers flocked to Downton for the 26th annual Cuckoo Fair.   more...

Crackdown on callous con men

DISTRACTION burglars have been feeling the heat recently, as Wiltshire Police staged a clamp-down on the callous criminals.   more...

Call for ME to be given high profile

AN ME sufferer is urging people to get behind a national campaign that aims to increase awareness of the debilitating disease.   more...

Girls fill top positions in quest for entrepreneurs

GIRL-POWER triumphed at the area final of Young Enterprise, held in Salisbury last week.   more...

Wilts oh so close to causing cup shock

PLUCKY Wiltshire came within a whisker of causing one of the shocks of the opening round of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy when they pushed a star-studded Kent to the limit at Salisbury on Tuesday, writes Mike Turner.   more...

Business News

Alienation hits smaller outfits

SMALL businesses in the Swindon area feel less part of the local community than before.   more...

Promoting fur play at gallery

A NEW gallery is taking a walk on the wild side.   more...

Companies set to tee off for charity

GOLFERS will be teeing off to boost the Swindon Cares charity this summer.   more...

Inner country aid

THE Community Foundation for Wiltshire and Swindon has announced its new chairman ­ Richard Handover.   more...

Chippenham News

Ex-wife suspect in murder case

THE estranged wife of a Wiltshire man who disappeared at a Thai beach resort two months ago has been arrested on suspicion of murder.   more...

Devizes News

1,500 join walk along ancient Sarsen trail

AveburyMORE than 1,500 people took part in the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's 2005 Sarsen Trail. The gruelling 26-mile sponsored walk goes through Avebury and Stonehenge to raise money for wildlife of Wiltshire.   more...

Election News

Dawn of ladies' day for Labour

ADVER, MAY 4: THERE was barely a man in sight as the Labour Party brought a different style of campaigning to Swindon.   more...

In the market for votes

ADVER, MAY 4: IN the last of a series of features political reporter Isabel Field joins Michael Wills campaigning for votes in Highworth   more...

Sights set on the undecided

ADVER, MAY 3: With only 48 hours to go to polling day, political reporter Isabel Field goes out on the campaign trail with North Swindon Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Evemy   more...

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Highworth News

Families say don't move the benches

THE family of a teenager killed in a road accident say the removal of benches placed in his memory would not stop problems with unruly youths.   more...

Salisbury Features

A signal for celebrations to begin ...

On May 8, 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and His Majesty King George VI broadcast to the nation the joyful news that victory in Europe had been secured and that Germany had offered its unconditional surrender to the Allied Forces. In the first of two features, Lesley Bates looks at how the news was received in Salisbury and the surrounding district.   more...

Salisbury News

Boozy offenders get counselling

ALCOHOL counselling is to become a bail condition, in a ground-breaking project aimed at curbing the drinking habits of boozy Salisbury and district law-breakers.   more...

Postal votes hit by error

MORE than 130 postal ballot papers were reissued to voters in Landford after a clerical error.   more...

Latest roads plan causes outrage

ENVIRONMENTAL groups have reacted angrily to Wiltshire county council's announcement it is pressing ahead with plans for the controversial Brunel Link and Harnham Relief roads.   more...

Snack van owner back in business

A POPULAR snack van is back up and running, less than a week after thieves stole the entire business.   more...

Man wins reprieve from deportation

A SALISBURY man has won a reprieve from a judge's deportation recommendation - which meant he faced being sent to Iran, where he feared being stoned to death.   more...

Weekend of cuckoo frolics

UNPROMISING grey cloud gave way to bursts of blue sky as record numbers flocked to Downton for the 26th annual Cuckoo Fair.   more...

Crackdown on callous con men

DISTRACTION burglars have been feeling the heat recently, as Wiltshire Police staged a clamp-down on the callous criminals.   more...

Call for ME to be given high profile

AN ME sufferer is urging people to get behind a national campaign that aims to increase awareness of the debilitating disease.   more...

Girls fill top positions in quest for entrepreneurs

GIRL-POWER triumphed at the area final of Young Enterprise, held in Salisbury last week.   more...

City finish with a flourish

Ryman League   more...

Wilts oh so close to causing cup shock

PLUCKY Wiltshire came within a whisker of causing one of the shocks of the opening round of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy when they pushed a star-studded Kent to the limit at Salisbury on Tuesday, writes Mike Turner.   more...

Sport Cricket

Wiltshire so close to famous victory

Kent were given a real scare by lowly Wiltshire at Salisbury where the minor county came within 10 runs of knocking their more illustrious opponents out of the C&G Trophy in the first round.   more...

Faringdon gain the Upper hand

REIGNING champions Faringdon Baptist Church retained their trophy in the ninth annual United Churches Six-a-Side Cricket Cup.   more...

Five-star Ravi has Devizes in a spin

WOOTTON Bassett scored an impressive 215-4 at home to Devizes in the Under 13 Red Division of the Wiltshire Youth League.   more...

Rutter stars with record

NICK Rutter set what appears to be a new league record in Cotswold District League Division 2 when he rattled up an unbeaten 203 in Ampney Crucis's 94-run win over Minety.   more...

Swindon News

Development is depressing

I have lived in the Swindon area all my life and seeing what is proposed at Coate must rate as one of the most depressing moments of my life here.   more...

Patients need rooms with a country view

Building around Coate Water will damage our health.   more...

People are not being listened to

WHO is listening to the people of Swindon and its neighbours and why is democracy being denied?   more...

Can you help?

ON Sunday, April 24, I went to collect some visitors from Swindon Bus Station and on my return home I realised that the diamond ring I was wearing when I left the house was no longer on my hand.   more...

Stay in lane

SEEING the headline "Cyclists please get on the track" prompts me to write: Motorists please get off the track.   more...

Free of smoke

I LIVE at George Selman Gardens and it is nice to walk through the lounge and not smell any smoke now.   more...

Did you see it?

I WOULD like to hear from any of the readers who witnessed the crash of a bomber at Castle Eaton at around 1.20pm on May 13, 1943.   more...

Fringe does its bit for good causes

Picture Ref: 77258-15SWINDON FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE: THE Eastcott and Swindon Beagles were out on the hunt as part of Swindon's Fringe Festival.   more...

Don't ignore rising stars

Eva Maddison, Molly McQuade, Ellie McQuade, Matilda Meers and Mark Hows Picture Ref: 77270-6THE chairman of a gymnastics club says a successful Olympic bid would not benefit Swindon unless more effort was made to nurture young sports stars.   more...

Wheels set in motion to get mill working again

The mill at Coleshill with estates manager Juliet PhippsIT was a source of flour for hundreds of years.   more...

Sample unusual ales at festival

THOSE who are partial to the odd pint will be able to try a few different brews when two pubs stage their own beer festival.   more...

Search for free car park deeds

TRADERS in Gorse Hill believe an historic agreement will scupper plans to introduce car parking charges.   more...

Radio station has Christian values

Flame FM DJ LIndsay Shaw Picture Ref: 77271-14A NEW community radio station has burst onto the airwaves.   more...

Club night out is a capital idea

TWO Swindon women who started a group taking local people on outings have organised a trip clubbing in the capital.   more...

Oyez! Make a noise at criers' competition

Swindon town crier Fred FerrisTOWN criers from across the country will be in full voice this summer as they descend on Swindon.   more...

Theft of covers floods alleyway

Picture Ref: 77262-10AN ANGRY resident says blocked drains have turned a busy alleyway into a no-go area.   more...

Shackleton expedition account goes to auction

A CHILLING reminder of an Antarctic expedition that went wrong and hundreds of items of film memorabilia go under the hammer next week.   more...

1,500 join walk along ancient Sarsen trail

MORE than 1,500 people took part in the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's 2005 Sarsen Trail.   more...

Lisa plans fundraising China trek

Lisa Bissett Picture Ref: 77264-38A MUM is planning to trek along the Great Wall of China to raise awareness of a disease that nearly killed her baby boy.   more...

Urgent need for donations

PEOPLE in Swindon are urged to help save lives and give blood.   more...

Storm over bill for drain pipes

A PENSIONER from Wanborough believes many people in rural areas are being overcharged on their water bills.   more...

House for the young homeless given facelift

A HOUSE offering accommodation for homeless young people has been given a facelift thanks to young volunteers.   more...

Samantha will arrive in style

Bride of the Year Samantha Moaby and fiance Paul Webb Picture Ref: 77115-2ALL brides have to make a grand entrance at their own wedding.   more...

Fundraiser will support Chernobyl victims

NEEDY children from Belarus will benefit from a fundraising sale this weekend.   more...

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Inquests sitting

TWO inquests are being held in Swindon this week. The first concerns Thomas Wrightson, 72, of Saffron Close, Wootton Bassett.   more...

Two hurt in accident

FIREFIGHTERS attended two road accidents yesterday.   more...

Check out the Co-op nursery

CHILDREN will flock to Walcot nursery next weekend for an open day.   more...

See what occurs at the vets

THE Eastcott Veterinary Clinic and Hospital in Bath Road is holding an open day in aid of Hearing Dogs for the Deaf.   more...

Relief aid goods may be dumped

TONS of aid donated for the tsunami appeal may be dumped in the bin, relief bosses have warned.   more...

Clothes expert is making his mark

Mark Collins Picture Ref: 77267-15FASHION stylist Mark Collins has been signed up for an ITV series.   more...

Girl left shaken after incident

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was left severely shaken after a man acted indecently in an alleyway.   more...

In the market for votes

Michael Wills Picture Ref: 77223-14IN the last of a series of features political reporter Isabel Field joins Michael Wills campaigning for votes in Highworth   more...

Dawn of ladies' day for Labour

THERE was barely a man in sight as the Labour Party brought a different style of campaigning to Swindon.   more...

Attempted murder trial date postponed

FOUR people accused of attempted murder have been remanded in custody for an extra eight days as the courts are not yet ready to set a date for their trial.   more...

Volunteers wanted to work with youths

VOLUNTEER youth workers will begin their training later this month.   more...

Outpouring from cream of Ireland

Fergal Keane Picture Ref: 77272-49IF anyone didn't leave the last night's talk with Fergal Keane deep in thought from what he said, then their minds were probably elsewhere.   more...

Adapting to life in the countryside

SWINDON FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE: Roger Scruton, Old Railway Museum   more...

Wiltshire News

Ex-wife suspect in murder case

THE estranged wife of a Wiltshire man who disappeared at a Thai beach resort two months ago has been arrested on suspicion of murder.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Andy's false start

ANDY Caton's name has been scrubbed off the team sheet to face Chesterfield on Saturday after the youngster's dream of a first League One start was dashed by injury.   more...

  
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