Stories for 1 August 2005

Business News

Staff give community centre a fresh lick of paint

Nationwide financial management team workers decorate Gorse Hill Community Centre, from left, Mike Green, Chris Sumner, Paul McLaughlin and Paul Rogers Ref: 78643-22GORSE Hill Community Centre has a bright future after being given a much-needed lick of paint by volunteers.   more...

Members back Co-op merger

OXFORD, Swindon and Gloucester Co-op is to be merged into the West Midlands Co-op.   more...

Local food producers flavour of the month

WILTSHIRE was flavour of the month after boasting several winners in the recent Taste of the West food and drink awards.   more...

TUC sets out agenda

A REVIEW of public transport safety, pensions, equal pay, parental leave, age discrimination, working hours and climate change are amongst the 90 motions published today in the Congress 2005 preliminary agenda.   more...

Chips with everything

THE Chip and PIN programme has released the latest figures on the rollout of the system.   more...

Health News

£32m centre is left underused

Trust's human resources director Paul BentleyFEWER patients than expected are using the flagship treatment centre at the Great Western Hospital.   more...

Highworth News

Singing out to help Thomas

Hilary Martin and Scott Landis perform Making your Mind Up at the Thomas Hunter Charity Show Ref: 78673-160THEATRE fans packed into Highworth's Warneford School at the weekend to help an autistic boy.   more...

Meet your Adver team on tour

YOUR Swindon Advertiser is getting ready to go on tour. We are visiting the towns and villages around Swindon to meet our readers in their communities.   more...

Swindon News

Taxi drivers were asked

I WOULD like to respond to comments in the Evening Advertiser that there has been "inadequate consultation" with Swindon's taxi drivers in regard to delimitation.   more...

Angling is not merely an innocent hobby

J WOODMAN (SA July 27) would like us to believe that fishing is an innocent pastime, beneficial to wildlife.   more...

Proud of Swindon? It's a joke

I AGREE with the recent readers' letters regarding Swindon Borough Council's lack of integrity and incompetence.   more...

Well done

As manager of Headway Swindon & District, The Brain Injury Association, I was pleased to see the photograph of the First Swindon Sea Scouts all wearing cycle helmets.   more...

So impressed

THE letter from Roger Averies, Unison Manual Convenor, describes Swindon Services as an archetypical workers utopia where redundancies are unknown.   more...

Bird flu alert

THE recent statement issued by the World Health Organisation warns us that a pandemic of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in this country is inevitable.   more...

It's wrong place

THE plans to build a university are a great idea but its location fails to be as impressive.   more...

Not at any cost

IN Isabel Field's report `Town needs a university' (SA Monday, July 25), there are comments from David Spencer, partner at King Sturge: "A carefully-managed campus can be quite a nice environment," and "I just think it is small-minded and narrow-minded not to want it."   more...

Majority against

YOUR features on university proposals for Swindon seem to indicate a general opinion that a university would probably benefit the town.   more...

Call to kick footballers out of recreation ground

Residents, who don't want to be identified, are unhappy with children playing ball games outside their home Ref: 78660-32A GROUP of residents are appealing for football games to be banned outside their houses because they say the noise is driving them mad.   more...

Rip up this homes plan

THE regional assembly should take its strategy for homes in the south west, rip it up and start again.   more...

Chinese to celebrate our author

Chinese student Chen Ying who is translating a book by Richard Jefferies Ref: 78669-13SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: SWINDON'S foremost man of letters Richard Jefferies could soon be receiving acclaim in China.   more...

Last few babies are snapped for contest

At Matalan, photographer Sarah Johnson snaps one of the final entrants in this year's Swindon Advertiser Baby of the Year competition Ref: 78670-42PARENTS and their children queued for the last chance to enter the 2005 Swindon Advertiser's Baby of the Year competition.   more...

Burglar jailed for theft from friend

BURGLAR Ian Pounds has been jailed for 10 months for stealing a friend's CD collection.   more...

Proud to be best recruit in platoon

Rebecca Ireson collects her trophy for being best recruit from Brigadier Simon CaraffiSWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: AN ARMY private from Swindon has done the town proud by becoming the best recruit in her platoon.   more...

Stay safe in summer

PARENTS are being urged to keep a watchful eye on their children this summer to avoid a trip to casualty.   more...

Musical feast is a huge success

Steve Rayner, Nicola Frost, Nigel Kimber and Andy Frost. Front row, from left, Wendy Frost and Sam Rayner Ref: 78664-18CHISELDON'S first-ever music festival was a resounding success. More than 500 people turned out on the green, near the Elm Tree pub, on Saturday to hear a variety of music from local and national groups.   more...

Moped rider given chance

A MOPED rider who gave his best friend's name when he was stopped by police has escaped a prison sentence for a second time.   more...

Organisers prepare for next year's air tattoo

ORGANISERS of the Royal International Air Tattoo have already announced the main theme for next year's show.   more...

Warrant for man who stole from his mum

A JUDGE has issued a warrant for the arrest and detention of a man who burgled his mum's Park North house.   more...

The peace process

A NUMBER of Swindon groups are working together to make sure the International Day of Peace becomes part of the town's calendar.   more...

Skip on fire

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a skip fire near the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon town centre on Saturday evening.   more...

Getting ahead

Melinda Messenger is one of the nominees in the Celebrity Hat Wearer of the Year 2005 contest.   more...

Motorists love M4 motorway

THE M4 is the second favourite motorway for motorists, a survey has found.   more...

Over budget

KENNET and North Wiltshire's primary care trust has been slated in a report by the Government's Audit Commission.   more...

Royal Mail delivers Olympic celebration

ROYAL Mail is launching a special set of stamps this week to celebrate Britain winning the Olympic bid.   more...

Purr-fect quest

A SEARCH has been launched to find Swindon's happiest cat. A cat food company has launched the first online purr-o-meter designed to help owners gauge just how happy their cats are.   more...

Bosses wanted to walk on fire

DAREDEVILS are being asked to take part in a corporate firewalk challenge that is being held in aid of charity.   more...

Singing praises

A CHURCH is planning to sing some of the finest songs of praise this month.   more...

Valuables go on sale

THE Samaritans Collectables Day takes place on Wednesday this week.   more...

Not all bad with global warming

SWINDON is radiating good news to distant parts. Research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council at North Star suggests that climate change could increase yields for Scottish farmers.   more...

A cool idea for elderly people

A SWINDON charity is offering elderly people free thermometers to stop them from getting food poisoning.   more...

Please have a cup of tea, asks charity

A SWINDON charity is appealing for people to hold fundraising tea parties.   more...

Trust sues for forest damage

THE National Trust is suing an Asian airline over the crash of one of its aircraft in 1999.   more...

Scientists excited by atmosphere

SCIENTISTS backed by a Swindon research council have investigated the atmosphere of one of Saturn's moons.   more...

Irish funnyman on his way to Wyvern

IRISH sitcom star Ardal O'Hanlon, is to appear in Swindon this autumn. The star of Father Ted and My Hero will be bringing his show to the Wyvern Theatre on Thursday, October 6.   more...

Charity plea for donations

THE British Heart Foundation is urging Swindon residents to hunt through their homes for much-needed donations.   more...

Tips to keep motorcyclists safe

MOTORCYCLISTS can pick up useful tips and take a riding assessment as part of a scheme to improve safety on the county's roads.   more...

Idyllic memories

THE huge variety of wildlife in and around Swindon will be the subject of two talks next Monday.   more...

Library service needs a hand

LIBRARIES in Swindon are planning to expand their Home Library Service with the introduction of new routes.   more...

You can go to ball

TICKETS are selling fast for The Duke of Wellington Golf Society's annual ball. The event takes place on September 17 at Blunsdon House Hotel.   more...

Mongolia here we come!

A FATHER and son from Stratton St Margaret begin their 8,500-mile trip to Mongolia today ­ in a Reliant Robin.   more...

`Your excuses won't wash'

COST-cutting councillors have been attacked for "hiding" behind the excuse of receiving unfair grants from Whitehall ­ despite the town's cashpot soaring by more than 82 per cent since Labour came to power.   more...

They got the wrong man

COLIN Lewin warned that the killer is "still out there" as he was cleared of murdering Swindon father-of-two Mick Love.   more...

Verdict is met with shock at Mick's pub

THE verdict was met with shock in Old Town pubs where Mick Love used to enjoy a pint.   more...

Buyers snap up second homes

SECOND home ownership is increasing across Swindon, prompting fears that first-time buyers are being priced out of the housing market.   more...

Dancers stage a Polished performance

A GROUP of Polish dancers from Torun gave a display of traditional dancing at the Polish Club in Swindon.   more...

Biker dies after road smash

Whitehouse Bridge in SwindonA 51-YEAR-OLD Swindon man has died after his motorbike collided with a car last night. He was taken to Great Western Hospital with serious injuries and died during the night.   more...

`Mugabe has my son's blood on his hands'

Zimbabwe dictator Robert MugabeA FATHER blames his son's death on the Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe's brutal regime.   more...

Here's the first look at the town's Civic pride

The eighth generation of the Honda Civic takes a bowTHIS is the first glimpse of the car that Honda hopes will accelerate it to the forefront of upmarket motoring.   more...

A mega Mela!

78667-11THE Town Gardens were transformed with a touch of Asia spice at the Swindon Mela.   more...

Meet your Adver team on tour

YOUR Swindon Advertiser is getting ready to go on tour. We are visiting the towns and villages around Swindon to meet our readers in their communities.   more...

Bidders cheated out of £9,000

A CYBER cheat who pocketed thousand of pounds by offering festival tickets for sale on eBay has been jailed.   more...

Robin Hood goes down to the farm for day of fun

Anna Cornell with a piglet Ref: 78666-17THERE was plenty of forest capers at Roves Farm on Saturday for the start of its Robin Hood week.   more...

£32m centre is left underused

Trust's human resources director Paul BentleyFEWER patients than expected are using the flagship treatment centre at the Great Western Hospital.   more...

End of the line for ex-rail staff

Bill Farmer, Doreen Taylor, Carly Taylor, Shaun Taylor, Jamie Taylor, Ken Taylor, Sue Taylor and David Lewis Ref: 78659-3IT'S the end of an era for a Swindon social club which is closing its doors at the end of the month.   more...

Drunken man kissed his wife's carer

MAGISTRATES took pity on a man who made a move on his sick wife's carer. Ian Wilmot, 53, of May Close, Gorse Hill, admitted a charge of common assault after drunkenly kissing the woman.   more...

People's greed will destroy this place

ARTHUR Tayler fell in love with Coate Water when he came to live in Berkshire as a boy.   more...

We don't want a uni here

I HAVE never written to a newspaper before but the Coate Water debate is such a fundamental issue that I feel I must put pen to paper.   more...

Have an open air university

THERE is a tragedy taking place at the Coate Water site ­ an intended plan to build an extension of Bath University.   more...

Stand up for this town ­ not Bath

OF course Swindon needs a university. Few would deny it, but we are outraged by the arrogant demand of Bath University to take over Coate and the Great Western Hospital.   more...

Where will the wildlife go?

I WAS reading your report about the university development proposed for Coate Water, especially with reference to what the students had to say about it.   more...

There's still a lot of unanswered questions

IT may, or may not, be good for Swindon to have a university.   more...

Council windfall

I WOULD like to make the following comments with reference to the planned development at Coate Water.   more...

No ugly buildings

A UNIVERSITY of Swindon would be an asset but not a University of Bath in Swindon, and not at Coate Water.   more...

Keep on writing

SO many letters recently about Coate, and so many putting the points beautifully, answering the rubbish put forward elsewhere in the paper by proponents of the Swindon Gateway development.   more...

Buffer too small

I FEEL very strongly about the proposal to build the Bath University, and housing in the Coate area. I feel that no building work of any sort should take place in this area.   more...

Wiltshire News

£32m centre is left underused

Trust's human resources director Paul BentleyFEWER patients than expected are using the flagship treatment centre at the Great Western Hospital.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Lee whizz!

HOME track hero Lee Richardson climbed off his sickbed to magnificently guide Great Britain into speedway's World Cup Final last night ­ then admitted: ``I nearly didn't ride at all.''   more...

Wootton Bassett News

Teachers need more help and support

PHIL Baker, a teaching union representative, says teachers need the support of their colleagues to help them stay on the straight and narrow after a Wootton Bassett teacher was jailed for having an affair with a pupil.   more...

Meet your Adver team on tour

YOUR Swindon Advertiser is getting ready to go on tour. We are visiting the towns and villages around Swindon to meet our readers in their communities.   more...

16-months for sex with pupil

A TEACHER who had an affair with a pupil is today beginning a 16-month jail sentence.   more...

  
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