Stories for 6 August 2005

Sport Cricket

Victory charge

WILTSHIRE produced a superb fightback against Berkshire to win their under 19 match at Swindon's County Ground.   more...

Swindon News

£14.09 an hour ...you're joking!

GET me a copy of Thursday's Adver, it will no doubt be full of jobs paying £14.09 an hour. Or maybe not!   more...

Where do these figures come from?

THE article regarding the average hourly pay rate for Swindon had my jaw hitting the floor. Where do these figures come from?   more...

Peace hopes

UNLIKE your writer "To Your Views," August 3 Des Morgan. I welcome any cease fire and any talks with a view to peace in Ulster.   more...

There is a link

JOHN Utting of Penhill is not convinced that Britain is being targeted because of the Iraq war (SA, letters, July 13 and 30).   more...

Sort road out

IN reference to the accident by White House Bridge on July 31, in which a motorcyclist died, it had to happen.   more...

Brass praise

THOUGH I am normally a resident of Wootton Bassett, I am living and working in Luxembourg for a year.   more...

Still waiting

I READ your article on the Brunel NHS Treatment Centre "More patients needed to book in for routine ops" (SA, Monday August 1).   more...

Any development will destroy Coate

COATE DEVELOPMENT: BEING one of the tens of thousands of objectors to the proposed development of Coate, I find it exasperating to note that all this anxiety appears to have been brought on us by the Swindon Borough Council.   more...

Action is needed to stop scheme

COATE DEVELOPMENT: IT is quite apparent that with a few exceptions SB councillors are prepared to rubber stamp the proposed horrendous development at Coate Water.   more...

Mysteries of auctions explained

SCARED by auction house jargon? Worried if you scratch your nose you'll end up buying that painting worth £20,000?   more...

Neighbours to hold party

RESIDENTS of a housing development at New College are holding a party to get to know each other.   more...

Battlestars' date

SCI-FI fans will be in seventh heaven on Thursday when a Battlestar Galactica reunion takes place at Infinitely Better.   more...

Dance back to ballroom days

TICKETS are available for the Majestic Ballroom 2005 Reunion.   more...

MP unanswered

MICHAEL Wills, the MP for North Swindon, drew a blank in the House of Commons when he asked how many people's appeals against fines for late payment of income tax are upheld.   more...

Museum to open

VISITORS are being invited to the Science Museum, Wroughton today and tomorrow.   more...

Golfers aid clinic

A CHARITY golf day will be held in aid of the Great Western Hospital's Eye Clinic. The event takes place at Shrivenham Park Golf Club on Monday, September 5.   more...

Fete promises to be great fun for all

THE 25th Shrivenham Village Fete will be held later this month.   more...

Gift for humanity

DONALD Trump has offered to renovate the United Nations headquarters and will do it all for free.   more...

House of puzzles

SOMETHING a bit puzzling is going on at Lydiard House this summer, and the organisers are asking children to help work it out.   more...

Plea for good attendance

PEOPLE are encouraged to attend the next lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender coalition meeting.   more...

War in the air

Flying to the rescue Neil Curtis with his three-year-old Harris Hawk RolfSEAGULLS intent on settling in Swindon could soon be winging their way out of the town.   more...

The day roads turned to rivers

Drivers negotiate flooded roads in Swindon Ref: 71656-30AUGUST may not have brought glorious sunshine to Swindon yet but things could be a lot worse.   more...

Pair face another setback in their Mongolia drive

Mark, left, and John BarkerA FATHER and son driving team fear they will have to pull out of a charity car rally from Swindon to Mongolia.   more...

Cyclists are told to pay attention

THE number of pedestrians and cyclists injured on Swindon's roads has increased ­ and it's because they are not paying attention.   more...

Kids get a different angle on summer fun

Hayleigh Ward at the Science Holiday ClubTHE summer holidays provided an out of this world week for Swindon children at a special holiday camp.   more...

Man dragged a boy off his bike

IRATE Kevin Logan dragged a 15-year-old leaflet dropper off his bike, a court heard. The 46-year-old from Croome Close, Priory Vale, yesterday admitted common assault.   more...

Vandals' victim proud of town

A happier Sue Duggan cleans up her wrecked house Ref: 78750-46SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: A MOTHER-OF-FOUR whose home was trashed by yobs says the generosity of Swindon people has made her proud of the town.   more...

University will inspire students

COATE DEVELOPMENT: I FEEL that Coun Tomlinson has misunderstood one of the main points concerning the proposed University of Bath in Swindon.   more...

Been here before

COATE DEVELOPMENT: I AM in full agreement with Mr John Dixon over the debate on the future of Coate Water, but I do not think anyone is listening, or reading the letters on Save Coate Water.   more...

Greenbelt land

COATE DEVELOPMENT: I AM of an open mind whether we should build on the Coate Water area. The only things that I would say against it is would we be able to provide facilities to make it viable?   more...

Concrete pillows

COATE DEVELOPMENT: THE Coate debate seems set in concrete. Swindon sleeps as concrete creeps to Coate.   more...

Don't succumb

COATE DEVELOPMENT: THE university must not be allowed to build its new campus on the Coate Water site.   more...

College site ideal

COATE DEVELOPMENT: I AM a local history member. Reading recently in the Adver once again about Coate Water being transformed by a university and houses disgusts me.   more...

Wiltshire News

£32m - What PCT chief must save to keep her job

Carol ClarkeNORTH Wiltshire's health chief has admitted her job is on the line unless she pulls services out of a £32m black hole of debt within three years.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Town will be second best at Tykes: Howard

BRIAN Howard predicts a miserable start to Town's League One campaign today with the midfielder `devastated' that he cannot take on his former colleagues.   more...