Stories for 24 January 2006

Calne News

Organisers are chuffed

Railway enthusiasts from across Britain descended on Calne at the weekend for the popular annual Bentley Model Rail Show.  more...

Chippenham News

New Indian curries favour

Chippenham's latest Indian restaurant is open and owner Rabia Choudhury says she's been overwhelmed by the response.  more...

Sarah on tour

Gazette reporter Sarah Singleton is travelling to Edinburgh on Thursday to celebrate the launch of her new novel Heretic with school visits and book signings.  more...

Devizes News

Neighbour saw murder suspect

CLARKE MURDER TRIAL: A neighbour of martial arts expert Michael Clarke saw him leaving home carrying a bulging hold-all the morning he is accused of stabbing his parents Milroy and Joan to death, Bristol Crown Court heard on Monday.  more...

Music festival set to expand

Devizes Junior Eisteddfod is looking to expand after its successful return to the town centre last year.  more...

Marlborough News

Arts trust architect dies

Architect Nigel Clark has died without seeing what he probably regarded as his finest scheme coming to fruition.  more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Town reduce arrears

CITY conceded their first goal at the RMS since November 12 when Stewart Fraser netted in the 71st minute to make it 2-1.  more...

Cirencester cup clash

SALISBURY City will be bidding for a place in the last eight of the Southern League's Errea Cup this evening when they entertain Cirencester Town at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium.  more...

Cirencester cup clash

SALISBURY City will be bidding for a place in the last eight of the Southern League's Errea Cup this evening when they entertain Cirencester Town at the Raymond McEnhill Stadium.  more...

Team news for this evening

AS expected, Nick Holmes has made numerous changes to the Salisbury City side which won at Hitchin on Saturday for tonight's Errea Cup 4th round tie with Cirencester Town.  more...

Team news for this evening

AS expected, Nick Holmes has made numerous changes to the Salisbury City side which won at Hitchin on Saturday for tonight's Errea Cup 4th round tie with Cirencester Town.  more...

Positive start for Whites

Minute by minute update.  more...

Wilde strike puts City in front

ADAM Wilde scored with a stunning volley in the 29thminute to put City 1-0 up against Cirencester Town in their Errea Cup 4th round tie.  more...

Cook doubles City's lead

STAND-in skipper Andy Cook put City two up just before half-time in their Errea Cup 4th round tie with Cirencester Town.  more...

Cook doubles City's lead

STAND-in skipper Andy Cook put City two up just before half-time in their Errea Cup 4th round tie with Cirencester Town.  more...

Town reduce arrears

CITY conceded their first goal at the RMS since November 12 when Stewart Fraser netted in the 71st minute to make it 2-1.  more...

Tie goes into extra time

Cirencester's Shaun Wimble drilled home a 90th minute free kick to send the Errea Cup tie into extra time.  more...

Heath to the rescue

ADAM Heath put Salisbury City back in front in the fifth minute of extra time of their 4th Round Errea Cup tie.  more...

Heath to the rescue

ADAM Heath put Salisbury City back in front in the fifth minute of extra time of their 4th Round Errea Cup tie.  more...

Match abandoned

SALISBURY City's Errea Cup 4th round tie was abandoned due to a frozen pitch nine minutes into extra time.  more...

Salisbury News

Campaigners blast Stonehenge plans

A FURORE broke out this week as government ministers unveiled the latest plans for protecting Stonehenge from the onslaught of traffic.  more...

Campaigners blast Stonehenge plans

A FURORE broke out this week as government ministers unveiled the latest plans for protecting Stonehenge from the onslaught of traffic.  more...

Campaigners blast Stonehenge plans

A FURORE broke out this week as government ministers unveiled the latest plans for protecting Stonehenge from the onslaught of traffic.  more...

Stfc Headlines

Just the start

Lee's not resting on his laurels LEE Peacock refuses to accept that the pressure's off' after making an immediate scoring impact for his new club.  more...

Just the start

Lee's not resting on his laurels LEE Peacock refuses to accept that the pressure's off' after making an immediate scoring impact for his new club.  more...

No time for complacency

IFFY Onuora gathered his players together this morning keen to build on the feel-good factor but also to stress that second chances' cannot be taken for granted.  more...

Reeves tipping young guns to seal pro deals

ALAN Reeves has hinted that a number of young guns are closing in on their first professional contracts although he has issued a no regrets' cry to all those dreaming of having someone else clean their boots next season.  more...

Swindon Business Headlines

Drain doc is here

A NEW plumbing service has come to town, thanks to a Swindon man taking control of his own Drain Doctor Plumbing franchise.  more...

Swifter, safer pizza delivery

Pizza delivery boys will be safer on the roads after a safety-conscious Swindon franchise made the move from two wheels to four.  more...

Injury experts make it on to charity panel again

Personal injury experts from Swindon-based Withy King Solicitors have been welcomed on to the panel of national brain injury association Headway for the fifth consecutive year.  more...

Recycle your old phone and plant a new tree

Some of the UK's millions of unused mobile phones could be swapped for new trees, thanks to a joint initiative from Barclays, specialist recycler Cellular Surplus and the Woodland Trust.  more...

Bond offers cash

Nationwide has launched a new tranche of its Guaranteed Equity Bond with growth linked to the FTSE 100, Nikkei 225 and DJ EuroSTOXX 50 indices.  more...

Swindon Football

Swindon Sunday League

The performance of the day came in the KO Cup, with RJK Ferndale from Division 4 producing a tremendous 6-2 win at Division 1 side County Ground.  more...

Chippanham Sunday

Melksham's Cooper Avon and Bradford-based Plough went into their game at The Conigre knowing that whoever emerged triumphant would take over at the summit of Division Four from The Southgate Inn who were in cup action.  more...

SWindon & District Football League

SOUTHBROOK took over at the top of the Swind & District League Premier Division after beating their nearest rivals Shield & Dagger 3-2.  more...

Dagger stricken by Dave’s belter

SOUTHBROOK took over at the top of the Swind & District League Premier Division after beating their nearest rivals Shield & Dagger 3-2.  more...

Dagger stricken by Dave’s belter

Swindon & District Football League: SOUTHBROOK took over at the top of the Swind & District League Premier Division after beating their nearest rivals Shield & Dagger 3-2.  more...

New boy sam fires coleshill

North Berks: Coleshill United moved up into second place in Division 1 with a 2-0 win at Saxton Rovers.  more...

Derby Delight

Wiltshire county under 14's: SWINDON Spitfires consolidated third place in the Wiltshire county under-14 11-a-side division, beating local rivals Town Reds 3-2.  more...

Ashman grabs cup winner

Swindon Town Ladies: Reserves beat Bristol United 1-0 in a South West Regional League North cup battle. The only goal of the game was scored by Pam Ashman in the first half.  more...

Ashman grabs cup winner

Swindon Town Ladies Reserves beat Bristol United 1-0 in a South West Regional League North cup battle. The only goal of the game was scored by Pam Ashman in the first half.  more...

Treble triumph

Youth & minor football league: Under 11 West The top three all won again at the weekend. Leaders Highworth Town were 6-2 winners at Lydiard Youth B, for whom Alex Hammond and Jordan Lane scored.  more...

Quins are rocked by Croft

North Wilts & District: Biggest shock of the day was in the under 14 KO Cup quarter-finals, where Croft Juniors inflicted the first defeat of the season on Bemerton Heath Harlequins.  more...

Swindon General Sport

The top of the table

TABLE TENNIS: WITH the generous sponsorship of the Nationwide Building Society the veteran and Junior events were staged at the Link Centre, Swindon on January 21.  more...

Westlecot maintain perfect record

BOWLS: WESTLECOT moved a step near the Wessex League play-offs as they maintained their 100 per cent record in the East Region group, writes DAVE EATON.  more...

A giant stride

VOLLEYBALL:GALLIC giant Olivier Burois played through the pain barrier on Sunday to help Wootton Bassett stay on course for their second treble in four years.  more...

Swindon Ice Hockey

Point made

ICE HOCKEY: COUGARS returned to action in the Southern Under 19 League after a five-week layoff to earn a well-deserved point.  more...

Swindon Letters

Facade should be preserved

HAVING championed the case for the Mechanics Institute in the past, columnist Graham Carter has now decided to vilify the proposal to restore the Tabernacle Facade to Regent Circus (SA, Jan 17).  more...

On your bikes, you out of towners

I WOULD agree with all that Mr Jones said in his recent letter in reply to Coun Nick Martin.  more...

NHS dental care getting better now

IN his letter to your paper Mr P Morgan inferred that there has been no improvement in NHS dental care since 1999.  more...

Talk is off track

KEVIN Bizley plans to hold a talk on the history of the Midland and South Western Junction Railway which was called Swindon's forgotten railway.  more...

Bleak outlook

I REFER to K Barnett's letter January 16. As a Dial-A-Ride volunteer I had hoped that by helping while I was younger and able, that when older I could hope for some help for my wife and myself.  more...

A cactus writes...

IF Labour is the party of Britishness, I'm a flying cactus.  more...

Give it back!

I SEE that Coun Tomlinson, the lead member for Tory propaganda, is banging on again about council tax rises before they took control of Swindon (SA January 18).  more...

Swindon Music

Lionel Lodge & Gernot Feldner - The Beehive

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2006, SWINDON: Canadian singer/songwriter Lionel Lodge is back in the Uk to promote his latest album Not My Fault.  more...

Swindon News

£36m That’s how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports  more...

£36m That’s how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports  more...

£36m That’s how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports  more...

£36m That’s how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports  more...

£36m That’s how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports headline SWINDON'S 2,000 drug addicts have to find at least £36.5m a year to feed their habit.  more...

£36m That’s how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports headline SWINDON'S 2,000 drug addicts have to find at least £36.5m a year to feed their habit.  more...

£36m That’s how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports SWINDON'S 2,000 drug addicts have to find at least £36.5m a year to feed their habit.  more...

Fat lot of good

FORMER heavyweights John Donaldson and Tony Skull have handed Prospect Hospice a fat cheque.  more...

36m - That's how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports  more...

36m - That's how much a year our drug addicts fork out to feed their habit

It is estimated that the drugs trade in Swindon is worth more than £36m a year. This week the Advertiser is looking at how far drugs have spread into our town and examining how various groups around town are dealing with the problem. Chief reporter Jamie Hill reports  more...

Suspected addicts’ den is closed down

A HOUSE in the Railway Village that had been taken over by suspected drug addicts has been boarded up.  more...

Police ask for help after pensioner is robbed

POLICE are trying to trace two Good Samaritans who went to the rescue of a mugged pensioner.  more...

Man cleared of sex attacks

A Westlea man accused of a series of sex attacks on a young girl has been cleared after the prosecution offered no evidence against him.  more...

Moped rider hurt in collision with a car

A MOPED rider suffered minor injuries after a collision with car.  more...

New bid for a murder review

A SWINDON man is returning to the courts in his latest bid for a review of the events that led to his sister and nephew's murder.  more...

Hunt on after girl, 15, is sexually assaulted

POLICE are hunting a man who carried out a sex attack on a 15-year-old girl.  more...

Four injured on model rail ride

PASSENGERS using a miniature railway at Coate Water Country Park were hurt when a train derailed.  more...

Musicians needed to help raise spirits on Burns’ night

WOOTTON Bassett's Scottish community is in need of entertainment.  more...

Man slashed by robber with knife

A MAN was slashed across the face after putting up a struggle with a knife-wielding robber.  more...

Weekend workshops teach youngsters new skills

A GROUP of youngsters from Swindon spent the weekend in the rural tranquillity of Wroughton and did their exam chances a power of good.  more...

Weekend workshops teach youngsters new skills

A GROUP of youngsters from Swindon spent the weekend in the rural tranquillity of Wroughton and did their exam chances a power of good.  more...

Bypass is a cheaper option for Stonehenge

A BYPASS could be built to take traffic away from Stonehenge after the cost of a proposed tunnel under the ancient stones soared more than four-fold.  more...

Funding to save energy

ANNE Snelgrove, the MP for South Swindon, has asked the Government what funding is available to promote energy efficiency among households in Swindon.  more...

Alzheimer’s drugs delay

PEOPLE with Alzheimer's may have to wait until their condition reaches a "moderate" stage before they will be given new drugs.  more...

Find name for guide dog puppy

CHILDREN in Swindon have the chance to name a guide dog.  more...

Champions of charity

THREE charities have been given a boost thanks to Swindon fundraisers.  more...

Don't write us off!

LAST week Headlands School was branded the worst in the country as it sunk to the bottom of the secondary school league tables. Education reporter LYNDSAY SCANLAN has spoken to pupils who say the stark results do not give a fair representation of the school and also to two parents who have very different opinions of Headlands  more...

Two arrested over elderly man’s death

POLICE hunting the masterminds behind a blackmail scam that may have led to the death of a pensioner have arrested two men.  more...

Website opens the floodgates for discussion

THE designer of a new website hopes it will become a hotbed of discussion about Swindon issues.  more...

Shelter targeted again by vandals

VANDALS have smashed up a bus shelter in Lawn just a day after it was repaired following a similar attack.  more...

MoD chiefs consider fire-fighting foam plan

MINISTRY of Defence chiefs are in talks with an engineering firm about fitting vital fire-fighting equipment to RAF Lyneham's fleet of Hercules.  more...

Weekend workshops teach youngstes new skills

A GROUP of youngsters from Swindon spent the weekend in the rural tranquillity of Wroughton and did their exam chances a power of good.  more...

Swindon Rugby

Demolition

WOOTTON Bassett second string (development squad) took their points tally over 200 in the last four games with a 50-5 demolition of Malmesbury in Dorset & Wilts One North.  more...

Supermarine’s cup debutants bow out

youth rugby: SUPERMARINE Under 13s bowed out of the Dorset & Wilts Cup at the quarter-final stage as Chippenham defeated them 81-0.  more...

Swindon Theatre & Arts

Completely Hollywood - Wyvern Theatre

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2006, SWINDON: Reduced Shakespeare Company tackle Tinsel Town at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre tonight at 7.30pm in Completely Hollywood. Tickets are £15 from 01793 524481   more...

Robin Hood - Wyvern Theatre

REVIEW, JANUARY 24, 2006, SWINDON: These people are amateurs with a capital A. I say that in the nicest possible way.  more...

Times Wiltshire News

Stonehenge plans blasted

HERITAGE and conservation groups have accused the Government of failing in its duty to preserve the future of the Stonehenge monument.  more...

Stonehenge plans blasted

HERITAGE and conservation groups have accused the Government of failing in its duty to preserve the future of the Stonehenge monument.  more...

Stonehenge plans blasted

HERITAGE and conservation groups have accused the Government of failing in its duty to preserve the future of the Stonehenge monument.  more...

Stonehenge plans blasted

HERITAGE and conservation groups have accused the Government of failing in its duty to preserve the future of the Stonehenge monument.  more...

Stonehenge plans blasted

HERITAGE and conservation groups have accused the Government of failing in its duty to preserve the future of the Stonehenge monument.  more...

  
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