Stories for 4 January 2006

Journal Features

Rebuilding life and hope in Sri Lanka

THE closest friendships are often forged in adversity. And in the suffering, loss and despair wreaked by the tsunami a year ago, the seeds of some very special relationships took root.  more...

Motoring News

Natural born thriller

IN south Wiltshire, there are some truly talented home-grown motor racing champions.  more...

CCL promotes new director

The £30 million turnover CCL UK Group that supports the motor insurance industry by providing hire vehicles and cost saving claims management services has promoted Austin Snelgrove to Sales and Marketing Director.  more...

Record number of models for '06

ACCORDING to EurotaxGlass's, publishers of the Glass's Guide to Used Car Values, more than 120 all-new car ranges will be launched in the UK this year - almost double the previous record tally of 66 during 2005.  more...

Get ready for girl-racers at Castle Combe

An interest in fast cars, motorsport and all things motoring is not always confined to macho men as racing driver Katie Croucher has discovered.  more...

Quality and value standard on Kia Rio

ONCE upon a time, Korean manufacturer KIA was seen as a low-ranking car-maker knocking out cheaply made wagons that struggled to make an impact in Europe.  more...

Road Tests

The future has landed with new Civic

THE future has landed in Salisbury, in the form of the latest Honda Civic.  more...

The future has landed with new Civic

THE future has landed in Salisbury, in the form of the latest Honda Civic.  more...

Quality and value standard on Kia Rio

ONCE upon a time, Korean manufacturer KIA was seen as a low-ranking car-maker knocking out cheaply made wagons that struggled to make an impact in Europe.  more...

British flair for new Clio

RENAULT has just released its already award winning third generation Clio after a long seven years. Even though, the Mk II Clio (facelifted in 2001) still looks dynamic and up to date, it doesn't have quite the same style as all the latest Renaults. Clio Mk III has.  more...

MX-5 has wow factor when it comes to price versus prestige

MAZDA MX-5 enthusiasts the length and breadth of the UK have been eagerly awaiting the third generation of this much-loved small roadster. Now it is here with an unbeatable starting price of £15,600 on the road.  more...

Zafira has latest Vauxhall dynamics

THE latest seven-seat Vauxhall Zafira compact MPV has dynamic styling, bringing it in line with all the latest Vauxhalls. In fact, it reminds me of a giant Astra. And, one of the first things I noticed about the Zafira, apart from its sharp lines and sporty, pointed bonnet, is the fact that it is lower to the ground than the previous model. It is more like your average saloon, with a lower cabin and a high roofline.  more...

BMW M5 has soul of a supercar

BMW has done itself proud and launched a host of new and updated models on to the market, with the latest engines and fresh styling. And, having sampled most of these, there is one that really had my right foot twitching.  more...

Ford's little baby is still appealing

THE Ford Ka is still just as appealing and fresh as the day it was launched onto the super-mini market eight years ago.  more...

Grand Vitara makes tracks with style

SUBTLE yet striking. This is the first impression I have of the latest Suzuki Grand Vitara.  more...

Grand Vitara makes tracks with style

SUBTLE yet striking. This is the first impression I have of the latest Suzuki Grand Vitara.  more...

Sporty Panda with style

THE Panda Sporting is the latest edition of Fiat's much-loved big' little car practical and petite.  more...

Salisbury News

Village football club to vote on mobile phone mast plans

CONTROVERSIAL plans to attach a mobile phone mast to a floodlight at Laverstock and Ford football club's ground could be rubber-stamped by members later this month.  more...

Salisbury Rural Focus

Avon to benefit from Defra aid project

THE River Avon is one of several rivers in the south set to benefit from a £25m project designed to curb agricultural pollution of rivers and waterways.  more...

Salisbury Wheels

Wheels Extra Archive

This is the new home for the Journal's Wheels Extra on the web, but you can still visit our old site and read stories from the October 2005 edition by clicking on this link.  more...

Stfc Headlines

Go shopping

MARK Devlin says Iffy Onuora will have the option of making permanent additions to his squad during the transfer window.  more...

Who is going to help Rory?

JAMIE Cureton believes it is high time for Town's players to lighten the load on Rory Fallon's goalscoring shoulders and that includes himself.  more...

‘I don’t mind being the man in the middle,’ says Charlie

CHARLIE Comyn-Platt does not suffer from departmental snobbery' and admits he'd actually be quite excited should he develop into a flourishing midfielder over the coming months and years.  more...

Swindon Business Headlines

Mother wins a national award

Six months after starting work with the Royal Mail in Wootton Bassett, Alison Agar was named as employee of the month in a national competition run by the post office.  more...

People urged to stop working unpaid overtime

The South West TUC's Work Your Proper Hours Day takes place on February 24.  more...

New deal welcomed

Unwins, the off-licence group which has branches at Wootton Bassett and Highworth, should be open for business in the near future.  more...

Swindon General Sport

Red Blazer’s Best move!

HORSE RACING: When Henrietta Knight left Exeter for home on the evening of November 1 she knew she was returning to an empty box at her West Lockinge stables.  more...

Coaching joy for half dozen

BADMINTON: It was a happy new year for six Wiltshire Badminton enthusiasts who qualified as assistant coaches at the Lime Kiln Centre in Wootton Bassett.  more...

Newcomers in a Blunsdon battle

GREYHOUNDS: Tonight's first race at Blunsdon (7.30) will see two Abbey newcomers go head to head.  more...

Jamie wins again!

SWINDON SPORTING ACHIEVER OF 2005: BOXING star Jamie Cox has been crowned Swindon's Sporting Achiever of 2005 by readers of the Swindon Advertiser.  more...

Making waves

SWINDON DOLPHIN SWIMMING CLUBS REVIEW: 2005 proved a momentous year for Swindon Dolphin ASC both in and out of the water, with Swim 21 and Sport England accreditation being one of the highlights of the season.  more...

Another successful year

TIGERSHARKS SWIMMING CLUBS REVIEW: TIGERSHARKS fortunes turned in 2005 with outstanding performances throughout all levels of the club.  more...

Swindon Letters

Stadium is vital to Town survival

I AM writing to express my concern at the apparent lack of progress regarding the proposed County Ground redevelopment.  more...

Everyone wins with a new venue

STFC are not asking for a freebie. What they are asking for is help.  more...

We don’t want empty promises

WHAT is Andy Newman's problem (Adver Dec 29)?  more...

We need to bridge gap

THE letter by Robin Tingey in the Swindon Advertiser on December 22 about the use of wave power is important.  more...

Shire worries

STEVE Halden is worried about the merging of, firstly, famous Army regiments and now the police forces.  more...

Home free

THE Home Office issued a report last week saying that asylum seekers should be housed in the more affluent parts of towns,where they would be less likely to be harassed or attacked.  more...

Swindon Music

same again please

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 2006, SWINDON: Swindon blues man Mark The Harp' Gowland has joined the rock outfit To The Bridge, who have supported such names as Walter Trout, Chicken Shack and Dr Feelgood.  more...

To The Bridge - Riff's Bar

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 2006, SWINDON: Swindon blues man Mark The Harp' Gowland has joined the rock outfit To The Bridge, who have supported such names as Walter Trout, Chicken Shack and Dr Feelgood.  more...

Built for Comfort - Bakers Arms Stratton

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2006, SWINDON: Swindon's own Billy Jones is featured in Built For Comfort playing in Swindon this weekend.  more...

Gala Concert - Wiltshire Music Centre

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2006, BRADFORD ON AVON: Tickets are on sale from today for the Wiltshire Music Centre's first ever fundraising gala concert in Bradford on Avon on Saturday March 4.  more...

Swindon News

Two heads are better than than one

PEOPLE in Swindon might not get a chance to bid for a rare two-headed snake on the eBay auction website.  more...

Brave the spirits for a spooky time in the pub

WILTSHIRE ghostbusters have been invited to brave the first in a series of regular ghost nights at one of Britain's most haunted pubs and help raise thousands of pounds for children's charity BDF Newlife.  more...

Help starts at home...

A SUPPORT group in Swindon needs some help of its own.  more...

A very worthy winner

THE lines are closed, the votes have been counted and it is time to announce this year's Swindon Personality of the Year.  more...

Officers earn praise for action in gun incident

A GROUP of undercover police officers from Wiltshire have been praised by a London judge and the Metropolitan Police.  more...

School may be making a move

SWINDON'S Commonweal School could be on the move to the new Front Garden site.  more...

Chemists launch pilot scheme for free testing kits

BOOTS is giving away free chlamydia testing kits in a pilot scheme that could soon be rolled out across the country.  more...

Compost deal on tree recycling

PEOPLE in Wiltshire who recycle their Christmas trees can take advantage of an offer to buy compost at half price.  more...

Don’t leave us high and dry

POPPING in to the Health Hydro for a swim could soon be a thing of the past.  more...

Have you time to lend an ear?

SWINDON Samaritans have issued an SOS message for volunteers to help man their phone lines.  more...

Volunteers finish restoration of canal’s Lock 3

VOLUNTEERS spent much of their Christmas and New Year continuing to restore the longest flight of locks on the Wilts & Berks Canal.  more...

Barry was hairdresser to the stars

A hairdresser who played a big part in the fashion scene in London's Swinging Sixties has died.  more...

Join in our bid to discover the unsung heroes

THE Swindon Advertiser and the Mayor of Swindon Ray Fisher are inviting nominations for this year's Community Champions Awards.  more...

Free contraception is ignored by girls

TEENAGERS are not taking up offers of free contraception, new figures show.  more...

Fire risk of electric blankets

SAFETY specialists are urging people to be careful with electric blankets following a serious house fire in Swindon last Friday.  more...

History group to learn about walk to the gallows

PURTON Historical Society's first meeting of the new year takes place on Thursday, January 19.  more...

Residents have their say on tax

RESIDENTS have told Swindon council what they think of this year's council tax proposals.  more...

Saved!

A CAT which was badly injured in a car accident and faced being put down has been given a life-saving operation.  more...

Homes found for dogs

HOMES have been found for the four puppies that could have frozen to death if their mother hadn't been taken in on Christmas Eve.  more...

Car vandals go on the rampage

VANDALS trashed 13 cars after they went on the rampage in Rodbourne on New Year's Eve.  more...

Residents split over pub hours

A PUB'S bid to extend its opening hours and host live music has met with mixed reaction.  more...

Let your creative urges run free at Arts Centre

PEOPLE are invited to get creative at Swindon Arts Centre this new year.  more...

Plane plan row set for take-off

THE buzzing of model aeroplanes is stirring up controversy amid the calm of rural Wroughton.  more...

Decision is due on bid for £95m business park

A MULTI-MILLION pound business park in Swindon could get the go-ahead at a meeting next week.  more...

Mum warns of telephone scam

A-MOTHER-of-two, who almost fell victim to a postal trading scam, wants to warn people in Swindon to be on their guard.  more...

Get geared up for charity ride

FUNDRAISING preparations have already started for the 10th annual Macmillan bike ride.  more...

Leadership scheme will help local firms

ORGANISATIONS in Wiltshire are being urged to take advantage of a Government leadership initiative.  more...

‘We’re not a travel agent’

DOCTORS will become "travel agents" under a new scheme designed to give patients more choice, warns a Swindon GP.  more...

Youngsters play at being vets

CHILDREN at Windmill Hill Nursery have been getting 2006 off to a fun start with a role-play activities. The youngsters, aged between three and four, were learning about how to look after animals and dressing up as vets.  more...

Police end girl’s terrifying ordeal

Detectives are questioning three men in connection with the alleged kidnap and rape of a three-year-old girl from Cardiff who was saved by Swindon police.  more...

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