Stories for 11 February 2006

Day In The Life

A Day in the Life of a Low-level Aerial Photographer

TREVOR Kearton is used to getting a bird's-eye view of life.  more...

New Forest News

Knocking spots off big pork producers

FORGET celebrity chefs and Big Brother, the latest trend leading the way in the next-big-thing stakes is celebrity pig farming.  more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Whites's derby day delight

SALISBURY City are tonight three points clear of Chippenham Town at the top of the Southern League Premier Division after a 2-1 home victory over their county neighbours.  more...

Salisbury News

Sundial raises £2,000 to thank life-saving unit

A RARE compass and sundial, which had sat gathering dust for years, raised more than £2,000 for a life-saving transplant unit, at a Salisbury auction last week.  more...

Stfc Headlines

The Haymaker

CHRIS Hay struck five minutes into stoppage time to rescue a point for Town at Valley Parade in January 1998.  more...

On This Day

10 years ago: A first half goal from Shaun Taylor was enough to give Town a 1-0 win at Swansea City. It was the visitors' third victory in a row and consolidated their place at the top of the table.  more...

The sooner the better!

JAMIE Cureton is not a fan of cliff-hanger' endings and the striker is anxious to ensure a happy conclusion to the campaign as speedily as possible.  more...

Iffy's early learning centre

BRADFORD University alumni Iffy Onuora is on the hunt for victory honours as he returns today to the city that provided him with a valuable double' education, writes JON RITSON.  more...

Evans bids to silence teammates

RHYS Evans knows another quality display between the sticks will go some way to shutting up his tiresome teammates.  more...

National Pride

RICKY Shakes is not about to let his World Cup dream slip from his grasp although refuses to accept he is all but guaranteed a summer seat on the plane bound for Germany.  more...

Swindon General Sport

Little is large at Wincanton

Wincanton racecourse has been voted the South West's best small racecourse by the Racegoers Club for an impressive 15th time in 16 years.  more...

Little is large at Wincanton

Wincanton racecourse has been voted the South West's best small racecourse by the Racegoers Club for an impressive 15th time in 16 years.  more...

Exeter date for Demon

Racing Demon, ante post favourite for Cheltenham's Arkle Chase, is set for a prep race at Exeter tomorrow in the South West Racing Club's Novices Chase.  more...

Action all the way

Punters will have to keep their powder dry this week as they face a bumper weekend of action with top-class racing at no less than four venues.  more...

Captains move in at Wrag Barn

SWINDON golfer Domenic Anello has driven himself into office as the new club captain at Wrag Barn.  more...

Westlecot's triple bid for national title glory

THE national indoor finals begin in earnest this weekend, and Westlecot will have an interest in three of the competitions.  more...

Darts stars in town

WORLD CHAMPION Phil Taylor and a host of the top players from the Professional Darts Corporation will be in Swindon this weekend.  more...

Taxi was reliable for another double

The electric-paced start from Taxi Paddy and never-say-die attitude of Paul Foster's explosive Dark Hondo saw another double come in for Kennel Man but an unlucky first bend for Steve Rayner's Monifieth Flyer saw an end to the completion of a treble two weeks running.  more...

Swindon Letters

Only one club

I HAVE supported Swindon since 1968 and there will only ever be one side for me.  more...

Show cartoons

PERHAPS your readers can enlighten this very confused person.  more...

No need for vivisection

JOHN P Hunter, in the Advertiser, shows his ignorance of the Animal Rights movement.  more...

Too early to agree to stadium

WITH regard to your latest attempt to help Swindon Town, could I please point out that maybe it is a little early to be asking people to say "Yes to the County Ground redevelopment."  more...

Gravy train attracts asylum seekers

MRS A Lubin (SA Feb 7) is probably correct when she says that most folk prefer their own country and that those seeking asylum have been forced to flee.  more...

Tories are not boosting area

I HAVE endured a tirade of abuse from my Tory counterparts over the last few months.  more...

Swindon Music

The Purple Project - Riff’s Bar

FEBRUARY 11 2006, HOOK NR SWINDON: Tribute bands do not normally have major credentials, but The Purple Project's Chris Hook is an accredited rock star and he is heading for Swindon tonight.  more...

Swindon News

Stop-off burglary

A LAMBRINI drinker has been warned he could face prison after breaking into a carpet shop and stealing a camera.  more...

Clot busting to save lives

PARAMEDICS in Swindon are being trained to use a lifesaving drug for heart attack patients. Around 60 per cent of paramedics in the town are trained to give the clot-busting thrombolytic drug.  more...

Put the knife in and slash

Police say there has been a rise in knife crime in Swindon and a national amnesty announced this week will help. Gareth Bethell reports.  more...