Stories for 6 February 2006

Chippenham News

Lyneham remembers Hercules servicemen

ONE year has passed since the RAF Hercules disaster in Iraq but a memorial service on Monday shows the crew will never be forgotten.  more...

City Ladies

Three more points for the champs

HAMPSHIRE Ladies League Division Two champions Salisbury City picked up three more points with a 4-0 home win against closest challengers Shanklin Isle of Wight, on Sunday.  more...

Devizes News

Bricks to help AIDS victims

DEVIZES School is raising money for a charity that helps people with AIDS in memory of former teacher Debbie Nichols.  more...

Two escape house fire

TWO people were rushed to hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning following a blaze at Neeld Crescent in Chippenham.  more...

Three airlifted after crash

THANKFULLY nothing more serious than a broken leg was sustained by one of three people airlifted to hospital after a serious crash at Potterne Wick on the A360 near Devizes on Saturday morning.  more...

Gazette In Business

Dieting is small fry for chip shop boss

TRADER Pauline Unwin has pulled off the miracle of running a chip shop and losing weight.  more...

Sentiments not wasted

PALS Emma Harris and Jon Ashby have launched their own business selling greetings cards that don't cost the Earth.  more...

Invention is a dream

ARCHITECTURAL consultant Digby Rowsell has invented a system that will turn lofts into living space.  more...

Invention is a dream

ARCHITECT Digby Rowsell has invented a system that will turn lofts into living space.  more...

Date to remember for designers

CALNE based design agency Origin has beaten off some of the top firms in the country to be placed in the National Business Calendar Awards.  more...

Find us a chairman

TRADERS in Devizes are needed to throw their hats in to the ring to take over as chairman of the town's Chamber of Commerce.  more...

Why my staff think that I am grumpy

ARTHUR Pink is managing director of Imperial Outriders .  more...

Beard has Post Office development licked

SWINDON construction company Beard has been appointed to breathe new life into the 1920s Bath Post Office.  more...

Rail projects at end of line

ONE of Chippenham's biggest employers, Westinghouse Rail Systems Ltd, successfully completed two major commissioning projects over the Christmas period, on the East Coast Main Line and London Under-ground's Jubilee Line.  more...

Coffee and houses are mixing well

ONE year after opening its doors, the innovative Real Life estate agents and coffee shop cross is thriving.  more...

Soap business is clean break from graphics

AFTER a hectic day running her graphic design business, Jacqui Sheard loves nothing more than to go home, stick on a pair of old jeans and make soap.  more...

Company has clear vision

WORKPLACE FOCUS: WILTSHIRE opticians Sue Haine and Barry Smith have shown that small can be beautiful and successful by taking on the High Street giants and forging a thriving business.  more...

Staff remain loyal to friendly family firm

WORKPLACE FOCUS: POSSIBLY the best acid test of how good a company is to work for is how long its staff stay and by this Haine & Smith is a popular employer.  more...

My sex shop won’t be tacky says owner

SEX shop owner Bernadette Gibbs is promising her business will not be tacky. Mrs Gibbs is opening the shop, called Easy Tiger, in the next few weeks in Sidmouth Street, Devizes.  more...

Pub’s eastern promise

ONE of Devizes' oldest pubs has entered a new age as the town's first Chinese-themed hostelry.  more...

Pub’s eastern promise

ONE of Devizes' oldest pubs has entered a new age as the town's first Chinese- themed hostelry.  more...

Salon staff spread out

STAFF at acu hair and beauty salon are settling into their new premises in High Street, Devizes.  more...

Mouthwatering move

MARKS & Spencer says Devizes is a perfect location for its new Simply Food store. The company has bought the Iceland frozen food store in Monday Market Street and hopes to open in the summer.  more...

Boost for start-ups

CHAMBER NEWS: NEW businesses in North Wiltshire could get a cash boost of up to £3,000 in a competition being run by the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce.  more...

The spies who came in for the cold platter

CHAMBER NEWS: A SQUAD of undercover agents are being sent out across Wiltshire by Jules Gee and Nina Thompson to help businesses improve their service.  more...

Study shows trade drop

CHAMBER NEWS: A BUSINESS trends survey shows a drop in trade across the county during the last six months of 2005.  more...

Mums reveal the art of juggling

CHAMBER NEWS: WORKING mums Jane Scott and Sally Challoner will be taking part in three free conferences to help women who want to start or grow their own business to tackle some of the challenges they will face.  more...

Workshop lifts the lid on links with Poland

CHAMBER NEWS: MEMBERS of the Wessex International Network attended an evening workshop to learn more about Poland.  more...

New chief at the chamber

CHAMBER NEWS: CHIPPENHAM Chamber of Commerce has held its annual meeting where the role of president was handed over to Gareth Jones by Martin Short, who thanked everyone for their support during his term of office.  more...

Busy night for small traders

CHAMBER NEWS: THE western region of the Federation of Small Businesses has held its annual meeting in the Civic Hall in Trowbridge.  more...

BT swamped by scam complaints

CHAMBER NEWS: HUNDREDS of Wiltshire households are worried that they may have been victims of mis-selling of telephone services.  more...

Melksham News

Man jailed over illegal DVD factory

A FATHER from Melksham who ran a DVD counterfeiting factory from his spare room has been jailed for nine months.  more...

Man jailed over illegal DVD factory

A FATHER from Melksham who ran a DVD counterfeiting factory from his spare room has been jailed for nine months.  more...

Man jailed over illegal DVD factory

A FATHER from Melksham who ran a DVD counterfeiting factory from his spare room has been jailed for nine months.  more...

Salisbury City Fc News

New date for Aylesbury match

SALISBURY City's Southern League Premier Division match away at Aylesbury United will now take place on Tuesday, March 21, 7.45pm kick off.  more...

Today's FA Trophy quarter-final draw

SHOULD Salisbury City win their FA Trophy third round replay at Stalybridge Celtic on Tuesday evening, they will be at home/away to Grays Athletic. Stafford Rangers. Boreham Wood. Woking. Tamworth or Dagenham & Redbridge. Exeter City. Accrington Stanley or Worksop Town.  more...

Today's FA Trophy quarter-final draw

SHOULD Salisbury City win their FA Trophy third round replay at Stalybridge Celtic on Tuesday evening, they will be away to Exeter City.  more...

Trophy draw in full

The full draw for the fourth round of the FA Trophy.  more...

Trophy draw in full

The full draw for the fourth round of the FA Trophy.  more...

Team news ahead of Trophy replay/Supporters coach

SALISBURY City will be forced to change their line-up for tomorrow's FA Trophy replay from the side which drew 0-0 with Stalybridge Celtic on Saturday.  more...

Team news ahead of Trophy replay/Supporters coach

SALISBURY City will be forced to change their line-up for tomorrow's FA Trophy replay from the side which drew 0-0 with Stalybridge Celtic on Saturday.  more...

Salisbury News

Large tax hike in store for city's householders

CITY householders face a large increase in council tax over the next few years, without any improvements in services, the leader of the Labour group on Salisbury district council warned this week.  more...

Scfc Juniors

City juniors round-up (Feb 4/5)

SALISBURY City's under 12s A team got the better of their own B team 5-0 in their South Wilts Youth & Badger League game.  more...

Special Bold 2 In 1 Channel

What’s on in Wiltshire, Feb – April 2006

National Trust events listings for Wiltshire. The listings cover events Feb - April, including Easter Egg trails, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and Spring flower walks.  more...

Stfc Headlines

Tie them down

IFFY Onuora will strive to bag both his Bolton boys' on new deals at the County Ground although he was sweating anxiously on the scan results for one half of the dynamic duo today.  more...

Side show!

SKIPPER Sean O'Hanlon insists Town are blessed with two of League One's finest wide boys' and has hailed Ricky Shakes as the catalyst for the team's winning form.  more...

Un-shakeable belief

RICKY Shakes was thrilled to finally open his Swindon Town scoring account and immediately praised Iffy Onuora for his tremendous show of faith in him.  more...

Hitmen give Smith cause for optimism

PAUL Smith hailed the appearance of two non-strikers on the scoresheet as an encouraging sign in the fight for survival.  more...

Winner Charlie’s all smiles

CHARLIE Comyn-Platt emerged from the tunnel hobbling on crutches but it wasn't enough to wipe the smile off his face as he basked in the status of being Town's match-winner against Doncaster Rovers.  more...

‘Boys have don good!’

SIX points safely bagged in the space of five days and successive wins recorded for the first time in a year left Iffy Onuora to reflect on a great week'.  more...

Swindon Business Headlines

Key to success for piano man?

Martin Barnes worked as a piano remover 17 years ago. Today he's got his own shop selling them.  more...

Expectations high

The surge in retail sales at Christmas failed to be sustained into January, but retailers' expectations for February are the best for eight months according to the latest snapshot of the high street by the CBI.  more...

Jeremy takes over

Jeremy Pelczer, the CEO of Thames Water, is to take up the additional role of managing director of Thames Water Utilities, the company's UK regulated business, serving 13 million customers across London and the Thames Valley.  more...

Ant and Dec are just two good for their rivals in Intel poll

The results of Britain's favourite duos have caused something of a shock. A survey commissioned by Intel, the electronic giant with Swindon connections, to mark the launch of its Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, has found that the top duo are comedians Ant and Dec.  more...

Traders move in to town’s industrial centre

Willowbridge Construction report that only two trade counters and two small industrial units are left on the Devizes Trade Centre.  more...

Swindon General Sport

Jamie will roar back says Amir

BOXING: British boxing star Amir Khan has tipped Swindon's Jamie Cox to bounce back from his Four Nations heartbreak and win a medal in next month's Commonwealth Games.  more...

Daylight robbery

BOXING: DISAPPOINTED Jamie Cox promised to come back stronger than ever after his 17-16 defeat in the Four Nations light-welterweight final while his England coach Terry Edwards slammed the judges for what he described as a travesty of justice'.  more...

Swindon Letters

STFC wants to be given cash

READING E Jones' letter concerning the County Ground (Monday January 16) his observations about Nick Martin being a once every four years football fan could easily be aimed at many people.  more...

STFC wants to be given cash

READING E Jones' letter concerning the County Ground (Monday January 16) his observations about Nick Martin being a once every four years football fan could easily be aimed at many people.  more...

More flyovers

I'M all in favour of the flyover being built on the Commonhead Roundabout to ease traffic congestion.  more...

MP is allowed to have a life

IT is rare for me to take up pen and paper and write to the letters page but the comment from Andy Newman (SA January 25) to the effect that Michael Wills has neglected his job as MP by penning a successful novel last year, is plainly unfair.  more...

Pay OAPs a living wage

I AGREE with Don Reeve (SA, January 19) that when Maggie was in power senior citizens only got a £10 Christmas bonus and some bus tokens and that all other benefits were means tested.  more...

Stand still and get left behind

G SCOTT may well regret the expansion of Swindon.  more...

There are always ways to put things right

IN reply to BR Logan's letter last week. If you were born in Swindon you should be ashamed of yourself.  more...

Swindon Music

Strange Fruit - Swindon Arts Centre

FEBRUARY 7 2006, SWINDON: In a sleazy, smoke-filled bar in Philadelphia a middle-aged singer croons to a piano.  more...

Swindon News

Man’s death to be investigated

POLICE have launched an investigation in to the death of a young man who collapsed and died after an 18th birthday party just hours after being released from police custody.  more...

Students to help Gambia projects

CONSTRUCTION students from Swindon College fly out to Africa today with a message of hope.  more...

Police must wait for a decision

WILTSHIRE Police will have to wait until March for a response from the Government on its ideas about amalgamation.  more...

Theatre group’s tour is pulled

THEATRE group Judgement of Angels has cancelled its February performance at the Swindon Arts Centre.  more...

£105,000 win playing bingo

A SWINDON grandmother has won more than £105,000 playing bingo. The 62-year-old woman, who doesn't want to be identified, won at the Gala Club at the Greenbridge retail park.  more...

Decision delayed

A PLANNING decision on proposals to build 46 flats on land next to the Test House roundabout on Kemble Drive has been delayed.  more...

Fans snap up Alfie the Alligator’s car stickers

THE Advertiser's Loud And Proud campaign took to the County Ground on Saturday to get behind Swindon Town.  more...

Town pull plug on TV adventure

SWINDON Town's small screen adventure is over after an amicable decision was reached between all parties to pull the plug on a television project.  more...

Stop the rat run on Union Row

RESIDENTS say an Old Town street needs to be pedestrianised before someone is killed.  more...

Antiques worth £20m nabbed from mansion

PROPERTY tycoon Harry Hyams, who lost millions in Britain's biggest burglary has said he is not specially bothered about the money.  more...

Cheers to the next 45 years

A SWINDON pub has assured the legacy of one of its best customers.  more...

Birthday pair help train company to celebrate

TWO Swindon youngsters got their birthday celebrations on track with the help of First Great Western trains.  more...

Dealer jailed for supplying drugs

A DRUG dealer has been jailed for 21 months after he was caught with hundreds of ecstasy tablets.  more...

Anger at new nightclub plan

THE manager of a homeless hostel in the town centre is angry at plans to build a new nightclub on their doorstep.  more...

Councillor gets to grips with rubbish

A HAYDON Wick councillor has urged residents in his ward to contact him if they have any further problems with rubbish collection.  more...

Drug treatment for prostitute

A PROSTITUTE who stole from a vulnerable client has been put on a drug treatment and testing order a few months after she failed on another.  more...

Cancer fight goes to court

A SWINDON breast cancer sufferer is challenging the town's health authority in the courts today.  more...

Mayor sings the praises of show

MEMBERS of the Dorcan Performing Arts Group were thrilled to receive a letter from the mayor congratulating them on a recent performance.  more...

Shock at rise in gas prices

BUSINESSES and elderly people's champions in Swindon say they are shocked that gas bills could rise by a quarter.  more...

Times Football

AFC Pilot lose out to second division Steeple Ashton

AFC Pilot 2 Steeple Ashton 2 (Steeple Ashton win 2-0 on penalties) Second division Steeple Ashton squeezed into the third round of the Chippenham Sunday League Westernsport-sponsored WG Parr Trophy by beating Fourth Division AFC Pilot in a penalty shoot-out.  more...

AFC Pilot lose out to second division Steeple Ashton

AFC Pilot 2 Steeple Ashton 2 (Steeple Ashton win 2-0 on penalties)  more...

AFC Pilot lose out to second division Steeple Ashton

AFC Pilot 2, Steeple Ashton 2 (Steeple Ashton win 2-0 on penalties)  more...

AFC Pilot lose out to Second Division Steeple Ashton

AFC Pilot 2, Steeple Ashton 2 (Steeple Ashton win 2-0 on penalties)  more...

Times General Sport

Happy landings!

Chippenham angler Adrian Norris is celebrating after landing two specimen pike from the River Avon in the town.  more...

Wessex In Business

Suzi sets her sights on new web designs

AN accident at work has led to a dramatic career change and a whole new business for a former scuba diving instructor.  more...

Business booming for newly formed law firm

THE first three months in charge of their own legal practice have gone well, say lawyers Chris Jolly and Jeff Williams.  more...

Fundraising concert for the RUH

The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass band will be playing a fundraising concert at The Forum in Bath on April 29, for The Forever Friends Appeal.  more...

Wiltshire News

Video link to murder

THE martial arts expert who made one of the training videos that, the prosecution allege, showed method Michael Clarke used to murder his parents Roy and Joan, told Bristol Crown Court last Thursday that he had no way of stopping the videos falling into the wrong hands.  more...

  
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