Stories for 21 August 2006

Announcements

BAILEY, Paul and Sarah

are delighted to announce the safe arrival of Ruby on August 17, weighing 7lb 14oz.  more...

Bradford News

Police probe launched after car park drama

A MAN is in hospital after being hit by a car in a town centre car park on Friday night.  more...

Police probe launched after car park drama

A MAN is in hospital after being hit by a car in a town centre car park on Friday night.  more...

Widow's life savings stolen

AN 88-year-old widow had her life savings stolen after a distraction burglary on Thursday.   more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Director is back on board

SALISBURY City today confirmed that Peter Yeldon has re-joined the club's board of directors.  more...

Salisbury News

Council pledges to support town after MoD vacates site

SALISBURY district council pledged itself this week to securing a viable future use for the Army Land Command headquarters site in Wilton.  more...

Council joins fight to save PO accounts

WILTSHIRE county council is backing a bid to save the Post Office Card Account and help prevent more rural post offices closing.  more...

Stfc Headlines

‘This isn’t luck’

TOWN'S four-midable start to life in League Two is no fluke and anyone who suggests otherwise will have Paul Evans to deal with.  more...

From the dugout...Dennis Wise

WE knew it was going to be a tough second half after conceding so late in the first but in fairness we could have been three or four goals up before they scored, based on the chances we created.  more...

Hodgson disappointed with two ‘stupid’ goals

DARLINGTON boss David Hodgson was bitterly unhappy with the two goals his side conceded against Town but felt his team had been the superior side and deserved better.  more...

‘It’s just good to be playing’

PAUL Evans showed just why Dennis Wise has hailed him as deadly' from set pieces as the midfielder put Town on the road to victory at Darlington.  more...

Town strikers are key, says Duke

DAVID Duke believes Town's strike duo are the key to success this season although the former County Ground utility man is hugely impressed by the controlled machine' at the back.  more...

Roberts is 19 goals away from free break

CHRISTIAN Roberts is one strike closer to a free summer holiday although revealed he would happily forgo a personal goal in favour of a team triumph.  more...

Wills steps in to help out Devlin

JAMES Wills is to temporarily step into Mark Devlin's shoes while the chief executive continues to recover from the injuries sustained in a plane crash on the opening day of the season.  more...

Swindon Football

Taylor-made

SOUTHERN LEAGUE: CHRIS Taylor is determined to start enjoying his football again after a late cameo appearance inspired Supermarine to their first ever Southern League opening day win.  more...

Hards set to swoop for defender

SOUTHERN LEAGUE: NEIL Hards has promised changes for tomorrow's home clash with Mangotsfield after seeing his Cirencester Town outfit thumped 4-1 at Premier Division new boys Hemel Hempstead on Saturday.  more...

Chiseldon score five

WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: PREMIER newboys Blueprint Chiseldon picked up their first points at their third attempt when they defeated visitors Shrewton United 5-0, writes RAY BURROUGHS.  more...

Swindon General Sport

‘I’m in the wars’

GOLF: CONCERNED David Howell has suffered an injury scare just five weeks before his second Ryder Cup appearance.  more...

Swindon Letters

Why don’t we fly the flag for Coate Water?

On a recent visit to Coate Water I noticed a green flag flying from the diving board.  more...

Bombers are just misguided youths

IT IS alleged that the terrorist organisation Al Qaeda is recruiting young British-born Muslims to act as suicide bombers.  more...

Water shame!

WE have visited Coate Water quite regularly over the last few months and enjoyed these visits.  more...

Hug fever’s got to Mr Cameron

HAS David Cameron been out in the noon-day sun for too long lately? He travels abroad and hugs an iceberg; now he tells us to hug a hoodie! What next a big hug for Lord Pressie of Temple Tracy?  more...

Smoking is no worse than many other habits – and at least we’re self-funding

RE: Article by Anthony Osborne and Mother quit by Kay W HOW can smoking be worse than alcohol or illegal drugs?  more...

Honesty can’t be questioned

I WOULD refer to the two letters from the Conservative scribe Keith Ratcliffe of August 15, being relative to the honesty of those, including former Coun Derek Benfield, who like me continue to support the Labour Party.  more...

Swindon News

‘A new job in memory of my mum’

SHARRON Docherty was so impressed by the care that the Prospect Hospice gave her dying mother that she threw in her job as a recruitment consultant and decided to become a nurse.  more...

Council says it cannot cope with plan for more homes

SWINDON is being pushed to accept more new homes than it can deal with, says a report going to the civic cabinet on Wednesday.  more...

Council falls short on housing target

FEWER than 200 affordable homes were built in Swindon last year - 100 below Swindon Council's target.  more...

Wrong-way driver Faces jail sentence

A PENSIONER who drove the wrong way on the M4 for more than seven miles has been warned he could be sent to prison.  more...

you can party, but you can’t drink

A town hall is losing hundreds of pounds in revenue because it is not allowed to sell alcohol at any more events this year.  more...

Carla gets message across

BIG Brother fan Carla Leigh says she has got her own back on bitchy contestant Grace Short.  more...

Chinese gang in card scam

THREE Chinese teenagers have admitted coming to Swindon to cheat shopkeepers with dodgy credit cards.  more...

Rain stayed away for the big day

NOT even rain could dampen the 75th Wanborough Show.  more...

‘i worried about the lightning’

THUNDERSTORMS, visits from bouncers and the generosity of passersby were all part of Swindon man Andy Munday's fundraising weekend under canvas.  more...

‘i worried about the lightning’

THUNDERSTORMS, visits from bouncers and the generosity of passersby were all part of Swindon man Andy Munday's fundraising weekend under canvas.  more...

Minicabs forced to carry signs

MINICABS will be forced to carry signs on their sides in a bid to deter illegal operators.  more...

Honda reveals how it works

THE veil over the secretive world of car production has been lifted.  more...

Swindon Speedway

Gafurov fails in his GP bid

RENAT GAFUROV missed out in his bid to claim a place in the 2007 Grand Prix Series, writes DAVE EATON.  more...

Times Cricket

Dennett's challenge

A CENTURY from Peter Dennett helped Wiltshire post a challenging 321 all out against Dorset on the first day of the Minor Counties Championship clash in Bournemouth.  more...

Times Wiltshire News

16 more drivers fail breath tests

A BLITZ on drink drivers has seen 16 more people fail breath tests in Wiltshire during the past week.  more...