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Ady Willimas Column

CAPTAIN'S LOG: Lads are getting ready for the cameras

KEEP an eye out for the bloke sitting next to you in the barbers' in the next couple of days because it might well be a Swindon Town player! more...

Angling

Burns wins at Bullocks Farm

THE third round of Ray's Dynamite series was fished at Bullocks Farm where weights were fairly even. more...

Bradford News

Police hunt bogus callers

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an attempted distraction burglary in Bradford on Avon. more...

Calne News

Calne leisure saved for school but not community use

The dryside facilities are to continue to be available for 1,200 young people at the Whitehorse Leisure Centre in Calne. more...

Campaigns Change

Council carrot to use reusable nappies

A PARENT group in Swindon is celebrating the launch of a cashback scheme for people who buy washable nappies. more...

Cd Reviews

Hearts of Black Science - The Ghost You Left Behind

Two young men from Gothenburg, with different interests in music (metal and synth pop), produce an album that sounds like dark Depeche Mode or Midge Ure's Ultravox - as if the 90s had never happened. more...

Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara

Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian indie band built around Tony Dekker's songs and voice. more...

Findlay Brown - Separated By The Sea

UK singer-songwriters form a great spectrum of talent these days, from the insipid James Blunt/ Katie Melua/ James Morrison end to the genuinely excellent Stephen Fretwell/ Lucky Jim end. more...

Chippenham News

Day 5 in Marathon challenge

Forty-four-year-old Steve Hunt said he is still pressing on with the challenge he has set himself, to complete 60 half marathons in 30 days for Cancer Research UK. more...

School signs deal on leisure centre

A DEAL has been agreed for local pupils to use the White Horse Leisure Centre in Calne, which is due to close to the public at the end of this month. more...

Chippenham Sunday League News

Trowbridge Harriers are Team of the Week

THE Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News-sponsored Team of the Week award for March 11, 2007, has been awarded to Trowbridge Harriers. more...

David Howell News

GOLF: David finds swing key

A MOMENT of clarity during practice has led David Howell to believe he may have consigned his poor start to the season to history. more...

Grass Up Graffiti Campaign

On the trail of the tags

POLICE say the Adver's graffiti hotline is helping to trace vandals. But they still need more information to catch those behind these tags. more...

Giving a focus for the graffiti artists

AFTER painting his gate with fresh white paint, Vitalis Karanja was shocked to see vandals had spray painted over it. more...

Lambing Weekend

Lambing weekend

Katie, Jack and friends gather some ammunition... (32950-1) more...

Lambing Weekend

....lets throw straw at our dads for a laugh! (32950-2) more...

Lambing Weekend

New born lambs at Lackham (32950-3) more...

Lambing Weekend

Amelia from Chippenham introduces her toy lamb to one of the Lackham lambs (32950-6) more...

Lambing Weekend

Lackham agricultural student Matthew Allan shows off one of the lambs (32950-8) more...

Lambing Weekend

Lackham agricultural student Charlie House letting youngsters get a closer look at the lambs. (32950-9) more...

Lambing Weekend

Tractor and trailer rides kept a constant stream of visitors coming to see this years Lackham lambs. (32950-10) more...

Lambing Weekend

Lackham agricultural students Matthew Allan and Charlie House (left) helping out at Lackham lambing day. (32950-10) more...

Malmesbury News

Karate instructor arrested for rape

A karate instructor has been arrested on suspicion of raping one of his students. more...

Marlborough News

Leisure centre hosting volunteer conference

The first Community Volunteering Conference will be held at Tidworth Leisure Centre on Friday. more...

Melksham News

Police op targets fine dodgers

FINE dodgers were dealt with on their own doorsteps in a successful trial operation involving one of the new neighbourhood policing teams. more...

New Forest News

Brass band has accolades for mother and daughter

COMMUNITY stalwart Pam Reeks has taken the helm of Verwood Concert Brass now that she has been appointed as band president and an honorary life member. more...

Prospect @ Home Campaign

Raising the roof for St George’s Day

JAZZ, music theatre and swing will fill the main chamber of Swindon Council's offices for a special St George's Day concert. more...

Browsery opens its doors for fundraising

THE Prospect Hospice has opened its first specialist shop selling books and music. more...

Red Nose Day

Wilts Wholesale Electrical Co.Ltd had a number of events running throughout the day for Comic Relief including cake sales, quizzes and who could fix a computer in the quickest time. The total amount raised throughout the day was £500. more...

Red Nose day

RAF Lyneham dressing up and enjoying the festivities for their Comic Relief fundraising. more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Knight on target

SALISBURY City youngster Charlie Knight scored the only goal of the game to earn Chippenham Town three points in their British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division match at Rugby Town. more...

Welling United v Salisbury City new date

DUE to the unavailability of Gravesend & Northfleet's ground, and the repairs to Welling United's floodlights unlikely to have been completed in time, Salisbury City's fixture has been moved from Tuesday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 4. more...

Salisbury News

Dementia unit wins battle

THE CARE of south Wiltshire's growing population of elderly people with dementia has been given a helping hand by Salisbury planners who have given permission for a new 32-bed dementia care unit on the outskirts of Downton. more...

Shirleymathias

Spare a thought for less fortunate

SOMEHOW Mothering Sunday didn't seem as joyous this year as it has seemed in the past. more...

Stfc Headlines

SWINDON TOWN: 'Go out with a bang'

PROMOTION passion rather than Premiership dreams occupy the thoughts of Lukas Jutkiewicz and Paul Sturrock insists the young striker is determined to go out with a bang. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Weston stakes his claim

CURTIS Weston has staked a strong claim for a first team recall with Paul Sturrock admitting the youngster has responded positively to a heart to heart. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Smith desperate to avoid play-offs

JACK Smith and the play-offs are total strangers and the 23-year-old has no desire to get acquainted after recalling Town's last lottery' heartbreak. more...

Swindon Business Headlines

Josh makes the right moves

He might not have made the grade as a premier footballer as he hoped, but at 21 Josh Jeffries was the youngest bank manager in the country. more...

Youth charity throws down the gauntlet

Youth charity, The Prince's Trust has challenged young professionals in Swindon to join a new fundraising initiative. more...

Lifting the lid on human development

All life forms have depended on having a diverse range of genes in order to adapt and survive through the ages. more...

Inflation fuels interest rate increase fears

Inflation in the UK accelerated in February, raising the possibility of further interest rate rises. On the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure, inflation in February was 2.8 per cent, up from 2.7 per cent the month before. more...

Government bid to stop carousel

New rules to combat the spread of Value Added Tax (VAT) carousel fraud will start on June 1. more...

Five newcomers get ready to sell

Five promising new companies are joining the University of Bath in Swindon's Innovation Centre to take advantage of the facilities and support it offers to science and technology-based companies. more...

Bank is in top 100 for award

STAFF at the Swindon branch of Handelsbanken are celebrating after the bank scooped a top place in the 2007 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For awards. more...

Networking lunch club is spreading net far and wide

NRG Business Networks, described by the Financial Times as the upmarket business networking lunch club', is expanding and holding its first networking lunch at the University of Bath on March 29. more...

Leisure company is fit to compete

David Lloyd Leisure, which will open its latest sports, health and leisure club in Swindon later this year, has had more than 500 enquiries from would-be members before it has even launched its advertising campaign. more...

Swindon Homes News

Hidden gem in heart of town

There's a property for sale in Swindon that, although in the heart of Old Town, has a real country cottage feel to it. more...

Swindon Letters

Let a university celebrate past

A QUOTE from The Life And Times Of Brunel reads: "...in observing the distinct rustication of English ideals after 1850, the industrial aspirations were being demoted in favour of gentrification and the rural idyll." more...

Please don’t keep mum about abuse of children

I was shocked and horrified, to read again (SA, March 16) of the case of the gross abuse and neglect of little Kimberley Baker. more...

Just you wait for the green taxation

NO doubt Government policies being formulated during the usual circuit of dinner parties in affluent areas of London will include green taxation. more...

In defence of having a fag

I DON'T know what this world, or country, is coming to. You can't do this, don't do that, prohibition 2007-style. You can drink alcohol from morning till the next morning. But light a fag and it's call in the heavy boys. more...

Apostrophe wars

I ASSURE Michelle Tompkins that progress can be made with apostrophes (SA, Eat's, shoot's and leave's? March 8). After a little chivvying the makers of The Bill finally changed Inspectors Office to Inspectors' Office. more...

The health service is not safe in their hands

WE have heard that Wales will get free NHS prescriptions while English patients continue to be taxed on their medicines, as that is what the prescription charge is. more...

Swindon Motors News

Suzuki’s chameleon

MANUFACTURERS prefer the term 'crossover', but chameleon is a better word for the new breed of small 4x4s. more...

High-tech hydrogen

MORGAN's reputation is built on tradition but it clearly isn't holding back when it comes to forward thinking. more...

Camera detectors

SPEED awareness is more important than ever. With cars being built to go faster, it is easier to find yourself suddenly exceeding a speed limit after a momentary lapse in concentration. more...

Drive Smarter campaign aims to cut emissions

THE government has launched a new campaign attempting to encourage drivers to reduce their CO2 emissions. more...

Jaguar’s new Portfolio

JAGUAR Cars is launching a special edition Portfolio' model in its XKR range in an attempt to boost sales. more...

Deal or no deal

The month in which a new registration plate appears is usually regarded as the worst time of year to do a deal on a new car. more...

Ten second road test

Volvo C70 D5 SE WHAT IS IT? more...

Ten second road test

BMW Z4 Coupe WHAT IS IT? more...

Swindon Music Festival

Talent the key word for pianists

JUDGES returning to Swindon Music Festival had kind words for competitors trying to make their mark. more...

Festival youngsters are real hit

Youngsters sang their hearts out to popular tunes at the Swindon Music Festival today. more...

Swindon News

Woman spat on bus driver

A woman who attacked another woman three times after being refused a cigarette has been spared jail. more...

Pet may have been cat-napped

A family is fearing the worst after receiving an electronic ransom demand for the safe return of their cat. more...

Slavery protesters in chains

Members of a global coalition against people trafficking will chain themselves up this weekend. more...

Paperboy's delicate balancing act

Residents in Eldene are now getting used to the sight of paperboy Stuart Heath bobbing at their letterboxes. more...

Mum and new-born child missing

Fears are growing for the welfare of a 36-year-old mother and her new-born child who have been missing for a week. more...

Swindon poets celebrate book success

Winners from a Swindon poetry competition will be celebrating this Easter when they see their poems in print in a one-off anthology created by Greenbridge Retail and Leisure Park. more...

National Trust HQ wins top award

Swindon's Heelis building has scooped a national award for it's green credentials. more...

Exciting St George's Day event

Jazz music, theatre and swing will fill the main chamber of Swindon council's offices for a special St George's Day concert. more...

Heroin dealer jailed

A drug dealer caught selling heroin in Swindon town centre in broad daylight has been jailed for three years. more...

Cash-back offer to promote reusable nappies

A parent group in Swindon is celebrating the launch of a cashback scheme for people who buy washable nappies. more...

Giving a focus for the graffiti artists

Vitalis George' Karanja who has let youngsters use one of his garage doors for their art providing they left the other alone AFTER painting his gate with fresh white paint, Vitalis Karanja was shocked to see vandals had spray painted over it. more...

Karate instructor faces rape claim

A KARATE instructor has been arrested on suspicion of raping one of his students. more...

On the trail of the tags

POLICE say the Adver's graffiti hotline is helping to trace vandals. But they still need more information to catch those behind these tags. more...

Council carrot for going with real nappies

A PARENT group in Swindon is celebrating the launch of a cashback scheme for people who buy washable nappies. more...

New headteacher labels improvements

AS remits go, turning a good school into an outstanding one may sound like a daunting task. more...

Giving a focus for the graffiti artists

AFTER painting his gate with fresh white paint, Vitalis Karanja was shocked to see vandals had spray painted over it. more...

Netball girls power into festival line-up

A KEEN team of netballers have set the ball rolling for this summer's answer to the Corporate Games. more...

Traveller Liz tastes a life without water

A SWINDON woman has spent a fortnight in India witnessing the problems of life without clean drinking water. more...

Fleming caps fetch more than £1,500

THREE rare and precious England caps won by Swindon Town legend Harold Fleming when the Robins were a non-League club were sold for £540 each at Bonhams in Chester. more...

Festival youngsters are real hit

Youngsters sang their hearts out to popular tunes at the Swindon Music Festival today. more...

New flu vaccine test is not to sneezed at

EVERY year thousands of people up and down the country get struck down by the flu. more...

Volunteer helpers who share the care

SLEEPOVERS are something that most children get to experience at one time or another. more...

Browsing such a good Prospect for shoppers

THE Prospect Hospice has opened its first specialist shop selling books and music. more...

Helping hands in times of need

MANY people never have to answer searching questions of themselves. But for others, who suffer trauma, the only option is to look deeper to confront the past. more...

Brown pulls off tax surprise

GORDON Brown announced a 2p cut in the basic rate of income tax from April 2008 at the end of what is probably his last budget. more...

Child could have died in manhole

A WOMAN who cracked two ribs falling into a broken manhole fears a child could drown if it is not fixed soon. more...

Cash rolls in for worthy causes

CHARITIES around the town got a late Christmas when they were handed donations raised from the Mayor's Carol Concert. more...

School merger plan gets the go-ahead

TWO schools will be merged by September. more...

Plan for canal revamp floated

COUNCILLORS have been briefed on the latest plans to construct a canal in the town. more...

Swindon Speedway

SPEEDWAY: Rossiter's fear over Moore

ROBINS boss Alun Rossiter admits he doesn't want injured reserve Andrew Moore to ride in tonight's Elite League opener with Wolverhampton Wolves at Blunsdon. more...

SPEEDWAY: Rossiter's on Fred alert

ALUN Rossiter has underlined his admiration for Wolverhampton's dangerman Fredrik Lindgren ahead of tonight's Elite League opener at Blunsdon. more...

Times Film Reviews

Amazing Grace (PG)

Michael Apted directs this lavish costume drama based on the true tale of the 18th-century British politician William Wilberforce. more...

300 (15)

Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. more...

I Want Candy (15)

Up and coming British actors Tom Riley and Tom Burke play two lads who desperately want to make their mark in the movie business. more...

Times Football

Russell baffled by shut-out

Farnborough North End 1, Warminster Town 0. IT was another wasted journey for Warminster on Saturday as Peter Russell�s injury-hit side returned from Hampshire empty-handed. more...

Times Homes News

Women act to take control

Property ownership puts women in charge of finances. AS the lyrics of a well-known song once put it: "Sisters are doing it for themselves!", and they are � in many ways, except one. more...

Apartment residents study town’s history

RESIDENTS at McCarthy & Stone's Penn Court in Oxford Road, Calne, can enjoy a pictorial reminder of the transatlantic links of the town and of their own development, thanks to a print now hanging in the entrance lobby. more...

Agent backs country skills

TRADITIONAL country skills were out in force when the South and West Wilts Hunt supporters annual hedge-laying competition took place near Mere. more...

Times Letters

Oval is staying

I READ with interest your article on the planning proposal submitted by Aldi to build a supermarket on the Oval Peugeot site in Westbury. more...

Shame on you

I'VE just got back from a trip to the recycling centre in Trowbridge. On the way home I was driving along The Down when I had to overtake two parked cars. more...

Ten Tors is tops

THE reporting of the recent tragic death of a young girl on Dartmoor does the Ten Tors event and those involved in its organisation and training a big disservice. more...

Rules are rules

REGARDING the article published in your newspaper on March 2 concerning the issuing of a parking ticket to Brenda Poolman, I sincerely hope that she fails in her bid to challenge the fine. more...

Bypass is batty

I WRITE with reference to the article Bypass plan is wildlife friendly, (Wiltshire Times, March 9). more...

Good Samaritan

I WOULD like to thank the man who returned my son's wallet on Sunday, especially as he made a special effort to find us. more...

PCT rethink?

WILTSHIRE County Council Scrutiny Committee may have approved the Wiltshire PCT's maternity proposals, but these now appear to be unraveling. more...

Different story

IN defence of the two girls frightening people on a footpath on their horses (last week's Wiltshire Times): the bridle path at the top of Axe and Cleaver Lane was dug up by the electric company to lay cables last November, and has not been replaced so there is nowhere to walk the horses away from the traffic. more...

Roads madness

I AM currently working in Bristol and due to the uncertainty and expense of public transport undertake my journey by road, involving journey times of 40-50 minutes outwards and at best just over the hour inwards - not unacceptable given the lack of motorways etc. more...

Times Rugby

Cup wins for north Wiltshire neighbours

CHIPPENHAM completed a hat-trick of victories in Sunday's Wiltshire Cup age group finals, but were denied a clean sweep by north Wiltshire rivals Corsham. more...

Times Wiltshire News

Brown cuts basic rate of income tax

CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown has cut the basic rate of income tax from 22p to 20p. more...

Trowbridge News

Dad says thanks for daughter's care

A FATHER-OF-TWO is running the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday to raise money for the hospital which treated his daughter. more...

Anger over damaged postboxes

USERS of three vandalised post boxes in Trowbridge have reacted angrily to news they might be removed permanently. more...

Naomi's Miss England hopes

FORMER Trowbridge carnival princess Naomi Havergal is hoping Wiltshire Times readers will get behind her bid to become Miss England. more...

£7k boost to war vets celebration

A £7,000 GRANT has been awarded by the Ministry of Defence to Trowbridge Town Council for its Veterans' Day celebrations. more...

Plea for carnival helpers

THE chairman of Trowbridge Carnival committee is appealing for new members to make this year's event as successful as ever. more...

Warminster News

Councillor returns to Lib Dems

AN independent town councillor in Warminster has rejoined his former party in the run-up to the May 3 local elections. more...

Westbury News

Traffic fears over supermarket plan

PLANS to build a new supermarket in Westbury have hit a hurdle after councillors raised fears it could lead to traffic chaos. more...

Body found in lake

A MAJOR police inquiry has been launched after a body was found in a lake this morning. more...

Signs go up to save toads

TOADS on the roads are getting a helping hand from the residents of a west Wiltshire village after the launch of a toad watch scheme. more...

Body taken for post mortem

THE male body found in a stream in Westbury this morning has now been removed. more...

Wiltshire News

Budget 2007 at a glance

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown took less than an hour to deliver his 11th Budget statement to the House of Commons, promising it would set out long-term reforms to meet global challenges ahead.

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Body found in lake

A body has been found in a Wiltshire lake this morning. more...

Experts name Budget winners and losers

Gordon Brown's decision to cut the basic rate of income tax from 22p to 20p but also scrap the 10p lower rate could mean most people are unlikely to be better off. more...

Police trying to identify body in lake

Police are now attempting to identify a man found dead in a Wiltshire lake this morning. more...

Green Budget means great opportunities, says NFU.

The National Farmers Union appeared to score some wins in this year's budget but farmers were stung with an increase in car tax for band G vehicles. more...

Salisbury Journal Business

Ringwood seminars on growth

SOLICITORS Bonallack & Bishop of Salisbury are hosting a free seminar in Ringwood next week. more...

Waitrose at top of satisfaction survey

WAITROSE, which has stores in Salisbury and Ringwood, has been voted top of a more...

A takeover package

OLD Sarum company Eastman Packaging has been taken over by a Swindon firm. more...

Workshops give help to the big and small

BUSINESSMEN and women from across Wiltshire and Dorset have been getting together recently to take part in a series of free workshops run by Business Link and Train to Gain. more...

Salisbury Journal News

Family sees death crash driver jailed

A TEENAGE driver from Verwood who killed a milkman in a hit-and-run crash while sending a text message has been jailed for four years. more...

Man jailed after an orgy of destruction

A WOODFALLS man was hit with an 18-month custodial sentence this week, for his part in a more...

Salisbury Journal Sport

Welling United v Salisbury City new date

Knight on target

Swindon Advertiser Business

Leisure company is fit to compete

Josh makes the right moves

He might not have made the grade as a premier footballer as he hoped, but at 21 Josh Jeffries was the youngest bank manager in the country. more...

Youth charity throws down the gauntlet

Youth charity, The Prince's Trust has challenged young professionals in Swindon to join a new fundraising initiative. more...

Lifting the lid on human development

All life forms have depended on having a diverse range of genes in order to adapt and survive through the ages. more...

Inflation fuels interest rate increase fears

Government bid to stop carousel

New rules to combat the spread of Value Added Tax (VAT) carousel fraud will start on June 1. more...

Five newcomers get ready to sell

Bank is in top 100 for award

STAFF at the Swindon branch of Handelsbanken are celebrating after the bank scooped a top place in the 2007 Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For awards. more...

Networking lunch club is spreading net far and wide

Swindon Advertiser News

New flu vaccine test is not to sneezed at

EVERY year thousands of people up and down the country get struck down by the flu. more...

Volunteer helpers who share the care

SLEEPOVERS are something that most children get to experience at one time or another. more...

Browsing such a good Prospect for shoppers

THE Prospect Hospice has opened its first specialist shop selling books and music. more...

Netball girls power into festival line-up

A KEEN team of netballers have set the ball rolling for this summer's answer to the Corporate Games. more...

Helping hands in times of need

MANY people never have to answer searching questions of themselves. But for others, who suffer trauma, the only option is to look deeper to confront the past. more...

Traveller Liz tastes a life without water

A SWINDON woman has spent a fortnight in India witnessing the problems of life without clean drinking water. more...

Karate instructor faces rape claim

A KARATE instructor has been arrested on suspicion of raping one of his students. more...

Council carrot for going with real nappies

A PARENT group in Swindon is celebrating the launch of a cashback scheme for people who buy washable nappies. more...

Brown pulls off tax surprise

GORDON Brown announced a 2p cut in the basic rate of income tax from April 2008 at the end of what is probably his last budget. more...

I couldn't have been nicked by a nicer copper

A MAN who has fallen foul of the law on a number of occasions has donated £1,000 to the local bobby who lost his leg in a motorbike accident. more...

Giving a focus for the graffiti artists

AFTER painting his gate with fresh white paint, Vitalis Karanja was shocked to see vandals had spray painted over it. more...

Fleming caps fetch more than £1,500

THREE rare and precious England caps won by Swindon Town legend Harold Fleming when the Robins were a non-League club were sold for £540 each at Bonhams in Chester. more...

New headteacher labels improvements

AS remits go, turning a good school into an outstanding one may sound like a daunting task. more...

Child could have died in manhole

A WOMAN who cracked two ribs falling into a broken manhole fears a child could drown if it is not fixed soon. more...

Cash rolls in for worthy causes

CHARITIES around the town got a late Christmas when they were handed donations raised from the Mayor's Carol Concert. more...

Festival youngsters are real hit

Youngsters sang their hearts out to popular tunes at the Swindon Music Festival today. more...

School merger plan gets the go-ahead

TWO schools will be merged by September. more...

Plan for canal revamp floated

COUNCILLORS have been briefed on the latest plans to construct a canal in the town. more...

On the trail of the tags

POLICE say the Adver's graffiti hotline is helping to trace vandals. But they still need more information to catch those behind these tags. more...

Swindon Advertiser Sport

SPEEDWAY: Rossiter's on Fred alert

ALUN Rossiter has underlined his admiration for Wolverhampton's dangerman Fredrik Lindgren ahead of tonight's Elite League opener at Blunsdon. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Weston stakes his claim

CURTIS Weston has staked a strong claim for a first team recall with Paul Sturrock admitting the youngster has responded positively to a heart to heart. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Smith desperate to avoid play-offs

JACK Smith and the play-offs are total strangers and the 23-year-old has no desire to get acquainted after recalling Town's last lottery' heartbreak. more...

TABLE TENNIS: Swindon’s Roofe hits heights

SWINDON veteran star Eddie Roofe marched off with both mens singles and veteran singles titlesat the Wiltshire Closed Table Tennis Championships at John of Gaunt School, in Trowbridge more...

SWINDON TOWN: Lee's loan star

LEE Peacock believes new boy Barry Corr will add a "crucial spark" to Town's promotion push despite admitting his arrival could put his own position in jeopardy. more...

SWINDON TOWN: Corr insists desire is still there

ONE training session was enough to convince Barry Corr that Town still have the stomach for the automatic promotion fight. more...

SWINDON TOWN: 'Go out with a bang'

PROMOTION passion rather than Premiership dreams occupy the thoughts of Lukas Jutkiewicz and Paul Sturrock insists the young striker is determined to go out with a bang. more...

SPEEDWAY: Rossiter's fear over Moore

ROBINS boss Alun Rossiter admits he doesn't want injured reserve Andrew Moore to ride in tonight's Elite League opener with Wolverhampton Wolves at Blunsdon. more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News

Body found in lake

A body has been found in a Wiltshire lake this morning. more...

Budget 2007 at a glance

Mum and new-born child missing

Fears are growing for the welfare of a 36-year-old mother and her new-born child who have been missing for a week. more...

Woman spat on bus driver

A woman who attacked another woman three times after being refused a cigarette has been spared jail. more...

Head saved school as doctors battle to save his son

Headteacher Robert Bromberg has spent the last year fighting to save his school, while watching doctors battle to save his son's life. more...

Leisure centre hosting volunteer conference

The first Community Volunteering Conference will be held at Tidworth Leisure Centre on Friday. more...

Karate instructor arrested for rape

A karate instructor has been arrested on suspicion of raping one of his students. more...

Police trying to identify body in lake

Police are now attempting to identify a man found dead in a Wiltshire lake this morning. more...

National Trust HQ wins top award

Swindon's Heelis building has scooped a national award for it's green credentials. more...

Exciting St George's Day event

Jazz music, theatre and swing will fill the main chamber of Swindon council's offices for a special St George's Day concert. more...

Experts name Budget winners and losers

Gordon Brown's decision to cut the basic rate of income tax from 22p to 20p but also scrap the 10p lower rate could mean most people are unlikely to be better off. more...

Day 5 in Marathon challenge

Forty-four-year-old Steve Hunt said he is still pressing on with the challenge he has set himself, to complete 60 half marathons in 30 days for Cancer Research UK. more...

Pet may have been cat-napped

A family is fearing the worst after receiving an electronic ransom demand for the safe return of their cat. more...

Slavery protesters in chains

Members of a global coalition against people trafficking will chain themselves up this weekend. more...

Swindon poets celebrate book success

Winners from a Swindon poetry competition will be celebrating this Easter when they see their poems in print in a one-off anthology created by Greenbridge Retail and Leisure Park. more...

Calne leisure saved for school but not community use

The dryside facilities are to continue to be available for 1,200 young people at the Whitehorse Leisure Centre in Calne. more...

Paperboy's delicate balancing act

Residents in Eldene are now getting used to the sight of paperboy Stuart Heath bobbing at their letterboxes. more...

Cash-back offer to promote reusable nappies

A parent group in Swindon is celebrating the launch of a cashback scheme for people who buy washable nappies. more...

Green Budget means great opportunities, says NFU.

The National Farmers Union appeared to score some wins in this year's budget but farmers were stung with an increase in car tax for band G vehicles. more...

Heroin dealer jailed

A drug dealer caught selling heroin in Swindon town centre in broad daylight has been jailed for three years. more...

Giving a focus for the graffiti artists

Vitalis George' Karanja who has let youngsters use one of his garage doors for their art providing they left the other alone more...

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Russell baffled by shut-out

IT was another wasted journey for Warminster on Saturday as Peter Russell's more...

Cup wins for north Wiltshire neighbours

CHIPPENHAM completed a hat-trick of victories in Sunday's Wiltshire Cup age more...

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