Stories for 28 March 2007

Angling

Emma shows she’s the Leader

YOUNG Emma Leader, from Pensford, showed the boys how to catch fish when she won the Bathampton Junior match at Withy Pool.  more...

Bradford News

Phoebe through to Idol final

A SINGER from Bradford on Avon is competing for a place in the grand final of the UK's biggest music talent contest outside the X-Factor.  more...

Campaigns Change

Recycling is backed

RESIDENTS have welcomed the council's move to begin recycling plastic bottles from people's doorsteps.  more...

Chippenham News

Marathon man still running

FORTY Four year old Steve Hunt is now on day 12 of his challenge to run 60 half marathons in 30 days for Cancer Research UK.  more...

Fire crews tackle kitchen fire

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a kitchen fire at a house in a village near Chippenham last night.  more...

Chippenham Sunday League News

Second award for in-form Bromham

THE Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News-sponsored Team of the Week award for March 25, 2007, has been awarded to Bromham (Sunday).  more...

Devizes News

Couple flee house blaze

Alan and Sandra Nairn had to flee their semi-detached home in Devizes this morning after a TV in the living room caught fire.  more...

Farepakfiasco

Farepak fiasco won't happen again

THE Government today announced steps to stop a Farepak fiasco ever happening again.  more...

Filmtrailers

Spiderman 3

Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man 3 reunites the cast and filmmakers from the first two blockbuster adventures for a web of secrets, vengeance, love, and forgiveness that will transport worldwide audiences to thrilling new heights on May 4, 2007.  more...

Grass Up Graffiti Campaign

Graffiti taggers strike at top store

GRAFFITI vandals have struck at a major Swindon store. TK Maxx in Great Western Way has been daubed in green paint. The tags read IDS and MOE.  more...

Strike three by the door daubers

KEN White's garage door has been covered with graffiti three times since Christmas.  more...

Hockey

West Wilts celebrate promotion double

HOCKEY: West Wilts 2, Cheltenham 2nds 1. WEST Wilts have won a place in North Division One of the Gerrard Hockey League for the first time in 15 years.  more...

Marlborough News

Tots raise cash with sale

THE St Mary's Under-Fives group will be able to buy a lot of dressing up clothes and toys with the £539 raised by its bumper spring raffle.  more...

Melksham News

Skins star judges school drama

PUPILS at The George Ward School had a celebrity panel of judges for their annual drama competition this year.  more...

New Forest News

Music to get a higher profile

A NEW community music festival and music-making activities and events are on the cards for Dorset.  more...

Prospect @ Home Campaign

A spot of chamber music

SWINDON has a strong musical heritage that will only be made stronger by the St George's Day Concert at the Civic Offices.  more...

Salisbury City Fc News

Final date for youth team

SALISBURY City's youth team booked their place in the final of the Hampshire Midweek Floodlight Cup last night with a 1-0 victory over Farnborough Town.  more...

Salisbury City v Hayes - post match reaction

NICK Holmes admitted that confidence is low amongst his players at the moment after they were held 0-0 at home by lowly Hayes on Tuesday night.  more...

Salisbury City Fc Reports

Lewes 1 Salisbury City 0

SALISBURY City fired blanks for the second match running, ensuring they left the cold East Sussex town of Lewes on Friday night empty-handed, despite a lively performance that had deserved to be rewarded with at least a point.  more...

Salisbury City 0 Hayes 0

FRUSTRATION reigns supreme at the Ray Mac as Whites yet again failed to score in front of their home fans.  more...

Salisbury News

Farmer wins a battle over site

SOUTH Wiltshire farmer Martin Blandford's long-running battle to be allowed to use some more of his land at Pitton for caravans and campers has finally ended in victory.  more...

Shirleymathias

We have to quit our car addiction

A TRANSPORT vision for the future? A series of ring roads, plus a giant car park, plus a new bus exchange?  more...

Stfc Headlines

SWINDON TOWN: Honest Love, it was a bad one!

LEE Peacock has found a novel way of showing his other half that he is not feigning injury and although in stitches he is deadly serious about facing Shrewsbury Town on Saturday.  more...

SWINDON TOWN: Boss Sturrock wants Town to 'keep the rhythm'

BARRY Corr and Lukas Jutkiewicz have formed an instant attacking beat and Paul Sturrock is desperately hoping that injury does not wreck Town's rhythm.  more...

SWINDON TOWN: Reserves look to impress against Weymouth

Town's reserves take on Weymouth today with a strong home side set to feature.  more...

SWINDON TOWN: Brezovan boost

PETER Brezovan is poised to become a Swindon Town player by the weekend with the club on the verge of sealing a permanent deal for the big Slovakian.  more...

Swindon Business Headlines

This idea needs an angel to fly high

Three Swindon people have come up with a business idea which, they say, will make them millionaires in less than 10 years.  more...

Unravelling the web of spiders’ behaviour

Research funded by the Swindon-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council could explain why spiders flying on a strand of silk prefer cloudy days in spring or autumn for their travels.  more...

Town in line for huge jobs boost

Another 400 jobs are to be created in Swindon over the next few weeks. B and Q will be opening at the end of April and 150 staff have been recruited already, with another 150 on the way.  more...

Brewing boss raises his glass in farewell

Trevor Holmes has retired from his position as brewing director at Wadworth, after 25 years with the company.  more...

Put your talents to use as trustee

A national get onboard campaign has been launched to tell people about the exciting and rewarding nature of being a charity trustee.  more...

Swindon Football

SUPERMARINE: Collier blasts ‘poor’ Supermarine

MARK Collier slammed his Swindon Supermarine troops last night after a disappointing draw at home to Paulton Rovers.  more...

Swindon General Sport

Yasmin shines

WITH her best run of the winter Yasmin Smith made the top 50 at the Sainsbury's English Schools' Cross Country Championships.  more...

Flames lose in final

Swindon Flames Peewees (seven to 12- year-olds) held an in-line skater hockey tournament at the Croft Centre.  more...

Ludlow's slick move pays off

Swindon driver Daniel Ludlow took part in an invitation race at Brands Hatch in his 1795cc Rover Metro GTI.  more...

Swindon Homes News

Country living with a contemporary lifestyle

Developer Bach Homes, a young company which has already won national awards, is building four barn-style homes that embrace modern design combined with traditional feel in the conservation village of Castle Eaton, just to the north of Swindon.  more...

Helping you through the maze of greener living

Our homes account for 27 per cent of the UK's CO2 emissions so it makes sense for Gordon Brown to encourage greener homeowners.  more...

Swindon Letters

Caught cold by lack of free parking at Iceland

I'D LIKE to warn people about a recent experience my wife had while shopping at the Iceland store in Wootton Bassett.  more...

Lax immigration leads to blood spilling

WHEN Enoch Powell made his now well documented Rivers of Blood speech he was unjustly branded a racist and forced to resign his post.  more...

Why plastic excitement?

I cannot get excited by our council claiming a new scheme, when they are just doing more of the same months later than other areas and still four more months into the new council year.  more...

Council forced

I would like to respond to E Shipp concerning the wardens' charge. Perhaps, if the Government did not take £8m of Swindon tenants' rent money in 2007/2008 in the form of Negative Housing Subsidy, the council's housing department would not need to raise £489,000 through a service charge to help fund the wardens' scheme?  more...

Dog owners, beware this new legislation

Dogs Trust is becoming increasingly concerned with the rise of Dog Control Orders being brought in by a number of local authorities and would like to urge all dog owners to be aware that there may be significant changes to where their dogs may be exercised.  more...

Bus proposal is round the bend

I READ with interest Matt Jackson's article (SA, March 23). I was concerned about his comments regarding the use of FTR articulated buses as a way of solving Swindon's future transport problems.  more...

Who’s left carrying the can?

FOLLOWING the eviction of pensioner Dave Stratford for taking his tin of exploding paint onto a bus, could I ask if I need to carry tins of baked beans and meatballs in a carrier bag, or are they anti-explosive'!  more...

Swindon News

Keepsakes destroyed by arsonist

Treasured paintings and other keepsakes were among the goods destroyed when arsonists set fire to a garage in Wiltshire.  more...

Anger over bus fare hike

BUS users have reacted angrily to Thamesdown Transport's decision to increase its fares by as much as four times the current level of inflation.  more...

Singer pulls out of concert

SINGER Russell Watson has pulled out of his show in Swindon tonight.  more...

Farepak fiasco won't happen again

THE Government today announced steps to stop a Farepak fiasco ever happening again.  more...

Russell Watson pulls out of Oasis show

SINGER Russell Watson has pulled out of his show in Swindon tonight.  more...

Workers uncover underground secret

BUILDERS restoring the Thring Townsend offices in Old Town have discovered three tunnels.  more...

Strike three by door daubers

KEN White's garage door has been covered with graffiti three times since Christmas.  more...

Developer dishes up a green message for schoolchildren

CHILDREN from Colebrook Junior School had a unique lesson on the environment during a visit to a housing development.  more...

Tree-mendous experience for youngsters

GREEN-FINGERED teenagers took part in a community conservation project to give them a greater understanding of the environment.  more...

Young pupils relate an old, old story

SCHOOL pupils brought the Easter story to life.  more...

Teenage education gets diploma boost

SWINDON has been chosen as one of the first places in the country to teach diplomas to young people.  more...

Consultant doctor clocks off

WHAT do you get if you cross a pensioner with a Zimmer frame?  more...

Passenger's delight at purse return

WHEN Brenda Colton left her purse on a bus she feared the worst and was convinced she would never see it again.  more...

I was shocked by refugee suffering

CHARITY worker Pat Prendergast was shocked by shack villages inhabited by thousands of refugees during a trip to Kenya.  more...

Boost for teenagers’ education

SWINDON has been chosen as one of the first places in the country to teach diplomas to young people.  more...

Just why did Farepak collapse?

ADMINISTRATORS called in to oversee the running of Farepak now have the power to investigate whether the firm's directors played a role in the company's collapse.  more...

NHS dentistry now better says PCT

A YEAR after the introduction of a new dental contract more dentists in Swindon are taking on NHS patients.  more...

Fans let down as singing star cancels show

DOZENS of disappointed fans were turned away from the Oasis after learning that singer Russell Watson had pulled out of his show.  more...

Swindon Speedway

SPEEDWAY: Rossiter backs Gjedde

ALUN Rossiter has brushed aside any fears about the early-season form of Robins' star Charlie Gjedde.  more...

Times Film Reviews

Mr Bean’s Holiday (PG)

In his latest misadventure, Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) goes on holiday to the French Riviera and becomes ensnared in a European adventure of cinematic proportions.  more...

The Namesake (12A)

Based on the bestselling book by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake follows two generations of the Ganguli family. After an arranged marriage, Ashima (Tabu) moves with Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) from her native Calcutta to New York.  more...

Days of Glory (12A)

Similar in both structure and tone to Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, Days of Glory seeks recognition for soldiers who were treated as second-class citizens during their service and never given their due.  more...

Times Football

Owen lends a helping hand

Calne Town 2, Keynsham Town 0. CALNE got by with a little help from their friends last night. Not quite with the same style as The Beatles, but Joe Cocker would certainly have been proud.  more...

Hat-trick joy for evergreen Tweddle

Melksham Town 4, Bristol Manor Farm 0. EVERGREEN striker Steve Tweddle got a standing ovation from the Melksham fans on Monday night after his hat-trick paved the way for another convincing win.  more...

Corsham go back to the top

Corsham Town 1, Barnstaple Town 0. COLIN Bush is banking on Corsham’s two games in hand to deliver his side their first ever Toolstation League Premier Division crown.  more...

Times In The Picture Gallery

In the Picture

This picture was sent to us by Neil Martin of Westbury. It is of the Westbury church at night.  more...

In the Picture

A spider making his home on a car in Westbury. Picture by Neil Martin  more...

In the Picture

Spring has come around again to show off its colourful delights. Picture by Neil Martin  more...

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Primroses flowering at All Saints Church at Brokerswood, one of only two churches in Wiltshire constructed out of corrugated iron sheets. This "tin "mission church was originally erected at Southwick to replace the iron church there that had been destroyed in a fire in 1897. Picture by Glenn Phillips  more...

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Wooden observation jetty at Smallbrook Meadows nature reserve, Warminster. (32886-4)  more...

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Daffodils blooming in Westbury's All Saints churchyard. (32866)  more...

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Flowering cherry trees in Clarendon Avenue at the end of February. (32862-2)  more...

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Sub tropical Trowbridge... flowering cherry trees in bloom alongside the palm trees in Clarendon Avenue. (32862-1)  more...

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Dried elephant grass in field at Rudloe photographed against a winter sky. (32765-3)  more...

Times Wiltshire News

Dense fog causes crash

POLICE issued a fog alert to drivers in Wiltshire this morning.  more...

Trowbridge News

School praised by inspectors

A TROWBRIDGE school is on the verge of becoming a high achieving school, according to Ofsted inspectors.  more...

Burglars target elderly victims

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly couple had jewellery and a mobile phone stolen from their home in broad daylight.  more...

Welcome sign graffiti slammed

A ROAD sign welcoming people to Trowbridge has been vandalised with anti-Polish graffiti in the week a project providing help to migrants from Poland was hailed a success.  more...

Warminster News

Longleat staff cook up TV treat

SAFARI park keepers from Longleat are going head to head on Friday as they join the BBC2 Ready Steady Cook team to whip up some culinary delights.  more...

Green light for town centre plan

A £671,000 scheme to improve Warminster town centre was been given the green light by Wiltshire County Council.  more...

Wiltshire News

Movie man adds glamour to air tattoo

THE artist who produced the iconic film poster for A Clockwork Orange is lending some glamour to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.  more...

Man dies on railway track

POLICE have confirmed the name of a man who died in a suspected suicide on a railway track in Trowbridge on Sunday afternoon.  more...

Furniture stolen by balcony thieves

Furniture worth more than £8,000 has been taken from a home in Wiltshire.  more...

Salisbury Journal Sport

Salisbury City v Hayes - post match reaction

NICK Holmes admitted that confidence is low amongst his players at the moment after they were held 0-0 at home by lowly Hayes on Tuesday night.   more...

Lewes 1 Salisbury City 0

SALISBURY City fired blanks for the second match running, ensuring they left the cold East Sussex town of Lewes on Friday night empty-handed, despite a lively performance that had deserved to be rewarded with at least a point.   more...

Salisbury City 0 Hayes 0

FRUSTRATION reigns supreme at the Ray Mac as Whites yet again failed to score in front of their home fans.   more...

Final date for youth team

SALISBURY City's youth team booked their place in the final of the Hampshire Midweek Floodlight Cup last night with a 1-0 victory over Farnborough Town.   more...

Swindon Advertiser Business

This idea needs an angel to fly high

Three Swindon people have come up with a business idea which, they say, will make them millionaires in less than 10 years.   more...

Unravelling the web of spiders’ behaviour

Research funded by the Swindon-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council could explain why spiders flying on a strand of silk prefer cloudy days in spring or autumn for their travels.   more...

Town in line for huge jobs boost

Another 400 jobs are to be created in Swindon over the next few weeks. B and Q will be opening at the end of April and 150 staff have been recruited already, with another 150 on the way.   more...

Brewing boss raises his glass in farewell

Trevor Holmes has retired from his position as brewing director at Wadworth, after 25 years with the company.   more...

Put your talents to use as trustee

A national get onboard campaign has been launched to tell people about the exciting and rewarding nature of being a charity trustee.   more...

Swindon Advertiser News

NHS dentistry now better says PCT

A YEAR after the introduction of a new dental contract more dentists in Swindon are taking on NHS patients.   more...

Youths stamped on my face

DEREK Holmes was hospitalised when a gang of yobs stamped on his face, just 24 hours after they had smashed up his garden fence.   more...

Tree-mendous experience for youngsters

GREEN-FINGERED teenagers took part in a community conservation project to give them a greater understanding of the environment.   more...

Fans let down as singing star cancels show

DOZENS of disappointed fans were turned away from the Oasis after learning that singer Russell Watson had pulled out of his show.   more...

Workers uncover underground secret

BUILDERS restoring the Thring Townsend offices in Old Town have discovered three tunnels.   more...

Strike three by door daubers

KEN White's garage door has been covered with graffiti three times since Christmas.   more...

Teenage education gets diploma boost

SWINDON has been chosen as one of the first places in the country to teach diplomas to young people.   more...

Farepak fiasco won't happen again

THE Government today announced steps to stop a Farepak fiasco ever happening again.   more...

Consultant doctor clocks off

WHAT do you get if you cross a pensioner with a Zimmer frame?   more...

Passenger's delight at purse return

WHEN Brenda Colton left her purse on a bus she feared the worst and was convinced she would never see it again.   more...

Young pupils relate an old, old story

SCHOOL pupils brought the Easter story to life.   more...

Russell Watson pulls out of Oasis show

  more...

I was shocked by refugee suffering

CHARITY worker Pat Prendergast was shocked by shack villages inhabited by thousands of refugees during a trip to Kenya.   more...

Boost for teenagers’ education

SWINDON has been chosen as one of the first places in the country to teach diplomas to young people.   more...

Developer dishes up a green message for schoolchildren

CHILDREN from Colebrook Junior School had a unique lesson on the environment during a visit to a housing development.   more...

Our Matty's going up in the world

IN the first 16 years of his life Matty Fairs has probably been through more than most people would in a lifetime.   more...

Just why did Farepak collapse?

ADMINISTRATORS called in to oversee the running of Farepak now have the power to investigate whether the firm's directors played a role in the company's collapse.   more...

Swindon Advertiser Sport

SWINDON TOWN: Brezovan boost

PETER Brezovan is poised to become a Swindon Town player by the weekend with the club on the verge of sealing a permanent deal for the big Slovakian.   more...

SUPERMARINE: Collier blasts ‘poor’ Supermarine

MARK Collier slammed his Swindon Supermarine troops last night after a disappointing draw at home to Paulton Rovers.   more...

SPEEDWAY: Gjedde aims to get the Hammer down

CHARLIE Gjedde is confident he will be back firing on all cylinders when Robins host the Lakeside Hammers in the Elite League at Blunsdon tonight.   more...

SWINDON TOWN: Honest Love, it was a bad one!

LEE Peacock has found a novel way of showing his other half that he is not feigning injury and although in stitches he is deadly serious about facing Shrewsbury Town on Saturday.   more...

SWINDON TOWN: Boss Sturrock wants Town to 'keep the rhythm'

BARRY Corr and Lukas Jutkiewicz have formed an instant attacking beat and Paul Sturrock is desperately hoping that injury does not wreck Town's rhythm.   more...

SWINDON TOWN: Reserves look to impress against Weymouth

Town's reserves take on Weymouth today with a strong home side set to feature.   more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News

Singer pulls out of concert

SINGER Russell Watson has pulled out of his show in Swindon tonight.   more...

Tots raise cash with sale

THE St Mary's Under-Fives group will be able to buy a lot of dressing up clothes and toys with the £539 raised by its bumper spring raffle.   more...

Marathon man still running

FORTY Four year old Steve Hunt is now on day 12 of his challenge to run 60 half marathons in 30 days for Cancer Research UK.   more...

Couple flee house blaze

Alan and Sandra Nairn had to flee their semi-detached home in Devizes this morning after a TV in the living room caught fire.   more...

Businessman found dead at home

Police are investigating after Chippenham businessman Steve Hayes, was found dead at his home in Canterbury Road,   more...

Keepsakes destroyed by arsonist

Treasured paintings and other keepsakes were among the goods destroyed when arsonists set fire to a garage in Wiltshire.   more...

Anger over bus fare hike

BUS users have reacted angrily to Thamesdown Transport's decision to increase its fares by as much as four times the current level of inflation.   more...

Movie man adds glamour to air tattoo

THE artist who produced the iconic film poster for A Clockwork Orange is lending some glamour to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford.   more...

Man dies on railway track

POLICE have confirmed the name of a man who died in a suspected suicide on a railway track in Trowbridge on Sunday afternoon.   more...

Furniture stolen by balcony thieves

Furniture worth more than £8,000 has been taken from a home in Wiltshire.   more...

Wiltshire Times News

School praised by inspectors

A TROWBRIDGE school is on the verge of becoming a high achieving school, according to Ofsted inspectors.   more...

Burglars target elderly victims

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly couple had jewellery and a mobile phone stolen from their home in broad daylight.   more...

Dense fog causes crash

POLICE issued a fog alert to drivers in Wiltshire this morning.   more...

Phoebe through to Idol final

A SINGER from Bradford on Avon is competing for a place in the grand final of the UK's biggest music talent contest outside the X-Factor.   more...

Welcome sign graffiti slammed

A ROAD sign welcoming people to Trowbridge has been vandalised with anti-Polish graffiti in the week a project providing help to migrants from Poland was hailed a success.   more...

Fire crews tackle kitchen fire

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a kitchen fire at a house in a village near Chippenham last night.   more...

Skins star judges school drama

PUPILS at The George Ward School had a celebrity panel of judges for their annual drama competition this year.   more...

Green light for town centre plan

A £671,000 scheme to improve Warminster town centre was been given the green light by Wiltshire County Council.   more...

Wiltshire Times Sport

Owen lends a helping hand

CALNE got by with a little help from their friends last night.   more...

Hat-trick joy for evergreen Tweddle

EVERGREEN striker Steve Tweddle got a standing ovation from the Melksham   more...

Corsham go back to the top

COLIN Bush is banking on Corsham's two games in hand to deliver his side   more...

Cracking start to Easter weekend

Thursday's fixture at Wincanton Racecourse marks the start of   more...

  
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