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Wiltshire | Archive | 2007 | June

Stories for 26 June 2007

Alfie Art Gallery

Alfie

Isobella Kitchen's picture of a snail. more...

Alfie

Alfie on his bouncy castle by Victoria Hancock, aged 5. more...

Alfie

Keith Bicston Wo as drawn by Livi Roberts, age 9. more...

Alfie

Neil Tomb Mic as drawn by Livi Roberts, age 9. more...

Alfie Photo Gallery

Alfie

Victoria Hancock enjoys the prize she recently won from the website. more...

Angling

Silver lining at Newton Park Lake

WITH more and more anglers turning their attention to the quality silver sport which can be had at predominately carp fisheries, all the Bathampton Angling Association still waters are currently fishing extremely well for large numbers of big individual roach and bream. more...

Hayward is runaway winner

THE midweek open match at Viaduct Fishery produced mixed sport. more...

Bill Frindell Column

Favourite grounds

When rain delayed the start of a Lord's Taverners Six-A-Side tournament at Sir Paul Getty's Ground last Friday, the organisers summoned Mike Gatting, Barry Norman and your cricket correspondent to form a Question and Answer panel to bore a marquee-load of players and guests for the 90 minutes before lunch could be served. more...

Calne News

Teacher's death was accident

Newly-qualified teacher Daniel Brooking died when he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree, an inquest heard today. more...

Campaigns Change

Green issue goes Nationwide

LEARNING more about being green was on the cards at Nationwide. To mark yesterday's World Environment Day employees at the company's Pipers Way office held a day of celebrations. more...

Cd Reviews

Beasts of Bourbon - Little Animals

Some rock music is written from the head, some from the heart, and some from a bit further south... more...

Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation

Most bands that ape the Beach Boys do the woozy harmony vocals thing - step forward Panda Bear. more...

White Stripes - Icky Thump

Whatever acclaim Get Behind Me Satan achieved, including its Grammy, it was an awful mess of an album for this now iconic band. more...

Chippenham News

Olympic star to kick off school sports event

Olympic medallist Sharron Davies is to visit Chippenham on Friday as guest of honour at Sheldon School. more...

Businessman fined over dirty water

A businessman has been ordered to pay £13,925 in fines and costs for illegally pouring gallons of dirty water into ditches throughout Wiltshire. more...

Town braced for Viking invasion

An authentic Viking is visiting Chippenham to teach local people about the history they have in common. more...

Store fined over screw in sandwich

Morrisons supermarket in Chippenham has been prosecuted after a screw was found in a sandwich. more...

Olympic swimmer to visit school

OLYMPIC medallist Sharron Davies is coming to Chippenham on Friday as a special guest of honour at Sheldon School. more...

Metal screw found in sandwich

MORRISONS supermarket in Chippenham has been prosecuted after a screw was found in a sandwich. more...

Corsham Festival News

REVIEWS:CoMA, Town Hall

If contemporary music means to you plink, plonk, weird timing, and atonal sounds, Sunday's workshop and performance with CoMA (Contemporary Music for Amateurs) was an ear and eye opener. more...

REVIEW: Richard Durrant, The Guitar Whisperer, St Bartholomew's Church

Meet the man with 42 hands, Richard Durrant, known as The Guitar Whisperer. more...

REVIEW:Stringfever, Town Hall

From the moment they bounded on stage and plunged into a feverish section of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, you knew this evening was going to be something extraordinary. more...

REVIEW:Orchestra of the Swan, St Bartholomew's Church

A significant reverse 'sandwich' of music - that is to say contemporary works around classical rather than the reverse in case audience figures are adversely affected - saw a comfortably-sized audience show by their appreciation that, surprise, surprise, they enjoyed something new, something fresh. And, even, Britten. more...

Devizes News

Crash biker has leg amputated

The female motorcyclist involved in an accident on the A342 at Bromham last week has had her leg amputated. more...

Festival News

REVIEW: Libor Novaceck

Why bother to go and listen to music in a concert hall? more...

Gazette Film Reviews

Shrek The Third (U)

The annual epidemic of sequelitis continues to sweep multiplexes. more...

The Flying Scotsman (15)

Douglas Mackinnon's biopic of sporting triumph against adversity opens with a cyclist striding purposefully through the woods, carrying his bike and a length of rope. more...

Hostel: Part II (18)

Quentin Tarantino lends his name, as executive producer, to Eli Roth's stomach-churning torture fantasy, which follows the entrail-slathered template of the first film, but with three girls as the unsuspecting victims. more...

Gazette General Sport

No weather for speedway

ROBINS� scheduled Elite League meeting at Coventry last night failed to beat the appaling weather that had swept the country. more...

Howell targets K-Club comeback

DAVID Howell will make his latest comeback from injury at the K-Club next week after recovering from a sprained wrist which ruled him out of the US Open. more...

Gazette Music

Win Newton Faulkner tickets!

Hotly tipped 22-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist Newton Faulkner has been supporting Paolo Nutini and James Morrison on their recent nationwide tours before embarking on his own national headlining tour, which rolls around to Swindon on Sunday. more...

Gazette Rugby

Cavill takes charge at Corsham

CORSHAM have appointed Nick Cavill as new head coach as they prepare for a return to Southern Counties rugby. more...

Gazette Swindon Town Fc

Television return for striker Corr

BARRY Corr is bidding to make his comeback from injury in front of the Sky Sports cameras after Swindon were handed a televised clash with rivals Yeovil Town. more...

Gilbert Art Gallery

Gilbert

Isobella Kitchen's picture of a snail. more...

Gilbert

Picture by Livi Roberts. more...

Gilbert

Keith Bicston Wo as drawn by Livi Roberts, age 9. more...

Gilbert

Neil Tomb Mic as drawn by Livi Roberts, age 9. more...

Gilbert Photo Gallery

Gilbert

Victoria Hancock enjoys the prize she recently won from the website. more...

Grahamcarter

SW19? Get down to SN5

If anybody had ever said to me that I would be playing tennis in my mid-40s, I'd have said they were a couple of volleys short of a tie break. more...

Malmesbury News

Trial for owner of fatal crash skip

The owner of the company that hired out the skip 16-year-old Alex Grayson fatally crashed into last year is set to face a trial. more...

Whet your appetite for the Strawberry Fair

On Wimbledon's finals weekend there is only one place to be for strawberry lovers - but it is not the palatial surroundings of SW19. more...

Marlborough News

Helicopter swoops in armed incident

Families over a wide area of Marlborough were awoken by the Wiltshire police helicopter in the early hours of this morning. more...

Killer lorry driver's appeal fails

A lorry driver who crashed after falling asleep at the wheel leaving a father of two dead has failed to get his licence back a year early. more...

Melksham News

Biker has leg amputated

A FEMALE motorcyclist has had her leg amputated following an accident on the A342 at Bromham. more...

New Forest News

Uncertain future for tennis courts

IT could be game, set and match for the grass tennis courts in Ringwood after vandals cut the wire fencing and ripped the wooden door off the Carvers Field pavilion. more...

Pewsey News

Lottery success for hall

Villagers in Milton Lilbourne are celebrating the news they have been awarded £9,800 of Lottery funding to improve disabled facilities at the village hall. more...

Salisbury News

Kiwi to get a new look

THE famous Bulford Kiwi, which commemorates the presence in the area during the First World War of New Zealand soldiers, is receiving a major facelift this summer with the help of volunteers from the Bulford-based 3 (UK) Division, local Scouts, Wiltshire Army cadets and the Bulford Conservation Group. more...

Hospital ward named after author

FAMILY of the late author John Creasey turned out last Thursday to witness the opening of a new 20-bed ward at New Hall Hospital at Bodenham. more...

Smoking Ban News

Smoking ban perfect opportunity to quit

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has produced a ten-step guide to quit cigarettes as thousands of smokers in Wiltshire prepare to give up this weekend. more...

Smoking ban set to save lives

The July 1 ban on smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places will help save lives says leading cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support. more...

Stfc Fans Gallery 07/08

STFC

Swindon Town Ladies Under 9's. Runners up in the Carterton F.C six a side Under 9 tournament on 23/06/2007. Squad: Hannah Luker, Alis Robinson, Alex Gibson, Stephanie Walker, Lauren Hicks, Natalie Wood, Lauren Maisey, Hannah Maisey. more...

Stfc News Headlines

Jobs for the boys

In an age of astronomical transfer fees and unrealistic wage demands, loyalty is a commodity definitely worth fighting for. more...

Lights, camera, action!

BARRY Corr is bidding to make his comeback from injury in front of the Sky Sports cameras after Swindon were handed a televised clash with rivals Yeovil Town. more...

Swindon And Proud Campaign

School is top class

SCHOOL CHILDREN are celebrating after their school received top marks in a recent inspection. more...

Swindon Eating Out

The Cold Harbour, Blunsdon

IT'S a funny kind of pub crawl that involves neither stepping foot inside a pub nor downing a single drink. more...

Swindon Football

FOOTBALL: Hellenic stars too good at Aldbourne

SWINDON Mortgages took the honours in Aldbourne Football Club's Sixes tournament on Sunday. more...

Swindon General Sport

ATHLETICS: Triple joy for Ben the young gun

Swindon finished second at the County Ground in the latest Young Athletes Meeting. more...

GYMNASTICS: Girls strike gold

ESPRIT'S trampoline gymnasts performed well at Tidworth, winning three golds out of three in the level-four grading event. more...

Swindon Letters

Can you tell the butter from the marge then?

ACCORDING to the latest figures on Central Government quangos, there are now some 882 non-elected Government bodies, employing 90,000 staff, who are spending £124bn of taxpayers' money. more...

Logic is all scrambled!

WILL you help me through your paper? I wish to arrange a riot and a protest of thousands outside No 10. more...

Out in the cold

From July 1 new legislation will force businesses to shut all their indoor smoking rooms. more...

A spattering of mud makes me smile

I HAVE noticed in my travels a large number of Chelsea tractors' (4x4s) in pristine condition, whose tyres have never seen a bit of mud. So are these vehicles just a status symbol? more...

The price of living longer

WITH 100,000 fewer deaths from heart diseases, most cancers being successfully treated and only eight weeks for surgery on these two killers, it is no wonder age expectancy is higher - 79 for men and 82 for women today. more...

No shame in patriotism

IT seems to be coming back into fashion to be proud to be British. It never went out of fashion with the vast majority of the British public. Only the politicians. more...

Doctor Who strikes gold

ANYONE who knows their Axons from their Zarbi will have loved the Utopia of Doctor Who. It also proves that 24-carat gold (TV) can still come out of Wales. more...

Calling all servicemen and women

I AM at present trying to update my mailing list of the men who were in the former regiment of the Somerset Light infantry, and who served in the UK, Germany, Malta, Suez and Cyprus in the 1950s. more...

Swindon News

Inquest opened into builder's death

Builder Tony Lockey was crushed against a wall while directing a colleague reversing a mechanical digger. more...

Care home closed as manager arrested

Elderly residents have been moved out of their care home and the manager arrested ahead of a court request for its immediate closure. more...

TV builder shares knowledge

TV builder Tommy Walsh will be sharing his house building experience in Swindon this weekend. more...

History is brought alive for students

SPELLBOUND students listened in awe as they heard at first hand the heroic stories of some of the town's war veterans. more...

Dead man’s statement read out at inquest

A MAN who was showered with asbestos while fitting shops in Swindon died from inhaling the dust. Terence Parsons, of Damson Trees, Shrivenham, wrote a statement giving the details of his exposure to asbestos during the 1950s and 1960s. more...

Green issue goes Nationwide

LEARNING more about being green was on the cards at Nationwide. To mark yesterday's World Environment Day employees at the company's Pipers Way office held a day of celebrations. more...

People warned about phone chargers

MOBILE phone users have been warned to be on their guard following reports of cheap chargers catching fire. more...

‘I will never get my hearing back’

A FORMER railway worker has received a five-figure compensation sum for damage to hearing in an outcome that could open the floodgates for other similar cases. more...

School is top class

SCHOOL CHILDREN are celebrating after their school received top marks in a recent inspection. more...

Sewage system struggles to cope with the deluge

SWINDONIANS might not have needed their umbrellas, but the town still suffered from flooding. more...

Coroner opens inquest into builder’s death

BUILDER Tony Lockey was crushed against a wall while directing a colleague reversing a mechanical digger. more...

Pensioners left shaken by closure of care home

ELDERLY residents have been moved out of their care home ahead of a court request for its immediate closure and the manager arrested. more...

Parents get tips on healthy living

PARENTS of future pupils at Wootton Bassett Secondary School have been given a taste of life there - and it was very healthy. more...

Bus union threatens disruption

PEOPLE travelling to the south of the county could face disruption to their journeys after hundreds of bus workers announced a series of strikes. more...

Helping to fulfil Leo's dying wish

FRIENDS and family of Swindon's Leo "the hat" McMackin are hoping that people across the town will spread the message and help fulfil his final wish. more...

Man to appeal against flats refusal

A HOTEL owner is appealing over a controversial decision that has stopped him from converting a house into flats. more...

Shaping the future

STUDENTS want better shops and cafes, more global companies and better education in the town during the next 30 years. more...

Council planning smoking ban check-up

FIVE-HUNDRED inspections are planned for Swindon during the first month of the smoking ban. more...

Fear at rise of tiny drinkers

THE number of children being admitted to Swindon's Great Western Hospital because of alcohol misuse is on the increase. more...

Fire rips through garden centre

Firefighters are currently battling to control a blaze at a garden centre. more...

Council in row over phone mast

RESIDENTS in Akers Way are angry at the construction of an illegal phone mast opposite their homes. more...

Hospital not to blame for baby's death

THE parents of a baby girl who lived for just eight days heard that there was nothing that could have saved their daughter. more...

Schools exclude fewer students

DESPITE proactive exclusion rules in Swindon's schools the number of students permanently excluded from school has remained the same in the past year. more...

Hen won't duck her duties as a mother

THIS good-hearted hen could be forgiven for being confused by her new children. more...

Netball team aims for title triumph

LINGERIE company Triumph International will be supporting one of the town's netball teams next month. more...

Comment... Name and shame, with care

THE CSA's decision to name and shame parents who have failed to provide income details may well yield results. more...

Comment... Bra-vo Triumph!

TRIUMPH International deserves plenty of praise for enabling the top class Lawn netball team to reach their latest international fixture. more...

Self-harm project plunged into crisis

A CHARITY that helps people who self-harm could close because of a funding crisis. more...

Dad named and shamed by CSA

ELECTRICIAN Benjamin Zaccaro has been named and shamed by the Child Support Agency for not paying maintenance for his child. more...

Fire breaks out at garden centre

A GARDEN centre in Stratton was evacuated when a fire broke out. more...

Taste Features

A big hit with the chicks

GRAHAM CARTER speaks to a man who gave up a job in the Civil Service to become an organic egg farmer. more...

Times Cricket

Championship match switched to Exmouth

WILTSHIRE and Devon have switched their Minor Counties championship game from Bovey Tracey to Exmouth in an attempt to get some play in today. more...

Chippenham claim last ball victory

Biddestone 117-8, Chippenham 118-9. A THRILLING north Wiltshire derby ended with Chippenham beating Biddestone by one wicket off the last ball of the match. more...

Higgins hurries to rapid ton

Winsley 266-6, Lechlade 227ao. ZIMBABWE international Ryan Higgins smashed more than 100 runs off just 50 balls to guide his high-flying team to a well-deserved victory. more...

Wiltshire Cricket League round-up

COOPER-AVON Tyres dodged the showers to beat Sutton Veny by 114 runs in Division One on Saturday. more...

Times Football

Warm welcome at Warminster

WARMINSTER Town are the most hospitable club in the Sydenham's Wessex League - and that's official. more...

United begin pre-season training

BRADFORD United start pre-season training at Paulton playing field, Bradford on Avon at 6.30pm on Tuesday. more...

Wiltshire seek new under 18s manager

THE Wiltshire FA are looking for a new manager for their county under 18s youth team. more...

Times Rugby

Cavill is new Corsham coach

CORSHAM have appointed Nick Cavill as new head coach as they prepare for a return to Southern Counties rugby. more...

Times Theatre

REVIEW: Stringfever

Corsham Festival, until Saturday June 30 THE spectacle of four superb musicians simultaneously playing Ravel's Bolero on a single bright red electric cello on stage in Corsham Town Hall is one I thought I would never see. more...

Times Wiltshire News

Flood alert on local river

HEAVY rain has led to the Environment Agency issuing a flood watch on sections of the river Avon in Wiltshire. more...

Hospital among five star winners

MELKSHAM Hospital, Marks and Spencer in Trowbridge and Bitham Brook Primary School in Westbury are among the latest businesses awarded five stars for food hygiene. more...

Postmaster tells of 'terrifying' ordeal

A FORMER postmaster in Southwick has told a jury how he was jumped as he went to open his store in the morning and tied up as the premises were robbed. more...

Final report in on unitary bid

COUNTY council chiefs have submitted their final report to the Government in a bid to create a unitary authority for Wiltshire. more...

CAB launches uniform survey

WEST Wiltshire Wide Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is urging people to share their views about the costs and policies of school uniforms in an online survey. more...

Trowbridge News

Eddie Shah at show opener

THE man who took on Fleet Street with a new full colour newspaper will be the guest speaker at this year's West Wilts Show opener. more...

Falklands veterans reunited at parade

TWO sailors who fought in the Falklands War 25 years ago were reunited at a parade for veterans on Sunday. more...

Special day for migrant workers

THE Wiltshire branch of GMB union is holding a special day for migrant workers in Trowbridge on Saturday. more...

Pub set for revamp after sale

A FORMER pub in Trowbridge could soon be transformed into residential units. more...

Schools get new guides

A NEW directory of services for parents, carers and young people is being given out to schools in Trowbridge. more...

Veterans Day

Eighty one year old Gordon Tucker from Bradford on Avon, a proud soldier of the 7th Parachute Brigade, is was one one of the few survivors of the mass drop on Pegasus Bridge on June 6th. He is also one of the remaining few who was made a freeman of Normandy. (33304-1) more...

Veterans Day

Audrey Couldrake from Westbury. She was supplying cups of tea to keep the Womens Land Army going. (33304-2) more...

Veterans Day

Commander Paul Hill of the US navy lets Trowbridge sea cadet Ben Wrigley try his cap on (33304-3) more...

Veterans Day

Dressed as World War One veterans Steve Williams of the British Army and John Pearce of the German army climb from the trenches for the Christmas Day truce. (33304-4) more...

Veterans Day

John Pearce from Chippenham portrays a member of the 1915 Imperial German Army. (33304-5) more...

Veterans Day

Old comrades Mike Wilmot, Bill Griffin and Frank Mills of Trowbridge White Ensign have a chat about the old days. (33304-6) more...

Veterans Day

Howard Harding from Chippenham with equipment of WW2 used by the the Royal Oberserver Corps. (33304-8) more...

Veterans Day

Jenny Morris, Roger Wilsdon, Murray Whitcher and Howard Harding - ex staff of the Royal Observer Corps with their display at the show. (33304-9) more...

Veterans Day

Just back from Afghanastan Richard Mooney and Ian Maguire of the 1st Rifles gets behind a machine gun with WW1 expert Steve Williams who tells them what life was like in the trenches. (33304-12) more...

Veterans Day

Commander Paul Hill of the US Navy, who opened the Veteran Day show, greets the well known Trowbridge veteran Ron Brewer. (33304-13) more...

Warminster News

Two seriously hurt in crash

TWO people were seriously hurt in a car crash on the A36 at Codford yesterday evening. more...

Coroner: teacher's death was an accident

NEWLY-qualified teacher Daniel Brooking died when he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree, an inquest heard today. more...

Death crash driver fails in licence bid

A LORRY driver who crashed after falling asleep at the wheel leaving a father-of-two dead has failed in a bid to get his licence back a year early. more...

Welcome Page

Ghostbusters steam ahead with research

Swindon's Steam Museum can be an eerie place at the best of times, with models of passengers and workers and the sounds of station life playing. more...

West Ashton School Fete

Support for the talent of West Ashton school who showed their skills at the annual fete. Headmaster Jonathan Barber applauds the talent as he handed out medals to constestants. (33501-1) more...

West Ashton School Fete

Wild West Ashton - the theme for the village fete taken up by Laura Mudge, Amy Turton and sister Emily sporting their cowboy hats. (33305-2) more...

West Ashton School Fete

A pop song from Henry and William Lucas. (33305-3) more...

West Ashton School Fete

Yo-Yo queen Phoebe Collyer. (33305-4) more...

West Ashton School Fete

Tap dancers Olivia Collyer and Lucy Burton (33305-5) more...

Wiltshire News

College to provide Wiltshire state academy

A prestigious independent school in Berkshire has secured funding to help provide a state academy in Wiltshire. more...

Drivers put their foot down

Drivers in Wiltshire are some of the worst speeders in the country. more...

Festival-goers caught in car crash chaos

Glastonbury revellers were snarled up in lengthy traffic jams yesterday after a coach collided with a large goods vehicle on the A303. more...

Suspended fire chief to retire

Wiltshire's deputy fire chief Eugene Johnson is to retire this week more than a year after he was suspended amid concerns about his management style. more...

Taxi service will provide hospital links

A new service connecting people from Wootton Bassett and surrounding rural villages to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon will go live next month. more...

Platinum Award for youth work

The county council has achieved a Platinum Award from Education Business Plus for making a positive difference to work related learning for young people in Wiltshire. more...

Bus Union threatens disuption

People travelling to the south of the county could face disruption to their journeys after hundreds of bus workers announced a series of strikes. more...

Woottonbassett News

Newspaper man headline show

The man who took on Fleet Street with a new full colour newspaper will be the guest speaker at this year's West Wilts Show opener. more...

Swindon Advertiser News

The price of living longer

No shame in patriotism

IT seems to be coming back into fashion to be proud to be British. It never went out of fashion with the vast majority of the British public. Only the politicians. more...

Doctor Who strikes gold

ANYONE who knows their Axons from their Zarbi will have loved the Utopia of Doctor Who. It also proves that 24-carat gold (TV) can still come out of Wales. more...

Dead man’s statement read out at inquest

Green issue goes Nationwide

LEARNING more about being green was on the cards at Nationwide. To mark yesterday's World Environment Day employees at the company's Pipers Way office held a day of celebrations. more...

Fear at rise of tiny drinkers

THE number of children being admitted to Swindon's Great Western Hospital because of alcohol misuse is on the increase. more...

Fire rips through garden centre

Firefighters are currently battling to control a blaze at a garden centre. more...

Council in row over phone mast

RESIDENTS in Akers Way are angry at the construction of an illegal phone mast opposite their homes. more...

Hospital not to blame for baby's death

THE parents of a baby girl who lived for just eight days heard that there was nothing that could have saved their daughter. more...

Schools exclude fewer students

DESPITE proactive exclusion rules in Swindon's schools the number of students permanently excluded from school has remained the same in the past year. more...

Hen won't duck her duties as a mother

THIS good-hearted hen could be forgiven for being confused by her new children. more...

Netball team aims for title triumph

LINGERIE company Triumph International will be supporting one of the town's netball teams next month. more...

Comment... Name and shame, with care

THE CSA's decision to name and shame parents who have failed to provide income details may well yield results. more...

Comment... Bra-vo Triumph!

TRIUMPH International deserves plenty of praise for enabling the top class Lawn netball team to reach their latest international fixture. more...

Man to appeal against flats refusal

A HOTEL owner is appealing over a controversial decision that has stopped him from converting a house into flats. more...

Self-harm project plunged into crisis

A CHARITY that helps people who self-harm could close because of a funding crisis. more...

People warned about phone chargers

MOBILE phone users have been warned to be on their guard following reports of cheap chargers catching fire. more...

‘I will never get my hearing back’

A FORMER railway worker has received a five-figure compensation sum for damage to hearing in an outcome that could open the floodgates for other similar cases. more...

School is top class

SCHOOL CHILDREN are celebrating after their school received top marks in a recent inspection. more...

Sewage system struggles to cope with the deluge

SWINDONIANS might not have needed their umbrellas, but the town still suffered from flooding. more...

Coroner opens inquest into builder’s death

BUILDER Tony Lockey was crushed against a wall while directing a colleague reversing a mechanical digger. more...

Pensioners left shaken by closure of care home

ELDERLY residents have been moved out of their care home ahead of a court request for its immediate closure and the manager arrested. more...

Dad named and shamed by CSA

ELECTRICIAN Benjamin Zaccaro has been named and shamed by the Child Support Agency for not paying maintenance for his child. more...

Fire breaks out at garden centre

A GARDEN centre in Stratton was evacuated when a fire broke out. more...

Parents get tips on healthy living

PARENTS of future pupils at Wootton Bassett Secondary School have been given a taste of life there - and it was very healthy. more...

Shaping the future

STUDENTS want better shops and cafes, more global companies and better education in the town during the next 30 years. more...

Bus union threatens disruption

PEOPLE travelling to the south of the county could face disruption to their journeys after hundreds of bus workers announced a series of strikes. more...

Council planning smoking ban check-up

FIVE-HUNDRED inspections are planned for Swindon during the first month of the smoking ban. more...

Helping to fulfil Leo's dying wish

FRIENDS and family of Swindon's Leo "the hat" McMackin are hoping that people across the town will spread the message and help fulfil his final wish. more...

History is brought alive for students

SPELLBOUND students listened in awe as they heard at first hand the heroic stories of some of the town's war veterans. more...

Can you tell the butter from the marge then?

ACCORDING to the latest figures on Central Government quangos, there are now some 882 non-elected Government bodies, employing 90,000 staff, who are spending £124bn of taxpayers' money. more...

Calling all servicemen and women

Logic is all scrambled!

WILL you help me through your paper? I wish to arrange a riot and a protest of thousands outside No 10. more...

Out in the cold

From July 1 new legislation will force businesses to shut all their indoor smoking rooms. more...

A spattering of mud makes me smile

I HAVE noticed in my travels a large number of Chelsea tractors' (4x4s) in pristine condition, whose tyres have never seen a bit of mud. So are these vehicles just a status symbol? more...

Swindon Advertiser Sport

Damp Squibb fires

FORMER Swindon rallycross champion Barry Squibb gained his first victory in circuit racing at a damp Castle Combe, writes CHRIS JAMES. more...

It's a wash-out

LOCAL cricket was decimated by the weather at the weekend. more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News

Festival-goers caught in car crash chaos

Glastonbury revellers were snarled up in lengthy traffic jams yesterday after a coach collided with a large goods vehicle on the A303. more...

Crash biker has leg amputated

The female motorcyclist involved in an accident on the A342 at Bromham last week has had her leg amputated. more...

Olympic star to kick off school sports event

Olympic medallist Sharron Davies is to visit Chippenham on Friday as guest of honour at Sheldon School. more...

Businessman fined over dirty water

A businessman has been ordered to pay £13,925 in fines and costs for illegally pouring gallons of dirty water into ditches throughout Wiltshire. more...

Town braced for Viking invasion

An authentic Viking is visiting Chippenham to teach local people about the history they have in common. more...

College to provide Wiltshire state academy

A prestigious independent school in Berkshire has secured funding to help provide a state academy in Wiltshire. more...

Killer lorry driver's appeal fails

A lorry driver who crashed after falling asleep at the wheel leaving a father of two dead has failed to get his licence back a year early. more...

Store fined over screw in sandwich

Morrisons supermarket in Chippenham has been prosecuted after a screw was found in a sandwich. more...

Helicopter swoops in armed incident

Families over a wide area of Marlborough were awoken by the Wiltshire police helicopter in the early hours of this morning. more...

Bus Union threatens disuption

People travelling to the south of the county could face disruption to their journeys after hundreds of bus workers announced a series of strikes. more...

Inquest opened into builder's death

Builder Tony Lockey was crushed against a wall while directing a colleague reversing a mechanical digger. more...

Care home closed as manager arrested

Elderly residents have been moved out of their care home and the manager arrested ahead of a court request for its immediate closure. more...

Smoking ban perfect opportunity to quit

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has produced a ten-step guide to quit cigarettes as thousands of smokers in Wiltshire prepare to give up this weekend. more...

Smoking ban set to save lives

The July 1 ban on smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places will help save lives says leading cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support. more...

Drivers put their foot down

Drivers in Wiltshire are some of the worst speeders in the country. more...

Teacher's death was accident

Newly-qualified teacher Daniel Brooking died when he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree, an inquest heard today. more...

Taxi service will provide hospital links

A new service connecting people from Wootton Bassett and surrounding rural villages to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon will go live next month. more...

Trial for owner of fatal crash skip

The owner of the company that hired out the skip 16-year-old Alex Grayson fatally crashed into last year is set to face a trial. more...

Whet your appetite for the Strawberry Fair

On Wimbledon's finals weekend there is only one place to be for strawberry lovers - but it is not the palatial surroundings of SW19. more...

TV builder shares knowledge

TV builder Tommy Walsh will be sharing his house building experience in Swindon this weekend. more...

Newspaper man headline show

The man who took on Fleet Street with a new full colour newspaper will be the guest speaker at this year's West Wilts Show opener. more...

Lottery success for hall

Villagers in Milton Lilbourne are celebrating the news they have been awarded £9,800 of Lottery funding to improve disabled facilities at the village hall. more...

Platinum Award for youth work

The county council has achieved a Platinum Award from Education Business Plus for making a positive difference to work related learning for young people in Wiltshire. more...

Suspended fire chief to retire

Wiltshire's deputy fire chief Eugene Johnson is to retire this week just over two months after he was suspended amid concerns about his management style. more...

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Cavill takes charge at Corsham

CORSHAM have appointed Nick Cavill as new head coach as they prepare for a return to Southern Counties rugby. more...

No weather for speedway

ROBINS' scheduled Elite League meeting at Coventry last night failed to beat the appaling weather that had swept the country. more...

Television return for striker Corr

BARRY Corr is bidding to make his comeback from injury in front of the Sky Sports cameras after Swindon were handed a televised clash with rivals Yeovil Town. more...

Howell targets K-Club comeback

DAVID Howell will make his latest comeback from injury at the K-Club next week after recovering from a sprained wrist which ruled him out of the US Open. more...

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