Thursday, July 6 DJ Shaun plays at Jacksons, Shaw Ridge, from 5-1am. Free. Results present club club classics, chart, dance and party tunes at Po Na Na, Theatre Square. Swindon, from 9.30pm to 2am. Tickets from £2. Party night with DJ Cheezie Dom at pre-club
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon: Sunday July 16 Janice Thompson Singers present a Summer gala Concert. Tickets: £5. Time. 7.30pm. (01793) 524481 Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town: Friday/Saturday Killer Parties present Crime In Their Eyes, a murder mystery
Thursday, July 6: Ridgeway Harmony Chorus Men's Quartet and Chorus singing barbershop style is at the Walcot Dome from 7.30pm. Everyone welcome to either listen or join in. Ask about free singing lessons. 01793 490214 evenings. Highworth Silver Band meets
Thursday, July 6: Bingo is at the Catholic church hall, Wootton Bassett, from 7.15pm. Bingo at Park South Community Centre, 7pm. Admission 50p. (01793) 495350.
SWINDON artist Richard Gagola was first taught to hold a camera by top photo-journalist John Pilger. Today he has his own exhibition of photographs and paintings at the Arts Centre Gallery, Devizes Road in Old Town. My first job was in a photographic
THE mother of Big Issue seller Dylan Fulton, who died in May, has thanked everyone who attended the memorial service in Devizes. Doreen Fulton travelled from her home in Barnard Castle, County Durham, for the service which was held at the Sheep Street
IT is a pity that because of its position in the middle of a residential area the 1,800-year-old Roman temple site at Abbey Meads is unlikely to become a regular tourist draw. Nevertheless we shouldn't lose site of its major importance to Britain's heritage
MANY people won't want to believe that in Swindon teenage girls are turning to prostitution to finance a drug habit. It's a thought which is so horrendous that it's likely to make the average parent's blood run cold. But according to drugs worker Glenys
A CZECH choir filled a Swindon church with song. The Ondrasek Children's Choir come from a school close to the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. A total of 60 young people aged 10-18 are repeating a visit which was made by pupils in 1996.
SHERSTON athlete Andrew Harris is determined to make his mark at the United Kingdom Schools' Athletics Championships in three weeks, despite two operations for a knee injury last year. Andrew, 16, a pupil at Malmesbury Upper School said: I'm confident
NEARLY a quarter of a tonne of strawberries will be served in Crudwell when 2,000 people are expected to visit the village's thirteenth strawberry fair. The strawberries are used to concoct Crudwell's famous treat known as The Works, a combination of
MOTORISTS and traders in Malmesbury are complaining about the disruption caused by on-going roadworks in the High Street but residents have adopted a more philosophical approach. Despite having to suffer dug-up pavements, barricades and noise by their
MALMESBURY Bowls Club was bowled over when a male streaker, dressed in nothing but a hat, ran across their bowling green, near Goose Bridge. The club's captain, Roger Wickham, said the Malmesbury team and a visiting team from Penrthys Park, in Wales,
Big Momma's House (12) Crime comedy with Martin Lawrence. Adver rating: 1/10 UGC, Cineworld Chill Factor (15) Comedy thriller, starring Skeet Ulrich. Adver rating: 4/10 Cineworld Chicken Run (U) Animated comedy from the makers of Wallace and Gromit. Featuring
A GROUP of vigilantes broke down the door of a flat where they believed a 15-year-old girl was being corrupted into prostitution and drugs, a court heard. Michael Rawlings, his daughter Kelly and Kevin Docherty smashed through the door at Natasha Murphy's
SCHOOL staff have branded pupil Jack Carter, eight, a golden wonder boy after he collected 7,000 book tokens from crisp packets. He staggered teachers at Upavon Primary School with his haul after it began collecting the Walkers tokens for its Free Books
WHEN ambulance boss Richard Claridge fell down a manhole in his garden he did the obvious thing he called his colleagues for help on his mobile phone. But he was given an extra surprise when the ambulance turned up to take him to hospital and it was being
CHIPPENHAM Town Council could be seeking alternative sites for new playing fields if negotiations with Hither Farm owner, Wiltshire County Council, fall through. North Wiltshire District Council, which has agreed to contribute £491,000 towards the playing
A GROUP of divers is plotting a raid to reclaim the River Avon from a renegade shoal of supermarket trolleys. Members of the Chippenham Diving Club hope to advance on the trolleys lurking in the depths and banish them to far-off Iceland. Not to mention
COFFEE and computers are on the menu at Chippenham's first Internet cafe. The Beaten Track Cafe has just opened at the railway station and will offer all members of the community a convenient place to surf the net, check their e-mails and find out more
A PHANTOM poster thief has been taking down advertisements for a sale as soon as they have gone up. Minnows Pre-School in Chippenham has seen eight posters disappear over the past week advertising its table top sale on July 15. As soon as we put them
CHIPPENHAM ambulance boss Richard Claridge fell down a manhole in his garden he did the obvious thing he called his control room colleagues for help on his mobile phone. But he was given an extra surprise when the ambulance turned up to take him to hospital
SCHIZOPHRENIC Elisa Vartuca died of an unexplained heart attack as her brother tried in vain to help her. At an inquest in Devizes, coroner David Masters tried to establish whether a reaction to anti-psychotic drugs had caused her heart to fail. Miss
PLANS to build a £1 million housing development on the site of a former garage in Market Lavington, near Devizes, have been given the go-ahead, despite objections by villagers. The former Shires garage deteriorated and became a target for vandals after
A CELTIC-STYLE stone cross with 20 carved panels showing Christian events, local history, and symbols of the four seasons, will be put up in St John's churchyard, in Devizes, to mark the Millennium. The nine foot high design, by Eric Stanford of Snails
POLICE officer Adrian Wells is to be recommended for an award by the family of 87-year-old Devizes widow Elsie Pearcey, whose life he saved. PC Wells, 44, was in the Wiltshire police helicopter when he spotted Mrs Pearcey lying on the ground in her back
AMBULANCE boss Richard Claridge rang his control room colleagues for help when he fell down a manhole in his garden and was rushed to hospital by an ambulance driven by his wife. Mr Claridge, who is based at the service's headquarters in Chippenham, was
CHILDREN in Corston who have been waiting for more than two years to play basketball at the playground in Rodbourne Road, will finally have their patience rewarded during the summer holidays. North Wiltshire District Council allocated £10,000 in 1997
GIULIANO GRAZIOLI will put a nightmare 12 months behind him as he bids to fire Town's march to Division One. The hotshot striker returned for pre-season training today with the sole aim of guiding Town to promotion. Grazioli scored eight goals in just
SWINDON came within a whisker of gaining a first leg advantage from their tricky Premier Trophy semi-final trip to Hull last night - and at the same time made themselves favourites to reach the final. The Robins were ahead for the majority of the match
Ian Bolt has bridged a 17- year gap by winning the Wiltshire Profess-ional Championship at Marlborough Golf Club. The Cricklade Hotel professional won the £750 first prize by two strokes from Bowood's Andy Beal with Grant Clough, visiting from America
MUM Carole Lovering died of a broken heart, 22 years after the death of her ten-year-daughter, an inquest concluded. Mrs Lovering, 57, of Pickwick Road, Corsham, died on November 11. Husband Peter Lovering told the inquest she never recovered from the
MEMBERS of the charity which supports the Mechanics' Institute building are delighted the council will carry out a feasibility study on its future. The Mechanics' Institute Preservation Trust has campaigned to save the historic building for the last five
A NEW drug is set to be introduced in Swindon to help smokers kick their habit. Wiltshire Health Authority says it is likely to introduce the drug Zyban in September. It will be brought in as part of a Smoking Cessation Programme, which will also offer
HOLLYWOOD'S finest names are converging on Swindon for the cinematic sale of the century. Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, David Niven and Alec Guinness are just some of the signatures penned in an autograph album which comes under the hammer of auctioneer
WHEN ambulance boss Richard Claridge fell down a manhole in his garden he did the obvious thing he called his colleagues for help on his mobile phone. But he was given an extra surprise when the ambulance turned up to take him to hospital and it was being
A DRUGS worker who has helped six Swindon child prostitutes in the past year has warned parents "Your daughter could be next". At the annual meeting of Druglink, an organisation which helps people addicted to drugs, project manager Glenys Armstrong told
THREE multi-million pound projects which could change the face of Swindon's town centre have been unveiled. New shops and a multi-storey car park could be created by redeveloping the Bhs store in The Parade. The Post Office has also revealed that it plans
EYES wide open with an excited glaze across his face, a young lad boards the tube with his father ready for the big game. Dressed in replica strip and clutching a match programme firmly in his hand, the fan of the future settles nervously for the short
MARLBOROUGH jeweller David Dudley, who was formerly a professional singer, is taking to the stage again in a concert at Salisbury. The tenor, who appeared in numerous West End musicals and shows will be featuring in a concert in Salisbury Cathedral on
PUPILS at St Mary's Infants School in Marlborough are working on a huge Millennium mosaic. It will eventually be mounted outside the school entrance. Head teacher Sandra Jones said an Ofsted report suggested there should be something outside the building
HUSBAND John Fraser, who collapsed and died as he made sandwiches with his wife, could have suffered from a mysterious Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, an inquest heard. Mr Fraser, 33, of Foxglove Way, Calne, died on April 13 the inquest heard on Wednesday
WHEN head Helen Wright retires in a few weeks time it will be the end of an era at Eldene Infants. The infant and junior schools, which share the same site, will be amalgamating to form Eldene Primary, a move which Mrs Wright fully approves. I think it
A REPORT into the effect of traffic calming on Beech Avenue is to be published this month. Swindon Council commissioned the study after residents claimed measures designed for safety including chicanes and road narrowing measures were forcing drivers
FOR Old Town resident Barry Woodham seeing rats in his garden and his house is becoming an everyday event. And now the council has told him there is nothing it can do about the vermin infestation. Mr Woodham, 57, a retired design engineer of Scotby Avenue
FAKE designer clothes seized by the borough council's trading standards team will help raise funds for charity. The clothes will have all their labels removed and sold off at knockdown prices More than 2,000 items which had been falsely labelled with
A MULTI-CULTURAL football tournament is to be held in the Swindon area for the first time on Sunday, July 9. The Swindon Asian Football Club and the Bengali Association of Swindon have organised the event at the Allied Dunbar Sports Centre in Wanborough
A FAMILY including three young children was left stranded when a booked taxi failed to turn up despite repeated assurances that it was on its way. Mum Kay Wainwright was furious at having to wait outside the Gas Club, in Gorse Hill, where she had been
SCIENCE boffins from Lainesmead Primary School walked away with the spoils after becoming the first Swindon School to win a regional final of national competition. A group of students from Year Eight at the school travelled to Thornbury near Bristol to
I FEEL very sorry for the lady who lost her purse from her handbag. I had my handbag with all the contents taken on June 21 at Asda. I am a 75 year old. It has upset me and I can still see my bag which I thought was secure. Besides losing quite a lot
AS the Countryside Alliance steps up its campaign to stand up to the vociferous anti-foxhunting brigade, I am of a mind to actively support them and to join, for the first time in my life, any demonstration on the streets. I have no particular axe to
MANY readers will have heard about the proposal by the Government's advisory body on health treatments to stop prescribing beta interferon for people with multiple sclerosis. The postcode lottery that Labour said it would stop is going to be the norm
THE onslaught to silence Mo Mowlam's personal views on the future of the monarchy is hypocritical. In a free country she has every right to express her opinion. The horror and disdain levelled at Mo in the national press is ludicrous. Her remarks have
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 43 houses and two new school buildings in the grounds of Hardenhuish School will come before North Wiltshire District Council's Chippenham area committee for a second time on Monday, July 10. Planning officers recommended
Thursday, July 6: Ladies and Men's non-contact boxing and keep fit class is held at St barnabas' Church Hall, Ferndale Road, Gorse Hill, every Thursday at 7pm. £2 for over 16s and £1 for children. (01793) 616268. Swindon & District Beekeepers Association
Thursday, July 6: Ceroc, modern partner dance, is at The Goddard Arms Hotel, Old Town, from 7.30pm to 11pm every Thursday. Tickets are £4.50. (01725) 513966. Line Dancing at Lawn Junior School, is from 7pm to 9.45pm. (0800 0560717). Line Dancing is at
Thursday, July 6: Thamesdown Junior Chess Club meet at Commonweal School at 6.45pm (term time only). (01793) 813725. AL-ANON meeting for family and friends of problem drinkers is on Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings in Swindon. Fore venue and time
WEARING a red Ferrari suit and holding drum sticks aloft, Bongo Massive, the Prodigy's percussionist, is poised to strike. Music resounds from the DJ's box and like a coiled snake the drummer starts to play. The crowd is stunned into silence, soaking
REAL ale enthusiasts were able to sample specialist beers from all over the country at the second Devizes Beer Festival. The all-day festival at the Wharf on Saturday, July 8, attracted more than 1,000 drinkers. Organiser Don Jones, chairman of Devizes
A CONSERVATIONIST will be going to Russia next year following the success of a recent fact-finding visit by Russian environmentalists. Rob Cunningham, a fresh water officer at the Devizes-based Water Policy Unit of the National Wildlife Trusts which covers
VILLAGERS AT Crudwell can look forward to improvements to the village green by the post office once Wessex Water have completed work to replace a main pipeline to Hankerton. Parish council chairman, Peter Gilchriest said: There's been quite a bit of digging
MUSIC lovers in Sherston sang and played instruments for 24 hours to raise more than £2,100 to buy a portable, electric piano for the village. Piano teacher, Joy Smith, who helped organise the event, said: It went fantastically well. We had so much fun
MALMESBURY Community Hospital will be fully operational again next week when a £90,000 refurbishment project to upgrade patient facilities is completed. One of the hospital's three wards was closed when the revamp started in April. The improvement work
PUPILS at Malmesbury Primary School delighted in throwing wet sponges at their headteacher, Jeff Staton, as he stood in stocks at the school fete. The fete, organised by the Malmesbury Primary School Association, raised more than £1,800 towards new staging
MALMESBURY people are calling for new public toilets to be built near the Station Yard car park after the existing toilets were branded a disgrace. More than 242 people have signed a petition calling for better facilities saying the present toilets at
Half Way Down The Line, an exhibition of paintings and photographs by Richard Gagola is at the Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town. The display of 30 pieces explores the mystery of Swindon from a variety of perspectives. Richard's show is based on the
Thursday, July 6: OTT Karaoke is at The Havana Bar/ Cafe, Fleming Way, Swindon. Free. Karaoke and Italian pasta is at The Eagle Tavern, Little Coxwell, near Faringdon. Free. Karaoke with F1 Sounds is at Bar havana, Bishop's walk, Cirencester. 7.30pm.
THE future of Pewsey's Red Cross ambulance depends on its passing an MoT test at the end of July. The Gazette reported that Pewsey Parish Council's plea for the British Red Cross' Wiltshire Branch to reconsider its decision to withdraw the ambulance had
LAST year's Marlborough carnival queen attendant, Alison Taylor, enjoyed the event so much that she decided to enter again this year. And delighted Alison has been selected as the Millennium 2000 carnival queen. Alison, 21, who lives in Coldharbour Lane
MEMBERS of the public will be able to voice their ideas on how Savernake Hospital should serve the community when the trust which paid towards an inquiry into its role, holds a public meeting later this year. The Savernake Hospital Inquiry Fund Trust,
A NEW internet website is carrying photographs of Dean's Garages in Marlborough and Froxfield, asking if they sell the dearest petrol in the UK. At the end of June, the price of a litre of four star was put up to £1.07 at the Marlborough garage, but was
A CZECH choir filled a Swindon church with song. The Ondrasek Children's Choir come from a school close to the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. A total of 60 young people aged 10-18 are repeating a visit which was made by pupils in 1996.
MARLBOROUGH'S battle to get the two halves of its secondary school amalgamated on one site may be nearly over after St John's School reached agreement with developers to sell the lower school for housing. Patrick Hazlewood, head of St John's School and
POLICE have been called four times in the past week to remove a Shetland pony found wandering in Kington Langley and on the A429. It has been taken to the nearest secure piece of land. We are concerned the pony may get injured if this continues to happen
A ROMAN bowl, medieval pottery and the remains of many 18th century beef meals have been discovered in an archaeological dig behind Chippenham's Museum and Heritage Centre. The six-week dig comes to an end on Saturday, July 8, when ancient drains will
CHIPPENHAM Archery Club is facing the threat of closure after the latest in a string of events which has left it without a base. In an 11th hour decision, Lackham College has pulled out of an agreement to let the club members practise on its ground. It
NORTH Wiltshire District Council is caught in the middle of a financial wrangle over the future of Goldiggers nightclub in Chippenham after the club's owners fell into massive debt. Sunday Sport owner David Sullivan claims his company Roldvale is owed
The world's best endurance athletes are coming to Coate Water on Sunday for the Hi-Tec adventure racing series. Nearly 200 mixed teams will compete in the event, which comprises a trail run, an off-road mountain bike ride and a flat-water kayak over a
FAMILIES living in rural areas who feel isolated because of poor transport, or who need support from professionals, could be set to benefit from a new centre. Experts in health, Social Services and from other organisations are exploring the feasibility
VISITORS from all the south of England have been flocking to see an impressive flower festival which has taken over the Salvation Army Hall in Station Road, Devizes. The hall has been transformed by ten floral displays depicting passages from the Bible
THE wife of a Devizes police officer killed herself because she could not bear the burden of secret debts, an inquest heard. Angela Terry, of Spin Hill, Market Lavington, died on February 28, just days after her 33rd birthday. David Masters, coroner for
MALMESBURY Victoria Football club paid tribute to its star players at an awards ceremony in the town hall. Swindon town striker, Charlie Griffin, presented the team's heroes with their trophies - fancy footwork catapulted the team into the Hellenic League
AN auction of promises is just one event taking place at the Highworth Festival in September. It is hoped the event will raise money for the Millennium Window to mark the millennium in St Michael's Church, while providing fun and enjoyment.
ROCK legend Peter Gabriel helped Colerne School say goodbye to 25 years of mobile misery. On Wednesday, July 5, the musician, who has recording studios in nearby Box, officially opened five new classrooms, a central working area and new headteacher's
THE dream of a university in Swindon has hit a stumbling block. Leading councillors have put the plan on ice at a meeting of the ratification committee until officers can come up with more detailed figures. The committee had been asked to ratify cabinet
TWELVE Swindon teenagers are heading for an adventure of a lifetime. They are taking part in the borough's first Millennium Expedition which will spend three weeks in Arctic Norway. They set off on Wednesday, July 5, for Bergen in two vans towing seven
TREKKING across country carrying a passenger in a wheelchair is a gruelling test of endurance for anyone. But despite having MS, the physical side of the Snowdonia charity challenge is not the part that is daunting father-of-three Steve Phillips. For
THIEVES escaped with hundreds of pounds' worth of electrical equipment from builders' vans parked in Pewsey and Easton Royal. The thefts from vans left in Pewsey on Thursday evening (June 29) were discovered when their drivers went to them on Friday morning
THE FUNERAL of a well-known Swindon referee has taken place in Swindon. Ivor Goodenough, 71, of Hallam Moor, Liden, died last week. He was a well known figure in the football community as first a player and then later as a referee. Ivor, born in Old Town
SWINDON residents swapped junk in an attempt to cut the amount of waste they throw into landfill tips. Lawn Junk Swap Day took place on the green at Guildford Avenue. Open to all Lawn residents, the event invited people to swap unwanted belongings such
GUIDED tours will show off Swindon's spectacular Roman archaeological site. The 1,800-year-old temple complex, discovered at Abbey Meads in April 1997, is one of the greatest Roman religious complexes in the country. And now the people of Swindon will
THE European Commission has reiterated that it can never accept a formal agreement limiting the number of overseas players in European soccer teams which shows that the tentacles of that body reach everywhere. UEFA Europe's governing soccer body is pressing
RESIDENTS of Swindon and surrounds should now feel safe and satisfied, perhaps. The Advertiser reported (July 1) that the chairman of the board of directors of Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust had paid tribute to the board, apparently because of the
SUE Bates was standing in the right place, looking out at empty buildings over Princes Street (June 28). These buildings could have been made into flats long ago. Here are a few empty properties that are about the town: empty houses in Sheppard Street
WE are five minutes to midnight on the ecological clock. Global warming is upon us, with a steady rise in the Earth's temperature and 33 per cent more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution. We are losing species of animals and
A NEW vicar has been appointed for St Andrew's, Chippenham, with Tytherton Lucas. The Rev Simon Charles Tatton-Brown, 52, is currently a team rector in the Diocese of Manchester, a post he has held for ten years. Mr Tatton-Brown, who is single, was educated
