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  • Eight hurt in road crash

    AN American tourist drove on the wrong side of the B4122 at Sutton Benger, crashing into a Rover Metro and injuring six people inside. The accident happened just off junction 17 of the M4 at 6.50pm last on May 29 and a section of the road was closed until

  • DIY giant makes bidfor out-of-town site

    DIY giant B&Q wants to build a warehouse store, with a drive-through restaurant, in Bath Road in Chippenham, creating up to 170 jobs. Developer Parkridge Developments Ltd, of London, and Peter Black Distribution, has applied for outline planning permission

  • Sales' circuit is promising

    SUMMER trips and a Christmas party should be on the cards for 45 Wiltshire pensioners starting a fundraising campaign at the next giant car boot sale at Castle Combe circuit on June 16. Volunteers from Yatton Keynell Luncheon Club will be out in force

  • Cadet 'gutted' by bike theft

    ST John Ambulance cadet Tom Pieri is devastated after thieves stole his bike while he was at a cadet meeting. Tom, 12, who goes to Corsham's St John Ambulance unit, left his bike chained to a fence outside its HQ in Meriton Avenue at 6.30pm last Wednesday

  • Biker was not seen

    MOTORBIKER Steven Wylie, who was due to start a new life in New Zealand, died from the multiple injuries he received after a collision between his bike and a Land Rover Defender, an inquest heard yesterday. Mr Wylie, 31, of Rowden Hill, Chippenham, died

  • Lamb's head severed

    THE gruesome discovery of a murdered six week-old lamb in a field near Chippenham has disgusted RSPCA officers. The head of the lamb, which had been cleanly severed from its body, was found in a field between East Tytherton and Tytherton Lucas last Thursday

  • Police on alert after World Cup violence

    EXTRA police had to be brought in on Sunday night after drunk and disappointed football fans kept officers run off their feet with fights breaking out all over north Wiltshire. England's 1-1 draw in their first World Cup game against Sweden on Sunday

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  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • Wiltshire league results

    Division One: Potterne 100-1 25, Nalgo 98ao 1 (A Sainsbury 6-18); Bath Civil Service 114ao 4, Biddestone 115-4 21; Buscot Park 159-4 6 (H Miller 65no), Westinghouse 160-4 18 (T Francis 98); Beanacre 139ao 4 (J Adcock 106), Calne 140-2 23 (S Richards 66

  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • Many happy years to come

    MONSIGNOR Richard Twomey has been a loyal member of Swindon's Roman Catholic community. And last night members of that community showed their respect and affection for him by attending a thanksgiving service. We would like to congratulate Monsignor Twomey

  • High price to pay for park plan

    IT is hard to argue against the worth of park and ride facilities. They take traffic away from town centres by offering commuters, shoppers and tourists the chance to leave their cars on the edge of town and take a bus journey to their destination. Swindon

  • Party time

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • Mark's out of the frying pan and into the fire

    MARK DEVLIN must clearly like a challenge after deciding to swap a club emerging from administration to er..... a club emerging from administration. Town's first summer 'signing' sees the former QPR man take a seat on the board at the County Ground as

  • Swede and sour

    ARGENTINA'S players are hardly likely to be quaking in their boots as they prepare for the clash with England tomorrow. After months of anticipation, I cannot believe how badly Sven Goran's men performed against Sweden. Let's face it, we were very lucky

  • Singer raps with pupils

    RAPPER and human beat box Skorpio the Nemesis visited Lyneham Junior School last week with an inspirational assault against the bad in everyday life. His 6ft 5ins frame and lyrical style created a powerful impression on the school assembly. His entertaining

  • Imaginative names sought for homes

    CHIPPENHAM people are being asked to name a development of new homes in the town's Malmesbury Road. Westbury Homes is building 39 four and five-bedroom houses on land near St Nicholas' School. The sale of the land has helped Hardenhuish School pay for

  • Fans are red, white and definitely blue

    BACON butties were the order of the day as football fans in Chippenham settled down to breakfast in glorious sunshine as they prepared to watch Beckham and co. sweep aside the challenge of Sweden on Sunday morning. At least that was the plan, but as everybody

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  • Boss adds a new Bluebird

    CHIPPENHAM Town have unveiled yet another new close season signing. The Dr Martens Premier Division new boys have snapped up Andy Pitman from top League of Wales side Afan Lido. Pitman, 27, began his career as a youth player at Swindon Town, and becomes

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  • Local goods have a logo

    CONSUMERS looking for the quality products Malmesbury is famous for will have no difficulty recognising the town's wares thanks to a labelling scheme launched on Friday. The labels will enable shoppers to identify those products produced in the area.

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  • Local goods have a logo

    CONSUMERS looking for the quality products Malmesbury is famous for will have no difficulty recognising the town's wares thanks to a labelling scheme launched on Friday. The labels will enable shoppers to identify those products produced in the area.

  • Care home owner to fight ban on expansion

    CARE home owner David Lyne said he is hoping a letter campaign will help reverse a decision to stop Hill House Residential Home in Little Somerford from expanding. Mr Lyne, 60, wanted to build 11 cottages in 11 acres of land next to the home as sheltered

  • Trust lacks cash to pay for town hall's repairs

    WOOTTON Bassett's Elizabethan town hall is in need of protection before the winter but the trust in charge of it does not have enough money to do the work . The hall forms a focal point in the High Street. Four years ago it underwent major renovation

  • Bridge hotspot a weekly hazard

    CORSTON residents say lorries are hitting Kingway Bridge at least once a week. They say there are far more accidents at the blackspot on the A429 than the police are called to. The last reported incident at the bridge was two weeks ago when the road was

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  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • Swindon v Wootton Bassett

    WOOTTON Bassett recorded a convincing 102 run local derby victory in a very one sided Gloucester and Wilts League Division One game at the County Ground. Swindon captain Will Nicholls won the toss and put Wootton Bassett in to bat. On a slowish wicket

  • Bredon v Malmesbury

    MALMESBURY travelled to Bredon on a hot day and lost the toss. Opening bowlers James Crook and John Williams bowled tightly on a hard pitch with some pace and bounce. Mark Lester bowled first change, and although all three seamers conceded some wides

  • Knowle v Corsham

    AUSTRALIAN import Rick Tyson made a quiet debut as Corsham had to settle for the poorer half of a draw in Saturday's Premier League Division One game. Tyson had figures of nought for 22 in seven overs as Knowle reached 201 for eight. Roger Sillence was

  • Villagers hit back in cup

    GOATACRE suffered mixed fortunes at the weekend, losing Saturday's Gloucestershire and Wilts Division Two game to Marshfield by one wicket but thrashing Shrewton by 155 runs in Sunday 2 June's third round game in the National Village Knockout Cup. On

  • Wiltshie cricket league round-up

    CALNE gained a comfortable eight wicket away win over Beanacre in Division One. Home batsman John Adcock hit a fine 106 (including 14 fours and three sixes), but to no avail as no one could stay with him as Beanacre were bowled out for 139. Steve Richards

  • Budd blossoms as Wiltshire fight back

    COUNTY CRICKET: WILTSHIRE staged a spirited recovery in their first Minor Counties Championship match of the season against Dorset at Corsham to earn a draw after having been forced to follow on. At the end of the third day it was Dorset who had to play

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  • Family law expert joins solicitors

    Solicitors Charles Lucas & Marshall has welcomed Rupinder Rai to its expanding family law team. Previously with Churchers solicitors of Portsmouth, where she completed her training, Rupi focused on general family law and child care, liaising with

  • Endeva joy at winning contracts

    ENDEVA, the technical servicing, delivery and installation business, is cele- brating winning two major contracts. It has just signed a deal with Argos to be its distribution partner to support the planned expansion of Argos' widescreen TV range. In a

  • Stones mark the jubilee

    The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Sir Maurice Johnston, visited Wootton Bassett Town Council Chamber last Wednesday to present commemorative certificates to local people who have sponsored installation of parish boundary stones. The town council invited

  • Pupils crown the jubilee fun

    Longleaze School, Wootton Bassett, went red, white and blue for the golden jubilee. Flags and bunting adorned classrooms and hall, and pupils and staff wore patriotic dress for a street party at long tables laden with teatime treats. Teacher Lucy Naish

  • Costume drama

    Miss Letitia, a period play set in 1910, will be staged by the Clarendon Players at Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall, Station Road, from June13-15 at 7.30pm. The cast of seven is directed by Natasha North; Dick Clark has designed the set. Tickets are available

  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • Hospital staff's new home

    AS the Great Western Hospital, in Swindon, inches closer to completion, the staff accommodation building has just been topped off. Sonia Mills, the chief executive of Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, laid the final slate on Downsview House the home

  • Mum gets on bike to net cash for fishermen

    FORMER police officer Kerry Tiley, who only passed her motorcycle test last year, is riding 2,500 miles round Britain for the Fisherman's Mission. Ms Tiley, a 39-year-old mother of three, from Salisbury Close, in Chippenham, left the force 12 years ago

  • Guides and Brownies set an HQ target

    GIRL Guides and Brownies in Calne have taken a giant stride towards putting on a new roof to replace the battered one at their Silver Street HQ. The Calne and District Guides have been given a £4,850 grant from the National Lottery Awards for All. The

  • Car firm ends sponsorship

    SKURRAYS Vauxhall have told the Wiltshire Football League management committee the coming season will be their last as sponsor. League secretary Pete Ackrill said: "Of course we are all disappointed, Wilts League clubs have benefited over the last seven

  • A cut above the rest

    TWO trainee hairdressers have had a brush with fame. Annette Franklin, of Devizes, has scooped the top award in a college competition. And 17-year-old Cassie Flippance styled hair in front of the Queen last month. Miss Franklin, of Eleganz Hair Design

  • Bluebirds to visit Corsham

    A HOME game against Dr Martens League Premier Division neighbours is the highlight of Corsham Town's programme of pre-season games. Chippenham visit The Southbank on July 23, kick-off 7.45pm. All the games are against teams from higher divisions. Full

  • Social Services win high praise

    STAFF working for Wiltshire Social Services have been praised by their boss after Wiltshire received a high rating in a national league table. In the first league table of Social Services, Wiltshire County Council was given a performance rating of two

  • Explorer honoured for saving climber

    EXPLORER David Hempleman-Adams has added yet another accolade to his collection of awards, this time for bravery. In 1998, Hempleman-Adams became the first person to achieve the adventurers' Grand Slam, reaching the geographic and magnetic North and South

  • More than 300 teams flock to six-a-side

    YOUTH FOOTBALL: ORGANISERS of the county's biggest six-a-side football tournament expect to sell more than 3,500 beefburgers this weekend when a record 340 junior teams flock to Corsham's Leafy Lane Playing Fields. The Corsham Boys tournament includes

  • Town forges harmonious links

    A TOTAL of 140 residents from Devizes' twin towns of Mayenne, in France, and Waiblingen, in Germany, visited Devizes for its twinning weekend. The towns take it in turns to host a twinning weekend and this year was the turn of Devizes. The weekend began

  • BBC antiques star a 'truly fabulous find'

    ANTIQUES dealer Paul Martin is hoping to become a household name as a result of his first TV series. The first five episodes of Flog It, a cross between the Antiques Road Show and Bargain Hunters, was shown on BBC2 at 3.30pm each day last week and was

  • Tiny school wins space race

    HEDDINGTON Primary School has a third classroom for the first time in its history. The school, which has just 60 pupils, has been making do with holding three classes in two classrooms, but now it has a new £98,000 computer suite. On Friday the Archdeacon

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  • Pompey fan flying the flag

    ENGLAND fan Dave Andrew of Devizes who is in Japan for the World Cup has been featured on TV with a flag bearing the name of Devizes. He was in the crowd for the England v Sweden match on Sunday with a Union Jack flag bearing the name 'Devizes PFC.' Mr

  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • July appeal for farmer

    AN appeal by Bromham farmer Lance Beale against an enforcement notice is to be heard in July. Kennet District Council served the notice on Mr Beale after an investigation into allegations that there was an unauthorised change of use of the land at New

  • Garage cashier tells of knife raid ordeal

    PETROL station cashier James Winterton says he is lucky to be alive after confronting a knife-wielding thief. Mr Winterton, 30, was on duty at the Texaco filling station in New Park Street, Devizes, at 2pm on Saturday when the drama happened. He heard

  • Talent draws the crowds at artists' 53rd annual exhibition

    MOST of the 70 members of Marlborough Artists submitted works for the group's 53rd annual exhibition which ran in St Peter's Church recently. The exhibition featured the work of members but also had some pieces by non members who had submitted paintings

  • Developer attacks council on Spitalcroft

    KENNET District Council has defended its new policy on protecting allotments in the face of opposition from the company who want to develop the former allotments at Spitalcroft for housing. Philip Hardwick, planning manager for Robert Hitchins Ltd, the

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  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

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  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • 1,200 weddings and 700 funerals

    NO-ONE can accuse Swindon's most senior Catholic priest of a lack of graft during his 40-year association with the town. Monsignor Richard Twomey, 65, first came to Holy Rood Church after qualifying as a priest in 1962, and has baptised around 2,000 babies

  • Youngsters prepare for gang warfare

    YOUNG people are getting ready for the Wyvern Theatre's annual Summer Youth Project of Leonard Bernstein's musical West Side Story. The Summer Youth Project is an annual event ran by the Wyvern Theatre and run in conjunction with Swindon Council. Each

  • Train company back on track

    TRAIN company First Great Western has made a "significant improvement" according to a report out today. The Swindon based firm has fared well in the Strategic Rail Authority's On Track report, due out today. A survey carried out by the SRA ranked First

  • Know this man?

    POLICE have been examining closed circuit television footage in a bid to catch the thief who stole a DVD player worth £90 from the Asda store in West Swindon. Officers have identified a male on the tape that they wish to contact regarding the theft, which

  • The Sheriff rides into the brewery

    BREWERY boss James Arkell is to become the High Sheriff of Wiltshire, following in the footsteps of his grandfather. The managing director of Swindon's famous family brewery, Arkell's, will take up the post for the municipal year 2004-5. He today told

  • We foot the bill

    TAXPAYERS will fund Swindon's third park and ride facility to the tune of £1.25m. Swindon Council is preparing to invest heavily in the bus terminal near the new hospital at Commonhead. But the move has already proved controversial because neither of

  • Police trace 40 witnesses

    POLICE investigating a road accident at Amesbury in which a young soldier died believe they have traced every witness, thanks to the media. Traffic officers asked the Journal, its sister paper the Andover Advertiser and local radio stations to appeal

  • Throne together for fun

    HELEN Holdsworth has given new meaning to the expression 'a royal flush' with her project to celebrate the Queen's golden jubilee. Helen has decorated her downstairs toilet at home in Netton Street, Bishopstone, to look like an imperial throne room. "

  • Supply or surplus skin to resume

    THE controversial supply of surplus skin from Salisbury district hospital to defence scientists at Porton Down is to go ahead again but patients are to be consulted much more, health bosses have agreed. The practice of supplying surplus skin tissue to

  • Yobs told 'behave' or face courts

    AN Amesbury councillor has warned gangs of young troublemakers in the town either to start behaving themselves or face court action. The ultimatum was issued this week by Cllr Allan Peach, who said he knew the names of some of the main culprits and would

  • Church pulls out the stops to restore organ

    AN ambitious £250,00 appeal has been launched to restore the unique Harris Organ at St Mary's Church in Calne to its former glory. The organ was given as a gift to the parish church by the Harris family in 1908 and was affectionately known as the sausage

  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • First lady to be Lions president

    PAT Thrower will become the first female president of Calne Lions Club in its 30-year history later this month. The club began accepting female members eight years ago but it is only now that a woman has been asked to take on the role. Mrs Thrower, 55

  • Scheme to make road safer goes on trial

    THE trial of a new scheme to slow traffic, aimed at making part of Curzon Street safer for pedestrians, will start in Calne from the end of this week. Calne Town Council is asking for feedback from local people on the proposals, which will eventually

  • Beatle about in Bath

    JUNE 7: BATH Spa University College hosts a Bath Fringe Festival spoken word and music event tomorrow at The Michael Tippett Centre. Martin Dimery's hilarious diary of life as a John Lennon-alike has been serialised in The Guardian and The Stage. To celebrate

  • Town is in danger of gridlock, says trust

    DEVIZES could be overwhelmed by traffic because the district council has not made enough provision for an increase in traffic in its local plan, a public inquiry heard last Thursday. The Trust for Devizes, the organisation that seeks to protect the town's

  • Charity wins caf contract

    CARE Rowde, the charity that provides employment opportunities for adults with learning difficulties, has won the contract to operate the caf franchise at Devizes leisure centre. The caf area will undergo a refit with much of the work being done at Care

  • Trust invites residents' views on proposals for new hospital

    DEVIZES residents are being encouraged to voice their views on the proposals to build a replacement hospital in the town. A public meeting takes place on Monday at the Corn Exchange, Devizes, starting at 7.30pm. The proposals will be outlined by representatives

  • Festival all set to boogie

    DEVIZES Festival gets off to a rollicking start on Saturday with a day of free events, sponsored by Wadworth's brewery and the Gazette. Last year's hit of the festival fringe, jazz pianist Daniel Smith will be taking workshops on how to play boogie woogie

  • High and dry afterconcert'sraincheck

    A GERMAN man whose musical daughter was due to take part in the twinning weekend in Devizes had to pay £290 to fly her home after hearing the weekend's youth concert had been cancelled. Thirteen-year-old Annegret Hoch, a keyboard player with the Waiblingen

  • Police appeal for witnesses

    POLICE want to speak to anyone who saw a disturbance in the High Street at about 4.30pm last Tuesday which ended up with a window at the Arrivals babycare shop being smashed. Juliette and Russell Plank who opened the business a few months ago had to close

  • Major effort is worthwhile

    ONE thing kept Army Major David Young going when he took part in the London Marathon was the knowledge six charities would benefit if he completed the course. On Friday Maj Young who lives in Wootton Rivers was joined by his five year old daughter, Tara

  • MP set to quiz firm on branch closures

    DEVIZES MP Michael Ancram has joined the protest over the closure of the Portman Building Society offices in Pewsey and Ramsbury and is writing to ask chief executive Robert Sharp to reconsider the decision. Mr Ancram said he was surprised to learn that

  • Warning over phone scam

    PENSIONER Les Sanderson believes an evening telephone call purporting to be for a Royal Mail survey was a scam intended to find out when his home in Marlborough was unoccupied. The Post Office has confirmed the call to his home was probably a hoax because

  • Revellers are ready to party

    THE prayers of scores of golden jubilee celebration organisers in the Marlborough area were answered on Monday when rain abated just as festivities were about to start. Many committee members who had put in months of planning were unsure whether to put

  • Mum's plea after son is murdered

    WILTSHIRE mum Ruth Halliday has made an impassioned plea for information after her son Tristian Lovelock's dismembered body was found at the weekend. Parts of Mr Lovelock's body were found strewn around a housing estate in Basingstoke. Mrs Halliday, 46

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  • Jubilations!

    People across the county celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee in style - and This is Wiltshire was there to capture the fun. Click HERE for our special supplement, including fantastic photographs and stories from around Wiltshire.

  • Swindon joins in child care celebration

    THE first National Childcare Month is underway and Swindon will be holding its fair share of events throughout this month to celebrate childcare. The event will try to highlight the importance of childcare for children, parents and the whole community

  • Grant for gardening project for mentally ill welcomed by MP

    NORTH Swindon MP Michael Wills has welcomed a lottery grant of £124,055 to a Swindon project that supports the mentally ill. Therapeutic Work in Gardening in Swindon will receive the money this month from the Community Fund that will enable it to employ

  • Images of ancient stone sites

    A NEW art exhibition features images of Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill and other ancient sites surrounding the Swindon area. Many Miles, Many Megaliths is the name of an exhibition of recent drawings and etchings by David Gunning. The artist planned

  • A little extra for charities

    ENERGY supply company Innogy has more than doubled the cash raised at a Freemasons dinner. The company, based at Windmill Hill in Swindon, agreed to double the cash raised at the charity dinner organised by the Lodge at Marlborough. The event, which attracted

  • Double gold at village's event

    THE Golden Jubilee was an extra special occasion for Graham and Dorothy Sly, who were also celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. To mark the 50-year milestone of their marriage and the Queen's reign, the couple lit a jubilee beacon in Clyffe Pypard

  • Sporting types get on the ball

    JUBILEE spirits took a sporting turn in Shrivenham when locals flexed their muscles for fun. Around 40 budding athletes descended on the recreation ground to try their hand at anything from football to fishing. Working off the excesses of Monday's picnic

  • Motorola conspiracy case: nine arrested

    TWO SWINDON men accused of conspiring to steal state-of-the-art computer equipment from Motorola have been bailed by a court. Sajid Khan, 22, from Manchester Road, and Arfan Khan, 24, from Ferndale Road, are among nine men accused of trying to steal valuable

  • A helping hand from the Co-op

    Customers at The Pinehurst Credit Union will be able to pay over the counter, thanks to a donation from the Co-op. The Pinehurst Credit Union received a cheque for £750 yesterday to furnish the service with a new counter and extra stationery. Phil Pike

  • Views sought on new hospital

    PEOPLE are encouraged to have their say about the proposals to build a replacement hospital in Devizes. A public meeting has been arranged for Monday at the Corn Exchange, Devizes, starting at 7.30pm. The proposals will be outlined by representatives

  • The stamp of approval

    THE South West's largest philatelic fair is taking place in Swindon this weekend. Around 20 specialist societies from around the region will be making their way to the town to present their collections of rare stamps and postcards at Swinpex 2002, which

  • Ted finds success in his family quest

    AN EVENING Advertiser story has helped put an ex-pat Swindonian in touch with a cousin he never knew existed. Ted Lewis, 73, has spoken to the daughter of his mother's sister, Phyllis Bins, in a cross-Atlantic telephone call. Now Ted, who has lived in

  • Idyllic plans are spoiled by robbery

    JULIE and Tony Snook were feeling on top of the world because they are emigrating to the Canary Islands but the theft of £5,500 from their pub has dampened their spirits. The couple have been running the Plough Inn in Highworth for five years and enjoyed

  • Youth appears in court over crash

    A TEENAGER accused of causing a car crash that left a 16-year-old boy on a life support system has appeared in court in Swindon. Christopher Crook, 18, from Cherhill Court, More-don, is accused of dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and aggravated

  • Death crash claims wife and husband

    FUNDRAISER Denise Rugg has died from her injuries following a car accident in which husband Richard was also killed. Mrs Rugg, 81, was well-known for her charity work in Wootton Bassett. News of her death was broken to mourners who had gathered for the

  • Rainforest risk

    I believe it's is high time this Government stepped in to stop paper merchants from around Britain trashing the most bio-divisible rainforests. The logging of the Tesso Nilo rainforest by Paper One Products should be halted immediately. Already an area

  • More help for infertility

    INFERTILITY affects a staggering one in six couples in the UK. Since Patrick Steptoe and I celebrated the first IVF baby in 1978, more than one million babies have been born worldwide using this treatment. Yet many people are unaware of the treatments

  • Throne together for fun

    HELEN Holdsworth has given new meaning to the expression 'a royal flush' with her project to celebrate the Queen's golden jubilee. Helen has decorated her downstairs toilet at home in Netton Street, Bishopstone, to look like an imperial throne room. "

  • Radioing for information

    I WOULD be very pleased to hear from any readers who have photographs or knowledge of the wireless station built on the Downs above Bishops Cannings in 1913 to 14 and converted for military purposes around 1915. It reverted to civilian use in 1920 and

  • Fans drink from the cup of cheer

    PEOPLE might talk of the luck of the Irish, but drinkers in Swindon's Tap and Barrel pub insisted Ireland's draw against Germany yesterday had nothing to do with luck. Ireland might have scored a last ditch equaliser, but it was the result of 90 minutes

  • Man attacked

    A man was beaten yards from a club where police say that he had been thrown out of. The attack on the 33-year-old happened at about 2.40am on Friday, about 10 yards from the Mission nightclub. The victim said he was punched and kicked and left with bruising

  • Expanding town must protect its green space

    Everyone should have a reasonable piece of accessible green space within a few minutes walk of where they live. The opportunity to enjoy open green space close to where you live is also: The opportunity for children to play safely away from busy roads

  • Revamp would be more democratic

    JOHN Thomson's "one-and-a-half cheers" to Government plans for regional assemblies (Gazette May 16) was balanced, and in tune with the Bishop of Exeter's views, heard on the Radio Four Today programme. I disagree that we should keep all three tiers of

  • Getting to know my neighbours

    THE Knoll Jubilee Street Party was a lovely way to meet neighbours who we have only ever waved to in the car. Everyone's generosity was so uplifting for our community spirits and the childten will always remember the fun they had. If there is ever another

  • Fly British flag when you like

    I MUST take issue with part of Coun Kevin Small's letter (EA May 29). He states that tradition and protocol dictate that flying our national flag should be reserved for special occasions, like the Golden Jubilee. What has royalty got to do with being

  • Let the workforce reflect our society

    I WAS born in this country and have spent 15 years in Swindon. I have used most of those years getting to know more about other people than I have about myself. David Blunkett, Home Secretary, specifically rejected allegations that he wanted to introduce

  • Hall's centre of attention

    RUDLOE Community Centre had a busy weekend just a week after its official opening. The £850,000 centre was opened a week and a half ago by district council chairman Brian Atfield in time to host a succession of community events over the holiday weekend

  • Christians lend help where itis needed

    MEMBERS of a Christian group have been visiting homes in Chippenham and offering to carry out jobs for free. The congregation of the Dayspring church decided it was time they met up and helped members of the local community so they handed out free Easter

  • Officers in raids on benefit cheats

    INVESTIGATORS have carried out more than 200 raids on the homes of suspected benefit cheats after it lost £100,000 to fraudsters. Now North Wiltshire District Council is warning it is hot on the heels of more fraudsters and urging people to shop their

  • No Marks for Goldiggers

    MARKS and Spencer is not interested in opening a store on the Goldiggers site in Chippenham, it said yesterday. The news came days after the district council exchanged contracts with developers E and J Commercial Properties Investment Ltd. E and J say

  • Revellers are ready to party

    YOUNG and old donned their best red and white and proved the cynics wrong when they came out in force to celebrate the golden jubilee across north Wiltshire at the weekend. But in Chippenham a thoughtless thief put a dampener on things by stealing a union

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  • House rule roost

    Westinghouse remained undefeated in Division One of the Wiltshire League after a six-wicket success at Buscot Park. After losing four early wickets, Hamish Miller's 65 not out and Rob Dean's 43 not out, steered Buscot to 159-4, before 98 from Trevor Francis

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  • Crosby spies England win

    FORMER England 'spy' Malcolm Crosby believes a recall for a Euro 96 villain could help Sven Goran Eriksson's men to victory over Argentina tomorrow. Town's assistant manager was part of the England set-up during Euro 2000, compiling reports on the other

  • You're never far from Town, Dan

    YOU have to feel a bit sorry for Danny Invincible. He may be soaking up the sunshine in Australia at the moment but his holiday so far has not been entirely relaxing and Swindon Town-free. My girlfriend and I met up with the Aussie striker during a three-week

  • Dons' switch is a big risk

    WIMBLEDON are scheduled to visit the County Ground for a pre-season friendly. But which Dons side will it be? The decision to switch the club's base to Milton Keynes has outraged a large section of the Wimbledon faithful. Moves are now in place to form

  • King would be an Andy acquisition

    I THINK the BBC are winning the World Cup television battle. Messrs Lineker (right), Hansen, Reid and company just seem to pack more punch when it comes to analysis. ITV may have the likes of El Tel and Bobby Robson but whoever booked Gazza needs their

  • Playtime for village

    A NEW £31,000 playground in Grittleton has been completed, thanks to a year of fundraising. The fencing around the playground, on the recreation ground next to the village hall, was completed on Friday. "It is fantastic and the playground we had before

  • Splash out on meal at the Bathtub

    The Bathtub Bistro in Bath is a wonderful little eatery tucked away down Grove Street, off Pultney Street. If you didn't know it was there you would miss it, but once found you will keep going back. It is split over three levels and can cater for parties

  • Pubs ready for High Noon

    PUBS across the area are looking forward to a busy day tomorrow for England's high noon World Cup clash with Argentina. The Sir Audley Arms in Chippenham, is holding a barbecue after the match and landlord Wayne Bentley is hoping for a repeat of the atmosphere

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  • New signing aims for pounds, not goals

    CHIPPENHAM Town's new signing Susan Evans might not bag many goals for the Bluebirds next season but chairman Malsolm Lyus believes she could be one of their most influential additions. Evans is hoping to give Chippenham a financial boost when she begins

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  • Harrowing drama is worth the effort

    WERE it not for Halle Berry's deserved Best Actress Oscar win, Monster's Ball (15), a low-budget study of grief and sexual longing, might have been stampeded beneath the feet of the summer blockbusters. Which would have been a crying shame, because Marc

  • Village cars hit by thieves

    THIEVES made off with a car stereo and a steering wheel in two separate break-ins on vehicles in Sherston. The break-ins happened last Wednesday night. Malmesbury police are linking the thefts. In the first raid, thieves forced the lock of a blue Vauxhall

  • Crackdown on speeding

    MALMESBURY police are to increase traffic patrols in the town and villages following complaints about speeding. PC Phil Salsbury, of Malmesbury police, said residents in the Park Road area of Malmesbury, as well as Sherston and Millbourne, have complained

  • Worried neighbours in skatepark protest

    ANGRY villagers in Sherston have sent 24 letters of protest and presented a 38-signature petition in opposition to a skatepark near their homes. The parish council wants to build the £50,000 skatepark at the edge of the sports field, near Knockdown Road

  • Young buskers on 'the street'

    PUPILS at Malmesbury School have taken to busking at lunchtimes after the school's main corridor was dubbed 'the street' by builders. The pupils, sometimes alone, or in twos and threes, have been entertaining classmates with the impromptu music sessions

  • School art is praised by Ofsted inspection

    GOVERNMENT inspectors have praised the positive ethos of Brinkworth Earl Danby's School in a glowing Ofsted report. A team of five inspectors visited the school over 20 days in April, and published the results of their inspection last Thursday. The report

  • Victim's mum starts appeal for sufferers

    THE mother of schoolgirl Inderjeet Bharaj, who collapsed and died of an asthma attack as she walked to an aerobics class, is planning a massive fundraising programme in her memory. Inderjeet, a pupil at Bradon Forest School in Purton, was days away from

  • Crash claims a second life

    FUNDRAISER Denise Rugg has died from her injuries following a car accident in which her husband Richard was also killed. Mrs Rugg, 81, of Millbourne Park, near Malmesbury, died at Bath's Royal United Hospital last Wednesday night. Her husband, also aged

  • The best of British

    THE golden jubilee was celebrated in style across Malmesbury, with revellers making up for the absence of a main civic occasion. Last month the town, Britain's oldest borough, looked like missing out on jubilee celebrations when the football club cancelled

  • What a great jubilee party

    IN spite of all the scepticism that the jubilee celebrations would be a damp squib, lost amid the furore over the World Cup, Big Brother and the showdown between India and Pakistan, the celebrations were a magnificent success. In marked contrast to the

  • Chippenham v Weston-super-Mare

    CHIPPENHAM found themselves on the wrong end of a league record on Saturday 1 June. They went down to a 107 run home defeat against Weston-super-Mare in the Stroud and Swindon West of England Premier League Division Two, with visiting seamer Andy Fear

  • Party time

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  • Jubilee jollity with Queen's Pudding to follow

    Motorola staff joined in the jubilee fun when the restaurant at the company's headquarters in Blagrove, which is run by Eurest Catering, put on a special Jubilee menu and decorated the area in keeping with the occasion. "We had Westminster Pudding (steak

  • A fun-filled finale

    SOME of the best and wackiest events are left till last with a flourish of shows in the final days of Salisbury Festival. Sue Broadway and Eccentric Acts opened Thursday, June 6, at Salisbury Arts Centre bringing one of the most unusual entertainments

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  • Pair cruise through 50 happy years

    Don and Joan Blankley are to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with a Rhine cruise. The couple, of Milton's Way, Wootton Bassett, whose anniversary is tomorrow, are also to have the town's St Bartholomew's Church flood-lit in their honour and

  • Appeal launched for war memorial cash

    AN appeal has been launched for funds to complete a war memorial in Wootton Bassett in time for Remembrance Day. The campaign to build a war memorial started four years ago when Jay Cunningham, who was then 15, realised there was an inadequate focal point

  • Pupils' firm is top class

    BUSINESSMEN of the future have been celebrating at Ridgeway School, in Wroughton. A company started and run by pupils has been given a top award in the Wiltshire finals of the Young Enterprise competition. Cyclone won the prize for best PowerPoint presentation

  • Maize set to amaze and amuse the crowds

    PUZZLE fans will be amazed by a new summer attraction. They will soon be able to get lost in a six-acre monkey-shaped maize maze created by Lynda Warren, of Broad Town. Ms Warren, 44, of Great Western Maze has been working closely with record-breaking

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  • Spying eye leads the fight against crime

    A HI-TECH Chippenham company is in the front line fighting street crime with a revolutionary new surveillance system. Securicor, based at Methuen Park, has created a sophisticated new system, combining cutting-edge facial recognition technology with CCTV

  • I've bin and won it

    BINMAN Andy Paget could hardly control his delight when he turned the key of the brand new Ford Ka in the Gazettes Arriva Ford Win A Car competition final on Friday night, and the door unlocked. It was a dream come true for the 28 year-old from Devizes

  • Authors line up for festival of literature

    THE first county-wide literature festival will be held in Wiltshire in the autumn. And anyone hoping to catch a glimpse of their favourite author may have their dream realised. Celebrated authors such as Beryl Bainbridge, who has been described as "one

  • 'I'm lucky to be alive,' says former policeman

    POLICE press officer Graham Chivers has fought back to full health after a brain haemorrhage which doctors predicted would kill him. He is back at work at police headquarters, in Devizes, six months after collapsing on the touchline during his son's school

  • Cabaret cash goes to Luther appeal

    LUTHER Frost-Barnes wrote a thank you letter to Corsham Rotary Club this week after it donated £600 to the Gazette and Herald's appeal to fund a pioneering treatment for his cerebral palsy. It is almost enough money to pay for a full week's therapy for

  • Club awaits youth frenzy

    JIMMY FRASER is hoping a dose of World Cup fever will lead to a bumper turnout at the Swindon Town Soccer Centres. Courses get underway again on Monday June 10 and Chippenham Town midfielder Fraser is looking forward to welcoming some budding stars of

  • Colts go it alone

    YOUTH FOOTBALL: CASTLE Combe Colts FC will be holding a sponsored cycle ride on July 12 on the Castle Combe race circuit to raise funds for changing rooms. The club have been without any changing rooms for two seasons and unsuccessful with grant applications

  • Everson is top gun

    GIRL'S FOOTBALL: GIRLS' football continue to grow in populariity in Wiltshire. Last season more than 500 players competed in the Wiltshire Women's and Girls' League, 200 more than the previous year. Chippenham Town hot-shot Seb Everson was the highest

  • Mum's plea after son is murdered

    WILTSHIRE mum Ruth Halliday has made an impassioned plea for information after her son Tristian Lovelock's dismembered body was found. Parts of Mr Lovelock's body were found strewn around a housing estate in Basingstoke. Mrs Halliday, 46, who is divorced

  • Housing inquiry cancelled

    KENNET District Council has received official notification that a public inquiry into a plan to build 17 homes at Southcliffe Road in Market Lavington has been cancelled. The inquiry was due to go ahead at West Lavington village hall on July 23 to hear

  • Staff fears for maternity

    STAFF at Devizes Hospital hope that any replacement will retain the community spirit they say makes it unique. The hospital is held in great affection by local people who visit relatives there, get treated at the casualty department or give birth in the

  • Police meet with public

    POLICE officers will be out in force at a public meeting in Devizes next Wednesday. Police officers from the Devizes and Marlborough areas will be at the community consultative meeting. The meetings are held throughout the year and members of the public

  • Parents given a chance to find out about school

    PARENTS interested in knowing more about the new Nursteed Community Primary School are invited to a meeting on Wednesday. The school will be opening in September near the new Nursteed Meadows housing estate to the east of Brickley Lane. The meeting is

  • Cadet sets sail for Navy

    CADET Emma Alexander has successfully completed the initial phase of training at Britannia Royal Naval College in her bid to become an officer in the Royal Navy. The 26-year-old, from West Lavington, near Devizes, is a former pupil at Devizes School.

  • Tribute paid to 'gentle giant'

    FLORAL tributes appeared outside the Shambles market hall in Devizes last week on the second anniversary of the death of Big Issue seller Dale 'Dylan' Fulton, who took his own life after suffering from depression. Mr Fulton, 40, a gentle giant who was

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  • I've seen mysterious black cat of Wiltshire

    A BLACK wildcat has been spotted in Swindon woodland. Lorry driver Brian Wakefield was walking in Bradon Woods near Pavenhill with fianc Alison Carter when he spotted the creature. Mr Wakefield, from Cuckoosmead in Covingham, said: "It came out of the

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  • Robber pulls knife in attack

    A MAN was robbed at knifepoint near Faringdon Road Park last night. Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a white man was forced to hand over his wallet and other items after being threatened with a knife by three Asian males. The alleged

  • What's all this Sven?

    BORED of being bombarded by Beckham, sick of Sven and generally weary of the World Cup? Well, one pub near Swindon is ignoring all that and has become a World Cup free zone. Landlords, Vince, 36 and Donna Jones, 35 who own the Village Inn public house

  • Club burgled

    A would-be thief forced his way into Boscombe Down recreation club, but escaped empty-handed after causing £200-worth of damage. He forced open double doors, smashed laminated glass, pulled open a door and got into the club office. It is believed he was

  • Little box gives girl sew much

    THANKS to a wonderful invention, young Kim Randall's world has opened up. For the first time in her life, she can use a sewing machine and her hopes of a career in textiles could be within reach. Thirteen-year-old Kim was born with spina bifida and is

  • Jubilations!

    A VISIT to Salisbury by the Earl and Countess of Wessex set the seal on a sparkling long weekend of golden jubilee celebrations across South Wiltshire and the New Forest. Prince Edward and wife Sophie wowed the crowds with a royal walkabout on Sunday,

  • Pubs ready for High Noon

    PUBS across the area are looking forward to a busy day for England's high noon World Cup clash with Argentina. The Sir Audley Arms in Chippenham, is holding a barbecue after the match and landlord Wayne Bentley is hoping for a repeat of the atmosphere

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  • Carnival organisers send plea for more entries

    CALNE Carnival organisers are looking for more entries for next weekend's procession. Preparations are well underway for the event, nicknamed the 'Calneval,' and there are already several floats from town groups booked to take part. The procession next

  • Dad fears for pupil safety

    PARENT Justin Oliver has taken his campaign for road safety outside his son's school to MP Michael Ancram, after amassing 154-signature petition urging action. Mr Oliver, of Corfe Crescent, Calne, whose seven-year-old son Luke attends Fynamore Primary

  • Tributes paid to ex-mayor

    HUNDREDS of mourners filled St John's Church in Devizes on Friday afternoon to pay tribute to former town mayor Dick Breach who died, aged 76, on May 21. Town district and county councillors mixed with residents of Mr Breach's native village of Bromham

  • Timecheck proves costly

    THE parish of St John's and St Mary's in Devizes is facing a bill of up to £8,000 after a routine inspection found the clock faces in the tower of St Mary's Church unsafe. The news came after experts examined the tower and found the glass segments of

  • Addiction is causing increase in thefts

    DRUG addicts desperate to feed their habits are responsible for half of shoplifting offences in Devizes, according to the police. Inspector Pete Bowerbank of Devizes Police gave an update of crime trends and the latest statistics when he attended a meeting

  • Centre's a hit for high flyers

    YOUNG people in the Devizes area who have been left without skateboard facilities can now use mobile ramps at the Southbroom Centre. Since the closure of the town council run skate park in the town's Hillworth Park, skateboarders have been using supermarket

  • Gran's appeal for dying youngster

    GRAN Wendy Bryant is battling to raise money to send her dying granddaughter Charlotte on holiday to Disneyworld. Charlotte, seven, was diagnosed last Wednesday with an inoperable brain tumour and has months to live. Despite the diagnosis by surgeons

  • New bid to improve parking in the town

    A TRUST set up to bring more trade to Marlborough and improve life for the residents is looking at ways of making parking cheaper and easier. Members of the Marlborough Area Development Trust have been comparing the parking system in Marlborough, where

  • Revellers are ready to party

    REVELLERS from across the area donned red, white and blue for four days of jubilee parties. Hundreds of townspeople and villagers flocked to events ranging from parades to barbecues and street parties. But there was little patriotic spirit among thieves

  • Traders can say oui or non to market

    SHOP keepers in Marlborough are to be asked if they would have any objections to a French market being held in the town. Many Wiltshire towns including Devizes and Calne have had regular visits from the travelling French traders and now the Marlborough

  • Artist draws on experience

    CHILDREN'S book illustrator Bridget MacKeith does not have to look far when she gets stuck for inspiration. Her own two offspring, Morgan, three, and Martha, one, give her plenty of ideas she said. Ms MacKeith, 35, who writes under her maiden name, lives

  • Workshops to help carers

    THE dementia unit at Savernake Hospital is to run workshops with the Kennet Carers' Association to help carers look after their charges for longer before they need residential home care. By helping people to lead independent lives for much longer, the

  • Crosby spies England win

    FORMER England 'spy' Malcolm Crosby believes a recall for a Euro 96 villain could help Sven Goran Eriksson's men to victory over Argentina tomorrow. Town's assistant manager was part of the England set-up during Euro 2000, compiling reports on the other

  • A run in the park to raise £120,000 plus

    THOUSANDS of women in Swindon will be breaking into a sweat this weekend to raise money for Cancer Research UK. They will be running in the Race for Life, which is Britain's biggest women-only fundraising event for research into cancers that affect women

  • A hitch in couple's plans for wedding

    A WEST Swindon couple who booked their wedding reception at a Walcot pub has had to make some last minute arrangements. Steve Jones, 32 and Theresa Green, 27, booked and paid for the function room at the Shaftesbury Pub in Shaftesbury Avenue, more than

  • Special school set for an Ofsted boost

    A SPECIAL school is expected to receive a glowing report from Government inspectors. Brimble Hill is awaiting the results of its Ofsted inspection and it is anticipated that the report will call it a good school with many very good features. The news

  • Great time come rain or shine

    DETERMINED to rejoice come rain or shine, Swindon celebrated the Queen's golden jubilee right royally. With street parties, concerts, picnics and special services galore, revellers toasted the occasion in countless ways. And in spite of mixed weather,

  • Healthy time at Lyneham

    AS part of the regular Healthy Lifestyle programme at RAF Lyneham, the medical, catering and physical education staffs organised a Healthy Lifestyle day to promote and advise the Station's personnel and their families on all aspects of healthy living.

  • World Cup memento

    A SHIRT touched by genius could be the ultimate World Cup prize for a lucky Evening Advertiser reader. England captain David Beckham signed our England shirt shortly after scoring the wonder goal against Greece that took England to the World Cup. The

  • Key meeting lasts only a few minutes

    THE first key meeting of the body appointed to oversee the decisions of Swindon Council's cabinet ended in farce last night. The Scrutiny Commission Review Board is expected to call in any decisions made by the cabinet that it feels were questionable.

  • Join TV hunt

    Car boot craziness returns with a vengeance when HTV West's successful series The Bargain Hunters, featuring presenters Fred Wedlock and David "Rolfey" Rolfe, returns to our screens. The programme visits car boot sales across the west and challenges viewers

  • Mystery of the hidden parking meter

    A WOMAN from Alderbury has hit out at what she calls sneaky tactics by Salisbury District Council in the positioning of one of its new parking meters. Sue Clissold, a carer, was away from Salisbury when the meters came into use last month but says she

  • Gritty reality

    It would seem that the secret of why many of Wiltshire's roads went untreated last winter is at last out. At the recent full council meeting one of the ruling group of Conservatives made the bold statement that a Wiltshire County Council gritting lorry

  • At 100 Ethel lives for family

    A WOMAN who lives for her family has celebrated her 100th birthday, with her daughter and grandson by her side for the first time in more than a year. Ethel Maxwell had been unable to visit her daughter Nessie, who has been hospitalised for much of the

  • Pub scheme helps crime figures

    SALISBURY Pubwatch is helping halve the number of drink-related crimes within the city, just three years after it was set up. "We're still growing strong that's the message," said Bill Buchan, chairman of the Salisbury Pubwatch Scheme and licensee of

  • When football comes second to economics

    SWINDON Town's Argentinian defender Juan Cobian says interest in the World Cup is mounting in Argentina but it is still far from being most people's main concern. Currently on holiday in Buenos Aires, the former Boca Juniors and Sheffield Wednesday player

  • Plea for help

    A MISSING person alert has been issued on behalf of Avon and Somerset force. Alan Philip Carroll, 29, of Haycombe Drive, Bath, has been missing from his home since May of last year. Police believe he may now be in the Swindon area. He is white, 6ft tall

  • Supply or surplus skin to resume

    THE controversial supply of surplus skin from Salisbury district hospital to defence scientists at Porton Down is to go ahead again but patients are to be consulted much more, health bosses have agreed. The practice of supplying surplus skin tissue to

  • How will assembly member help me?

    THE letter from Richard Pierce in reply to my letter and Mr Davies' could have been better placed than opposite the article on Page 9 headlined "Government for Regions backed." In particular Coun Allnatt's contribution in which he stated that he felt

  • Firefighters rescue man from flat blaze

    FIREFIGHTERS had to help a man down the stairs of a block of flats in Harnham in the early hours of Tuesday after fire broke out on the ground floor. The blaze, the cause of which is being investigated, began just after 5am in a flat on the ground floor

  • Little box gives girl sew much

    THANKS to a wonderful invention, young Kim Randall's world has opened up. For the first time in her life, she can use a sewing machine and her hopes of a career in textiles could be within reach. Thirteen-year-old Kim was born with spina bifida and is

  • Mayor has heart for the arts

    SALISBURY greeted its 742nd mayor with centuries-old pageantry but also the promise of a thoroughly modern mayoral year ahead. Sue Mallory, the youngest city charter trustee and youngest member of Salisbury district council, took on the mantle of first

  • Jubilations!

    A VISIT to Salisbury by the Earl and Countess of Wessex set the seal on a sparkling long weekend of golden jubilee celebrations across South Wiltshire and the New Forest. Prince Edward and wife Sophie wowed the crowds with a royal walkabout on Sunday,

  • Information is available to lessen the heartache

    WOMEN who suffer the heartache of losing their babies at a late stage of pregnancy on numerous occasions may be suffering from a condition known as antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). APS was only discovered 20 years ago by a London rheumatologist, but a

  • Town needs a football club

    HAVING recently read Sue Bates comments regarding STFC and the threat from herself and other councillors to pull the plug, I have to confess I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the comment that the council has bent over backwards to help the club

  • Careful when passing out blame

    (Copy of letter sent to Wilts County Council)I feel I have to write in support of all who use the Ridgeway on two wheels or three. There is obviously a problem with the deep rutting of sections but this is clearly done by four wheeled vehicles, some of