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  • Now tell them where Linda is

    GLYN Razzell is behind bars and starting his life sentence for murdering his estranged wife Linda. This is the first time police in Wiltshire have investigated a murder case without a body being found. The mystery of the wherabouts of Linda's remains

  • Pupils take off with RAF ground crew

    THE next generation of fighter pilots could be coming from a Park North primary school. What started out as letters from children to airmen serving in the Gulf has developed into a lasting friendship between the RAF's 39 (1 Photographic Reconnaissance

  • Jerel Gets Go-ahead

    MARK DEVLIN believes the Football League's decision to approval Jerel Ifil's loan switch to the County Ground is another clear sign that the club is getting its house in order. With funds having been used to bring in Rory Fallon earlier in the week, there

  • Police still hope to find body

    RAZZELL VERDICT: After the trial, the case's senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Paul Granger, said: "Linda's death has affected the lives of so many people, especially her four young children. "Intensive searches to date using under

  • Wildlife crusader receives award

    CONSERVATION crusader Marilyn Beale has been honoured for helping to preserve Swindon's wildlife. Marilyn has won this year's Swindon Council environmental award for her commitment to wildlife. She will be presented with the honour by mayor Derek Benfield

  • Two Swindon clubs get off to a flier in league games

    LOCAL indoor clubs Westlecot and Thamesdown both made fine starts to their 2003/04 Wessex League campaign. Westlecot beat Oxford & District 89-55, winning on three of the four rinks to collect 14 points out of a maximum 16. Thamesdown were equally

  • Jerel Gets Go-ahead

    MARK DEVLIN believes the Football League's decision to approval Jerel Ifil's loan switch to the County Ground is another clear sign that the club is getting its house in order. With funds having been used to bring in Rory Fallon earlier in the week, there

  • Now tell them where Linda is

    GLYN Razzell is behind bars and starting his life sentence for murdering his estranged wife Linda. This is the first time police in Wiltshire have investigated a murder case without a body being found. The mystery of the wherabouts of Linda's remains

  • Reward offered to catch tool thieves

    Ref. 27793-96SERVICE manager David Watts says thieves are wrecking his business so he is offering a reward to help catch them. When one of his engineers at gas service firm Gastech discovered that his company van had been broken into on Wednesday morning

  • Donations of gifts helped by Giving Tree

    THE Brunel shopping centre is encouraging shoppers to donate presents to underprivileged children. The centre is erecting a Giving Tree next to the customer relations desk on the Upper Plaza. Every shopper who visits the tree will be given the details

  • Linda's greatest fear was leaving her children

    Linda's familyRAZZELL VERDICT: Julie Westmore, Linda's cousin who is caring for her four children, read this statement on behalf of the family. 'We would like to thank the Operation Docker team of the Wiltshire Constabulary for their dedication and hard

  • Police searched ponds, lakes and drains for the missing woman

    RAZZELL VERDICT: OPERATION Docker the Swindon police investigation into the disappearance of mother of four Linda Razzell has been one of the biggest inquiries ever launched by Wiltshire Police. Since it swung into operation in earnest on the evening

  • Prime suspect

    APRIL 12, 2002: At a press conference Det Insp Paul Jennings holds up a card made by Linda's children who are desperate to see their mother againRAZZELL VERDICT: THE five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court, where Glyn Razzell was found guilty of murdering

  • The long search for clues

    RAZZELL VERDICT:March 19, 2002 Linda vanishes after dropping off her children at school and her boyfriend, Greg Worrall, in Highworth and heads to work in Swindon. She parked her red Ford Escort in its usual spot in Alvescot Road, Old Walcot March 22,

  • Life for a cold killer

    RAZZELL VERDICT: GLYN Razzell is today starting a life sentence after a jury found him guilty of murdering his estranged wife, Linda. The unanimous verdict came at the end of a 31-day trial at Bristol Crown Court. Mother-of-four Linda, 41, of Pentylands

  • Life for a cold killer

    RAZZELL VERDICT: GLYN Razzell is today starting a life sentence after a jury found him guilty of murdering his estranged wife, Linda. The unanimous verdict came at the end of a 31-day trial at Bristol Crown Court. Mother-of-four Linda, 41, of Pentylands

  • Donations of gifts helped by Giving Tree

    THE Brunel shopping centre is encouraging shoppers to donate presents to underprivileged children. The centre is erecting a Giving Tree next to the customer relations desk on the Upper Plaza. Every shopper who visits the tree will be given the details

  • Pajak finds he's pipped at the post

    FORMER Swindon mayor Stan Pajak has been pipped at the post for the title of the country's best municipal leader. Coun Pajak (Lib Dem, Eastcott) was nominated after a term which included fundraising stunts like running around London wearing a bra, having

  • Thanks, now we can play again

    A HIGHWORTH pre-school has thanked parents and businesses who raised money to replace play equipment destroyed by vandals. Donations of money and equipment came flooding in to the Vorda Pre-School after the Evening Advertiser reported the damage in September

  • Pupils take off with RAF ground crew

    THE next generation of fighter pilots could be coming from a Park North primary school. What started out as letters from children to airmen serving in the Gulf has developed into a lasting friendship between the RAF's 39 (1 Photographic Reconnaissance

  • Entries for your favourite place competition are put on display

    ENTRIES for Swindon Civic Trust's favourite place competition will be on display today and tomorrow at the former railway museum in Faringdon Road, Swindon. The exhibition will be open from 10am until 4pm both days and entrance is free. Judging will take

  • Thanks, now we can play again

    A HIGHWORTH pre-school has thanked parents and businesses who raised money to replace play equipment destroyed by vandals. Donations of money and equipment came flooding in to the Vorda Pre-School after the Evening Advertiser reported the damage in September

  • I didn't kill Linda

    RAZZELL VERDICT: The Husband: "Although I don't have any feeling left for Linda, of course I still worry about her. I haven't seriously thought about prison." "If I get a life sentence then I will probably die in prison I couldn't expect parole because

  • Recycling now on many doorsteps

    KERBSIDE recycling, the biggest doorstep rubbish initiative ever to hit west Wiltshire, began this week with the first collections. Homes in Trowbridge, Melksham and Hilperton are the latest to be included in the £1m scheme, in a bid to reduce the county's

  • The long search for clues

    RAZZELL VERDICT:March 19, 2002 Linda vanishes after dropping off her children at school and her boyfriend, Greg Worrall, in Highworth and heads to work in Swindon. She parked her red Ford Escort in its usual spot in Alvescot Road, Old Walcot March 22,

  • Entries for your favourite place competition are put on display

    ENTRIES for Swindon Civic Trust's favourite place competition will be on display today and tomorrow at the former railway museum in Faringdon Road, Swindon. The exhibition will be open from 10am until 4pm both days and entrance is free. Judging will take

  • Pajak finds he's pipped at the post

    FORMER Swindon mayor Stan Pajak has been pipped at the post for the title of the country's best municipal leader. Coun Pajak (Lib Dem, Eastcott) was nominated after a term which included fundraising stunts like running around London wearing a bra, having

  • Police searched ponds, lakes and drains for the missing woman

    RAZZELL VERDICT: OPERATION Docker the Swindon police investigation into the disappearance of mother of four Linda Razzell has been one of the biggest inquiries ever launched by Wiltshire Police. Since it swung into operation in earnest on the evening

  • Two Swindon clubs get off to a flier in league games

    LOCAL indoor clubs Westlecot and Thamesdown both made fine starts to their 2003/04 Wessex League campaign. Westlecot beat Oxford & District 89-55, winning on three of the four rinks to collect 14 points out of a maximum 16. Thamesdown were equally

  • Danielli wings in again

    SIMON Danielli back from World Cup duty with Scotland is back in the Bath squad for today's sixth-round Powergen Cup clash against Northampton at The Rec (2.15pm). Danielli, who returned from Australia on Monday, is on the bench, and he said: "I was continually

  • Policemen hope to collar top awards

    Ref. 27788-22TWO Swindon police officers have been nominated for a national award for their dedication to the force. PC Andrew Leigh-Cattrall and PC James Martin will travel to London on Thursday, when the winners of the Jane's Police Review Awards will

  • Prime suspect

    APRIL 12, 2002: At a press conference Det Insp Paul Jennings holds up a card made by Linda's children who are desperate to see their mother againRAZZELL VERDICT: THE five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court, where Glyn Razzell was found guilty of murdering

  • Recycling now on many doorsteps

    KERBSIDE recycling, the biggest doorstep rubbish initiative ever to hit west Wiltshire, began this week with the first collections. Homes in Trowbridge, Melksham and Hilperton are the latest to be included in the £1m scheme, in a bid to reduce the county's

  • Lies of a killer after ex-wife disappeared

    Glyn Razzell's girlfriend, Rachel SmithRAZZELL VERDICT: A WEEK after his estranged wife went missing Glyn Razzell spoke to the Evening Advertiser to protest his innocence at rumours that he was responsible for her disappearance and death. He also said

  • Lies of a killer after ex-wife disappeared

    Glyn Razzell's girlfriend, Rachel SmithRAZZELL VERDICT: A WEEK after his estranged wife went missing Glyn Razzell spoke to the Evening Advertiser to protest his innocence at rumours that he was responsible for her disappearance and death. He also said

  • Where is Linda's body?

    RAZZELL VERDICT: GLYN Razzell always maintained his innocence in anything to do with the disappearance or death of his estranged wife Linda. Today he is starting a life sentence after being found guilty of her murder. In February a month before Linda,

  • I didn't kill Linda

    RAZZELL VERDICT: The Husband: "Although I don't have any feeling left for Linda, of course I still worry about her. I haven't seriously thought about prison." "If I get a life sentence then I will probably die in prison I couldn't expect parole because

  • Linda's greatest fear was leaving her children

    Linda's familyRAZZELL VERDICT: Julie Westmore, Linda's cousin who is caring for her four children, read this statement on behalf of the family. 'We would like to thank the Operation Docker team of the Wiltshire Constabulary for their dedication and hard

  • Trial's leading lights

    RAZZELL VERDICT: TRIAL judge Mr Justice Christopher Pitchers became a High Court Judge in October 2001 after 15 years as a circuit judge, mainly operating in Nottingham. The balanced and succinct approach to his summing up in the Razzell murder trial

  • Police still hope to find body

    RAZZELL VERDICT: After the trial, the case's senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Paul Granger, said: "Linda's death has affected the lives of so many people, especially her four young children. "Intensive searches to date using under

  • First class prize is a Ritzy affair

    LUCKY Jack Simcox from Liden won a memorable day out in London after scooping top prize in the Evening Advertiser's Grandparents' Day competition. The 12-year-old took his grandmas Maureen Simcox and Valerie Porter, as well as his mum Nicola Simcox, on

  • Where is Linda's body?

    RAZZELL VERDICT: GLYN Razzell always maintained his innocence in anything to do with the disappearance or death of his estranged wife Linda. Today he is starting a life sentence after being found guilty of her murder. In February a month before Linda,

  • First class prize is a Ritzy affair

    LUCKY Jack Simcox from Liden won a memorable day out in London after scooping top prize in the Evening Advertiser's Grandparents' Day competition. The 12-year-old took his grandmas Maureen Simcox and Valerie Porter, as well as his mum Nicola Simcox, on

  • Wildlife crusader receives award

    CONSERVATION crusader Marilyn Beale has been honoured for helping to preserve Swindon's wildlife. Marilyn has won this year's Swindon Council environmental award for her commitment to wildlife. She will be presented with the honour by mayor Derek Benfield

  • Policemen hope to collar top awards

    Ref. 27788-22TWO Swindon police officers have been nominated for a national award for their dedication to the force. PC Andrew Leigh-Cattrall and PC James Martin will travel to London on Thursday, when the winners of the Jane's Police Review Awards will

  • Reward offered to catch tool thieves

    Ref. 27793-96SERVICE manager David Watts says thieves are wrecking his business so he is offering a reward to help catch them. When one of his engineers at gas service firm Gastech discovered that his company van had been broken into on Wednesday morning

  • Trial's leading lights

    RAZZELL VERDICT: TRIAL judge Mr Justice Christopher Pitchers became a High Court Judge in October 2001 after 15 years as a circuit judge, mainly operating in Nottingham. The balanced and succinct approach to his summing up in the Razzell murder trial

  • Danielli wings in again

    SIMON Danielli back from World Cup duty with Scotland is back in the Bath squad for today's sixth-round Powergen Cup clash against Northampton at The Rec (2.15pm). Danielli, who returned from Australia on Monday, is on the bench, and he said: "I was continually