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• Cream of the bream for Ray

  IT was another dismal match scene on our rivers last weekend with matches being cancelled because of the flood state of the Avon and the Thames. read more

• New industrial park ready at Cheney Manor

  Alder King has announced the launch of Darby Industrial Park, the biggest building to come on to the market in Swindon for some years. read more

• Exploding the old age myth

  A report by Age Concern claims to explode the myth of the demographic timebomb. read more

• Caring about those little things . . .

  Yes it's Valentine's Day this Saturday, and as expected, my office has been inundated with stories on the latest surveys, research and financial incentives available to lovers. read more

• Franchising focus for city workshop

  A SOLICITOR from Salisbury will be presenting a workshop on franchising during National Franchise Week, which runs from October 4 to 8. read more

• Intellectual property specialists move in

  ANDREW Hodder, president of Salisbury & District Chamber of Commerce, was in Upper Woodford last month to open Chapman Molony, the area's first specialist intellectual property practice. read more

• Office supplies retailer praised

  STAPLES, which has a store on Bourne Retail Park in Salisbury, has received a national business award. read more

• Seminar looked at website law

  THE latest seminar hosted by Cravenplan Computers, of Swallowcliffe, was held on Tuesday. read more

• Power saving action urged

  WITH gas and electricity prices set to rise, energy bills will become a key issue for south-west businesses in 2004 if they do not start adopting energy saving measures now, says Action Energy. read more

• Incentive for building firms

  A GRANT of £2,000 will be awarded by the Construction Industry Training Board to every building and construction firm in Wiltshire that commits to an Investors in People action plan this year. read more

• M&S can be your buddy

  THE manager of Marks and Spencer in Swindon has said he welcomes the new Marks & Start initiative which aims to offer work experience to people in the town who might otherwise face barriers to getting a job. read more

• A good Samaritan

  I would like through your paper to thank a young lady who kindly helped me during the recent bad weather. read more

• See snooker's greats

  Stephen HendryTICKETS to see seven snooker greats in action at Trowbridge Civic Hall are almost sold-out. read more

• Blaze demonstrates importance of fire alarms

  FIRE crews called to a fire in a pan of food have said that the incident shows how important smoke alarms are. read more

• Students to study cracking crimes

  Ref. 29030-76YOUNGSTERS are always being told not to watch too much TV, but in this case tuning in has inspired them in their future careers. read more

• Agonising wait for Abigail

  Ref. 25442-42TEENAGE cancer sufferer Abigail Taylor-Silk has an anxious wait to see if she has finally beaten the disease. read more

• Girl still not at school

  THE teenager injured in last week's attack on an St Joseph's School bus has still not returned back to the classroom. read more

• Why women are drinking themselves to death . . .

  Ref. 26897-14BINGE DRINKING FEATURE: Doctors are becoming increasingly concerned at the number of young women with serious problems brought on by binge drinking. ALEX EMERY asks whether 'ladette' culture has gone too far. read more

• 'I'd black out after couple of glasses'

  BINGE DRINKING FEATURE: Jane* is in her 40s, happily married and has two teenage children. read more

• A Tosca true to Puccini

  FEBRUARY 12 - 14, BRISTOL: DRAMATIC and telling as the singing was, it was, strangely, the silences that added the touches of poignancy that put this production into the league of the memorable. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive