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• 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

• Chairman appointed or Thompson's Group

  EUROPEAN leading independent financial adviser, Hanover-based AWD Holding AG, has appointed a new chairman for its UK arm, Thomson's Group, which has offices in Salisbury. read more

• Federation to celebrate 30th anniversary

  SMALL businesses from Wiltshire will be travelling to Blackpool in March for the Federation of Small Businesses' 30th annual conference. read more

• Lottery's £125,000: it could be yours!

  A LIFE-CHANGING surprise awaits somebody in North Wiltshire an unclaimed £125,543 Lotto prize. read more

• Writing about 'his punishing kiss'

  EVERYONE loves a lover and our favourite literary heroines include Jane Eyre, Elizabeth Bennet and Bridget Jones. read more

• Disney dream to come true after bingo win

  A MUM of two is planning a trip to Disney World after a bingo win of more than £52,000. read more

• We want to enjoy the countryside in peace

  I READ your article on January 13 about motorcyclists using the Ridgeway and can only say that I despair that this ancient prehistoric path continues to be treated with so little regard by an increasing number of motorists on their scrambler bikes and off-road four track vehicles. read more

• Goal at the end of the rainbow

  How does the song go? "Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true." read more

• Property group makes appeal for volunteers

  SOVEREIGN Housing Association is looking for voluntary board members from the Swindon area to help it provide homes and services to 30,000 people across the country.It is responsible for 200 homes in Swindon. read more

• Home sweet home for surprise baby

  SURPRISE baby Stephen Bailey is home from the hospital and putting on weight after giving his mum Melanie Day, 29, from Ashton Keynes, the shock of her life. read more

• Rugby on the menu

  TICKETS are now on sale for the Rotary Club of Swindon Old Town's annual sporting dinner. read more

• Mechanics': We must get it right

  THE future of the Mechanics' Institute is just as important to people living in the surrounding historic Railway Village as The Front Garden is to those residing in Old Town and Wroughton, says a councillor. read more

• Bistro offers a world of tastes

  A BISTRO-style restaurant will be offering international cuisine to diners in Wootton Bassett. read more

• Pay by direct debit and save money

  SOUTHERN Electric is urging its customers to switch to paying their bills by direct debit. read more

• Disabled skier is a celebrity in US

  Ref. 29023-21STEWART Elliott went skiing in America and came back a celebrity. read more

• Daffodils bloom all over town to aid cancer charity

  Marie Curie Cancer Care is today launching a fundraising drive in Swindon with a giant daffodil. read more

• Now more can tackle wheelchair rugby at the Link

  WHEELCHAIR rugby is to be given a boost by the Link Centre. read more

• US doctors could save George's life

  Ref. 29007-45THE parents of a little boy stricken by a tumour that may claim his life before he is 10 are pinning their hopes on a break-through treatment available only in New York. read more

• Images capture a slice of life

  Ref. 28970-5A RECORD 80 keen photographers have been out scouring Swindon over the past year for images to enter in the annual Swindon Photographic Society contest. read more

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