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• Tracing back the axis of evil

  I STAND by what I said in this paper (August 03) that Blair and Bush should stand trial for war crimes the murder of tens of thousands of Iraqis, sending serviceman to their deaths and helping to promote worldwide terror and instability. read more

• Noise will increase with police station

  With the building of a new police station on the A420, will the people living alongside the north bound carriageway of the A419 between the Dorcan estate and the Sainsbury's roundabout get the noise barriers which are long overdue? read more

• Master-fulhat-trick shoots downSouthampton

  Swindon Girls under 14s beat Southampton 4-0 away in a Surrey league 11-a-side game. read more

• Abbley is ontarget as Town gettheir revenge

  Swindon under 14 B team destroyed Keynsham 5-1 in a battle for fourth spot in the Wilts seven-a-side league and gained revenge for an unlucky cup defeat. read more

• Double first for theBadgers in 6-0 win

  Swindon Badgers under 14s travelled to Westbury and won 6-0, making it a hat-trick of victories over the West Wilts side. read more

• 'We didn't know identity of girl'

  Ref. 29190-18THE Salvation Army has strongly rebuffed claims that its drug and alcohol rehab unit in Highworth is a risk to the community. read more

• Bassett boys well beaten

  OXFORD Cup finallists Witney proved too strong for Wootton Bassett Under 13s, who slipped to a 55-14 defeat. read more

• Dozens hurt in coach and lorry smash on M4

  Ref. 29221-03NEARLY 30 people were taken to hospital after a coach collided with a lorry on the M4 just outside Swindon. read more

• Marine victory

  IT was derby day at Minety on Sunday as the hosts entertained Supermarine in a series of matches from the under sevens to under 12s age groups. read more

• She's free!

  Ref. 25482-42CLAIRE Bowler the Swindon mother jailed for setting her house on fire has won her freedom after a five year sentence was quashed on appeal. read more

• Cook dishes up treble

  Chippenham 3rd rattled up a 62-0 victory over Cooper-Avon Tyres' second string. read more

• Verplanke to the fore!

  EDWIN Verplanke grabbed four tries as Wootton Bassett's third string ran out 47-0 winners over their Salisbury counterparts at the weekend. read more

• Crouch stars in revenge victory

  CIRENCESTER'S second string continued their successful ways with a 33-12 victory over Malmesbury at their Whiteway ground. read more

• Swindon's hit by World Cup fever

  WORLD Cup fever is building in Swindon ahead of the visit of rugby's Webb Ellis Trophy to the town on Easter Saturday. read more

• Referees courseall set to kick off

  IT'S time for any would-be referees to spring into action next month. read more

• It's title No 17 for Greyhound

  Carriers Arms' failure to secure three points at Wroughton WMC with a goalless draw allowed Greyhound to claim their 12th title on the trot and 17th in total. read more

• Rams buckle to Nick!

  A hat-trick from Nick Buckle, plus two each for Ryan Amos and Jack Brain, helped Wootton Bassett Town to a 7-0 win at Ramsbury to put Bassett five points clear at the top of the under 9 West table. read more

• We would like to park our cars close to work

  I AM grateful to Bob Cretchley for highlighting the need for key workers to have access to their cars during the working day (free parking is a necessity not a perk, Evening Advertiser, Feb 16). read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive