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• Wylie back for Bath's battle against Wasps

  SOUTH African flyer Wylie Human returns to the Bath side for the first time for a month for the televised top-of-the-table meeting with Wasps at the Rec today (2.40pm). read more

• High spirits in Highworth

  The normally peaceful market town of Highworth bursts into rowdy life every weekend as revellers from around Swindon flock to the town's pubs. But a recent rise in loutishness has forced local police to step up patrols. read more

• Party time for Adver

  Ref. 28976-50People all over Swindon celebrated the Evening Advertiser's 150th anniversary. The banner stretching across the front of the Adver offices, in Old Town, said it all: "Happy 150th Birthday to the Evening Advertiser." read more

• On track to help the disabled

  Ref. 28966-2A DISABLED couple says First Great Western is not doing enough to help wheelchair users. read more

• Couple's love stays steadfast through 60 years

  Ref. 28965-39THE Tower Ballroom in Blackpool was the venue for a meeting which has led to 60 years of happy marriage. read more

• Workers' parking causes a conflict

  VISITORS to the Great Copse country park in Pipers Way have accused Nationwide workers of clogging car spaces and leaving them nowhere to park. read more

• The song lingers on

  Nursery children sang the same song over and over again to raise money for charity. read more

• We've won battle of Waterloo

  A WILTSHIRE TIMES campaign supported by thousands of rail passengers has won the day and secured the future of a threatened train service from west Wiltshire to Waterloo. read more

• Same 16 as Westlecot bid for Egham glory

  WESTLECOT will be bidding to stay on the glory trail in the Egham Trophy this weekend. read more

• High spirits in Highworth

  The normally peaceful market town of Highworth bursts into rowdy life every weekend as revellers from around Swindon flock to the town's pubs. But a recent rise in loutishness has forced local police to step up patrols. read more

• 'It could have proved fatal'

  AN investigation is underway after two teenage pupils from St Joseph's School suffered serious injuries following a missile attack on their school bus. read more

• Brave Gemma keeps up the battle

  Gemma Lambeth is fighting leukaemia again and also for the chance to have children. The 18-year-old from Toothill was told the disease had returned just before Christmas eight months after finishing treatment and being in remission. read more

• Ready for when your world falls apart

  Ref. 28817-23ANYONE who has suffered a bereavement knows how hard life can be after losing a loved one. Experiences and feelings will vary greatly. read more

• Telling tales out of Africa

  Ref. 28964-13AN AFRICAN artist held students at Bradon Forest School spellbound with tales of his childhood and demonstrations of the ancient arts of mask-making. read more

• Fears as interest rates rise again

  HOME-OWNERS are to face a second mortgage hike in just three months as interest rates rise again. read more

• Advertiser's Maggie dies, 75

  FORMER Evening Advertiser copytaker Margaret Mercer has died aged 75. Mrs Mercer, known to all the Adver staff in Victoria Road as Maggie, spent 18 years typing copy phoned in by reporters working on the stories of the day. read more

• Festival to offer new health tips

  Swindon is set to be at the forefront of complementary health education when it hosts a holistic health festival next month. read more

• Celebrate all things womanly

  THE Swindon Women's Coalition will celebrate International Women's Day on Saturday, March 6 at the Broadgreen Centre in Salisbury Street. read more

• Learn how to apply for grants

  A WORKSHOP highlighting available charitable support for community groups is to be held at the Pilgrim Centre in Regent Circus on Monday, March 1. read more

• Deal with difficulty

  A COURSE called Dealing with Difficult Situations is to be held next month at Voluntary Action Swindon in John Street. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive