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• City trains score highly

  SALISBURY'S commuters have one of the easiest journeys in the south of England, according to a report by a regional committee that represents passengers. read more

• Recovery plan in place

  SALISBURY College principal Ray Dowd has issued an encouraging message to anxious first-year students. read more

• North Wilts take guard

  The North Wilts Junior Cricket League gets under way this Sunday, with a number of new teams. read more

• Saint's day to be marked

  SALISBURY'S annual celebrations to hail St George, the patron saint of England, will be held on St George's Day itself this year. read more

• High price of sugar sours Third World

  READERS and shoppers in Wiltshire will be shocked to learn that they must pay around three times the world price for their sugar in the UK. read more

• Town's childcare crisis is revealed

  THE scale of Swindon's childcare shortage has been revealed by official new figures. read more

• Carolyn Arkell to quit local politics

  CAROLYN Arkell has announced that she will not be standing for re-election as Highworth's borough councillor. read more

• Help make us bloom!

  Ref. 30040-12RESIDENTS of Cricklade are being urged to give their town a spring clean next week in the hope of capturing a national award. read more

• Van fault led to M4 death

  A FAULTY gearbox may have led to an accident that caused the death of a Swindon man on the M4, an inquest heard. read more

• Youngsters find Easter gifts are to their taste

  Ref. 30031-18EASTER eggs have brought a smile to the faces of children at at Brimble Hill Special School. read more

• Avoiding the violent way

  A PIONEERING course of meetings aimed at raising awareness of domestic violence has been launched in Walcot. read more

• Head looks to turn vision into reality

  CLIVE Westall the appointed headteacher of St Francis School says he can't wait to turn his visions into reality. read more

• MP backs memorial for British victims of 9/11

  PLANS to build a memorial for British victims of the September 11 attacks have been backed by Swindon MP Julia Drown. read more

• Taking the plunge

  Ref. 30018-51FOUR women will be spurred on by their bosses as they jump from a tall building on May Day. read more

• Chance to treat your heart to a healthy evening

  THE Hawthorn Medical Centre, in Swindon, is holding an open evening on April 28. read more

• Brave Brandon all set to fly to Peto Institute

  Ref. 30020-25BRANDON Humphries is flying to Hungary on Saturday to learn how to walk. read more

• Any slaughter is inhumane

  A CURTIS in his letter in Thursday's Evening Advertiser takes me to task for not complaining about the barbarity of ritual killing. read more

• All residents in this country should be made to obey laws

  AFTER reading A Carter's challenge to me in his letter on April 15 concerning the ritual slaughter of animals, I attended the monthly meeting of the Wiltshire Branch of the League Against Cruel Sports in Chippenham when I asked each member about their attitude to the question of not pre-stunning of animals to be killed for halal and kosher meat. read more

• Elderly are forced to take taxis

  THE residents of the Ferndale Road area are not the only ones who would like their bus service reinstated read more

• Concert of note!

  OLD TOWN is to play host to a concert by the City of London Sinfonia Orchestra during the summer. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive