RARELY an Easter goes by without Jesus walking the streets of towns and villages across Britain, crowned in thorns and humbled by the weight of a cross. Salisbury and its surrounding area is no exception as Christians celebrate Easter with a Passion.
EASTER celebrations are a moveable feast that take place on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox on March 21 - usually any time between March 22 and April 25. Easter began as a pagan festival when Saxons celebrated their
YOUNG musicians from across South Wiltshire were at Salisbury's City Hall on Sunday to raise money for Rotary Club charities. Members of the Salisbury Area Young Musicians played a wide-ranging programme of classical and popular music, including hits
A TIDWORTH-BASED soldier has won a top accolade for his bravery in the line of duty. Battery survey sergeant Terry Bryan (32), who serves with the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, has received the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, in honours announced by
THREE members of the Wootton Bassett Hounds running club are hoping to raise £1,600 when they compete in this year's London Marathon. The trio have not only set themselves a massive physical challenge but they have also pledged to raise the money for
THE campaign to save Wiltshire's historic county regiment has taken another step forward, after local MPs met Major General Robin Grist, of the Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. He was joined at the regiment's Salisbury headquarters
YOUNG musicians from across South Wiltshire were at Salisbury's City Hall on Sunday to raise money for Rotary Club charities. Members of the Salisbury Area Young Musicians played a wide-ranging programme of classical and popular music, including hits
THERE was a collective sigh of relief around the offices of three centres of art in Salisbury last Friday, following the publication of the Arts Council's funding for the next three years. Despite a difficult financial climate, the council has decided
MEMBERS of a Salisbury day centre had the perfect present this week, as they celebrated their 35th birthday - a gift of £38,300. The gift was in the form of a legacy left to the Jo Benson Day Centre for Physically Disabled Adults, in Christie-Miller Road
THREE young men had a lucky escape after their car left the road, ploughed through a bridge parapet and ended up on its roof in a river. The accident happened on Sunday afternoon in Coombe Bissett, as the Renault Clio was travelling towards Salisbury.
A DISTRIBUTION firm is set for expansion after a six-figure investment in a new base. UK Shuttle has moved from 8,000sq ft premises on the Okus trading estate to a 20,000sq ft depot in Parsonage Road on the Europa estate in Lower Stratton. The firm has
SWINDON has gone multi-million pound deal crazy in the last week. Following on from last week's news of the Brunel Centre being sold for £130 million, it has been revealed that another retail park and an industrial estate have also changed hands. Kembrey
WOOTTON Bassett Mayor Susan Cooksley's charity ball raised more than £700. The ball was held at the Wiltshire Golf and Country Club on Friday. Coun Cooksley, right, said: "It was a fine evening and I'm delighted with the amount raised." The money is to
The 2005/2006 Trencherman's Guide is a must-have for anyone looking for a wonderful foodie experience in South West England. Editor of BBC Good Food Magazine, Gillian Carter, has written the 2005/2006 guide's introduction, and Trencherman's has the support
Living life to the full: Miles Tripp who was killed in a crash on SundayTHE girlfriend of a motorcyclist who was killed in a racing accident has spoken of how the couple were an inseparable team. Miles Tripp, 36, of Haydon Wick died at the race in west
CANCER Research UK's Race for Life will be returning to Swindon for the sixth time. The popular five kilometres, women-only fundraiser will take place on both Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 at Lydiard Country Park. In 2004, 3,000 women in Swindon
ANYONE who wants to make a difference to the quality of homes in Swindon has just a week to help. Westlea Housing Association is looking for a new chairman and the closing date for applications is Wednesday, March 30. Chief executive, David Ashmore said
WITH carp hardly showing, results in the Ivy House Lakes AC match at Ivy House were much closer than usual. The winner was Julian Heaver with 13lb 6oz from peg 21. Andy Dixie was second with 12-9-0 (23), and Dick Young was third with 10-10-0 (13). Jo
Elizabeth Wood, the headteacher of Oliver Tomkins Junior School who has decided that the school will produce its own hot meals and healthy food Picture: MATTHEW SWINGLER Ref: 76622-21SANDWICHES will be all that is on the menu for children at six Swindon
SWINDON DRUGS HOTLINE: Since it was launched 18-months ago, the Swindon Drugs Hotline has made a major dent in the local drugs trade. Six of the town's most notorious dealers are behind bars, numerous raids have been mounted and thousands of pounds worth
Police raidSWINDON DRUGS HOTLINE: DRUG dealers who plague Swindon's streets are today warned that police are on their tail. The warning comes after a spate of arrests, many of which were linked to the Swindon Drugs Hotline. In a shocking indictment of
Swindon under 13s travelled to Gloucestershire for the second time this season to take on a strong Brockworth side looking to avenge defeat earlier in the season. The first 20 minutes was one of stalemate, but Swindon opened the scoring through Daniel
TRAFFIC police in Wiltshire are urging motorcyclists to take extra care on the roads at the start of the season. Many bikes are taken off the road for the winter and now, as the good weather approaches, riders are asked to properly prepare themselves
MUMS can take their babies along to a new club which has opened in Swindon. The club, which runs between 10am and noon every Wednesday, is held at the Toybox Junction Crche in the outlet village. Sessions cost £1.60 per family which includes drinks. For
THERE will be no farmers' market at the McArthur Glen Designer Outlet Village this Sunday. The stallholders are taking a break for Easter but the market will return on Sunday, April 3. There will be new stalls in place for the spring to offer shoppers
A WOMAN has been taken to the Great Western Hospital following an accident. It the accident happened at the junction of Ferndale Road and Cobden Road at 9pm on Sunday, when a white Peugeot van and a blue Ford Fiesta were in collision. Police are appealing
DRINK driver Neil Hunt tried to overturn his conviction and three-year ban by claiming police had ignored his needle phobia. The 48-year-old said that despite providing a positive sample of breath, he was denied the opportunity of a laboratory sample
Les White, who is angry over plans to put up a phone mast in Rodbourne Cheney Picture: SIOBHAN BOYLE Ref: 76620-73CHILDREN'S health could be harmed if another phone mast is installed in Rodbourne Cheney, say concerned residents. Fears were raised when
GARETH Bethell's report (Adver March 21) about the anti-war demonstration on March 19 surprised me. Gareth says that the organiser's figure of 100,000 was unlikely, but I think he must have been looking just at the Trafalgar Square rally. On the march
WITH reference to councillor Colin Lovell's letter (No consultation on phone masts March 18). Let us remember that it may have been the Labour Government under John Prescott who permitted the inconsiderate siting of these masts but it was Conservative-led
WE ARE always very sorry to see older people's clubs and groups come to an end and particularly so when, like Penhill Lunch club, dedicated volunteers have been providing weekly meals for so many years (Adver Mar 17). We all owe them a great deal of thanks
RE: EA March 17, Museum shuts on Sundays, Jemima Milton says: "it's a way of keeping the council tax rise to a minimum." And EA March 18, Matching Brunel's legacy, Jemima Milton says "Swindon could become a confident town, culturally rich . . . known
PETER Eastoe has given Sam Parkin his blessing to smash a 30-year-old scoring record as manager Andy King reveals he has had two inquiries for the striker. With transfer deadline day just 24 hours away the manager is not surprised the telephone has started
BISHOPSTONE'S very own unpleasant pheasant is gaining quite a reputation. The boisterous bird has attacked a handful of innocent passers-by in recent weeks, including 57-year-old Bishopstone woman Monica Vince, who featured in the Journal last month after
THE campaign to save Wiltshire's historic county regiment has taken another step forward, after local MPs met Major General Robin Grist, of the Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. He was joined at the regiment's Salisbury headquarters
THERE was a collective sigh of relief around the offices of three centres of art in Salisbury last Friday, following the publication of the Arts Council's funding for the next three years. Despite a difficult financial climate, the council has decided
LABOUR councillors claimed this week that balloting tenants on whether they want to stay with Salisbury district council or switch to a housing association would be a £600,000 waste of taxpayers money. Councillor Steve Fear, Labour group leader, said
A COMMUNITY facility, dedicated to helping families in need, has been handed an eleventh-hour lifeline. The Salisbury NCH family centre, on Bemerton Heath, was threatened with closure at the end of this month if new premises were not found. Now the charity
HERITAGE bosses are putting the government under intense pressure to make a decision on the controversial £193m project to divert the A303 trunk road away from Stonehenge. It had been hoped that work on the scheme, which includes putting the A303 into
A SECOND World War veteran who was imprisoned in Colditz is shunning a new ITV drama about life in the notorious Nazi prison camp. Bill Goldfinch (88) has accused the programme makers of "messing with history" in the prime-time, two-part series, Colditz
WOOTTON Bassett's town crier is to hang up his bell after 29 years. Fred Deacon, known as Boots, is a well-known figure around the town, but ill health has led him to call it a day. He will also be retiring from his role as official sword bearer for the
BISHOPSTONE'S very own unpleasant pheasant is gaining quite a reputation. The boisterous bird has attacked a handful of innocent passers-by in recent weeks, including 57-year-old Bishopstone woman Monica Vince, who featured in the Journal last month after
LABOUR councillors claimed this week that balloting tenants on whether they want to stay with Salisbury district council or switch to a housing association would be a £600,000 waste of taxpayers money. Councillor Steve Fear, Labour group leader, said
HERITAGE bosses are putting the government under intense pressure to make a decision on the controversial £193m project to divert the A303 trunk road away from Stonehenge. It had been hoped that work on the scheme, which includes putting the A303 into
A COMMUNITY facility, dedicated to helping families in need, has been handed an eleventh-hour lifeline. The Salisbury NCH family centre, on Bemerton Heath, was threatened with closure at the end of this month if new premises were not found. Now the charity
A SECOND World War veteran who was imprisoned in Colditz is shunning a new ITV drama about life in the notorious Nazi prison camp. Bill Goldfinch (88) has accused the programme makers of "messing with history" in the prime-time, two-part series, Colditz
SJC Recruitment of Commercial Road, Swindon, says there is a skyrocketing demand for accountancy staff in the south west. It has signed up to two new accountancy recruiters, Kirk Orchard and Samantha Coombs. Daniel Birks, SJC's accountancy division manager
NATIONWIDE'S specialist buy-to-let mortgage lender UCB Home Loans has said the market is due to slow down. The buy to let craze has exploded in the last five years. At the end of 1999 the total outstanding value of that type of mortgage was £5.4 billion
A HIGHWORTH man will be holding a sale to help raise money for Kenny Brimson's headstone. Keith Alexander, Highworth market manager, will be running a stall selling bric-a-brac and children's toys and clothes on Saturday, April 2. Keith read about the
76602-38WOOTTON Bassett's town crier is to hang up his bell after 29 years. Fred Deacon, known as Boots, is a well-known figure around the town, but ill health has led him to call it a day. He will also be retiring from his role as official sword bearer
ANIMAL rights campaigners will be aiming to highlight what they claim is cruel treatment of race horses. Wearing a PVC catsuit Dominatrix Mistress A better known as Swindon soul singer Anish Harrison will be in Swindon centre on Saturday, April 2, to
Alice with her borrowed bonnet Picture: DAVE EVANS Ref: 76614-7A PENSIONER woman had her lovingly made Easter bonnet stolen by thieves outside a Park South supermarket. Alice Mason, 86, who has difficulty walking, left her motorised scooter outside Kwik
Thomas Kennedy leaving court on an earlier appearanceSWINDON DRUGS HOTLINE: A MAN has admitted hiding a handgun inside the chimney of his Swindon home. Thomas Kennedy, of Edington Close, Toothill, also pleaded guilty to possessing heroin and cannabis
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THERE is plenty of fun in store for kids at the McArthur Glen Designer Outlet Village this Easter. Children can take part in the annual Easter Bunny Hunt from 10am until 4pm on Friday and Saturday to win a pair of bunny ears and chocolate. Cartoon characters
THE owner of an antique teddy bear is offering a reward for its return. Angela Richens, 58, of Old Walcot, lost the bear somewhere around the Sussex Square post office. She was in the process of sending the bear to a child in Australia. The bear is about
CASTLE Caf is hosting its annual Easter egg hunt at Barbury Castle local nature reserve, near Wroughton. Families will have to hunt for pictures of eggs hidden around the meadows on the site and return them to the caf to receive their prize eggs. The
A DELAYED rubbish collection in Haydon Street was caused by gas works. Rubbish, normally collected on Fridays, was left until Monday because bin men could not get into the street because of the works. A spokeswoman for Swindon Council said rubbish was
THE Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is urging everyone in Swindon to track down wildlife in the town. The project called, Wildlife Counts, will begin in a series of roadshows during April. People are asked to put make a note of wildlife sightings in Swindon.
Teacher Sarah Wyatt with her fellow actors Picture: STUART HARRISON Ref: 76626-2FIFTY Swindon children will work with professionals to make films. The Young Cre8ives project which will see the youngsters scriptwriting, filming and editing marks the re-launch
Gorse Hill pupils show off their Easter bonnets Picture: CLARE HOMER Ref: 76591-06PUPILS from a Swindon school designed colourful Easter hats for a traditional parade. About 160 children from Gorse Hill Infants School arrived for class with the hats which
THREE members of the Wootton Bassett Hounds running club are hoping to raise £1,600 when they compete in this year's London Marathon. The trio have not only set themselves a massive physical challenge but they have also pledged to raise the money for
Janette Orr Ref: 26741-03A SWINDON survivor of the Paddington rail disaster has welcomed plans to introduce an offence of corporate killing. The Government today publishes its long awaited draft corporate manslaughter bill, which would introduce a criminal
Swindon Dance marketing officer Clare Fantini with some of the happy dancers Picture: STUART HARRISON Ref: 76617-225SWINDON Dance will be moving to the sound of success after securing more than £800,000 in funding. And the Town Hall-based organisation
RESIDENTS in Moredon who started a petition over a phone mast they say was installed without warning are planning to protest outside the council offices. Mum-of-two Karen Kelly, who organised the petition, has already circulated 350 leaflets publicising
WILTSHIRE'S new High Sheriff David Margesson will officially accept the post next month. Mr Margesson takes over from Lieut-Col James Arkell and will be at the ceremony at Swindon Magistrates Court on April 1. The 68-year-old joined the family farming
WOOTTON Bassett's town crier is to hang up his bell after 29 years. Fred Deacon, known as Boots, is a well-known figure around the town, but ill health has led him to call it a day. He will also be retiring from his role as official sword bearer for the
RE: Pensions strike to protect one's rights, brought about by this Government What rights have we got? Everyone's pension is under threat by Government proposals. I say if you had yours, then we have worked for ours. Do not move the retirement age, for
IN response to Harry Fitchett's letter, I have every sympathy with anyone who has suffered due to poor policing and low crime detection rates. What I find hard to understand is the argument that people fought in the war in order to allow people the freedom
I HAVE long since graduated to the oldest swingers in town set. My pop music scene was probably Come into the Garden Maude or Red Sails in the Sunset sung by Suzette Tarry. Coming more up to date I seem to remember, somewhere along the way, a record entitled
