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• Get in touch

  IF any of your readers or their relatives served with the Halifax bomber unit No.640 Squadron, Leconfield, during 1944-1945, I would be very pleased if they got in touch with me. read more

• My first bike

  HAVING seen so many children who have been given bicycles for Christmas, I was caused to remember the first time my father took me out on a bicycle. read more

• Honour me!

  I WOULD like to be considered for an honour as it seems the powers that be are getting short of applicants. read more

• Hoax victim

  I HAVE become the victim of more silly hoaxes. Taxis keep arriving and I have no idea who is responsible. I rang the police and they thought it was kids playing the fool. read more

• Urban fare but country bus service

  Re: Dan Watkins' letter about buses on January 8. If Mr Watkins thinks he's hard done by he should live in Purton with regard to buses on Sunday to and from the hospital. read more

• Charity to aid youngsters

  A CHARITY which supports young people and children who care for a family member is aiming to raise £10,000 by February. read more

• Superhero mums

  MUMS really are superheroes, according to a new survey. They even beat popular icons like Spiderman and David Beckham in the poll for TV channel Jetix, formerly Fox Kids. read more

• Still chance to learn new skill

  PLACES are still available for courses for adults of all ages and backgrounds. read more

• Toomey set to make Fairford debut

  DAVE Toomey is set to pull on a Fairford shirt this evening and the experienced striker has been described as a 'massive signing' for the Cinder Lane club, writes CRAIG LYUS. read more

• Tributes to Ted Hazell

  Friends of a former Swindon soldier have given money in his memory instead of flowers at his funeral. read more

• It's in the bag, kids

  YOUNGSTERS will be able to create their own bags at a special workshop next month. read more

• Story is to begin and end in a tent

  A STORYTELLING workshop will be held in Watchfield as part of National Storytelling Week next month. read more

• Make a heritage date

  A new set of on-line heritage calendars for 2005 has been launched as part of the Window on Wiltshire's Heritage project. read more

• A life of adventure

  FROM Here To Everest And Beyond will be a subject of a lecture in Liddington. Mountaineer and skydiver Nigel Gifford will speak at Liddington Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday, January 24. read more

• Conservation day

  JOIN the rangers of Coate Water Country Park for a day of conservation on Saturday at 9.30am at the Ranger Centre. read more

• Pig spared chop after finding a new mum

  A Cuban farmer has spared a young pig's life after seeing it being suckled by a cow. read more

• Billie joins Chris

  SWINDON singer-turned-actress Billie Piper, right, was reunited with husband Chris Evans at the weekend to help him sell off their belongings. read more

• Workers need help to join pension schemes

  EMPLOYERS are not doing enough to encourage workers to join company pension schemes, according to research by Age Concern. read more

• Airing your views

  HAYDON Wick residents can raise local issues with their councillors. Councillors David Renard, and Wayne Lawley are holding a surgery on February 12. read more

• Safety at work

  FIRMS in Swindon are being urged to think about health and safety. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive