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• Man is accused of threats to kill

  A MAN accused of threatening to kill a woman and violently assaulting her has appeared before magistrates for a committal to crown court. read more

• In Bel's footsteps

  The first free public lecture being held at the University of Bath in Swindon will be about the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. read more

• Keep a New Year resolution and help out

  The Swindon Volunteer Centre is urging Swindon residents to become volunteers as part of their New Year Resolutions. read more

• Pollution allegation

  THE Environment Agency is taking Thames Water to court over allegations the company polluted the River Ray in Swindon, killing thousands of fish at Pipers Way. read more

• Remand in custody

  A 32-year-old man accused of aggravated burglary has been remanded in custody by a judge at Swindon crown court. read more

• Farmers' finest produce available at the market

  SWINDON'S farmers' market is to become a regular event. Wiltshire's finest produce will be in town this Friday and then every second Friday of the month throughout the year after town centre bosses decided to make the popular market a monthly event. read more

• Flasher exposed himself to girls

  THREE young girls were left shaken after a man exposed himself in a Penhill park. And the same man is believed to have exposed himself to two women just ten minutes later. read more

• Gray outlook!

  North Wiltshire MP James GrayNORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray has admitted an experiment to introduce family friendly working hours in the House of Commons has left him with nothing to do during long evenings in London. read more

• Refuge hit in vandal spree

  75541-80YOBS have ransacked a Penhill house used as emergency accommodation by homeless families. read more

• Pub closes as the landlord departs

  75529-02THE SEARCH is on for a new landlord for the Royal Oak pub in Old Town. The present landlord and landlady Mike and Stacey Coombes opted for pastures new, meaning that the pub is up for grabs from today. read more

• Trio accused of smuggling

  THE RETRIAL of a Wroughton man and two others accused of tobacco smuggling has started at Maidstone Crown Court in Kent. read more

• Jack's the lad for our chess team

  75549-27A SCHOOLBOY has earned a place on the England national chess team.Twelve-year-old Jack Cleeves, started playing chess at five and is now looking forward to a trip to Bulgaria with the England team in May. read more

• Punishment?

  WHEN floods hit the USA during the Iraq war, Islamic clerics crowed that Allah was punishing the USA for that. read more

• Special cause

  HOW dare G Scott (EA, Your Views, Fri Jan 7) assume that the Tsunami tragedy is any old cause. read more

• Re-Connect

  CONGRATULATIONS to SMASH for securing funding for their mentoring scheme for young people (Adver Sat Jan 8). read more

• Get it right

  IF Mr Reynolds thinks crime figures are important (EA Friday January 7) he might take the trouble to report them accurately. read more

• Two sides of blood donation

  PLEASE consider donating blood. I had thought about it many times, but never quite got round to it, so I didn't start until I was 44. read more

• Child porn charges to go to crown court

  A PINEHURST man has appeared in court facing seven charges of downloading and possessing child porn photos. read more

• Stores were raided for heroin habit

  A BRAZEN thief has been jailed after trying to walk out of a Swindon town centre shop with a TV to feed his drug habit. read more

• What a load of rubbish!

  75537-14OLD Town traders are furious after their rubbish was not collected for three weeks and say that the mess has attracted rats. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive