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• Outraged comments are as bad

  WHILE condemning Coun Lister for his entirely inappropriate and offensive remarks regarding premature babies, isn't it strange that the public condemnation is tinged with equally obnoxious remarks? read more

• Schools are not fighting

  FOLLOWING the recent article, Windmill Hill School parents were horrified to find they are being seen as snobs. read more

• Look through Jefferies' eyes

  IT seems Coun Barrie Thompson might have something in common with Richard Jefferies after all. Evidently he is all for greening brownfield sites (Adver, Oct1). read more

• First firework

  IN keeping with the English tradition of writing to The Times claiming to have heard the first cuckoo of spring, I am writing to the Adver claiming to have heard the first firework of the autumn season. read more

• 'Still warm' beds breed bug fears

  THE fight against hospital superbug MRSA is being hampered because patients at Swindon's flagship hospital are spending too much time in bed. read more

• That's curious

  Swindon stationIT was the book that put Swindon on the literary map although it described the town in a rather unflattering light. read more

• Gang of 15 attacks man on his way home

  A 33-YEAR-OLD man was attacked by a gang of teenagers close to a Swindon beauty spot. The 15-strong gang pounced as he walked home after a night out with friends. read more

• 'Restaurant is more tasteful'

  A FAMILY restaurant could now be built on the north Swindon site where residents campaigned against plans to build a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. read more

• Guilty pleas from 11 limit breakers

  THE first 11 speeders caught on the M4 cameras in Wiltshire this summer have appeared in court. read more

• Noise in the air at RAF base

  OFFICIALS at RAF Lyneham have warned people who live near the base about noise from low-flying jets this week. read more

• BNP man leafleted students

  POLICE were called to New College after a right-wing extremist handing out leaflets was involved in a scuffle with students. read more

• Family firms soar

  THREE Wiltshire companies are named in a list of the UK's top 250 biggest mid-market private businesses. read more

• Teenager facingmosque charges

  A TEENAGER accused of setting fire to a Swindon mosque will enter a plea at the Crown Court. read more

• Police find man

  A FARINGDON man who was living in Swindon has been found after going missing for four days. read more

• Eating meeting

  SWINDON'S Eating Disorder Recovery Group meets tomorrow at the Well Woman Centre, Milton Road Health Hydro. read more

• 14 years on Gulf War claims another victim

  A FATHER-OF-THREE who saw children die in the Gulf War was a changed man when he returned to Swindon, an inquest heard. read more

• No 'R' talk!

  IFFY Onuora is not entertaining the prospect of relegation despite Town's worst ever run in the Football League. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive