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• Council must look at waste

  COUN Martin declared he is satisfied that moving money within the civic purse is "just good practise," whereas Coun Small suggests it reflects a sense of poor fiscal management by the current administration. read more

• Look out kids, there's a mouse about the house if you look

  MISCHIEVOUS mice caused a squeak down at Lydiard House. As part of half-term activities for children this autumn Lydiard House held a hide and squeak trail. read more

• Make a date with the calendar boys

  Tim Dennis, Chris Dunn and Rob McCarthy Ref: 99983-78THEY might not be doing the Full Monty, but staff at Nationwide will still be baring all for charity. read more

• Winter sleep out will highlight plight of the homeless

  Peter Alberry of Threshold Housing Link Ref: 99981-57A SWINDON charity is offering the chance to experience life on the streets and raise money for a housing charity. read more

• It's all growing well for forest

  FOOTPATHS, seats and more trees will soon be appearing at Shaw Community Forest. The forest, which had looked to be lost under concrete when it was chosen as the destination for Swindon Town's new stadium last year, is now set for a makeover. read more

• Pervert in shorts flashed at woman

  DRUNK pervert Robert Fulton burst into a 60-year-old woman's home early one morning and exposed himself to her. read more

• They've got time on their hands...

  Harry Brooks, 18 months, and Bethany Pickett turn the clock back Ref: 99963-12WHEN you have only been alive for five years the idea of an extra hour in the day could be quite exciting. read more

• Hospital braced for cost cutting

  WORRIED staff at the Great Western Hospital are steeling themselves for a series of cost-cutting measures. read more

• Ploughing match brings charity cash

  Jessica Beagley, seven, tries her hand at ploughing with Shire horses Duke and Emily (17766/2)PLOUGHMEN from Wiltshire went head-to-head with competitors from Dorset and Somerset on Sunday in the Wylye Valley Ploughing Match. read more

• Landmark is coming down

  A HIGHWORTH landmark is set to be demolished. The old Co-op building on the corner of the High Street will make way for 14 luxury apartments and a shop on the ground floor. read more

• Kids are vocal about the future

  Youth Offending Team award winners Stacey, Ben, Jamie, Garry and Charmaine Ref: 99946-19AFTER being a persistent nuisance, 16-year-old Garry has turned his life around and is now looking forward to a future in music. read more

• The world just shook

  Nothing is left standing in BattalAzim Khan was devastated to lose 20 members of his family in the terrible earthquake in Pakistan earlier this month. We accompanied the Swindon shopkeeper on a heart-rending visit to his home town. read more

• Bird flu fear puts an end to club show

  THE Government's fears about bird flu have meant that a bird show planned today in Swindon has been cancelled. read more

• TV licence reminder to students

  TV Licensing would like to remind university students that, if they buy their TV licence before the end of October, they may be able to qualify for a refund of more than £30 at the end of the academic year. read more

• Are bigger binges on the way?

  JAMES Purnell, the Licensing Minister, says the Licensing Act 2003 will come into action on Thursday, November 24 (SA, Alcohol laws in spotlight, October 24). read more

• Boy's tale of war's pilots

  IN 1940, when the Battle Of Britain started, I was just 14 years old living in Rochford, Essex. read more

• Have your say

  THE photographs on the letters page are great and, in my view, should be continued in the Swindon Advertiser. read more

• Not rich here

  The article on distribution of millionaires failed to realise that the biggest potential for such is more likely in Lakeside, The Lawns, the various Gates and South Marston. read more

• A bad image

  MY garden refuse bag has not been collected for two weeks, despite the council's assurance that it would be picked up. read more

• Court considers drug testing order

  A WOMAN who was caught in possession of cocaine could be placed on a drug testing and treatment order. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive