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• Scared? I think you should be!

  WE now know that the Worcester Sauce contamination fiasco has affected over 400 well known products that are purchased regularly by ordinary families. read more

• A perfect wedding

  WOOTTON Bassett's amateur dramatic group is presenting Perfect Wedding, a comedy by Robin Hawdon, at the town's Memorial Hall from March 10 to 12. read more

• Community spirit

  COMMUNITY spirit shone through at an open day in Penhill. Scores of local groups and societies took part in a community fair to recruit new members. read more

• The hunt goes on...for votes

  76232-29THERE are still at least three months to go until the general election but Swindon has already started to show signs of election fever. read more

• 'It's a winner,' is lorry driver's verdict on survey

  76227-26A RODBOURNE lorry driver is delighted he took part in the Your Swindon Your Verdict survey. read more

• House keeps an eye on its owner

  IT is something out of a science fiction novel a house that thinks for itself and looks after its occupant's every need. read more

• More children means a crisis

  THE decision to admit an extra 27 children to a Swindon school will cause massive problems, says the chairman of governors. read more

• 'It's given us hope for the future. It's a miracle'

  30226/1CHIPPENHAM NEWS EXCLUSIVE: A MOTHER told by doctors nine years ago she would be unlikely to ever have another baby, has discovered she is pregnant. read more

• Four-handed bid for national titles

  WESTLECOT will contest four of the national ladies indoor championships events which are being staged in Nottingham over the next seven days. read more

• Donations help crew's families

  FOLLOWING the Hercules crash in Iraq, the station commander and staff at RAF Lyneham want to thank everyone for the donations they have received. read more

• Aid for sufferers

  SWINDON will soon have its own branch of the Alzheimer's Society. read more

• Chance to tuck into tasty Fairtrade products

  A FAIRTRADE roadshow is coming to Swindon as part of national Fairtrade fortnight. The roadshow will visit the Co-op Store in High Street, Old Town, on Friday read more

• Reasons why bus was not in service

  I CAN well understand the frustration suffered by E Collins (Going Nowhere, EA February 21) when passed by a Not in Service bus when he is anxious to get home from a night shift. read more

• We have to live with these fears

  SWINDON is a comparatively small town compared to our many large cities. You would expect the crime figures to reflect this. read more

• Not all rosy

  I READ with interest Keith Ratcliffe's letter (EA, February 22) about the rapid growth of employment in Swindon during the 1980s, and he also made a reference about a sensible MP that was living locally. read more

• Seat in danger

  THE squeals from the officials who write Michael Wills' letters are getting more shrill, as well they might, because later this year they face the prospect of redundancy. read more

• Remember?

  NORMAN Wisdom has retired at the grand age of 90 years but, many years ago, he appeared at the Swindon Empire on the same bill as Frankie Howerd. read more

• Tories cost less

  I READ with alarm in the Evening Advertiser on February 23 that Stratton Parish Council is to increase their precept in the next financial year by 37.9 per cent. read more

• Celebration for women

  INTERNATIONAL Women's Day is being held on March 5 and Swindon's Women's Coalition is organising a series of events to mark the day. read more

• Beans means money

  A SWINDON student will spend four hours in a bath of baked beans today to raise money for the trip of a lifetime. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive