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• Wash out!

  CHRISTIAN Roberts acknowledges that finishing above Bristol City will at least provide a crumb of comfort at the end of a campaign he will always look back on as 'the lost season'. read more

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  LEARN new countryside skills with one of the fascinating courses run by the Magdalen Project, based near Chard in Somerset. read more

• Fighting back against car theft

  Every 36 seconds a car in the UK is broken into, with almost 20% of people recorded to be victims of car crime, according to the British Crime Survey 2003/4. read more

• Drivers warned to watch speed

  DRIVERS on the M4 need to watch their speed more carefully from tomorrow when new speed cameras start running. read more

• Candidates quizzed on the Iraq war

  ADVERTISER, APRIL 11: ELECTION candidates will be quizzed on the war in Iraq at a meeting two days before polling day. read more

• Meet the famous five

  ADVERTISER, APRIL 11: In our series leading up to the election, we look at the North Swindon area and its candidates. read more

• Where will your vote go?

  ADVERTISER, APRIL 12: In our series leading up to the election, we look at the issues faced in the South Swindon constituency and its candidates. read more

• Mumps hits generation that missed MMR jabs

  Kristian Rees is immunised at New College by nurse Jane Lyons Picture Ref: 76922-275THOUSANDS of students from New College are being vaccinated after an outbreak of mumps. read more

• Disabled boy is sexually abused

  A SINGLE man carried out sex assaults on a teenage boy with learning difficulties, a court has heard. read more

• Sorry, you don't serve this area

  RUBBISH: WE received along with the morning post at our Watchfield address a flier on waste management in Wiltshire and Swindon. read more

• Beware what you put out as trash

  RUBBISH: NEARLY all houses in the borough of Swindon now have a recycling box. read more

• Don't blame the people for the collection chaos

  Coun Ian Dobie Picture Ref: 26519-23RUBBISH: I FELT so incensed when I read your article Recycling confusion for many in the Adver on Wednesday. Coun Ian Dobie is suggesting that the people of Swindon have not read the leaflet. read more

• Why weren't the leaflets checked?

  RUBBISH: I WRITE regarding Recycling confusion article in today's Evening Advertiser (April 6). read more

• Different coloured bags would have been the answer

  Ref. 76766-71RUBBISH: FURTHER to your article on Recycling confusion for many (EA April 6), in which the council is urging residents to check their collection dates in a recently distributed leaflet. read more

• Firms go extra mile for charity

  CHARITIES have benefited to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds, thanks to the efforts of businesses and individuals around Wiltshire. read more

• Bingo contenders hoping for the top of the shop!

  TWO Swindon bingo callers are hoping to be two fat ladies this month. read more

• What we've raised

  Founded in 1989, the Ball continues to go from strength to strength, with the various committees so far raising £414,202 for local charities over the years. read more

• Beneficiaries 2005 - Reach Inclusive Arts

  Reach Inclusive Arts was established in 1983 and is a disability arts charity that seeks to provide innovative ways to entertain, involve and educate. read more

• Beneficiaries 2005 - The Open Door Centre

  THE Open Door Centre, based in Swindon's Old Town, provides a specialist day resource for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and/or mental health problems. read more

• Beneficiaries 2005 - Broadgreen Breakfast Club

  Broadgreen Breakfast Club helps the homeless and needy. It has been running for 12 years and operates from the Broadgreen Centre, Salisbury Street. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive