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• County 'have the right mix'

  LEWIS is predicting success on all fronts for Gloucestershire this season. read more

• Two bid for return to chamber

  TWO former district councillors are seeking comebacks in two Salisbury district council by-elections taking place on May 5, the same day as the general election and Wiltshire county council elections. read more

• Candidates nominated for county council election day

  THE struggle for control of Wiltshire county council is under way, with 165 candidates due to contest next month's county elections. read more

• Man charged with rape of teenager

  POLICE cordoned off an area in the centre of Salisbury in the early hours of Monday morning, following an allegation by a 16-year-old girl that she had been raped. read more

• Preacher in court over offensive sign

  CONTROVERSIAL Salisbury preacher John Holme appeared in court this week, just days after launching his election campaign. read more

• Long wait for surgery is over

  JUST a day after the Journal took up the case of a retired nurse's 15-month wait for hip surgery, he received a telephone call saying his operation could go ahead next week. read more

• Teams' successful splashes

  WATER-HAPPY competitors splashed their way to success during the first-ever Salisbury Rotary Club charity swimathon. read more

• City to host second food and drink festival

  SALISBURY is to host another food and drink festival, it was revealed last week. Following last year's successful food and drink festival in the city, a similar festival is to be held over the August bank holiday this year. read more

• King Kenny swaps the Reds for the greens

  FOOTBALL legend Kenny Dalglish swapped the Reds of Liverpool for the greens of a Wiltshire golf course. read more

• Candidates make their case before May 5 poll

  SIX candidates have so far thrown their hats into the ring for the Salisbury general election contest on May 5. read more

• Firms urged to look to future

  BUSINESSES were due to gather this morning to find out how they can benefit from the regeneration of Swindon town centre. read more

• Carpet firm rolls on

  TEN years on and Wilton Carpet Factory is reaping the benefits of successful trading across the globe. read more

• Seaplane project poised for take-off

  A SALISBURY company is on the verge of launching a revolutionary seaplane on to the world market. read more

• Trust cannot afford to retrain nurses

  NURSES keen to return to the profession after a career break have been denied the chance, because the primary care trust would not pay to retrain them. read more

• Cathedral under fire for hosting Buddhist event

  A CHRISTIAN group has reacted angrily to plans to create Buddhist artwork in the cathedral as part of Salisbury International Arts Festival. read more

• Ornament thief may be at large

  A GARDEN ornament thief is at large in Wootton Bassett. read more

• Strangecoach!

  Mike Bawden (left) and Jemima Milton (right) receive a petition from Chiseldon residents 76941Villagers have presented Swindon Council with a petition calling for their bus service into Swindon to be saved. read more

• Blood Brothers - Theatre Royal

  APRIL 11 - 16 2005, BATH: From the pen and mind of the man who gave us Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita you can anticipate a gritty tale with raw emotion and razor-edged Liverpool humour. read more

• Sufferers still enjoy full life

  76945-268FOR years Gillian Pinkerton knew something was wrong. Doctors put her hand tremors and shaky legs down to "nerves." read more

• Asthma risks rise for grandchildren

  A child whose grandmother smoked while pregnant has double the normal risk of developing asthma, it has been claimed. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive