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• Missing nations

  IF fossil fuels are such a threat, why are China and India and other developing nations excluded from the Kyoto agreement? read more

• Keep harping

  I ALWAYS read any letter from Derek Benfield with great interest and I tend to agree with most of what he has to say. read more

• Frank backed

  I HAVE been a regular reader of the Advertiser for many years and I cannot remember a more patronising letter than the one from Derek Benfield. read more

• Only the rich will be driving

  I'VE heard of many hare brained schemes in my time but the Minister of Transport's latest, to ease transport gridlock by a billion pound satellite nonsense is the limit. read more

• Feeling uplifted at the shops

  FAIRLY recently I found myself on what might be described as being engaged on a somewhat rare occupational activity shop window gazing. read more

• Corynne's set for stardom

  Former Swindon schoolgirl Corynne Heads has landed a film role.THE career of a Swindon actress who appeared in Footballers' Wives is going from strength to strength. read more

• Jail appeal not upheld

  A prolific burglar who targeted a couple's Swindon home while they were out attending a funeral had his appeal for reduction in sentence turned down by Appeal Court judges. read more

• Youngsters to toddle for charity

  YOUNGSTERS from a Swindon pre-school are putting their best feet forward to support a national children's charity on June 17. read more

• Facelift planned for town centre

  PART of Swindon's town centre is all set to have a facelift. read more

• Coaches hit by vandals again

  Paul Ratcliffe, manager of Phoenix CoachesA COACH firm has been landed with another expensive repair bill less than a year after vandals went on a £15,000 wrecking spree. read more

• The honour is all ours

  Margaret Bisset with Caroline Purnell, one of the people Margaret cares forIT MAY be the celebrities and sports stars grabbing all the headlines when the Queen's Birthday honours list is published. read more

• Body found at farm after fire

  Dudgemore Farm where the body was foundTRAGEDY has hit a farming family in a hamlet near Swindon. read more

• Comic strip's no laughing matter

  Nine-year-old Tom Silberberg with the Beano. Ref: SWINDON AND PROUD: AVID Beano fan Tom Silberberg normally roars with laughter at his favourite comic. read more

• Diners support museum fund

  DINERS in Cricklade tucked into lunch and raised £500 for two local causes. read more

• Air tattoo congratulates Sir David

  THE Royal International Air Tattoo has congratulated actor David Jason on his knighthood. read more

• Scientists investigate what the Moon is made of

  BRITISH scientists, funded by a Swindon research council are beginning to put together a detailed map of the composition of the Moon. read more

• Two killed in road smash

  A 47-year-old mother died in a three-car smash. A man injured in the accident died later in the hospital. read more

• Lost parrot left in a flap

  Neil Forbes with the Jandaya Conrue parrot.Ref: 77853-74YOU do not expect to see a parrot wandering around outside WH Smith's Greenbridge distribution centre. read more

• Accident halts traffic

  TRAFFIC on the A419 was brought to a standstill on Saturday following an accident at Blunsdon. read more

• Purton crowns its new royalty

  Carnival queen Katie Neville and princess Samantha Cole, back row, butterfly princesses Samantha Evans and Bethany Richards, middle row and carnival page Reece Bowler and prince Jordan Richards.Ref: 77864-198ON the day the Queen celebrated her unofficial birthday another royal family was crowned. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive