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• Identity fraud may be aided

  I DO not agree with the principle that National Identity Cards are necessary to protect this country against crime, fraud or terrorist attack. read more

• Thank you to my neighbours

  TWO years ago I was in an abusive relationship with my ex-partner who was violent towards myself on many occasions after drinking. read more

• Tuck into dinner

  THE Old Town Pre-Festival Dinner will be held on Saturday, June 18. read more

• What a load of rubbish...

  A DISABLED pensioner has been forced to take his waste paper to a recycling centre himself after Swindon Council failed to collect it. read more

• Honda profits rise to almost 60 per cent

  Honda has announced a 59.9 per cent rise in profits in Europe for the latest financial year. read more

• An uneasy name

  A DESCENDANT of Isambard Kingdom Brunel has spoken of the trouble being named after the great man caused him at school. read more

• Traffic is held up

  ROAD works on the M4 motorway westbound between Membury services and junction 15 caused delays at the weekend. read more

• Great response

  ORGANISERS of a new course which, it is hoped, will help rescue our ailing social services, say they have already had a great reaction. read more

• Help for gay teens

  PRIDE Youth, a group for young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or unsure of their sexuality, will have its next meeting tonight from 6.30-8.30pm. read more

• Man's body found

  A BODY of a 48-year-old man has been found in a garage. The body was discovered shortly before 1pm on Saturday in Norris Close, Chiseldon. read more

• Veterans meet up

  THE next meeting of the Swindon branch of the British Korean's Veterans Association will be at 11am on June 14. read more

• Volunteer to visit patients

  THE British Red Cross needs more volunteers for its Home From Hospital Service, which operates from the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. read more

• Keep on singing

  ELTON John continued his stadium tour with gigs in Stoke on Trent and Bolton on the weekend. read more

• Troops off to frontline

  SOLDIERS of the 1st Battalion The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment are preparing for a six-month operational tour of Afghanistan. The troops, many of whom were recruited from the Swindon area, will mount guard for the last time on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace on Thursday. read more

• A-mazing offer

  BARBURY castle has put out an usual appeal for volunteers to help build a maze. read more

• Praying for rain

  WATER bosses say it might be an unpopular move but they are praying for a wet summer. read more

• Dismay over parking plan

  I WAS dismayed but not surprised by the decision of the council cabinet on Wednesday evening to go ahead with their short-sighted resident's parking plans. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive