The North Wilts Junior Cricket League gets under way this Sunday, with a number of new teams. Shrivenham have joined the league with a team in the under 11 division, while Swindon, who fielded an under 13 team last season, have now also entered under
Author Juliette Mead with her latest book, Healing Flynn. The book tells the story of a war photographer who suffers a lot of psychological damage from his experiences.Author Juliette Mead tells Lesley Bates how she put herself in the line of fire in
THE Wessex Rural Business Network is being launched next week. The network is being formed to help rural businesses increase their awareness of, and access to, business advice and support. It aims to help them tackle the issues and challenges that face
A DAY surgery group is planning to open its second clinic and has chosen Salisbury. Eyebright has a centre in Yorkshire, dealing with cataracts, and plans to open a Salisbury clinic later this year. The group says elective day surgery is estimated to
WILTSHIRE and Swindon Lifelong Learning Partnership is inviting businesses to a free event to discover the benefits of staff training and career development. People Profit, Business Profit is an interactive event to be held at Tidworth College, in Tidworth
THE number of companies experiencing problems with cashflow is at its lowest for more than a decade, although late payers are still causing headaches, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds TSB Corporate. Just 18 per cent of businesses
PROPERTY firm Strutt & Parker, which has offices in Salisbury, is urging businesses to make sure they are up to date with health and safety rules. The firm says health and safety is now an increasingly important issue. One of the reasons is that more
The musical Palmer family: Jason, Martin, Lewis and Ken.THREE generations of one musical Salisbury family are tuning up to perform big band jazz classics at a charity concert. Brothers Lewis (18) and Jason Palmer (16) play the trombone and six-string
SALISBURY College principal Ray Dowd has issued an encouraging message to anxious first-year students. Speaking exclusively to the Journal, Mr Dowd said that, despite the implementation of a comprehensive recovery plan, involving staff redundancies, cost-cutting
SPECULATION that about 13,000 motorists were snapped by a speed camera in a two-month period on the controversial stretch of the A303 at Solstice Park in Amesbury could be true, claims a Whiteparish resident. John Bryant is calling on Wiltshire police
CRITICS of the Parker Plan have branded the idea as 'inadequate' saying it will fail to remove traffic from the A36 and other congested roads to the south and west of Salisbury. Romy Wyeth from Codford said the route was no alternative to a Salisbury
STONEHENGE is heading towards the magical one million visitors a year mark, after its busiest Easter in five years. Over the bank holiday weekend, 18,000 pairs of feet tramped around the world famous prehistoric monument, an increase of 23 per cent on
Redworth House has become home to house martins.HOUSE Martins have caused a song-and-dance in Amesbury by nesting in the roof of Redworth House - which is soon to be demolished. The property was vacated earlier this month to make way for a new Co-op supermarket
THE Wessex Rural Business Network is being launched next week. The network is being formed to help rural businesses increase their awareness of, and access to, business advice and support. It aims to help them tackle the issues and challenges that face
THE number of companies experiencing problems with cashflow is at its lowest for more than a decade, although late payers are still causing headaches, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Lloyds TSB Corporate. Just 18 per cent of businesses
PROPERTY firm Strutt & Parker, which has offices in Salisbury, is urging businesses to make sure they are up to date with health and safety rules. The firm says health and safety is now an increasingly important issue. One of the reasons is that more
A SOUTH Newton man charged, along with two other men, with the murder of a millionaire and four members of his family, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday. Kenneth Regan (54), from Forge Close, South Newton, who is also known as Kenneth Avery, was extradited
SALISBURY achieved their goal of staying in South West 2 division with a resounding victory over fellow strugglers High Wycombe on Saturday, writes Stuart McArdell. But even after the final whistle had blown, anxious players and officials stayed on the
THE first of two long journeys west ended in success for Shrewton United, who secured an impressive 6-2 victory away in North Devon at Ilfracombe Town. Micky Brownless grab-bed a hat-trick as the Shrews continued their fine end of season form. The home
Colonel James Arkell, new High Sheriff of Wiltshire.THE new High Sheriff of Wiltshire carried out his first official engagement when he attended Salisbury's first citizenship ceremony on Wednesday last week. A South African woman, who did not want to
BEMERTON Heath Harle-quins picked up all three points in a 3-1 success at Western Way against high-flying AFC Newbury. Darren Crook's goal gave them a 1-0 lead going into the break and two Stuart Findlay goals in the second half sealed the win. Newbury
Stonemason Ed Closier carving the legs of the seat to be placed at Tisbury War MemorialA CRAFTSMAN from Tisbury has begun work on a unique piece of sculpture for the village war memorial. Stonemason Ed Closier is carving the legs for two seats, which
SALISBURY district and Wiltshire county branches of Unison have called on councillors and MPs to support this year's national pay claim for local government staff and to reject the employers' "penny-pinching" offer. The trade union, which represents hundreds
KING'S Lynn avenged their home defeat by Salisbury City earlier this month when they ran out 3-0 victors at Old Sarum on Saturday. Against a side who look to be en route to the title, lacklustre City failed to show the form that had ignited their own
VILLAGERS fighting to get a new pub built to replace their 'local' destroyed by a fire in October last year, have won the first round. About 20 villagers from Morgan's Vale and Redlynch left a meeting of Salisbury district council's southern area committee
SALISBURY Rugby Club celebrated long into the night on Saturday after a memorable 60-21 success at High Wycombe ensured they escaped relegation from the Powergen South West Division Two (East) by the slenderest of margins. Despite the handsome victory
SPECULATION that about 13,000 motorists were snapped by a speed camera in a two-month period on the controversial stretch of the A303 at Solstice Park in Amesbury could be true, claims a Whiteparish resident. John Bryant is calling on Wiltshire police
SALISBURY'S annual celebrations to hail St George, the patron saint of England, will be held on St George's Day itself this year. In previous years, the festivities have always been held on the nearest Sunday, but this year they will be held tomorrow,
ONE of the most controversial alternatives to the Stonehenge tunnel was brought before the inquiry last week. The ACT Parker Plan suggests building 21 miles of dual carriageway south of the existing A303, through the Bourne, Woodford and Wylye Valleys
FEARS of a burgeoning culture of binge drinking and late-night disturbances have been fuelled by the news that one of Salisbury's largest pubs is seeking to stay open until 2am three times a week. JD Wetherspoon has applied for an extension to its licence
Guinness Book of Records founder Norris McWhirter has died aged 78 after suffering a heart attack. Mr McWhirter fell ill while playing tennis at his home at Kington Langley, near Chippenham, yesterday evening, a spokeswoman for the family said. The founder
Ref. 30037-31A SWINDON education leader has criticised a scheme to pay sixth-formers £30-a-week to stay on at school. From September more than half of all 16-year-olds will be entitled to the mean-tested handout, which could be nearly £3,000 a year. But
Ref. 30000-29&21 David Attridge doing a bungee jumpTHE sleepy village of Chiseldon would seem an unlikely venue to find a band of over 50s with a penchant for extreme sports. Yet members of the Chiseldon Travel Club are determined to shrug off the
REGULAR Milestone Fisheries angler Matt Wysocki landed a full bag last week with eight big catches. One of his catches included a 20lb 1oz Ghost Carp, one of his eight catches caught using tiger nut single hookbaits along with black stupid bait combined
A LATE Ben Fitch goal handed Cirencester a 1-0 win over Yate last night and results elsewhere reignited the club's Dr Martens Western Division title hopes. Fitch thumped home in the 82nd minute to lift Ciren to second in the table as previous occupants
PLANS to build a memorial for British victims of the September 11 attacks have been backed by Swindon MP Julia Drown. She said the project to open a special garden in New York would act as a permanent reminder of the lives which were lost. Ms Drown said
A PIONEERING course of meetings aimed at raising awareness of domestic violence has been launched in Walcot. The sessions are the idea of former police officer Karen Rosier-Jones, who is on her first placement as a student social worker at the Walcot
THE scale of Swindon's childcare shortage has been revealed by official new figures. According to Government records the town needs thousands of extra playgroup and childminder places to cope with demand. The Department for Education and Skills says Swindon
PLANS for canals in Wiltshire will be under the spotlight at a conference today. The 67-mile Wilts and Berks canal is the link between the Kennet and Avon canal, the Cotswold Canal and the River Thames. Six major engineering studies have been carried
Ref. 29772-70TRADERS in Wood Street in Old Town have given a cautious welcome to a parking meter that arrived two weeks ago. Meters were put in Wood Street, Market Square and Sanford Street in the town centre as part of a £12,000 scheme. The pay and display
OLD TOWN is to play host to a concert by the City of London Sinfonia Orchestra during the summer. The event has been organised by Swindon Borough Council and Swindon Artscape, along with electricity provider npower. It will take place on Saturday, July
THE residents of the Ferndale Road area are not the only ones who would like their bus service reinstated Last October the council refused to subsidise the Number 22 Stratton bus, used by elderly people, but now has the audacity to increase the local
AFTER reading A Carter's challenge to me in his letter on April 15 concerning the ritual slaughter of animals, I attended the monthly meeting of the Wiltshire Branch of the League Against Cruel Sports in Chippenham when I asked each member about their
READERS and shoppers in Wiltshire will be shocked to learn that they must pay around three times the world price for their sugar in the UK. This is because unfair EU sugar policies mainly benefit a few big UK farmers and especially one large company,
Swindon made a winning start to their 2004 campaign with an 85-run victory over local rivals Cirencester. With the club aiming to bounce back to Glos/Wilts Division 1 at the first attempt, new captain John Baden will be delighted with both the victory
GLOUCESTERSHIRE bowler Jon Lewis is hoping his ambition of bringing county cricket to his home town may have been brought a step closer by plans for a new £20 million football stadium and sports village in Swindon. Former Swindon Cricket Club seamer Lewis
TOWN'S ticket prices for the 2004-5 campaign will be revealed on Friday but the County Ground box office remains under siege from supporters desperate to witness the climax to the current season. Chief executive Mark Devlin is keeping his cards close
SALISBURY district and Wiltshire county branches of Unison have called on councillors and MPs to support this year's national pay claim for local government staff and to reject the employers' "penny-pinching" offer. The trade union, which represents hundreds
SALISBURY'S commuters have one of the easiest journeys in the south of England, according to a report by a regional committee that represents passengers. The Rail Passengers Committee Southern England survey, carried out by commuters, shows Salisbury
ONE of the most controversial alternatives to the Stonehenge tunnel was brought before the inquiry last week. The ACT Parker Plan suggests building 21 miles of dual carriageway south of the existing A303, through the Bourne, Woodford and Wylye Valleys
AMESBURY shoppers have a new way to raise money for their local schools, community groups and charities - by shopping in the town centre Co-op. The supermarket chain is encouraging groups and their supporters to make use of its newly-launched Dividend
A HARNHAM mother-of-three, who moved to Ireland to start a new life, has died following a savage attack at her home. Janet Chaney was rushed to Louth County Hospital, near the Irish border town of Dundalk, at around midday last Wednesday, but passed away
A DAY surgery group is planning to open its second clinic and has chosen Salisbury. Eyebright has a centre in Yorkshire, dealing with cataracts, and plans to open a Salisbury clinic later this year. The group says elective day surgery is estimated to
WILTSHIRE and Swindon Lifelong Learning Partnership is inviting businesses to a free event to discover the benefits of staff training and career development. People Profit, Business Profit is an interactive event to be held at Tidworth College, in Tidworth
SALISBURY achieved their goal of staying in South West 2 division with a resounding victory over fellow strugglers High Wycombe on Saturday, writes Stuart McArdell. But even after the final whistle had blown, anxious players and officials stayed on the
HEAVYWEIGHT carp and a big tench have been taken from the region's fisheries over the last few days despite the yo-yo temperatures and torrential rain. Heading the big carp captures is New Forest Water Park but close behind were Withering-ton Farm Fishery
ANOTHER rock solid performance from Downton secured their Sydenhams Wessex League Division One status with one game still to play, writes Ryan Lovejoy. The Robins' 2-0 victory at Moneyfields, coupled with defeats for relegation rivals Blackfield &
SALISBURY College principal Ray Dowd has issued an encouraging message to anxious first-year students. Speaking exclusively to the Journal, Mr Dowd said that, despite the implementation of a comprehensive recovery plan, involving staff redundancies, cost-cutting
SALISBURY'S commuters have one of the easiest journeys in the south of England, according to a report by a regional committee that represents passengers. The Rail Passengers Committee Southern England survey, carried out by commuters, shows Salisbury
Riley Cup Final - Chalke Valley 3: Hopback United 4NEWLY-FORMED Hopback United lifted the second trophy of their debut season when they beat Chalke Valley in a thrilling 4-3 Riley Cup final. Hopback took the lead at Bemerton Heath Harlequins' Western
THE Co-op is making a return to Salisbury after more than 20 years. It is to open a showpiece convenience store on the former garage site at the top end of Wilton Road early next month, creating 11 new jobs. More than 80 people applied for jobs at the
The musical Palmer family: Jason, Martin, Lewis and Ken.THREE generations of one musical Salisbury family are tuning up to perform big band jazz classics at a charity concert. Brothers Lewis (18) and Jason Palmer (16) play the trombone and six-string
CRITICS of the Parker Plan have branded the idea as 'inadequate' saying it will fail to remove traffic from the A36 and other congested roads to the south and west of Salisbury. Romy Wyeth from Codford said the route was no alternative to a Salisbury
STONEHENGE is heading towards the magical one million visitors a year mark, after its busiest Easter in five years. Over the bank holiday weekend, 18,000 pairs of feet tramped around the world famous prehistoric monument, an increase of 23 per cent on
A HARNHAM mother-of-three, who moved to Ireland to start a new life, has died following a savage attack at her home. Janet Chaney was rushed to Louth County Hospital, near the Irish border town of Dundalk, at around midday last Wednesday, but passed away
APRIL is one of the most popular months for Swindon employers to appraise their staff. Appraisals can strike fear into the heart into any employee. Fortunately, recruitment specialist, Blue Arrow, based in Commercial Road has put together some helpful
Three sisters are now working together at a busy Swindon opticians. Tracy and Kelly McHugh have been at Specsavers Opticians in Regent Street for six years and do a job share in the store's call centre. Now, following a recent recruitment drive by the
PLANS for canals in Wiltshire will be under the spotlight at a conference today. The 67-mile Wilts and Berks canal is the link between the Kennet and Avon canal, the Cotswold Canal and the River Thames. Six major engineering studies have been carried
THE secrets of the ruined dam wall at Lydiard Park will be explained at the weekend. Two tours on Saturday will take visitors along the great castellated dam wall and beneath it on an ancient public thoroughfare. The wall has been buried under vegetation
Ref. 29902-15Swindon town centre is losing its customers to the out-of-town shopping centres, reveals Peter Andrews in a frank interview with Andy Tate OUT-OF-TOWN shopping parks are destroying Swindon town centre, according to the man charged with revitalising
A POLICE officer from Wroughton covered up for a colleague who "gratuitously" split open a student's head with a metal baton, a court heard. PC Adrian Naylor is one of three officers facing a charge of misconduct in a public office after the incident
Ref. 30042-08TEENAGERS are retaliating against being pigeonholed as anti-social yobs by holding a day of neighbourhood action. Highworth youngsters say they have been unfairly tarnished by a minority of troublemakers who have been abusing shoppers, throwing
SOUTH Swindon MP Julia Drown says she is pleased with the success of a packed meeting on Third World development attended by Sir Bob Geldof and the Chancellor Gordon Brown. Ms Drown chaired the meeting at the House of Commons, which was attended by ambassadors
SWINDON Town supporters will have their first chance to view plans for the club's new 22,000 all-seater stadium next week. Initial plans of the ground and proposed sports village for the Shaw Tip site will be on show at both the County Ground and Roughmoor
DEVELOPERS at the luxury homes building site where Amanda Edward's body was found on Friday are considering whether a memorial to the life of the 21-year-old from Purton should be included. Steve Allkins, group managing director of Chase Homes, said:
CHIPPENHAM lifted the Dorset & Wilts Under 18 Vase for the third consecutive year as WImborne were thumped 34-8 at North Dorset RFC. Fly-half Gareth Wiltshire bagged the first points with a 30 metre penalty in front of the posts. Then, from another
CLIVE Westall the appointed headteacher of St Francis School says he can't wait to turn his visions into reality. The Taw Hill Church of England school for children aged three to 11-year-olds is due to open in September. And according to Mr Westall, applications
Ref. 30031-18EASTER eggs have brought a smile to the faces of children at at Brimble Hill Special School. Staff from the JJB fitness club at the Orbital Retail Park, in North Swindon, delivered no fewer than 76 Easter eggs to the school in Lyndhurst Crescent
A FAULTY gearbox may have led to an accident that caused the death of a Swindon man on the M4, an inquest heard. Edward Pawlaczek, 52, an engineer from Greenmeadow in Swin-don, died from his injuries at the Great Western Hospital on January 26 last year
Ref. 30040-12RESIDENTS of Cricklade are being urged to give their town a spring clean next week in the hope of capturing a national award. The tidy-up is the first step in a campaign led by the Cricklade Bloomers, a group that hopes to put the picturesque
CAROLYN Arkell has announced that she will not be standing for re-election as Highworth's borough councillor. Coun Arkell (Con, High-worth) has given up local politics to help support her husband brewery boss James Arkell in his new role as Wiltshire's
Ref. 30018-51FOUR women will be spurred on by their bosses as they jump from a tall building on May Day. Karen Wilson, Nickie Daly, Donna Romain and Sue Bicker-staff, who all work for Thames Water, will abseil down the WH Smith building at Greenbridge
THE Hawthorn Medical Centre, in Swindon, is holding an open evening on April 28. Called the Healthy Heart Evening, the event is for all patients, staff and friends of the medical centre in May Close, off Cricklade Road. It starts at 7pm and will offer
Ref. 30020-25BRANDON Humphries is flying to Hungary on Saturday to learn how to walk. The four-year-old, from The Prinnels, West Swindon, has cerebral palsy and will spend a month at the world-renowned Peto Institute, in Budapest thanks to the generosity
CURFEW orders to crack down on young troublemakers are not being used widely enough in Swindon, official government figures have revealed. Magistrates in Wiltshire have imposed just five orders, according to the Home Office. This was the second lowest
Ref. 24463-56ANOTHER big fund raising event is being held to help pay for the upkeep of the facilities and nature reserves in the Cotswold Water Park. This year the Cotswold Water Park Society will be staging its Great Lakes Family Day on Sunday, May
A CURTIS in his letter in Thursday's Evening Advertiser takes me to task for not complaining about the barbarity of ritual killing. Let me assure him that I have. I have written to both my MP and the Government Minister Bev Bradshaw. The fact that I have
