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  • Cirencester rocked by the leaders

    Cirencester got an extreme reality check when going down to a heavy nine-wicket defeat at the hands of table-topping Rockhampton in Gloucestershire County Division One. The home side were inserted by the leaders on a dampish track and they suffered an

  • Chippenham lift junior cup

    CHIPPENHAM clinched the Portman Building Society Under 15 County Cup with victory over their Swindon counterparts in their final at Hardenhuish Park. Having defeated Westbury, Wootton Bassett and Marshfield in earlier rounds, Chippenham proved too strong

  • Greener key for Fairford

    FAIRFORD produced an all-round team performance, weathered a late rally and a nerve-racking last overs to beat high-flying Stone by three runs in their latest Gloucestershire County League Division One match. Asked to bat, Town made a solid start through

  • Lot of cheer as pub raises £2,243

    SWINDON CARES: A PUB in Gorse Hill raised more than £2,000 for a new fundraising drive bringing the total from the first Swindon Cares week to around £12,500. The Swiss Chalet in Chapel Street dedicated a whole week of activities for Swindon Cares, which

  • It's roger and out, Goatacre

    SOMETHING had to give when Swindon visited local rivals Goatacre in the Gloucestershire & Wiltshire League Division One. And it proved to be the hosts' recent good run as Swindon registered their third win in four outings, thanks to some fine middle

  • Wilts all change for Cornwall clash

    WILTSHIRE travel to Camborne to play Cornwall in their next Minor Counties Championship match on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, July 27/28/29. They are forced to make two changes to the side which beat Oxfordshire as Richard Illingworth and Steve Perrin

  • Rod & Line by Roland Batten

    Angler Mick awaits record confirmation SALISBURY Angling Club could very well have a new rudd record following the capture of a massive 2lb 12.5oz rudd from the club's Wellow Lake. Captor Mick Keynes is eagerly awaiting ratification of his fish which,

  • Early departures prove costly

    Flamingo 191-7 (22pts) bt Breamore 188-7 (9pts) (Hampshire League Division One North) WINNING the toss and opting to bat, Breamore were soon in trouble, losing their first two wickets for just 13 runs. However, a stand of 88 between J. Worral, 48, and

  • County side turns up the heat

    Wiltshire Under 17s 387-4 bt Bedfordshire Under 17s 385-8 by six wickets (At Devizes CC) WILTSHIRE Under 17s recorded their first championship success in three years when they comfortably beat Bed-fordshire by six wickets at Devizes CC. Skipper James

  • Cornish trip for Wilts

    WILTSHIRE, captained by South Wilts' Russell Rowe, have been forced to make two changes from the side which beat Oxfordshire for their crucial Minor Counties Championship match with Cornwall, which is being played at Camborne on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

  • Strugglers fail to take advantage

    SHOULD Calmore be relegated at the end of the season they might look back at this fixture and lament their negative attitude. The strugglers have suffered a series of heavy reverses in previous weeks, but with South Wilts' off-colour performance on Saturday

  • Fordingbridge show is an action-packed success

    SPECTACULAR attractions welcomed hundreds of visitors to this year's new-look Fordingbridge Show. Held over two days for the first time, the show welcomed scores of spectators through the gates of Godshill showground - with advanced tickets a complete

  • Powerlifters set for title quest

    A QUINTET of powerlifters make the short trip to Bournemouth this weekend looking to maintain the city of Salisbury's proud tradition in the fast-growing sport, when they go for gold at this year's British Championships. Neil Arnold, Brendan 'Gino' Jeynes

  • Heath host Palace

    NATIONWIDE Division One outfit Crystal Palace are heading to Western Way next month for a friendly against Steve Slade's Bemerton Heath Harlequins. The Quins' boss said he was "absolutely delighted" to have secured the fixture and hopes a bumper crowd

  • Enjoy the Mexican flavour

    PARENTS fighting the constant battle to eat out with their offspring while resisting the appeal (to them) and ease (to the adults) of repeated trips to burger bars or pizza palaces can add a new weapon to their armoury: Las Iguanas. This small chain offers

  • An Indonesian experience

    JANE AUSTEN, who wrote in her novel Northanger Abbey: "Oh! who can ever be tired of Bath?", might be amused to find, some 200 years later, that a centre dedicated to her life and work is to be found next door to the city's first Indonesian restaurant

  • Fancy something fishy?

    AS soon as you set foot in Green Street in Bath you can't help but notice the fishy aroma. Somedays you could quite easily think you were at a Cornish harbourside. In fact this is the aim of Fishworks to transport the freshest fish from Cornwall into

  • Perfect pre-theatre dining

    ON an earlier occasion we had peeped through the doors of Popjoys and thought how cool and elegant it looked and decided that the next time we went to the theatre we would try their pre-theatre meal. Having already booked - and a good job too as a group

  • Worth the effort of walking a mile

    PEOPLE who were once unable to walk without sticks are now stepping out to help the unit that gave them back their mobility. The wonders of modern surgery are responsible for repairing knees and giving patients a new lease of life. Now many who have been

  • Captain sensible

    TOWN skipper Andy Gurney admits to a growing sense of excitement about the coming season but has warned fans not to let their expectations spiral out of control The former Torquay United defender is hoping to shake off a knock in time to face his old

  • Jolly successful

    A PROPERTY management and letting company in Wilton has expanded so much it has moved to new premises on Wilton Estate. Jolly Property Services was started by owners Jeremy and Jo Broad at their home in the Wylye Valley before moving to North Street,

  • Award recognises dedication

    MACDONALD Hotels administrator Sarah Archer has received a long service award in recognition of the dedication and commitment she has shown to the company over the last 15 years. Ms Archer currently works at the Macdonald White Hart Hotel in St John's

  • Promotion for counter assistant

    TIMBER merchants Timber Center have promoted James Lawman to manager of the company's Salisbury branch. Mr Lawman was formerly a sales counter assistant at the branch, which is in Hatches Lane, off Bourne Way.

  • Office space squeezed

    THE need for more office and industrial space for growing local businesses, and for those considering relocating to the area, was the subject of the latest South Wiltshire Economic Partnership forum. The forum, held earlier this month at the Guildhall

  • Bank offers smaller firms a RouteMap

    BUSINESSES that want more from their bank manager than an overdraft or loan can take advantage of a tailor-made service from Lloyds TSB. The bank has come up with RouteMap, the most hands-on of four packages that have been specially designed to meet the

  • Riverside secure place in history

    RIVERSIDE ladies have won promotion to Division One of the Hants and IOW League for the first time in the club's history. A comprehensive 9-0 win over Winchester B on Saturday clinched the Division Two title just 12 months after winning Division Three

  • Quartet book place in semis

    ALDERBURY'S Garry Woolley, Allan Wilson, Pete Frost and John Webb are through to the semi-finals of the Wiltshire fours championships after comprehensively defeating their Cooper-Avon rivals 24 to 9 in the quarter finals at Westlecott. They now go forward

  • Final date for boys

    YOUNG Salisbury and South Wilts golf stars Sam Elkins and John Haugh were among a triumphant Wiltshire team which won the south west boy's under-18 team golf championship by a devastating margin of 15 shots. The convincing win takes the team forward to

  • Classic day at the Castle

    AFTER its traditional summer break, the Castle Combe Circuit near Chippenham is gearing up for its annual Classic Car Weekly Classic Raceday. The event takes place on Saturday, August 2 with a programme of races from the Historic Sports Car Club. A mixture

  • World champ Bill weds in Jamaica

    Salisbury powerlifting legend Bill West and Fiona Scott were married this week in a special ceremony conducted aboard a yacht in Jamaica. Torrential rain, which had engulfed the island for much of the previous few days, subsided, allowing the wedding

  • Nomansland turn tables

    Nomansland 212-8 bt Twyford 133 all out AFTER last week's poor display, Nomansland were a determined outfit in this top of the table clash at Twyford. The visitors lost the toss and were asked to bat but saw Kevin Hayward depart early on. Darren Grayer

  • Conditions improve for part-time firefighters

    Conditions for retiring part-time firefighters are to be brought in line with those of their full-time colleagues. Currently the retirement age for both is 55, but the Fire Authority allows a further 12 months of work for full-time employees. Retained

  • Swapping bodies for different view on life

    THE HOT CHICK (12A, 104mins) Starring Rob Schneider, Rachel McAdams. Now showing at UGC and Cineworld, Swindon Clive ( Schneider) is a loser going nowhere in life; Jessica (Rachel McAdams) is one of the most beautiful girls at high school with a bad attitude

  • One could do better

    THERE is no denying the original Matrix was a groundbreaking movie. It virtually came from nowhere and took the film world by storm. The special effects were astounding, the concept mindblowing, and it established Keanu Reeves as the coollest star on

  • Nothing is what it seems

    IT seems almost obligatory these days to climax any thriller with an almighty twist designed to bring about much forehead slapping and jaw dropping from audience members. Next week's John Travolta in Basic is a film that will keep you guessing until the

  • Basically, it's nonsense

    SOMEWHERE in Basic there's a good movie struggling to break out. But it's buried in dense plotting, a not-as-smart-as-it-thinks script, and excess posturing from its star. A group of Special Forces trainees, under the tutelage of the loathed and feared

  • Oh God, not him!

    WHO'S the last person you'd want to have God-like powers? Saddam Hussein? Roy Keane? Peter Stringfellow? Jim Carrey must come pretty close. But that's exactly what happens to him or at least the character he plays in Bruce Almighty. As TV reporter Bruce

  • Appeal aim is £2.5m

    ORTHOPAEDIC WALK: Money from the walk will form part of an ongoing fundraising campaign to ensure that staff at the hospital are able to use the most up-to-date equipment. The Great Western Hospital's Evolution Appeal was launched in September 2001 in

  • Best feet forward

    Ref. 25743-83BEN FITZGERALD meets the patients and staff who are taking part in a money-making walk to pay for hospital equipment. STAFF at the Great Western Hospital will be joining former patients for a late summer stroll around Coate Water to raise

  • Threat to injured woman, court told

    The Penhill woman who said she threw herself out of a moving car to get away from her boyfriend has told a court he threatened to hurt her if she complained to the police. Mother-of-one Tracey Hurley, 25, was left paralysed after falling onto the road

  • Open verdict on woman who died of an overdose

    A WOMAN died in her bedroom after taking an overdose of anti-depressants and painkillers, an inquest heard. But Wiltshire Coroner David Masters recorded an open verdict into the death of Grace Buckley and not suicide because he couldn't be sure

  • Traffic congestion and lack of parking top the agenda

    TRAFFIC and parking problems will be on the agenda tonight at a Highworth Town Council meeting. The Planning Sub-committee was due to meet at the Council Offices in the High Street, at 7pm, where various congestion issues will be raised. Problems including

  • Conditions improve for part-time firefighters

    Conditions for retiring part-time firefighters are to be brought in line with those of their full-time colleagues. Currently the retirement age for both is 55, but the Fire Authority allows a further 12 months of work for full-time employees. Retained

  • Give us a call

    This is the message from Swindon Police to these two women clubbers who may have information about an incident at the Brunel Rooms which has left a 23-year-old man fighting for his life in hospital with head injuries. A MAN is fighting for his life after

  • Make sure your children are safe

    Ref. 25806-120THE chief executive of Keynes Country Park has warned parents to keep their children safe in the water this summer after an incident involving a seven-year-old girl. Last weekend Mountford Manor Primary pupil Alexan-dra Veitch got into difficulties

  • Ex-President's wife moved by Don's tale

    A LOCAL author's chronicle of the untimely and unnecessary loss of his wife to cancer has won the personal approval of Hillary Clinton. Don Lucey smuggled a copy of The Woman Who Wouldn't Die past the former First Lady's US secret service minders as she

  • Fred's beard will help hospice

    SWINDON town crier Fred Ferris is growing his beard for as long as possible before a charity fundraising shave. Fred last had a shave on May 8 and plans to have it all off on September 24 at the Moonrakers pub in Cricklade Road to raise cash for the Prospect

  • The golden key? Have a good laugh

    Ref. 25757-11GOLDEN COUPLE Stanley, 82, and Edith Watson, 75, are celebrating 50 years of marriage. Originally from Scotland, the pair met at church in Aberdeen. They tied the knot at King's College Chapel part of the University of Aberdeen on July 22

  • High price for rise in cost of vetting

    A PART-time teaching post will have to be scrapped after it was revealed that Swindon Council will have to fork out tens of thousands of pounds to vet new social services and education staff. Council leader Mike Bawden (Con, Old Town and Lawns) has written

  • Silver surfers are on the rise

    FORCES Reunited - the website for reuniting ex-servicemen personnel - is becoming a big hit for the older generation surfers. The organisation ran a survey of its members and found that more than 500 of them are over the age of 80 - and another 5,000

  • Looking at how to steam back

    TWO experts from the world of railways and museums pulled no punches in saying why Steam - the museum of the Great Western Railway - is not attracting enough visitors at a special think tank. Sam Hunt, chief executive of the South West Museums, Libraries

  • Could you describe an incident or would you make it up?

    THE faulty memory of one eyewitness to an event or incident can blight those of others, according to a study financed in Swindon. The North Star-based Economic and Social Research Council backed the study by the University of Aber-deen. It involved groups

  • Black-tie affair promises to be a fun-packed evening

    A SWINDON security firm is planning a charity ball to help raise cash for town small charities. Blick UK Limited in Bramble Road is holding a formal black-tie ball on Friday August 29 at the De Vere Hotel in Whitehill Way. All cash raised will go to the

  • Welcome to the world, Ottilie Ellen

    Ref. 25820-10SOUTH Swindon MP Julia Drown was showing off her eight-day old baby yesterday at her Bath Road constituency office. Ottilie Ellen, who was born at home weighing 6lbs 8oz, seemed oblivious to the assembled newspaper photographers as she slept

  • Car driver is jailed after fleeing police

    A MAN has been jailed for five months after trying to escape police officers who saw him driving while disqualified. Swindon magistrates sentenced Tony Lazarus, 23, of Frobisher Drive, Walcot, after he admitted of driving while disqualified for the third

  • Maintenance works on M4 set to begin

    SWINDON motorists travelling London-bound on the M4 will face major maintenance works for five months. From August 4 resurfacing and full carriageway repairs at junction 13 Chieveley will coincide with the building of the A34 dual carriageway M4 underpass

  • Blunder demands cash from widow

    Ref. 25768-6AN 83-year-old widow was wrongly threatened with eviction from her council bungalow following a benefits blunder. Widow Betty Bown, of Gay's Place in Upper Stratton was sent a letter on July 8, demanding she settle rent arrears totalling £230.65

  • Thanks for cash

    COMPASSION in World Farming would like to thank the people of Swindon for raising £93.11 at our street collection on June 7. All proceeds will go towards our campaigning work for farm animal welfare. For more information contact CIWF on 01730 264208 or

  • Great parade

    THE Saturday morning procession in the town centre was most enjoyable, despite the fact it wasn't as long as last year's. The costumes were well made and colourful and the wearers were full of enthusiasm. The bystanders were smiling and clapping to the

  • Weapon could have won the war for Germans

    HAVING been reading so much about weapons of mass destruction, or rather finding them, I myself had an experience during World War Two which shows the way things can be hidden. A few weeks or so before the war ended, myself and about 40 other engineers

  • Proud of the service given

    IT was with some shock that I read your article, Shock Zero Score for Ambulance Service. Having worked for Wiltshire Ambulance Service for many years, I took it as a slight on mine and my colleagues' professional reputations. During the last year I can

  • Dawson fires a double ton

    Chippenham Under 13s' opener Liam Dawson, having hit one century already this season, went even better with a double century against Westbury in their latest North Wilts Junior League outing. Dawson destroyed the home side's bowling as he compiled a massive

  • Lot of cheer as pub raises £2,243

    JULY 23: A PUB in Gorse Hill raised more than £2,000 for a new fundraising drive bringing the total from the first Swindon Cares week to around £12,500. The Swiss Chalet in Chapel Street dedicated a whole week of activities for Swindon Cares, which aimed

  • Adoptions with a difference

    HAVE you always wanted a pony, but don't really have the time or space to keep one? Or maybe you have a horse-mad friend or member of the family desperate for their own four-legged equine friend? Well this could be the solution you've been looking for

  • Nick on road to Wimbledon

    A SALISBURY teenager is to play on the hallowed grass courts at Wimbledon after reaching the national finals of a major junior competition. Thirteen-year-old Bish-op Wordsworth's School pupil Nick Brown won the county final of the Road To Wimbledon event

  • Different side of the moon

    THE Moon & Sixpence is one of Bath's most famous restaurants. When I was a student in the city it was the place to take a very special date for dinner, and spend your whole term's grant on paying the bill. Now I have a salary, the prices seem no less

  • This is not a threat to convention

    HOPEFULLY tonight's debate on the proposal for a civic register of couples will not produce a hysterical response from people who condemn those who live in active homosexual relationships. The furore over gay clerics within the established Church makes

  • Traffic congestion and lack of parking top the agenda

    TRAFFIC and parking problems will be on the agenda tonight (Wednesday) at a Highworth Town Council meeting. The Planning Sub-committee was due to meet at the Council Offices in the High Street, at 7pm, where various congestion issues will be raised. Problems

  • Fancy something fishy?

    AS soon as you set foot in Green Street in Bath you can't help but notice the fishy aroma. Somedays you could quite easily think you were at a Cornish harbourside. In fact this is the aim of Fishworks to transport the freshest fish from Cornwall into

  • Perfect pre-theatre dining

    ON an earlier occasion we had peeped through the doors of Popjoys and thought how cool and elegant it looked and decided that the next time we went to the theatre we would try their pre-theatre meal. Having already booked and a good job too as a group

  • Seminar focuses on property

    DESPITE uncertainties in the commercial property market, 80 delegates signed up for a seminar hosted by Salisbury solicitors Trethowans, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group and chartered surveyors London Clancy. The seminar, which took place last month and

  • It's like having a business partner

    FOR Peter Scott, a retail fruit and vegetable merchant, RouteMap has opened his eyes to how best to run his business. Mr Scott, who lives in Salisbury, set up Wilts Produce at South Newton two years ago and earlier this year went to Lloyds TSB to see

  • Manufacturers' City Hall date

    THE South West Manufacturing Advisory Service has organised a series of events to enable business people to hear the latest on improving productivity and increasing profit. One of the events takes place in Salisbury. Entitled Walking with Manufacturers

  • Publishers join forces to promote online classifieds

    THREE of Europe's largest publishers of online classifieds have joined forces to create a joint venture, FinnTech, which aims to create a European industry standard technology for the provision of online classifieds for regional newspapers. The companies

  • Demand for support is growing figures

    FIGURES for Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire's 2002/03 year-end show that demand for business support services in Wiltshire increased by a massive 76 per cent compared with the same period the previous year. A total of 6,907 businesses (3,920 the

  • Business teams are wanted to Tee off

    The Waterways Trust is hosting a golf day at Wrag Barn Golf Club, Highworth, on September 2 to help raise funds for the restoration of the historic Cotswold Canal. The golf day is being targeted at local businesses as an opportunity for corporate hospitality

  • Grads now look before they leap

    Temp bonanza as students try out jobs before they commit to a full career. More and more people are choosing temporary work as a preferred career choice, according to the latest figures. Currently, there are nearly 1.5 million temporary workers registered

  • Friday night is race night

    SALISBURY Racecourse will kick the weekend off in style tonight with a high class six-race programme which is sure to attract another bumper crowd to the popular venue. Around 6,000 people turned out earlier this month for the Nether-hampton track's only

  • More golden days for Kelly

    SHOT-putter Kieren Kelly added a gold medal at the English Schools Track and Field Championships to his impressive list of achievements this summer. The youngster threw 15.64m to take first place at the event staged at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium.

  • Mixed battle on court

    THE Salisbury District Netball League's annual mixed netball tournament takes place on Saturday promising to be bigger than ever. More than 18 teams, some entered from as far away as Birmingham, will descend on the Westwood Netball Centre for the annual

  • Sixes all round

    SOUTH Wilts Cricket Club's Wilton Road ground played host to a six-a-side competition on Sunday. Among those taking part were teams representing the George & Dragon pub, The Greyfisher and a Paul Voce All Stars team which included South Wilts player

  • Under par Fovant still take honours

    Hamworthy Recreation 129-7 lost to Fovant 130-3 by seven wickets (Sun Awnings Nationwide Dorset League Division Three) WITH the British Open Golf Championships taking place at Royal St. George's, it was Fovant who turned in a below par performance against

  • Black-tie affair promises to be a fun-packed evening

    A SWINDON security firm is planning a charity ball to help raise cash for town small charities. Blick UK Limited in Bramble Road is holding a formal black-tie ball on Friday August 29 at the De Vere Hotel in Whitehill Way. All cash raised will go to the

  • Angels are heaven sent

    THERE comes a point quite early on in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle when, having seen our heroines break all laws of physics and biology, you will say "To Hell with it", then sit back and enjoy the fun. And this film is, surprisingly, a lot of fun.

  • Sharing limelight with Mickey

    Children from a Hillmead dance school are preparing to take to the stage with a host of Disney characters. Thirty-two girls from Bobbi's School of Dance are going to Paris on Saturday to perform at the Fantasyland Theatre in Disneyland, in front of 40,000

  • Let us wed!

    Ref. 25815-14Lynda Mills and Susan Chubb consider themselves happily married. And if Swindon Council creates a civic register of both same-sex and heterosexual couples, their relationship could be formally recognised. The council's Lib Dem group is proposing

  • Record-breaking catch for Cerney's Jones

    IT seems as though peg numbers 23 and 24 are the hot pegs, not only at Ivy House Lakes but also at South Cerney's Wick Water top lake. In the South Cerney Angling Club Carp Cup on Sunday the Wickwater complex fished really well for the club's Carp Cup

  • With a song in their hearts...

    SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Music lovers are snapping up tickets for a charity concert. In less than two weeks the Hilton Hotel in Swindon will be alive with voices young and old as the Kentwood Choir takes to the stage. Sheila Harrod, who founded the choir

  • Tania has a night of soul music lined up for new venue

    Swindon singer Tania Thomas will be entertaining the crowds at the recently opened Ice Bar, Bridge Street, tonight (Wednesday). Tania, who has been singing solo for four years, will perform a selection of soul and blues classics. She said: "I haven't

  • Oliver Tomkins gets cash boost for book project

    Ref. 25792-08BOOKS may not be at the cutting edge of technology such as DVDs or games console, but an infant school has relaunched a scheme to get children away from the computer screen and back to reading. Asda supermarket in West Swindon has given Oliver

  • You've really done Gilberts Hill proud

    A VICTORIAN school which closed for good in 2000 has been given a new lease of life and its former headteacher has praised its transformation. Pat Francombe, the retired head of Gilberts Hill School in Old Town was so impressed by its conversion to ten

  • Teen Mr Chips scoops award

    Ref. 25824-23A YOUNG man, who has given up most of his spare time for three years to work as an unpaid volunteer at a primary school, is this year's first Mayor's Citizens Award winner. Barry Pike, 18, from Drakes Way, has long had an ambition to teach

  • Bright way to help a friend

    BRIGHT sparks at the Bright Stars playgroup have peddled around their playground to raise money to help a disabled classmate. Charlotte Palfreeman, four, who has cerebral palsy, has been helped by Swindon Portage, so other children raised £404 for the

  • Lot of cheer as pub raises £2,243

    SWINDON CARES: A PUB in Gorse Hill raised more than £2,000 for a new fundraising drive bringing the total from the first Swindon Cares week to around £12,500. The Swiss Chalet in Chapel Street dedicated a whole week of activities for Swindon Cares, which

  • My life was transformed

    Ref. 25815-18ORTHOPAEDIC WALK: VOLUNTEER ambulance driver Mike Large, 74, has had his life transformed thanks to the work of the orthopaedic department. Three years ago, Mike, a retired design engineer from Cricklade, was unable to walk without the aid

  • 120 work in department

    ORTHOPAEDIC WALK: Last year, the Great Western Hospital's orthopaedic department carried out 189 hip replace- ments. The department also performed 275 knee operations. Staff dealt with 27,989 outpatient appointments. The department has 36 emergency beds

  • A brilliant team

    THE turnaround for cataract patients at the Eye Clinic of Swindon's Great Western Hospital could not be bettered for time or success by any private sector group. As an OAP of 77 I am amazed at the speed and technical brilliance of our local team. Within

  • Motorcycling clampdown is great news for residents

    WHAT great news for the residents of Akers Way, Pembroke Park, Woodhall Park and surrounding area regarding the police clampdown on illegal motorcycling in the fields adjacent to Akers Way (EA July 15). I have lived in the area for 18 years and this has

  • See what we stand to lose

    With reference to your article 'Another Gorse Hill trader calls it a day' EA, July 12. Firstly we would like to point out an inaccuracy in the article. You stated that Michael Wills MP had on receiving our petition in April, promised to write to all of

  • Do not ignore wishes of the community

    I WOULD like to comment on your article Another Gorse Hill trader closes, Saturday July 12, 03. I do not know if this latest episode in the crossroad saga has added to the local traders' dilemma. What I do know is until this latest fiasco never did I

  • Bath ready for the big kick-off

    BATH have confirmed the kick-off time for their Zurich premiership clash against London Irish on Wednesday, October 15. The Madejski Stadium clash will start at 8pm. Meanwhile, Australian fly-half Chris Malone will be loaned out to Bristol Shoguns for