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Stories for 23 April 2001

Business News

Society stays ahead on net

Nationwide, which first launched internet banking in the UK, has unveiled improvements to its innovative banking service for personal digital assistants (PDAs).   more...

Small businesses are being offered free training

TWO free training courses are being offered to employees of Swindon's smaller businesses.   more...

Royal award for Intelek arm

TWO subsidiaries of Swindon-based aerospace and electronics company Intelek have been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise.   more...

Ctfc Sport

Chippenham hit form at just the right time

Melksham Town 0, Chippenham Town 3   more...

Referee's blunder is costly for Devizes

Chippenham Town 5, Devizes Town 1   more...

Bluebirds soaring

CHIPPENHAM Town travel to leaders Taunton Town tomorrow as they embark on a sequence of seven away games and two at home which will make or break their bid to win promotion from the Screwfix Direct League Premier Division.   more...

Chippenham Town 5, Devizes Town 1

A CONTROVERSIAL refereeing decision helped Chippenham to victory and a maximum nine point haul from their Easter programme.   more...

Chippenham Town 4, Westbury United 0

IN their second derby of the Easter programme Chippenham pressured Westbury from the start.   more...

Highworth News

Smoke bomb hits pub

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a smoke bomb was thrown into The Plough pub in Lechlade Road on March 31.   more...

Salisbury Sport

Final switched to Old Sarum

THE eagerly-awaited all-Salisbury final of this season's Wiltshire premier Shield has been switched from Swindon Town's County Ground to the Raymond McEnhill Stadium after Salisbury City and Bemerton heath Harlequins officials were invited to toss a coin to decide home advantage.   more...

Sport Angling

Anglers given all-clear

DESPITE access restriction in force in some parts of the countryside, hundreds of fisheries across England and Wales opened over the Easter bank holiday weekend, and the Environment Agency is encouraging anglers to pack their rods and head for the water, writes Colin Scull.   more...

Sport Football

On winning form again

Wootton Bassett 1, North Leigh 0: Wootton Bassett, who have been having a quiet spell of late in the Premier Section, sprang back to life with a 1-0 victory over North Leigh.   more...

Supermarine in line for the treble thanks to last-minute goal

Hellenic round-up: Supermarine, who retained the Floodlit Cup in midweek beating Gloucester United in the final with a last minute goal by Steve Davis, gained another 1-0 success over Almondsbury Town to keep them eleven points clear of Brackley at the top of the Premier Division table.   more...

Vale hopes still alive after draw and victory

SCREWFIX: The race to stay in the Screwfix League is hotting up for Don Rogers and his Pewsey Vale side as they enter the final stages of the season.   more...

Title race hotting up as leaders are toppled

Youth football   more...

Skurray's Wiltshire League

CRICKLADE Town will face Premier Division leaders Devizes Town Reserves in the final of the Addkey Senior Cup after defeating Wroughton 6-1 in an exciting semi-final.   more...

Pewsey's revival raises new hope

Screwfix Direct League   more...

Bitton 4, Calne Town 1

WITH games running out fast, Calne now find themselves deep in the First Division relegation mire after this comprehensive defeat.   more...

Chippenham Sunday League

BRADFORD on Avon side Dog and Fox Ashley completed a hat-trick of victories over their Premier Division rivals Corsham Centre United as they followed up their double league success with a thrill a minute 5-3 victory over the Centre in a classic cup tie.   more...

Westbury United 3, Devizes Town 2

A MISERABLE Easter for manager Brian Newlands' Devizes side, saw them slip to two defeats from their two local derby fixtures.   more...

Westbury United 3, Devizes Town 2

A MISERABLE Easter for manager Brian Newlandsí Devizes side, saw them slip to two defeats from their two local derby fixtures.   more...

Pewsey Vale 7, Warminster Town 0

FROM the start of this local derby match Vale put their Wiltshire rivals under pressure that was to last for the whole 90 minutes.   more...

Pewsey Vale 3, Ilfracombe 1

PEWSEY Valeís revival continued on Saturday thanks to goals by Martin Churchward, Mark Strickland and Craig Wall.   more...

Calne Town 0, Corsham Town 1

THERE was a good turnout by supporters for this local derby on Good Friday, with the large Corsham travelling contingent in fine voice.   more...

Corsham Town 2, Wellington 0

CORSHAM continued their good run of form with a battling performance against a defensive Wellington side.   more...

Sport Rugby

Cunningham inspired as Bassett win

Wootton Bassett trounced local rivals Devizes with a power-packed display in their final league game of the season. Veteran Kiwi scrum half Steve Cunningham, playing in his final game before retiring, scored a try, drop goal, penalty and two conversions.   more...

Tense finale for Swindon

Swindon's weakened first XV beat Chipping Norton on Saturday, despite a tense last ten minutes.   more...

Devizes fail in double mission

Devizes 17, Salisbury 27   more...

Corsham 14, Wootton Bassett 0

BASSETT paid the price for fielding a young and inexperienced side when they suffered an unexpected 14-0 reverse at lowly Corsham who eased their relegation worries.   more...

Wimborne 3, Wootton Bassett 0

WITH only seven players available for Chippenham under sevens festival final, Bassett made coaches Rob Bloxham and Mark Roshier proud.   more...

Colts book their place in final

SALISBURY Colts 17 Newbury 6. In one of the finest games seen at Castle Road this season, Salisbury U18s pulled out all the stops to demolish a much-fancied Newbury side in the first semi-final of this year's Tennex Bowl.   more...

Wilkinson out of Falcons' date at The Rec

Newcastle's England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson will miss the play-off game against Bath after being helped off the pitch in the Falcons' European Shield semi-final defeat against Harlequins yesterday.   more...

Bath wing nominated

Tom Voyce has been nominated for a new rugby award created to recognise uncapped English talent.   more...

Stfc Sport

Living on a prayer

ANDY KING has made a plea to Town fans not to lose faith in their club at the start of a crucial week on and off the pitch.   more...

We won't be giving up

ANDY King will hear no talk that his Swindon Town side are all but doomed.   more...

Goal hungry

MICHAEL Reddy's goal touch has temporarily deserted him but the 21-year-old is confident his luck will change.   more...

Gary and Turbo prepare to go out `all guns blazing'

GARY ALEXANDER was philosophical about the decision to disallow his second half strike.   more...

Willis delighted to be back

ADAM Willis was delighted to come through the Wycombe match in one piece after being out for so long.   more...

The fat lady is ready

WYCOMBE WDRS 0, SWINDON TOWN 0: The fat lady was rumoured to be rehearsing after a goalless draw at Adams Park but Andy King's men remain adamant they have no intention of hearing her sing.   more...

MAN OF THE MATCH: Keith O'Halloran

THE midfielder looked tired before injury forced him out of the side.   more...

Team verdict

ANDY King's view of a victory on points was absolutely spot on.   more...

Reading held in second place by Walsall

Reading stay second in the Division Two table after a fierce battle with fourth-placed Walsall who fought back from two down to take a point in a 2-2 draw.   more...

Swindon News

We need real joint approach

THE Evening Advertiser has carried a number of recent articles about the problems caused by delayed dischar1m a lack of funding by Swindon social services.   more...

Other staff are deserving, too

HOW pleased I was to read the recent article and accompanying editorial singing the praises of educa- tion support assistants in our local schools.   more...

No democracy here!

I AM amazed as to why the vast majority of the general public has allowed itself to be hyped by the media into believing that the farming industry should be baled out by the Government ­ and, worse still, that it is the Government which is responsible, firstly for mad cow disease, then swine fever and now foot and mouth. Incompetence by caring farmers? Oh no!   more...

Thanks for Nythe help

ON behalf of the parents at Nythe Primary School, I would like to thank the residents of the Nythe estate for so readily signing our petition and for all their positive support.   more...

Samaritans all

OUR 15-year-old son John, skateboarding near the Wyvern in Swindon recently, fell awkwardly and broke his leg.   more...

We're not going to make trouble

SKATEBOARDERS campaigning for facilities in Swindon today defended their good name.   more...

Young actors give a tip to stand-up comic

THE comedian who has found himself in a national competition despite having no jokes, has been taking lessons from a Swindon drama group.   more...

Prostitution:Could we really win the war?

NEW tactics are being used to tackle prostitution in Swindon ­ and community leaders believe it could finally be the answer to the problem which has plagued their neighbourhood for years.   more...

Shop shuts after 52 good years

THE SHUTTERS have come down on Barretts Stores after 52 years of trading.   more...

Walk the mall for Prospect

INSTEAD of rambling on the Ridgeway, people are being asked to walk the mall for Prospect next month.   more...

Race document is branded as a stunt

SOUTH Swindon MP Julia Drown was one of the first politicians in the country to sign the Commission for Racial Equality's agreement on non-racist election campaigning.   more...

Homeless man now looks forward to expedition to Belize

ONLY six months ago, Peter Fryer was homeless and unemployed, having fallen out with his family and dropped out of school at the age of 15.   more...

Express bus service connects four centres

PUBLIC TRANSPORT in Wiltshire is set for a boost with the arrival of a new trans-Wiltshire express bus service.   more...

Cabbies to block roads

TAXI drivers have got the go-ahead to organise a weekend of strife and chaos in Swindon ­ unless the council allows them to use bus lanes.   more...

New hope in battle to rid town of prostitutes

A SOLUTION may finally have been found to the problem of prostitution in the Manchester Road area.   more...

Dad wins fight for school bus

THIS is the day single parent Andy Wilson and his son Andrew have waited four months for.   more...

Tucking in to jellied eels for St George's Day

A TASTE of the East End of London came to Swindon as a club served up jellied eels to celebrate St George's Day.   more...

New waste service set to be launched

A GREEN rubbish collection scheme is being piloted on 7,000 Swindon households.   more...

TV show to feature car dealer

A DISGRACED Swindon car trader is featured in a TV programme about conmen tonight.   more...

Front Garden protesters to plan next move

A CAMPAIGN group which is battling to stop development of Swindon's Front Garden will meet tonight to discuss its next step.   more...

Protest mourns meadow plans

GREEN protesters held a ceremony on the site of a proposed housing development.   more...

Council may bid for Lottery cash for Lydiard House

THE future of Lydiard House and Park will be discussed by Swindon councillors this week.   more...

Praise in the fight against prostitution

THE residents of the Manchester Road area of Swindon have put up with their neighbourhood being the town's red light district for far too long.   more...

Cabbies must show caution

THE frustration of Swindon taxi drivers not being able to use bus lanes in the town is understandable.   more...

Wiltshire News

Express service connects four centres

PUBLIC TRANSPORT in Wiltshire is set for a boost with the arrival of a new trans-Wiltshire express bus service.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Living on a prayer

ANDY KING has made a plea to Town fans not to lose faith in their club at the start of a crucial week on and off the pitch.   more...

  
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