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Stories for 23 February 2002

Swindon News

Gardeners meet

HAYDON WICK: The Haydon Wick Garden Society holds it first meeting of the year at the Haydon Centre in Thames Avenue on Tuesday.   more...

Dancing in streets

SWINDON: A series of dance workshops are being hosted by Swindon Dance throughout March and April.   more...

Improving mobility

PENHILL: A new weekly course of exercises for people with mobility problems, poor posture or arthritis has been launched in Penhill.   more...

Rescued swan on the mend

A CYGNET injured in a dog attack is being nursed back to health by Swindon Swan Rescue.   more...

Taking a long, hard look at the council

WITH the budget deliberations for the next financial year now out of the way, Swindon Council has turned its attention to launching a full strategic review of its services.   more...

Cash to aid drugs fight

TOWNS in North Wiltshire are sharing in more than £80,000 from the Government to tackle drug, alcohol and substance misuse issues at a local level.   more...

one in a million

MEET lovely little Lily ­ Britain's only palindrome baby, born at 20.02 20.02 2002 at Swindon's Princess Margaret Hospital.   more...

Appeal to save hall underway

IT was built in 1653 as a gift for the people of Cricklade.   more...

£40,000 boost for childcare schemes

THE Swindon Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership has invested £40,000 helping more out-of- school clubs in the town create new childcare places.   more...

All at sea

THE TEMPERATURE lingered at 22 degrees and dolphins dived in and out of the spray as eight disabled sailors aboard Tenacious sailed into the sunset on the Atlantic Ocean.   more...

Dance evenings

GORSE HILL: Gorse Hill Working Men's Club in Chapel Street has regular dances to live music every Thursday and some Saturday nights.   more...

Get Stage Struck

SWINDON: Music group Stage Struck is busy gearing up for its next show, Music and Passion, at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre in May.   more...

Five-a-side fun day

SWINDON: As part of their studies, travel and tourism students at New College are hosting a five-a-side football fun day tomorrow at Stratton community leisure centre between 10am and 4pm.   more...

What they've been doing for a year

A YEAR'S worth of work will be in the spotlight at Hreod Parkway School this week, when pupils at the school present an evening of dance to parents.   more...

Left waiting on trolleys

MORE than 400 patients were forced to wait on trolleys in a single month at Princess Margaret Hospital.   more...

Blunder firm asks council for more cash

BELEAGUERED benefits firm WS Atkins could lose its contract with Swindon Council if a cheaper, more efficient provider of its services can be found.   more...

You're never too old to fall in love

YOU are never too old to fall in love ­ just ask Alice Edwards and William Greenwood.   more...

Four face trial

SWINDON: Four men are to face trial at Swindon Crown Court on Monday charged with robbing Queens Drive Post Office on March 9, 2000.   more...

Checking it out

SWINDON: The mayor, Coun David Cox, was opening the Wilts and West of England Junior Chess championships at Greendown School, Grange Park today.   more...

Plea by police

CRICKLADE: Police want to eliminate two teenage boys from their inquiries after a purse containing a substantial amount of cash was stolen in a burglary at a house in Lady Mead.   more...

Plan for houses

ASHTON KEYNES: Plans to build six affordable homes in Ashton Keynes to encourage families, couples and first-time buyers to stay in the village, look set to be given the go-ahead.   more...

Baby how you've grown

LITTLE Lauren Skull deserves to be spoiled today, her first birthday.   more...

Call to all poets

WEST SWINDON: A poetry competition is being organised through the Swindon Pulsar poetry magazine.   more...

Wiltshire News

Quicker way to catch criminals

A FINGERPRINT system pioneered by a Wiltshire police scientist is being snapped up by British and foreign forces.   more...