Stories for 26 March 2003

Business News

These bosses are the poor relations

One in five small business owners pay themselves less than the minimum wage, according to the latest NatWest Small Business Research Trust (SBRT) Quarterly Survey of Small Businesses.   more...

An expert on the laws of gravity

Usually in the business of weighing up risks for clients, Nita King, of Lemon and Co Solicitors, put those skills to the test for herself when she recently launched herself out of an aircraft at 12,000 feet.   more...

Chippenham News

Parents call for return of suspended teacher

PARENTS at Robert Le Kyng School have launched a campaign for the return of the teacher who accused head Maran White of slapping her.   more...

Iraq News

Living on the edge

Norma Kandari, 40, grew up in Marlborough and moved to Kuwait in 1983. She was there at the time of the Iraqi invasion in 1990. She still lives there with husband Fahad. This is her diary of life in the war zone.   more...

Norma Kandari

A Marlborough lass (as my father used to say), born in Marlborough in 1962. I went to St. John's Comprehensive and then on to Swindon College Secretarial School for two years full time and a further year evening classes while working in Wroughton.   more...

Salisbury News

Appeal to heroes of dramatic fire rescue

AN injured driver has made a plea from his hospital bed for the heroic passers-by who saved him from his burning sports car to contact him.   more...

£3.8m plan brings arts centre into 20th century

SALISBURY Arts Centre is about to turn itself Inside Out ready for a multi-million-pound project that will transform the former church into a venue fit for the 21st century.   more...

Judge to retire from the Bench

SALISBURY'S resident Crown Court judge and the city's honorary recorder, Judge David Maclaren Webster QC, is retiring in April after nearly 40 years on the Bench.   more...

Sport Angling

Terry wraps up a double

After wrapping up the club's Senior Aggregate Cup with a 354-point total, Terry Strange added the club's committee cup at Sunday's match on the canal at Wootton Bassett.   more...

Sport Football

He's the Don

SWINDON TOWN legend Don Rogers has been unveiled as president of the North Wilts Youth Football League.   more...

Salisbury send Bluebirds out

SALISBURY await Supermarine in the Wiltshire Premier Shield final after the   more...

Fisher eyes third

HIGHWORTH manager John Fisher has set his sights on third place in the   more...

Hounds' revenge

REIGNING Swindon Sunday League Division 1 champions Greyhound destroyed cup semi-finalists and third-placed club Carriers Arms 13-0.   more...

Vicaima boss sees red over decision

VICAIMA player-manager Colin Davis received his marching orders as his side slipped to a 1-0 defeat to Queensfield in their Swindon & District League Division One encounter.   more...

Eastville shock

LEADERS Eastville suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Liden Pumas in the under 16 Division of the Swindon & District Minors League, while Brunel Boys went goal crazy.   more...

Cup's tied up in knots!

THE eagerly anticipated Adver Cup rematch between Allied Goodheart and Custom Homes was dramatically called off at the 11th hour on Saturday.   more...

Darren does it as Rovers reach final

BOX Rovers set up an all-Premier Division showdown with Devizes-based All Cannings in the final of the Chippenham & District League's PPL Presto Print-sponsored Knockout Cup ­ but needed extra time to do it.   more...

It's worth the wait

YOUNG footballers in Highworth will get access to superb new facilities after a massive cash windfall from the UK's largest sports charity.   more...

Sport Rugby

Grewcock cleared to face Irish

Danny Grewcock will be available for England's Grand Slam clash against Ireland in Dublin after he was cleared of alleged foul play by disciplinary chiefs.   more...

Swgolfer Features

Can there be any place as fine?

CORNWALL FEATURE: Can there be anywhere finer than on a golf course in Cornwall? Certainly many people from around the West Country, Wales and the rest of England are happy to play there.   more...

Swgolfer News

Brean club pro is voted into office as West captain

SOMERSET'S David Haines has become the new PGA West Region captain in succession to Martyn Thompson of Parkstone.   more...

Wiltshire matchplay

Iain Ferrie (Bowood) retained the Wiltshire PGA matchplay championship on his home course when his opponent David Hutton walked in after nine holes.   more...

Leading woman pro back at Broadstone

DORSET'S leading woman professional Tracy Loveys is back at Broadstone after a brief spell attached to The Golf Academy in the Wiltshire village of Yatton Keynell.   more...

Kirk lands summer tournament for Downs

Ogbourne Downs professional Andrew Kirk is organising a charity Am-Am on Friday June 13.   more...

Golfing legend coaches players

ENGLAND golfing legend Gary Wolstenholme assisted several members of the Gloucestershire county team at a special coaching and playing day at The Players' Club at Codrington.   more...

New secretary at Bath Golf Club played in Open

STEPHEN Watkins holds the distinction of being the only golf club secretary in the country to have played in the Open.   more...

A great start at Canford Magna

MICHAELWerner collected his first Bournemouth Alliance trophy for a decade, thanks to a magnificent start at Canford Magna.   more...

Ware moves from Bath club to Burnham and Berrow

PAUL Ware has now settled into the managing secretary's role with Burnham and Berrow after leaving Bath at the start of the year.   more...

Langmead wins Devon PGA with two-under par 66

JON Langmead (Hele Park) carded a two-under-par 66 to win the Devon PGA medal by two shots at Staddon Heights.   more...

Winners in Morocco

CANFORD Magna pair Peter Cook and Eric Cross returned to Bournemouth with a huge silver salver after winning a new competition in Morocco.   more...

Sponsors help West PGA top £325,000

NEW sponsorships ensure professional golfers in Wales and the West will play for a prize fund exceeding £325,000 for the seventh successive year.   more...

Update on Burnham & Berrow

BURNHAM'S Andy Holley and his son Paul, who also plays at St Pierre, turned the clock back by winning the West of England Winter Foursomes at Burnham and Berrow.   more...

Horses for courses at Burghill Valley

BURGHILL Valley GC, situated four miles north of Hereford, are hosting a unique event called The Burghill Valley Handicap Chase Open to be staged over the May Bank Holiday, May 25-26.   more...

Peter Godsiff

COLUMN: THE incredible achievement of John Morgan winning both his US and European Tour cards at the same time is the golfing success story of the decade.   more...

Long-serving pro retires

LILLEY Brook's Forbes Hadden, who is the longest-serving professional in the West Region, is retiring when he reaches the age of 64 in September.   more...

Captain takes 19 attempts at drive-in

STEVE Taylor, the new Chipping Sodbury captain, eventually clipped the ball 208 yards down the 17th fairway beneath the clubhouse balcony ­ but it was his 19th attempt at his drive-in.   more...

New captain for Honiton drives into office

HONITON'S new captain Terry Linsdell (pictured) drove into office in the traditional way. Geoff Banks accurately forecast where the drive would end up so took the customary prize.   more...

Supporting the Welsh open

STAR Hereford golfer David Park is continuing his unique role as an ambassador for the Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open.   more...

The Bristol aims to raise £10,000

KEITH Edwards and Linda Billinger, captains of The Bristol, have set a target of raising £10,000 for their charity, the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.   more...

Hamptworth drop open

THE Wiltshire Open has been dropped by host club Hamptworth after only three years through lack of support from the county's leading players.   more...

Goodey's run continues

ROBIN Goodey (Royal North Devon) won the final Devon PGA winter medal at Churston with a level par 70.   more...

Farrington's Aces

FOUR Farrington members celebrated holes in one in recent weeks and Adrian Raikes has created history by being the first player to par the 17th hole in a competition.   more...

Solheim Cup beckons strong women's team

THE Solheim Cup is the women's equivalent of the Ryder Cup and generates almost as much excitement.   more...

Change of president at Gloucestershire

NORMAN Hodgkiss, aged 73, of Chipping Sodbury succeeded Lilley Brook's Ralph Crisp as president of the Gloucestershire Golf Union at the county's annual meeting at Minchinhampton.   more...

Can yoga help golf?

Popular Churston veteran Mike Osborne has pledged to get his handicap down to single figures again this year.   more...

Honorary life membership for Ralph Robertson

RALPH Robertson, one of Wiltshire's best known golfers and administrators, has been made an honorary life member of Ogbourne Downs.   more...

Marlborough News

Barry Reardon-Smith becomes club captain at Marlborough in succession to Dave Lewis. He has been a member since 1985 and is a former treasurer and plays off 18.   more...

Dartmouth News

Golfers from Dartmouth Golf and Country Club took part in their first fund raising event of the year, but not on the golf course but in a nearby swimming pool at the Dartmouth Leisure Centre.   more...

West Region PGA ­ Fixtures 2003

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Gloucester ­ Somerset

ENGLAND Schools captain Nick Scholey entered the Gloucester and Somerset PGA medal at his home course at Henbury and won with a two-under-par 69, despite dropping shots at the final two holes.   more...

Swindon News

Our MPs bear a responsibility

I NOTICE from your columns that all of our local MPs voted in favour of the war on Iraq.   more...

Money remains the underlying reason for these conflicts

I WENT to RAF Fairford peace rally yesterday (Sat, March 22), walked from the village square to the airfield, with an orderly procession of common folk of all ages and I would guess four thousand strong.   more...

We need to back our armed forces

The Evening Advertiser has once again allowed the letters page to carry a wide variety of views regarding the rights and wrongs of war with Iraq.   more...

British should keep out of other's affairs

I REFER to Mr Keith Ratcliffe's letter of February 27. If he has questions on the Middle East or British Forces in Palestine I expect I could answer them.   more...

Answers wanted to these pension questions

AT long last Councillor Brown (EA Feb 27) has decided to answer his tiresome critics regarding the spending of the money received as a result of the Brunel Centre.   more...

There's no ban on buns

There is absolutely no truth whatsoever in the astonishing claims made by Tory candidates that Lib Dem run Liverpool City Council has banned hot cross buns in schools (letters, March 21).   more...

We have right to run engine

I AM writing in reply to Mr Obourne's recent letter in which he expressed his frustration at people who leave their engines running during cold spells. I would like to offer the following in reply.   more...

Killing ruddy duck is simply carnage

I REFER to recent reports in press and TV that your Department [Dept of Environment] is planning a cull of the ruddy duck species because of its propensity to cross-breeding with its relation, the white-headed duck to the latter's disadvantage.   more...

Still direct buses

UNFORTUNATELY Mrs V M King (EA March 19) is not correct in referring to the loss of direct bus services to Gorse Hill.   more...

Benefit help for elderly

ADVICE about benefit payments for pensioners will be available at West Swindon Library on April 1.   more...

Corey is looking forward to the snow

Corey Middleton cannot wait for it to snow - so he can try out his new snowboard.   more...

`I think that Swindon is wonderful'

A YEAR from now Swindon Council will be a national example of public service, according to its new chief executive.   more...

Woman duped by bogus police officers

POLICE have released artist impressions of a man and a woman who posed as police officers in Swindon.   more...

The menace of ragwort

MP JAMES Gray has thrown his weight behind a Westminster campaign to stamp out the danger to horses posed by the menace of ragwort.   more...

Help spend £1.5m for estates

A NEIGHBOURHOOD renewal company has been set up to help revitalise the run down estates of Park North, South and Walcot East - and it needs your help.   more...

Turning the clock back for children at Steam

THE Steam museum is turning the clock back more than 60 years for its young visitors this week.   more...

Hidden speed cameras still in operation

SOME speed cameras will continue to be hidden - despite a Government pledge that they must be painted yellow to alert motorists.   more...

School delighted to get a glowing report

St Andrews' C of E primary school in Blunsdon is celebrating the success of its recent Ofsted report.   more...

Community police may be on the beat

FORMING a community police force is one suggestion which has been put forward to tackle the problem of vandalism in Purton.   more...

Bootleg vodka warning issued after woman dies

VODKA drinkers in Swindon have been warned not to buy illegal bottles of the contaminated spirit being sold under the name Original Vodka Russia Export Quality.   more...

Bid to stop drugs abuse in car parks

A COUNCILLOR has launched a bid to stop heroin addicts from turning the town's multi-storey car parks into drug dens.   more...

`In six months I have received just £43'

COURTS have been praised for getting people to pay their fines - but victim of crime Steve George is less than impressed.   more...

Latest figures for enforcement

LATEST figures available show that, from the beginning of January to the middle of this month, magistrates courts in Wiltshire imposed £93,000 in compensation, of which some half has been paid and the remainder is set to come in instalments.   more...

Courses to help people manage long-term illnesses

PEOPLE with long-term illnesses are set to benefit from a new training course offered by Swindon Primary Care Trust.   more...

Teddy bears bring smiles to children

SICK and needy children are cuddling up to teddy bears - thanks to the Evening Advertiser and Trademark Clothing and Gifts.   more...

School celebrates extra classrooms

A MODERN mobile classroom has been installed at a school in Purton to provide extra space for its increasing number of pupils.   more...

Unique dance company

SWINDON Dance is marking the European Year of the Disabled with a performance and seminar by a unique dance group.   more...

A place to pray during wartime

A CHURCH plans to open for extra prayers during the war in Iraq.   more...

Elderly man found dead after fire

AN ELDERLY man was found dead following a fire at his Rodbourne home.   more...

Terror attack film for schools

A VIDEO advising young children what to do in the event of a terrorist attack could be provided to primary schools across Swindon.   more...

A great start

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Nationwide Building Society has kicked off the Swindon Cancer Appeal with a massive £80,000 donation.   more...

Parents call for return of suspended teacher

PARENTS at Robert Le Kyng School have launched a campaign for the return of the teacher who accused head Maran White of slapping her.   more...

Residents urged to report irresponsible dog owners

PEOPLE in Purton have been urged to take the law into their own hands to tackle dog fouling.   more...

I won't live my life in fear

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: John Boast beat the odds when he survived a nine-hour operation to remove both his cancerous kidneys - only to be told he was still dying of the disease.   more...

Pedal power boosts appeal

SWINDON CANCER APEAL: Cyclists young and old are preparing to get on their bikes and ride in the name of charity.   more...

Keep up the good work

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: CIVIC leaders have given their heartfelt support to the Adver's appeal.   more...

What can you do to help the Swindon Cancer Appeal?

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: WE want you to launch your own fundraising crusade to provide better care for cancer sufferers.   more...

Memories wanted for the web

PEOPLE all over the UK have been putting the history of their area on the web - but there is a risk that Swindon may miss out.   more...

Eat into savings

I NEVER thought that when I retired I would be treated like a second class citizen.   more...

Dangerous tyrant

IT'S very sad that campaigners for peace like me are often berated for `appeasing' Saddam Hussein.   more...

War video is dilemma for schools

THE possibility that Swindon primary schools might be offered videos showing children how to protect themselves in the event of a terrorist attack is a grim reminder of the danger we could all be facing.   more...

We need our readers help

YESTERDAY the Evening Advertiser launched a three year campaign to raise £600,000 for Macmillan Cancer Relief.   more...

Warminster News

The menace of ragwort

MP JAMES Gray has thrown his weight behind a Westminster campaign to stamp out the danger to horses posed by the menace of ragwort.   more...

Wiltshire News

Hidden speed cameras still in operation

SOME speed cameras will continue to be hidden - despite a Government pledge that they must be painted yellow to alert motorists.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

He's the Don

SWINDON TOWN legend Don Rogers has been unveiled as president of the North Wilts Youth Football League.   more...

  
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