Stories for 5 March 2003

Business News

Claims crush small firms

SMALL businesses in the South West say that huge increases in insurance premiums for accidents in the workplace are causing some firms to go bust.   more...

Happiness is . . . walking down the same business road together

SMALL and medium-sized enterprises should find working with business support organisations a simpler process, thanks to a new common accord signed this week.   more...

Microlight club hits new heights

A Swindon microlight club will be reaching new heights this summer having been awarded a grant from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.   more...

Record results for Persimmon

Persimmon Plc ­ parent company of Malmesbury-based Persimmon Homes Wessex ­ this week announced record results for the financial year to December 31, 2002.   more...

Ctfc Sport

Town pay cup penalty

TWO penalties from former Swindon Town man Frazer McHugh cost Chippenham a place in the Dr Martens Cup final last night.   more...

Bluebirds' star attacked

CHIPPENHAM TOWN favourite Matt Rawlins faces some time on the sidelines after he was attacked with an iron bar on Sunday night.   more...

Iraq News

More B52s on the way to Fairford

MARCH 5: POLICE have stepped up security around RAF Fairford as more warplanes fly into the base from the United States.   more...

War planes arrive as protesters keep watch

MARCH 4: FOURTEEN American B-52 bombers, which will be used in any war against Iraq, were in place at RAF Fairford today.   more...

Sport Angling

Teen Nathan sees off older rivals

THE rivers are starting to find form as we approach the end of the season.   more...

Payne wins match

The Coleview Rover club fished their match on the Thames at upper and lower Rushy, with chub being the main quarry of the day.   more...

Diary dates

Sat Mar 8: Ivy House lakes junior match on new canal section. Draw 9am. New members welcome. Ring Mick on 644449 for more info and booking.   more...

Party time for Ashton club

Ashton Keynes Angling Club will be holding a working party this Sunday.   more...

Sport Football

Hulbert's strike beats Bassett

HOSTS Highworth edged the Swindon derby in the Hellenic Premier Division last night.   more...

Cirencester slip at Witney

CIRENCESTER Under 15s slipped to a 20-5 defeat at Witney in a friendly encounter.   more...

It's the best fun to be had in Town

SWINDON Town's Football in the Community Office have been celebrating another successful soccer fun week.   more...

Eastville lads are on to a shaw thing!

EASTVILLE Boys closed in on the under 16 title after extending their unbeaten run at Highworth.   more...

Dynamo dimmed as Plough win at last

IT was a red letter day for Division Two side Highworth Plough as they gained their first points of the season.   more...

Stratton's colours are lowered by 147

LOWER Stratton were the latest club to succumb to the goal power of 147 Club, who maintained their 100 per cent record in the Premier Division with a 7-2 victory.   more...

Snap up the chance to become a top coach

FANCY your chance as a football coach at a higher level? Well, now is your chance to do something about it as the Wiltshire County Football Association, in conjunction with New College of Swindon, invites applications from all FA Certificate holders who are interested in obtaining the 1st4sport Level 3 Licence in Coaching Football (UEFA `B').   more...

Blow for league as two clubs quit

THIS week's programme was marred by the resignation of two member clubs who have struggled to raise teams all season.   more...

Croft keep on the heels of cricklade

Top-of-the-table Cricklade were beaten 4-2 by closest rivals Croft in an under 17/under 18 game littered with own goals.   more...

Welcome back, Jack

JACK Heard made a spectacular return to action for North Bradley, bagging a hat-trick in his side's 5-0 demolition of Old Lane United in Division Two of the Vanitec-sponsored Chippenham & District Sunday League.   more...

Wheeler's first-half goal eases Town relegation fears

SWINDON Town Ladies picked up three valuable points when they entertained Reading in a South West Combination League fixture and won 1-0.   more...

Chippenham celebrate cup success at the double

THE Chippenham Town Ladies club were celebrating at the weekend after two of their teams went through to their respective cup finals.   more...

Sport Rugby

Supermarine crowned

ALL-CONQUERING Supermarine Ladies are setting their sights on joining the English elite after being crowned league champions.   more...

Unhappy champions

Chippenham Under 18s have been crowned champions of the Dorset & Wilts Under 18 Merit Table ­ but there were few celebrations at Allington Field at the weekend.   more...

Seconds best as Minety bury foes

An inspirational performance and a brace of tries from pack leader James Hazel helped Minety 2nd thump neighbours Malmesbury 38-0.   more...

Swindon News

Under threat of closure

TRAGICALLY, following Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust's decision to build a new miniature hospital that is too small for Swindon, there is now another blow to health care in the area.   more...

Did Prince Philip visit public loos?

SO a rise of 15 per cent on council tax is deemed necessary to improve the amenities in Swindon.   more...

Human rights are in danger

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We await council statement

I offer the Cambridge example below for your readers' consideration and could supply similar from Manchester City Council and Bristol Labour Group.   more...

US and UK quash free speech

Self-confessed conservative RM Bennett wants to support the bombing of Iraqi people by trumpeting, `The point is we have the right to speak out'. (Adver 27/02).   more...

Can you aid war book?

I AM writing to you in the hope that some of your readers may be able to help me.   more...

The patients have a puff

Such a smart place, but for how long we wonder. Already we notice that patients at Great Western Hospital are standing outside the main entrance in their pyjamas, sometimes covered with their dressing gowns, in order to have a smoke.   more...

Thanks ASDA

WE would like to thank the staff at Asda Wal-Mart for allowing Home-Start Swindon do a tin collection outside the store on Friday, February 21. Thank you also to everyone who kindly gave to the collection. We collected a grand total of £143 and this money will go towards an outing in the summer for the families who are supported by Home-Start.   more...

More beat cops

WITH reference to the Wiltshire Police claiming extra money to recruit extra police.   more...

Music is the food of love for this happy couple

Eddie and Margaret Allen, both born and raised in Essex, celebrate their golden wedding this week in Wootton Bassett, where they have lived for more than forty years.   more...

Funnyman in a funny boat

FUNNYMAN Tim FitzHigham is kayaking the length of the Thames from Cricklade to Tower Bridge in a paper boat to raise money for Comic Relief.   more...

Waiting to get online

A WROUGHTON man has launched a campaign to get his area connected to Broadband services.   more...

Doctor cleared of misconduct

A DOCTOR currently working in Swindon, has been cleared of serious professional misconduct after failing to see a child who died seven hours later.   more...

Media tycoon Shah to open techno gym

FORMER media tycoon Eddy Shah opens a gymnasium with £300,000 worth of equipment in Wootton Bassett next week.   more...

MP Drown demands councils are allowed to put more 20mph speed limits near schools

NEW rules to make it easier for speed limits to be cut outside Swindon schools have been demanded by Labour MP Julia Drown.   more...

Church camera watch

A VILLAGE church has resorted to installing security cameras amid growing concern about the security of rural churches.   more...

Lighting back on but how?

THE street lights are back on in Shelley Street ­ but no one knows why they went out and no one claims to have fixed them.   more...

RAF priest denies stealing military diesel

AN RAF Lyneham padre made a night time raid on forces fuel supplies to fill his own car up after a day trip, a court martial heard.   more...

More B52s on the way to Fairford

POLICE have stepped up security around RAF Fairford as more warplanes fly into the base from the United States.   more...

Would you befriend a youngster in care?

SWINDON Independent Visitors Project is appealing for volunteers to befriend children in local authority care.   more...

Raising brass for organ fund

A BRASS band concert is being held at St Augustine's Church in Rodbourne, Swindon, to raise money for repairs to its organ.   more...

A warm hearth at Blacksmith's Forge

THIS is the latest shape of an exclusive block of apartments in the heart of Old Town.   more...

Did she slap her?

Maran White (left) Anne Williams (right)PRIMARY school headmistress Maran White slapped a teacher across the face during a furious row over paperwork deadlines, a court heard.   more...

New park & ride plans as GWH brings in £30 fines

VISITORS to the Great Western Hospital now face being fined if they don't buy an 80p an hour ticket and park their cars in bays.   more...

The keys to a great drive are just waiting

A drive in the sports car is one of the lots on offer in an auction of promises being held by Croft Playgroup to celebrate its 30th anniversary.   more...

One giant leap for the imagination

BRAVE Brian Anderson is hoping to be the first person to answer David Bowie's question about whether there really is life on Mars.   more...

Please don't give us rubbish

SWINDON charity shops are appealing for donations to be sorted more carefully.   more...

Motorola plans giant Comic Relief nose

COMMUNICATIONS giant Motorola plans to set a Swindon Comic Relief record by creating the largest red nose in the town.   more...

Turning the corner

Drivers have warmed to Wroughton's Park and Ride scheme ­ six months after the project looked like it was struggling to make an impact.   more...

Female officers get the blame

WOMEN police officers in Wiltshire are taking far more sick days than their male counterparts, new figures have revealed.   more...

Put hospital on park and ride route

SINCE the council claims the town's two park and ride schemes are so successful it would be unreasonable to object to the plan for a third one near the Great Western Hospital.   more...

Space age is for granddads

ASTRONAUT Brian Anderson will be nearly 50 by the time the Mars expedition on which he hopes to be a crew member lands on the red planet.   more...

Wiltshire News

Female officers get the blame

WOMEN police officers in Wiltshire are taking far more sick days than their male counterparts, new figures have revealed.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Hit 'em for six

ANDY King wants his players to banish the ghost of Cheltenham tonight and spark a realistic charge for sixth spot.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

Media tycoon Shah to open techno gym

FORMER media tycoon Eddy Shah opens a gymnasium with £300,000 worth of equipment in Wootton Bassett next week.   more...

Music is the food of love for this happy couple

Eddie and Margaret Allen, both born and raised in Essex, celebrate their golden wedding this week in Wootton Bassett, where they have lived for more than forty years.   more...

  
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