Stories for 10 June 2003

Business News

Yes, but not at the moment

MEMBERS of the Swindon business community have praised Chancellor Gordon Brown's decision to delay British membership of the euro.   more...

Co-op bags top prize with scanning system

SELF-SCANNING till systems have won the Oxford, Swindon and Gloucester Co-op national recognition.   more...

From waitress to manager

Frankie & Benny's restaurant in Greenbridge has promoted two of its waitresses to the management team.   more...

Corsham News

Corsham Festival 2003 showcases a myriad of music

Lost music from 300 years ago, modern Maori music and Monster music created by school children highlight the eclectic mix of music on offer at this year's Corsham Festival which takes place from Saturday 21 June to Saturday 28 June.   more...

Sport Bowls

County off to a fine away win

Wiltshire opened their Middleton Cup campaign with an excellent 126-99 win over Warwickshire at Coventry.   more...

Association blazes to victory

THE Swindon and District Men's Bowls Association continued their 2003 campaign with an impressive 119-103 victory over the English Fire Service on Saturday at Swindon Bowls Club.   more...

Sport Cricket

Purton victory

PURTON ended the unbeaten record of Wiltshire Cricket League Division One pacesetters Westinghouse as Mark Gardner smashed 84 not out in a six-wicket win.   more...

Cricket results

Division One: Purton 166-4 (M Gardener 84no) (18), Westinghouse 165-5 (C Ferris 63no) (6); Nationwide House 127-1 (P Sherwood 50, K Flay 53no) (22), Beanacre 126-9 (M Flay 5-45) (3); Biddestone 165ao (D Perry 84) (7), Calne 169-6 (L Bates 59no) (19); Bath Civil Service 105-9 (9), Burbage & ER 113ao (16); Collingbourne 129-4 (21), Potterne 128ao (B Langfield 5-24) (5).   more...

Lewis dropped

STRIKE bowler Jon Lewis and batsman Tim Hancock have been left out of Gloucestershire's 13-man squad for their Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final against Warwickshire at Edgbaston tomorrow.   more...

Sport Football

Joy for local sides at Corsham's six-a-side

TEAMS from Shaw FC, Ferndale Rodbourne, Wootton Bassett, Abbeymead and Swindon all came away victorious from AFC Corsham's six-a-side tournament at the weekend.   more...

Miller turns on style

Swindon Sunday League champions Greyhound added to their already bulging trophy cabinet on Saturday by winning Green Baize's highly-competitive six-a-side tournament.   more...

Stratton are six-shooters

Stratton Juniors' Under Nines topped their age group at the Amesbury six-a-side competition on Sunday.   more...

Boom time ahead for new league

The new North Wilts District Youth & Minors Football League have been overwhelmed by the response they have received for their venture.   more...

New kit is auto all rite

GREENMEADOW Youth Under-14s will don a new kit next season thanks to a sponsorship deal with Swindon firm JWD Auto Rite.   more...

Wiltshire County Football Association Disciplinary List

Wiltshire County Football Association Disciplinary Report   more...

Sport Rugby

Life honour for president John

Cirencester Rugby Club's recent AGM unanimously voted for the award of life membership to be conferred on current club president, John Lawrence.   more...

Swindon News

GWH staff need more recognition

I REFER with outrage to the comments made by Mr T Collins in yesterday's letters column referring to the pharmacy department at the Great Western Hospital.   more...

Professional, caring service

UNFORTUNATELY I had to go into the Great Western Hospital via an ambulance recently.   more...

Bus drivers have a lot to contend with

AS I read Mr Cooper's letter dated June 2, I have to say I strongly disagree with his comments that maniac is a requirement to bus driving or that many (bus drivers) are a disgrace.   more...

Cruisers do know if a fire engine is approaching

I'm writing in reply to a letter I saw in your paper "I'd like to ask the young males that drive round and round". It's nice to see she thinks it's only lads that do it because that isn't true, that's sexist.   more...

A town fan to the end

Marilyn Cowley. INSET: Husband John who died recently of Prostate cancer.SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Marilyn Cowley has just said her last goodbye to husband John when he died of prostate cancer. But she said she wouldn't have got through it without the support of Macmillan nurses. ALEX EMERY reports   more...

Fun and fundraising at village festival

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: OCCASIONAL downpours did little to dampen the spirits of visitors to Bourton Village Festival, which helped raised more cash for our Swindon Cancer Appeal.   more...

Trigger happy!

A surge of interest in Broadband internet access means high-speed connections are coming to surrounding towns and villages.   more...

Painters show why they have a big art

ARTISTS were encouraged to think big by taking part in the Big Paint Party, part of the third annual Think Art Festival.   more...

Families are invited to take part in story event

CHILDMINDERS in Swindon are holding a family session to celebrate National Childminding Week.   more...

Do you have a dog with a waggy tail?

FOR a dog show with a difference, visit Coate Water Country Park for Swindon and District RSPCA's canine competition on July 6.   more...

Property firm shuts up shop

THE RODBOURNE Cheney branch of Allen and Harris has closed as part of a shake-up of the property firm's operation in Swindon.   more...

Inspectors full of praise for schools

TWO schools have earned high praise from inspectors.   more...

Ofsted team begins its crucial fortnight of work

A CRUCIAL fortnight for Swindon Council has begun with the arrival of Government inspectors from Ofsted.   more...

Wanted: Light-footed, but old-fashioned cow

WILDLIFE campaigners have launched a £39,000 public appeal to buy a herd of cows to help it manage a new nature reserve at Cricklade.   more...

Mr B is ready to get you the body beautiful and help town's youngsters

PEAK Physique, Swindon's newest gym, has opened, with the brains and brawn behind the project promising to help reach out to people with drug problems in the town.   more...

Suicide bill meets with opposition at the Lords

Swindon peer Joel Joffe has come under fire for trying to push through a new law to give terminally ill people the right to kill themselves.   more...

Art takes youngsters backwards

PRIMARY school children in Swindon are being invited to take part in a Back to the Future themed art competition, as part of Swindon Summer Festival.   more...

Quaker story

A photographic display celebrating the story of the Quakers will be on show for four days at the Friends Meeting House, in Eastcott Hill, from July 10.   more...

Keep 4x4s off ancient Ridgeway

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a ban on off-road drivers from using the ancient Ridgeway.   more...

Cricklade is alive to the sound of music

YOUNG people with disabilities played folk music in glorious sunshine for the second event of the Cricklade Town Festival.   more...

This Rowdy Bunch needs a bit of help

A CHARITY that takes youngsters with disabilities on an adventure holiday each year needs another £12,000 if this year's trip is to go ahead.   more...

Charity cycle ride planned

A 50-mile cycle ride is planned around Swindon's country lanes.   more...

Magic loophole

A shop in Swindon has started selling magic mushrooms - and because of ambiguity in the law, neither the police nor Trading Standards can do anything to stop it.   more...

Drugs line is a hit on first day of its launch

DRUGS FEATURE: WITHIN a day of its launch, 26 calls have been taken by police operating the Swindon Drugs Hotline.   more...

Hot on the drugs trail

DRUGS FEATURE: The Evening Advertiser has joined forces with police to launch a telephone hotline enabling people to report suspected drug dealers - and already it is getting results. TAMASH LAL reports on its progress after 24 hours and on how addicts turn to theft to fund their habit   more...

Launch prompts a quick reaction

DRUGS FEATURE: WITHIN minutes of the Evening Advertiser launching the Swindon Drugs Hotline, the phone was ringing with the first call.   more...

MP defends plans for tuition fee rise

MP Julia Drown will be sent a £12,000 mock bill from students at Oxford University in protest at government plans for bigger tuition fees.   more...

A school with lots to cheer about ...

CHILDREN at Broad Hinton Primary School are celebrating a hat-trick of new facilities thanks to their fundraising efforts.   more...

`It will be a struggle, but it's worth it'

Laura Giannotti , 18, from Wroughton is a sixth-former at the Ridgeway School taking A-level exams in English Literature, RE and French.   more...

A decision needs to be made

THE sale of magic mushrooms by the Festival Trading Company shop in Swindon raises two questions.   more...

Keep number just in case

THE Swindon Drugs Hotline has got off to a fantastic start, with 26 calls being received on the first day.   more...

Wiltshire News

Keep 4x4s off ancient Ridgeway

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a ban on off-road drivers from using the ancient Ridgeway. The Friends of the Ridgeway pressure group is calling on the four local authorities along the 85-mile route to introduce Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) to ensure that the track is used by only walkers, cyclists and riders.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Au Revoir to Sabin

ERIC SABIN will complete his move to Queens Park Rangers in the next 24 hours and is hungry to help the Hoops bounce back from their play-off heartbreak - at Town's expense if necessary.   more...

  
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