Stories for 11 June 2003

Business News

Need direction to achieve potential

MANY small businesses are simply not achieving their full potential, according to a leading expert.   more...

Profits on the way up for security firm

SECURITY company Blick has recorded half-year profits before tax of £2.7m.   more...

One in six dads have DIY bug

DADS with the DIY bug save families around £500 a month.   more...

Stage set for Paul's debut

STAGECRAFT, the Salisbury lighting, sound and stage specialist, has appointed Paul Harte as its hire manager.   more...

Bosses look to brighter future

CONFIDENCE among business leaders in the west about the future of the UK economy has taken an up-turn.   more...

Back to base for Chris and partner

WHEN the Salisbury firm he worked for merged with the international practice of Baker Tilly, Chris Bush was forced to take his clients with him to new offices in Somerset.   more...

Train to retail

AN INITIATIVE aimed at improving skills has been launched in Salisbury.   more...

Herb beauty grows

LINDA Anousta, who makes and sells natural beauty products, has moved to larger premises.   more...

Paul branches out

HORTICULTURAL firm Keith Banyard has been purchased by its former general manager, Paul Edwards, and renamed Banyards Ltd.   more...

Officer assists in work for disabled

HELP is at hand for companies in south Wiltshire having trouble filling their vacancies and for people with disabilities who want to work.   more...

Theatre group gets business back

YOUNG people's theatre group Stage 65 has had a major boost with the announcement that it is to have its own sponsors.   more...

Ottakar's expands chain

OTTAKAR'S, the leading UK book chain with its head office in Salisbury, has bought Hammicks.   more...

Howzat! for Hay

JAMES Hay Pension Trustees are sponsoring South Wilts Cricket Club for the 2003 season.   more...

Sport Angling

Daniel wins at ivy house

YOUNG Daniel Laing easily won the Ivy House lakes AC junior match fished on Saturday with a nice bag of carp weighing in at 13-4-0.   more...

Sport Cricket

Jon Lewis Journal: Frustrated, but I've just got to take it on the chin!

I WILL be a reluctant spectator today as Gloucestershire travel to Warwickshire in the C&G Trophy.   more...

Bucks are too good for Wilts

WILTSHIRE suffered a 76-run defeat against Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Knockout Cup at Chippenham on Sunday.   more...

Tayler rescues Bassett

TAYLER Aitken rescued Wootton Bassett against Calne in the North WIltshire Junior Cricket League Under 11s section with an unbeaten 38.   more...

Nalgo move into joint top spot

NALGO went joint top in the Swindon Evening Cricket League Division One after a 45-run win over Wroughton.   more...

Swindon crash to near rivals

SWINDON slumped yet again with a five-wicket defeat to Devizes that leaves them perilously near the foot of the Glos/Wilts Division One 1st XI table.   more...

Jif bags 56 as Goatacre grab first league victory

A superb all-round display at Colwall gave Goatacre a much-needed first Glos/Wilts Division One win of the season.   more...

Marlboroughget home by four wickets as Box fold

A hard-hitting display of 77 from Frank Whiting took Marlborough to a four-wicket win at Box in Glos/Wilts Division Two.   more...

Sport Rugby

New Mears deal

LEE Mears' progress from promising youngster to understudy to Bath Rugby hooker Jonathan Humphreys has earned the 24-year-old a new two-year Rec contract.   more...

Swindon News

We should be sad not judgmental

AS a part time writer myself I understand the journalistic perspective behind the headline and story detailing the conviction of a 15-year-old Highworth boy to six months imprisonment in a young offenders' institute.   more...

A dark and dangerous option

As a pedestrian, I was interested to read about the proposal to replace underpasses in Swindon by road crossings. I wonder if this thinking could be extended to the railway, which is surely the biggest barrier for pedestrians in the town.   more...

Lies, hypocrisy and innocent deaths

IF Tony Blair wants to see Weapons of Mass Destruction, I suggest he visit Fairford Air Tattoo next month.   more...

From Consignia to Royal Mail ­ and back again

I hear in the media, squeezed in between the latest news about David Beckham, that Royal Mail, which spent several millions changing its name to Consignia, has now become Royal Mail again.   more...

Lecture due today on town's art collection

A CRITIC is due to give a free lecture on the Swindon Collection of British Art this tonight.   more...

Airshow is a tribute to the jet age

Kemble's Classic Jet Airshow takes place on Sunday.   more...

Born Free at Oaktree

ANIMAL welfare campaigner and actress Virginia McKenna, who starred in the film Born Free, is to visit a Swindon school to open a wildlife area.   more...

Can you make her drama out of this crisis?

Teenager Holly Hughes has the potential to reach the top in acting and musicals ­ if only she can raise the money.   more...

Good news at last for railway museum

VISITOR numbers are increasing at Swindon's Steam railway museum.   more...

No barriers to finding a good job

A CHARITY which helps disabled people in Swindon find work has set up a job club to give them more support.   more...

Concert held in tribute to popular couple

A CONCERT has been held in memory of a Wootton Bassett couple who died in a road accident last year.   more...

Cancer appeal goes European

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: NEWS of our Swindon Cancer Appeal is spreading across Europe.   more...

Loose dog causes carnage at farm

THE PEACE has been shattered at an urban farm after a pet dog savaged four chickens.   more...

Wood-burning power station wins Government support

Government representatives have visited a Sevenhampton farm to discuss sustainable energy projects with a farmer who wants to build a wood-burning power station.   more...

Explosive gas gear dumped in street

GAS detection equipment stolen from a van in Abbey Meads has been found on the other side of Swindon.   more...

Three appointments made to college team

SWINDON College has announced a series of new appointments to its senior management team.   more...

£180,000 conversion gives congregation a new chapel

METHODISTS in Rodbourne held a service of thanks in their new chapel.   more...

Recycling depot given go-ahead

Household recycling is set to improve in Swindon.   more...

Time Team prepare to set up camp in Swindon

English Heritage will set up a mobile archaeology headquarters at Swindon's Roman site.   more...

Gardens to open for the public

WESTONBIRT School is to open its historic private gardens to the public during the summer holidays.   more...

Offer celebrates the famous flights of Concorde

CONCORDE fans mourning the end of the supersonic jet are expected to snap up limited edition envelopes marking two historic dates in its history.   more...

John is a real sport

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Golf fan and cancer patient John Hughes is donating £4,600 ­ the biggest individual pay out yet ­ to the Swindon Cancer Appeal.   more...

Woman who stole from boss jailed for two years

PENSIONER Margaret Lesley Cross has been jailed for two years after swindling a Swindon transport boss out of £164,000 while his wife was dying of cancer.   more...

Trusted employee took advantage of situation

MARGARET Lesley Cross admitted stealing £164,000 from Swindon businessman John Keeping while his wife was dying of cancer.   more...

Junior chefs prepare for a clash in the kitchen

FINALISTS in the 2003 Nation-wide Young Cook of the Year competition will test their skills at Swindon College tomorrow.   more...

Thieves steal charity boxes from stores

THREE charity boxes have been stolen from shops in the same street.   more...

Bid to improve sex education

MPS have demanded better sex education lessons in schools after serious weaknesses were exposed by teenage mums from Swin-don.   more...

Students get a head start at art exhibition

STUDENTS from the Foundation and Access to Art courses at Swindon College are displaying their work this week.   more...

Time for tea? just give me a break

MAIN PICTURE: Andy Wills in a spin. INSET: Ronald Rose gives repoter Victoria Tagg a turn around the dancefloor. Break dancing is still in vogue with the younger generation, while more traditional forms of dancing, such as ballroom, are still trying to attract more interest from people below retirement age. VICTORIA TAGG tried both for size.   more...

Mum of dead addict backs drugs hotline

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 and how one mum wants your help in catching the dealers   more...

We should be inspired by this tale

WE report many inspiring examples of courage and optimism. The story about John Hughes is one of them.   more...

Hope for better days from now

TRANSPORT boss John Keeping appears to have had more than his share of ill fortune.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Parkin Power

ANDY KING does not have bundles of cash to tempt his striking targets to the County Ground, but the Town boss already has proof that the `Parkin factor' is a powerful persuasion aid.   more...

  
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