Stories for 16 June 2003

Amesbury News

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Bradford On Avon News

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Business News

Pumping the jam into the centre

Which came first - the chicken or the egg? If the New Swindon Company can answer this old question, they will have the town centre conundrum solved. GILES SHELDRICK reports.   more...

The trouble is housing

ONE of the massive issues facing Swindon is the high cost of housing, especially in the centre of town.   more...

The Taw-Ny Owl is starting to take shape

Swindon's newest Arkell's pub is nearing completion. A topping out ceremony took place at The Taw-Ny Owl, in Taw Hill, with brewery director James Arkell and residents' association chairman Mark Edwards.   more...

Calne News

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Chippenham News

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Corsham News

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Devizes News

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Highworth News

Highworth gets ready for the great fun day

Highworth will be alive with the sound of music in a celebratory fun day.   more...

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Malmesbury News

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Marlborough News

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Melksham News

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Pewsey News

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Salisbury News

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Sport Cricket

Rhodes makes jaunty start

Gloucestershire announced themselves as major contenders for the Twenty20 Cup with a four-wicket victory over Worcestershire in their opening match at Bristol.   more...

Glos/Wilts weekend results

STROUD & SWINDON BUILDING SOCIETY GLOS/WILTS LEAGUES   more...

Unbeaten Windows is a six-hit in Glos victory

Gloucestershire secured a comfortable six-wicket away win over Kent in National League Division One yesterday, with an unbeaten knock of 58 from Matt Windows seeing them home.   more...

Swindon News

Now it is time for positive action

NOW that we have change in control of Swindon council I have one or two observations for the new councillors.   more...

Backing for skaters park idea

Having read the article in the Evening Advertiser about the future of the Mechanics' Institute, I am inclined to agree with Leon that it should become an indoor skatepark for the young people of the area.   more...

Happy memories

THANKS to my sister who sends me the Adver every week I am able to follow all the news and views of Swindon.   more...

Combat the crime

IF the police want help from the general public to crack down on drug dealers, it would help their cause if they were not so lax when it comes to prosecuting addicts who break into homes and steal property.   more...

Wonderful visit

I am writing to let you know just what a wonderful weekend visit we have had from Swindon's Kentwood Choir.   more...

A silly decision

Government encourages car owners not to take out car insurance!   more...

Insult to disabled

DO we have another excuse for being drunk. Every time a drunk goes to court they will say they are disabled it lets the flood gates open for all the drunks we get in the town. The disabled cannot help their disability and a lot of them go to work. A drunk has the option to stop drinking. I think this is an insult to the disabled.   more...

The Taw-Ny Owl is starting to take shape

Swindon's newest Arkell's pub is nearing completion. A topping out ceremony took place at The Taw-Ny Owl, in Taw Hill, with brewery director James Arkell and residents' association chairman Mark Edwards.   more...

It's the Itch Scratch Cycle

Giant bicycles headed to Swindon to raise money for eczema sufferers.   more...

Just the place for a few tips

THE Evening Advertiser launches its first Training and Education Exhibition at the De Vere Hotel on Thursday, and it's a must for anyone seeking advice on a career or training opportunities.   more...

Four years for biting off ear

A MAN who bit off part of a student's ear after butting and punching him as been jailed for four years.   more...

All eyes on the skies at school fete

YOUNGSTERS at St Sampson's Infant School in Cricklade were joined by parents and friends for a traditional school fete, with activities ranging from welly boot throwing to an assault course.   more...

Highworth gets ready for the great fun day

Highworth will be alive with the sound of music in a celebratory fun day.   more...

Culture creates a heap of cash

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Pictures may paint thousands of words but artists in Shaw are also hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for charity.   more...

Clear skies for a classic air show

WARM weather, clear skies and the loud noise of aircraft engines attracted thousands of people to Kemble's Classic Jet Airshow.   more...

Help send some WAGS Kidz on the holiday of a lifetime

A charity that treats dozens of disadvantaged children to summer holidays needs help with fundraising.   more...

We need a skate park

A BOY aged 12 who is fed up with having nothing to do in his quiet village has started a campaign to build a skateboard park.   more...

Other young people are campaigning too

Skate parks are the issue of the moment for young people in Swindon.   more...

Go-karts may be halted

THE only go-karting track in the Swindon area may be lost in a planning row.   more...

Thief supplies his own wheel

A THIEF brought his own wheel when he stole a bicycle belonging to the vice chairman of a Swindon community centre.   more...

Dozens call hotline to stamp out drugs evil

MORE than 60 people have called police officers operating the Swindon Drugs Hotline during its first week.   more...

Tell us about the pushers

We need information about anyone you suspect of being involved in selling drugs.   more...

Managing the risks!

A COUNCIL employee has been shortlisted for a national award for the second year running.   more...

Project to aid families in conflict

A mediation scheme for young people and their families will take place this week at Swindon's Civic Offices.   more...

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Out of the red

After five years of struggling to balance its budget, the NHS Trust running the new Great Western Hospital at last has cause to celebrate.   more...

Dragons plough through water

COATE Water was disturbed by fierce looking dragon boats as they ploughed across the surface of the lake in the British Heart Foundation's annual Dragon Boat Race.   more...

Sorry, but we can't help you

A BUS station ticket clerk is fed up with suffering daily verbal abuse from customers trying to buy tickets for another company.   more...

Soap box derby has wheel appeal for scouts

SCOUTS from across the borough gathered for the second Swindon and Ridgeway Soap Box Derby.   more...

Childcare to be free to help young mums study

TEENAGE mums in Swindon will receive free childcare worth up to £5,000 per year to persuade them to go back to school.   more...

Little Charlie trips the light fantastic

CANCER sufferer Charlie Jarvis is coming on leaps and bounds - and can even perform a pirouette or two.   more...

Bid to enlarge cemetery as vacant plots near their end

KINGSDOWN Cemetery is to be enlarged to cater for the borough's future burial demands.   more...

Family issues and Commons reform back on agenda

ALAN Milburn's decision to put his family before his job as Health Secretary has been described by MP Julia Drown as a big boost for the campaign to cut Parliament's long hours.   more...

Metal gates beat the car cowboys

CAR cruisers using Bristol Street Car Park as a racetrack will have to look elsewhere after residents, a local councillor and Network Rail forced them away.   more...

It's good old fashioned management

WE should never be shy of criticising our public institutions when criticism is due ­ they are, after all, bought and paid for by us.   more...

Go back to the shopfloor

COACH users are rightly angry at the apparent nonsense of having to buy their National Express tickets in a shop down the road from the Stagecoach office at the bus station where they used to be available.   more...

Trowbridge News

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Warminster News

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Westbury News

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Wiltshire News

Just the place for a few tips

THE Evening Advertiser launches its first Training and Education Exhibition at the De Vere Hotel on Thursday, and it's a must for anyone seeking advice on a career or training opportunities.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Rover and out

FORMER Town favourite Giuliano Grazioli believes Junior Agogo would be a great addition to the Town squad, but the Bristol Rovers striker is likely to have a key role in scuppering such a prospect.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

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