Stories for 17 June 2003

Business News

When the Queen came to Swindon

LORD Lieutenant of Wiltshire Sir Maurice Johnston has spoken of his pride as he showed the Queen around Swindon.   more...

Insurance group gets its first IiP

Insurance group Zurich has received its first Investors In People award in Swindon.   more...

Happiest of the rail customers

NEW figures show that First Great Western customers are the most satisfied among rail users in the Thames Valley, South Wales and the West of England.   more...

Devizes News

Sharp fall in number of police officers carrying firearms

POLICE in Wiltshire have bucked the national trend with a sharp fall in the number of operations in which officers carried guns.   more...

Highworth News

It remains to be seen

ROMAN remains have been discovered on the site of a sports pavilion at Highworth Junior Football Club.   more...

Sport Bowls

Ladies defeat district men

THE Swindon & District Men's Association were in disappointing form when they lost by one shot to their ladies' counterparts at Highworth on Sunday in the Dave Tapliss Trophy.   more...

Sport Cricket

Calne out in front

Calne stayed out in front of Wiltshire League Division One following a comfortable victory against visiting Nationwide House.   more...

Wiltshire League results

Division One: Westinghouse 150-4 (22), Biddestone 147ao (5); Beanacre 191ao (20), Purton 173ao (9); Burbage & ER 133ao (B Langfield 5-49) (7), Collingbourne 162-9 (G Khan 63) (20); Calne 243-3 (R Anstey 81, J Gladdings 62no) (19), Nationwide House 151-7 (5); Potterne 178ao (9), Bath Civil Service 182-8 (20).   more...

Sport Football

Croft youngsters at the double

Croft Juniors were the dominant force at the sixth annual Stratton Juniors six-a-sides.   more...

`Own Goal' for Girls

THERE was a home triumph at the annual Wootton Bassett FC six-a-side tournament at the weekend.   more...

Ferndale festival's a real mini marvel

FERNDALE Rodbourne held their first mini-soccer festival on Saturday.   more...

Kids learn to bend it round Beckham

Nearly 60 pupils from Moredon Junior School visited the County Ground last week to combine fun and learning.   more...

Player appeal for the Colts

Players are urgently needed for Eldene Colts FC in an under 17 league next season.   more...

Sport Rugby

Marine ring changes

Supermarine have unveiled a new-look coaching line-up as they plot their assault on Dorset & Wilts One next season.   more...

Swindon News

All good things would come to an end

DESPITE the fact that Gordon Brown has announced that the five tests for entry to the euro have not been passed, we should not be complacent.   more...

Demand the right to vote

To many Swindon residents, the internal workings of the European Union in Brussels and Strasbourg are of little consequence. Yet unelected bureaucrats in Europe are working on plans for a European Constitution that would have huge implications for Swindon.   more...

Do we give our consent?

Britain faces a choice. To remain a self-governing democratic nation/state or join the fully-fledged European Union Superstate.   more...

We deserve to have our say

WHEN it was put to the British electorate in 1973 to join what was then called the Common Market we voted. Yes the mandate for the referendum was to improve our trading links with other European countries and I'm sure we have gained many benefits from joining.   more...

Time to stand by our becks

THE dreadful plight of David Beckham has haunted all our newspapers and numerous television debates recently.   more...

Drugs are not always the answer to depression

Your report (EA, June 11) about the increase of suicidal thoughts and self-harm among depressed children who have been prescribed the anti-depressant drug Seroxat raises some important questions.   more...

About time for a facelift

IN the 1920s, 30s and 40s I lived in North West London and my local theatre was the Golders Green Hippodrome.   more...

GWH kindness

REGARDING the letter of June 9 by Anthony Glasscoo on his stay at the GWH, I too spent 10 days in the Falcon Ward after having my knee replacement by Mr Deo and his team. The kindness and care given to me was wondeful.   more...

Feathered friend from Africa in return visit

A bird of prey has flown from Africa to feed on the easy pickings of the Cotswold Water Park.   more...

Billie makes a stand

SWINDON pop star Billie Piper joined a march in London in protest at planned EU legislation to ban high dosage vitamin supplements.   more...

Gangland wideboy helps boost charity

ONE of London's most infamous gangsters swapped manors for a visit to Greenbridge.   more...

Sky's the limit as RAF graduate prepares for pilot training

PAUL Carlon of Wiltshire will soon begin his RAF training to become a pilot after graduating at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.   more...

It's good riddance

CAMPAIGNERS who got a controversial set of traffic lights in Old Town scrapped have told transport bosses not consider bringing them back.   more...

Music is a real life-saver for Julie

Julie Williams believes music is not only the secret to her success - but also her survival.   more...

Potter mania at auction house ....that is Beatrix not Harry

Beatrix Potter fans armed with rolls of banknotes will soon descend on a Swindon auction house to snap up some of her rare children's books.   more...

Intel's donation allows mums to e-mail photos of new-born

PROUD parents can now e-mail pictures of their new babies from Great Western Hospital within hours of birth.   more...

Drugmobile goes on patrol

SWINDON DRUGS HOTLINE: SWINDON'S street wardens have been given a new set of wheels to help in their fight against drugs.   more...

We're trying to reduce the number of addicts

GLENYS ARMSTRONG, SWINDON DRUGS AND ACTION TEAM: I TOOK over from Jennie Harmston, the previous Swindon Drug and Alcohol Action Team Co-ordinator after Jennie left the borough in December 2002.   more...

Hooray! we're off on holiday

CHILDREN at a Park North primary school will be able to go on an adventure holiday of a lifetime thanks to the support of Swindon companies.   more...

Don't miss out on a chance to be trained

IN TODAY'S ever changing world, workplace training is more important than it has ever been.   more...

Council aims for an `open and honest' dialogue

SWINDON Council needs to improve an inconsistent approach to communications and poor public perception of the authority - and fast - according to its new chief executive.   more...

Tim blasts to the front in five miler

SWINDON Council needs to improve an inconsistent approach to communications and poor public perception of the authority - and fast - according to its new chief executive.   more...

Bottles of champagne for benefits

CHAMPAGNE corks will be popping at an art exhibition to raise money for Age Concern.   more...

Mushrooms selling well

A SHOP selling magic mushrooms in Swindon town centre has reported an increase in sales.   more...

A mural ­ plus a little help from the mayor ­ says it all

PUPILS in Penhill have a colourful new mural thanks to community artist Gordon Dickinson.   more...

Braced for bad report

GWH bosses are expecting more criticism next month when the findings of an independent NHS inspection are published. But the hospital says things are different now.   more...

It remains to be seen

ROMAN remains have been discovered on the site of a sports pavilion at Highworth Junior Football Club.   more...

Make the most of the good weather while it lasts

PEOPLE in Swindon have been making the most of the blazing sunshine over the last few days as temperatures soared to 28C.   more...

Delays on the rails are getting worse

DELAYS in train services through Swindon are getting worse.   more...

Church prepares to ring in the changes

BELLRINGERS in Shrivenham are appealing for funds for a pair of new church bells - because the old ones are too heavy to pull.   more...

Sharp fall in number of police officers carrying firearms

POLICE in Wiltshire have bucked the national trend with a sharp fall in the number of operations in which officers carried guns.   more...

Community challenge

It was once a Victorian hospital for GWR workers. Now there are plans afoot to turn this community centre in Emlyn Square into a facility fit for the 21st century. VICTORIA TAGG reports.   more...

Tucking in to a slice of summer

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: An English summer would not be complete without strawberries and cream teas.   more...

We're not ready for a mini-Parliament

VOTERS in Swindon are not ready for a "mini-Parliament" for the south west region, Labour MP Julia Drown claimed today.   more...

We have faith that GWH will pull through

IT is bitterly ironic that just a day after it was revealed that Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust had engineered a dramatic change for the better in its finances, bosses at the Great Western Hospital should announce they are expecting a critical report from the Commission for Health Improvement.   more...

Protect our rail heritage

THE former Great Western Railway Medical Fund Hospital is in for a new lease of life.   more...

Trowbridge News

Sharp fall in number of police officers carrying firearms

POLICE in Wiltshire have bucked the national trend with a sharp fall in the number of operations in which officers carried guns.   more...

Wiltshire News

Sharp fall in police firearms

POLICE in Wiltshire have bucked the national trend with a sharp fall in the number of operations in which officers carried guns.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

King's Fox Hunt

JON Stevenson has been recruited from Leicester City to add some extra pace and firepower to Andy King's squad.   more...

  
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