Stories for 23 June 2003

Business News

Happy B'Day 2U

Motorola may have been around for the last 75 years, but in Swindon, its history is a little shorter. Having moved here just 15 years ago, the telecommunications giant quickly established itself as the town's major employer.   more...

Sport Bowls

Last-gasp win for Wiltshire in Middleton Cup

WILTSHIRE pulled off a dramatic last-gasp victory over Worcestershire at Kidderminster to stay on course for the quarter-finals of the Middleton Cup.   more...

Sport Cricket

Easy for Gloucestershire

Ian Harvey and Craig Spearman blasted Gloucestershire to a 10-wicket victory over Somerset in the Twenty20 Cup match at Taunton.   more...

Weekend cricket results

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Swindon News

Put the brakes on boy racers

WHILE applauding Inspector Wayne Smith's commendable efforts to coerce the motorist to adhere to speed limits, they appear to noticeably ineffective in curtailing the evening boy racers who habitually use the town's roads as a race track and screech up and down them with impunity.   more...

Our lives on the line

WITH reference to the stories about bus drivers, it is no wonder they have accidents.   more...

Pupils will look for the shortest route

AS a local government civil engineer (retired), with many years' experience in road safety matters, and a former resident of the Lawns but with no particular axe to grind, I write to express my dismay at the tactics of the council's representative at the meeting as reported by you (EA, June 13).   more...

Keep them to yourself

WHY don't we tell Lisa Cook, owner of the Festival Trading Company, she is not wanted in Swindon and stick her magic mushrooms somewhere else.   more...

Give them a better deal

AT Covingham Parish Council's annual meeting, concern was expressed that youngsters living there had little to keep them occupied in their spare time. I would imagine these sentiments are echoed in many other areas.   more...

Returns are bad for the drivers

Congestion charges for motorists? What sort of idiots do they think motorists are. We already pay this in fuel tax.   more...

Thanks to all

Our daughter, Lily Pinniger was born on the June 8, 2002 and had to spend five days in the Special Care Baby Unit at PMH.   more...

Give us respect

When will England be treated with more respect?   more...

Teenager's plea

WE need a skate park, the facilities for us teenagers in Swindon is apalling.   more...

Pre-school marks its 10th birthday with a summer fete

WHEN the Ridgeway Pre-school opened a decade ago it had just 10 members. But as it celebrated its 10th birthday at the weekend, that figure had increased to around 100 children.   more...

Farewell to a kind man

LESLIE Merritt was never too busy to help his neighbours or stop for a chat. And today, friends paid tribute to the former Merchant Navy seaman, who died following a road accident in Wroughton.   more...

Reggae goes down a storm

A SELLOUT crowd packed Old Town's Bowl for an international concert.   more...

Back to school

Former pupils and staff of two Swindon schools remember the good old days as they get together for reunion events.   more...

Learn the art of writing for stage and television

A masterclass on stage and television writing is coming to Swindon.   more...

Pupils get a taste of war years

SWINDON primary school children will take a step back in time to the 1930s next month.   more...

A dumping ground

The ancient Ridgeway path has become a fly-tipping hotspot, a problem costing Swindon Council £100,000 a year.   more...

We're heading in the right direction

GREAT Western Hospital chief executive Lyn Hill-Tout has warned that the next year will be no easy ride - despite the progress that the trust has made in cutting waiting times and shedding the burden of debt.   more...

Runners pay tribute as they race for life

THOUSANDS of people gathered in Lydiard Park yesterday to pay tribute to their loved ones in the Race for Life.   more...

Help me beat my allergy to cash

AFTER 15 years of totting up pupils' dinner money, school secretary Helen Szczerkowska is desperate to find somebody willing to give Holy Family Primary School a cash counting machine.   more...

Solstice celebrations pass off peacefully

THE weekend's summer solstice celebrations passed without major incident, according to police.   more...

Harry Potter books fly off the shelves

SWINDON'S shops have been overwhelmed with demand for the new Harry Potter book.   more...

Buy yourself a bit of Beatles history

BEATLEMANIA is set to return to Swindon when fans clamour to lay their hands on a rare piece of pop memorabilia at Dominic Winter Book Auctions.   more...

Toilets and sofas are left outside Eldene home

Among those suffering because of fly-tipping is Honda technician Rob Nolan, 35.   more...

Ron lends a helping hand

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: The Swindon Cancer Appeal continues to bring in thousands of pounds for Macmillan nurses.   more...

Send a stiff warning to fly tippers

It seems reasonable that if you want to dump your household waste at a beauty spot enjoyed by thousands that you should face a prison sentence.   more...

The jewel in our crown

We hope that Lyn Hill-Tout's confidence in our Great Western Hospital is not misplaced.   more...

Wiltshire News

A peaceful solstice

THE weekend's summer solstice celebrations passed without major incident, according to police. It is estimated that more than 30,000 people gathered at Stonehenge and several thousand more at Avebury for the solstice.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Swindon ace Howell faces major decision

DAVID Howell faces a major dilemma in his quest to secure a place at this year's Open Championship. The Swindon golfer's steady return to form continued as he finished tied for 31st at the Diageo Championship yesterday.   more...