Stories for 24 June 2003

Business News

Women from law firm put best feet forward

The women from Swindon solicitors Lemon & Co put their best foot forward at the weekend in order to take part in the Race For Life fun run, staged in aid of Cancer Research UK at Lydiard Park.   more...

Fast food route up career path

Jobhunters in Swindon and Wiltshire are among the least snobbish in the country when it comes to choosing where they work, according to new research.   more...

Beer sales go flat

Dutch brewing giant Heineken has warned sales of its beers had gone flat after a series of world events hit demand from drinkers. The Amsterdam-based firm, which recently relaunched its flagship lager in the UK with a stronger five per cent brew, said net profit for the first half of 2003 would be roughly the same as last year.   more...

Ring the changes

Former mobile phone retailer PNC has asked to be placed into administration less than two months after selling off its only business operations.   more...

Pay rises increase

Average pay rises have stayed around three per cent for the past five months but most are higher than a year ago. A survey of over 100 recent deals showed that half were worth between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent, although one in four were lower.   more...

Sport Cricket

Harvey hits first Twenty20 ton to book semi place

Ian Harvey smashed the Twenty20 Cup's first century to book Gloucestershire's place in the semi-finals yesterday.   more...

Wilts sneak into the lead

Wiltshire take a 122-run lead into the third day's play in their Minor Counties clash with Herefordshire at Corsham.   more...

Sam's the star

SAM Sheppard scored a superb unbeaten century as Purton kept up their improved run in Division One of the Wiltshire Cricket League.   more...

All the results in the Wiltshire cricket league

Division One   more...

Sport Football

Back of the net

SHAW YOUTH Football Club have been awarded charity status ­ opening the door for other clubs in Wiltshire to follow in their footsteps.   more...

Lainesmead double act

LAINESMEAD Primary School were at the double in two short-sided tournaments.   more...

Former Cerney man wins six-a-side title

FIFTY-two teams suffering football withdrawal symptoms gratefully flooded into South Cerney for the village's annual six-a-side tournament.   more...

North Wilts League is raring to go

SWINDON'S new league the North WIltshire & District Youth and Minors held their AGM last week and revealed they will boast 210 teams from under 7s to under 16s.   more...

High point for six-shooters

HIGHWORTH Town's junior six-a-side tournament proved to be the biggest and best yet.   more...

Magnificent Sevens

THE Shaw Under Seven team, formed at the beginning of the 2002/03 season, are growing in both strength and status.   more...

Sport Rugby

Elvis has left Bath

Samoan international Elvis Seveali'i has quit Bath to sign a two-year deal with the new Neath/Swansea regional side.   more...

New coach moves in as Bassett get set for a fresh start

WOOTTON Bassett RFC have unveiled a new coaching line-up to boost their promotion bid next season ­ and announced that they will continue to run a ladies' team.   more...

Swindon News

Why do we ignore our young people?

The Evening Advertiser's letters page Monday, June 16, highlighted the current position in and around Swindon of the continuing lack of facilities for young people.   more...

HGVs block up our roads

Re: AA calls for congestion charge audit (EA page 4, June 16), the picture of traffic congestion is most welcome.   more...

Protecting rights of older people

I AM writing to urge your readers to encourage their MP to protect the dignity and rights of older people in your community by supporting and signing a measure currently being tabled in parliament.   more...

Benefit changes will hit the elderly and disabled

I WOULD like to thank your readers for the many hundreds of letters I have received about how the Government's changes to the payment of pensions and benefits will adversely affect people.   more...

This show is for you, Alex

SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: AN AMATEUR dramatic group is staging a charity performance for the Evening Advertiser's Swindon Cancer Appeal in memory of a production director who died of the disease.   more...

Delight as mansion is given a cash boost

A £6 MILLION project to restore Lydiard Park to its Georgian glory has received a £30,000 boost.   more...

Backing for drugs hotline

SWINDON DRUGS HOTLINE: A CHARITY which has been giving drug users help and support for more than 15 years this week backed the Swindon Drugs Hotline.   more...

Schools to link up in education programme

SCHOOLCHILDREN from contrasting backgrounds are to be given the chance to swap experiences as part of a scheme to make young people more aware of different surroundings.   more...

Potter mania running and running

THE magic of the fifth Harry Potter book has proved much stronger than pundits predicted.   more...

Pub chef jailed for two years

A PUB chef has been jailed for two years for his role in a night-time robbery in Swindon's Faringdon Park.   more...

Volunteer drivers are needed to help OAPs

A GROUP which offers company to senior citizens who might otherwise seldom leave their homes is looking for extra volunteers.   more...

Thousands in the race for life

It was an emotional day for many women taking part in the run to raise money for Cancer Research UK who had lost loved ones to cancer. JAMES WATSON spoke to some of those taking part.   more...

Demand sees dentists open new surgery

A NEW national health dental practice has opened in Old Town. Euro Dental 2, based in Devizes Road, has been set up to meet the increasing demand felt by its sister practice Euro Dental 1 in nearby Bath Road.   more...

Woman bitten by rottweiler

A Pinehurst woman and her dog needed medical treatment after being attacked by a rottweiler, Swindon Magistrates heard.   more...

It's back

SWINDON CARES: Swindon once hosted a marathon which attracted top runners and raised money for good causes. Now, the athletic tradition looks set to be revived thanks to a new fundraising initiative backed by the town's business community, writes Bhavani Vadde.   more...

Race hit bumpy road after a brilliant start

SWINDON CARES: THE sun shone when more than 600 runners set off for the first Swindon People's Marathon in May 1982.   more...

Ken's tears of joy

KEN Spicer was almost reduced to tears by the generosity of pub regulars who discovered he'd been robbed of his savings.   more...

Ready to reveal our Roman past

English Heritage experts have started digging to unearth Swindon's ancient past at a buried Roman complex.   more...

Decision due on future of air base

THE long-awaited final decision on the future of RAF Lyneham could come within two or three weeks, according to North Wiltshire MP James Gray.   more...

Man jailed for sex offence

A father of four has been jailed for nine months for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in his car on Christmas Day.   more...

Brother's on his bike thanks to kind sister

Josie Wilkinson rolled seven twos on seven dice and won a bike.   more...

It may not be end of line for factory

THE former St Ivel factory in Wootton Bassett may be a major employment site again if plans for its re-development are approved.   more...

California dream, English countryside make perfect pictures

UNIVERSITY OF Bath in Swindon students have dominated this year's Think Art Photographic Awards.   more...

We're not such a bad lot after all

IF we're ever tempted to believe the cynics, to believe the world really is a rotten place and the people in it are largely out for what they can get and no more, then the case of Ken Spicer and the Deers Leap pub in Penhill Drive is there to slap us out of our defeatism.   more...

Marathon bid is good news

SWINDON Cares, a multi-organisational group devoted to raising money for the NSPCC, Age Concern and the Evening Advertiser's Swindon Cancer Appeal, is in the initial stage of planning a half marathon.   more...

Swindoncares News

It's back

JUNE 24: Swindon once hosted a marathon which attracted top runners and raised money for good causes. Now, the athletic tradition looks set to be revived thanks to a new fundraising initiative backed by the town's business community, writes Bhavani Vadde.   more...

Race hit bumpy road after a brilliant start

JUNE 24: THE sun shone when more than 600 runners set off for the first Swindon People's Marathon in May 1982. Thousands of spectators - many of whom offered runners drinks and damp sponges to help them through temperatures reaching the mid-70s - thronged the roads for the race.   more...

Creating a community that cares

Vice chairman Bill FishlockJUNE 13: A NEW fundraising campaign has named three local dignitaries to head the initiative.   more...

Service for our senior citizens

JUNE 3: AGE Concern Swindon has been working to improve quality of life for older people for more than 50 years.   more...

A shoulder to lean on

JUNE 3: JOHN Mills says he wouldn't be here now if it wasn't for Macmillan nurses.   more...

A chance to show you care

JUNE 3: Swindon cares is a new campaign which aims to raise funds for three worthy causes in the town, and has the backing of major organisations locally. BHAVANI VADDE reports   more...

The sweet way to aid charities

JUNE 3: PEOPLE are limbering up to take part in Swindon Cares week. And Zurich Financial Services, a supporter of Swindon Cares and a member of the fundraising committee, will rise to the occasion by baking cakes.   more...

Wiltshire News

Decision due on future of air base

THE long-awaited final decision on the future of RAF Lyneham could come within two or three weeks, according to North Wiltshire MP James Gray.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Igoe's on the way

SAMMY IGOE becomes Town's third signing of the summer after the former Reading midfielder agreed to make the short journey along the M4 to the County Ground.   more...

Wootton Bassett News

It may not be end of line for factory

THE former St Ivel factory in Wootton Bassett may be a major employment site again if plans for its re-development are approved.   more...

  
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