Stories for 5 January 2006
Bradford News
ELIZABETH Flood was able to say a final goodbye to her husband after heroic passers-by revived him when his car smashed into a shop window. more...
Calne News
POLICE are hunting a man who left a New Year's Eve reveller with a cut on the head after an incident in the King's Head pub in Calne. more...
STAFF at Kingston House Residential Home in Derry Hill are hoping the green light will be given for a new development that would allow them to care for more people. more...
KNOCK down this derelict building before someone dies that is the message from councillors following a five hour blaze at the former Signum Circuits building last week. more...
WALKERS have been rambling around Calne as part of a national drive to get more people out into the countryside. more...
A WHEELIE bin thrown by vandals crashed through the window of a family's Calne home, leaving a repair bill of more than £400. more...
JOHN Bentley School's production of Bugsy Malone has played to a string of packed audiences. more...
Chippenham News
FUNKY new pre-school classes in music and dance will soon be starting in Chippenham for toddlers and babies as young as three months old. more...
FORMER Erlestoke inmate Andrew Breeze has told of the passionate affair he conducted with the prison's only female warder during a five month secret fling while behind bars in Wiltshire. more...
DISTRICT councillor James Elford resigned his seat just four months after winning it to look after his sick wife. more...
A mahogany grandfather clock worth £6,000 was stolen from a home in Kington Langley near Chippenham on New Year's Eve. more...
CHIPPENHAM business Quicksilva faced a David and Goliath challenge when it took on some corporate giants in the World Team Challenge in Florida before Christmas. more...
PLANS to demolish 20 garages on land behind Allington Way, Chippenham, and replace them with eight flats are set to get the green light. more...
A CHIPPENHAM father, his seven-year-old son and a friend are lucky to escaped with their lives after a smoke alarm failed to warn them of a fire raging at their home, because the battery had been removed. more...
PETROL giant Esso has submitted plans to give the Cepen Park North filling station and forecourt an overhaul. more...
THE Littlewoods shop in Chippenham's Borough Parade is to be turned into a flagship New Look fashion store five times the size of its existing premises in the town. more...
AN exhibition about the Cyprus Emergency is opening at Chippenham Museum and Heritage Centre on Tuesday to coincide with the launch of a new military history book by Chippenham author Richard Stiles. more...
Lyneham-based Flight Sergeant Eddy Brophy has been awarded an MBE for his ongoing work to alleviate the suffering of slum children in Kenya. more...
Landlords Tony and Edwina Forsyth say people are using the Bear Hotel in Chippenham as a toilet stop since the neighbouring bus station loos closed down. more...
Corsham News
A Rudloe taxi driver had cash taken from his cab in Box on Tuesday night. more...
PRIME Minister Harold Wilson planned to survive a nuclear war by taking refuse in a bunker under Corsham. more...
THE trio behind plans to bring a steam locomotive to Box to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel are celebrating a milestone this week. more...
A DRAMATIC decline in the number of children attending Colerne's historic Sunday school has forced it to close with immediate effect. more...
RETROSPECTIVE plans for the installation of two roof lights in a garage at Kingsdown, Corsham, have concerned Box Parish Council, which fears the space is being used as living accommodation. more...
TWO rival bricklaying firms played against each other last week in a football fundraiser dubbed battle of the brickies. more...
MODEL railway enthusiasts are in for a treat at a special show in Colerne Village Hall on January 28. more...
INCREASED site noise and traffic movements are two of the problems anticipated if Corsham Commercial Centre gets permission to change its use. more...
SONIA Bush, whose husband Colin is manager of Corsham Town, has appealed for help in finding the culprits who stole her new shoes after she'd kicked them off to dance at a New Year's Eve party. more...
RETROSPECTIVE plans for the installation of two roof lights in a garage at Kingsdown, Corsham, have concerned Box Parish Council, which fears the space is being used as living accommodation. more...
Devizes News
TEMPORARY traffic lights returned to Devizes this week much to motorists' dismay. more...
TOWNSPEOPLE are being asked for their ghost stories for a TV programme. more...
YOUNG dad Kevin Waters has been banned from every pub in Devizes town centre because of his drunken behaviour. more...
DEVIZES police reported a trouble free New Year in the town. Inspector Peter Bowerbank said there were no alcohol related arrests. more...
MEMORIES of a bygone age can be relived with an exhibit at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes. more...
FOURTEEN-year-old Catherine Clark is embarking on raising £1,200 for a Girl Guiding trip to Japan. more...
FURIOUS residents of London Road in Devizes are to enlist the help of MP Michael Ancram to fight proposals to build 230 homes across the street from them. more...
CALLOUS thieves have stolen a collection bottle in aid of brain injured children from a Devizes pub. more...
CEMETERY bosses are to carry out health and safety checks of memorials. more...
RESIDENTS in Devizes could have been forgiven for thinking they had strayed on to the set of a Hollywood science fiction movie when their homes were affected by a massive power surge last week. more...
THE 21-year-old son of former Devizes parking attendant Milroy Clarke and his wife Jean, who were found stabbed to death a year ago, will face trial next week, charged with their murder. more...
The death of Milroy Clarke shocked his former neighbours in in Roundway Park, Devizes. At the time Jenni Harrison said: "He had a military precision about him that was unmistakable. It is a terrible thing to have happened." more...
Traffic expert Tony Sedgwick has slammed the highways authority for failing to carry out traffic forecasts for Devizes. more...
A FIVE year court case against Bromham farmer Lance Beale has cost taxpayers more than £250,000. more...
Gazette Agony Column
I live alone much of the time and most of the time I enjoy it and have a good circle of friends and keep myself pretty well amused. more...
Gazette Business News
Hard-working drivers and office staff have been commended for their contribution now driving company 24-7 Staffing has reached the final of the Wiltshire Business of the Year Awards 2006. more...
CHIPPENHAM business Quicksilva faced a David and Goliath challenge when it took on some corporate giants in the World Team Challenge in Florida before Christmas. more...
Gazette Chippenham Town Fc
Chippenham TownDARREN Perrin was locked in talks with striker Matt Rawlins last night to try and attract his number one target back to Hardenhuish Park. more...
Chippenham Town DARREN Perrin was locked in talks with striker Matt Rawlins last night to try and attract his number one target back to Hardenhuish Park. more...
Chippenham Town's move to bring back former striker Matt Rawlins looked to have stalled last night after he rejected terms offered to him. more...
Southern League Premier: CHIPPENHAM secured maximum points from the festive period with a stubborn performance at Tiverton. more...
Southern League Premier: SEAN Seavill's injury time scorcher on Saturday was a fitting end to an action-packed year for the Bluebirds. more...
TOP scorer Dave Gilroy said the Chipenham players should be inspired by the success of James Constable. more...
Saturday's opponents: GRANTHAM Town arrive at Chippenham on Saturday after a difficult two months, but still with the playoffs as their aim. more...
Gazette Events
SATURDAY'S JAN 14 - FEB 11 2005, SWINDON: Your child doesn't like football? Needs stimulation on a Saturday? more...
Gazette Film Reviews
ANG Lee's bold, daring and heartbreaking love story, based on a 30-page novella by Annie Proulx, is a masterpiece. more...
WOODY Allen's first film shot entirely outside of his native New York is a departure, not just geographically, for the veteran writer-director. more...
THIS average comedy retreads the old ground about whether best friends can ever be romantically involved. more...
Gazette Food And Drink
With all the festivities and over-indulgence over and the cold winter weather setting in, it's easy to feel a little down, particularly with the thought of those looming credit card bills. more...
the leftovers from the festive season never seem to last as long as they should and come the New Year the cupboards are as empty as your wallet. more...
Gazette Football
MALMESBURY Vics boss Andy Wicks has started dialysis following a kidney failure, which has sidelined him from his playing duties. more...
MALMESBURY: Vics boss Andy Wicks has started dialysis following a kidney failure, which has sidelined him from his playing duties. more...
STAND POINT: CHRISTMAS deadlines meant last week's column was written before any of the festive matches had taken place, but who would have dared hope that Town would have claimed six points from the twelve on offer? more...
STAND POINT: CHRISTMAS deadlines meant last week's column was written before any of the festive matches had taken place, but who would have dared hope that Town would have claimed six points from the twelve on offer? more...
BIDDESTONE boss Graham Learmonth praised his side for a commanding performance in their 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Bridport on Saturday. more...
Toolstation First Division: BIDDESTONE boss Graham Learmonth praised his side for a commanding performance in their 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Bridport on Saturday. more...
Toolstation Premier Division: DEVIZES Town are considering lodging an official complaint against referee Adrian Matthews following Saturday's home defeat to Bitton. more...
Toolstation Premier Division: MELKSHAM boss Kelvin Highmore is on the lookout for new blood after becoming disillusioned at some of his players' attitudes to the New Year's Eve game at Backwell United. more...
"Players have come into the team and done a brilliant job and things have worked very well for us." more...
CALNE Town picked up in 2006 where they left off in 2005, as they hammered Backwell United away from home on Monday. more...
Toolstation Premier Division: CALNE Town ended a successful 2005 on a high note, as they extended their unbeaten run to eight matches with a thumping win over Radstock Town on New Year's Eve. more...
PEWSEY Vale's five match unbeaten run came to an end on the final day of the year as a very young side was beaten 4-2 by Harrow Hill. more...
Hellenic Division One West:PEWSEY Vale boss Dave Turner believes the future is incredibly bright for his side, despite a second loss in a matter of days. more...
Hellenic Division One West: PEWSEY Vale boss Dave Turner believes the future is incredibly bright for his side, despite a second loss in a matter of days. more...
Hellenic Division One West: MALMESBURY Vics produced a fifth win on the bounce on Monday as they won the local derby with Purton. more...
A YOUNG Malmesbury Vics team swept aside bottom-placed Ross Town on Saturday in convincing style. more...
Hellenic Division One West: A YOUNG Malmesbury Vics team swept aside bottom-placed Ross Town on Saturday in convincing style. more...
Chippenham Sunday League: PREMIER Division leaders Corsham Centre are aiming to book a place in the semi-finals of the Wiltshire Cup when the action kicks-off again on Sunday. more...
Gazette General Sport
BOXING: Malmesbury Boxing Club has grown a reputation for producing top quality fighters. Photographer Martin Phelps joined sports reporter Alex Lawless to find out what it takes to call yourself a boxing centre of excellence... more...
ICE HOCKEY: KEN'S LINK: I WAS delighted to hear so many people turned up to support Shane Moore at the Kathy Moore Memorial Cup match last week. more...
EQUESTRIAN: WEST Wilts Equestrian Centre recently staged a BSJA Senior affiliated show jumping competition at Holt, where Foxham-based 15-year-old Victoria Adderley headed the top class on offer. more...
Swimming: OLYMPIC swimming hopeful Grant Turner is aiming to cement a place in the world's top 25 by the time he finishes his Aussie exile in two years time. more...
SPEEDWAY: ADRIAN Miedzinski is the final piece in the Swindon Robins jigsaw for 2006. more...
SWIMMING: TIGERSHARKS fortunes turned in 2005 with outstanding performances throughout all levels of the club. more...
Gazette Nostalgia
4 January 1906 - Devizes: A vestry meeting was held at St Mary's Church this morning to consider applying for a facility for placing a new window in the east end of the church. The window is at present filled with coloured glass. more...
Gazette Obituaries
ONE of the proudest moments for former milkman Bill Brooks who died last Thursday was when he returned to the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the Second World War on the 60th anniversary of D-Day. more...
GRANDMOTHER Joy Curtis-Quick lived up to her Christian name and brought joy and love to all who knew her, said her daughter Lindie Rogers. more...
North Wiltshire Leisure boss Mike Parlour died on December 13 at the age of 55, two months after being diagnosed with cancer. more...
Second World War veteran Dennis Goodenough died peacefully on New Year's Day, aged 81, after a long battle against pancreatitis. more...
Gazette Rugby
DEVIZES have been rocked ahead of Saturday's clash with Dorchester by the news that Nick Little will miss the rest of the season with a broken leg. more...
CHIPPENHAM face possibly their toughest game of the season on Saturday as they travel to table-toppers Clifton, but they go there in good spirits. more...
CORSHAM'S veterans proved an equal match for the younger generation as the club's over 30s and under 30s battled out a 19-19 draw in the annual festive encounter. more...
Gazette Sport Darren Perrin Column
EVEN in my wildest of dreams, I could not have asked for a better Christmas. To play three local derbies in such a short space of time and pick up nine points is fantastic. more...
Gazette Sue Pycroft Column
I'M taking steps to get fit this year, in fact 10,000 steps a day, so I'm wired up so closely to the top-of-the-range pedometer that Santa left last week. more...
Gazette Swindon Town Fc
MARK Devlin says Iffy Onuora will have the option of making permanent additions to his squad during the transfer window. more...
JAMIE Cureton believes it is high time for Town's players to lighten the load on Rory Fallon's goalscoring shoulders and that includes himself. more...
ANDY Nicholas is one of Town's four defensive musketeers and the youngster insists all for one and one for all' is very much the motto under Iffy Onuora. more...
IFFY Onuora took stock of Town's promising Christmas after the 1-1 draw at Victoria Park and declared: "I've got no complaints.''. more...
IFFY Onuora took stock of Town's promising Christmas after the 1-1 draw at Victoria Park and declared: "I've got no complaints.''. more...
BIG Ron Atkinson heaped praise on Town's battling performance after watching Iffy Onuora's side claim a hard-earned draw. more...
Coca Cola League One: IFFY Onuora hailed the unbelievable attitude which saw Town lift themselves off the bottom of League One and end December unbeaten. more...
ROBBO'S SHOUT: THERE has been a bit of excitement around the club over the last week or so with big Ron Atkinson and the TV cameras coming in. more...
Gazette Theatre & Arts
UNTIL JANUARY 7 2005, SALISBURY: Boxing Day lethargy among the audience probably hampered the sparkle of Crackers de Luxe, a Christmas cabaret style production at the Salberg Studio of Salisbury Playhouse. more...
JANUARY 25 - 28 2005, SWINDON: The Phoenix Players will launch 2006 on a highly entertaining note, with Peter Gordon's cleverly crafted comedy, Out of Focus, at the Arts Centre in Devizes Road, Swindon, January 25 to 28 . more...
JANUARY 13 2005, SWINDON: COCKNEY duo Chas n' Dave chase away the post festive blues at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre on January 13. more...
JANUARY 24 - 28 2005, BATH: The romantic comedy Mack and Mabel is based on two of the silver screen's most influential figures, Mack Sennet, founder of The Keystone Cops, and his leading lady Mabel Normand. more...
Journal Cricket
A YOUNG Pitton cricketer became a hero overnight when he performed an extraordinary feat never achieved in the first class game. more...
Journal Football
STUART Findlay helped himself to a hat-trick as Bemerton Heath Harlequins stretched their unbeaten run to five games with an impressive 3-1 win at home to high-flying Bournemouth on Tuesday night. more...
AMESBURY Town made a victorious start to the new year, coming back from a goal down in their Division Two game at home to Farnborough North End on Monday evening to win 2-1. more...
Journal Rugby
SALISBURY youngster Phil Chesters scored a conversion in the South West select team's 29-0 victory over their northern counterparts in the opening match of the under 18s divisional rugby festival at Castlecroft, Wolverhampton on Tuesday. more...
SALISBURY'S Frazer McArdell was part of the Scottish under 19s rugby side, defeated 15-5 by their Italian counterparts in Rome in the under 19s six nations'. more...
Letters
WHAT a waste, another Lyneham and Bradenstoke Council by-election
The people of Lyneham, Bradenstoke, Bushton, Cliffe Pippard and Tockenham have just had an expensive Christmas present from our Conservative district councillor James Elford who has resigned after just four months. more...
LAST week's Gazette quoted Westinghouse Rail Systems MD John Cotton and included the fact that due to a property developer's need for profits, Westinghouse, one of the largest and most historic of companies connected with Chippenham, will effectively be forced out of the town. more...
ARE you aware that you must have all four wheels of your car within the white lines when you park in the centre of Marlborough? more...
DESPITE all the festive warnings, there may be some families which received puppies or dogs as gifts this Christmas. more...
TOO many medals too soon for the English cricketers. Yes a magnificent summer of regaining the Ashes. Our Pakistan Test performances fell short, "After the Lord Mayor's Show." more...
FURTHER to Val Compton's letter last week, on returning late two days ago from Christmas spent in magical Vienna, I thought I would prolong the Christmas spirit by returning home via Newbury, Hungerford and Pewsey to enjoy their lights. more...
FURTHER to the story in last week's Gazette about Mercy Baggs' alleged abuse of the Calne Samba Band and Karen Carter's complaint, I feel that I should like to balance the report as someone who was present during the alleged altercation in Calne. more...
MAY I, through your columns, express New Year Greetings on behalf of the committee of the Pewsey and District Feast and Carnival, to all of the people of Pewsey and surrounding villages who have supported us so solidly during the year. more...
ON behalf of the 1st Calne Scout Group, many thanks to everyone who supported our Christmas card delivery service, either by posting your cards or being one of our team of deliverers. more...
REGARDING the article in the Gazette dated December 29 2005 about the skateboard park row and the blame aimed at Wiltshire County Council due to the lack of funds for trained youth workers. more...
I AM writing to express my concern at the apparent lack of progress regarding the proposed County Ground redevelopment. more...
SWINDON Town is not asking for a freebie. What they are asking for is help. more...
I VISITED the Swindon area over the Christmas period to take in a trip to Coate as I am fond of the works of the author Richard Jefferies. more...
I WAS very surprised and annoyed to hear that so many shops and stores were open on Boxing Day. more...
I WOULD very much like to thank the paramedics and A and E department at the Great Western Hospital. more...
Malmesbury News
A COMPLETE kidney failure has forced Malmesbury Vics manager Andy Wicks to put football and work on hold as he waits for a transplant. more...
Former motor bike scramble champion Andy Nurden is blazing his way through the Sahara 11,000-mile Dakar Rally in an old fire engine. more...
Many elderly residents in Malmesbury failed to see the bright side of New Year firework celebrations, says town councillor Martin Snell. more...
Malmesbury could soon have a centre to educate and care for children with learning difficulties and social problems. more...
DRINK coasters made out of old 78rpm records have been a big hit with customers, according to self confessed Malmesbury eccentric Bob Browning. more...
Adventurous 22-year-old Chris Taylor is gearing up for an epic 10,000 mile charity cycle ride from London to Beijing. more...
An experimental CCTV camera in Malmesbury is deterring antisocial behaviour in the town, according to town councillor Martin Snell. more...
District councillors will be told that planning officers recommend approval of new plans to build five houses at The Cedars, the Street, Lea, when they meet to decide the issue on Wednesday. more...
PLANS to redevelop Malmesbury CE Primary School have been delayed by two to three months because of rising costs. more...
WILTSHIRE County Council is considering whether to build a pedestrian crossing on the busy A429 in Corston. Around 60 per cent of villagers recently voted in favour of the crossing. more...
Malmesbury residents are being invited to contribute their ideas to make the town hall an effective community resource. more...
A MALMESBURY company has raised more than £5,000 for Great Ormond Street's Children's charity by auctioning spectacles donated by celebrities. more...
Marlborough News
SENIOR Wiltshire police officers are praising the work of patrol car pair Richard Moorhouse and Marcus Beresford-Smith whose vigilance resulted in the release of a three-year-old kidnap victim. more...
SENIOR Wiltshire police officers are praising the work of patrol car pair Richard Moorhouse and Marcus Beresford- Smith whose vigilance resulted in the release of a three-year-old kidnap victim. more...
FORMER mayor of Marlborough Bill Cavill is to appear before a standards board tribunal on Monday, January 9. more...
TOWN councillors have defied a call to drop their objections to a new homes scheme essential to finance the proposed new St John's School in Marlborough. more...
PILES of uncollected rubbish bags that accumulated around Marlborough over Christmas and the New Year were a health hazard, says town councillor Richard Allen. more...
A NEW branch of Save the Children in the town where the founder of the worldwide charity once taught is preparing to stage its first fundraising event. more...
VANDALS have made repeated attacks on the old sports pavilion in Elcot Lane, Marlborough, town councillors have been told. more...
AFTER being accused of having some of the worst Christmas illuminations in the area, Marlborough is facing the prospect of no lights next December. more...
TOWN councillors in Marlborough are to object strongly to a proposed extension to a house that has not yet been built. more...
TOWN councillors in Marlborough are to meet with St Margarets Mead residents to see what they would like to see former tennis courts in the Recreation Ground used for. more...
EXPECTANT couple Claire and Mark Dobie claim workmen took away half their furniture by mistake just days before their first baby was due they found most of their furniture had disappeared from a landing outside their flat. more...
New Forest News
HOUSE prices are likely to be stagnant this year, according to the latest economist forecasts. The prediction comes as the cost of buying a home in the New Forest hits record highs, dampening demand. more...
A COMMUNITY stalwart, charity founder and chief constable are among those from the region to receive special recognition in the Queen's New Year's honours list, alongside England's Ashes cricket heroes and top scientists. more...
Other Sport
A QUALITY day's racing is on the agenda at Larkhill on Saturday at the opening Wessex Area point-to-point meeting of the new year. more...
Pewsey News
FUNDS have been provided to help pay for a project officer to launch a new walk around the Vale of Pewsey to be known as King Alfred's Trail. more...
A PLANNING appeal has allowed the retention of steel lockers behind the Total garage in Pewsey which Kennet planners had objected to. more...
COUNCIL officers have recommended approval of a controversial hitting wall for tennis players in Pewsey. more...
Salisbury Children'S Page
Hi, everybody! Happy New Year, and a very warm welcome to the Journal Gang and 2006. more...
Salisbury City Fc News
THE festive period delivered the perfect present for Salisbury City manager Nick Holmesall nine points from the three games his side played. more...
THE festive period delivered the perfect present for Salisbury City manager Nick Holmes - all nine points from the three games his side played. more...
Salisbury News
STORES in Salisbury bucked the trend when Christmas shopping gave way to New Year sales in one of the toughest years for the retail industry. more...
PROFESSOR David Barker, the scientist behind ground- breaking research identifying links between early childhood and heart disease in later life, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year honours list. more...
Stfc Headlines
TOWN have rejected an undisclosed offer from Swansea City for striker Rory Fallon with deputy chairman Mark Devlin reiterating the club's desire to hang on to their leading scorer. more...
ASSISTANT boss Alan Reeves believes a weekly double dose of the boring and repetitive' is paying dividends for Town's exciting young back line. more...
DAVID Stroud is Town's only serious injury concern as the bulk of the squad prepare to resume training tomorrow, writes JON RITSON. more...
RHYS Evans believes Jamie Cureton can do a Colchester' at the County Ground once that elusive first goal finds its way into the opposing net. more...
Swindon And Proud Campaign
FUNDRAISING fanatic Bob Hayward has praised the generosity of residents after the Swindon Food Bank helped almost 300 people in the run-up to Christmas. more...
Swindon Business Headlines
ONE of Swindon's largest employers is set for a new year makeover. more...
Wiltshire College, which has campuses at Chippenham, Trowbridge and Lackham, beat off stiff competition to win the contract to deliver communication technology apprenticeship training to 1,500 learners from the Royal School of Signals, Blandford. more...
Swindon Eating Out
The week between Christmas and New Year isn't the most obvious time to go out unless you fancy a change from the excess of turkey pie/curry/casserole/ trifle. more...
Swindon General Sport
SWIMMING: SWINDON'S former Olympic swimmer Jaime King and Commonwealth gold medallist Karen Pickering have voiced their dissatisfaction with British Swimming's investigation into accusations of bullying against national performance director Bill Sweetenham. more...
BOXING: JAMIE COX will decide on his boxing future after the Commonwealth Games which take place in Melbourne, Australia, in March. more...
Swindon Letters
We hear that our councillors are to vote themselves a large increase, even though many meetings are very poorly attended. more...
HOW many millions did it cost this country in formal fireworks and other displays on New Year's Eve? more...
Further to the article (Adver, Wednesday, December 28) about Coun Rod Bluh's initiative to recover the Baptist Tabernacle frontage from a field in Northampton and to rebuild it in Regent Circus, I think it is a fantastic idea. more...
I UNDERSTAND that the draft design of our new stadium is based on the Madejski Stadium at Reading. more...
I UNDERSTAND that the draft design of our new stadium is based on the Madejski Stadium at Reading. more...
A REGULAR Old Towner, well known by taxi drivers for his parsimoniousness, got into my cab on Christmas Eve at 7.55pm. more...
In reply to A Spindler I would like to explain that I am Swindon born, do not work for Swindon council and I wouldn't know a Greater Crested Newt from a Lesser Crested one. more...
Swindon News
SENIOR Wiltshire police officers are praising the work of patrol car pair Richard Moorhouse and Marcus Beresford-Smith whose vigilance resulted in the release of a three-year-old kidnap victim. more...
SENIOR Wiltshire police officers are praising the work of patrol car pair Richard Moorhouse and Marcus Beresford- Smith whose vigilance resulted in the release of a three-year-old kidnap victim. more...
The sister of Michael Love will attend today's inquest into his death but says there can be no closure until his killer is brought to justice. more...
DANIEL Yeo is preparing for a gruelling motorbike expedition across Africa to help raise money in memory of his father. more...
THERE are fears schools in Swindon could replace teachers with unqualified staff. Teacher's union leaders have expressed worries that schools may employ cover supervisors rather than supply teachers when a teacher is absent from school. more...
SWINDON Samaritans have issued an urgent SOS message for volunteers to help man their phone lines. more...
A MOTHER of two has become the latest target in a nationwide postal trading scam. more...
A SPECIAL person is required to fulfil a special role within the Wroughton community. more...
A MOTHER has applauded a court's decision to send to her son to jail. more...
A MOTHER has applauded a court's decision to send to her son to jail. more...
A three-year-old girl who was snatched from her home at bedtime before being allegedly raped has been discharged from the Great Western Hospital. more...
TODAY sees the launch of the Great Reading Adventure, which aims to get as many people in Swindon reading Jules Verne's classic Around The World in 80 Days as possible. more...
THE inquest into the death of Mick Love was due to be held today. more...
A TEENAGER who has been trying to turn his life around has had most of the conditions of his Asbo lifted. more...
TODAY is the final day to help a new Swindon school find a name. more...
IF you want a New Year's resolution you can keep, forget the diet and turn to the environment. more...
HUNDREDS called Swindon Samaritans over the Christmas period, figures show. more...
DRUNKEN New Year revellers jammed the nerve-centre of Wiltshire Ambulance Service with abusive calls. more...
CAMP comic Julian Clary, whose parents live in Swindon, has found out that he has roots beyond Wiltshire. more...
PEOPLE in Swindon are being urged to take part in this year's Cancer Research UK's Swindon Bike Ride. more...
THE life of a true gentleman has been celebrated by his family and friends. more...
THE former station commander of the RAF base at Lyneham is now the director of one of the most powerful weapon centres in the war on terror. more...
A PET lover is swapping computer mice for domestic dogs in a career change inspired by the death of her brother. more...
AGE Concern Swindon is reminding disabled elderly people that if they cannot easily use a PIN number with their chip and PIN card, they can ask their card company to provide an alternative most likely a chip and signature card. more...
DISABLED and elderly people across Swindon have hit out at proposals by Swindon Borough Council to cut the budget of a vital community transport link. more...
DISABLED and elderly people across Swindon have hit out at proposals by Swindon Borough Council to cut the budget of a vital community transport link. more...
THE Swindon Advertiser and the Mayor of Swindon Ray Fisher are inviting nominations for this year's Community Champions Awards. more...
A HUSBAND assaulted his wife because he thought she wouldn't have time for him now her father had cancer, a court heard. more...
A VOLUNTEER search and rescue service for the county is putting out a call out for help. more...
FUNDRAISING fanatic Bob Hayward has praised the generosity of residents after the Swindon Food Bank helped almost 300 people in the run-up to Christmas. more...
Soldier Dave Renals was one of the lucky ones who was home for Christmas. He spoke to Kevin Shoesmith as he prepared to return to duties in Afghanistan today more...
We put town drivers to the test following shock survey more...
A YOUNG graphic designer is facing up to an expensive new year after vandals damaged his first car. more...
VANDALS have put a damper on the festive mood at a Swindon hairdressers after destroying a decorative Santa outside the salon. more...
Swindon Speedway
SWINDON ROBINS' fans will have their first chance to meet new signing Sebastian Ulamek next week. more...
Times Wiltshire News
A WOMAN who has devoted her life to caring for the terminally ill is among several west Wiltshire residents to be recognised in the New Year's honours list. more...
Wiltshire News
SENIOR Wiltshire police officers are praising the work of patrol car pair Richard Moorhouse and Marcus Beresford-Smith whose vigilance resulted in the release of a three-year-old kidnap victim. more...
North Wiltshire's leisure chief Mike Parlour, who was suspended along with two other senior managers in October, has died suddenly from cancer. more...
BOSSES at Wiltshire County Council hope the change in adoption law will encourage more unmarried couples to apply to adopt children. more...
IT has been revealed this week that an international poll is taking place to establish the seven modern wonders of the world and that Stonehenge is one of the 21 finalists. more...
IT has been revealed this week that an international poll is taking place to establish the seven modern wonders of the world and that Stonehenge is one of the 21 finalists. more...
THE FIRST day of the year bought just one bundle of joy to Chippenham Hospital's maternity unit this year. more...
THE FIRST day of the year bought just one bundle of joy to Chippenham Hospital's maternity unit this year. more...
KENNET District Council will be providing fewer services in five years' time if it continues to be under-funded by central government, its financial chief warned last week. more...
WILTSHIRE ghostbusters have been invited to brave the first in a series of regular ghost nights at one of Britain's most haunted pubs and help raise thousands of pounds for children's charity BDF Newlife. more...
It is twelfth night tomorrow, traditionally the time for everyone to take down the Christmas decorations, so district councils are reminding people to recycle rather than bin their unwanted cards and trees. more...
It is twelfth night tomorrow, traditionally the time for everyone to take down the Christmas decorations, so district councils are reminding people to recycle rather than bin their unwanted cards and trees. more...
A GROUP of undercover police officers from Wiltshire have been praised by a London judge and the Metropolitan police. more...
A 33-YEAR-OLD Wiltshire man convicted in his absence of fishing without a licence failed to attend his appeal hearing at Gloucester Crown Court on Tuesday. more...
WILTSHIRE Police have expressed disappointment at the number of motorists who were caught drinking and driving during the festive period. more...
THE inclusion of only one person from Kennet and north Wiltshire in the New Year Honours list should not be viewed with suspicion, John Bush, the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, has said. more...
Wiltshire Police are ringing in the New Year with a new telephone number. The universally known number 999 will remain for people to call in emergencies. more...
THE group spearheading the reintroduction of the world's heaviest flying bird into Wiltshire has appealed for help in tracking their wandering flock. more...
Woottonbassett News
After 60 years of marriage Gilbert Knott still believes he couldn't have found himself a better wife. more...
Wootton Bassett is bracing itself for traffic queues and car horns next week as Wessex Water starts preparatory drilling work on the High Street. more...
CONTENTIOUS proposals for permission to keep hazardous substances at a building on the Chelworth Industrial Estate in Cricklade are set to get the go-ahead. more...
Wootton Bassett could soon be set to get its very own Calendar Girls with the possible formation of a new Women's Institute. more...
