Stories for 18 February 2006
Day In The Life
WITH the excitement of the quarter-final of the FA trophy clash at Exeter City in prospect, Salisbury City footballer Andy Cook could be forgiven for taking his eye off the ball when it comes to the day job. more...
Salisbury Letters
I WAS so pleased to hear that the long-awaited courts complex has been given the go-ahead on the site of the Old Manor car park a site crying out for redevelopment! more...
UNWANTED puppies, strays abandoned and dogs from good homes where owners can no longer keep them can be cared for in Salisbury's rehoming care centre, owned by the charity Dogs Trust, in Amesbury Road, Newton Tony. more...
Salisbury News
VOLUNTEERS are needed by a Salisbury charity, as it launches a new service to help the 400 or so people with learning difficulties living in south Wiltshire. more...
VOLUNTEERS are needed by a Salisbury charity, as it launches a new service to help the 400 or so people with learning difficulties living in south Wiltshire. more...
AN artist in his 80s is preparing to head off to China on his own next year, for what might be his last foreign commission. more...
Stfc Headlines
IFFY Onuora believes Town's scrap for survival is far from displeasing on the eye and he is somewhat bemused by the direct' tag some outsiders have chosen to pin on his team. more...
STEFANI Miglioranzi has helped an old friend move out and now the New Yorker is set on moving in to the starting XI that is. more...
I HAVE to admit that it was a more than a bit of a shock to see my picture splashed over the Adver when my first diary column was published. more...
MARK Devlin feels there is no reason why lower division clubs should be left battling for survival when football is still awash with cash at the top. more...
JEREL Ifil is poised to become the first member of Iffy Onuora's army to reinlist at the County Ground and is confident he won't be the last. more...
TY GOODEN'S cracking 30-yard strike helped banish the Blackburn blues as Town saw off Rotherham United in September 1995. more...
Swindon General Sport
THE former athletics coach of Olympic skeleton bob silver medallist Shelley Rudman has paid tribute to the ex-Swindon Harrier after her dramatic success at the Turin Winter Games. more...
Swindon trainer Don Elliott will be looking towards Allens Lad to proceed through the grades in this evening's opening A8 contest (7.35pm). more...
Jason Maguire, stable jockey for Gloucestershire trainer Tom George is looking to Wroughton handler Jim Old to provide him with his second Cheltenham Festival winner. more...
With the Cheltenham Festival just over three weeks away, trainers will be keeping a close eye on their charges and hoping for a successful four days. more...
Following on from today's excellent racing the trend continues at Fontwell tomorrow with a cracking card featuring the Grade 11 National Spirit Hurdle run over two and a half miles. more...
OGBOURNE Down duo Dominic Keogh and Paul Stone survived a late scare to win the Daily Telegraph Wilson Betterball Matchplay Championship in Portugal. more...
SWINDON caterer Chris Goddard has driven himself into office as the new club captain at Broome Manor, writes ERNIE NEWELL. more...
Swindon Letters
IT was good to see in the Advertiser (Feb 14) that the road markings at the entrance to Wagtail Close are to be modified. more...
DOES the NHS really exist now? One needs to be a millionaire to be a private patient at a dentist. more...
I UNDERSTAND from Nick Martin that the council tax rate could not be lower due to the council's commitments. more...
MAY I point out the cheek of Coun Garry Perkins in calling for the Government to put more money into education. more...
HOW caring this council is! First they pocket themselves a huge, unworthy rise, whether or not they attend meetings. more...
The Advertiser has reported recently on the new re-organisation pending in the Shire County Two Tier areas. more...
Swindon News
A DEMOLITION crew has moved in on a Swindon landmark. Work has started to knock down the office building at BMW Group's Swindon Pressings plant off Bridge End Road. more...
A GRANDMOTHER is convinced that the judges at Crufts would be barking mad not to be impressed with her dog. more...
THE imagination will be fired with clay for visitors to Swindon Museum next week, when a demonstration of pottery will take place. more...
A TOOTHILL man has had a charge of handling stolen goods against him dropped. more...
BREAST cancer sufferer Ann Marie Rogers has welcomed plans to extend the use of the wonder drug Herceptin. more...
CHANTEL Boland's wish came true when she got to meet her favourite TV star. more...
DNA samples from 265 innocent Wiltshire teenagers have been stored by the police, new figures have revealed. more...
THE Check Inn in Wroughton has narrowly missed out on being named pub of the year but according to the judges it is still one of the best four pubs in the country. more...
A supermarket security guard told a woman to take off her headgear. When she did, it revealed not a tearaway teenager but a 58-year-old mum. more...
