Stories for 20 February 2006
Chippenham News
MONKTON Park residents fed up with people using the road outside their homes as a car park are demanding action.
People say they are putting up with cars parked outside their homes all day, often partially blocking their driveways.
Now they are calling for something to be done before the huge development planned for the area including 260 houses and expanding the college goes ahead. more...
Devizes News
A BUST of war leader Winston Churchill is expected to fetch between £10,000 and £12,000 at an auction in Devizes on Saturday ).
The bronze bust is by W Reid Dick, one of the leading British sculptors of his day.
It is one of the star lots in a collectors sale taking place at the salerooms of Henry Aldridge & Son in the Bath Road Business Centre in Devizes at the weekend.
Auctioneer Alan Aldridge describes the bust, which stands about 12 inches high, as quite rare and very desirable.
Two early albums of photographs are sure to attract interest from a wide area. They date from between 1860 and the late 1880s, when photography was still in its infancy, and some of the pictures are highly historic. more...
Salisbury City Fc News
SALISBURY City hosted a special photo-shoot with the FA Trophy this morning ahead of Saturday's quarter-final tie with Exeter City. more...
SALISBURY City hosted a special photo-shoot with the FA Trophy this morning ahead of Saturday's quarter-final tie with Exeter City. more...
SALISBURY City hosted a special photo-shoot with the FA Trophy this morning ahead of Saturday's quarter-final tie with Exeter City. more...
SALISBURY City hosted a special photo-shoot with the FA Trophy this morning ahead of Saturday's quarter-final tie with Exeter City. more...
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes has confirmed that the club now have just 450 tickets left on sale for Saturday's FA Trophy quarter-final tie at Exeter City. more...
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes has confirmed that the club now have just 450 tickets left on sale for Saturday's FA Trophy quarter-final tie at Exeter City. more...
Salisbury News
THE current commander of the multinational task force in Bosnia, Brigadier Mark Elcomb, has been appointed the new chapter clerk of Salisbury Cathedral. more...
BUDDING young boffins and engineers got the chance to try out their skills when a laboratory inside a lorry visited three schools in the Salisbury and Amesbury areas last week. more...
Stfc Headlines
Iffy calls for calm as Town go down GREAT expectations are no substitute for cold reality as manager Iffy Onuora refuses to press the panic button at the County Ground. more...
Iffy calls for calm as Town go down GREAT expectations are no substitute for cold reality as manager Iffy Onuora refuses to press the panic button at the County Ground. more...
Swindon Business Charity Ball
SEVERAL charities and groups in Swindon are set to receive a cash boost,
thanks to this year's charity ball. more...
Swindon Business Headlines
DESIGN consultants are planning to give businesses in the south west a Trinny and Susannah-style makeover. more...
Warning of financial risks of deciding to live together A SWINDON solicitors firm is offering legal advice on alternatives to marriage. more...
Swindon Letters
THERE has been much discussion about the regionalisation of the police but not one word has been said about the fire brigade. more...
DO we have nothing but ex-developers on our council? More to the point, does anyone in the administration have the slightest imagination? more...
I WRITE in response to the article about the Bishop of Swindon saying that A E Baker's Valentines Board smacked of "commercialism." more...
IF you press the right button on people of a certain ilk, it triggers an automatic response "they went to war to steal Iraq's oil" although there is no recorded evidence that this is true. more...
CONGRATULATIONS to the Advertiser for covering such a mature debate about drugs. more...
I WRITE regarding recent comments made about the proposed County Ground development. more...
Swindon News
A £50 MILLION bid to restore Swindon's railway heritage has managed to get over the first hurdle. more...
A MAN has pleaded for the return of his motorbike after it was stolen from outside his West Swindon home in the early hours of Saturday morning. more...
FANS of Phileas Fogg's adventures around the world are being invited to a special discussion group. more...
A MAN was attacked as he walked along Cricklade Road in Gorse Hill late on Friday night. more...
Shop refused to serve teenager despite being shown ID card WHEN Jason Norris turned 16, he hoped to realise his dream of playing the lottery, but his lack of height counted against him. more...
Shop refused to serve teenager despite being shown ID card WHEN Jason Norris turned 16, he hoped to realise his dream of playing the lottery, but his lack of height counted against him. more...
A Chinese gang who came to Swindon to use cloned credit cards has been jailed. more...
Walcot man Alfred James is to face trial by jury after pleading not guilty to two counts of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl. more...
AN ORDER banning gangs from hanging around the Wyvern Theatre has been extended because there is now more trouble there than ever. more...
SWINDON North MP Michael Wills has apologised to the Chancellor after comments from a speech were leaked. more...
THE Swindon Women's Coalition will host a special event to celebrate International Women's Day on March 11. more...
A PINEHURST woman is face trial by jury after pleading not guilty to a racially-aggravated public order offence. more...
AS the campaign continues to save the Swindon Mela, the Punjabi Community Centre will be showing residents just what they could miss out on. more...
Man recognised for blood donations OVER the years one man has given so much blood that it equates to 93 pints. more...
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest and detention of Pinehurst woman Lindsey Gunning after she failed to turn up at court. more...
MP homes in with petition HELP the thousands of people who want to buy their own home but can't afford to. more...
THE Wiltshire Crown Prosecution Service has received another glowing report from inspectors. more...
THE Wiltshire Crown Prosecution Service has received another glowing report from inspectors. more...
Young father is grabbed in court escape attempt A MAN vaulted the dock at Swindon crown court after a judge jailed him for dangerous driving. more...
COUNCILLORS are expected to rubber-stamp a council tax increase of 4.8 per cent at tonight's full council meeting. more...
SWINDON has once again proved it cares and this time the town is being given a plaque to prove it. more...
SWINDON has once again proved it cares and this time the town is being given a plaque to prove it. more...
TORY councillor Justin Tomlinson has hit out at plans to build a children-free pub in Ash Brake. more...
Mystery surrounds the identity of star to appear at County Ground: A MAJOR' musical performer could be coming to the County Ground this summer to rival Elton John's appearance last June. more...
SWINDON was blooming on Friday as Marie Curie Cancer Care fundraisers donned daffodil hats and daffodil umbrellas to launch the charity's annual Great Daffodil Appeal at Asda Wal-Mart in North Swindon. more...
Times Celebrating
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early.
But Mrs Helps, 23, and her 26-year-old husband, who live in Gloucester Square, Melksham, say Louis is the best present they could ever ask for, whatever the time of year. more...
New parents Debbie and Dave Helps received an early Valentine's gift when their son Louis was born three days early. more...
BABY Jessica was so keen to see the world she decided to arrive three weeks early. more...
BABY Jessica was so keen to see the world she decided to arrive three weeks early. more...
BABY Jessica was so keen to see the world she decided to arrive three weeks
early. Mum Celina was in labour for 15 hours, but it was all worth it in the end. more...
A honeymoon in Toronto and San Francisco followed the wedding of Miss Karen Jeanette Parsons and Mr Andrew John Yates at Grittleton House, near Chippenham. more...
AUDREY Collis, who received an MBE for her work with Wiltshire Constabulary and was a well-known local musician, has died at the age of 83. more...
George Corbett, who managed the E&S Shops hardware stores and oversaw their growth from one to six shops, died on February 2 aged 73. more...
George Corbett, who managed the E&S Shops hardware stores and oversaw their growth from one to six shops, died on February 2 aged 73. more...
Mrs Vera Blake, whose death was reported last week, had been married to her husband Horace for 65 years until his death in 1997 and she leaves two daughters, Yvonne and Lynnette, three grandsons, a granddaughter and a great-grandson. more...
Times Football
CORSHAM Centre have extended their unbeaten run in the Premier Division of the Chippenham Sunday League to 85 matches. more...
