Stories for 28 February 2006
Amesbury Letters
I SUSPECT I am not the only taxpayer who is heartily appalled by the prolonged delay and wastage of public money evident as a result of procrastination and the pursuit of vested interests in the ongoing saga of Stonehenge and improvement of the road traffic situation on the A303 road from the Countess roundabout westward to beyond Winterbourne Stoke. more...
THE enquiries, consultations and debates about the A303 at Stonehenge are never-ending. more...
Chippenham News
Aspiring actress Katherine Clisby is hoping her first film's BAFTA nomination will boost her fledgling acting career. more...
City Ladies
SALISBURY City made it 14 wins from 14 matches when they completed their league campaign with a 5-1 victory over near neighbours Laverstock & Ford. more...
Educationfocus
The choice of further education is often the most enjoyable decision to make because you will know what you want to do and be able to decide what's best for you. more...
The choice of further education is often the most enjoyable decision to make because you will know what you want to do and be able to decide what's best for you. more...
The choice of further education is often the most enjoyable decision to make because you will know what you want to do and be able to decide what's best for you. more...
Your choice of a junior or senior school is vital in your child's growth into an adult and their all important exam success. more...
Pre school care and education is the initial foundation for your child's future. more...
Mela
A NEW group is hoping to give culture in Swindon a shot in the arm. The job of Swindon's Cultural Partnership is to revitalise the town's reputation as a confident and culturally diverse place to live, work and play and its first mission is to help rescue the mela. more...
Pewsey News
Olympic silver medallist Shelley Rudman from Pewsey was left shell-shocked at her new-found fame after stepping foot outside the arrivals gate at Gatwick Airport. more...
Salisbury City Fc News
DESPITE today's snow showers, the club anticipates no problems weather-wise ahead of tonight's Wiltshire Premier Shield Semi-final tie with Swindon Town. more...
DESPITE today's snow showers, the club anticipates no problems ahead of tonight's Wiltshire Premier Shield Semi-final tie with Swindon Town. more...
SALISBURY City's record-breaking FA Trophy run is over after they went down 3-1 at Exeter City. more...
ANDY Cook will miss the rest of the season after suffering a broken leg in Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Exeter City. more...
Salisbury Letters
I AM writing with reference to the planning proposal for No 1, Water Ditchampton, Wilton, to change from a general store to a pizza/kebab takeaway. more...
I REFER to the article in the Journal of January 28 regarding the planning application to "permanently close the Petersfinger road". more...
Salisbury News
A NEW £1m bus service is causing anger on a Salisbury estate because old routes have been abandoned and buses are too small to fit everyone on. more...
Stfc Headlines
CHRISTIAN Roberts is set to lead the line for a young Town side tonight as they bid for a place in the final of the Wiltshire Premier Shield. more...
CHARLIE Comyn-Platt is looking forward to the summer's World Cup in Germany with a personal interest, but knows a Town revival is a must if he is to really enjoy it. more...
RICKY Shakes is confident Swindon Town can benefit from his international adventure as he prepares for dreams to come true at Loftus Road tonight, writes JON RITSON. more...
SEEING Town get hit for seven at the City Ground on Saturday brought the memories flooding back for one former Robins favourite no matter how hard he has tried to put them in the past. more...
SEEING Town get hit for seven at the City Ground on Saturday brought the memories flooding back for one former Robins favourite no matter how hard he has tried to put them in the past. more...
THE inquests have started at the County Ground into Town's demoralising 7-1 drubbing at Nottingham Forest, but players and management are united in agreeing that actions speak louder than words. more...
Swindon And Proud Campaign
TWO local charities have been given a boost with a £250,000 cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund Music Alive, a Purton-based project for disabled people to make and enjoy music, and the Children's Information Service, which gives advice to parents and their children will both reap the extra money. more...
FEBRUARTY 28, 2006: TWO local charities have been given a boost with a £250,000 cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund
Music Alive, a Purton-based project for disabled people to make and enjoy music, and the Children's Information Service, which gives advice to parents and their children will both reap the extra money. more...
Swindon Business Headlines
NPOWER (Swindon) celebrated outstanding sales achievements at the 2006 National Sales Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. more...
AN internet blogging network that lets users create content and express opinion on well-known brands and products, is being supported by Honda (UK). more...
AN internet blogging network that lets users create content and express opinion on well-known brands and products, is being supported by Honda (UK). more...
SWINDON and Oxford-based building firm Beard will undertake school building contracts totalling £12m under a four-year agreement with Oxfordshire County Council. more...
SWINDON and Oxford-based building firm Beard will undertake school building contracts totalling £12m under a four-year agreement with Oxfordshire County Council. more...
Swindon Letters
I WAS appalled to hear that Anne-Marie Rogers is being denied Herceptin by the Swindon PCT. more...
THE various arguments for and against the Council Tax increase indicate a lack of understanding on the part of the council of what their function is. more...
I AM perplexed by the ideas put forward by Swindon Council and the LEA to improve the standard of education in the borough. more...
I am perplexed by the ideas put forward by Swindon Council and the LEA to improve the standard of education in the borough. more...
I DID not read Michael Wills' letter to the paper but have just read Jemima Milton's reply and if she thinks any improvement is down to the actions of Swindon Council then she has her head buried in the sand or should that be rubbish. more...
I WAS so shocked to see the pictures in the paper of the graves at Whitworth Road Cemetery and visit graves with the clamps on. more...
THE attitude of the alleged majority of councillors towards the football club's proposed new stadium should really come as no surprise. more...
The attitude of the alleged majority of councillors towards the football club's proposed new stadium should really come as no surprise. more...
LAST month Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Swindon and met with residents to launch a crackdown on anti-social behaviour and to launch his new Respect Action Plan which is the latest phase to combat anti-social problems in our society. more...
Swindon News
CHURCHFIELDS School pupils were shown positive aspects of working in the NHS as the Impact Theatre acted out some of the roles. more...
SWINDON'S two Labour MPs will today put their reputations on the line by supporting Tony Blair's controversial Education Bill. more...
TIDDLYWINKS Toddler Group is calling for more members to join in with the fun. more...
WROUGHTON Library will be closed from March 8 to Wednesday, March 29 for building work. more...
A WOMAN who lost her keys is appealing to find out if anyone picked them up. more...
A SWINDON dog breeder is making a stand against critics who claim that docking dogs' tails is cruel. more...
THE half-sister of Michael Clarke jailed for 28 years for stabbing his parents to death is disappointed the sentence was not longer. more...
A MEETING to celebrate Women's World Day of Prayer takes place in Wootton Bassett on Friday . more...
STRIPPERS will take to the stage to help raise money for a cancer charity. more...
A CHARITY is appealing for volunteers to help man its shop in the town centre. more...
A GROUP from the churches of Old Town has organised an evening to boost the awareness of Fairtrade goods in the town. more...
A NEW group is hoping to give culture in Swindon a shot in the arm. more...
PUPILS of Greenmeadow Primary School are celebrating clinching a prestigious award. more...
SWINDON ... AND PROUD OF IT: TWO local charities have been given a boost with a £250,000 cash injection from the Big Lottery Fund
Music Alive, a Purton-based project for disabled people to make and enjoy music, and the Children's Information Service, which gives advice to parents and their children will both reap the extra money. more...
HEALTHCARE workers have been invited to attend a meeting about custody nursing. more...
A FITNESS instructor will be telling shoppers that "Every Little Helps" at a Swindon supermarket for the next month. more...
SWINDON'S Women's Equality Coalition will be celebrating International Women's Day on Saturday, March 11. more...
PEOPLE who abuse or threaten nurses and doctors in Swindon will face fines of up to £1,000 under new proposals. more...
HISTORY came to life for a group of primary school children as they meet the little man in the tall hat. more...
HISTORY came to life for a group of primary school children as they meet the little man in the tall hat. more...
A TOP Irish recording star will be performing in Swindon to raise funds for a local dancing school. more...
FUNDRAISERS in Swindon are being encouraged to stay in their pyjamas all day. more...
FUNDRAISERS in Swindon are being encouraged to stay in their pyjamas all day. more...
PLANS to build on one of the last working machines in Swindon's old railway works have come under fire. more...
PLANS to build on one of the last working machines in Swindon's old railway works have come under fire. more...
A PINEHURST woman cheated the state out of thousands of pounds by claiming she was a single mum when she was really living with her husband. more...
A WOMAN who claimed £13,500 in false disability allowance is still receiving benefits. more...
YOUNGSTERS from Lawn Primary School threw themselves into the spirit of Shrove Tuesday by putting in a bit of early practice yesterday. more...
A HOUSE in Covingham flooded yesterday, thanks to a leaking tap. more...
THERE was silence on the airwaves in Swindon yesterday as BBC Radio Swindon suffered a power failure. more...
COUNTERFEIT Scottish banknotes have been passed in shops in the town. more...
Counterfeit Scottish banknotes have been passed in shops in the town. more...
DEATH threats made against a Swindon teenager are being investigated by police. more...
THEY gathered to remember their loved ones, whose lives had been claimed by the killer condition dubbed the Swindon Disease. more...
THEY gathered to remember their loved ones, whose lives had been claimed by the killer condition dubbed the Swindon Disease. more...
COUNCILLORS will be asked this week whether they wish to be part of a steering group overseeing Swindon Council's sheltered housing review. more...
PERRIER award-nominated comedian Alex Horne is set to invade Swindon as part of his Roman Town Tour Of Latin Comedy show When In Rome. more...
MALMESBURY pulled off a comprehensive away win when the Athelstan Players walked off with the top honours at Swindon's Harold Jolliffe One Act Play Festival. more...
PERRIER award-nominated comedian Alex Horne is set to invade Swindon as part of his Roman Town Tour Of Latin Comedy show When In Rome. more...
A VISITORS' guide promoting the attractions of North Wiltshire has been launched to entice tourists to the area. more...
A VISITORS' guide promoting the attractions of North Wiltshire has been launched to entice tourists to the area. more...
FOR 27 years Richard Moore and his wife Marjorie shared the same hobbies and travelled across the much of the world together. more...
Swindon Theatre & Arts
REVIEW: MIDDLETON isn't Shakespeare that much is clear from the start of this revival of his Jacobean tragedy Women Beware Women. more...
Times Two
THIS year's annual Bath Literature Festival gets off to an action-packed start on Saturday, with no fewer than 13 events during the course of the day covering topics as diverse as crime and cricket, and roving geographically from the East End of London to the heart of Africa. more...
THIS year's annual Bath Literature Festival gets off to an action-packed start on Saturday, with no fewer than 13 events during the course of the day covering topics as diverse as crime and cricket, and roving geographically from the East End of London to the heart of Africa. more...
