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Stories for 23 October 2006

Barrie Hudson

Just big-framed, you understand

THIS week the Swindon Advertiser tried to find out whether it was true that pallbearers were refusing to heft the caskets of obese people. more...

Calne News

More carers needed for scheme

A successful programme to care for homeless young people on bail or remand is looking for new carers - especially in the Calne area. more...

Cd Reviews

The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America

Artist - The Hold Steady Album - Boys and Girls in America Label - Vagrant more...

The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America

Artist - The Hold Steady Album - Boys and Girls in America Label - Vagrant more...

The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America

It is a little-known fact that Bruce Springsteen is a big fan of LA rock punk band Social Distortion. If you ever wondered how Born To Run would have sounded if covered by Social Distortion, look no further than this excellent album. more...

Twilight Singers - Powder Burns

Recorded in New Orleans a few months after Hurricane Katrina, generators standing by to supply electricity, and in Milan, Powder Burns is former Afghan Whigs lead man Greg Dulli's finest work in a decade. more...

Entrance - Prayer of Death

Artist - Entrance Album - Prayer of Death Label - Tee Pee more...

Entrance - Prayer of Death

Why just do spiritual blues when you can wrap in a more-than-slightly-manic cosmic lunacy too? Entrance is the project of Guy Blakeslee, a self-taught singer and musician from Los Angeles, and Prayer of Death is his fourth album. more...

Chippenham News

£1m goes up in flames on Hercules

A crash involving a Lyneham-based Hercules in Afghanistan in May has taken a bizarre twist. more...

Cowboy attacked by gang

A man wearing a cowboy hat was viciously attacked by a gang of young people on The Bridge, in the centre of Chippenham on Saturday night. more...

Students link up with homeless project

Students at Wiltshire College, Chippenham campus, have entered into a link with Doorway, the North Wiltshire drop-in centre for single people who are homeless or facing homelessness, as part of the Wiltshire College Community Campus Programme. more...

Gang hunted after bridge attack

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was viciously attacked in Chippenham on Saturday. more...

Chippenham Sunday League Announcements

Wiltshire Minor Under 15 Cup Competition 2006/07

Wiltshire County Football Association Ltd. more...

Chippenham Sunday League News

Latest transfer news

LUKE Wolfe has left Corsham Park Rangers to join neighbours Box Rovers. more...

Crown hit 14 goals in Trophy romp

ON a weekend when most teams were missing players through holidays or illness, there were surprisingly few upsets in the first round of the Westernsport Trophies-sponsored WG Parr Trophy. more...

Farepakfiasco

We'll keep up the pressure on Farepak

THE Adver is building a dossier of complaints about the collapse of Farepak to hand to MP Anne Snelgrove who will air them in Parliament. more...

Customers tell of anger

IT MAY be a week since Farepak went into administration, but agents and customers alike are still coming to terms with the prospect of hard times this Christmas. more...

Gazette Chippenham Town Fc

The Ian Herring column October 23

Once again we started well in the 2-2 draw at Hillingdon in the FA Trophy on Saturday but maybe had a bit too much possession. We had so much time and got a bit too comfortable. more...

Bluebirds squander chances

Hillingdon Borough 2 Chippenham Town 2 Chippenham Town squandered numerous chances and were made to pay by a gritty Hillingdon Borough on Saturday. more...

Gazette Swindon Town Fc

Wise on his way to Leeds?

SWINDON Town have withdrawn permission for Leeds United to talk to Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet about the managerial vacancy at Elland Road. more...

Chairman staying quiet

SWINDON Town chairman Willie Carson said he was �staying out of it� when asked about the Dennis Wise compensation deal with Leeds United. more...

Wise will move to Leeds

Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet have been given permission to speak to Leeds again after a day of negotiation between the two clubs. more...

Marlborough News

Town may look for a twin

Town councillors are thinking of extending Marlborough's famed entente cordiale to a French community. more...

Melksham News

Two women hurt in B-road crash

TWO women were taken to hospital on Sunday after their cars collided on the B3107 between Holt and Melksham. more...

New Forest News

Tennis club rescue bid

RINGWOOD Lawn Tennis Club and the town council are still locked in a bitter, match-point struggle over court maintenance costs. more...

Salisbury News

Vet wins lifelong learning award

A RETIRED vet, who has helped hundreds of teenagers prepare for university, college and job interviews, has been named the person who has done most for learning in Salisbury and south Wiltshire this year. more...

Hearts of gold shine through all year round

Blue and gold star balloons caught the light at the side of the stage but on stage the stars that shone brightest were the winners of this year's People Awards. more...

The People Awards Winners

The stories behind the winners of this year's People Awards. more...

Stephanietye

Apple is the new Mollie. Mollie is the new Fido

WE'VE been having a chat in the office and have come to a conclusion. more...

Stfc Headlines

From the dugout...Dennis Wise

SWINDON TOWN: Shrewsbury is a tough place to come. We deserved to win. We had a lot more chances than them. They're a team that plays multi-ball and get it forward very quickly and cause you problems. more...

Wise’s Keeper trail runs cold

SWINDON TOWN: DENNIS Wise admits Peter Brezovan's high standards' are making the task of adding another goalkeeper to the County Ground squad a difficult one. more...

Wise and Poyet in talks with Leeds

SWINDON TOWN: SWINDON Town have granted Championship strugglers Leeds United permission to talk to manager Dennis Wise and his assistant Gus Poyet. more...

Peters counting the cost

SWINDON TOWN: SHREWSBURY boss Gary Peters felt Town would not win many awards for attractiveness after their Gay Meadow triumph but bemoaned his own team's failure to find the killer finish. more...

‘Deflected, but that’s all mine’

SWINDON TOWN: AARON Brown couldn't care less that his winning goal was hardly a classic' and the Town midfielder is now focused on cementing his place in Dennis Wise's starting line-up. more...

Smith earns his spurs with a reassuring debut

SWINDON TOWN: PHIL Smith hopes his performance at Gay Meadow has reassured Dennis Wise that he's in safe hands'. more...

Shakes curses bad miss

SWINDON TOWN: RICKY Shakes admitted he should have thumped Town into a two-goal lead at Gay Meadow after spurning a glorious if unexpected first half opportunity. more...

Town refuse Leeds permission to speak to Wise

SWINDON TOWN: THE future of Swindon Town manager Dennis Wise remained shrouded in mystery today after the County Ground club dramatically withdrew permission for Leeds United to speak to him and assistant boss Gus Poyet about the managerial vacancy at Elland Road. more...

Wise to leave Town

DENNIS Wise and Gus Poyet will be unveiled as the new Leeds United management team after a compensation package was agreed tonight. more...

Support Our Shows

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE Western Players are delving into the world of Oscar Wilde with their production of Lady Windermere's Fan � and they'd like you to join them. more...

Swindon Football

Purton shock New College in cup

FOOTBALL: The form book took a bit of a hammering in the Wilts League with Purton Reserves leading the way with a 2-0 win over New College in the second round of the Corsham Print Senior Cup, Purton boss Tony Phillips was delighted with his side's first win of the season and said: "We decided to put five across the middle to try and stop the College from playing and it appeared to work. more...

Purton shock New College in cup

FOOTBALL: The form book took a bit of a hammering in the Wilts League with Purton Reserves leading the way with a 2-0 win over New College in the second round of the Corsham Print Senior Cup. more...

Taylor suits us

FOOTBALL: JOSH Jeffries admits his former club's loss is his present employer's gain as Chris Taylor inspired Marine to an FA Trophy upset on Saturday. more...

Liam makes an instant impression

FOOTBALL: CIRENCESTER Town triallist Liam Horsted enjoyed a debut to remember on Saturday, scoring with only his second ever touch for the Centurions. more...

Swindon News

Racist pleads guilty to bombing

Racist fire bomber Mark Bulman has pleaded guilty to trying to start a blaze at the Broad Street mosque. more...

Suit-wearing attacks 'struck for adrenalin rush'

A GROUP of shirt and tie-wearing robbers attacked two people. more...

OAPs flee from minibus fireball

PENSIONERS had to flee from their homes as a minibus went up in flames in an arson attack. more...

Man admits mosque firebomb

MARK Bulman has admitted firebombing Broad Street mosque � but Muslim leaders say they still fear attacks. more...

Man admits firebombing mosque

MARK Bulman has admitted firebombing Broad Street mosque � but Muslim leaders say they still fear attacks. more...

Suit-wearing attackers 'struck for adrenalin rush'

A GROUP of shirt and tie-wearing robbers attacked two people. more...

Suit-wearing attackers 'struck for adrenalin rush'

A GROUP of shirt and tie-wearing robbers attacked two people. more...

We'll keep up the pressure on Farepak

THE Adver is building a dossier of complaints about the collapse of Farepak to hand to MP Anne Snelgrove who will air them in Parliament. more...

Nicola's a dancing queen

AT JUST 16, Nicole Burke is one of the best freestyle dancers in the UK � and she hopes to prove it at a competition tonight. more...

Nicola's a dancing queen

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Nicole Burke is hoping to prove she's one of the best freestyle dancers in the UK at a competition tonight. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE Western Players are backing the Adver's campaign to prove theatre's alive and well despite the loss of the Wyvern. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE Western Players are backing the Adver's campaign to prove theatre's alive and well despite the loss of the Wyvern. more...

'Monsters' are jailed for brutal attack on passer-by

A JUDGE has jailed two thugs for punching and kicking a man in the town centre in an attack so brutal he said it could have proven fatal. more...

Are vandalism attacks the result of parking row?

HUNDREDS of pounds of damage has been caused to cars parked in Rodbourne Street � but are vandals or residents behind the attacks? more...

Are vandalism attacks the result of parking row?

HUNDREDS of pounds of damage has been caused to cars parked in a Rodbourne Street � but are vandals or residents behind the attacks? more...

Gorse Hill throws open doors for fun-filled day

GORSE Hill Community Centre has celebrated its 20th anniversary with a day to remember. more...

Council one-stop shop almost open for business

SWINDON Council's plan for a one-stop shop is coming closer to fruition. more...

'You're putting blame on wrong family'

NEIGHBOURS of the Hanratty family have defended them against accusations that their children are rowdy and out of control. more...

'You're putting blame on wrong family'

NEIGHBOURS of the Hanratty family have defended them against accusations that their children are rowdy and out of control. more...

We were shocked by the news

PENSIONERS Mac and Mary Divitt face the prospect of disappointed grandchildren and great-grandchildren after the Farepak collapse. more...

Ray of hope offered to victims

CONSUMER Minister Ian McCartney has been meeting retail sector representatives in a bid to thrash out a scheme to save Christmas for Farepak victims. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE Western Players are bringing to life the wit and sophistication of Lady Windermere's Fan and want you to join them. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE Western Players are bringing to life the wit and sophistication of Lady Windermere's Fan and want you to join them. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE Western Players are bringing to life the wit and sophistication of Lady Windermere's Fan and want you to join them. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE Western Players are bringing to life the wit and sophistication of Oscar Wilde favourite Lady Windermere's Fan � and they want you to join them. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE Western Players are bringing to life the wit and sophistication of Oscar Wilde favourite Lady Windermere's Fan � and they want you to join them. more...

Swindon Speedway

Patchett is new Robins co-owner

SPEEDWAY: SWINDON Robins will have co-owners as they launch their attempt to lift the Sky Sports Elite League title in 2007. more...

Times Chippenhem Town Fc

Bluebirds must try again in FA Trophy

CHIPPENHAM Town were held to a 2-2 draw by Hillingdon Borough in the FA Trophy on Saturday. more...

Didcot next if Bluebirds win replay

CHIPPENHAM Town will be at home to Didcot Town in the second qualifying round of the FA Trophy - if they beat Hillingdon Borough in tomorrow night's first round replay at Hardenhuish. more...

Times Cricket

Dennett tops for Wiltshire

CORSHAM opener Peter Dennett has topped the Wiltshire batting averages in his first full season in Minor Counties cricket. more...

Times Football

Gomes hurt as Robins crash

TITLE-CHASING Frome Town suffered a double blow in their Toolstation League Premier Division match at Devizes Town. more...

Gomes hurt as Robins crash

TITLE-CHASING Frome Town suffered a double blow in their Toolstation League Premier Division match at Devizes Town. more...

Salter turns down Weston

FROME Town striker Mark Salter has turned down a transfer to Nationwide Conference South side Weston-super-Mare. more...

Toolstation League transfers

Recent player transfers: more...

Tucker is both hero and villain

WESTBURY United A's Sam Tucker had an eventful 17 minutes in the local derby with Bratton in Division Two of the Revolutions Trowbridge and District League. more...

Times General Sport

Tonight’s Trowbridge Pool League fixtures

TROWBRIDGE Pool League fixtures for Monday October 23: more...

Wessex season finishes on a high

ANGLING: THE trout fishing season on the Wessex Water fisheries ended on a high, with good catches taken from Clatworthy. more...

Kevin and son with at Bridge Pool

ANGLING: THERE was a good turn out to fish the annual Bathampton Old Uns and Young Uns match fished at Bridge Pool where good sport was enjoyed. more...

Kevin and son win at Bridge Pool

ANGLING: THERE was a good turn out to fish the annual Bathampton Old Uns and Young Uns match fished at Bridge Pool where good sport was enjoyed. more...

Kevin and son win at Bridge Pool

ANGLING: THERE was a good turn out to fish the annual Bathampton Old Uns and Young Uns match fished at Bridge Pool where good sport was enjoyed. more...

Bathampton take early lead

ANGLING: BATHAMPTON maintained their fine start to the season in the South West Winter League in the match fished on the Bristol Avon from Newbridge to Kelston. more...

Times In The Picture Gallery

In the picture

I took this picture back in the spring of a wasp building its nest.this was taken in my backgarden. I thought the colouring was clever as it seems to camouflage itself around the colour of the brickwork in the background. Picture by Leon West of Trowbridge more...

In the picture

I took this picture back in the spring of a wasp building its nest. This was taken in my backgarden. I thought the colouring was clever as it seems to camouflage itself around the colour of the brickwork in the background. Picture by Leon West of Trowbridge more...

In the picture

The photo is of a mushroom alone in a newly planted field north of Yarnbrook, lit by the setting sun from the left-hand side. Picture by Bill Harmsworth of North Bradley. more...

In the picture

I thought you might like to use the photograph I took of my wife fishing at the Lafarge fishing lake. It was taken at the start of October at about 5:30pm just before we packed up to go home. It was taken on my camera phone. Picture by Brian Smyth. more...

Youth Minor League Announcements

Wiltshire Minor U.11 Cup Competition 2006/07

TSHIRE COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Ltd. more...

Wiltshire County Football Association Ltd.

WILTSHIRE MINOR U.11 CUP COMPETITION 2006/07 more...

Under 10's and Under 12's League Cup Draw

Under 10's Round Two League Cup Draw more...

Swindon Advertiser News

We were shocked by the news

PENSIONERS Mac and Mary Divitt face the prospect of disappointed grandchildren and great-grandchildren after the Farepak collapse. more...

Ray of hope offered to victims

CONSUMER Minister Ian McCartney has been meeting retail sector representatives in a bid to thrash out a scheme to save Christmas for Farepak victims. more...

OAPs flee from minibus fireball

NINE bungalows were evacuated after an arson attack gutted a minibus used by school children and the elderly. more...

Man admits firebombing mosque

MUSLIM leaders say the town's Islamic community should still be alert for backlashes stemming from incidents around the world. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE panto is off and the Wyvern might be closed but there are still plenty of shows to see. more...

Suit-wearing attackers 'struck for adrenalin rush'

A GROUP of shirt and tie-wearing robbers attacked two people. more...

We'll keep up the pressure on Farepak

THE Adver is putting together a dossier of complaints from Farepak victims to hand to South Swindon MP Anne Snelgrove for a parliamentary debate. more...

Nicola's a dancing queen

SWINDON dance sensation Nicola Burke will take on the best freestyle dancers in the country at a competition tonight. more...

You can still see a Wilde comedy

THE panto is off and the Wyvern is closed but there are still plenty of shows to see. more...

'Monsters' are jailed for brutal attack on passer-by

TWO thugs have been jailed for 18 months for launching an unprovoked drunken attack on a man in Swindon town centre. more...

Are vandalism attacks the result of parking row?

VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds of damage to cars parked in a Rodbourne street. more...

Gorse Hill throws open doors for fun-filled day

VOLUNTEERS have celebrated two decades of their community centre by showing locals just what goes on there. more...

Council one-stop shop almost open for business

SWINDON Council won't be open all hours from April, but it will be open at times more convenient to residents. more...

'You're putting blame on wrong family'

A PENHILL man has leapt to the defence of a family handed a court to control their rowdy children. more...

Swindon Advertiser Sport

From the dugout...Dennis Wise

Wise and Poyet in talks with Leeds

SWINDON TOWN: SWINDON Town have granted Championship strugglers Leeds United permission to talk to manager Dennis Wise and his assistant Gus Poyet. more...

Peters counting the cost

SWINDON TOWN: SHREWSBURY boss Gary Peters felt Town would not win many awards for attractiveness after their Gay Meadow triumph but bemoaned his own team's failure to find the killer finish. more...

‘Deflected, but that’s all mine’

SWINDON TOWN: AARON Brown couldn't care less that his winning goal was hardly a classic' and the Town midfielder is now focused on cementing his place in Dennis Wise's starting line-up. more...

Smith earns his spurs with a reassuring debut

SWINDON TOWN: PHIL Smith hopes his performance at Gay Meadow has reassured Dennis Wise that he's in safe hands'. more...

Shakes curses bad miss

SWINDON TOWN: RICKY Shakes admitted he should have thumped Town into a two-goal lead at Gay Meadow after spurning a glorious if unexpected first half opportunity. more...

Purton shock New College in cup

FOOTBALL: The form book took a bit of a hammering in the Wilts League with Purton Reserves leading the way with a 2-0 win over New College in the second round of the Corsham Print Senior Cup. more...

Taylor suits us

FOOTBALL: JOSH Jeffries admits his former club's loss is his present employer's gain as Chris Taylor inspired Marine to an FA Trophy upset on Saturday. more...

Liam makes an instant impression

FOOTBALL: CIRENCESTER Town triallist Liam Horsted enjoyed a debut to remember on Saturday, scoring with only his second ever touch for the Centurions. more...

Town refuse Leeds permission to speak to Wise

Wise’s Keeper trail runs cold

SWINDON TOWN: DENNIS Wise admits Peter Brezovan's high standards' are making the task of adding another goalkeeper to the County Ground squad a difficult one. more...

Patchett is new Robins co-owner

SPEEDWAY: SWINDON Robins will have co-owners as they launch their attempt to lift the Sky Sports Elite League title in 2007. more...

Wise to leave Town

DENNIS Wise and Gus Poyet will be unveiled as the new Leeds United management team after a compensation package was agreed tonight. more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News

More carers needed for scheme

A successful programme to care for homeless young people on bail or remand is looking for new carers - especially in the Calne area. more...

Cowboy attacked by gang

A man wearing a cowboy hat was viciously attacked by a gang of young people on The Bridge, in the centre of Chippenham on Saturday night. more...

Students link up with homeless project

£1m goes up in flames on Hercules

A crash involving a Lyneham-based Hercules in Afghanistan in May has taken a bizarre twist. more...

Town may look for a twin

Town councillors are thinking of extending Marlborough's famed entente cordiale to a French community. more...

Racist pleads guilty to bombing

Racist fire bomber Mark Bulman has pleaded guilty to trying to start a blaze at the Broad Street mosque. more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald Sport

The Ian Herring column October 23

Once again we started well in the 2-2 draw at Hillingdon in the FA Trophy on Saturday but maybe had a bit too much possession. We had so much time and got a bit too comfortable. more...

Bluebirds squander chances

Hillingdon Borough 2 more...

Wise on his way to Leeds?

SWINDON Town have given manager Dennis Wise permission to talk to Leeds United about their vacant manager's position. more...

Chairman staying quiet

SWINDON Town chairman Willie Carson said he was "staying out of it" when asked about the Dennis Wise compensation deal with Leeds United. more...

Wise will move to Leeds

Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet have been given permission to speak to Leeds again after a day of negotiation between the two clubs. more...

Wiltshire Times News

Two women hurt in B-road crash

TWO women were taken to hospital on Sunday after their cars collided on the B3107 between Holt and Melksham. more...

Gang hunted after bridge attack

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was viciously attacked in Chippenham on Saturday. more...

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