CHURCHFIELDS School was rocking as the LoveBites strutted their stuff on stage. The four-piece rock band played a set at the school as part of their schools tour. And the school hall, which was packed with 150 pupils, was buzzing as children cheered
I wanted to purchase a gift card that could be used for online grocery shopping. So I phoned Tesco on an 0845 number to check that the gift card could be used for this purpose. They assured me that I could use the gift card for online grocery shopping
COMMONWEAL School is an asset to Old Town, just as the Baptist Tabernacle was an asset to Regent Circus and New Town. One of the reasons the council quote for the necessity to rebuild the school, is its age. There are two schools in Old Town, namely
AM I alone in wondering what happened to the policing of Swindon? Only last week two shoplifters managed to evade capture in Peatmoor. One escaped on his push-bike, the other swam in near freezing water to hide on an island not more than three metres
IN response to B R Logan from Shaw (SA, January 26). What is the difference between us Swindonians and this person who rants about the people of Swindon and calls us simpletons. Well I would call a person who works with simpletons, lives with simpletons
RE: Billie is better for our town (W Duggin, SA, January 30). I'm inclined to agree with W Duggin about Richard Jeffries. I have read Bevis and enjoyed it, but only because I was familiar with the area he had written about, and he had to leave Swindon
WHEN I first went to live in Singapore a sightseeing trip around the opium dens of Chinatown was a must for all new arrivals or visitors to the new colony. Now I believe that Singapore is probably the most drug free city in the world. With the drug
REFERENCE Kate Alley's letter in Thurday's SA January 26 (Your Views), smokers are easily persecuted. I know because I am one. Does she believe everything she reads in the press or views on the TV regarding the effects of second-hand cigarette smoke
A WROUGHTON firm is hoping to build an underground railway in Iraq. The multi-million pound scheme would be modelled on Britain's high-tech Metro system. Thousands of commuters in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, could use the system. Construction firm
Swindon's new college is taking shape and is on target to open in the autumn. Education reporter LYNDSAY SCANLAN gives a progress report. THE doors to a new futuristic Swindon College will be opened in September and already the building looks worlds
THE death of historic Wiltshire moved a step closer yesterday when the Government signalled its plans to scrap the county council. David Miliband, the Communities Minister, announced a quickfire consultation paving the way for replacing two-tier authorities
A SERIES of courses is being held at the Pinehurst Learning Centre in Pinehurst People's Centre, Olive Grove, over the next two months. On Monday, between 1.30pm and 4.30pm, an open afternoon will give residents the chance to pop in for tea and biscuits
CAMPAIGNERS trying to save Highworth's swimming pool are hoping a packed public meeting will persuade local councillors to come up with the cash they need. Although £1m has been found, another £53,000 is still needed to secure the future of the Rec
WARRING divorcees have been urged by an Appeal Court judge to settle a row about the paternity of their teenage son around the negotiating table. The well-off couple from Swindon, who cannot be named for legal reasons, separated in 1993 and a County
