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    'TREVOR WYSE                From the NHS to the charts: Swindon leads the way
     Commercial & Private Decorator   When politics was competing with the World Cup for the headlines over recent weeks, it tended to come off
    Approved & recommended by   the loser. Announcements on subjects such as the minimum wage struggled to be heard above the
              Dulux            celebrations of Michael Owen's inspired goal against Colombia!
     • Full interior &
      external decorating       However, one set of celebrations                       We have already introduced a
      service                  that certainly managed to make                        moratorium on the use of
                               the news were those surrounding                       landmines and destroyed half of
     • Insurance work
                               the 50 year anniversary of the Na-                    the UK's stock of landmines. The
      undertaken               tional Health Service.                                new legislation will ban the use,
     • Free no obligation       It seemed particularly appropri-                     production and transfer of
      estimates                ate that is was amidst these cel-                     landmines. We are leading the
                               ebrations that outline planning                       way for this treaty to become in-
                               permission went through for a                         ternational law, so that we can re-
      Tel: 01793 532212        brand new hospital for Swindon.                       duce the number of people who
                                Now that the proposed site has                       continue to be killed and maimed
     Mobile: 0976 885203       been approved, there will be more                     by landmines every day.
                               local consultation about the serv-                      In Swindon, a big consultation
                               ices to be provided in the hospital,                  exercise has been launched on
    PAUL DRAPER                which will include a kidney dialy-                    where to build up to 9,000 more
                               sis unit, and how they will be ar-                    houses by 2011. Views and com-
     uPVC Fascia,              ranged.                    The controversial 'solutions' prof- ments should be sent to Swindon
                                This is a great opportunity for  fered by the previous government  Borough Council by 28 August.
        Guttering              both patients and carers to influ- in the 1980s led to a two-tier health  (See page 3).
                               ence key decisions and to help cre- service.            Our green spaces are precious
       & Cladding              ate a hospital that really meets the   This Government has already  and we need to find the most sus-
             	                 needs of the people of Swindon.   taken measures to abolish the dam- tainable solution for the town.
        cLADOW4G   FASCtAS
                                Our National Health Service was  aging internal market, and is now  Make sure you have your say.
                               introduced by the post-war Labour  looking to shape a health service   Activity just does not stop in
                               Government and remains one of  that is fit for the 21st Century.   Swindon. I hosted the first of the
                               the few healthcare systems in the   This month saw the passing of  Labour Party's summer 'business
                               world that is free at the point of  an anti-landmines bill. The Gov- breakfasts' here recently.
     * FREE ESTIMATES *        access. From the start, the main  ernment has been pushing for an   Around 100 business people in-
                               political battles over the health  international ban on anti-person- cluding large firms such as Allied
   Tel: (01793) 825965  service were fought over how to  nel landmines and was one of over  Dunbar and smaller ones came to
                               manage and distribute finite re- 120 countries that signed the Ot- hear Barbara Roche MP from the
   3 Overton Gardens, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon
                               sources most fairly and effectively.  tawa Treaty in December last year.  Department of Trade and Indus-
                                                                                     try speak. The minister was well
                                                                                     received and this was a good op-
                                                                                     portunity to develop and
                                                                                     strengthen the excellent relation-
      FOR A SERVICE THAT GOES BEYONP - 	'INARY                                       ships between Swindon businesses
                                                                                     and between them and the Gov-
                                                                                     ernment.
      "Through attention to detail                                                     Swindon became a record-
      craftsmanship and the del'                                                     breaker (again!) in July. As well as
                                                                                     a Swindonian at No.1 in the Charts,
      quality service, tliefoc   ç)
                                                                                     around 5,000 school students at-
      added value - by d
                                                                                     tended the world's largest ever
                                                                                     'mind-mapping' exercise at Swin-
      A few design exa                                                               don Town Football Club. I was
                                                                                     there to witness this alternative
      ARTWORV           LETTERS/ REPORTS             SPECIALIST BUSINESS SERVICES    way to learn, which attempts to
      Brochur           Personal/business                                            use all parts of your brain.
      New,              Procedure manuals                                              Swindon Town chair, Rikki
                        Standard/non-standard   • . I'm really pleased that I've used   Hunt, swears by it. The teacher
                                             Data Design.                            Tony Buzan last had a session with
                        PROGRAMMED                                                   2,000 people in Soweto. From
      L 	                                         I just give them an idea of
          ..ntry
                        SPREADSHEETS
      Qu.stionnaires    Order entry         what! want and then, as soon as I        Soweto to Swindon - what a move!
      Internal/ external   Statistical analysis   see their solution, I know its right for   Everyone enjoyed the day. Even
                                                                                     the huge projector screen was an
                                            my business. Its uncanny how they
       For more information or a brochure,                                           event - apparently it was in Paris
          phone or fax Adrian Hale on       do it every time - but they do!"         the day before for the Three Ten-
             01793 722989                                                            ors at the World Cup. If you want
                                                                                     to see if the technique works, ask
                                                                                     me or anyone else who was there
                                                            Pam Hulme                to name, in order of distance from
                                                          LOOK FANTASTIC             the sun, the planets in our solar
                                                         Wroughton 813288            system. I wonder how long I will
                                                                                     remember them for...
                                                                                     •  If you would like to contact me
                                                                                     on any issue, then please write to:
                                                                                     39 Victoria Road, Swindon SN1
                                                                                     3AT or telephone my office, on
                                                                                     615444.
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