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On her way
Samantha Way has been selected for England's touch-rugby team for the World Cup in New Zealand in January. Samantha is only 15, but she has forced her way into the team of Under-18s. The Moredon girl is making a big impact in the 15-a-side game. She is
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Goldsworthy and co are a cut above the rest again
A HAIRDRESSING team from Swindon has been making its mark all over the world. As well as jetting around Europe, stylists from Goldsworthy's Hairdressing in Catherine Street have had photographs of their work published this week in America, Australia,
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Din is driving us all crazy!
A PENSIONER told to wait five months for a hearing aid is driving neighbours mad because he has to turn his TV right up to hear it. Ian Lalor-Smith is almost deaf in his right ear, yet the audiology department at Princess Margaret Hospital say they cannot
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Tall Finn is left out of Town team once again
FINNISH defender Marko Tuomela has not travelled with Colin Todd and the Swindon team for today's clash at Oldham. The centre-back has not pulled on a Town shirt since being hauled off at half-time against Tranmere. Tuomela's omission casts a doubt on
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Splashing out for wetland
EVERYTHING looks rosy in the garden of a Swindon horticultural therapy project. TWIGS, based in Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, is celebrating the completion of a new wildlife pond and wetland area. The new pond has been built with a viewing platform,
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Students desperate to help Eric reclaim his humps
STUDENTS at Swindon College desperately need a camel for this year's pantomime. The show Abdul and the Eye of Ra was put on 10 years ago by students at the college, and a camel, nicknamed Eric, was loaned to the students, but the college is without a
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Man found Ecstacy in nightclub
A NIGHTCLUBBER who found a bag full of Ecstacy tablets and gave one to a friend while clubbing has been sentenced to 100 hours community service. Markus Edwards admitted to Swindon Crown Court he acquired the pills as he spent a night at the town's popular
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Speak up on crime
YOUNG people are being asked to play a leading role in cracking Swindon crime. On Monday evening groups of young people from across the town will come together for a youth consultation event. Results of the 1998 Crime Audit and two years of community-based
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WELSH ARE TOO TOUGH
Brave Bath let no-one down but they did not do quite enough to beat a side that have not lost at home for nearly a year. Jon Callard's men hammered on the door for the whole of the second half but the Newport defence held firm to protect the lead they
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Life on the wards has not changed
FOR many former nurses, the prospect of returning to their old career can seem like a daunting challenge. Many are put off because they feel that they have been left behind by the rapidly advancing technology involved in the job. But the message from
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Shadow minister visits farmer
BRINKWORTH farmer Joe Collingborn has warned Tony Blair's government that patience is wearing very thin among his community. Mr Collingborn, 50, has been a farmer all his life but is extremely angry at the current state of the dairy farming industry.
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Slow bottle to Sweden!
WHEN Thomas Jackson threw a bottle into a river he never dreamed it would end up in Sweden. But that is just what happened and when the ten-year-old received a letter from Stockholm last week, he could not believe his eyes. When he was eight, Thomas put
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Man jailed after attack on woman
A MAN who tried to slash his partner's prize designer coat ended up cutting her instead, a court heard. At Swindon Crown Court, David Thompson pleaded guilty to causing the woman actual bodily harm and two counts of causing criminal damage. Sentencing
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History is restored
PART of Old Town's history has been restored after an absence of 82 years. The previous gates to the Lawns were last seen in 1908. That was when they were removed on Government orders to be melted down and made into armaments. Their replacement came the
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Residents are left in the dark
FRESHBROOK residents are used to coming back to their homes to find their power has been cut. For six years people in Worsley Road have suffered repeated problems with their supply and have lost power 11 times in the past 12 months alone. Now they have
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Too fat to funk
SINGER Casey Arman claims she has been dropped by her record company because she is too fat. She was told by President Records that her contract wasn't being renewed. This happened after she put on a stone and a half in weight and Casey, 20, claims she
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STEVE IS BACK IN THE BIG TIME
Former Wootton Bassett full-back Steve Corcoran is now playing for Bristol Under-21s. The Irish-born Australian-raised 20-year-old starred for Bassett and Wiltshire last season and he has now been snapped up by the West Country giants. Corcoran, who lives
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£350m vision wins approval
THE COMPANIES and organisations which make Swindon tick have embraced the £350 million vision for the future of the town. A meeting of Swindon's most powerful people took place at the Civic Offices, where business chiefs had their first opportunity to
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Company denies planning to store nuclear waste
A COMPANY which applied to build a plant in Wantage has denied reports that it would store nuclear waste there if given planning permission. The managing director of Reviss Services, Ian Latham, said the company would store radioactive material cobalt
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Thomas the Tank runs out of Steam!
A RATHER special train will be steaming into Swindon later this month. Thomas the Tank Engine will be making his first visit to Steam, the museum of the Great Western Railway. Created by the Rev Wilbert Awdry, Thomas has become a firm favourite with children
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MP keys in to modern methods of learning
TEACHING methods of the millennium were on the timetable for North Swindon MP Michael Wills when he returned to the classroom. Mr Wills joined a class of 12 Year 6 and Year 1 pupils at Abbey Meads Community School yesterday morning for a lesson in computer
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Taking technology to the classroom
PRIMARY school children in Swindon are benefiting from recycled computers donated by a local firm. Nationwide Building Society has given 33 personal computers and software and 25 printers to 16 schools in the borough. Around 25 more computers will also
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RAIL LINK TO THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
A SEARCH by a Swindon author Brian Bridgeman for information about local people who fought in the Spanish Civil War led him to former railway worker Ken Gibbs and into an intriguing link between the works and the struggle against General Franco's fascists
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Record number of students graduate
STUDENTS will celebrate their success at Swindon College tomorrow at the annual graduation ceremony. Guest speaker Tony Higgins, chief executive of UCAS, was presenting awards to NHC, HND and degree and postgraduate students. Months of hard work have
