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Victorious valediction
A FIVE-star performance by Swindon Irish Nomads provided Wembley stadium with a fitting farewell. Stratton St Margaret's James Mitchell enjoyed the honour of being the last captain to climb the steps to the Royal Box and collect the FA Cup from the Queen
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Death may lead to rule change
THE death of a lorry driver in Swindon may lead to changes in national health and safety policies. It has already changed the policy of Aldi supermarket distribution depots the company the man was working for when he fell from his vehicle and died. Following
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Anger at decision to exclude free trains from token scheme
A TASK force set up to look at concessionary travel in Swindon has recommended a scheme which does not include free train travel. The unanimous decision has angered campaigning pensioner Frank Avenell, who says Swindon Borough Council is going against
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You could decide the fate of Garden
THE future of the Front Garden could lie in the hands of the people of Swindon. A borough-wide referendum could be carried out to decide whether the rural buffer will be developed for housing. The Front Garden is earmarked for the development of 3,800
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Fair play is all around at Swindon
THERE will be handshakes all round when Town players come face to face with Bristol Rovers. FIFA has designated today as the fourth World Fair Play Day. All FA Premier League and Football League matches taking place over this weekend have to comply to
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Create art from junk
Art for All, a community arts project kicks off in Swindon on Monday for a week of workshops. CAOS (Contemporary Artists of Swindon) artist Gordon Dickinson is taking the workshops and Swindon's Scrapstore is providing the materials. The challenge is
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Giving an ear to the children
MEMBERS of Swindon Council are learning about what children think of life in town. Following the authority's Play Service Conference last year, in which youngsters explained their views, councillors are again gauging young opinion at the Link Centre Youth
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Double celebrations for school
A SCHOOL which has received £2 million for major renovation works, is giving its pupils a taste of the continent. Lethbridge Primary School will receive £1m from the Government and £900,000 from Swindon Council to get rid of the old huts used as classrooms
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TAKE ME ON
GOALKEEPER Rhys Evans is looking for a loan deal after finding his path to the Premiership blocked by foreign imports. The 19-year-old from Swindon believes regular first-team football is the only way he will be able to fulfil his ambition of making the
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Can the new hospital cope?
WITH Princess Margaret Hospital still reeling after an unseasonal influx of patients, questions are being raised about the ability of Swindon's planned new hospital to cope. The new £148m hospital, which is due to be completed in 2002, will have 53 fewer
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Trying to leave the horror behind
Kujtim Uruci was one of five Kosovans to be cleared of any wrong-doing following a brawl in the town centre. Magistrates heard they had been defending themselves from thugs who had submitted them to a torrent of racial and physical abuse. He told NICK
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Nazi documents hidden in dance records
A BARGAIN hunter snapped up some old-time dance records and discovered Nazi war crime documents hidden beneath them. Now Pat Goodship's discovery, dating from 1946, is to be auctioned in Swindon. Mrs Goodship, 52, spent £2 on two small boxes of 78rpm
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Going... Going... GONE!
TWO bras belonging to Swindon's biggest stars were up for grabs at a charity breakfast. The event, at Brookfield School, Shaw, attracted 700 people and was hailed a success by its organisers. Television presenter Melinda Messenger and pop star Billie
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60 more jobs lost as factory relocates
ALMOST 60 workers are to lose their jobs at a Swindon packing factory when it closes next Easter. Finlay Beverages Ltd, on the Groundwell Industrial Estate, is the third business in less than a month to shut up shop in the town and relocate. The firm,
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Golden couple say humour is the key to happiness
A FORMER Mayor and Mayoress of Wootton Bassett are today celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Bernard and Phyllis Male married on October 21, 1950, after meeting two years before at a ballroom dancing class at South Petherton, Somerset. Mr Male
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Talent is on exhibition
DRAWINGS by local school pupils have gone on show at the Wyvern Theatre as part of a national campaign to encourage drawing. The display, which runs until November 12, is billed as an impressive glimpse of the talent of pupils of different ages in the
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Museum award will recognise dedication
THE county council is running a competition to recognise the dedication and hard work of all the volunteers that work in many of Wiltshire's museums. The museums are being asked to nominate a volunteer for the prize of Museum Volunteer 2000. Each year
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The back ground
STAFF and children at Leapfrog Day Nursery turned their backs on aches and pains during BackCare Week. They were given advice on how to care for their backs and raised money for the charity Childline at two sessions organised to mark the event. A qualified
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Working together to cut causes of sickness
CANCER, smoking, diabetes, and strokes are just some of the things a new wide-ranging Swindon health programme will tackle. The Swindon Health Improvement Programme, which will be discussed on Tuesday by the borough council, will aim to improve health
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Former hotelier known for charity work dies at 76
A WELL-known former hotelier, made an honourary rotarian for his charity work, has died suddenly. Roy Cox from Broad Town, known to his friends and family as Sam, had had kidney problems for some time. He underwent surgery at Princess Margaret Hospital
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Magic of the job never fades
MIDWIVES see thousands of births throughout their career, but most agree witnessing a new life coming into the world never loses its magic. "There is something about the job that is unlike any other," said Angela Dyer, 42, who came back to midwifery after
