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Music
Monday, October 23:Swindon Brass rehearse at 8.00pm in the Purton Working Mens Club. New members welcome. (01793) 534113. Tuesday, October 24:Wroughton Choral Society at Wroughton RC Church meet at 7.30pm. (01793) 642634. Shrivenham Barber Shop Singers
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Getting his own back
One of the most popular children's TV presenters, Dave Benson Phillips is hopping off the playbus and heading for Swindon on Thursday, October 26. Over the last 12 years the entertainer has etched himself a firm place in the hearts of most of the nation's
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Dance
Monday, October 23:Boyd School of Dance beginners 6pm to 8.30pm Irish Association Hall, Rodbourne is on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. (01793) 641108/07887 666009. The McInerney School of Irish Dancing holds classes at the Rodbourne Methodist
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A half term treat
Tuesday, October 24: at the Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon is The Adventures of Sinbad, by the Lantern Theatre Company at 2.30pm. Tickets are £5 from (01793) 614837.
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Kittens join the teens
Top chart busters Atomic Kitten are starring at Swindon's Teenage Kicks night on Wednesday. The three divas stormed into the top 10 in 1999 with their debut single Right Now and they will be entertaining the under 18s at the Brunel Rooms, in Havelock
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Brady looks set to swoop
Chairman Terry Brady has revealed that Town could be about to swoop for two players. He told the Evening Advertiser last night that he was keen to improve the squad and would continue negotiations this week. It is believed that the duo in question could
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DJ nights
Monday, October 23:Student Night is at The Havana Bar Cafe, Fleming Way. Free. Chill Out Zone is at the Litten Tree, Fleet Street, Swindon. Monday Mayhem with 2 Tall Paul is at Angelo's Nightclub, Fleet Street, Swindon from 9.30pm to 2am. R&B night
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Theatre
Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon: Monday, October 23: Steeleye Span, folk rockers. Sold Out. Tuesday, October 24 The Adventures of Sinbad, a half term treat by Lantern Theatre Company. Tickets: £5. Time: 2.30pm. Thursday, October 26 Auto Boosh
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Police warning after drug raid
POLICE seized a fist-sized lump of what they believe was cannabis resin in a raid on a house in London Road as part of their crack down on crime and lawlessness in Marlborough. Sgt Paul Oatway warned the operation was the start of police moves to honour
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Marine sunk by Yate Town
Swindon Supermarine 0, Yate Town 3: Swindon Supermarine made a shock first round exit from the FA Vase when they were beaten at home by Yate Town 3-0. The visitors in the bottom half of the Premier Division table after a poor start to the season brought
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Fans' View
Evening Advertiser news editor and Bristol Rovers fan Mark Drew watched the game from the Stratton bank: I thought Bristol Rovers looked comfortable throughout and well deserved the three points. Although Swindon looked fairly sharp going forward in the
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Derby despair
COLIN Todd blamed Town's 'diabolical' defending against set-pieces for their West Country derby defeat. Three goals from dead-ball situations spelt trouble for Town as former County Ground favourite Mark Walters delivered pin-point crosses. However, Todd
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Throwing it all away
Swindon Town 1, Bristol Rovers 3: Three swings of Mark Walters' right boot were enough to send Colin Todd's side crashing to defeat. Two corners and one free-kick created enough panic in the Town defence to leave them staring down the barrel of a 3-0
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Backs to the wall for Bath
BATH head coach Jon Callard was left to rue a terrible last ten minutes as his side conceded 17 unanswered points to slip to a heavy defeat. The setback in Limerick means that the odds are now stacked against Bath as they bid to qualify for the quarter
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Munster crunch
Munster 31, Bath 9: Bath's Heineken Cup hopes were dealt a severe blow as they were comprehensively beaten by Group Four favourites Munster. The Irish province had never been beaten at Thomond Park in the history of the competition and any hopes Bath
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An artist's exhibition flips back in time
Visitors to the Art Centre Gallery will be taken back in time this month with an atmospheric exhibition by a Swindon-based artist. Patricia Greenwell has created a collection of watercolour and acrylic paintings and pastel drawings. Entitled Images of
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Proving the age of young citizens
Teenagers will have a chance to get their hands on a new CitizenCard this half term at the Brunel Centre. Proof-of-age card applications will be available from until Sunday at the shopping centre. Swindon Borough Council will be showing a video about
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A chaotic Christmas
Temporary park and ride services which were due to operate before Christmas have been cancelled. Bus operators told Swindon Borough Council it would not be able to staff the extra services, which were due to operate from three sites around the town to
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Nurses are heading for PMH wards
Bosses at Princess Margaret Hospital today said they were delighted with the response to This is Wiltshire and Evening Advertiser's Come Back Nurses campaign. For the past fortnight, we have been encouraging people who have left the NHS to consider returning
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A life cut short
For more than a quarter of a century scans failed to show there was a tumour growing inside the brain of a young Swindon banker. One week ago today (Monday) it killed him. Tony Stone was just 39. His death at Princess Margaret Hospital marked the end
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Why have I had to wait so long?
A woman's kitchen has been left in disrepair for more than five months by the council because of a computer error. Broken tiles on the floor, cupboards hanging off hinges, and unusable drawers are all things that council tenant Emma Churchill has had
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Music centre plan for former school
A former infants school could soon be transformed into a state-of-the-art music centre with a recording studio. Plans are in the pipeline for the former Park South Infants School in Priory Road to be turned into a Centre of Excellence for Swindon Music
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Advice is just child's play from your pharmacy
Parents can now get advice from their local pharmacy on how to bring up their baby. Each of the eight branches of Lloyds pharmacy in the Swindon area now employs a trained baby advisor. They are able to give informal help and advice on a variety of issues
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Brady looks set to swoop
Chairman Terry Brady has revealed that Town could be about to swoop for two players. He told the Evening Advertiser last night that he was keen to improve the squad and would continue negotiations this week. It is believed that the duo in question could
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Policy is not bad
1. Regarding PMH being so overcrowded, it should be pointed out that the hospital has a very humane policy of never closing, unlike RUH and the Radcliffe, and so it is hardly surprising that, at times, it is 110 per cent full. 2. One question that needs
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Get out of Europe plea
No sooner had Mr Blair asserted that the European Charter of Citizen's Rights was merely a political declaration, and not legally binding, than his fellow EU leaders were busy making clear that that was far from the case. The German Foreign Minister Joschka
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Foolish to ignore nature's own laws
The recent floods in Kent and Sussex last week prompted the leader writer in the Times on Saturday to castigate local authorities for building houses on land liable to flooding. Global warming is now accepted as a fact and one of its consequences appear
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Labour got us in this mess
The letter from Anne Lubin on October 13, "Who got us into this mess, anyway?" suggests we are in an unholy mess, despite over three years of Blair's undelivered election promises. Anne stated she would like to end traffic congestion, but who deregulated
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Toddler groups
Monday, October 23:Lollipops Toddler Group for children aged 0-5 years 1.30pm to 3.00pm (term time) at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw. Admission 70p. (01793) 874802. Little Hands Toddler Group meets at the Sunshine Room, Westlea School during term time 10am
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Sport and hobbies
Monday, October 23:Croft Sports Centre 50+ Men Only circuits 9.30am to 10.30am. (01793) 526622 Lifestyle 50+ Young At Heart keep fit 10.00am to 11.00am. Western Community Centre. (01793) 511033. 50+ Supervised gym session The Rec, Highworth 11.00am to
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Clubs
Monday, October 23:Quiz Night is at The Oxford, Drove Road. Swindon & District Hard of Hearing club meets Carfax Street Health Centre, Swindon. Tea and Chat 2pm to 4pm and 4pm to 5pm. (01793) 725860. Rubber Bridge is at Westlecot Bowls club, 1pm.
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The search still goes on
We are really delighted with the response to our Come Back Nurses campaign. More than 20 of you have called Princess Margaret Hospital over the past fortnight asking how you can get back into nursing. That is enough to man four shifts at the hospital.
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We cannot manage our own affairs
So Christmas has been cancelled as far as Swindon's park and ride scheme is concerned. A shortage of staff to man the buses means that the operating companies haven't got sufficient drivers to run the extra services. The results will no doubt be long
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Rammell at the double against his former club
LEADERS Walsall went down 3-1 at Wycombe where Andy Rammell bagged a brace against his old club. Reading, with four wins in their previous five games, crashed 4-0 at Bristol City. Lee Peacock (2), Scott Murray and Mickey Bell scored to set up a first
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Saunders on Soccer
Football. Can't live with it, can't live without it. At home to Barnstaple, we were desperately unlucky not to get something despite totally dominating the game. The players tried the best especially in the second half but we just couldn't get the goal
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Disco & karaoke
disco & karaokeKaraoke from DJ Will is at Jacksons, Shaw Ridge from 5-11pm. Free. Tuesday, October 24:Chart and soul sounds of the summer is at Jacksons, Shaw Ridge. Free. Karaoke with Ross Gibbs is at The Litten Tree, Fleet Street. Free. Karaoke
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Warminster and Melskham fight their way into second round
Screwfix Round-Up: Warminster and Melksham both booked their passage into the second round of the FA Vase. Warminster Town beat Elmore 4-1 at home with a superb all-round display but still needed extra time to complete the job. Chris Roseby bagged a brace
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Highworth cannot cope with Brislington
Hellenic Round Up: Highworth Town made a quick exit from the FA Vase beaten at home by Brislington 2-1. The visitors took the lead on 38 minutes when Tommy Whealdon committed a foul on the edge of the box and with the Highworth defenders forming a wall
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Three share success at chess event
The combined efforts of three young chess players from Lethbridge Primary School, Old Town, brought them the school prize to go with their individual successes at the Bucking-hamshire Junior Congress in High Wycombe. Ten-year-old Daniel Hall won the under
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Lorry ploughs into a cottage
A school girl escaped serious injury by a matter of minutes when a lorry ploughed into her home. If it had struck Natalie Deacon's house in Hinton Parva just five minutes later, the 15-year-old believes she would have been killed as she left for school
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Meeting for more beat bobbies
Residents of Rodbourne Cheney have called on senior police officers to increase the number of bobbies patrolling their area. Rodbourne Cheney Residents' Association contacted North Swindon MP Michael Wills when they learned that the number of community
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Homes dry after burst
Hundreds of homes in Old Town and Wroughton ran dry because of a burst water main. The fault was reported at 7am on Saturday. The problem was a 12inch hole in a drain in Croft Hill field which resulted in low water pressure in the system. The fault was
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Sponsored ride is in aid of hospice
An uncle and nephew cycled 1,012 miles to raise £3,425 for the Prospect Hospice in memory of a loved one. The journey, a scenic ride from John O'Groats to Land's End, took Maurice and Scott Sutton a fortnight. They were riding as a tribute to Ronald Sutton
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Forgetting the name of an ex-girlfriend lead to attack
Forgetting a former girlfriend's name twice landed a man in hospital suffering from bruises, a court heard. Town magistrates heard that the woman was so offended by the memory lapse that her friends followed the man and beat him up. Kevin Cottrell, 21
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Classes will be offered during half term holiday
Those with a love for learning can continue their education during the half term holiday. The Children's University at New College Building is hoping to build on the success of its summer holiday scheme by running further courses. The next session of
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Shoppers show their true faces to help art workshops
A thousand faces greeted shoppers in the town centre this weekend. As part of a bid by Contemporary Artists of Swindon (CAOS), members of the public were invited to draw any face they wanted on a stand outside Debenhams in the Parade. Dogs, penguins and
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New guide book will aid visitors to the museum
Visitors to Steam, Swindon's brand new railway museum can now buy a fully illustrated guide book to the attractions on show. Designed so that visitors can get the most out of their experience, it gives insights into the displays and in depth information
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Study may be key to canal project
Canal enthusiasts are waiting for the results of a vital feasibility study which could decide whether boats will again travel between the Thames and Severn rivers. The study, which is now being finalised, is being carried out by British Waterways and
