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Little Johnny comes to town
A Mix of electric slide guitar, melodeon and fiddle is on offer from Little Johnny England play at The Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town on Friday October 27 at 8pm. Tickets are £7 from Swindon 614837
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On the right track
CLIFF Puffett is delighted that Town have emerged from 12 months of financial misery and now sees a bright future. It will be a year tomorrow since Mr Puffett took over as chairman from Rikki Hunt. He now says that he can walk around the County Ground
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Disco & karaoke
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 is at Beni's Wine Bar, by Swindon College. Free. Karaoke with DJ Darren is at Angelo's
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No debut joy for Don
Pewsey Vale 0, Keynsham Town 4: With Swindon Town legend Don Rogers now at the helm as manager of Pewsey Vale, the high hopes for the future should have started with this game. Vale started with eight new signings, including keeper John Haines from Frome
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Away day joy for the west
Skurrays Wiltshire League: It was a good weekend for Junior Division One side West Swindon who won their first game of the season at the tenth attempt, defeating Minety on their own ground 3-1. Purton A also won their first game in Junior Division Two
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Tate grabs five as Juventus step on the Gas
Honda Logistics Swindon Sunday League: Juventus thumped AFC Gas 9-0 in Division One. Tate Hulbert helped himself to five goals. Vinny Parker, Jamie Garbutt, Ricky Mazzotta, and an own goal completed the scoring. AFC Wroughton beat Dunbar Club 5-1 with
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Our low bridge is high on the hit list
Locals have known as much for years and now a new publication has confirmed it Swindon's White-house Road bridge is among the most bashed in Britain. In a top 20 of the most notorious railway bridges in Britain famed for being run into so often a new
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Truants' parents face prosecution
Three Swindon families face prosecution for failing to ensure their children go to school. If found guilty when they appear at Swindon Magistrates Court in early December, they each face a fine of up to £1,000. The prosecutions follow the launch this
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Poppy appeal bid for record
Alan Baker hopes his passion for poppies will inspire generous Swindonians to donate £25,000. The 64-year-old is the man behind the annual Royal British Legion Appeal in Swindon. It has been a frantic year for Mr Baker. In July, the Adver revealed how
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Uphill struggle for drivers
Drivers experienced congestion as five days of repairs started to one of Swindon's major roads. Motorists found the westbound half of Kingshill Road leading down towards West Swindon closed and on-street parking suspended as contractors began resurfacing
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Hammer threat to pregnant cashier
A pregnant woman was threatened with a hammer during a robbery at an off licence. She was working at Park Off Licence in Faringdon Road when the robber walked into the shop. The man stole £100 from a till after making threats to the woman and another
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Mollie found happiness in her final year
Collie-cross Mollie, for whom the Evening Advertiser found a happy home last Christmas, has died. Mollie was taken in by pet lover Betty Cook who read her story in the newspaper last September. We told how ten-year-old Mollie was found wandering the streets
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Cash will be used to clear congestion
More than £1 million will be pumped into Swindon's transport system next year. The money will be used to battle congestion in the town as part of the first phase of Swindon's local transport plan. Cycle lanes, safer routes to schools, bus priority measures
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Thomas tanks into town
A treat for the children is chugging into STEAM, the Museum of the Great Western Railway, this half term week. Thomas the Tank Engine will make his first appearance at the museum and the working steam loco will be joined by his friend Trevor the Traction
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The generation game but not as we know it
A golden wedding photograph taken in 1906 prompted a unique family gathering 94 years later. Around 100 descendants of William and Selina Greenaway, many of whom had never seen each other before, met at Nore Marsh Farmhouse, Wootton Bassett, on Sunday
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Test of power
It is more than six months since Swidon brought in the cabinet system to decide on local issues. Jamie Hill asks how it is working. For some it is a simpler form of local government described as clearer and more streamlined than the old system. But for
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A good private advert
Professional sports persons receive large sums of money for displaying manufacturers logos on their clothing. A cheque for at least £100,000 should be on its way to your reporter Shirley Mathias from the providers of private health care, in gratitude
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My treatment was the best
Recently you have been running a series of articles on the PMH. I should like to add my two penny worth. I have not long been discharged from the Inglesham Ward after a small operation, I was only in for three days, but those three days will live in my
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Sport and hobbies
Tuesday, October 24:Sit and Get Fit for beginners and people with low mobility is at Toothill Community Centre from 9.45am to 10.45am. Admission £3. (01793) 465672. Swindon Borough Recreation Services keep fit is at Walcot Dome, Burghley Close 9.45am
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School for music stars of the future
Budding rock stars can swap their air guitars, hopeful concert pianists can grasp the finer points of a keyboard and jazz fans can learn to blow up a storm on a sax. The Technics Music Academy is a powerhouse of instruments and top teachers willing to
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Clubs
Tuesday, October 24:Wroughton Library children's story time is from 11.30am to noon. (01793) 464496. Trivia Quiz is at the Swindon Superbowl, Mullins Bar, Shaw Ridge, from 9pm. Free entry. Winners scoop a crate of beer. St John Ambulance meets at Training
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New kid on the block
The new face at the Wyvern Theatre is Jamie Walker who joins the team as marketing assistant. Jamie, 21, comes from Melksham and has a degree in PR and Media. The job at the Swindon theatre is his first full time post and he believes that he can bring
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This can still be a success
We have no pleasure in reporting disappointing visitor figures at Swindon's STEAM Museum. It is in nobody's interest for the attraction to fail. It is the town's flagship and it reflects our proud railway history. Visitors to STEAM tell us what an excellent
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Think before making cuts to services
Swindon Borough Council must think long and hard before it pushes through cuts to services at the Clapham Hobbs Unit. We appreciate that it is easy to criticise councillors when difficult budget decisions have to be made. But in this case they really
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Thomas tanks into town
A treat for the children is chugging into STEAM, the Museum of the Great Western Railway, this half term week. Thomas the Tank Engine will make his first appearance at the museum and the working steam loco will be joined by his friend Trevor the Traction
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Spooky parties to net cash
THE Whizz-Kidz team are urging youngsters in Swindon to organise a Halloween Party in aid of charity. It is part of the sponsored three-mile Halloween Parade which is being held in London on Sunday beginning at the Hays Galleria at noon. Whizz-Kidz, the
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Hammer threat to pregnant cashier
A pregnant woman was threatened with a hammer during a robbery at an off licence. She was working at Park Off Licence in Faringdon Road when the robber walked into the shop. The man stole £100 from a till after making threats to the woman and another
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Ladies crash to first loss in league defeat
Swindon Town Ladies 0, Bristol Rovers 2: Swindon Town Ladies lost their first game of the season when they were beaten by 2-0 by Bristol Rovers in the South West Combination League. The Town started well and twice went close to scoring in the first minute
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Swindon Vultures swoop in to gun down the Bullets
Minors League: Swindon Vultures under 14's earned their first points of the season beating Wiltshire Bullets 6-3 in a tight and exciting game. Vultures goals game from Stevens (2), Grimwood, Doyle, Stoner and Fitzgerald. In the remaining under 14's fixtures
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Fusion hit the trail
Swindon & District League: Fusion were the surprise team of Division One this week, beating The Trailers 7-1. Fusion's sharp-shooting men on target were Andy Wills (3), Des Carney (2), one of which was from 35 yards with his left foot, and Chris Smith
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Thief stole from 16 BMWs on one night
A thief caused thousands of pounds of damage when he broke into a secure compound over the Christmas break and broke into 16 BMW cars. Simon Simms cut his way through the fence at Brown Brothers' premises at Bramble Road, Elgin, on the night of December
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Man jailed for post office robbery launches appeal
A man who sparked an international manhunt after allegedly robbing South Marston post office has launched an Appeal Court bid to overturn his conviction. Brendon Nangle, 41, and Sean Curtis-Cody were accused of tying up a mother and her son at the premises
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Day care centre is reprieved
A threatened day care centre has been thrown a lifeline while its fate is decided. Councillors backed a call from members of a working party to allow more time for a funding crisis at Clapham Hobbs Unit for the Disabled to be resolved. The centre currently
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Cash lifeline for museum
Swindon's flagship museum Steam is facing a financial crisis just four months after it opened. The tourist attraction is not pulling in enough visitors and now taxpayers must foot a bill of more than £470,000 to keep it running. The museum, which chronicles
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Poppy appeal bid for record
Alan Baker hopes his passion for poppies will inspire generous Swind-onians to donate £25,000. The 64-year-old is the man behind the annual Royal British Legion Appeal in Swindon. It has been a frantic year for Mr Baker. In July, the Adver revealed how
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Find a venue!
The Autumn and Winter exhibition of Swindon Artists Society will be cancelled if a new venue cannot be found. Each year the society has held two exhibitions annually at West Swindon Link Library. But this year a new venue will have to be found for the
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Hot-shot Harris gunning for Town as Lions press for top-two place
BART Griemink had better be on his guard tonight (Tuesday, October 24), because Millwall striker Neil Harris has scored more league goals this season than the whole Town team put together. The former non-league man has blasted 11 already to shoot to the
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Willis: we need to get going
CENTRE-HALF Adam Willis has bemoaned Town's Jekyll and Hyde tendencies but hopes that their good side will emerge tonight against Millwall. The 24-year-old is frustrated by the team's erratic form but takes consolation in their habit of following poor
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Griffin's goal glut continues at Woking
STRIKER Charlie Griffin just can't stop scoring this season. The Chippenham hot-shot, pictured right, has netted twice in the first two games of his one-month loan spell at Woking to haul his new team up the Conference table. Griffin, 21, has also been
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Todd looks to cut out defensive mistakes
TOWN face a Millwall side tonight (Tuesday, October 24) that Colin Todd believes is the strongest in the Second Division. The Lions have won four of their last six matches and boast the division's joint leading scorer in 11-goal Neil Harris. Town boss
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On the right track
CLIFF Puffett is delighted that Town have emerged from 12 months of financial misery and now sees a bright future. It will be a year tomorrow since Mr Puffett took over as chairman from Rikki Hunt. He now says that he can walk around the County Ground
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Nothing basically new
RE "It's back to basics" the article printed on Wednesday, October 18. This is not a new scheme. I started my nurses training along with six other 16 year olds. We worked at the Victoria Hospital in Swindon and lived in the old Isolation Hospital at Gorse
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Something is badly wrong
If the managers of Princess Margaret Hospital cannot provide Shirley Mathias or Christian Cousins with better accommodation for their stay in hospital than chairs, trolleys and mattresses on the floor then either the Health Service in 21st Century Britain
