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Woan joins town
ANDY KING signed his first player yesterday and immediately set his sights on keeping the County Ground job. The former Everton star believes he has the experience to lead Town and asked for the fans to give him the support they showed Colin Todd. King
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The new cost to save a life
PENSIONERS in Highworth and Wootton Bassett concerned about new charges for the Lifeline Alarm Service are being urged to contact Age Concern. North Wiltshire District Council is introducing charges for the Lifeline, which was previously free. The service
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Crisis looms for hospital
VITAL bed spaces at Princess Margaret Hospital could be taken up by elderly people, because cash-strapped Wiltshire Social Services cannot afford places for them in residential homes. Wiltshire Social Services, which is struggling with a £1.5 million
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Youngster convicted of robbery
A 12-year-old knife-wielding robber wept as he was convicted at Swindon Crown Court on Friday. The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, threatened a fellow 12-year-old with a swiss army knife and stole £10. But he claimed he had sold a computer
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Still no clues
POLICE investigating the disappearance of 15-year-old Swindon girl Nicola Cole have been examining CCTV footage of the town centre on the day she disappeared. Greendown School pupil Nicola disappeared a week ago today on her way into the town centre.
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Fish bosses landed with hefty fines
THE bosses of a company which supplies fish for anglers have been landed with almost £4,000 in fines and costs after introducing fish to a lake without permission. Max Bond and Tim Watts of Ipswich-based Framlingham Fisheries both pleaded guilty to breaching
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MP joins the queue for a card that gives proof of age
SOUTH Swindon MP Julia Drown proved the fairer sex are not always coy about revealing their age at the Brunel Centre yesterday. A CitizenCard, a proof-of-age card scheme launched in September last year, was made for her at a special production unit. Pupils
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Woan joins town
ANDY KING signed his first player yesterday and immediately set his sights on keeping the County Ground job. The former Everton star believes he has the experience to lead Town and asked for the fans to give him the support they showed Colin Todd. King
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The new cost to save a life
PENSIONERS in Highworth and Wootton Bassett concerned about new charges for the Lifeline Alarm Service are being urged to contact Age Concern. North Wiltshire District Council is introducing charges for the Lifeline, which was previously free. The service
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No unlucky 13th book for novelist
AUTHOR Margaret Tuckwell is hoping the number 13 will bring her good luck and her highest book sales so far. Her 13th novel, Mother Nature, was publishedon Friday, and already book borrowers are waiting to read it. Margaret, from Highworth, whose pen
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Drugs course is fully booked
A PIONEERING drugs course which last month attracted interest from just one Swindon church group is now full thanks to the Evening Advertiser. Churches and Christian organisations in the town came under fire in September after more than 100 failed to
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Delays as Railtrack checks cracks
RAIL passengers face delays for the next few weeks as speed restrictions are introduced on a stretch of the Swindon line where cracks have been found by Railtrack. The company is to carry out ultrasonic tests on the track to the west of the station to
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Police hope this picture will trap armed robber
THIS is the man suspected of robbing an off-licence and threatening a pregnant cashier with a hammer. The armed robber has not yet been arrested, but police hope the pictures will help to lead to him being identified. The man went into Park off-licence
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Raid on building society
TWO men leapt over a building society counter to steal cash during a robbery. The pair were part of a three or four strong gang of black males who entered the Bristol and West Building Society in Regent Circus at 2.50pm on Friday. Police are appealing
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Artists on new lines
IT's full steam ahead for this year's autumn and winter exhibition by the Swindon Artists' Society, thanks to the town's newest attraction. The STEAM railway museum has offered to give the group a space in its building and both staff at the museum and
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Drunk driver banned for 12 months
MOTORIST Steven Thorne was banned from the road for a year after he was spotted drink driving by a plain clothes detective. The officer, in an unmarked car, called colleagues after seeing a Vauxhall Nova weaving along Fleming Way without its lights on
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Children follow the green road to school
CHILDREN in Swindon are being urged to take part in a competition to design safer routes to school by a Swindon MP. Julia Drown, MP for South Swindon, is encouraging secondary school pupils to enter the Grass Routes Challenge which is being run by the
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Teacher on the telly yet again
HIGHWORTH drama teacher John Williams will be appearing on television screens next week in the acclaimed BBC drama The Sins. Mr Williams, who teaches at Churchfields School and runs drama workshops, was given the part of a vicar running behind a coffin
