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Go forth
Swindon town boss Andy King has insisted he has not transfer-listed seven of his squad. Reports yesterday suggested that Giuliano Grazioli, Steve Cowe, Kim Heiselberg, Fraser McHugh, Gareth Hall, Paul McAreavey and Sam Campagna had all been put on the
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Style winner
A WINNER has been selected for the UK Style cable channel competition announced in the Bath Star on October 11. Readers were invited to submit top tips for the home as part of a celebration of the channel's Style Street programme, filmed in Bath this
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Pupil wins zoo TV
A 12-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl had a surprise when she was told she had won a competition at Bristol Zoo. Skye Ferguson, of Bath, put her name on a Slush Puppie competition form in the summer and thought nothing more about it, until she received a call telling
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Golf charity boost
A GAME of golf organised by Saltford Golf Club raised more than £3,000 for The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. The event was organised by club members Mike and Hilary Hucker, who are also members of the Bristol and Bath-based Friends of Anthony Nolan
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New chief is needed
THE chief executive of Bath and Bristol-based drug and alcohol advisory service has announced his retirement this week. John Teller, who joined Advice and Counselling on Alcohol and Drugs in 1969, is retiring in April. He said: "I feel privileged to have
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Boy left behind by bus
AN ANGRY mother has blasted a bus company after her schoolboy son was left stranded in the dark when a driver refused to allow boys on to his vehicle. The 14-year-old pupil from Ralph Allen School, Bath, was left at the S1 bus stop outside the school
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Angling diary
Saturday 18 November Haydon St AC Open at Tadpole. Draw 8.30am, fish 10 - 3pm. £10 all in. Sunday 19 November Wroughton AC re-arranged Peter Elliott Trophy on the rivers Avon and Marden. Draw 8am. Any doubt that the match may be cancelled due to the river
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Foul! Anger over soccer 'insults'
Shadow foreign secretary Francis Maude told pupils in Swindon the problem with English football is that there is nobody intelligent enough to run the national team. The senior Tory MP has accused British footballers and managers of being "thickos" who
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Firm says there is no chance of toxic fire here
There is no chance of a toxic fire similar to one at Sandhurst chemical dump happening in Cricklade, says the managing director of the waste firm which has a transport and distribution centre in the town. Cleansing Services Group is a Southampton-based
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Vandals target high jump in latest attack
Some of the finest young high-jumpers in the country have been left with nowhere to practise after vandals struck again at the County Ground. The high jump bed bought for more than £1,000 only two years ago has been burnt to the ground in the latest in
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No cheer for rail workers
An internal memo is to be sent to 200 Railtrack staff in Swindon warning them they will not be allowed to be seen "whooping it up" this Christmas. The firm says it is in "corporate mourning" in the wake of the Hatfield crash and has cancelled all official
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Baby killed for crying
A father killed his baby son by punching him several times to stop him crying, a court heard. Paul Oldacre, of Penhill, who has an IQ of just 69, at first told ambulance staff that he had sat on seven-month-old Jamie. Later he admitted striking him after
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New cancer unit to open
A new mobile breast cancer screening unit, packed with state-of-the-art equipment, is being unveiled at Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon this week. The £150,000 trailer unit, which has been funded by the Govern-ment's New Opportunities sche-me, will
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Go to the jungle to read a book
The jungle with its huge elephants, colourful parrots, striped zebras and leaping monkeys isn't always the first image in mind when you think of school. But at the Holy Family Junior School the strange connection became reality inside the building they
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Free holiday (if you first buy our house)
A couple who are desperate to sell their home have come up with a novel way of attracting buyers a week's holiday in Turkey. Ewa, 34, and Chris Mulcock, 30, must sell their 16th century thatched cottage in Buckland near Faringdon, after they were made
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From gum to yum!
A stretch limo escorted Swindon dentist Bruce Mayhew to a Hunger-ford restaurant to celebrate 40 years of practice. Dr Mayhew, 63, has been treating people in Swindon at his Covingham Square practice for 29 years and says he has no thoughts of retiring
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Talk will paint a picture of art
The former Keeper of the Modern Collection at London's Tate Gallery, will be giving an illustrated talk in Swindon tonight. Richard Morphet, advisor to the Swindon Art Gallery since 1966, is giving a free lecture called Encounters New Art from Old, based
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Animal lover's award
AN 11-YEAR-OLD from Bath has come joint runner-up in the annual RSPCA Young Animal Carer of the year competition. Sarah Burgess, who attends St Stephen's School in Lansdown, was surprised to find she had been selected as one of four finalists because
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Trek raises funds
BATH runner George Harding has raised nearly £5,000 for a cancer charity through a sponsored Canadian trek. Mr Harding has collected £4,469 for the Macmillan Cancer Relief ten-day 'Tough Country' trek, which started on September 2. One of a 65-strong
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MoD help children
A BATH playgroup has benefited from the closure of a south west naval club, which donated its remaining funds to a Ministry of Defence charity. The Wellsway-based Bath Opportunity Playgroup received a cheque for £500, presented by volunteers Martina Reed
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Tributes paid to popular councillor and teacher
More than 400 friends and colleagues have paid tribute to councillor and ex-teacher Duncan Bamford at his funeral, which was held yesterday. Mr Bamford died after he collapsed while playing football. He had been a member of North Wiltshire District Council
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Those magnificent boys and their flying machines
Ridgeway School pupils have won the regional heat of a national model aeroplane flying competition. Now the school's team is frantically building more airbound models for the national heat in December. Last year the school took 11th place but technology
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Cardiac unit criticised
Oxford's top hospital is to face calls for an overhaul after a damning review of its cardiac unit. An NHS report into standards of care at Swindon's nearest heart centre was being released today. The review of the Oxford Heart Centre, part of the John
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On with the gang show
The Swindon Scouts and Guides Gang Show is in dress rehearsal but it still needs a dozen small drums, three unused toilet seats and two rubber chickens. The props are vital to a spoof of the 12 days of Christmas, a number from Musical Magic, the title
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Ex-school governor in video porn case
A former school governor was today due to stand trial for pub-lishing porn videos. Douglas Major is accused of copying and distributing the material for money using equipment and spools of film supplied by a firm in the Netherlands. The 48-year-old, who
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Document covers all issues at the football club
THE Swindon Town Customer Charter is printed in full below: Mission Statement Swindon Town Football Club Ltd will strive to provide the best possible service to its customers at all times in relation to all its business activities. Customer Service n
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Town's pledge to the fans
SWINDON TOWN have published a customers' charter to keep the fans in touch with practices within the club. The idea came as a result of recommendations from the Football Task Force, under the instigation of former MP David Mellor, and all clubs are required
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Go forth
SWINDON TOWN boss Andy King has insisted he has not transfer-listed seven of his squad. Reports yesterday suggested that Giuliano Grazioli, Steve Cowe, Kim Heiselberg, Fraser McHugh, Gareth Hall, Paul McAreavey and Sam Campagna had all been put on the
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Casters bring in big catches
Good bags of fish were caught throughout the match stretch in the fourth round of the Angling Times Winter League held on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Marl-borough. Pete Leek of Reading Match Group hooked his first tench at 1pm on caster over chop worm
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Stormy weather for WI novices
The recent storms have been hairy enough for land-bound people but a mother and daughter with little sailing experience had to weather them at sea. Caroline Gunning, 41, of Wroughton, and her 64-year-old mum Gillian Perrott, also of Wroughton, took part
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Major marches to the rescue
Army nurse Major Colin McMillan is used to dealing with blisters and heatstroke when soldiers take part in exercises. But during a recent 100-mile route-march in Holland, his medical skills helped save the life of a fellow soldier. Colin, 43, used to
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Minister puts his skates on
Skateboarding minister, the Rev Roger Faulkner is leaving Highworth for a new challenge. Mr Faulkner, of Highworth Methodist Church, has been told he will be moved to another church next August. He has no idea where he is going and will be very sorry
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First win for Minety
Minety kept a clean defensive sheet to record their first league victory of the season. They went ahead with a James Tweedale penalty and added a try through winger Simon Barrett. A driving maul set up Minety's final score, as the home pack steamrollered
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Crickladehang on
Sterling defensive work by the Cricklade midfield restricted Chippenham to a sole penalty in the first half. Cricklade replied with a try from Simon Howse, who darted over the line to score. In the second half it was not long before Cricklade were able
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Run goes on for Old Boys
Swindon College continued their much improved league form with a comfortable victory. Although the score line suggests a close game, the Old Boys were always in charge. The Corsham pitch was in suprisingly good condition after all the rain. College kicked
