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CUP FULL OF CASH
A PLACE in the third round of the FA Cup could mean a six-figure bonus for Town's bank balance. Peter Rowe, the club's chief executive, believes the importance of reaching the next stage of the competition cannot be stressed enough. "We are, of course
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Couple in £103,000 fraud trail
A HUSBAND and wife who toured the country trying to claim benefits with counterfeit giro cheques, were jailed for two years after netting £103,000 from the scam. Nicole Itonga and her husband Lokyo, who is suffering from a terminal illness, used the fake
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Laundry goes with 84 jobs
MORE than 80 jobs are to go at a laundry factory in Swindon which has a contract with the town's hospitals. Sunlight Laundry says it is not making enough money and that keeping the firm open would be uneconomic. Managers have launched a consultation process
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WHAT A TR-EAT
BAKER Greg Dunningham has offered to give residents a Christmas feast after their original food was stolen. Pensioners at Beatty Court in Dammas Lane were heartbroken when thieves broke into the sheltered housing complex and stole a £100 microwave, a
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Drivers forced to brave the floods
DRIVING rain and high winds gave way to bright sunshine but forecasters today warned there is more poor weather on the way. Drivers in back roads near Cricklade were forced to dodge long stretches of flooding after around an inch of rain was dumped on
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£10,000 haul of alcohol and tobacco
CUSTOMS officials seized more than £10,000 worth of tobacco, cigarettes and alcohol in a 24-hour operation in the Swindon area. Two lorry drivers were also caught using illegal agricultural diesel and face fines of more than £1,000. Lorries, vans and
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Pay rise for bus drivers
BUS company Stagecoach will tomorrow increase wages by as much as 20 per cent in Swindon in a bid to lure new drivers to solve its staffing crisis. The move could cost the firm £140,000 a year, yet directors insist they don't intend to increase fares.
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Women's rugby alive and well in Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett ladies rugby team is now well into its third season. The team consists of all ages and all levels which just goes to prove that you are never to old to start. Bassett are currently in the third division and they have made a positive start
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Teenager's bike stolen
CHENEY MANOR: A teenager was knocked to the ground by two men who stole his bicycle. The 18 year-old was riding along the subway between Great Western Way and the Hawksworth Industrial Estate at 5.45pm on Thursday. As he left the subway the two men, who
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Mystery caller sets his victim on fire
SWINDON: A man was taken to hospital with burns after a mystery caller threw liquid at him in his home and set fire to it. The 27 year-old's trouser leg burst into flames but he was able to put them out with his hand. He was later treated for burns. The
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Information service is to get a facelift
A SERVICE promoting Swin-don and its events to tourists and residents closed on Thurs-day. Swindon Information Centre in Regent Street was getting a facelift because it has proved so popular extra room was needed for counter staff. The centre attracts
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Wigglybus wins Oscar of the bus industry
A PROJECT which provides a bus service around the Pewsey Vale has won a top national award. The Wigglybus runs hourly between Devizes and Marlbor-ough, 'wiggling' its way to pick up passengers in smaller settlements who have phoned in to a special call
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Staff working flat out, but proud of job
STAFF at Princess Margaret Hospital are stressed out and over stretched but they are proud of the work they do. These are the findings of a snapshot staff survey which attracted more than 1,500 responses. Of those who replied to the survey, 68 per cent
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Angels with painted faces
SANTA came early to Moredon Infants School for its Christmas fair. Organised by the Friends of Moredon Infants School, formerly known as the PTA, the event was held to raise money for IT equipment the school needs, including a digital camera and scanner
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The truth is out there
MANY people in Swindon do not even know they are there, and those who do probably have little idea of exactly what they do. Yet the five research councils tucked into a corner of North Star are jointly responsible for handling around £300 million of Government
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Bobbies safer in new jackets
THE new bullet and knife-proof jackets which will protect bobbies on the beat were modelled by two police officers who were recently threatened with samurai swords. Around 70 officers in Swindon have already been issued with the vests and others are currently
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Thousands for pages unopened for ages
AN AUTOGRAPH album which had lain unopened in an attic for the last 35 years could make its owner thousands of pounds just in time for Christmas. The album is full of original letters by almost all of the leading Victorian artists including J M W Turner
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Todd won't help to sink Town
GATESHEAD'S chairman has vowed not to pressure his friend Colin Todd for ways to topple Town this afternoon. As well as being chairman of the non-League side, John Gibson is a distinguished football writer in Newcastle. He knows Town's former manager
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Club's new ticket deal in time for Christmas
TOWN are kicking off the festive season by offering a special Christmas season ticket for the second half of the campaign. This will allow fans to watch the 12 remaining home games at the County Ground, starting with the Boxing Day fixture against Brentford
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Council blamed for £10,000 bill to look after two pigs
WILTSHIRE: North Wiltshire District councillor Adrian Bishop has admitted members were to blame for allowing £10,000 of taxpayer's money to be spent on the upkeep of four homeless pigs. At a meeting of the council's scrutiny committee on Thursday last
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You're on top form, Ofsted inspectors tell school
A SWINDON school has been given a glowing report following a recent inspection by an OFSTED team. Staff of Robert Le Kyng School have been praised for their standards of teaching and the care of the 382 pupils. And the inspectors awarded the school in
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Ex-railmansignals aday of fun
VISITORS to Swindon's Steam museum are today being given the chance to find out more about the job of a signalman. Signalling expert Mike Hanscomb brought the attraction's signal box to life with regular demonstrations of the equipment used and the work
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Cracking Christmas thanks to these pupils
PUPILS from Kingsdown Comprehen-sive School pitched in to help volunteers from the Stratton branch of Age Concern pack up Christmas hampers for 1,700 pensioners in the area. The pupils, from Year 7, spent a morning at the Stratton youth club opposite
