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D-Day looms for Kuffour
JO KUFFOUR'S stay at the County Ground will come to an end this week if Roy Evans cannot give the striker guarantees about the future direction of the club. The youngster is due in London tonight (Wednesday) as part of the Town squad to face QPR but he
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Astronomer is a star performer
One of the world's leading scientists will be delivering the annual Christmas Lecture at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution next month. Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University, will
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Community spirit
CHURCH REVIEW: Type of worship: Church of England History: A fine example of Bath's Georgian period. Congregation: About 100 people the pews were not stuffed with worshippers but this is a fairly boxy church so 100 was just the right amount. Who took
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Museum is dedicated follower of fashion
The Museum of Costume's much-awaited Dress of the Year has finally gone on display. The outfit by Tom Ford, the new creative director of French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, consists of a black satin skirt and off-the-shoulder 'peasant
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Welcome to all the family
A TRIO of friendly faces put into practice what the name suggests a warm welcome is exactly what visitors get when they pop into the Welcome Centre in Park North. The family support project is another of the worthy beneficiaries of this year's Christmas
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A real estate with style
DRIVE REVIEW: THERE'S no good reason why the joys of this Mitsubishi should have been such a surprise. It's over 10 years since I drove my first Galant and decided that this was the Japanese BMW. Honda might qualify, but Mitsubishi wins because of its
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Shooting from the hips
REBECCA SHIELDS COLUMN: It's hard to believe I know, but Easter is only 135 days away and I'm already getting excited. Now believe me, all this talk about the Christian calendar's most celebrated entry is not as sad as it may initially sound. Currently
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May the trailer be with you
Bath movie fans can get their first glimpse of next year's most anticipated movie with the first official trailer for the new Star Wars film, now showing in the city. The two-minute trailer for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is already attracting
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Talking in tongues
WELCOME to the fourth in our popular School of Thought series, in which we reveal the lessons truly learned by those in search of knowledge, wisdom and a school dinner. This week's lesson... Which school/college? University of Bath What lesson? Psychology
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Grid confident
Electricity-to-telecoms group National Grid remained confident of meeting its targets despite falling into the red at the half-year stage. Turnover in the six months to September 30 rose from £1.79 billion to £1.99 billion but failed to prevent pre-tax
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Injured man dies
A pedestrian who was badly injured after being struck by a taxi outside the Old Manor Hospital in Salisbury a month ago has died without regaining consciousness. He was Gary Ryder, 37, a registered mental nurse who lived in nurses' quarters at the hospital
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Epidemic impact
SWINDON: The impact of the foot and mouth epidemic is being assessed by Swindon Council. The authority is sending out a questionnaire to get feedback on the crisis, to be prepared should a repeat epidemic occur. Questions include whether the crisis had
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Indecent assault
PARK SOUTH: A 37-year-old woman was indecently assaulted in an alleyway near Cranmore Avenue at around 8.30am yesterday. The offender ran off when he heard voices of two young children in an adjacent alleyway. He was aged between 30 and 40, 5ft 10ins
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Please let me stay!
MOTHER-to-be Nicola Allka faces having her baby on a remote farm in Albania because her husband is likely to be deported. Nicola, 18, says she cannot face going through her pregnancy without him and wants him to be there when their baby is born. Her 24
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Welcome to all the family
A TRIO of friendly faces put into practice what the name suggests a warm welcome is exactly what visitors get when they pop into the Welcome Centre in Park North. The family support project is another of the worthy beneficiaries of this year's Christmas
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Ponting's prize
There was a really good turn out of nearly 100 anglers for the Danny Bohane Memorial match fished on Marlborough AC's waters at Wolfhall, Brimslade and Farmers. The match raised nearly £600 for Danny's wife Sue, and children. Drawing pegs at Wolfhall
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Water matters
SWINDON: Thames Water's chief executive, Bill Alexander, met Prime Minister Tony Blair this week to discuss how the UK water industry could contribute to sustainable development across the world. Several companies, including Thames Water, have joined
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Christmas appeal
WILTSHIRE: Wiltshire Air Ambulance has launched its Christmas appeal, with the launch of this year's diaries and Christmas Cards. A pack of 10 cards cost £2 and the diaries are for £1. Proceeds will go towards the annual target of £200,000 to keep the
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Fair has it licked
RODBOURNE CHENEY: The next of the stamp and postcard fairs held regularly at the Western Community Centre in Somerset Road will take place on Saturday, December 1, running from 9.30am until 4.30pm. Light refreshments will be available throughout the day
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Asbestos dust kills a railman
A RETIRED railway wor-ker died from the Swindon cancer, mesothelioma, an inquest heard. Derek Evans, 66, of Common Platt, Purton, died on March 12 this year. A post mortem carried out by consultant patholo-gist Dr Janet Armstrong found that he had died
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Dance to Irish band
SWINDON: A dance run by the Celtic Academy of Irish Dancing, with music by Together Again, is at the Thistle Hotel, Fleming Way on Saturday November 24 from 9pm. Tickets from (01793) 642368 or on the door.
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Help decorate tree
WROUGHTON: Volunteers are wanted to help with dressing 28 Christmas trees on Sunday November 25 from 10.30am in the Ellendune Centre as part of the festivities. The Christmas lights will be illuminated on Monday November 26 at 7pm with entertainment from
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Triumph for small school
ONE of Wiltshire's smallest schools has dragged itself out of the mire with a triumphant new Ofsted report. Broad Town C of E Primary School near Wootton Bassett is erasing the memory of the stinging Ofsted report that put it into special measures more
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Designer apartments for the up and coming in new look Swindon
HOUSEBUILDER Linden Homes Western is soon to release for sale an exclusive development of apartments in Bridge Street, Swindon called SN1. The development comprises 22 two bedroom apartments and forms the latest stage in the town centre's renaissance.
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Making music
FROM Land's End to John O'Groats, from Shetland to the Isles of Scilly, wherever a stereo is switched on, the echoes lead back to Swindon or many of them do at least. For most of the year, the EMI CD pressing and packing plant at Greenbridge produces
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Dead man's identity
SWINDON: A pedestrian struck and killed by a car on the main A419 road on Sunday has been identified as a 24-year-old local man. The accident happened between the Dorcan Industrial Estate and the Wanborough overbridge at 3.26pm on Sunday. Swindon police
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Motorway collision
WILTSHIRE: A driver was left with serious injuries after an accident on the M4. The 21-year-old woman was taken to hospital with whiplash, bruising to her back and abdomen, torn neck muscles and a chest injury. Her orange Citroen Saxo was involved in
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Travellers return to Chiseldon site
TRAVELLERS have broken into a camp site in Chiseldon which was closed after £20,000 of damage was caused there earlier this year. The Chiseldon Firs site was closed in February after it was turned into a tip by travellers who left a trail of destruction
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With her kings, Hannah is queen of the cards
YOUNG artist Hannah Jones wowed judges with her colourful drawing of the Three Kings. Now her creation is set to be made into a giant Christmas card, which will go on display in Swindon's Brunel Centre. Hannah, eight, of Covingham Park Junior School,
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Pub re-opens
SWINDON: One of the town centre's oldest pubs was due to officially reopen today after being closed for two months for refurbishment. The Rifleman's Arms has been a fixture in Regent Street since 1856. It has re-opened as a Boston Local themed pub after
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No conscience
Your correspondent Trevor Hancock (14/11) asserts that on examining the facts the Christian religion will be found reasonable, worthy of individual faith, and morally unimpeachable. Such a claim is difficult to equate with the facts of history. It was
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Digby aims to be Razor sharp
FORMER Town hero Fraser Digby is planning a miserable London return for Razor Ruddock. Once adored from the County Ground terraces, the QPR goalkeeper is in no mood to gift his old side the points. Having conceded four goals in QPR's embarrassing FA Cup
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D-Day looms for Kuffour
JO KUFFOUR'S stay at the County Ground will come to an end this week if Roy Evans cannot give the striker guarantees about the future direction of the club. The youngster is due in London tonight (Wednesday) as part of the Town squad to face QPR but he
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Wheelchair woe
I TOOK my father-in-law to the Remembrance Day service at the Town Hall. He was in a wheelchair, as were others, and when I asked the best place for him to see was directed to the back behind the other war veterans who could stand. My father-in-law and
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Fair deals for pensioners
WHEN Council Tax replaced the Poll Tax the Government made provision for a 25 per cent discount for people living on their own whatever the size of their property. But many pensioners who live on their own find it extremely difficult to pay even the reduced
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Wife should think again
THE story of Nicola Allka's determination to follow her refugee husband to Albania should concern every parent who has a teenage daughter. Nicola, who is only 18, is 12 weeks pregnant and says she cannot bear to be parted from the 24-year-old man she
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Co-operation is the way to go forward
IT is good to know that the rivalry between Reading and Swindon over city status does not mean we hate each other. Not so long ago, thanks to insults from Reading MP Martin Salter for which he had to apologise, outsiders could have been excused for thinking
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Buying for your pampered pets
THIS week the we launch our definitive guide to buying gifts for your family, friends and other assorted acquaintances over the Christmas season. Stocking Filler will go out into the city and brave the cold and the crowds so you don't have to and then
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Has Bean
Temple of Tea: The Royal Crescent Hotel Pimpernel's in fact, the restaurant in the grounds of this great hotel. Superb surroundings in which to take tea and yes, it's open to non-residents. As one would expect, the hotel provides the perfect ambience
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Functional but desolate
MOORLAND Road, as you can see from this week's cover story, is the bustling heart of Oldfield Park; the district's very own Oxford Street, if you will, with everything from video shops to butchers to keep your purse and wallet well exercised. So, after
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Festive market comes to town
BATH is set to go Christmas crazy next Thursday when the city welcomes the launch of its first-ever Christmas market along with the switching on of the festive lights. The event will be marked with a concert at Bath Abbey, starting at 5pm, at which 100
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Just what you never wanted
Bath shoppers claim that buying gifts for close family members is often the toughest part of Christmas, with one relative always proving impossible to buy for come the festive season. As the Christmas rush begins, shoppers say that every year they are
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Chips are down
ELDERLY residents in Oldfield Park say they are devastated by the closure of the district's last fish and chip shop. Former customers of the Ancient Mariner in Moorland Road say they don't know where to get their supper now the chippy has shut its doors
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Diary
Weekend/future angling activities. Every Friday: Ivy House Veterans Open. Draw 9.30am. Saturday, November 24: The Queenstown WMC Chris Staples Charity Shield has been postponed to a later date, possibly now in March 2002. Three Counties Junior AA, Junior
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Streetlife action
TEN homeless people in Bath will get the chance to have their story preserved on video in a project being financed by Statement, the media arts development agency for Bath & North East Somerset Council. The 10 participants will each make a 90-second
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Bearded, jolly and hard up?
A vacancy is currently being advertised at the JobCentre's offices in James Street West for a welcome seasonal visitor. According to the job description, a 'jolly man is required to discuss Christmas requirements with young children in the presence of
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Staff dress just the job
STAFF at Bath JobCentre dressed up for the day on Friday to raise cash for Children In Need. Throughout the day, various money-raising events were staged, including a raffle, indoor game of golf and a cake sale. JobCentre manager Neill Vincent said: "
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Tymes a-changin'
ALL-girl band Tymes 4 have appeared at Writhlington School as part of their nationwide schools tour. The quartet performed two mini concerts to excited students from years 7 to 13 and signed autographs. Tymes 4 are due to start a Smash Hits tour at the
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First class way to waste cash
MARK SPARROW COLUMN: SOMETIMES you really do have to wonder how such a hapless bunch of dunderheads came to be running this once-great city of ours. And just in case you think I'm picking on one political party I'm not. In my eyes they're all equally
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Majestic's drink
Drinkers taking advantage of cheaper champagne prices added sparkle to the half-year figures of wine warehouse chain Majestic, which has a major store in Gorse Hill, Swindon. Pre-tax profits lifted 40 per cent to £1.6 million, while total sales gained
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Christmas shoppers wooed with a Daihatsu
THIS gleaming Daihatsu 4x4 off-roader will be driven away by one lucky shopper after a prize draw next month. The prize was unveiled at Greenbridge Retail Park, where centre manager Lionel Dicks said: "This is a spectacular prize and one I am sure everyone
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GWR suffers from fall in advertising
Classic FM owner GWR recorded sharply lower profits as a loss in advertising revenue took the shine off record listener numbers. Swindon-based GWR said its business still remained robust after Classic's weekly audience reached 6.4 million and its clutch
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Printing press finds a home
A UNIQUE relic of the glory days of Fleet Street printing has gone on public display for the first time. The Science Museum at Wroughton is the new and probably final home for a printing press which helped to record some of the last century's most memorable
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BATH HANDED PLAYER BOOST
Full-back Matt Perry and lock Steve Borthwick should be free to resume their club duties with Bath this weekend after being left out of England's 22 to face South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The pair, along with Ireland centre Kevin Maggs, will
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Injured man dies
A pedestrian who was badly injured after being struck by a taxi outside the Old Manor Hospital in Salisbury a month ago has died without regaining consciousness. He was Gary Ryder, 37, a registered mental nurse who lived in nurses' quarters at the hospital
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Service firm set to take on 100 workers
SERVICE company Endeva, which earlier this year set up its national headquarters in Swindon, today announced plans to take on another 100 workers. Based at what was the Thornlink Call Centre, Westlea, it is the service and delivery arm of the Boxclever
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Consult the oracle
SWINDON may be at loggerheads with Reading as it battles for city status, but it is happy to borrow ideas from the Berkshire town to help its redevelopment plans. A delegation of 12 council officers made the trip along the M4 to talk to their Reading
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Woman, 92, may leave home after burglary
THIEVES ransacked a 92-year-old woman's house and stole £3,000-worth of property. Police say the victim was so shaken that she may now have to leave her home. The woman arrived at her home in Swindon's Marlborough Road to discover the floors strewn with
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Councillor takes to the streets armed with a speed gun
A TOOTHILL councillor responded to residents' concerns about speeding cars by taking a speed gun to the streets. Coun Mary Martin (Con) and Bob Sanders, from the council's traffic management department, spent yesterday morning perched at the roadside
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Going online to beat the bullies
SWINDON is to have its own anti-bullying website even though the idea was rejected by councillors two weeks ago. The project, called Swindon Safety Net, was originally ditched at a cabinet meeting, against officers' recommendations. But the plans were
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Dancing for Prospect
SWINDON: The Celtic Academy of Irish Dance is holding a fundraising dance for the Prospect Hospice on Saturday at the Thistle Hotel in Fleming Way. Doors open at 9pm and the bar will be open until 1am. Tickets cost £5 on the door or are available from
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Honouring all who make life better
A NEW award has been launched to reward those people who make Swindon a better place. The Quality of Life Awards are also aimed at encouraging an interest in sustainable living. Lynn Forrester, who designed the awards, said sustainable living was something
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Cash boost to cut down wait times
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital is to receive more than £90,000 in cash to help its A&E department recruit more nurses and carry out restructuring. The hospital will receive £17,942 and then a further £73,561 in the new year. The cash forms part of the
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Pictures on show
HIGHWORTH: The Highworth Artist's Society is holding an exhibition of members' paintings at the Saracens Head Hotel. The twice-annual event features paintings in watercolours, oil and acrylic. All paintings are available to buy. The exhibition has started
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Secret life of bats
CIRENCESTER: A 51-year-old former chemistry teacher has become the National Trust's first ever bat conservation officer. Phil Richardson's brief will be to advise Trust staff on how to look after bat habitats and reveal more of their secret nocturnal
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Vicar's talk on war
WILTSHIRE: The Rt Rev Riah Hanna El-Assal, the Bishop of Jerusalem, will speak on the Endangered Church of Jerusalem at Sarum St Martin Church in Salisbury on Monday, November 26 at 7.30pm. Bishop Riah will speak and answer questions about the plight
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Pudsey is a winner
COUNCIL parking officer Tony Wren has been invited to see the mayor after raising £500 for Children in Need. Dressed in a Pudsey outfit Tony stood at the House of Fraser entrance on the third level of the Brunel North car park and by 6pm had collected
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Town has escaped a playing field row
Swindon has escaped being dragged into a new political row over the sale of playing fields for building development. For while leaked figures show that more of these green spaces are being turned into concrete and tarmac throughout the country none have
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Santa visits fair
WALCOT: A Christmas fair with Santo in his grotto, hair braiding, a raffle with a Micra bike as top prize, tombola, stalls, refreshments and Innerspace Road Show providing the music is at the Walcot Dome, Burleigh Close, Walcot East on Saturday December
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Schools get their results
SCHOOL and college performance tables will be published tomorrow on the day the Government's Education Secretary Estelle Morris comes to Swindon. The figures will show that the Government has already met its national target of having half of all 16-year-olds
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Mayor is ugly sister
PINEHURST: Swindon Mayor Coun David Cox is to make an appearance as an ugly sister at the North Swindon Family Centre's production of Cinderella. The pantomime is being performed at Pinehurst People's Centre on Thursday, December 13 at 7pm. The event
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PMH thank you
On November 15 I went into Princess Margaret's Hospital for an operation. I am at home again now recovering but I would like to thank the doctors and nurses who looked after me on Bishopstone Ward. (Mrs) I CRAWFORD Woodhall Park Swindon
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Going crackers!
I AM writing to ask your readers to support The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund during Children's Cancer Awareness Month which runs throughout December. Last year The Cancer Research Campaign announced the wonderful news
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Ageism in the workplace
AS chairman of the (local) Friendship Centre of the Association of Retired and Persons Over (ARP/050), I would like to draw attention to an important Bill which comes up for its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday. The Age Equality Commission
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Any memories of the old days?
King William Street Primary School in Old Town celebrates its 130th birthday this year. We wonder if we could make a request for anyone who went to the school, or who has information or memorabilia about it, to get in touch. I can be contacted on 01793
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Funds must be found for beds
Your article "Elderly care homes face cash crisis" (Evening Advertiser, November 13) fails to indicate the near absolute dependence of both the acute hospital sector of the NHS (i.e. PMH in Swindon) and the mental health sector of the NHS on private sector
