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This wave of violence has to stop
Violence against women and children, usually by men who share their homes as lovers or husbands, is a stain on society which we find deplorable at the beginning of the 21st century. All strands of society are involved and it doesn't matter whether you
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Let's find the consistency
Roy Evans has told his troops to pick themselves up and start again as the players confess they are struggling for consistency. At the start of a week which should finally see the empty seats filled in the County Ground boardroom, Town's director of football
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Craft fair's an all round hit
MORE than £1,100 was raised towards school funds at Pewsey Vale School's Christmas fair on Sunday when dozens of local craftspeople filled the hall with their wares. With 28 stalls plus games and sideshows provided by pupils, the fair was a riotous success
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Appeal to witnesses
Police have condemned a senseless arson attack on a house where young children were asleep. They are appealing for witnesses to the attack, in which someone threw a glass object containing petrol or a similar flammable substance at a house in Silverston
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Cable and Wireless buy out Exodus
Telecoms giant Cable & Wireless is splashing out £600 million for the bulk of US web-hosting firm Exodus Communications. The company, which employs about 150 people at its internet solutions site on the Windmill Hill Business Park in West Swindon,
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Hi-tech bid to attract custom
A Swindon hotel is making a determined drive to attract more business customers. The Marriott has introduced a new conferencing system as part of a nationwide rollout to 39 hotels. It follows on from a successful pilot across 12 Marriott hotels, which
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Four for Fuller as Highworth batter sad Brackley
Highworth Town shocked title contenders Brackley Town, crushing them 5-0 to record their fourth successive victory and take them another step to Premier Division safety. In an excellent all-round team performance Town's newcomer Warren Fuller grabbed
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Closing the gap
Devizes Town Reserves and Wroughton edged closer to the Premier leaders with comprehensive victories. Wroughton, at home to Biddestone, won 3-0. After a goal-less first half Wroughton took the lead midway through the second period when Sean Clarke was
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Murphy eyes new signings
Swindon Supermarine and Chippenham Town were without games at the weekend, but both clubs had a busy time in the transfer market. Marine manager John Murphy has been holding talks with numerous potential acquisitions, and hopes to tie up deals this week
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Melksham plunge to defeat at Bath
Melksham Town's recent surge up the Premier Division came to a grinding halt, when they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Team Bath. The hosts' brand of free-flowing football proved too much even for Melksham's resolute rearguard, and a goal in each half put
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Cook serves up dish of the day
Town were left to suffer the bitter taste of defeat as Wigan's Cook served up a second-half treat for the home side. In truth, the Latics' pressure deserved three points but it was the manner of the winning goal that proved hard for the visitors to swallow
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Battered Bath feel the sting
The alarm bells were sounding loud and clear as Bath got a Premiership wake-up call from another away-day disaster at Loftus Road. Coach Jon Callard had warned last week that his side would run out of excuses with the return of their most famous names
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Santa steams in to hear Christmas wishes
KIDS had an extra reason to pay a visit to Swindon's Steam museum at the weekend Santa had taken up residence in a special grotto on the site. Local artists Gordon Dickinson and Tony Robinson, from the No Added Sugar company, constructed Father Christmas
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Bikers ride in with toys for sick children at PMH
WORKERS about to lose their jobs at a doomed West Swindon factory have dug deep into their pockets to help sick children this Christmas. Staff at the Anchor factory in Blagrove were among the most generous givers to a toy appeal for children at Princess
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Chaos on the track
A LANDSLIP caused by Railtrack engineers trying to improve the Swindon-London commuter line has plunged rail services into chaos. The blunder has blocked one side of the line at Acorn Bridge near Shrivenham, meaning the number of rail services both to
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Can't get otters out of the pool
CHILDREN with disabilities in Swindon can splash around, have fun and learn to swim thanks to the Otters group and Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool. The Otters is a group of children with disabilities which meets each fortnight at the Jeffries Avenue pool
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Compass points to top chef
A SWINDON chef has made mincemeat of 18 talented opponents to win a national cooking award. Richard Bowden, who works as executive head chef at Shrivenham's Joint Services Command and Staff College, won a crystal trophy and £1,000 after being named as
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Friends throw big party for little man
STARS from the worlds of football and entertainment, and more than 100 friends and family, have honoured one of Swindon's biggest little men. Disabled Ian Rigby, who stands just four-and-a-half feet tall, has the use of only one lung and a faulty heart
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No complaints from delighted Jewell
Wigan boss Paul Jewell felt his side had been full value for their narrow victory. The Latics boss admitted there may have been a touch of good fortune over the winning goal but felt his side deserved a break. He said: "They made it difficult for us and
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I pleaded for my life
FOR 20 years Jane West was regularly beaten and kicked until she begged for her life. She thought she would die when her attacker turned on her, using sticks and boots to hit her with. In fact Jane thinks she wouldn't be telling her story today if she
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Carlisle unhappy at Town defeat
Wayne Carlisle felt Town had done enough to merit a battling draw at the JJB Stadium. The Northern Ireland midfielder said the visitors had fought well but ultimately luck had not been on their side. He said: "I don't think we deserved to get beaten but
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Willis anger at Wigan ref
Adam Wills refrained from turning the air blue at full-time but there was no disguising the defender's anger following the match at Wigan. The 25-year-old had a decent game on his return to the first team but was unfairly penalised for the challenge that
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Video challenge
I WAS interested to read the letter from Dr H Thomas and Prof W R Allan (EA Nov 27), stating that 100 members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons support hunting with dogs. I would challenge them to watch the video Chaos in the Countryside, produced
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College denied by penalty call
Swindon College Old Boys were denied a second Southern Counties South victory of the season as a last-minute penalty try earned local rivals Wootton Bassett a 22-22 draw at Pipers Way on Saturday. Old Boys certainly looked the stronger of the two sides
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One dead, two hurt in shooting
A MAN has died and two people are seriously ill in hospital after a shooting incident in Chippenham early this morning. Police said they were called to a house in The Causeway area of the town after neighbours reported hearing shots at around 5.30am.
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Brucie's visit is real bonus
IT WAS nice to see Bruce Forsyth a legend in the entertainment industry in Swindon. After spending a lifetime in the business, the veteran still finds himself leading the field as one of the country's greatest all-round entertainers. It was no surprise
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Make sure the taxman gets just one bite
DON'T let the Inland Revenue have two bites at the cherry, was the message at Smith & Williamson's Business Tax Club held in Salisbury last month. Andrew Lines, a tax partner at the Salisbury office, discussed simple company group structures and identified
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20-year vision for unveiling
A VISION for the economic development of south Wiltshire over the next 20 years is to be unveiled next month. It is contained in a report, which will be presented to business people on Decem-ber 12 at an awareness evening in Salisbury Cathedral's refectory
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One dead, two hurt in shooting
A MAN has died and two people are seriously ill in hospital after a shooting incident in Chippenham early this morning. Police said they were called to a house in The Causeway area of the town after neighbours reported hearing shots at around 5.30am.
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Kings rule over brave Cirencester
Cirencester Town crashed out of the FA Trophy on Saturday in a bruising goalfest with non-league glamour boys Kingstonian. Ray Baverstock's cup warriors caused their Ryman Premier Division opponents all sorts of problems before falling to an emphatic
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Callard's concern for Bath troops
Stunned Jon Callard admitted for the first time that Bath's form was giving cause for concern as they slipped to their seventh league defeat of the season at Loftus Road. The head coach's relaxed exterior finally gave way to a frown as he reflected on
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New bus service aims to give market town a boost
A COMMUNITY bus service has been launched in Faringdon to help meet the transport needs of residents. The bus will operate a circular route around the town as well as serving local villages. It has been funded by the combined package of a Countryside
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Rebecca is university's top graduate
FORENSIC archaeology graduate Rebecca Major has scooped a top award from Bournemouth University. The 23-year-old from Pleydell Road, Old Town, Swindon, was voted the best graduate of 2001. Rebecca, who was awarded the prestigious vice chancellor's prize
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College acts to save students
SWINDON College has stepped in to help more than 500 students whose funding was cut off by the closure of the Individual Learning Account (ILA) scheme. The college said it would honour the payment of all fees for students affected by the Government's
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Man dies after car in collision with lorry on M4
A MAN died after his car and a 30-tonne lorry collided and burst into flames on the M4 motorway in one of three weekend accidents. Police believe the dead man's Vauxhall Calibra car may have hit the back of the dairy lorry in the crash, which happened
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Primary schools to get nearly £1m
PRIMARY schools in Swindon are to receive almost a million pounds in funding next year. Swindon has been allocated £831,620 out of a £19,752,176 pot for the South West. The money will go towards boosting literacy and numeracy and was announced today as
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Nice to see you, to see you, nice
ENTERTAINER Bruce Forsyth appeared in Swindon for the first time and came face to face with his biggest ever audience. The veteran entertainer, now 73, was at the newly opened Asda Wal-Mart superstore in Haydon Wick, where he was signing copies of his
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New recruits for basketball club wanted
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to attract new members to a wheelchair basketball club, thanks to a grant from Oxford, Swindon and Gloucester Co-op. The £1,000 Co-op community dividend grant has been awarded to Swindon Kings Wheelchair Basketball Club to
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Awards aim to bring community closer together
COMMUNITY workers from Swindon have been awarded thousands of pounds of funding for special projects. Three projects have won the award from the Wiltshire and Swindon's Millennium Awards Scheme, run by Community First and Voluntary Action Swindon. They
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Man is killed after shooting incident
A MAN has died and two people are seriously ill in hospital after a shooting incident in Chippenham early this morning. Police said they were called to a house in The Causeway area of the town after neighbours reported hearing shots at around 5.30am.
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Wigan's winner so hard to take
Roy Evans was seething after a poor refereeing decision cost his side a goal and a point at the JJB Stadium. The director of football accepted that Town had been under pressure for long spells but it was the way Wigan grabbed their winner that really
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Let's find the consistency
Roy Evans has told his troops to pick themselves up and start again as the players confess they are struggling for consistency. At the start of a week which should finally see the empty seats filled in the County Ground boardroom, Town's director of football
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Let's hear from some more vets
I was very sorry to see a letter from vets supporting hunting. So they believe that being chased by a pack of hounds and horseriders, and then being torn to pieces when you are too exhausted to run any further is not cruel. I thought vets were compassionate
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Ideas for attracting more people to Steam
As a frequent visitor to Swindon over the last twenty years or so, I have visited the former Railway Museum on at least three occasions. I found it most interesting and informative, despite its relatively small size. I recently visited the new, much vaunted
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We want police on duty, not civilians
As part of the initiative to raise the profile of the police, and to enable people to report incidents, a new type of police person is to be introduced. The advent of the citizen police person is now upon us. (Evening Advertiser, November 17). I suppose
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Swindon hopes binned at Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield defeated Swindon 25-18 to get the better of Saturday's mid-table Southern Counties North encounter. Swindon started strongly and soon pushed Beaconsfield into committing a penalty. Neil Maycock easily slotted the kick to put Swindon into
