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Shock in town after family shooting
TWO people were still in a serious condition in hospital today after a shooting in Chippenham which left one man dead. The dead man was named locally as Charlie Singh, a member of a large Asian family who lived at the house in The Causeway. Police were
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Stop lip service and get on track
FIRST Great Western managing director Mike Carroll has admitted his company needs to improve the train services it provides for long-suffering passengers. It is not the first time he has made such an admission. Customers gathered and slated his firm at
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Adver will speak up for our schools
At last, Education Secretary Estelle Morris has finally responded to calls from the disappointed and disgruntled parents and teachers of Swindon and has promised the Evening Advertiser an interview. She took her time, of course, but better late than never
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All I want for Christmas
PAUL EDWARDS is looking to achieve the next step in his professional 'dream' by adding a few goals to his repertoire. The 21-year-old made his first team return at Wigan on Saturday after being sidelined by a knee injury for the last month. Although the
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Storage centre locks in profits
SOME impressive profits have confirmed that the folks at Lok'nStore are onto a winner. As the only self-storage business in Swindon, the result has put a smile on the face of group chief executive Andrew Jacobs. Commenting on the results, he said: "We
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Bath bank on Aussie Foley
JON Callard is banking on the vast experience of new assistant Michael Foley to help lift the growing gloom surrounding Bath's Premier-ship plight. Wallaby World Cup winner Foley was an interested onlooker from the Loftus Road stands as Sunday's 23-10
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Give your pets chips
PET owners are being urged to give their pets chips for Christmas. But the recommendation by the RSPCA to Swindon people is nothing to do with food. Instead, the charity wants people to have microchips painlessly inserted in the scruffs of their animals
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Dad denies that he murdered his baby daughter
DAD Mark Stephenson subjected his months-old baby Sacha to violent, repeated shaking which led to her death, it was claimed in court. The 30-year-old house husband, of Cricklade, admitted to police that he shook the infant several times after dropping
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Rail travellers air their anger
COMPLAINTS from frustrated commuters "humbled" First Great Western's managing director at a meeting examining the train company's performance. Many train passengers gathering at last night's meeting, organised as part of an investigation by the Rail Passengers
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A little ray of hope
BETHANY Robinson is living proof of the importance of cancer research. The smiling youngster, from Moredon, owes her life to the skill of staff at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital who treated her for a rare form of cancer. And yesterday Bethany, who will
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Do numbers mask a grimmer truth?
THERE are now only three people sleeping rough in Swindon according to new Government figures. But the councillor in charge of housing fears the figures mask a far grimmer situation. In a report issued by the Rough Sleepers Unit (RSU), it is claimed that
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Conservation drive
On Sunday, December 9, at 10am, a work party will leave from Keynes Country Park to carry out essential conservation work on Lake 34, an important lake for nature conservation at the Cotswold Water Park. The work involves coppicing willow. More volunteers
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Christmas fun the Dickensian way
CROWDS thronged Wootton Bassett for the town's annual Dickensian-style Christmas celebration. Carollers and musicians were joined by a stiltwalker, a fire eater, a juggler and other performers. Various local traders and charities set up stalls beneath
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Swindon houses are priced too high
SWINDON is one of the worst places in the country for average earners to buy a home, according to a new report. The study, by the trade union-linked research group Labour Research Department, says local workers have to struggle particularly hard to close
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Learn from Paul's error
A mum has used her teenage son's funeral to beg his friends: "Make sure you love and protect yourselves." Linda Javuz, 44, from Westlea, was speaking just over a week after her 17-year-old son Paul Green died in a car crash near Cricklade. Paul, who his
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Seeing the light
Anybody spotting a defective street light in the borough is invited to report it to the council free of charge. The authority has set up a special telephone line so it can reach and repair lights as soon as possible. The number is (0800) 0150096.
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Stay on the road
IF Mr Dawson genuinely cares about cyclists' rights (Letters, Nov 27) why does he choose to live so far away from his place of work necessitating the very long and hazardous cycle journey he is only prepared to attempt one day a week? The motorists' bad
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This is a farce
I read with interest and some amusement your article printed in the Evening Advertiser, November 9, 'Places cut at six schools'. As I live ten minutes walk away from Haydonleigh School I assumed my daughter, due to start in September 2003, would go there
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All I want for Christmas
PAUL EDWARDS is looking to achieve the next step in his professional 'dream' by adding a few goals to his repertoire. The 21-year-old made his first team return at Wigan on Saturday after being sidelined by a knee injury for the last month. Although the
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Korean veterans alert
THE Korean war ended in a ceasefire in 1953, during the year 2003 the 50th anniversary of the ending of the war will be celebrated by the members of the BKVA all over the country through the local branches. A national event is to be laid on by the MoD
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Council can't spend on white elephants
MR MORGAN castigates the borough council (November 26) for the current non-use and mothballing of the old borough railway museum. I too want this building to be used but I realise that in these times of financial restraint the borough cannot afford to
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A magic season for pentathlete Jason
Jason Richards, one of the UK's most promising wheelchair athletes, will now be travelling to sporting events in a new Mondeo, courtesy of Ford MAGIC, based at the Cellular Operation Centre in Swindon. Ford's Mobility and General Information Centre (MAGIC
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Shock in town after family shooting
TWO people were still in a serious condition in hospital today after a shooting in Chippenham which left one man dead. The dead man was named locally as Charlie Singh, a member of a large Asian family who lived at the house in The Causeway. Police were
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TV historian to give talk
The first Steam Christmas Family Lecture with BBC TV personality and historian Adam Hart-Davis is sold out. Called What the Victorians Did For Us and due to be delivered early on Saturday evening, the lecture has drawn interest from across the South West
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Putting down roots for future
MORE THAN 500 people rolled up their sleeves to ensure Swindon a green future. They helped plant another 2,000 trees towards the millions that will one day form the Great Western Community Forest around the town. The latest planting session attracted
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Breathe easy!
Lung disease brings misery and affects the quality of life of all who are affected by it. But a pioneering scheme to improve the fitness and confidence of people suffering from respiratory illness has been hailed a success by those who have taken part
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I'll talk
THE Evening Advertiser has finally been granted an audience with Education Secretary Estelle Morris, 12 days after we took her to task for not listening to the town's pleas for more money. A provisional date for a face-to-face interview has been organised
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Help recover items
BISHOPSTONE: Some silver items were stolen in a burglary at the Croft last Thursday afternoon. Police officers are anxious to speak to the occupants of a matt blue Volvo 740 salon seen in the area of the Croft earlier in the week. If you can provide any
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Call in for a cuppa
A Swindon community-help project, set to benefit from the Christmas toy appeal, is as much in demand today as it was when it was first launched more than 15 years ago. The aptly named Green Hut is tucked away behind St Barnabas Church in Gorse Hill where
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Firm faces charges
Southern Refining Services, based at Membury Airfield, faces a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency tomorrow (Wednesday). The firm faces 11 charges relating to an incident on May 31 last year. Its director, Richard Tripp, faces nine charges.
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Claustrophobic Bubbles
A CLAUSTROPHOBIC cat desperately needs a specialist home in Swindon. Bubbles was locked in a bedroom for the first 18 months of his life, and has been left so traumatised that he cannot stand confined spaces. The two-year-old ginger and white cat eventually
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Union boss visits
SOUTH MARSTON: The General Secretary of the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union, Sir Ken Jackson, was due to visit Swindon's Honda plant today (Tuesday) to speak to staff ahead of the firm's union recognition ballot. The battle for recognition
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Shock in town after family shooting
TWO people were still in a serious condition in hospital today after a shooting in Chippenham which left one man dead. The dead man was named locally as Charlie Singh, a member of a large Asian family who lived at the house in The Causeway. Police were
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It's frustrating
I refer to the report in the Advertiser, dated November 22, and the seeming attitude of the judicial system when prostitutes of long standing are before the courts. Once again the residents of the central area have been let down. When the residents are
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We need the UN/EU laws
RECENT articles and correspondence have highlighted the need for us to understand that the damage caused by our current habits of waste production has to be reduced if the life of future generations is not to be prejudiced. Because environmental concerns
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Research on animals is necessary
M Harrison of the originally entitled group Seriously Ill Against Vivisection (Evening Advertiser, November 26), who is opposed to the need to use some animals in medical research, presumably never visits his GP or takes his pets to the vet. The fact
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Volunteers should not be threatened
Once again the council tightens its belt and threatens voluntary groups in the town by reducing the grants paid to them. If anything, these grants should be increased because of the fantastic work they do for people by helping those with personal problems
