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Christmas is a time to reflect
WE at the Evening Advertiser want all our readers to have a very happy Christmas at the end of what has been an eventful and traumatic year. While we should all make merry and have a thoroughly good time, it should also be a time to reflect and consider
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I'll get it right
ANDY KING is adamant his eye to spot 'a gem' minus a hefty price tag could serve Swindon Town well in the coming months. After watching his side crash to defeat at Notts County on Friday afternoon, King spent Saturday afternoon at Dean Court, watching
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Security cameras could cost £700,000
A CLOSED circuit security camera system for Devizes, Marlborough, Pewsey, Tidworth and Ludgershall could cost £700,000 to set up and up to £170,000 a year to run. That was the conclusion of a feasibility study considered by Kennet Community Safety Partnership
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Club meeting
The accounts of the Highworth Social Club Trust fund will be discussed at a meeting in the town's recreation centre on January 6, beginning at 8pm. The fund was set up when the social club closed in 1999, has assets totalling almost £19,000 and has distributed
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Wroughton hammer six to stay in touching distance
WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Despite losing their top marksman Glenn Armstrong, who signed for Screwfix side Devizes Town in midweek, Wroughton still managed to score six goals at Marlborough, the home side replying twice. The victory kept the Swindon side in touch
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Town on a high
HELLENIC LEAGUE: Highworth Town made it eight wins from their last nine matches when they beat Division One side Bisley Sports 4-0 in the second round of the Hellenic Supplementary Cup. Highworth never looked in any danger of being the victims of a cup
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Ciren back in trouble
Cirencester Town are in serious danger of being sucked back into the relegation dog-fight after another loss on the road. Ray Baverstock's troops were undone by two late goals as they suffered a 3-1 defeat at Bilston. Lee Bullimore put the hosts in the
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Rankin's boys are given the boot
Calne Town's nightmare season continues, after Paul Rankin's sorry side slumped to a 4-2 defeat at relegation rivals Wellington. Calne found themselves two down inside 12 minutes, before Simon Bray pulled one back from the spot. But Scott Wheadon's late
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Goalkeeper Paul is just spot-on for Devizes
SCREWFIX LEAGUE: Devizes Town produced their best display of the season, beating Premier Division title hopefuls Bideford 2-0. It was the Devon club's first league defeat of the season, and Devizes' keeper Paul Thompson was again the goalscoring hero.
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Frozen out
DR MARTENS: Swindon Supermarine's relegation clash with Shepshed Dynamo was abandoned following a serious injury to Marine keeper Paul Haines. The brave shot-stopper raced from his goal to head clear an awkward 15th minute backpass, before colliding heavily
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7/12/01
IT HAS been a week of new beginnings in several different ways down at the Rec. Firstly for the players, the challenge was to put the disappointment of the defeat at Loftus Road behind us. As soon as we knew the game was gone against Wasps last weekend
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Epic adaptation will ring true for its fans
AS with Captain Corelli's Mandolin, anyone producing a film version of Lord of the Rings is going to have a difficult time satisfying fans of the book. And any interest in Louis De Berniere's book can be multiplied by 50 to get an idea of the weight of
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not just treading water
Housewife Margaret Hall (Tilda Swinton) lives on Lake Tahoe with her three children and her cantankerous father (Peter Donat). Her husband is a naval officer who spends months at sea, so she is left to take care of the children on her own. Subtle cracks
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Ugly duckling grows into right royal role
FOR engaging family Christmas fare that doesn't involve wizardy and won't leave your bottom numb after three hours in front of the screen, look no further than The Princess Diaries (PG). Director Garry Marshall is used to telling rags to riches fairytales
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Ugly duckling grows into right royal role
FOR engaging family Christmas fare that doesn't involve wizardy and won't leave your bottom numb after three hours in front of the screen, look no further than The Princess Diaries (PG). Director Garry Marshall is used to telling rags to riches fairytales
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All set to spend Christmas at sea
EIGHT teams of rowers, including some Swindon contenders, will celebrate Christmas at sea as they tackle the Ward Evans Atlantic Rowing Challenge. A total of 36 teams of pairs set off from San Juan, Tenerife, on October 7 to row the 2,900 nautical miles
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Spirit of Christmas for the homeless
DONATIONS have been pouring in to ensure a happy Christmas for Swindon's needy. A temporary shelter for the homeless and others who need support at Christmas has been set up at Queens Drive Methodist Church in Park South. Called Christmas Care 2001, the
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Jury acquits two of robbing man on his way home
A JURY has acquitted a man and a teenager of carrying out a robbery in Swindon. Swindon Crown Court heard how Gregor McPherson claimed he was robbed of a chain and a wallet by two muggers near the County Ground. Mohammed Elmi, of Hanwell, London, and
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Services braced for Christmas violence
HUNDREDS of people will endure an unhappy Christmas this year as seasonal tensions explode into domestic violence across Swindon. The town's emergency services are bracing themselves to deal with another surge in violent family incidents over the holiday
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He's home
A SWINDON mum will be getting the best possible Christmas present tomorrow her first chance to spend it at home with her dying son. Kristy Lee's two-year-old son Ben has only ever spent five weeks out of hospital because of heart and lung defects that
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Reeves hopes to return for King
TOWN skipper Alan Reeves is hoping the return of Andy King will lead to a Boxing Day starting slot against Bournemouth. The 34-year-old has been sidelined with a knee injury but figured as an unused substitute in Friday's 3-1 defeat at Notts County. King
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Willis 'It's make or break time'
CENTRAL defender Adam Willis admits the Christmas period is a make or break time for Swindon Town. The former Coventry City man was one of the few players to emerge with any real credit after Friday's miserable showing at Notts County. It is a testing
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Hardship tales
DURING the First World War many people living in the West Country experienced real hardship. In rural areas farming mainly cash crops such as wheat and barley, local people could find it hard to get hold of fresh produce. In some Wiltshire towns, the
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I'll get it right
ANDY KING is adamant his eye to spot 'a gem' minus a hefty price tag could serve Swindon Town well in the coming months. After watching his side crash to defeat at Notts County on Friday afternoon, King spent Saturday afternoon at Dean Court, watching
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Thumping victory
Swindon consolidated their middle-of-the-table position with a thumping 51-12 victory over struggling Oxford in Southern Counties North. But Cooper-Avon Tyres went down to a 22-12 defeat at home to Frome. In Dorset & Wilts One, Westbury took the honours
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Ciren sound a title warning
CIRENCESTER put themselves into the Gloucestershire Premier Division driving seat heading into the New Year with a comfortable 18-6 victory over Spartans. Rick Scott's men took over at the head of the table with a dominant performance that left Spartans
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Home is the best place to be for Ben
LIKE children all over the world, two-year-old Ben Lee will be opening his Christmas presents at home tomorrow. Christmas Day is always a special occasion but for Ben and his family it means that little bit more this year. Ben doesn't see his family home
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Proposals for carnival site meet opposition
FAMILIES living next to the field where the Pewsey Carnival assembles are lodging objections to a plan to sell off part of the site. Residents in the hamlet of Kepnal say that the planning application for a house and garage submitted by the carnival committee
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Carey blunder aids City
Bristol City's fifth successive Nationwide Second Division victory keeps Danny Wilson's men within a point of leaders Brentford although it took an own goal by Wrexham's Brian Carey 10 minutes from time to give them the points. Reading lost ground, following
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Rawlins delivers a Christmas cracker
Halesowen Town 0, Chippenham Town 1: Christmas came early for Chippenham Town as they closed the gap on Dr Martens League Western Division league leaders Halesowen Town to one point with an impressive victory at The Grove. Matt Rawlins' 15th goal of the
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EVENTS
Wed Dec 26: Ivy House Lakes Boxing Day Open £12 all in. Please book in early on 01666 510368 or 07748 144788. Sun Dec 30: Peatmoor Junior Winter League round four. Draw 9am. Fish 10am to 2pm. Sun Jan 6: Cloverleaf AC Xmas???? match at Shearwater. Book
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Washed out
NASSER Hussain defended England's stifling policy after finishing the rain-wrecked final Test in control of the match. No play was possible on the final day in fact, only the equivalent of two sessions were possible in the final three as the Bangalore
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Charges denied
Wiltshire County Council's head of emergency planning has appeared before Swindon Crown Court to plead not guilty to fiddling his expenses. David Head faces 11 charges of obtaining property by deception dating from April 15, 1999 through to April 30,
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Let's rebuild Rec fortress
BATH must make their Recreation Ground home a place to be feared for visiting teams again, insists coach Jon Callard. The west country side's long trip north for their Premiership clash against Newcastle Falcons proved fruitless when yesterday's game
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Ghosts are dragged out again
ANY film that stars the likes of Nicolas Cage, Kate Winslet, Simon Callow and Jane Horrocks has got to be worth a look. Unfortunately, we don't see these great thespians we only hear them. They lend their voices to some of the characters in Christmas
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Tale of self-discovery is just not convincing
RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS (Cert 12, 131 mins) Drama. Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, Adam Garcia. Penny Marshall steps behind the camera for the first time in five years for the true story of writer Beverly D'Onofrio's journey of self-discovery
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Ghosts to chill the spine
A TRADITIONAL child ghost story designed to heighten the senses, The Devil's Backbone (15) is a simmering chiller worthy of critical acclaim. Crazy blood-obsessed Latin-American director Guillermo Del Toro uses a slow-burning effect to scare film-goers
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The world will never be the same again
WHAT picture comes into your mind as you think back on 2001? For me it's the face of a New Yorker, a woman standing on the pavement looking up at the World Trade Centre, as a hijacked airliner smashes into the side of the building. It is the look of amazement
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Christmas wishes from the clergy
TWELVE months ago we awaited the New Millennium. Now it seems to have died away. Was it simply the biggest party of the Century or was it a time of reflection and new beginnings? Sadly, the events of September 11, the Afghan war and the terrible events
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Rose has bloomed for 102 years
CENTENARIAN Rose Saunders is more surprised than anyone that her life has turned out to be so extraordinary. Rose, who was born 102 years ago today, says she has always led a quiet life, and that her birthday is easily the most amazing thing she has achieved
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Sex attack on woman returning from club
POLICE are hunting a man who carried out a serious sexual assault and threatened to kill a woman returning from a Christmas night out. The 51-year-old woman was walking home from Angelo's night club in Fleet Street when she was grabbed and punched in
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21/12/01
THE long trip up to Newcastle awaits us this Sunday and Kingston Park is probably the coldest ground I've ever played on. And that's including some fairly nasty Welsh hillsides! I can remember a game a couple of years ago up there when the lads came in
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Working to get people home for Christmas
MORE patients will be home for Christmas this year thanks to the work of occupational therapists at Princess Margaret Hospital. Every year staff at the occupational therapy department at PMH try to get as many people as possible home for Christmas. On
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Drug offers heart patients headstart
HEART ATTACK victims now have a much better chance of survival, thanks to dramatically improved ways of working at Princess Margaret Hospital. The hospital is the best in southern England at giving patients thrombolysis a vital anti-clotting drug that
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Tills are ringing
THE statistics are frightening till staff at the Asda Walmart store will see more than 60,000 mince pies pass through their hands. More than 500 fresh turkeys will have been sold, and that doesn't include the frozen variety that also sell by the lorry
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Christmas comes early
Five hard working community organisations in Wiltshire, including three in Swindon, have received early cash Christmas presents from the Evening Advertiser's parent company. The Gannett Foundation Fund traditionally supports projects which take a creative
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Hunt for poem
I AM searching for a poem which was published in 1997 by the Poetry Guild at Marlborough Road, Aldbourne, Wiltshire, SN8 2HP. The poem is Daydreamer from the book Great Poems of Today. If anyone can help or send a copy of the poem I would be extremely
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Cherries off
TOWN'S Danny Invincible believes the Cherries are not as fresh as they were last season. Aided by the goals of Jermain Defoe, Bournemouth missed a play-off place by a whisker last year. However, the youngster's return to West Ham and a period of exile
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MPs need help
If Robin Cook's proposals to reform the parliamentary working week do reduce the anti-social hours and punishing schedules at Westminster, then they are to be welcomed, not least because they might improve MP's mental health. Our own research of more
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A crude logic
SUE Bates blames the last Conservative government for Swindon Council's current financial difficulties (Evening Advertiser, December 13). This crude argument overlooks two crucial factors. First, Labour has been in government for nearly five years. This
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Help the elderly enjoy happier times
AS Christmas approaches and the cold weather sets in, my thoughts often turn to older people in our community who are alone. Now, perhaps more than any other time of the year, I feel incredibly fortunate that I can surround myself with a marvellous support
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Art will not take medical funds
I read with interest the letter from Sonia Griffith (Monday, December 17) claiming the £375,000 for art in the Great Western Hospital should be spent on life saving equipment. Whilst I fully understand her concern, I must point out that millions of pounds
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Scrooge may have been right after all
THERE have been a fair amount of news articles and comments in the Evening Advertiser over the past few weeks, regarding Christmas and the season of goodwill. The first news article I noticed with regard to the season of goodwill, was when the Evening
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Results
South West 2 East: Aylesbury 15, Stow on the Wold 29; Marlow 42, Salisbury 10; Redingensians 22, Olney 5; Slough 18, Chippenham 34; Tadley 40, Amersham & Chiltern 21; Windsor 0, Abbey 19. Southern Counties North: Beaconsfield 15, Oxford Harlequins
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Bassett crash at Barbarians
IVEL Barbarians took revenge for a thumping defeat at Wootton Bassett a few weeks ago by dishing out a 24-5 defeat to the Wiltshire side in their Southern Counties South clash. Kuhn went over for a brace of tries with Evans adding one, Reeves kicking
