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King starts countdown
ANDY KING admits he is in something of a Catch 22 situation as players become increasingly anxious to discover their County Ground fate. But the 12 out-of-contract stars will be put fully in the picture by the time Town travel to Brighton & Hove Albion
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Saab plays it safe in style
DRIVE COLUMN: THERE'S a routine for starting up a Saab, and if you don't follow it, it'll send you potty. Saab is one of those highly respected minority marques which is cloaked in an aura of mystique. Add to this its rallying background, and you have
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Sonia enjoys a brush with flower power
BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder, it is said. Well, that may apply when eyeing up one's lifetime partner, but with art, and especially paintings, what is and isn't good is usually immediately clear to everyone. Sonia Priest for instance, an artist
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Queen Mother's special place in the city's heart
AS PEOPLE in Bath remember the Queen Mother, preparations are already under way for six days of mourning culminating with the funeral next Tuesday 9 April. Following the announcement of the Queen Mother's death on Saturday evening, Bath has begun to mark
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Elderly bus passengers call in Bath Star's SAS!
THIS week, the Bath Star launches a major campaign to crack down on one of the biggest hazards facing users of public transport in the Bath area. Our campaign, Seated & Safe (SAS) is calling for bus drivers to always ensure their passengers are sitting
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Call for the home arranger
PROPERTY: THE problem with selling your own home is that you tend to be blind to its faults. After all, you'll doubtless have spent years turning your flat or house into the home of your dreams, and so it is perfectly natural that you should think it
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FRS17 'must be changed'
A BUSINESS group has called for changes to a controversial new accounting standard which is leading to firms closing final salary pension schemes. The CBI wants amendments to be made to the standard known as FRS17, under which firms have to include pension
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Council seeks a new partner
SWINDON Council is on the verge of finding an external partner to help salvage its failing education department. It is currently considering proposals from five different organisations that have applied to take control of the top tiers of management at
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Police still searching for Linda
THE mystery surrounding Linda Razzell's disappearance continues, as police investigations fail to shed new light on the case. Police today renewed an appeal for anyone to come forward with any information, no matter how trivial it may appear, concerning
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We won't let museum rot
LESSONS learnt from the from the decline of the Mechanics' Institute should prevent the former railway museum in Faringdon Road falling into a similar spiral of disrepair, councillors hope. A report is due to be brought before Swindon Council's cabinet
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Man charged with stabbing his wife to death
A MAN accused of stabbing his common law wife to death has appeared in court. Delroy Nelson, 27, faces a murder charge over the death of mother of three Belinda Edwards, 33. Her body was found at the home the couple shared in Willows Avenue, Pinehurst
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I can't remember my wedding
LIZ Morgan is marrying her husband Handrew again because he has forgotten they are man and wife. The ceremony marks the start of their new life together, having experienced a trauma beyond your wildest nightmare. Liz said: "Our wedding vows said for better
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Ciren going Dutch for new launch of stadium
Cirencester Town will be going Dutch to celebrate the completion of their new £2 million Corinium Stadium. The club, who play in the Dr Martens Western Division, are to introduce a new coaching programme for youngsters based on the Dutch Youth programme
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double win
A 78th minute strike robbed Swindon Ladies of a thrilling victory at home to Yeovil Town. Town lead 4-3 with just 12 minutes remaining in this rollercoaster of a game but just couldn't hold on for all three points. Fiona Baldwin gave Town the best possible
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Wood for jubilee
Wiltshire College students have marked the Queen's Golden Jubilee by planting a new wood of native British trees. Jubilee Wood, on the Lackham estate, near Chippenham. It consists of 500 trees. The students carried out the work as part of their studies
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Her bravery is an example for others
SOMETIMES the extraordinary bravery of ordinary people humbles us all. Take the example of supermarket worker Deirdre O'Connell, 34, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. When told the bad news, she was naturally frightened, but was somehow
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Three days on a PMH trolley
A SWINDON woman had to endure three days on a hospital trolley before being found a bed at Princess Margaret Hospital. Mother of three, Deborah Minns, 34, was admitted to the hospital suffering from septicaemia and pneumonia. The former quality control
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Crack flying team is soaring back to its old home
THE RAF's crack Red Arrows aerobatic team is returning to its old home base at Kemble. The team will be the star attraction at this year's Kemble Air Day which takes place on June 16. The show will commemorate the anniversary of the classic Folland Gnat
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Road congestion
Rush hour congestion is expected when work to improve water mains will close part of County Road until Saturday 6th April. The revamp is part of Thames Water's programme of improving the flow and quality of water in the area. County Road will close to
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Plans for landscape
North Wessex Downs, home to the Avebury World Heritage site and the White Horse at Uffington, will be the subject of a new plan trying to conserve and enhance its landscape. The Charter and Landscape Assessment will be launched on April 16 and aims to
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Get back on your bikes...
ORGANISERS of Swindon's biggest off-road cycling event are hoping to attract 1,000 entrants this year. The 10th Great Ridgeway Ride takes place on June 2 across 25 miles of scenic bridleways. It is the first ride for two years after last June's event
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Torun on twinning agenda
STEPS are being taken to link Swindon with modern astronomy's spiritual hometown in Poland. The Evening Advertiser revealed in January that local town twinners were considering a link-up with Torun, the birthplace of the father of astronomy, Nicolaus
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Getting a real kick out of football
THE World Cup may be a few months away, but kids from Swindon are already being given the chance to emulate their favourite football players on a Soccer Skills venture at the Croft Leisure Centre in Old Town. The short activity week gives youngsters ample
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Bank fraud case
Christine Ireland, 35, was due to appear before Swindon magistrates yesterday accused of attempting to steal £1.8 million from Swindon-based banking giant Allied Dunbar. Ireland, of Crawley, West Sussex, faces an allegation of false accounting after being
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Pain is of no consequence
ON Good Friday morning I developed a severe toothache. I thereupon rang NHS Direct who advised me to contact my own dentist. Unfortunately he was only available until 10.30am and it was past that time. I then went to the Carfax Street Emergency Dental
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Can't blame them
IT IS hardly surprising that people living near the former Whitehouse pub, which is set to become a hostel for sex offenders, can't sell their homes, as reported on March 27. No residential area should have to put up with this sort of proposal. Did the
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Balshaw out of England squad
BATH'S Mike Tindall and Danny Grewcock have been selected for England's Six Nation clash with Italy while club-mate Iain Balshaw has been omitted from the squad. England boss Clive Woodward also named five British Lions Test players including Martin Johnson
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This could be a real winner
WE hope Paul Doherty doesn't feel overly offended by our story about his "goobledegook" letter. After all, it appears that Swindon's headteachers and governors understood what he was talking about eventually. And at least the letter gives the council's
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Old museum must not be left to rot
THE former railway museum in Swindon's Faringdon Road is a wonderful structure, one of the town's few old buildings with real character. Another is the Mechanics Institute, which has become a crumbling mess as authorities argue about its future. Both
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New recycling scheme goes to war on waste
AN INNOVATIVE new project to seek the best way to turn household waste into valuable compost is to be tested by the council at the end of the month. Bath & North East Somerset Council will test methods of getting rid of waste in an effort to cut down
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Cheapest and dearest
BATH is a city of extremes for every plush des-res there are digs a student would turn their nose up at; for every luxury car is a motor that would look better on a scrapheap than Bath's hallowed streets. Bath boasts a huge range of salaries with a wide
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Bath Man of the Match
THIS week's guest for our Bath Rugby Man of the Match competition was 27-year-old student Alice McGarvie. For Saturday's game against Northampton Saints, which Bath lost 29-11, Alice studying geography at Bath Spa University chose full-back/wing Iain
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So near and yet...
HAVE you ever taken a moment to sit on a public bench and wonder why it's there? The answer of course is easy people. If you enjoy watching life go by, then someone's already done the research for you. So take a minute, park your backside and look around
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Winners and losers in parking game
CAR parking charges in Bath city centre are to change for the first time in four years. New rates from Bath & North East Somerset Council will affect off-street parking (car parks) from June and on-street parking from September. The council said the
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Bets are on no interest changes
The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold for the fifth month in a row when it meets tomorrow. Economists are predicting that rates at four per cent are at their lowest level and the next movement will be upwards. Speculation
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WEEKEND AND FUTURE ANGLING ACTIVITIES
Friday Apr 5: Friday and every Friday: Ivy House lakes Open Veterans match. Sunday Apr 7: Coleview Rover work party at Stanton Lake, 8am start. Ashton Keynes AC work party, bank clearing at Keynes Park. Large lake. Meet 9am, large lake car park. Sunday
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Firm to take next big step forward
CORIN Group, a leading manufacturer of orthopaedic devices based in Cirencester, is to float on the London Stock Exchange next month. It is proposing to raise £22 million through a placing of ordinary shares, valuing Corin at approximately £40 million
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Wall memorial hope for heroes like Vince
WAR dead from Swindon may be honoured with a memorial wall along the lines of the Vietnam monument in Washington. It is proposed to erect the wall in Queen's Park and inscribe it with the names of all the town's war dead from 1914 onwards. And the memorial
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Grant will help adults improve basic skills
ADULTS have even more chance to improve their basic skills thanks to a grant for Swindon and Wiltshire from the Department for Education and Skills. The Wiltshire and Swindon Lifelong Learning Partner-ship has been given £25,750 over two years to recruit
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How about putting it in plain English?
SWINDON'S schools boss Paul Doherty may have invented "a new type of gobbledegook" according to the Campaign for Plain English. He has written a letter to every headteacher and chair of governors in the town imploring them to follow correct procedures
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Books of condolence are opened for people to pay their respects
SWINDON people have begun signing a book of condolence to mark the death of the Queen Mother. The book is currently in two sections at the Evening Advertiser offices in Victoria Road and at the Civic Offices in Euclid Street. It will remain open for the
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Mick on his knees as 98lb haul wins open match
THERE were some great weights in the Wednesday Veterans match held at Bourton-on-the-Water carp lake. The lowest weight recorded of the 13 who fished was 28lb, with the winner, Mick Robins, taking an estimated 40 fish bag that weighed a marvellous 98lb
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King starts countdown
ANDY KING admits he is in something of a Catch 22 situation as players become increasingly anxious to discover their County Ground fate. But the 12 out-of-contract stars will be put fully in the picture by the time Town travel to Brighton & Hove Albion
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In memory of those who built our town
FIRST Great Western has pledged £500 to help pay for a memorial garden to Swindon's hundreds of victims of asbestos-related illnesses. The rail firm, which has 2,500 employees, follows the example of Swindon Door Services, a company with six employees
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Protein needs you
Protein Dance Company is looking for two enthusiastic people in their 40s to star in a special production called 'Publife.' The performance, involving lots of drama and movement based exercises, will take place in a Swindon pub as part of the Jubilee
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Be a monkey and see the organ grind
MARLBOROUGH High Street will be alive with the sound of music this Saturday as the town hosts the 10th annual charity model show and organ grind. Over the last decade the event has generated thousands of pounds for charitable causes. Organiser Maureen
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Can you fund a mission to build Kenyan medical unit?
A GROUP of young Swindon people who will be helping to construct a medical centre in Kenya are looking for sponsors to help fund their trip. They are going to Oyugis in west Kenya, near Lake Victoria, to help local volunteers raise awareness about Aids
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Former Hawk jet trainer is excited by new position
GROUP Captain Steve Duffill has handed over command of RAF Lyneham to his successor, Group Captain Ray Lock. Gp Cpt Duffill is leaving his flying career behind as he heads for Canberra, Australia where he will be Military and Air Adviser for the next
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Now that really is hair raising!
AFTER avoiding the barbers for ten years Jamie Brown has gone from one extreme to the other and done away with his locks completely. The 30-year-old assistant manager at the Hire Station, Old Town, went under the clippers to raise cash for his girlfriend's
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No roots put down
Your correspondent B R Seidel (Town threatens to swamp all around) is absolutely right. Constant rapid expansion of the town has in my opinion had damaging side effects, not least to a sense of community. A year or two ago the Sunday Times reported that
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Where will tax go?
HAVING moved to Swindon some 10 years ago and seen no improvement to the area during that time, I am absolutely disgusted to see that an increase of 15 per cent on my council tax has been demanded. The new estate I live on and have done so for two-and-a-half
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Does anyone still work for a living?
I READ with horror that 15,000 Post Office workers are to be made redundant! Do they mean sacked? Losing their job, their livelihood? For what? It seems to me that it is largely due to being unfortunate enough to be under a board of management that concentrated
