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Skipper Will Gains Revenge
Swindon enjoyed an emphatic victory at Apperley on Saturday, gaining revenge for their opening day defeat at the County Ground. The match was in doubt due to the midweek rain, but went ahead on a minefield of a pitch. The toss was crucial and went the
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All the results in the Wiltshire Cricket League
Division One: Westinghouse 134-9 18, Box 133-8 7; Bath CS 170ao 19, Potterne 151ao 9 (P Wood 5-51); Buscot Park 181-5 6 (H Miller 74), Calne 185-3 20 (J Brett 110no); Beanacre 168-4 17 (R Dhutta 75no), Nalgo 165-3 6 (S Khan 60no, S Metcalfe 73); Biddestone
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Our destiny is future growth
THE news that over the next ten years there are going to be another 7,500 houses built in the Swindon area can come as no surprise to anyone. We are a modern, vibrant society and if we are to continue in the same vein then we need decent homes to accommodate
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Sex clinics might be a step too far
HEADTEACHERS in Swindon are right to be cautious when it comes to the proposal of having sex clinics in our schools. The proposal has been made by Tribal, the private firm which is now running Swindon's education system. They plan to ask parents if they
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Sky sets the limit
TOWN fans are unlikely to see ticket prices tumble simply because the Football League has agreed a new television deal with Sky. The Swindon Town Supporters' Trust is calling on chief executive Mark Devlin to review admission costs in the wake of the
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Toilet of the week
COLUMN: Sadly, there are some toilets which will forever live in infamy. Notorious conveniences whose horrors simply defy description their crimes catalogued over the years by those whose urgent needs are suddenly arrested by the vile visions and smells
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Reverend says goodbye to parish
KEYNSHAM Methodist Church will shortly be saying farewell to its minister the Rev John Carne. For the past 11 years Rev Carne has been at Keynsham and will now be moving to Exeter to become chairman of the Exeter and Plymouth District of the Methodist
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Pupils scoop top prizes
BATH'S brightest young brains took the two top prizes at the Intel Computer Challenge, seeing off competition from over 200 students from across the region. Kim Taylor, 16, of Prior Park School and Tom Barrett and Calum McMillan, both 13 from St Gregory's
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Grand sale of Mad Eli's extraordinary collection
BATH'S top fundraiser 'Mad' Eli Collins says he intends to sell everything he owns in the world in order to raise money for charity. Mr Collins, whose decorated courtyard on the corner of Laura Place and Johnstone Street is a favourite tourist attraction
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Support helps EMI staff who lost their jobs
OLD TOWN-BASED Barthropp Career Consultants was chosen by EMI Compact Disc (UK) to provide a full range of outplacement support to employees who lost their jobs when the Greenbridge compact disc manufacturing plant closed recently. Staff benefited from
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Beware conmen charging for unbooked advertising
SWINDON businesses are being warned by trading standards officers to be on their guard against conmen trying to charge over £200 for advertising that has not been ordered. Two businesses and organisations have contacted officers complaining that they
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Welcome to Swindon
IN SPITE of its economic prosperity, low unemploy-ment figures and fast-growing population, Swindon is regularly the victim of bad press. Ask any stranger what they know of the town, and they may well describe a sprawling concrete vision of dreariness
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Simple for Simon
WOOTTON Bassett hotelier Simon Collins found some time from his cooking to take a cracking 67-2-0 of skimmers and bream on the pole to easily win the latest Tockenham Lakes Open last Wednesday. Swindon's Roy Booth, now living in Cornwall, made his long
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Council staff set to strike
LIBRARIES and leisure centres in Swindon could close as thousands of council workers stage a one-day strike next week. All Swindon Council service areas will be affected, from refuse collection to school cleaning and catering. The council's senior officers
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It's tv to the rescue
SWINDON'S Mechanics Institute could be saved by a Pop Idol style TV show that is being launched to raise awareness about Britain's crumbling architectural treasures. The BBC2 series Restoration will focus on historic buildings and raise money to save
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Win top prizes from Currys
Currys Price is Right campaign starts this week with the chance to win some amazing prizes. Currys at Greenbridge Retail and Leisure Park is offering you the chance to win everything from TVs to ovens. Each week for the next eight weeks one of our readers
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Key scenes captured in art
A BAHAI Holy Day gathering in Swindon featured a special painting. Chris Granger, from Bradford-on-Avon, created the 19 panel work called The Dawnbreakers, displayed during the celebration at a member's home in The Prinnels, West Swindon. It shows key
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Bird could be flying in England after 170 years
THE Great Bustard, hunted to extinction in Britain in Victorian times, could next year be seen in the skies of southern England for first time since the 1830s. Plans to reintroduce Europe's biggest landbird adults can weigh up to 20kg have been hatched
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MP demands a fairer deal for rape victims
SWINDON MP Julia Drown believes too many rape trials fail because clever defence lawyers are able to persuade juries that the victim gave consent to sex. Ms Drown will present a bill to the House of Commons next week that suggests shifting the emphasis
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Bridge delayed
A BRIDGE that was scheduled to be installed over Thamesdown Drive today has been delayed en route from Darlington. The Priory Vale bridge has been constructed in the north east and is being transported piece by piece with a police escort in a slow moving
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Could drug end misery of this most cruel illness?
ALZHEIMER'S disease sufferers could benefit from a new type of drug which is being pioneered at the Kingshill Research Centre in Swindon. The drug could revolutionise treatment of Alzheimer's disease, especially in the later stages of the illness, by
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Man admits having indecent pictures
CUSTOMER services worker Julian Clark downloaded pictures of naked children from the internet because he was fascinated with their bodies, a court heard. Clark, 38, admitted six charges of producing indecent photo-graphs, contrary to the Protection of
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Youth project set to celebrate 18th birthday
A SWINDON project dedicated to helping young people overcome their problems is celebrating its 18th birthday. The Swindon 12-18 Project, pictured left, is based in Old Town, organises courses which feature therapeutic group work to help deal with issues
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Art display is sealed with a loving kiss
SWINDON'S Think Art festival is continuing to show off the talents of young artists. Students from Swindon College have filled an empty shop in Alexander House with an array of art work Erne Reid, 57, Jenny Coniglio, 33, Nicola Robinson, 20, Katherine
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Violent displays
I WRITE regarding Phil Beaven's letter regarding police response to incidents. For once I agree with him. Of course officers in numbers would arrive at an animal rights activists participation because they would know that in all probability the activists
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Taking away our freedom
Re: the entitlement cards debates, ie ID cards. Yes, let's go for it! After all we are not citizens but Her Majesty's subjects. That is, subjected to any ludicrous idea that this crackpot, right wing government can dredge up. Let's also increase CCTV
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Report the offenders
I MOST certainly agree with R N Derbyshire's letter Friday, July 5, headed 'Clamp down on tax dodgers.' As I have stated many times in the past on this page, unless the law concerning vehicle tax discs has been rescinded, it should be enforced by those
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Descended from immigrants
AM I the only one that finds Frank Avenell's recent outbursts on immigration somewhat at odds with the fact that he once proudly proclaimed himself a proud descendant of the Huguenots. The Huguenots themselves being very famously refugees from Tyranny
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School should be encouraged
RE: Sweets have no place in school children have a right to choose OH please what a society we live in! I have just heard a statistic that labels one in five of our children obese! Lack of exercise and poor diet are to blame. Mr and Mrs Hedges (Evening
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Goatacre squeeze to victory in a tense finish
Purton lost to Goatacre in a tense finish on Saturday. On losing the toss Purton were asked to bat on another bowler- friendly wicket and made a steady start against the opening bowlers. But with the introduction of the accurate Heer and Dawson they found
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Cruise for leaders
Malmesbury travelled to leaders Frocester on Saturday, and were asked to bat. The score moved along steadily after the early loss of a wicket. At 76-1 after 25 overs, Jeremy Newman and Chris Hurst were well set, and reached 40 and 30 respectively. The
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Bassett fail in run chase
BASSETT captain Steve Twine won the toss and elected to field in their Glos/Wilts Division 1 game at Colwall. John Clarke was asked to open the bowling for the first time this season along with Stuart Smith. Although both bowled reasonably well, the opening
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Seventh Heaven
CALNE kept up their bid for the Division One title with a seven-wicket victory over struggling Buscot Park. Buscot scored 181-5 with Hamish Miller 74 and Chris Lockley 45. Jeremy Brett, with a fine 110 not out, and Chris Downham 48 then steered Calne
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Win top prizes from Currys
Currys Price is Right campaign starts this week with the chance to win some amazing prizes. Currys at Greenbridge Retail and Leisure Park is offering you the chance to win everything from TVs to ovens. Each week for the next eight weeks one of our readers
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Mardi Gras has jubilee flavour
THE Midsomer Norton & District Carnival Association is dedicating its 2002 Mardi Gras to the celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Mardi Gras 2002, which takes places this Saturday, has been recognised as an official Jubilee event by the Queen's
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Staff give a leg up to charity
STAFF at Bath JobCentre paid homage to the animated classic The Wrong Trousers on Friday by donning the most peculiar pairs of trousers they could lay their hands on. Employees paid £1 to wear the wrong trousers to work at the JobCentre's offices on James
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Heartless thieves target charity shops
CALLOUS thieves are targeting charity shops as part of an organised crime ring that is profiting from stolen goods worth hundreds of pounds. Clothes, CDs and books are just some of the items that are being snatched by the thieves, crimes which the police
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Win top prizes from Currys
Currys Price is Right campaign starts this week with the chance to win some amazing prizes. Currys at Greenbridge Retail and Leisure Park is offering you the chance to win everything from TVs to ovens. Each week for the next eight weeks one of our readers
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Stamp duty proposals 'bizarre'
PROPOSALS to introduce stamp duty on the sale as well as purchase of property, with residents who stay in their homes for long periods paying a higher rate, have been condemned as bizarre. The ideas, reportedly being considered by the Prime Minister's
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Angling Diary
Fri July 12: and every Friday Ivy House Lakes Veterans Open and their evening Open. Sat July 13: Raychem AC match at Rood Aston (Melksham) fishing approx 11am to 5pm. Breakfast at Semington Cafe. Register names with Trevor on 725779. Sun July 14: Clanfield
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Sex sells in peak performance store
EXCELLENT sales at Swindon's Regent Street branch of Ann Summers have helped the privately owned retail chain raise its turnover 28 per cent over the past year as customers snapped up saucy lingerie and sex toys. The group, which has 62 shops in the UK
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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She's such a sweetheart!
ONE of the first jobs of new Forces Sweetheart Claire Sweeney will be to launch the world's biggest military air show. Claire, who first found fame in Brookside and Celebrity Big Brother and went on to star in the West End hit Chicago, will launch the
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Man warned for assault on partner
STEVEN Blackman subjected his partner to three-days of battering after a catalogue of abuse spanning 12 years, Swindon magistrates heard. Blackman, 32, admitted causing common assault to the woman on May 7, 8 and 9. He told police it was sparked because
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Response to sex clinics is cautious
HEADTEACHERS have given a cautious response to plans to introduce sex clinics into Swindon's schools. On Saturday the Evening Advertiser revealed plans by Tribal, the private firm now running Swindon's education system, to ask parents if they wanted schools
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Air Tattoo Competition
The world's best pilots will be entertaining the crowds with eight non-stop hours of sensational flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo 2002. And This us Wiltshire has five pairs of adult tickets to give away. After two years elsewhere, the tattoo
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Making a splash!
LITTLE Ellie Drew loves the wet weather. But while the 21 month-old was busy having fun in a puddle near her home at Old Town, the rest of us were suffering another miserable and soggy day. The terrible start to July has affected many tourist attractions
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Widow is threatened with debt collectors
CABLE company NTL threatened to set doorstep debt collectors on a recently-widowed grandmother after she cancelled a television service ordered by her late husband. John Gray, 68, of Wootton Bassett, died suddenly on Boxing Day last year, several months
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A sparkle that was a big hit with the judges
THIS twinkling trio of tots have been chosen from more than 200 other hopefuls as winners in a photographic competition. Each of the winners will receive a £10 Early Learning Centre voucher, a free framed portrait of themselves and a modelling contract
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Phoenix scheme may be scrapped
A LANDMARK development for Swindon town centre that took nearly a year to get the go-ahead could now be in doubt. Beaufort Western last year became exasperated with the delay in gaining planning consent for the Phoenix Gate scheme for 189 apartments in
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Delicious! Our water is purer than ever
WE all take it for granted, but it takes a small army of water officials to make sure what comes out of our taps is clean. And today Swindon's supplier Thames Water boasted that the town's supply was now purer than it has ever been. The Drinking Water
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Where will the 7500 new homes go?
THE Swindon area must find space for almost 7,500 new homes by 2011. That is the verdict of the latest Swindon Local Plan. The plan includes the borough's strategy for accommodating population growth. Local councils are legally obliged to draw up and
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Pussy Galores were the stars of this show
MORE than 500 preened and pampered cats, along with their owners, converged on Swindon's Oasis Leisure Centre for the 10th Wiltshire and District Cat Show. Although there were 20 cheap and cheerful moggies at the show, competing in the household pet category
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Mayor welcomes foreign students
YOUNGSTERS from Germany and Finland were welcomed to Swindon by the mayor, Stan Pajak. The children were on a youth exchange scheme organised by Swindon Council and funded by the European Union. As part of a wide-ranging programme of events, they had
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If the Front Garden needs a railway, so do many other places
AN interesting juxtaposition of articles highlights the lack of consultation with Wootton Bassett regarding development of transport for the Front Garden, (I believe it has been admitted that the developers had never consulted North Wilts District Council
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Help us stop this cruelty
EVERYONE who detests what is happening in Britain's abysmal factory farms and slaughterhouses now has a great opportunity to express their revulsion. We all know that the suffering is indefensible and that there is an urgent need to end it. By supporting
