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Dial-a-drug gang now behind bars
FOUR members of a sophisticated gang which ran a 24-hour 'dial-a-drug' service which extended from London to Swindon have been jailed. The underworld operation is believed to have had a conservative turnover of £2m a year. A massive police operation was
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They're still together after all this time
BRIDE OF THE YEAR: IMAGINE if someone arranged your wedding for you, paid around £7,000 of the cost and made it a day you would remember for the rest of your life. For Kim Jones, this was her reality in 1991, when she was chosen to become the Evening
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Extended sentence
Paedophile Nigel King was re-sentenced to serve a three-year community rehabilitation order for sex offenders in Swindon Crown Court. The 44-year-old, formerly from Thames Avenue, was jailed for nine months two weeks ago after sexually abusing a seven-year-old
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Swindon Disease victims' list grows
A FORMER railway worker who was exposed to asbestos dust throughout his 44-year employment at the GWR works in Swindon died of mesothelioma, an inquest heard. Wiltshire coroner David Masters heard that Ivor Huddy, 73, of Churchward Avenue, Rodbourne,
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Forged notes used in shopping spree
CONSTRUCTION worker David Jolly, who came to Swindon with fake bank notes and a shopping list, has been jailed for two years. The counterfeit £20 notes were so realistic that Swindon Crown Court Judge John McNaught said: "At first blush, they aren't bad
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Playgroup scuppered in plan to move to new building
CRICKLADE Pre-school Play-group's plans to move to a bigger building have suffered a set back. The playgroup, which has been running for 40 years in the town hall, has been in talks with North Wilt-shire District Council about leasing the site of the
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The time to play it safe
PLAY safe during the school summer holidays is the message for youngsters from Southern Electric. The firm wants youngsters to take care when playing in areas with overhead power lines. People can be killed or injured if they come into contact with the
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Winnie and Bob to visit day nursery
BOB the Builder and Winnie the Pooh will be among the guests at a unusual gathering in West Swin-don this weekend. The Jigsaw Day Nursery in Windmill Hill business park was celebrating its 10th anniversary today by inviting all children who have previously
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Scheme will upkeep the graves of loved ones
RELATIVES who have loved ones buried at the Downs View Cemetery in Wootton Bassett are being offered an annual grave maintenance scheme by the town council. They will have a choice of six programmes, which can meet specific requirements on the maintenance
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Why Fairford is a place of far away death
WITH this weekend's Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford attracting aviation enthusiasts throughout the world, Bruce Kent, the veteran CND campaigner and chairman of the Movement for the Abolition of War, gives his views "WHAT a spoilsport," I can
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Pupils add their mark
A JUNGLE of brilliant birds, animals and creepy-crawlies has been splashed across the walls of a Swindon school, as a lasting celebration of its 50th anniversary. Pupils at Moredon Infants School have been spending the end of term working with local artist
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Lifesaver rewarded
A CABBIE who saved a man's life outside Swindon train station has been rewarded with two 1st class tickets to London. Mark Harris, 38, of Liden, resuscitated TV producer Adam Stewart, 31, after he collapsed and fell unconscious due to a nut allergy in
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We are on the move
STAFF have been frantically packing away equipment, taking down children's artwork and saying their final goodbyes as the curtain falls on the Chalet School after 40 years. And for acting headteacher Kathie Bryan, her staff and pupils, who all feel so
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Hunt for clues in rape of girl, 14
AN INTENSIVE police investigation is underway after a 14-year-old girl was raped as she walked home alone in Swindon. Detectives want to speak to two women who they believe could provide crucial help in snaring the attacker. The youngster had been visiting
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Wight in the Mire
IT was a case of last call for the crocks as the Town party prepared to set sail for the Isle of Wight this morning. Andy King's preparations for the clash with Newport have not been helped with Andy Gurney (groin), Matt Heywood (thigh), Matt Hewlett
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Are traffic lights the answer?
CIVIC chiefs in Highworth will try to find a solution to town centre car parking problems when they meet in September. The town council will look at the problem of illegal parking in High Street, and parking problems in Market Square on Saturdays. They
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Shopkeepers fight development plans
SMALL traders in Havelock Street and Morley Street have formed an action group to fight plans to expand the Brunel Centre. Hamsta Havelock And Morley Street Traders' Association has won the support of the Federation of Small Businesses in its battle to
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Big day will soon be here
BRIDE OF THE YEAR: THIS year's couple are a thoroughly modern pairing. It will be the first time the Evening Advertiser Bride of the Year and her groom will be joined in matrimony in a civil ceremony at Old Town's Goddard Arms Hotel on August 3. Katrina
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Car broken into
Thieves broke into a black convertible VW Golf parked in Bayleaf Avenue, Moredon between 7pm and 8.30pm on July 18. They removed the roof and boot lid to rifle through the vehicle.
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Can you help police track down this man?
A MAN who made indecent threats to a woman in Lawn Woods is still being hunted by detectives. The man approached the 22-year-old near the entrance to the Woods at 5pm on Monday after she approached from High Street. The woman then fled. The suspect is
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On the defence
SWINDON Council is to spend £75,000 installing traveller-proof defences at the town's open spaces and re-opening the notorious Chiseldon Firs site. Although officially closed after being trashed by a group of travellers in January 2001, Chisledon Firs
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House burgled
Between 8.45am and 2.45pm on July 15 burglars broke into a house in Oakie Close, Abbey Meads. Some £2,207 worth of property was stolen including a telephone, Philips 28" screen TV, JVC DVD player, various CDs, stereo system, a Matsui VCR, Philips TV/Video
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Careless motorists
TIME is running out for drivers who use their mobile telephones while on the move. Swindon traffic police and colleagues from throughout the country are planning an awareness and enforcement campaign throughout the town and along the M4. The use of mobile
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Dial-a-drug gang now behind bars
FOUR members of a sophisticated gang which ran a 24-hour 'dial-a-drug' service which extended from London to Swindon have been jailed. The underworld operation is believed to have had a conservative turnover of £2m a year. A massive police operation was
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The head teacher's space odyssey
PUPILS at a primary school in Swindon got to do what every child dreams of, and blasted their head teacher into space. More than a hundred pupils at Oaktree Nursery and Primary School took part in the summer production of Blast Off, in which the head
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Not enough crime for closed circuit cameras
CLOSED circuit television cameras will not be installed in Highworth because town councillors say they are unnecessary. Councillors say the level of crime in the town does not warrant the expense. The town has suffered from vandalism and anti-social behaviour
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Poster competition singles out student's work of art
A PURTON schoolboy has been highly commended in a national art competition. Josh Gibson, 12, from Bradon Forest School, was singled out among hundreds of entrants in a contest to produce a poster advertising cutting edge global positioning technology.
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Are traffic lights the answer?
CIVIC chiefs in Highworth will try to find a solution to town centre car parking problems when they meet in September. The town council will look at the problem of illegal parking in High Street, and parking problems in Market Square on Saturdays. They
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Protesting pupils go back to class
PEACE reigned at Dorcan Technology College for the last day of the school term, following the sit down protest over new school uniform proposals. In a crunch meeting at the college in St Paul's Drive, Covingham, 13 pupil representatives met deputy headteacher
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Farewell to my gentle man
FRIENDS and relatives have paid their last respects to Mathew Hornsby, the "kind and gentle" 25-year-old stabbed to death in Freshbrook in April. A packed chapel at Kingsdown Crematorium heard a moving tribute written by Mathew's fiancee Shayley Winter
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£1,000 in memory of grandad
PAV Sandhu was stunned by the generosity of Swindon people when she helped organise a fundraising gig in aid of Prospect Hospice. The Soultrain event, at The Broadwalk in Bridge Street, earlier this month raised £1,000 for the Wroughton charity. Pav,
