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Scout leaders step down after quarter of century
Scouts old and new celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 10th Chippenham Scout Group at a church service and barbecue on Sunday. Scout leaders Brian and Barbara King took the opportunity to step down after serving the Scouts for quarter of a century.
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Fun events tofill holidays
YOUNGSTERS will have the chance to learn about animal care from the experts as part of a series of events at Chippenham library during the summer holidays. RSPCA officers will be at the library on Monday to give children aged from four to seven a talk
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MP gets the country beat in cabinet reshuffle
NORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray is delighted to have been given the countryside portfolio as part of a reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet. He was called before opposition Chief Whip David Maclean on Tuesday to be thanked for the job he has done in defence
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Councils' objectionshit playing fields plan
CHIPPENHAM'S long-awaited playing fields project could be delayed because district planners have recommended the plans be thrown out. Chippenham Town Council leader Sandie Webb is furious because planning officers at North Wiltshire District Council and
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Festival gets ready to rock
MOTOWN legend Edwin Starr arrived in Chippenham yesterday to check out the preparations for the North Wiltshire Festival 2002. The singer is no stranger to Chippenham as a number of years ago he performed at Goldiggers nightclub. He said he is really
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Horrifying reality for the elderly
Today elderly people are drawn from the last generation of young people ever to know true hardship the last generation of young men to bear arms en masse for their country, and the last of the young women to keep their country running during a world war
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Thanks for saving life
CRASH victim Alan Myers has presented £1,500 to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance as a thank you to the paramedics who saved his life. Mr Myers, 41, of Pewsham, Chippenham, was airlifted to hospital in Bath after the accident in June last year the town's Rowden
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Persistent offender in drunken outburst
PERSISTENT offender Darren Cunningham was caught by police drunk, swearing and throwing litter around in The Cloister Gardens, in Malmesbury, on Sunday. Cunningham, 26, of Athelstan Road, Malmesbury, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly when he
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Drinker is convicted twice in a week
DRINKER Julian Brokenshire is to see a specialist to address his alcohol problems after being convicted of drunk and disorderly behaviour for the second time in a week. Brokenshire, 37, of Field View, Chippenham, pleaded guilty to a breach of the peace
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From a tip to top TV garden
GREENFINGERED John and Brenda Reeves have made it to the final of a regional TV garden competition. The couple of Hamlyn House, Hilmarton, entered the contest run by BBC's local news programme Points West. They are now in the final four. The Reeves' garden
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One wheelie bin is all you get
FAMILIES in north Wiltshire are to be given a wheelie bin as part of a tough new crackdown on the big wasters who leave out mountains of rubbish for collection each week. Refuse collectors will be under strict instructions to empty the wheelie bins but
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Council is split over sale of playing field
PEWSEY Parish Council needed the casting vote of its chairman when it agreed to transfer the freehold of its new playing field at Wilcot Road to the National Playing Fields Association. The council was split seven votes to seven at last week's full council
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Dancing to Samba beat
BRAZILIAN midfielder Juliano Lima could bring a touch of Samba style to Hardenhuish Park after making his Chippenham Town bow in Saturday's 3-0 friendly win at Calne Town. Juliano, 22, has recently moved to the town from Portugal and has been training
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Godley bids for a return
FORMER Bluebirds striker Dave Godley is itching for a return to Hardenhuish Park after leaving Dr Martens League Western Division neighbours Cirencester Town at the end of last season. Godley was a regular goalscorer for Cirencester last term and wants
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Calne Town 0, Chippenham Town 3
WINGER Steve Brown bagged a goal on his return to Bremhill View as Chippenham Town cruised to victory in their opening pre-season friendly at Screwfix Direct League neighbours Calne Town. The result also ensured the Bluebirds retained the Fred Rutty Memorial
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Bluebirds put new clubhouse on hold
CHIPPENHAM Town have put plans for a new £300,000 clubhouse at its Hardenhuish Park ground on hold for at least a year. Chairman Malcolm Lyus said, having spent £50,000 getting the ground up to standard for promotion to the Dr Martens Premier Division
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Morale to blame for nurse crisis, says GP
MALMESBURY GP Dr John Pettit has blamed low morale among nurses at the town's hospital for the staff crisis that has forced a reduction in opening hours at the minor injuries unit. Starting tomorrow the unit will be open from 9am to 5pm. It is currently
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Dyson job losses hit expansion
BUSINESS owner Sally Marks has withdrawn plans to expand her caf in Malmesbury because of Dyson's decision to move vacuum cleaner manufacturing from the town to Malaysia. Miss Marks runs the Summer Caf in the High Street. Earlier this year she submitted
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Villages are top of crops
LEA and Ashton Keynes have been voted Wiltshire's best kept villages. Lea won the best small village category for the first time since 1986, while Aston Keynes won the best large village title for the fourth time in the last seven years. Lea Parish Council
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TV vet set forrole as groom
MALMESBURY vet Mike Sandiford, who features in the hit BBC television programme Vets In Practice, is marrying fiance Fran Pinero-Paz at the town's Old Bell Hotel next Friday. Mr Sandiford met Miss Pinero-Paz, who has a three-year-old daughter Hannah,
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MP switches to rural beat
NORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray is delighted to have been given the countryside portfolio as part of a reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet. He was called before opposition Chief Whip David Maclean on Tuesday to be thanked for the job he has done in defence
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Hoping for a great festival
MORE than 100,000 people will be packing into Chippenham over the weekend for the fourth North Wiltshire Festival and we trust everyone will have a good time. The Gazette is delighted to be part of the team putting on the festival, even if only in a small
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CCTV snub is a backward step
SOME people in Devizes will be dismayed at the news that the Kennet Community Safety Partnership has decided not to pursue the CCTV scheme for the town. The partnership's working party claims a survey of the town, which only produced ten responses, shows
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Bristol West Indians 2nds v Corsham 2nds
CHRIS Bultitude weighed in with 94 as Corsham 2nd ended a four-match losing sequence with a dramatic victory at Bristol West Indians on Saturday 20 July. Chasing 245 for victory, the visitors' replay began positively, with Bultitude and Rob Shillaker
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Corsham v Bristol West Indians
CORSHAM kept up the pressure on West of England Premier Division leaders Keynsham on Saturday 20 July as they returned to winning ways with a 17-run victory over Bristol West Indians. The hosts went into the clash on the back of two defeats and were soon
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Chippenham 2nds v Midsomer Norton 2nds
AFTER losing the toss, Chippenham were made to field and managed to restrict Midsomer Norton, who had only nine players to 149 all out. Wickets were evenly shared throughout the team, with Steve Dolman taking three for 44, Dale Bowler three for 18, Craig
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Midsomer Norton v Chippenham
ANOTHER poor batting display saw Chippenham tumble to a 51 run defeat in Saturday's Premier Division Two game. Chasing a Midsomer Norton total of 211 for six, an understrength Chippenham side were dismissed for 160 in the 49th over. Midsomer Norton, who
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Chippenham v Corsham
JACK WILCOX CUP: CHIPPENHAM recovered from a shocking start to beat their arch-rivals in the final of the Wiltshire 20 overs-a-side competition. Batting first, Chippenham were reduced to eight for three by the start of the third over, with Corsham's Australian
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Wiltshire over 50s v Channel Islands over 50s
AFTER putting the Channel Islands into bat, Wiltshire contained the scoring rate, with an excellent return to form by Des Jeffery (South Newton), who conceded only five runs from nine overs. After 32 overs the Channel Isles had crawled to 75 for five
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Goatacre v Werrington
NATIONAL VILLAGE CRICKET: OATACRE'S dreams of a third trip to Lord's disappeared for another year on Sunday as they were beaten at home by Cornish champions Werrington in the last 16 of the National Village Cricket Championship. The home side never truly
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Lawyers have a heart
THE Children's Heart Federation will now be able to send two local children on trips to Chester Zoo and Blue Planet Aquarium, thanks to funds donated by Thring Townsend solicitors. The money was raised by staff who paid £1 or more to wear jeans to work
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Pupil goes the distance
SCHOOLBOY Josh Gibson has been highly commended in a national art competition. The 12-year-old pupil of Bradon Forest School, Purton, was singled out from hundreds of entrants in the competition to produce a poster advertising cutting-edge global positioning
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Crews sparkle for a real star
FIREFIGHTERS in Cricklade have thrown their weight behind a fundraising appeal to send 13-year-old Liam Kemble-Young on a trip to the rainforests of Central America. Liam, who is blind, needs to raise around £1,000 to take part in the trip to Costa Rica
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Pool could close as vandals strike again
HIGHWORTH'S open air swimming pool could be forced to close after a third vandalism attack in just six weeks. The pool was closed after teen-agers covered the sides in broken glass. The pool, at Highworth Recreation Centre, is run by a charitable trust
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Brigade's tests are changed
WILTSHIRE Fire Brigade has made its physical aptitude test easier for older recruits to help solve a staff shortage. The brigade has also made changes to the order of the different tests applicants have to undergo. But Eugene Johnson, Wiltshire's assistant
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Fresh help's home grown
LITTLE Luther Frost-Barnes greeted visitors to an open day at Tallywacker Farm in Kington St Michael on Sunday and helped raise another £140 towards his special treatment for cerebral palsy. The Gazette's Luther Appeal was launched last year after his
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Three times the fun for triplets' parents
WOOTTON Bassett couple Alison and Neil Twine and their five-year-old son Jack are coping admirably with three new additions to the family after the birth of triplets Lauren Mae, George Andrew and Harry Neil on June 25. The babies, now at home in Clarendon
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Hollywood star helps out
HOLLYWOOD superstar Paul Newman is helping scores of young people from across Wiltshire to go on outward bound camps that could change their lives. A total of £16,000 from the profits of the actor's range of salad dressings and sauces has gone to the
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New sponsors for league's knockout cup
CHIPPENHAM based Revolutions Caf Bar will be the Trowbridge and District Football League's new sponsor for this season's knockout cup. League development officer, Tim Penwell commented: "We are extremely grateful to proprietor Doug Webb in supporting
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Clarke memorial
THE Chippenham and District Sunday League will stage the Ken Clarke Memorial six-a-side tournament at West Lavington on August 11. The six-a-side event is staged annually in memory of former registration secretary Ken Clarke and was won first staged in
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Police pledge solstice protection at Avebury
RESIDENTS of Avebury fear that unless numbers gathering in the village for the annual solstice celebration are strictly controlled it could lead to a major confrontation in the future between travellers and police. Supt Jerry Wickham and Insp Bill Dowling
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Calne Town 0, Chippenham Town 3
WINGER Steve Brown bagged a goal on his return to Bremhill View as Chippenham Town cruised to victory in their opening pre-season friendly at Screwfix Direct League neighbours Calne Town. The result also ensured the Bluebirds retained the Fred Rutty Memorial
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Corsham Town 0, Chippenham Town 1
A SECOND half Matt Rawlins penalty proved decisive as Chippenham maintained their winning pre-season campaign before a crowd of more than 400 at The Southbank on Tuesday night. Bluebirds boss Tommy Saunders fielded a host of trialists in a goalless first
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Bungle, Zippy and George snatched from car
PUPPETS from the long running cult television series Rainbow were stolen from a car at Membury services on the M4. Children's favourites Zippy, Bungle and George disappeared after they were left in the back of an estate car. The iconic puppets were returning
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Prehistoric secret tapped
THE mystery of how prehistoric flints were successfully used as tools was revealed at an annual archaeology day at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes on Saturday. John Tucker, of Chippenham, a specialist in prehistoric flint tools, gave a presentation
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Vandals attack train
A FIRST Great Western train out of Swindon had to reduce speed after stone-throwing vandals broke a window. The 4.15pm from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington was attacked as it left Swindon station yesterday. A stone broke the outer layer of glass
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Nurses come out with flying colours
NURSES drafted in from overseas to ease a staffing headache at Princess Margaret Hospital were last night celebrating after passing their probationary period. All 51 staff who were recruited from as far afield as the Phillipines, Sudan, Romania and Pakistan
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Some home truths
WITH the number of people aged over 60 in Swindon rising by almost 3,000 in the last 10 years, the number of care home places in the town should be increasing. But they have in fact dropped by 212 in less than two years. That is because four of the town's
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Police want to talk to CCTV man
POLICE today released a security camera still of a man they would like to eliminate from their inquiries following a sexual assault on a woman in Gorse Hill. The 44-year-old woman was attacked as she walked home alone at 2.30am on Sunday. The attack took
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Post office shuts for the final time
THE in-store post office at Safeway in Haydon Wick has served its final customers. It closed yesterday after residents lost their four-month battle to keep the popular facility open. And it will be replaced with a magazine stall, fresh pizza stand or
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Villagers against Dean Hill closure
VILLAGERS have joined forces to back 90 civilian workers fighting to save their jobs under threat from government plans to shut down the Dean Hill munitions base at West Dean. About 150 residents from West Dean, East Dean and West Tytherley packed into
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Welcome to spin city
THE roaring success of Calne's annual motorcycle meet has left organiser Alan Smith and Rotary Club members exhausted but riding high. The town centre was throbbing with the rumble of engines on Saturday as motorcycle enthusiasts from across the UK converged
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Tribute paid to governor
PUPILS in Calne held a cake competition and planted a tree in memory of Fynamore Primary School's founding governor Evelyn Noble, who died in January. Corinne Petherick, ten, won the overall competition with a chocolate fairy cake, shaped like an Easter
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Anger at 'petty' ramp ruling
A SALISBURY man is angry that regulations mean he can no longer access the building society where he has been a customer since he was a schoolboy. Steven Fletcher (40), who has multiple disabilities caused by thalidomide, was left without easy access
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£50,000 reward for recovery of heirlooms
A £50,000 REWARD has been put up for the recovery of the family treasures stolen in last month's raid at Little Durnford Manor. As reported in the Journal, heirlooms worth more than £1m were taken after intruders broke into the manor the Woodford Valley
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Farmer welcomes report on epidemic
FARMER Nancy Bryant hopes a highly critical report on the Government's handling of last year's devastating foot and mouth crisis will mean the same mistakes are never made again. County councillor Bryant, who farms near Calne and is a leading member of
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Wool store is under attack
SHOPOWNER Jill Tucker's store, Handy Wool, in Calne, has been repeatedly targeted by burglars in the past three years. On Saturday night, vandals smashed a front window pane of the shop, which had been reinforced with toughened glass, and stole about
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Guides plea on leaky roof
THE Girl Guides and Brownies in Calne have applied for planning permission for a new roof at their Silver Street HQ, but still need people to help fund the project. The Calne and District Guides have been given a £4,850 grant from the National Lottery
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Flats willpay for newcommunitycentre
PERSIMMON Homes has agreed to build a community centre on its housing development in the North of Calne on condition flats are built on top. The Calne North Community Centre Steering Committee has lobbied Persimmon to build a centre on the estate, next
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New school now on track
GOVERNORS at Rowde Primary School will decide in the next new few weeks on a developer for the new school. The current school, in Marsh Lane, is cramped as the number of pupils has grown over the years and there are now more than 200. The governors would
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Couple take the high road
DEVIZES couple Sabine and Mark Hemmings are about to undertake a strenuous 400-mile bike ride which will involve pedalling up one of the highest peaks in Britain. The couple, who have two children, will set off from Devizes on August 5 to cycle to the
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Guardians win their first seat on council
DEVIZES Guardians candidate Tony Duck believes the dissatisfaction people feel at the way Kennet District Council is run led to his victory in last Thursday's by-election. Mr Duck won the by-election for the district council's East ward of Kennet District
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Museum considers its future location
WILTSHIRE Archaeological Society which owns and runs the Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Long Street, Devizes, says it will have firm proposals for the museum's future by early next year, its 150th anniversary. The society has for some time been looking
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Fond farewell USA fashion
YOUNGSTERS at St Barnabas Primary School in Market Lavington had a taste of school life in the USA when the reception class held a leaving ceremony for pupil Euan Bryans. Euan, five, is moving to Florida and to mark the move he and his fellow pupils took
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National interest over Shane's Castle auction
HOPES are high that Shane's Castle, the derelict Grade II listed building which stands at the junction of Bath Road and Dunkirk Hill, will be bought at an auction tonight. The boarded-up building has been standing empty for a number of years. It suffered
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Magic garden help needed
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help BBC Wiltshire Sound to complete a five- day challenge to create a sensory picnic area for children with disabilities in Devizes. The radio station's afternoon presenter Graham Seaman is undertaking the challenge from August
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Fumes killed pensioner
AN elderly woman found near the back door of her fire-ravaged home in Collingbourne Woods last April was probably trying to escape when she was overcome by the inferno. But an inquest at Salisbury on Monday heard 92-year-old Winifred Bourne, who lived
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Man seeks revenge on paedophile allegation
A PEWSEY man who was questioned by police in relation to a paedophile inquiry was arrested after he attempted to confront the people he believed had contacted the police. Kennet magistrates were told on Monday that Ian Mowbray-Smith, 51, of Nether Leaze
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Winning kids branched out
PUPILS at St Mary's Infants School, Marlborough, have been highly commended in Artworks' national Young Artist Of The Year awards. Almost 500 schools entered the competition with 40,000 pupils taking part. St Mary's was one of four schools to receive
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Town will be a 'soft touch' for criminals
SECURITY camera campaigner Marian Hannaford says Marlborough will become an increasingly soft touch for criminals now that there is little prospect of CCTV ever being installed in the town. The Kennet Community Safety Partnership, chaired by the head
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Club hooks up its own day out
MATT Pearce took the honours as Devizes Angling Association held its own version of the South West Junior Championships at Crookwood Lake, near Urchfont on Saturday 20 July. Devizes AA took it upon themselves to arrange their own individual tournament
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Have you tried these therapies?
HYPNOTHERAPISTS and reflexologists are not the kind of practitioners you expect to find in a hospital. But Swindon's Princess Margaret Hospital welcomed them and other unusual therapists to a complementary therapy day held in aid of its Evolution Appeal
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Youngsters rally to help young Charlie
MONEY continues to pour into the Charlie Jarvis Cancer Appeal. The total stands at £40,500 and that is not just due to the efforts of large companies. Youngsters moved by Charlie's plight are fundraising for the four-year-old, who was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma
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Ideas are wanted for former rail museum
THREE months after it decided to 'market-test' the 153-year-old building, Swindon Council has produced the relevant literature and will be advertising the former railway museum in Faringdon Road in the next few days. The council wants people to write
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Our nation is simply going bananas over the fruit
SHOPPERS beware a giant banana is heading your way and he could win you a dream holiday to the Caribbean. Banana sales have reached an all-time high in Britain this year and Tesco is celebrating the fruit's UK success by holding a banana roadshow at Swindon's
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Youngsters can join this expedition
YOUNGSTERS are being urged to join a second expedition to Swindon's Nicaraguan twin, Ocotal, for the adventure of a lifetime. During the first expedition two years ago, 12 young people from Swindon travelled to the Central American town to start a kindergarten
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Widow in line for £100,000 pay out
THE WIDOW of an asbestos victim whom British Rail denies ever having employed now looks set to receive a six-figure payout. Former workmates of Leslie Haddrell have come forward who are prepared to swear on oath that he was employed at the GWR works.
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Build new centre
THE residents with properties adjoining Monkton Park, Chippenham, are right; it is a wonderful environment having attractive open aspects, being centrally located and providing a safe haven for old and young alike. On our daily walks through the park,
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Join in great run
I'M Steve Rider, sports presenter at the BBC, and I would like to appeal to any of your readers who are competing in this year's Great North Run, Newcastle on October 6, to join me in supporting Sargent Cancer Care for Children. For the third year running
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Villagers against Dean Hill closure
VILLAGERS have joined forces to back 90 civilian workers fighting to save their jobs under threat from government plans to shut down the Dean Hill munitions base at West Dean. About 150 residents from West Dean, East Dean and West Tytherley packed into
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Complaints against First Great Western fall by 8 per cent
COMPLAINTS against train company First Great Western have fallen. The newly-released Rail Passengers' Council annual report says gripes about the Swindon-based train operator show a drop compared to last year. First Great Western's director and general
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Getting together to run their shop
BLUNSDON residents are getting together to set up a village shop after the last one shut in April. More than 100 people attended a public meeting earlier this month to discuss whether villagers could set up a co-operative shop. Now a working party of
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Thieves go pond dipping for a £1,000 catch
PRIZE fish worth more than £1,000 have been stolen from a pond in the back garden of a house in Park South. Devastated Janet Duffy, 46, who lives in Cranmore Avenue, went to feed her 12 pets as usual at around 8pm on Tuesday night when she discovered
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Commuters face roadworks delays
COMMUTERS using Salisbury's busy A30 London Road face four months of disruption from Monday, when work begins on the city's new £10m Denvale trade park. Contractors will be altering the existing Bishopdown Farm roundabout to enlarge it and provide a fourth
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Wheels in China
GET in shape and feel good about yourself by signing up for one of two challenges in aid of Mencap, the UK's leading charity for children and adults with a learning disability. The ten-day China Bike Ride in May/June 2003, offers men and women the chance
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Time to tackle the apathy of voters
WHILE rejoicing in the success of Devizes Guardians in the recent by-election, I am worried and disappointed at the appallingly low turnout of 22 per cent. I am sure this concern is shared by all parties involved in the poll, especially as it is apparent
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Traders' anger at traffic chaos
AS a Calne retailer, and also as chairman of the Chamber of Commerce retail committee, I have recently conducted a survey among town centre businesses regarding the traffic problems. The purpose was to establish if they have lost business due to the Transco
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Last-minute reprieve for Whites
SALISBURY City Football Club is back in business after winning an extra-time reprieve. An administration blunder meant their resignation from the Dr Martens League prompted by club officials believing they would not be able to cope with expected losses
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Searching for Dave Burchall
I AM trying to trace Dave Burchall . He was living at The Grange Nursing Home in Blunsdon. The nursing home closed down. The Social Services, Swindon Borough Council, the nursing homes in the area all answer that it is not possible to give information
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Air show was total chaos
YOUR coverage on Monday failed to convey the total chaos of RIAT's arrangements for the public this past weekend. The show was widely publicised across the country with big name sponsors like Waitrose. Are the organisers as unimaginative as the planners
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It was better than ever
ANOTHER year over, another Wroughton Carnival come and gone. What a Carnival though how do the organisers do it? It just goes on getting better and better. Much of Wroughton would like to say a very big thank you to all those on the committee who work
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Club search for physio
CHIPPENHAM rugby club are appealing for a fully qualified physiotherapist to join the club's backroom staff. Robbie Spiers, the club's chairman of senior playing squads, said: "The welfare of the players is paramount and we have a duty to provide care
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Plea in race to find new ramps
AN URGENT plea for skateboard equipment has been issued by council chiefs as they race to set up a temporary skate park in Chippenham for as much of the summer holidays as possible. Last week the Bridge Centre agreed to host a temporary skatepark during
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Drugs left in friend's car
TEENAGER Paul Martin was discovered with 1.4g of cannabis on him when stopped by police in a friend's car on Avenue La Fleche, in Chippenham. Martin, 18, of Halfway Close, Trowbridge, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis when he appeared before North
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Kiln sparks alert
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to Bybrook Valley Primary School, Yatton Keynell, at 8am on Tuesday when a cleaner spotted the heat detectors were activated because a pottery kiln had been left on all night. "It had not caught fire but it had become very
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No river crossing on cycle path route
EXPERTS have come up with a new route for the final phase of a river and canalside cycle path that will link Chippenham and Melksham. Originally the path was to have crossed the River Avon at a cost of £400,000. North Wiltshire District Council has now
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School trip attacked by swarm of wasps
AN end of term woodland walk turned into a nightmare for school pupils when they were attacked by a swarm of angry wasps. The children from Stanton St Quintin Primary School and the village pre-school were walking in single file with teachers and parents
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Police dog in thieves chase
TWO burglars were captured by police officers and a police dog after a night-time chase through Chippenham. Police were called at 2.33am on Friday when a resident in Turpin Way spotted burglars in the garden next door. When officers arrived two men made
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Couple's joy at cancer 'miracle'
CANCER sufferer Deborah Wills has received the sort of good news that just months ago she feared was impossible. Less than six months ago Mrs Wills feared she only had a short time to live when specialists told her that her rare form of cancer had returned
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Hancock ton in Glos run spree
Frizzell County Championship leaders Surrey pushed ailing champions Yorkshire closer to the relegation trapdoor by taking a vice-like grip on their encounter at Guildford yesterday. Surrey ended the day leading by 35 first innings runs after shooting
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Well done PMH for a good job
Staff should be commended for helping keep Princess Margaret Hospital's head above water in what has proved a tough year. The hospital emerges today as one of the best performing hospitals in the South West, gaining two stars out of a possible three in
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Waiting game
ANDY KING believes the current uncertainty surrounding two of Chelsea's high-profile strikers is hampering his attempts to secure Sam Parkin's services. The 21-year-old has scored twice in successive games for Town but King has yet to receive the blessing
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Teacher takes a bow
A FIGURINE of a small child reading a book represents countless youngsters taught to do just that by teacher Sheila Wallis, who retired from a Tidworth school this week. The gift was presented to Mrs Wallis on behalf of the children by seven-year-old
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Woods opts for move to Rovers
FORMER Chippenham Town stalwart John Woods has ended speculation regarding his future by signing for Screwfix Direct League Premier Division Paulton Rovers. The 30-year-old midfield terrier has been courted by a string of clubs since announcing his decision
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Snappy romp with the Crocodile Huunter
THE Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (PG) is crawling with venomous critters, guaranteed to have you jumping out of your seat. Leave your phobias and your brain at the door. John Stainton's light-hearted romp through the Outback is a showcase for Australian
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Circus on the way
GIFFORD'S Circus is coming to Minety for five days at the start of next month. The circus will be at Summer House Farm, in Minety, between August 1-5. On August 1 and 2, a Thursday and Friday, performances are at 5pm and 7.30pm. To book tickets in advance
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Carnival team adds to the fun
ORGANISERS of Malmesbury Carnival are busily preparing for next month's events, and have announced some new additions to the programme. This year's events take place between August 17 and September 1. This year is also extra special because it is the
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Prize tribute to gardener
A GARDEN created by wheelchair- bound Stuart Fletcher has won a competition, just three weeks after he died. The garden, in the courtyard of the Burnham House residential home, in Park Road, Malmesbury, scooped first place in the courtyard section of
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Builders find more skeletons near abbey
A TOTAL of 20 skeletons have now been found on the old cinema site close to Malmesbury's historic abbey. Three skeletons and the skull of a fourth were discovered earlier this month by workmen employed by Chase Homes. The developer is building three new
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Wheelie plan is not so rubbish
HOUSEHOLDERS all over north Wiltshire may well be extremely annoyed to discover that they are to be given a wheelie bin within the next two years, and told that any rubbish they cannot fit into it will be left behind by the binmen. This is not some whim
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Wootton Bassett v Malmesbury
WOOTTON Bassett overcame bottom of the table Malmesbury with just four balls and three wickets to spare in a tense local derby at Rylands Way. Malmesbury elected to bat in a game reduced to 45 overs, and were soon in trouble, losing openers Richard Gaunt
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Devizes v Winget
DEVIZES slipped further into the Gloucester and Wiltshire Division Two relegation mire after their third defeat in a row at home to mid-table Winget on Saturday 20 July. Skipper Andy Hodder, fit again after a recent foot injury, won the toss and elected
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Gloucester City v Goatacre
A POOR fielding display and an umpires' error cost Goatacre dearly as they were defeated by two wickets in their league encounter at Gloucester City on Saturday 20 July. Visiting skipper Peter Turner won the toss and elected to bat, only for Scott Curwood
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Five back as county ring the changes
WILTSHIRE have named a much-changhed team to take on Oxfordshire at Thame in their next Minor Counties Championship match on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Oxfordshire have made a particularly impressive start to the championship season, winning all three
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Chippenham youngsters take Wiltshire crown
YOUTH CRICKET: CHIPPENHAM Under 13s continued their excellent season by winning the Wiltshire group of the ECB Under 13 Club Championship. In the final played on Monday they overcame local rivals Biddestone by eight wickets. Batting first, Biddestone
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Title race hots up as leading trio all win
WILTSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE: THE top three sides in Division One all won on Saturday 20 July. Leaders Calne entertained Beanacre and some accurate bowling restricted them to 130 for seven, with Rob Howard making 34 and Paul Gilbert 37. Dave Beal took 3-31
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Bad debt provisions cost Abbey National a 34% slide in profits
BANKING group Abbey National has detailed the problems which cost chief executive Ian Harley his job by unveiling a 34 per cent slide in half-year profits. The company, which parted company with Mr Harley last Friday, primarily blamed the fall on £208
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Wiltshire business icon dies aged 77
TRIBUTES have been paid to Lord Arnold Weinstock, former chairman of General Electric Company and the man associated with shaping modern-day Swindon. The 77-year-old died at his home in Lacock on Tuesday. Nigel Carter, policy advisor with Swindon Chamber
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Tributes for headteacher
TRIBUTES to former Highworth headteacher Peter Croome from former pupils and members of his staff are still pouring in after his funeral. Mr Croome had been head of Southfield Primary School for 19 years when he retired 11 years ago. He and his wife Sheila
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New plan for graves care
RELATIVES who have loved ones buried at the Downs View Cemetery in Wootton Bassett are being offered help to maintain graves. The town council is now offering a new grave maintenance scheme on an annual basis. Relatives will have the choice of six programmes
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It's picnic time for teddy bears...and their owners
A singing teddy duo enthralled pre-school children during the annual Teddy Bears' Picnic pram service at St Bartholomew's Church, Wootton Bassett, The battery-operated bears, on loan from the Davey family, performed the Teddy Bears' Picnic song before
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Skaters air views on plans for a park
TEENAGE skateboarders voiced their claim for a purpose-built park, at a meeting called by Crickade Town Council. More than 40 members of the public attended the open meeting to discuss plans to create an area where skateboarders can practice their skills
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County will compete for more funds
POLITICIANS and officials at Wiltshire County Council are hoping that changes in the way local councils are funded will benefit Wiltshire. Currently, Wiltshire is the seventh lowest funded county council in the country. For years it has said the money
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Battle for life to fighting fitness
TWO years ago Nick Rule lay in a hospital bed on a life support machine and his family feared he would die from the pneumonia that was sapping his life away. But now Nick, 23, from Cherhill, near Calne, has fought back to fitness and has been able to
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TV tipster on starting line
CHANNEL 4 racing guru John McCririck will be among celebrities attending the first open day at the West's only racehorse rehabilitation centre run by the charity Greatwood on September 1. Greatwood moved its centre from Devon to Rainscombe Hill Farm,
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Ex-wife of murder victim tells of agony
THE ex-wife of murder victim Evan Jones has told of the trauma of his death and how it led to a drink driving conviction. Linda Jones, 45, of Manor Road, Chippenham, said her former husband had just got back in contact with her and their two children
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Our fight against the evil trade goes on
THE publicity in the Gazette last week about the proposed closure of the drugs unit in Melksham will have made many people, especially parents, very concerned, if there were any truth that Wiltshire Police was about to redeploy its drug intelligence and
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Dealers told 'steer clear of Wiltshire'
DRUG detection officers this week spoke openly about plans to refocus their department and create a new intelligence unit for the police division which covers north Wiltshire. Last week some officers expressed disquiet at plans to disband the existing
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Coroner delays an inquest on road death
WILTSHIRE Coroner David Masters has adjourned an inquest into the death of Doris Wightman, 84, who was hit by a car as she crossed the A4 near her home in Calstone Wellington, near Cherhill last October. The hearing was told the pensioner was struck by
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Towler happy with start
EX-BATH City defender Colin Towler was satisfied with his first outing for Chippenham Town as he skippered his new team to a comfortable 3-0 win at Calne on Saturday 20 July. The 32-year-old became the first of Tommy Saunders' nine summer signings in
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Chance to have a say on waste watching
THE second stage of consultation is about to start on plans that will totally change the way waste is dealt with in Wiltshire. A series of public meetings will be held in towns across the county to give householders the chance to ask questions and have
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Vale face busy start to new campaign
PEWSEY Vale face two local derbies in the space of five days when they kick off their first season in the Hellenic League Premier Division next month. Don Rogers' men, promoted from Division One West last term, begin their new adventure with a visit to
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Ten pups take a bow
AIREDALE terrier Georgie Girl has surprised owners Rowena and Jon Tyacke and their 12-year-old son Oliver by producing ten healthy puppies. And they are probably the only puppies who star on their own website www.airedalepuppies.co.uk It was set up by
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Knife mum is sprayed with CS gas
A MOTHER-OF-TWO who threatened a police officer with a knife, had to be restrained with CS gas, Kennet magistrates were told on Monday. Elizabeth Barkham, 38, of Ferozeshah Road, Devizes, was seen using a kitchen knife to slash the tyres of a car belonging
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New sergeants on the block
TWO new Sergeants are settling in at Devizes Borough Police Station after transferring from Surrey Police. Dave Bonner-Smith and Guy Williams worked with each other when Sgt Bonner-Smith was a training officer, and Sgt Williams went through his detective
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Bus fares set to rise by up to 10p from Monday
FARES for about 70 per cent of Swindon's bus users are to go up by 10p from Monday. A shake-up of fares on Thamesdown Transport's Swindon services will also result in a 10p reduction in fares for about 30 per cent of passengers. Thamesdown is reducing
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We're Romany gypsies and proud of it
ROMANY gypsies in Wroughton say people who do not understand their culture are persecuting them without justification. The settlement, on privately owned land known as The Triangle on the former air base site, arrived on Sunday and is due to move on again
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Dale has something to carp about with Churm Pool catch
A BIG surprise came along for Dale Scotts of Hyde Road, Upper Stratton at Martin Pollard's Churn Pool Trout Fishery. Using a daddy-long-legs dry fly, Dale hooked what he thought was a huge trout but after a one-hour and 20-minute scrap, during which the
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Just what the doctor ordered
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital has emerged from one of its "toughest years" to retain a reputation as one of the best performing hospitals in the South West. Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, which also runs Savernake Hospital, has been awarded two stars
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Pool's new identity is unveiled
THE name and logo of Salisbury's new leisure centre and swimming pool have been unveiled. And there to witness the occasion last Thursday were Samantha Pedder and Pete Smith, who played a key role in the design of the new signage. Mrs Pedder, of Devizes
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Emotional exit for BWS head
BOYS and staff of Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury bade an emotional end-of-term farewell to their popular headmaster, Clive Barnett. Mr Barnett (52) has stepped down as head of the 111-year-old school, after ten years in the job, to become a schools
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Commuters face roadworks delays
COMMUTERS using Salisbury's busy A30 London Road face four months of disruption from Monday, when work begins on the city's new £10m Denvale trade park. Contractors will be altering the existing Bishopdown Farm roundabout to enlarge it and provide a fourth
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Summer cutbacks for hospital wards
STAFF shortages have led to ward closures and a cutback in bed numbers at Salisbury District Hospital. But Salisbury Healthcare Trust public relations manager Patrick Butler assured the Journal that the measures were only temporary. He was responding
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Skaters show they're good sports
SKATERS in Calne won praise after they turned out in force to state their case for new ramps in the town. The youngsters spoke out in favour of the site near Anchor Road, which is being proposed as a replacement for the bowl in Station Road that has been
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Last-minute reprieve for Whites
SALISBURY City Football Club is back in business after winning an extra-time reprieve. An administration blunder meant their resignation from the Dr Martens League prompted by club officials believing they would not be able to cope with expected losses
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Mental health funds go missing
DRUG and alcohol abusers in south Wiltshire are unable to access the support they desperately need because health service bosses have lost £60,000 that should be spent on Salisbury people. Waiting lists at the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service, based
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School takes the biscuit
FYNAMORE Primary School in Calne has held a cake competition and planted a tree in memory of founding governor Evelyn Noble who died in January. Corinne Petherick, ten, won the overall competition with a chocolate fairy cake, shaped like an Easter bonnet
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Volunteers in rubbish blitz
VOLUNTEERS in Calne and the Wiltshire Probation Service went on a rubbish clearing rampage on Sunday and collected 20 bags full. The conservation commandoes blitzed William Street, Hungerford Road and Warren Crescent, removing weeds from cracks in the
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Man says sorry for his abuse and drunkenness
JUSTIN Mann apologised to Chippenham Magistrates on Monday for being rude to police when he was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. Mann, 20, of Ridgemead, Calne, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on July 13. He was fined £75 and ordered
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Family cat is left for dead after torture
A HEARTBROKEN Calne man whose pet cat was butchered ten months ago was left devastated when its twin died of injuries from another horrific attack. Ten months ago, neighbours of Nicholas Haines, of Bryans Close Road, found his family's ten-year-old cat
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School's out after 22 years for nursery stalwart
PLAYTIME is over for Annette Heath who has taught the tots at Calne's Guthrie Nursery School for 22 years. It was a tearful end to the fairytale but after reading Rapunzel to the children for two decades she decided she wanted to let down her hair and
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Taylor's a crowd-puller for Fairford
Former Swindon Town favourite Shaun Taylor will be bringing the Bristol City side to Fairford for a pre-season friendly tomorrow evening (kick-off 7.30pm). The Hellenic League Premier Division club's manager Mark Webb said: "We are all looking forward
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Heath's on fire as United class tells
Manchester United under 19s were 3-0 winners over Cirencester's own band of talented teenagers last night. Another heaving crowd at the Corinium Stadium witnessed an extremely impressive United side bossed by former Old Trafford great Brian McClair. But
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Pipe plan to stop sewage flooding through homes
WESSEX Water says it is hopeful that flooding problems in Wick Lane, Devizes, will be solved with the building of a new sewer. Many residents in Wick Lane have suffered in recent years when raw sewage has flooded out of the sewer into their homes. Wessex
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Anger as CCTV scheme rejected
TRADERS have reacted angrily to the news this week that Devizes will not be getting a CCTV scheme. A petition has already been signed by more than 140 shop owners protesting at the decision. The Kennet Community Safety Partnership decided not to go ahead
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Last ditch stand for Quakers Walk plan
TOWNSPEOPLE will make one last bid to save the greenfield land next to Quakers Walk in Devizes from housing development. The land to the east of Quakers Walk has been allocated by Kennet District Council in the replacement Kennet District Local Plan as
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Uneasy rider back on board
DOLLY Williams fulfilled a lifetime's ambition by getting back on a Harley-Davidson motorbike. Mrs Williams, 83, of Waylands, Devizes, has had a passion for Harley Davidsons ever since she used to travel with her late husband on his machine. She had not
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Running mum hands out cash
GRAFTON School's new building fund is £500 better off thanks to the endeavours of parent Lorraine McGowan who completed the Flora 2002 London Marathon despite being advised to drop out after 19 miles. Mrs McGowan, who was living in Milton Lilbourne at
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Dare ends in a double deal
HISTORY was created at Aldbourne on Saturday when 17-year- old Laura Jayne Brown was chosen as Carnival Queen with her 46- year-old mother Linda Power as one of her two attendants. Laura Jayne, of Lottage Road, lives with her mother and step father, Mark
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Lorry driver dies in roadside crash
FATHER of two Nick Hall, who was settling into a new home in Marlborough with his wife Monica and sons Freddy, five, and George, three, died on Tuesday in a lorry crash in west Wiltshire. Mr Hall, 44, died instantly in the crash which occurred on the
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Jinxed building will stand higher than planned
KENNET District Council will not take action over the latest planning blunder on the jinxed former Portman Building Society site in Marlborough, which means the replacement building will stand two feet higher than intended. The Council for Protection
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New push for kids' council
YOUNG people in Marlborough are to have a bigger say in the way their town is run if an idea mooted by town councillors germinates. For several years, Marlborough Town Council has been discussing the possibility of launching a young people's council and
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Young anglers battle stormy weather
FIVE young anglers from St John's School in Marlborough and one ex pupil of Pewsey Vale School have returned from a school fishing trip to Southern Ireland with tales of those which did not get away. The school's angling club run by former Pewsey teacher
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Marching to freedom
WITH drums beating and bayonets fixed, men and women from RAF Lyneham proudly exercised their right to march through the streets of Swindon. As they did so, a single Hercules aircraft from the transport base flew low overhead. Despite the station's ongoing
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The way the West was lost
A UNIQUE account of what life was like for soldiers fighting to keep America as a British colony has been rediscovered near Swindon. The 230-year-old handwritten diary was penned during the American War of Independence by General Sir William Howe. Until
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Plane is stuck on the ground
THE aircraft which crash-landed at the Royal International Air Tattoo at the weekend has become a semi-permanent resident at RAF Fairford. The accident happened on Saturday as the Italian Air Force Alenia G-222 transport plane made a very heavy landing
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If you love horse-racing open day event is a must
CHANNEL 4 racing guru John McCririck will be among celebrities attending the first open day at the racehorse rehabilitation centre run by the charity Greatwood at Clench Common near Marlborough. Greatwood moved its centre from Devon where it opened ten
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Barriers come down as villagers open their gardens
RESIDENTS of Lydiard Millicent opened their gardens to the public to raise money for the village. The event is in its third year, growing from two gardens being open in the first year to 15 gardens this year. More than 100 people from the village, Wootton
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Zoe's Britney impression hit with judges
ZOE Archer proved that Swindon is a home for budding pop idols when she clinched a young entertainer award. Zoe, 10, from The Bramptons, Shaw, sang to victory while holidaying at Pontin's Wall Park in Devon. Imitating one of her favourite music artistes
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Praise from Sheriff
THE High Sheriff of Wiltshire took time out from his busy schedule to get to know the folk at Swindon's Youth Offending Team. Sir Christopher Benson, who was appointed to the honorary role in April, travelled out to the team's headquarters at The Limes
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Be fair to college
I MAY be too late to put in my two cents worth but I am sick and tired of the animosity within the town towards the college, many of whom are Marlborough residents employed by the college. There are many incidents of fireworks locally and also the disruptive
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Star memorabilia sells for £20,000
SOME of the world's finest memorabilia of the original Hollywood hellraiser has sold for about £20,000 at a Swindon auction. A collection of more than 150 Errol Flynn-related items was sold at Dominic Winter Book Auctions in Maxwell Street yesterday.
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Memory rekindled
I THANK you and your newspaper for publishing my letter seeking a Tony Bishop. I am pleased to report that his son, Clive, telephoned me following publication. The sad revelation is that Tony Bishop died several years ago. However, my friend David Gardener
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Pool's new identity is unveiled
THE name and logo of Salisbury's new leisure centre and swimming pool have been unveiled. And there to witness the occasion last Thursday were Samantha Pedder and Pete Smith, who played a key role in the design of the new signage. Mrs Pedder, of Devizes
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A fresh look for walkway
A SMALL group of parents and pupils have saved a shabby corridor linking a Swindon school's two main blocks from demolition. The group gave 30 hours of their own time to blitzing the weatherproof walkway between the maths and language departments at Dorcan
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Town Mill land
HAD Val Compton bought a house with a parking facility I suppose there would not have been a public inquiry about the stopping up of Angel Yard, Marlborough. I attended the inquiry because for nearly 14 years we have looked at the disgusting mess of Angel
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Business awards go to young firms
TWO enterprises that have been running for just five years scooped the top prizes in this year's south Wiltshire Business of the Year awards. Capelli Hair & Beauty, of York Road, Salisbury, won the award for a business with a turnover of less than
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Mindful of great support
AS a volunteer I would like to thank Marlborough Town Council and Kennet District Council for the support and help they have given to Mindfully Employed, a local project supporting people with current and past mental health problems return to employment
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Emotional exit for BWS head
BOYS and staff of Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury bade an emotional end-of-term farewell to their popular headmaster, Clive Barnett. Mr Barnett (52) has stepped down as head of the 111-year-old school, after ten years in the job, to become a schools
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Not a mention of farm subsidies. . . honestly
THOSE of us that have lived for a number of years in Wiltshire, are no more surprised at the annual arrival of crop circles, than the customary sightings of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland, just prior to the beginning of the tourist season. We are regularly
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Pregnant girl left with triple skull fracture
A MAN who hit his pregnant girlfriend so hard it gave her a triple skull fracture has been convicted of assault causing grievous bodily harm. Swindon Crown Court heard yesterday that 21-year-old Christopher Wood's then girlfriend, Kim Taylor, was three
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Summer cutbacks for hospital wards
STAFF shortages have led to ward closures and a cutback in bed numbers at Salisbury District Hospital. But Salisbury Healthcare Trust public relations manager Patrick Butler assured the Journal that the measures were only temporary. He was responding
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Goal nets are the latest gift to Town
GOAL nets are the latest donation to Swindon Town's appeal to re-kit the County Ground. Loyal fans and businesses have continued to give items ranging from a lawnmower, printers and computer equipment to paint, lever arch files and desk tidies since the
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Mental health funds go missing
DRUG and alcohol abusers in south Wiltshire are unable to access the support they desperately need because health service bosses have lost £60,000 that should be spent on Salisbury people. Waiting lists at the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service, based
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Anger at 'petty' ramp ruling
A SALISBURY man is angry that regulations mean he can no longer access the building society where he has been a customer since he was a schoolboy. Steven Fletcher (40), who has multiple disabilities caused by thalidomide, was left without easy access
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A greater revenue than maggot sales
Apparently my letter and others upset Mr Heaton-Jones as we didn't answer his question. Sorry, Mr Heaton-Jones, I didn't realise you actually had a point to make underneath the sneering, sniping and stirring. But apparently I and others did not answer
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Golden oldies show experience at Commonwealth Games
VETERAN players from Devizes Rugby Club will fly the flag for the county at the Commonweath Games after being invited to take part in a Golden Oldies tournament at Eccles RFC, Salford on Saturday. The light-hearted event is part of the Games' Festival
