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Cutting Edge!
TOP-of-the-table Gloucestershire Gladiators marched on to their eighth Norwich Union League win of the season with an emphatic five-wicket victory over Division Two rivals Lancashire Lightning at Bristol on Saturday. TheGladiators remain firmly on course
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Bassett foiled as Malmesbury look up
WOOTTON Bassett misssed the chance of making up ground on leaders Frocester when their Stroud & Swindon Gloucester-shire/Wiltshire League Division 1 derby at Swindon fell victim to the wet weather on Saturday. Bassett, though, were struggling at the
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Nash keeps Berks at bay
Wiltshire's Kevin Nash dismantled the Berkshire order in the first day of the Minor Counties Championship Western Division clash at Reading. Nash, who plays club cricket for Bashley, claimed five wickets for the loss of 96 runs, as Wiltshire dismissed
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The truth may hurt, but it must still be told
YOU'D think Swindon Police would be grateful to the Evening Advertiser for highlighting the trade in serious drugs in the town centre. Think again. After our undercover investigation, we immediately handed the £40 worth of crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis
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PC sniffs out drug factory
POLICE netted north Wiltshire's largest seizure of cannabis plants after a beat bobby sniffed out a drugs factory. PC Steve Dixon and Sgt Nic Shorten first got a scent of the 214 cannabis plants worth £33,000 as they walked down an alley near The Pippin
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A computer revolution
INTEL FEATURE: 1971: Intel's first microproccessor, the 4004. This breakthrough invention powered the Busicom calculator and paved the way for embedding intelligence in inanimate objects as well as the personal computer. 1972: The 8008, which was twice
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Investment is the key to the future
INTEL FEATURE: Along with so many hi-tech companies in Swindon, Intel, which employs about 750 people has its European headquarters in Swindon, has had to review staff levels. In June the company announced that it was cutting 4,000 jobs globally by the
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Chips serve up a flavour of taste
INTEL FEATURE: INTEL, the inventor and largest producer of microprocessors, chips to you and me, is something of a wild card in the current global crisis that has hit hi-tech companies. What one has to keep in mind is that chips are the brains of almost
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It's all in the best of taste!
THE Domino's pizza shop in Old Town has beat 400 other branches worldwide in sales figures. The branch at 17-21 High Street has out-sold shops in the UK, across Europe and the Middle East selling a staggering 90,500 pizzas. Top-seller, Pepperoni Passion
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Soldier killed in Oman
A SOLDIER from the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment has been killed during secret training exercises in the Gulf. He died on July 27. The Ministry of Defence has not named the man or stated the circumstances of the death while inquiries
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It's in her kiss
KISSING JESSICA STEIN (15, 96 mins) Starring Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen. IF Woody Allen were ever to make a film about lesbians, it would probably be very much like Kissing Jessica Stein. This low-key, diverting romantic comedy is a talk
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Shops awash with women in uniform
WIELDING truncheons and collection buckets, a troupe of policewomen charged through Swindon to support the Charlie Jarvis Cancer Fund. Four-year-old Charlie, from Greenmeadow, has a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma and needs £60,000 to pay for
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Who's a naughty boy then?
MERLIN the alcoholic parrot is being forced to go tee-total by his owners for the sake of their newborn baby Mark Battocchio, 35, and Denise Boden, 38, from Shaw, are concerned that the boozing bird will be a bad influence on their four-month-old son
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Council staff blocked from looking at whistleblower's website
ALL Swindon Council staff have been blocked from logging on to the anti-council website set up by social services whistle-blower, Deborah Rees. Within hours of the Adver-tiser's front-page story hitting the streets on Friday, the council's senior managers
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Devizes delay boss decision
The Devizes Town managerial saga is set to rage on this week, with a decision not due until tomorrow at the earliest. After Don Rogers turned down the vacant position last week, the Devizes board have switched their attentions and interviews have been
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Sweet revenge for Saunders
Tommy Saunders, pictured above, inflicted a little revenge on the scourge of his managerial career on Saturday. His namesake Tommy Sampson was in charge of the Deal side that left Chippenham heartbroken at Wembley in the 2000 FA Vase final. But Saunders
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Fun day helps pay for bus
A BUMPER fun day was held to help make disabled people in Swindon more mobile. Clapham Hobbs Day Centre, in Gorse Hill, held the activity-packed event to help raise money for a new minibus. Face painting, a charity auction, barbeque and car boot sale
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Golden tree to mark golden jubilee
BRINKWORTH teenager Carey Logan helped plant a golden acacia tree in the grounds of Westonbirt School to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Head girl Carey, 17, helped plant the sapling in the shadow of the school's Grade I listed house. She joined one
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Safe way to win award
STUDENTS from Wiltshire have been given the opportunity to work with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Students participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award will be trained to communicate water safety messages to holidaymakers at Sandbanks
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Pensioners are wising up to the bogus callers
TWO bogus callers have been thwarted in separate incident by quick-thinking residents. On Friday at 2pm , one conman was refused entry when he called to the home of an 82-year-old man in Durrington Walk, Penhill. The man claimed to be a meter reader from
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The perfect way to spend your Sunday
GOLDFISH, baby moorhens, dragonflies and the occasional crossing deer are just some of the delights to be found on Swindon's disused canal. And thanks to hard-working volunteers of the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust, our waterway now boasts summer boat trips
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Auction at the Outlet
BARGAIN hunters will be out in force at the Designer Outlet Village in a bid to help disabled athletes. Irish sandwich bar O'Briens is hosting a charity acution and coffee shindig from 10am to 12pm on Saturday, with broadcaster Shirley Ludford conducting
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Hospital's casebooks are saved
PATIENTS' casebooks from the former Roundway Hospital, going back nearly 150 years, have been saved by a £10,000 grant. Archivists at the Wiltshire and Swindon Records Office were deeply concerned at the state of the 40 casebooks, which were literally
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Talks hope to avert strike
TALKS aimed at settling a pay dispute between local government workers and employers were due to start again today (Monday). It follows 10 hours of discussion on Friday at the arbitration service Acas, in which unions represent-ing some 1.2 million public
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Ban blood sports
WELL done M Harrison for highlighting cub-hunting. What an absolute disgrace it is that hunting is still allowed to continue. Foxes are classed as vermin to these people who hunt them. As far as I can see, the only vermin are the hunters, who enjoy inflicting
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Come and see
IN response to the letter from Carolanne Bond on July 30, I would like to point out that the Welcome Centre is not a trust, it is a registered charity. Neither is it a community centre it is a family support project. The centre is based in Park North
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If they don't like living next door, then move!
YET again, a minority of narrow-minded Abbey Meads residents have been allowed to cast aspersions on the youth of Penhill, with one resident even calling for the removal of connecting bridges. Just who do these residents think they are? If these residents
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Going for Goals
SAM PARKIN may have turned his back on Chelsea and the Premiership, but the striker feels he can only improve as a player after agreeing a two-year deal at the County Ground. The 21-year-old was due to complete his move to Wiltshire today, with the Football
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Fires at farm
Down Farm in West Kington, near Castle Combe, was hit by two fires yesterday. Three fire engines from Chippenham, Corsham and Yate attended the blaze, involving two barns, at 1am. A water carrier from Devizes also attended the fires, which destroyed around
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Caravan blocks M4
An overturned caravan blocked a westbound lane of the M4 near junction 17 at Chippenham on Saturday. The accident happened two miles east of the junction when a Land Rover towing a caravan crossed into the central reservation at around 1pm. Passengers
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MP backs the deaf
NORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray has joined forces with the Royal National Institute for the Deaf to press the Government to make digital hearing aids available to all on the NHS. He welcomed two new breakthroughs that will lead to modernisation of hearing
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Charity study on syllabus
A WOOTTON Bassett charity company has been chosen to help with a university course. Mark Freeman, chief executive of outsourcing company Charity Business, has been invited to contribute to South Bank University's new Master in Voluntary Administration
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The perfect way to spend your Sunday
GOLDFISH, baby moorhens, dragonflies and the occasional crossing deer are just some of the delights to be found on Swindon's disused canal. And thanks to hard-working volunteers of the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust, our waterway now boasts summer boat trips
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More lively bustle than bust-ups but only just
IT was a festival of two sides one happy, the other hopping mad. Although smiling faces outnumbered the frowns at Wootton Bassett's annual High Street Festival, it was a close contest. While weekend shoppers were glad of the extra stalls and entertainment
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Awards for enterprise
ORGANISATIONS and businesses in the Wiltshire area are being urged to take up the challenge of the Queen's Award for Enterprise. Around 30 organisations in the Salisbury and Swindon areas of Wiltshire have so far applied for details of the 2003 awards
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Awards for enterprise
ORGANISATIONS and businesses in the Wiltshire area are being urged to take up the challenge of the Queen's Award for Enterprise. Around 30 organisations in the Salisbury and Swindon areas of Wiltshire have so far applied for details of the 2003 awards
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'People do not know what they are missing out on'
FORD motors may be in the process of designing a new Capri but members of Swindon Capri Club are more than happy with the old version. Boasting 15 members, the club meets every month at the Cold Harbour pub in Blunsdon to enthuse over their beloved coupes
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The whole family loves their bikes
COLIN Myler is so keen to share the joy of the open road, he has made a motorbike that will carry his wife, two children and baby. Colin, 39, from Stratton St Margaret, tested the staying power of his dream family machine by taking part in the 85-mile
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More lively bustle than bust-ups but only just
IT was a festival of two sides one happy, the other hopping mad. Although smiling faces outnumbered the frowns at Wootton Bassett's annual High Street Festival, it was a close contest. While weekend shoppers were glad of the extra stalls and entertainment
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Tough training leads to coveted Green Beret
A FORMER Swindon pupil has joined the world's elite fighting force after being awarded the coveted Green Beret. Richard McEwen, 20, from South Marston completed 30 weeks of the hardest initial training in the world and is now a Royal Marines Commando.
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Married without a hitch
THE big day finally arrived for the Evening Advertiser's Bride of the Year, 2002 and thankfully the rain held off! After months of preparation, Miss Katrina Bennett became Mrs Katrina McCarron in the competition's first ever civil ceremony. They had won
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You can buy this for £40
CLASS A drugs are being sold in Swindon's town centre in broad daylight. An Evening Advertiser reporter managed to buy crack, heroin and cannabis in the town centre, while shoppers, including children on their summer holidays, basked in the sun nearby
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200 tonnes of chalk for horse
WORK will start this week to restore Cherhill's historic white horse to its former glory. Years of neglect have left it looking shabby and faded and owner Cherhill Parish Council's efforts to raise funds for the work has fallen far short of the £20,000
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PC sniffs out drug factory
POLICE netted north Wiltshire's largest seizure of cannabis plants after a beat bobby sniffed out a drugs factory. PC Steve Dixon and Sgt Nic Shorten first got a scent of the 214 cannabis plants worth £33,000 as they walked down an alley near The Pippin
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Fairford nine-goal salvo blitzes Vics
Fairford's pre-season preparations continue to go well after the Hellenic Premier side hammered Malmesbury Vics 9-0. Strikers Lee Stoddart and Neil Matthews were among the Fairford goalscorers. Wootton Bassett produced an encouraging display to secure
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Rock on record
UNTIL AUGUST 21: THERE is a chance for rock fans to view and collect limited edition images of unseen moments in rock history in Bath next month. Rockarchive.com, a thrilling exhibition currently touring the UK, is coming to The Michael Tippett Centre
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Smith signs
John Murphy has managed to obtain the commanding centre half he's been desperately searching for former Swindon Town starlet Bryan Smith. The 6'1" stopper was one of the stars of the scholarship programme introduced by Town in the late 90s. Smith was
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MP backs the deaf
NORTH Wiltshire MP James Gray has joined forces with the Royal National Institute for the Deaf to press the Government to make digital hearing aids available to all on the NHS. He welcomed two new breakthroughs that will lead to modernisation of hearing
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Charity study on syllabus
A WOOTTON Bassett charity company has been chosen to help with a university course. Mark Freeman, chief executive of outsourcing company Charity Business, has been invited to contribute to South Bank University's new Master in Voluntary Administration
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Air crash is probed
ITALIAN Air Force engineers have carried out their inspection of the G-222 transport plane, which made a heavy landing during the Saturday display of the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. It is still unknown what caused the accident, but
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PC sniffs out drug factory
POLICE netted north Wiltshire's largest seizure of cannabis plants after a beat bobby sniffed out a drugs factory. PC Steve Dixon and Sgt Nic Shorten first got a scent of the 214 cannabis plants worth £33,000 as they walked down an alley near The Pippin
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Awards for enterprise
ORGANISATIONS and businesses in the Wiltshire area are being urged to take up the challenge of the Queen's Award for Enterprise. Around 30 organisations in the Salisbury and Swindon areas of Wiltshire have so far applied for details of the 2003 awards
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200 tonnes of chalk for horse
WORK will start this week to restore Cherhill's historic white horse to its former glory. Years of neglect have left it looking shabby and faded and owner Cherhill Parish Council's efforts to raise funds for the work has fallen far short of the £20,000
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Clean Up crusade collects support
RECKITT Benckiser, the Swindon based cleaning company, is stepping into the breach to stop our town becoming a rubbish tip. Responding to an Evening Advertiser appeal, the cleaning product manufacturers is launching its own Clean Up Swindon campaign.
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Soldier killed in Oman
A SOLDIER from the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment has been killed during secret training exercises in the Gulf. He died on July 27. The Ministry of Defence has not named the man or stated the circumstances of the death while inquiries
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Skate park decision
TEENAGE skateboarders in Cricklade will hear tonight if their campaign for a skate park has been successful. Councillors attending a full town council meeting are expected to reveal the result of their investigation into possible sites. The Cricklade
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Manager stole cash to feed his gambling habit
THE relief manager of a village convenience store stole more than £3,000 to finance his gambling habit, magistrates heard. Jonathan Walker, 41, of Lottage Road, Aldbourne, pleaded guilty to three charges of theft of cash from the store. Rachel Hume, prosecuting
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Doors closed for benefits meeting
COUNCILLORS will tonight (Monday) decide behind closed doors whether to finally shed Swindon Council of the services of failing benefits contractor Atkins. In a meeting called to debate the options for the future of the revenues and benefits service,
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We are doing the best we can
I read with interest the letter from Sue Davison of Bishopstone seeking answers regarding the recycling policy of Swindon Council and the availability of facilities. The present recycling collection service covers about 7,000 homes and began just over
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Already fair
I WOULD like to respond to RW Selway (Letters, July 29) regarding the system of entry of immigrants to this country. I can assure him that as a free and democratic nation we indeed have a right to decide who we allow in and refuse entry to and already
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What a mess
SWINDON mayor Stan Pajak says Swindon needs tidying up and we should be more responsible for our actions. Can I point out a few things to him? Have you actually visited Barnfield Road recycling centre it's a mess to say the least. You queue for ages only
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Where has the money gone?
I read with amazement last week that Swindon Town FC have to fork out £14,500 a month in rent over £150,000 a year. For what? Recently, members of the council have, through your newspaper, reminded us that unless the football club pays up its gates will
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This is not a case of 'them and us'
IT came as a surprise that a play area is being built on the open ground between Emerson Close and Burman Close, a place I frequent often in my walks and cycle rides. As a resident of Abbey Meads for under a year, I am glad for every opportunity of play
