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Wilts slump
Wiltshire's 50-plus side, weakened by injuries, elected to bat against Hampshire at Easton. John Mitchell (South Newton) scored a patient 36. In an effort to hasten the run rate wickets fell rapidly until Peter Mathias of Marlborough played some firm
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Purton fail in run chase
Purton lost at Redmarley on Saturday by 33 runs in a rain-affected game. Batting first, Redmarley made a steady start, producing a first wicket partnership of 105 in the first 25 overs. After this the home batsmen attacked some erratic bowling and closed
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League results
Division One: Westinghouse 149 (4), Biddestone 150-2 (23) (D Perry 100); Potterne 171 (5), Calne 172-2 (23) (J Breet 83); Beanacre 201-8 (19) (R Howard 84), Buscot Park 187-7 (9) (N Phillips 69); Bath Civil Service 195-8 (20) (M Thorn 59), Burbage and
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Change at the top
CALNE took advantage of Box's inactivity to regain the leadership of Division One. They bowled hosts Potterne out for 171, James Gaiger (32) and David Lloyd (28) top scoring. Joe Breet's 83 and Lee Shepherd's 48 then took Calne to a comfortable eight-wicket
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Give firefighters what's their due
THE possible reappearance of the Army's old Green Goddesses is a piece of nostalgia nobody wants to see. If they go into action it will mean some of Britain's most courageous workers, our fire fighters, are on strike because they feel their pay claim
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Ruddock issue hits deadlock
NEIL RUDDOCK'S exit from the County Ground would free up extra cash for Andy King's recruitment drive, but the veteran defender remains determined to see out the remainder of his contract. As exclusively revealed in yesterday's Evening Advertiser, the
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Getting a flavour of the Big Apple!
FORGET New York for this year's Christmas shopping you can get a taste of Fifth Avenue, complete with ice rink, at the Designer Outlet Village. Swindon Services has won a major contract to run a state-of-the-art ice rink at the centre between November
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Closed off for the holidays
CHILDREN have nowhere to play after workmen removed equipment at their local park. A slide, a bridge and two swings were dismantled at Mead Park in Freshbrook after council officials deemed them unsafe. The park is one of five earmarked for development
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Woman wouldn't give up bag in attempted theft
POLICE are hunting a man who attempted to snatch a woman's handbag in a Swindon car park. The man struck as Swindon office worker Helen Smith, 25, was about to drive home from the overflow car park of the town's railway station about 7pm last Wednesday
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Big catch hopes are washed away
HEAVY rain caused the River Thames at Hannington to rise 18 inches during the Haydon St AS Jack Cave Memorial. This affected sport drastically and Mark Jones only needed 8-5-0 of chub, roach, dace and perch taken on stick-floated caster to easily win.
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Out of storage, to the rescue
GREEN Goddess fire engines could return to the streets of Swindon for the first time in 25 years if the town's firefighters go on strike. Disagreements over pay have angered the Fire Brigade Union, which is demanding a 40 per cent increase in the basic
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Ex-Ciren boss Ray takes the reins at Devizes
FORMER Cirencester Town boss Ray Baverstock will return to management with Screwfix Direct League Devizes Town. Baverstock accepted an offer from the Devizes board yesterday and replaces previous boss Brian Newlands, who quit the post two weeks ago. Now
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Help on offer for rent boys
A FIFTH of Swindon's prostitutes are male, according to a gay support group in the town. Swindon Gay Men's Health says many operate as rent boys to earn money to supply a roof over their heads. But it says it is difficult to track them down because many
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Getting a flavour of the Big Apple!
FORGET New York for this year's Christmas shopping you can get a taste of Fifth Avenue, complete with ice rink, at the Designer Outlet Village. Swindon Services has won a major contract to run a state-of-the-art ice rink at the centre between November
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It's all go go go
SO 'Bulldog Bates' has finally done it. The self-confessed "tenacious" leader of the council has been crucified by external inspectors and savaged by her civic rivals, but it took her own political suicide to end her reign. Sitting in her office at the
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On deaf ears
SWINDON Mayor Coun S Pajak recently called upon the small minority responsible for the litter and food discarded streets of our town to clean up their act. With respect, his pleas will fall upon deaf ears. This problem should and could be resolved by
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Brunel centre was not sold at bottom of market
I REFER to David Kent's letter in the EA, August 1. While I do not wish to comment on the generality, I must take issue on a matter of fact. Mr Kent, who was not party to the transaction, stated that the Brunel shopping centre was sold at the bottom of
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No-one dictates who I buy from
I THOUGHT I would write this letter in response to your article regarding the French market at the Wootton Bassett Jubilee Festival. When I drove past the market on Friday I immediately thought what a good idea this was to start the Jubilee Festival.
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Soggy Ciren let it slip through fingers
CIRENCESTER slipped to a disappointing three-wicket defeat in a crucial relegation battle at Cam on Saturday and were left to rue the vagaries of the weather, after being forced to bowl and field in constant rain which made life much easier for the home
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Wiltshire slump
WILTSHIRE are still waiting for their first Minor Counties Western Division victory of the season after slipping to a 60-run defeat against Berkshire on the final day at Reading yesterday. With Jason Searle (Chippenham) and Kevin Nash each taking four
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The golden handshake is worth it
WE should all be glad that the relationship between failing benefits contractors Atkins and Swindon Council is now at an end. And justifiable and strident criticism will be hurled at Swindon Council for having allowed a situation in which community taxpayers
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Fighting for the right to work after 65
A SWINDON man is fronting a campaign to make age discrimination illegal. Bob Banister, 66, is challenging the Government by launching Age Concern's Age Equality Contract after experiencing ageism himself. He currently works through the employment agency
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Firm is in step with the times
A COMPANY specialising in door-mats has expanded to the point where it is having to move again, for the third time in 12 years. Clean Step Ltd, which employs about 30 people and is based in Cheney Manor, is relocating to a larger site on the Hawksworth
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Surf for the singers
Highworth Choral Society has launched a new website to allow instant access to its programme of events and establish a greater presence for the choir in the community. The choir is also looking for new members, especially tenor and bass voices. For more
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The martial art of dating
A Marlborough teacher has been helped with dating thanks to two martial arts instructors from Swindon. Richard Smith, 29, an English teacher at St John's School in Marlborough, will be the first gay man to receive a dating makeover on BBC 2's Would Like
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Jim-jams and cuppas raise cash for children's charity
SWINDON'S Leapfrog Day Nursery was the focus for the company's fundraising efforts as it handed over nearly £1,500 to the NSPCC. The Swindon branch of the nursery chain was chosen for its managing director, Sue Husbands, to present the cheque to Jenni
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The mystery unravelled
A BREAK-IN at a remote parish church on a stormy October night, a dodgy deal in a London pub and an FBI sting operation in a Florida hotel room. The story of the theft of the Last Supper painting from St Mary's Church in Purton is the stuff of fiction
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Injection of cash will help deter crime in Square
A RUNDOWN shopping area in Park South is to receive a £36,000 government cash injection. Cavendish Square, which has become notorious for its vandalism and crime problem, is one of 340 shopping areas in the most deprived areas of the South West to receive
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They took my tree and left a conifer
CHEEKY vandals have left residents in Upper Stratton scratching their heads. The green-fingered vandals have been uprooting plants and carefully replacing them with bushes and trees stolen from other gardens. The gang carried out a series of bizarre raids
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Fans look forward to a pint with the match
THIRSTY Swindon Town fans will be able to enjoy a pint in the County Ground's two main stands this season. Swindon magistrates have granted the club a licence to serve alcohol in both the Arkells and Nationwide stands, albeit with restrictions attached
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Off the hook
FAILING benefits firm Atkins has been cut loose from Swindon Council with a golden handshake worth £250,000 of taxpayers' money. The penalties for non-per-formance that the firm has accrued during its three years in charge of the council's revenues and
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Narrow escapes on a slippery surface
A NEW road surface on one of the main routes into Swindon is more like a skid pan in the wet, claim people who work nearby. Swindon Council is launching an investigation into the resurfaced stretch of Marlborough Road, from Newport Street to Signal Way
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Brave cyclist raises £873 from 25-mile bike ride
A HEART patient celebrated his triple bypass by cycling 25 miles along the Ridgeway. David Case, 54, had his surgery at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital in February, and was later treated for a duodenal ulcer at Swindon's Princess Margaret Hospital. But
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Mayor sees rail treasures
The Mayor of Swindon will be treated to a private viewing of a new exhibition at Swindon's Steam Museum. Coun Stan Pajak will explore the hidden treasures of the museum's Storehouse display, which opened two weeks ago. Storehouse is an Aladdin's cave
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The martial art of dating
A TEACHER has been helped with dating thanks to two martial arts instructors from Swindon. Richard Smith, 29, an English teacher at St John's School in Marlborough, will be the first gay man to receive a dating makeover on BBC 2's Would Like to Meet.
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Thanks Jemma
I WOULD like to thank Jemma Gillies aged 14 years from Wigmore Avenue for doing a sponsored charity walk. This walk was The Nijmegem in Holland. It was 100 miles and it took her four days to complete. She raised, with help from her friends, £175. This
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Welfare is a priority
I WOULD like to respond to Barbara Langham's letter of July 30, 2002, regarding Council Records Bureau checks on governors and school staff. The council like all other councils has experienced significant delays in obtaining clearance from the recently
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It is easy to point the finger
IT is not good enough for Councillor Martin to say that Conservative Councillors should not accept any blame for the mess we are all finding ourselves in. It is a long time now since Labour lost overall control of the council and during this time the
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How about a 10-foot wall as well?
I see by the Evening Advertiser issue on Thursday, August 1, that the people of Abbey Meads wish to close the bridge from Penhill into Abbey Meads because our children will vandalise the play area which is to be built a few feet from Penhill. I think
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Quality is needed in council
I WAS interested to read former Swindon chief executive David Kent's comments on the changing relationship between the senior officers and the elected representatives. He is only partly right. As someone who worked as a committee clerk in local government
