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King hands out Oldham ultimatum to players
ANDY KING has warned his 'Jekyll and Hyde' players they will be unceremoniously hauled off the pitch and left out in the cold if they fail to give blood, sweat and tears against Oldham today. The Town boss has made it clear that new faces will be arriving
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'I pray for him to wake and smile'
A WOMAN today told of her desperate wish for her husband to come out of his coma and smile once again. Pauline Marshall's husband Derek, 44, was a pedestrian when he was struck by a car and suffered serious head injuries. He is now at Princess Margaret
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Melodious men
SWINDON Male Voice Choir will be performing a varied programme when they make a return visit to the Cirencester Ashcroft Centre in Ashcroft Road next Saturday starting at 7.30pm.
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A lot of rot
ROTTEN floorboards have been blamed for a two-month delay on the re-opening of Swindon Arts Centre. The centre was due to re-open on November 11 and 15,000 programmes have already been printed carrying details of a packed winter programme. But now bookings
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Armed officers in arrest drama
ARMED police arrested a man following an allegation that he threatened someone with a knife. About 20 police converged on housing association flats at Chandler Close, near Christ Church, Old Town, including two officers with bullet-proof vests and rifles
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Call to co-workers
FORMER Pressed Steel worker Bob Lewis is trying to track down former colleagues for a work reunion planned at the company's old social club on Bridge End Road. The reunion is planned for October 13 and Bob is keen to hear from anyone who worked with him
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Yoga for beginners
RODBOURNE: A yoga workshop for beginners is being held to teach people about the ancient Indian art of exercise and relaxation. The Even Swindon Community Centre is the venue for the day-long session on Saturday, November 16. The cost is £30, for more
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See the birds
RODBOURNE: A bird show is being held at the Even Swindon Community Centre in Jennings Street next Saturday. It is open to the public from 2pm.
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Music for India
CRICKLADE Band is presenting a musical evening on Sunday, October 27, at 7.30pm. The event will be held at Cricklade United Church, Calcutt Street, and is in aid of the Indian Railway Children Project, a shelter for penniless children in southern India
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Journey to Russia
CRICKLADE: The next meeting of the Cricklade Womens' Institute takes place on Wednesday, October 16, at 7.45pm in the Town Hall Annexe. There will be an illustrated slide show given by Mrs E Fraser, about her recent travels in Russia.
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Courses for all
PARK SOUTH: The new brochure for part time courses at New College is out now. Adults can take GCSEs and A-levels or access courses that could lead to a degree. For a copy of the brochure or to enrol call freephone 0808 172 1721, email admissions@newcollege.co.uk
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Netballers' request
SHRIVENHAM: Shrivenham Netball Club is starting a new season and looking for players. The club trains every Monday night at the Shrivenham Tennis Courts at the Recreation Ground. To find out more call (01793) 710483 or (01367) 240368.
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Winning numbers
SWINDON: This week's winning numbers in the North Swindon Lions Club lottery calendar draw are 11, 726, 822, 111 and 323.
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Give it a go!
CUSTOMERS of a fish and chip shop are being urged to be a bit more adventurous in their choice of supper to celebrate Sea Food Week. The week runs from October 4 to 11. Staff at the Trawlerman in the West Swindon Centre will be encouraging customers to
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Battlefields for plant
COUNTRYSIDE around Swindon has become a haven for rare wild flowers. At a time when native flowers are under attack from weeds, herbicides, rising traffic pollution and aggressive introduced plants, there are pockets of land on our doorstep where they
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Andrew's an Adver winner
ANDREW Barns is celebrating after winning £500 worth of office furniture, in a competition run by the Evening Advertiser. MFI Swindon teamed up with the Evening Advertiser to offer someone the chance to win their dream office from MFI's latest ranges.
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Is your tot the cutest?
PHOTOGENIC tots will soon be vying for the title of Evening Advertiser Baby of the Year 2002. The annual competition begins on October 28 and will be sponsored this time around by children's clothing store Pumpkin Patch, which has a branch in Canal Walk
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Penny Lane lyrics sell for £1,350
A TWO-line written quotation by Paul McCartney from Penny Lane has raised £1,350 at auction in Swindon. At the request of a friend, the Beatle wrote: "In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs/Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known
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In-jean-us!
NURSERY children, shop workers and even hairdressers have been among those donning their jeans to raise funds for children's charities. Yesterday marked national Jeans for Genes day, and hundreds of Swindonians paid £1 for the pleasure of wearing their
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Dustcart picks up rubbish and tips it onto street
WORKMEN were left with an unpleasant clear-up job when a rubbish lorry disgorged its load in Old Town. The Hales Waste Control truck was emptying bins full of restaurant rubbish at the side entrance to Longs Bar when it broke down. Instead of picking
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Signed STFC shirt for girls' appeal
A SIGNED Swindon Town shirt was presented to a group of Cambridgeshire police officers at the County Ground last night. They are touring all 92 league clubs in the country in four days in a bid to raise cash for the Holly and Jessica Appeal. The appeal
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Sweet harmony
EVER since watching the film Zulu I have had a hankering to get in to male voice singing. There is something about that scene where the remnants of the embattled Royal Engineers launch into Bread of Heaven as they await their expected demise at the hands
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Pupils reunited
A REUNION is being held for Kingsdown School pupils who left the school in 1980. It will be at Grange Drive Community Centre next Saturday at 7.30pm. For further information and tickets please contact Mary on 330323, Belinda on 823327 or Colin on 827056
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Art set in the stones
AN inspirational artwork course due to take place in the stone circle at Avebury has been postponed. The event, run by the National Trust and Heritage Education For All scheme, would have involved using art to explore the ancient site, and was due to
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Vegetables stolen
POLICE are linking two crimes reported in Redcliffe Street. Between 6.45pm on Wednesday and 9am on Thursday a shed was burgled at an allotment to the rear of the street. The shed door was smashed and the contents of the shed were strewn across the allotment
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Cyclist was knocked unconscious
THIS youth is being sought after a cyclist was hit over the head with a piece of wood and robbed of his bike. The incident, at Moredon Fields, happened at 2pm on Friday, August 23, when the victim was approached by two youths who demanded that he hand
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Would you give these two a job?
SWINDON is guilty of facial fascism. That is the claim laid down by Aimee Irving-Bell, who spent the entire summer being turned away from jobs because of her lip ring. Aimee claims Swindon businesses are too narrow-minded and says the town will continue
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Boy beat kitten to death
A BOY clubbed a kitten around the head and killed it because he doesn't like cats. The 15-year-old from Walcot, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted cruelly treating a cat. Swindon magistrates heard he showed no remorse and appeared to find
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Get comments in
RESIDENTS have until the beginning of November to make their views known on the council's Local Plan. Consultation is currently underway on the document, which provides the framework for how Swindon will develop in the next 10 years. Copies are available
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Plants go on sale
CRICKLADE: Cricklade Garden Club meets in the Town Hall Annexe at 8pm on Tuesday. Members will hear about container growing from Jenny Whitham, a lecturer in horticulture. The competition is an arrangement of berries and hips. The club's plant sale takes
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Model gardener
CRICKLADE: The next meeting of Cricklade Welcome Club takes place on Tuesday, October 15, at Cricklade Town Hall at 2.15pm. Barbara Pollard, ex-model and dedicated gardener, will tell members about the eight years spent transforming the derelict Abbey
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Jubilee lunch
WROUGHTON: Generous senior citizens donated £86 to the Prospect Hospice at a recent jubilee lunch organised by Churches Together. Local companies paid for the three-course lunch and entertainment by the Wroughton Silver Band and singers from the Cirencester
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TV expert drops in
ASHTON KEYNES: David Bellamy OBE is the star of the show at a one-day conference on the future of the Cotswold Water Park. The television presenter and wildlife expert is coming to the park on Friday, to debate large scale restoration of the park and
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Two hurt on M4
TWO people were treated for minor injuries after their car left the westbound carriageway of the M4 and went down an embankment between junction 16 and 17 around 7.45am yesterday. Paramedics and police attended the scene. No delays to traffic were reported
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Bravo to the gym girls who are doing their bit
OCTOBER sees the launch of breast cancer awareness month and staff at Cannons Health Club are putting on a brave front to support it. Nine women are throwing their weight behind raising money for the charity with special fundraising activities planned
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Couple are ordered to keep the peace
A HUSBAND and wife have been bound over to keep the peace after police were called to a marital dispute at their Old Town home. Gavin and Sally-Ann Jones, of The Mall, were kept in custody overnight after they were arrested when an argument boiled over
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Traffic decision nears for village
PEOPLE in the hamlet of Hodson will discover next week whether they have won their bid to ban outsiders from driving past their homes. The campaign for an 'access only' restriction has made Hodson's 26 households unpopular with neighbouring villages.
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Early one morning, just as the sun was rising . . .
THIS picture by Adver photographer Clare Homer is of an early morning scene in Lydiard Park. It shows a dandelion covered in dew and frozen by a light frost, with two threads of spider's web trailing off into the grass. Clare took the shot into the sun
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Hoover to pay £4m to Dyson
DYSON, which has just ended production of its vacuum cleaners at its Malmesbury factory, has accepted a £4 million offer for damages from rival Hoover. The settlement follows a long-running legal dispute over copyright on its bagless vacuum cleaner technology
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Man faces rape charge on 18th birthday
JOHN Lamb appeared before magistrates on his 18th birthday charged with raping a 14-year-old girl. Magistrates remanded him in custody to appear at Swindon Crown Court for a plea and directions hearing on October 11. Lamb, of Ramsbury Avenue, Swindon,
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Robbie Williams and Mel Gibson give signed photos for Charlie
HOLLYWOOD heartthrob Mel Gibson and pop icon Robbie Williams have stepped in to support the Charlie Jarvis cancer fund. Actor Mel, famous for roles such as Mad Max and Lethal Weapon, heard about the Swindon youngster's fight against cancer and sent a
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'I pray for him to wake and smile'
A WOMAN today told of her desperate wish for her husband to come out of his coma and smile once again. Pauline Marshall's husband Derek, 44, was a pedestrian when he was struck by a car and suffered serious head injuries. He is now at Princess Margaret
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Catt blow for Bath's bid
BATH's hopes of a first win at Leicester in seven years have been dealt a severe blow with the news that playmaker Mike Catt will miss his third successive match. Catt, 30, has again been sidelined by a niggling hamstring problem that also saw him miss
