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Mixed fortunes at Isle of Wight for Swindon
SWINDON & District Bowls Association enjoyed mixed fortunes on their annual two-night trip to the Isle of Wight. Led by men's president Mike Large (Cricklade) they won the opening mixed match defeating Isle of Wight Indoor Bowls Association by 15
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Why two wheels are better than four
A PURTON businessman has come up with a novel way of beating the traffic by reintroducing a mode of transport which was last popular when Queen Victoria was on the throne. The Pederson bicycle was at the cutting edge of design when it first hit the shops
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Flumes closed
SWINDON: The Oasis leisure centre in North Star Avenue is closing its water flumes next week. The popular Domebusters will be closed all day between March 10 and 14 for routine safety checks and maintenance. The flumes are scheduled to re-open to the
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Fake note proves expensive
A SWINDON man has been fined for buying fast food with a fake £10 note at last year's Southampton Boat Show. Mark Bull, 24, got away once with buying a burger with a hooky note but was collared when he tried the scam a second time. Southampton Crown Court
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Move over, here come the bikes
MOTORCYCLISTS are to be allowed to use some bus lanes in Swindon in a year-long trial. But the move has disappointed taxi drivers who have been campaigning for years to use the lanes themselves. Signs are being put up from Monday showing bikers which
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Thief is punished
PURTON: Dale St John Clifford, 29, of Station Road, pleaded guilty to theft of cash totalling £77 in Swindon last May, July and September. He was ordered to serve a 100 hours community punishment order with costs of £118.
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Guilty of assault
Graham Brewer, 32, of Oxford Street, Swindon pleaded guilty to an assault in Swindon last December. He was given a community rehabilitation order for 18 months, on the condition he attend an aggression replacement treatment programme. He was also ordered
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Jumble date
GORSE HILL: A jumble sale will be held in St Barnabas church hall in Gorse Hill on Wednesday, March 12. Admission costs 20p and is in aid of the Swindon Branch Down's Syndrome Association. The event runs from 10am until noon.
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Spring sale
WROUGHTON: A spring bazaar promises cakes, toys and books galore this month. The event takes place in Wroughton church hall at the bottom of Priors Hill on Saturday, March 29. Artwork and refreshments will be on sale. The event runs from noon until 3pm
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Ninjas wanted
WROUGHTON: The Little Ninjas Tae Kwon-Do Club for children is appealing for new members. Organiser Victoria Orchard has also started a new club for seven to 11-year-olds called the Junior Kickers which is based at Ridgeway Leisure Centre. For more details
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Get dancing
Places are available at the Celtic Academy of Irish Dancing for students of all ages. The group meets on Wednesdays and Fridays from 5-7pm and on Saturday mornings from 10am-noon at St Luke's Church Hall in Broad Street. For more details call Sarah Maloney
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Not guilty verdict
SWINDON: A jury found Shane Wolton, 19, of The Crescent, Chiseldon, not guilty of both wounding with intent and unlawful wounding in a trial at Swindon Crown Court. The allegation centred on an incident outside The Bulldog pub in Queens Drive last June
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Cash stolen
FRESHBROOK: Two doorstep con artists claiming to be police officers called at a house in Crawford Close and stole a black leather purse containing £140 cash and a ring. The man and woman managed to gain entry on the pretext of checking security. While
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Raid seizes swords and drugs
A HAUL of class A drugs and two Samurai Swords were uncovered in a series of coordinated raids. As part of Operation Defy which is aimed at targeting class A drug dealers in the town, police officers targeted a number of addresses in the Walcott area,
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Simply the Best by some of the best
THESE Swindon dancers are preparing to show off their skills in a show at the Wyvern Theatre. The 120 students, aged between four and 18-years-old, are from Bobbi's School of Dance and will be taking part in a musical extravaganza called Simply The Best
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Developer to look at traffic options
PROPOSALS to confine parts of Croft Road and Pipers Way to one-way traffic as part of the Front Garden Development look set to be dropped. Bryant Homes had proposed the road change to create a bus lane to its 4,500-home scheme. But according to council
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12-month discharge
STEVEN Smith, 27, of Westbury Road, Swindon admitted assault in Swindon in February 2002. He was given a 12 months conditional discharge and ordered to pay £200 costs payable within 28 days.
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Dumbell charge
IAN Humphries, 20, of Tudor Walk, Swindon was convicted of having an iron dumbell bar in Swindon last April. He was ordered to serve a community rehabilitation order for 18 months, with the condition he attend the Think First Programme.
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Gunners Bid
ANDY KING is fully focused on clobbering the Cobblers today but hopes his membership of the Arsene Wenger 'fan club' will help secure a lucrative pre-season clash with the Gunners at the County Ground. Although there are two months remaining of the present
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Westlecot go for Wessex League glory
WESTLECOT men open their quest for glory in the Wessex League tomorrow. Previous winners of the league title they face Midglos in the first round of the play-offs (10am). Westlecot qualified for the last 16 by finishing second in the very competitive
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The great coin robbery
ARMED robbers tied up a Yarnbrook man in his own home before making off with a collection of £6,000 in pound coins on Saturday 1 March. Police believe that the raiders, who subjected the 35-year-old market trader to the terrifying ordeal, may have known
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Attempts to re-open railway station hits setback
FEARS that Wootton Bassett railway station may never re-open are to be raised with ministers by MP James Gray. Concerns stem from the controversial decision by the cash-strapped Strategic Rail Authority to axe the Bristol to Oxford service. The route
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Council taster
WOOTTON BASSETT: The town council is organising a taster evening for people interesting in joining the council, to answer questions and give some idea of what is expected. The evening is being held at the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Station Road, Wootton
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Outrage at adult material delivery
A CAMPAIGNING Swindon pensioner was left speechless after a pornographic catalogue landed on his doormat. A full colour catalogue of marital aids, videos and magaziness was posted to Frank Avenell home in Beckhampton Street and he does not know how or
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Looking back at 60 years of uncertainty
1943: Swindon library service is launched with a lending library based at McIlroys department store in the town centre. 1949: Swindon Central Library opens, with the reference section housed in part of the former Town Hall and the lending library in prefab
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Is there really hope at last?
THE HEAD of Swindon's library service knows a thing or two about false dawns. David Allen has been with the department for 20 years and witnessed half a dozen central library projects fail to get off the ground. But this time he is convinced the new facility
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Theft of console
Daryl Bush, 29, of Duncan Street, Calne pleaded guilty to stealing a PlayStation II game system worth £169.99 from Woolworths in Swindon last December. He was ordered to pay full compensation and costs of £118 in instalments of £5 a week.
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Whist drives
LAWN: Whist drives are held twice a month at the Lawn Community Centre, which is open to all residents. The next one is on Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. Admission is £1.50 with refreshments included.
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Garland tribute
GORSE HILL: The Janice Thompson Singers will host a tribute to Judy Garland on Sunday, March 16 at 4pm at St Barnabas Church. Admission costs £3, concessions £2.
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Support group
PINEHURST: Sure Start runs a Breastfeeding Support Group on Fridays from 9.30am until 11.30am in the activity room of Pinehurst People's Centre. For more information call Swindon 651828.
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Story time
LAWN: Teachers at Lawn Infants' School are calling on people with creative ability to help put together story sacks to go with some of the school reading books. Story sacks contain toys, puppets, and objects mentioned in stories, helping to bring them
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Boy attacked
PENHILL: Three drunken men attacked a 15-year-old schoolboy as he stepped off the number 17 bus in Penhill Drive on Thursday afternoon. The attackers are described as white and in their early 20s. The boy was uninjured. Call police on Swindon 528111 with
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Baywatch patrol is the answer
DISABLED shoppers can look forward to parking more easily in Swindon's Asda Wal-Mart hypermarket. The store in the Orbital Shopping Park has launched Baywatch Patrol a scheme to stop able-bodied drivers parking in bays intended for people with disabilities
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Baby makes 15
SUPERMUM Sue Povey is thrilled with the arrival of her 15th baby and cannot wait to have another. Weighing a healthy 6lb 15oz, Isabelle is settling into her new home and meeting her 14 brothers and sisters. Sue, 43, from Grange Park, said: "I am over
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Medals galore
YOUNG dancers from Swindon came back from a competition laden with medals. A total of 20 children from Swindon's Tanwood School of Performing Arts took part in the Cotswold Dance Festival held in Bourton-on-the-Water last week. Eighteen dancers won medals
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Apology for torn jacket
A MOTHER had no apology from Mothercare after a defective trolley damaged her jacket until the Evening Advertiser stepped in. Sophie Hall says compensation for the damage to the £50 Ralph Lauren ski jacket is not important to her. Instead, she simply
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Good place for working
THE ORGANISATION which maintains the Kennet and Avon Canal is one of the best employers in the country. British Waterways was one of just two public sector companies to appear in the Sunday Times' Best Companies To Work For list. The organisation, which
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RAF padre stole fuel from base
A PADRE at RAF Lyneham has been fined £1,000 for making a night raid on forces fuel supplies to fill his own car with diesel. Squadron Leader Matthew Olanrewaju had weaved in and out of parked planes on a runway to get to the fuel station, ignoring 12
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A full English for medicinal purposes
MORE than 200 people gathered in Cricklade's United Church Hall and tucked into a full cooked or continental style breakfast for charity. The event raised more than £500 for Cancer Research UK and was part of a national campaign called Britain's Biggest
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Calls for tolerance after racial attacks
COMMUNITY leader Ahad Ali has made an appeal for tolerance after a friend and fellow Bangladeshi suffered an alleged racial attack. Mr Ali, of Bourne Road, Moredon, is vice president of Swindon's Bangladeshi Youth and Community Centre in Cricklade Road
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Drunk and disorderly
PARK SOUTH: Brian Beattie, 28, of Grantley Close, Park South pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Swindon last month. He was fined £50 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £55 in 14 days but served one day's detention in lieu of the fine
