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Wiltshire's over 50s in player drive
WILTSHIRE Over 50s will entertain a Surrey side at Swindon's County Ground ahead of this season's campaign. The Moonrakers veterans will host Surrey in Swindon on Thursday, May 8, and will then play Wales at Trowbridge the following week, Thursday, May
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Round table meeting to sort out pay deal
HONDA chiefs, union officials and representatives from the conciliatory service ACAS were due to meet today to discuss a pay deal at the car giant's South Marston headquarters. Workers at the plant have rejected a pay offer of more than three per cent
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Summer festival without the agro
THIS summer's High Street Festival in Wootton Bassett is set to run without a continental market. The town council has agreed not to hold a market in conjunction with the event on Sunday, August 3, after a request from the town's chamber of commerce.
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Rolling out the barrel organ for cancer appeal
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Macmillan Appeal manager Graziella Campisano with barrel organist Phil Webb, whose music will be the focal point of Saturday's street collection in Marlborough High Street. To make a donation to the appeal online, click here. Tell
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'Home' Loan for Striker Toomey
DAVE TOOMEY will attempt to fire Supermarine out of relegation trouble after agreeing to return to Hunts Copse, but Charlie Griffin will not be joining the party. Ex-Swindon Town hitman Griffin has been transfer-listed at Chippenham, but Marine boss Ray
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10-man Box see hopes disappear
Terry's FC kept their dreams of consecutive titles alive after they defeated Division One rivals Westbridge United 2-0. Terry's are three points behind West Lavington (Sunday) who were inactive but they have two games in hand on the long-time leaders.
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Nine-goal Stratton up into third spot
Stratton Juniors moved into third in the under 16 Blue Division table following their convincing 9-1 away win against Shaw & Whitley. Daniel Cosway (2), Arthur Levett (2), Steven Cook (2), Mark Chatwin, Tyrone Stevens and Tom Fila scored for Stratton
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Prize for package design
SWINDON COLLEGE AWARDS: GARETH Carter (left) received the Cranfield University Prize for packaging design. The 22-year-old achieved a first in his degree in the subject last year. He is now working for a packaging design company in Leicester. He said:
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Students awarded for their hard work
SWINDON COLLEGE AWARDS: EXCEPTIONAL students were honoured at Swindon College's annual awards. People studying for every type of qualification ranging from A/S levels, HNDs, and Access courses to degrees were recognised for their achievements. Awards
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Tenth festival in world of literature
The tenth Swindon Festival of Literature takes place from May 1 to 17 and promises to be the biggest ever. The event has grown steadily over the years and is now considered one of the top literary events in the country. Star names from the world of books
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Living in a dream world
Meet the parallel Swindon - where the County Ground is a croquet club and airships abound. And it is all a figment of Jasper Fforde's imagination as DOMINIC PONSFORD reports. JASPER FFORDE is an internationally best-selling fantasy novelist - his books
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Chippenham's cup warm up ends in defeat
CHIPPENHAM 1st XV slipped to another league defeat, this time away at Wimborne, and will want to do better against them on Saturday in their Dorset and Wilts Cup semi-final clash. Neither Chippenham or Wimborne are chasing promotion nor are in danger
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Wiltshire Cup triumphs for Chippenham's band of youngsters
CHIPPENHAM'S under 12s have been crowned the champions of Wiltshire after remaining undefeated throughout yesterday's Wiltshire under 12s Tournament which was held at Corsham RFC. The Tournament was played on a round robin basis and Chippenham's dominance
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Chips are down as Bassett win crown
WOOTTON BASSETT Under 16s secured a record sixth County title with a 33-12 win over Chippenham. Chippenham certainly contributed to a fine match, scoring two tries of their own in the second half, the second a particularly splendid effort by Peter Rigby
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Stalemate in under 12s clash
Swindon Badgers and Swindon Town Ladies under 12s battled out a goalless draw at the weekend. Badgers had the better of the first half with their midfield running the show. Tara James had the best opportunity of the half but her effort was well saved.
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Town Ladies on Rampage
SWINDON Town Ladies completed the double over Aylesbury United when they beat them 7-1 in a South West Combination League fixture played at Aldbourne. The Buckinghamshire side kicked off and came close to taking an early lead. Anna Stevens played the
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Cup Showdown
This year's KO Cup final will be between Division 1 clubs New Century WMC and AFC Gas. In the semi-final ties, both played at the King Edward's Place, Wanborough, a goal each for Eddie Gordon and Ryan Lovegrove saw Century win 2-1 against Carriers Arms
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Stratton Juniors Ease to Title
STRATTON JUNIORS are under 13 champions after a tense 2-1 win over Greenmeadow. Lydiard Boys also got their hands on the under 11 White Division crown and they will be looking to complete the double in this weekend's County Cup final. UNDER 11 Lydiard
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Saxton slip as title race warms up
FAST-IMPROVING Blewbury secured a dramatic 2-1 win to put Saxton Rovers' Division One title charge on hold. Although they went a goal behind they frustrated Saxton, with keeper Matthew Sewell making several fine saves, then Johnny Pearce and Andy Smith
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Kite festival underway next month
THE Swindon Kite Festival takes flight next month. Members of the White Horse Kite Flyers will gather at Lydiard Park on May 10 and 11 to fly a spectacular display of kites. Indian fighting kites, sport kites, and kites big enough to lift people off their
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More trains will be on route to the capital
TRAIN operator First Great Western has announced it is almost doubling the number of services running between Gloucestershire and London Paddington this summer. The company has also met with Wessex Trains to discuss a partnership to provide additional
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Girls on Top raise £7,000 for hospice
EMPLOYEES from Swindon's Withy King solicitors have helped raise £7,000 for Dorothy House Hospice Care. Six women from the firm, which is based in Newport Street, Old Town, took part in the charity's recent Girls on Top Driving Challenge, which tested
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Critics warn of counter chaos
A SHAKE-up hailed as the death of the pension book after is getting underway in post offices today. For the first time, the elderly could have their state pension paid directly into a bank, building society or post office account, rather than over-the-counter
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Helping to break the cycle of helplessness
HELP is at hand for the parents and carers of people mis-using drugs in Swindon. The town's Druglink agency, based in Victoria Road, received 1,300 new referrals for its counselling services last year mainly from people suffering from heroin addiction
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What can you do to help the campaign?
The Evening Advertiser launched the Swindon Cancer Appeal in aid of Macmillan last week. Already the support and response has been overwhelming. The aim of the campaign is to raise enough money for two new Macmillan nurses for the Great Western Hospital
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Patient spent 144 hours on a trolley
PRESSURE for bed places at Swindon's Great Western Hospital has increased, with hundreds of patients having to be cared for on hospital trolleys. And one of those kept on a trolley could have gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records after spending
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A slithery welcome to school
A GIANT sea serpent has slithered its way into a Swindon school. The snake sculpture was unveiled at Lawn Junior School yesterday by South Swindon MP Julia Drown. The steel sculpture has been built by community artist Gordon Dickinson on top of a mystery
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Educators are to train the next generation of cutting-edge scientists
A SIXTH form college is set to train the next generation of cutting-edge scientists. New College in Walcot has become a Centre of Vocational Excellence for applied science and biotechnology. It will mean the school using a combination of information technology
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No-one agrees with this rise
After reading the response by Labour Coun Maureen Caton (letters 4 Mar), I have to agree wholeheartedly with Mr Heenan (letters 26 Feb). To raise a legitimate point about why our councillor refused to speak out against the 15 per cent council tax hike
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What's the point camping out at Fairford?
I CANNOT understand or comprehend the point of marching or camping out at Fairford. It is a military base they have no option, they cannot say "I do not want to go''. So what are the protesters trying to achieve? A military uprising so we can have a Saddam
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Coach Jason seals win for Cricklade in local derby
Cricklade ground out a 17-0 victory over local rivals Fairford. The game started at a slow pace with both sets of forwards trying to secure ball for the backs. In the early exchanges Fairford looked the stronger with their backs making some quick running
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Chippenham club puts in winter work
Chippenham Cricket Club have been running their junior cricket academy for the second year this winter. The academy was successfully established last year with the aim of helping young, committed cricketers realise their full potential in the game. Three
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Not all will share Dyson's delight
MALMESBURY-based entrepreneur and vacuum cleaner tycoon James Dyson has been appointed by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt as an 'innovation tsar'. With his history of perseverance in the face of technical and business adversity, he knows
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Schools still not getting enough cash
How on earth can the town's politicians stand up and merely state that schools are getting more money when something is clearly very wrong? While already suffering from a shortage of teachers in key areas such as maths, science and English, headteachers
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Count me in!
DAVID DUKE'S near ever-present record this season has triggered a clause in his contract which ensures he will remain at the County Ground for at least another year. While manager Andy King prepares to reveal just who will be part of his plans for 2003
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Last call for chance of £10,000 first prize
WOMEN running their own business in Swindon and Wiltshire have just two weeks left to stake a claim for the £10,000 first prize on offer at the T-Mobile Women Mean Business Awards 2003. And organisers say that unlike the rest of the UK, businesswomen
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Now it's Dyson, innovation tsar
TRADE and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt has hired entrepreneur and vacuum cleaner magnate James Dyson as a new innovation tsar. He has been controversially appointed to a government think-tank charged with reviewing British manufacturing and innovation
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Princess Anne visits Lyneham
APRIL 1: The Princess Royal visited RAF Lyneham to offer support to those whose loved ones are serving in the war in Iraq. She met personnel and their families at the Chippenham base, where she is the Honorary Air Commodore. She congratulated one woman
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Lead to hardship
I WAS utterly disgusted to see the council tax in Swindon is to rise by 15 per cent for the second year running. Very few people if any will see their pensions or salaries rise by that much. Inflation is not that high so how can this be justified? It
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Why no capping?
Copy of letter sent to Julia Drown MP: I wish to draw your attention to the following. The agenda for the cabinet meeting (Wed Mar 5) which I attended, containing the budget proposals, included the following item. £100,000 for additional street cleaning
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More trains will be on route to the capital
TRAIN operator First Great Western has announced it is almost doubling the number of services running between Gloucestershire and London Paddington this summer. The company has also met with Wessex Trains to discuss a partnership to provide additional
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Terry's title dream is still on course
Terry's FC kept their dreams of consecutive titles alive after they defeated Division One rivals Westbridge United 2-0. Terry's are three points behind West Lavington (Sunday) who were inactive but they have two games in hand on the long-time leaders.
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Lisa is the therapist of the year
SWINDON COLLEGE AWARDS: LISA Thomson (above) won the award for Therapist of the Year. An expert in epilation, which is a method of hair removal using needles, Lisa recently reached the finals of a national epilation competition. She is studying for a
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Bassett beat Bournemouth
Wootton Bassett 1st XV went down 20-14 in their penultimate Southern Counties South league match at home to Bournemouth. Bassett started the stronger of the two sides and went 6-0 ahead early on through the boot of centre Mike Dixon with two finally struck
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Marlborough confirm new coach Steve
Marlborough has announced the arrival of ex-England Schoolboys Coach Steve Ralph-Bowman to the club's coaching staff. Ralph-Bowman's record and experience as a rugby coach is well known throughout the rugby world. Currently he is a teacher at Bishop Wordsworth's
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Mel's the girl on all their lips
SWINDON superstar Melinda Messenger's new talk show has had its first airing. And customers at one of her favourite Old Town pubs were impressed. Mackenzies in Wood Street showed Loose Lips, Melinda's show on the Living TV cable channel, on two giant
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Education authority misses out on £345m windfall
SWINDON has been pledged £4.6 million of government cash to bring its crumbling schools up to scratch within three years. But the education authority has missed out on a £345 million windfall across the country to build new science blocks, sports halls
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Ciren on the cup trail after a slow start
CIRENCESTER TOWN'S under eights travelled to Hucclecote for the second round of the County Cup and two wins out of three should prove enough to secure them a place in the quarter-finals. They did it the hard way, losing the first of their three matches
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Thomas try not enough for Minety
MINETY Under sevens trailed 2-1 at half time to Marlborough with a try from Alex Thomas. The second half was evenly contested and although Minety scored three more excellent tries through the impressive Garin Garland, Greg Hall and Thomas Howitt, Marlborough
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'Brotherly love' in trophy semi
two teams from Burmah Castrol FC have been drawn against each other in the semi-final of the Chairman's Trophy. Division 6 unbeaten team, Castrol GTX Magnatec, take on Duckhams Q, who are currently riding high in Division 7 and are odds-on favourites
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A double defeat for Brookes Baggies
Red Star opened a nine-point lead at the top of the Intermach Conference with a 5-1 win against Brookes Baggies. Their scorers were Richard Kolasinski (2), Ian Wilmer, Neil Matthews and keeper Ian Matthews (penalty). Brookes Baggies completed their first
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Queenstown make 147 fight all the way in cup
DIVISION One side Queenstown turned in a stunning performance to draw 3-3 after extra time with unbeaten Premier Division favourites 147 Club in an Adver Cup semi-final. An own goal from Queenstown's Bob Woolston put 147 ahead, but he was rescued by team-mates
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Malmesbury Double Tops
MALMESBURY maintained their 100 per cent record in the under 13 division as title glory beckons. Malmesbury also top the under 14 section after overtaking long-time leaders Mitel, while Cirencester Juniors extended their advantage at the top of the under
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Top bands in charity gig
Four Swindon bands will perform this week in aid of the Prospect Hospice. Penfold, Under the Covers, Almost Innocent and Ode and the Bebops will beon stage at the Winners' Lounge at the County Ground. Tickets are £5 and available from the Swindon Tourist
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Summer festival without the agro
THIS summer's High Street Festival in Wootton Bassett is set to run without a continental market. The town council has agreed not to hold a market in conjunction with the event on Sunday, August 3, after a request from the town's chamber of commerce.
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Treasuring the memory
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Last week, we launched the Swindon Cancer Appeal to raise £600,000 for Macmillan - enough money to fund two Macmillan nurses for the Great Western Hospital and a consultant in cancer care for three years. Today, Brian Hunt recollects
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Former dinner lady admits false accounting
FORMER dinner lady Vicki Richardson has admitted taking money from the till at Swindon's Dorcan Technology College. Swindon Crown Court heard that single mum Richardson, 31, took out cash with the intention of paying it back but was rumbled when takings
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A holiday in my Union Jack shorts you'll be lucky
I HAD a good laugh when I read the letter from Mark Anderson (EA Mar 23) in which he suggested that I spent my summer days sitting on a Spanish beach wearing Union Jack shorts. He could not be further from the truth and I assure him that I have never
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A419 noise is terrible
WITH reference to the letter from Vance Willis (Letters Page March 25) I completely agree with his sentiments. A similar traffic calming scheme has recently been installed in St Pauls Drive, Covingham. The road narrowing bollards with priority arrows
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French kit out our army
HAVING experienced the devastating effects of V1s, V2s, and a land mine during the 39-45 war, the shocking injuries as a result, equal to anything Saddam could inflict, the thought of this happening to the innocent people of Iraq with little or no medical
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Patients should be given priority
FOLLOWING your article re cycle paths in the Evening Advertiser of February 27 and my letter which you published in the Evening Advertiser of March 6, there have been a number of other letters, of which the latest is from a Mr Heath of Clarke Drive, Shaw
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Lights just add to congestion
So, I see the town is to get another pedestrian controlled crossing, near the Whale Bridge Roundabout. One has to ask the question as to whether this is the best location, bearing in mind the fact that there is already an underpass. People might say the
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Education budget is still rising
I NOTE from the minutes of Swindon Council's scrutiny commission meeting on February 8 that Garry Perkins (Tory) of Okebourne Park, Swindon, commented that despite successive council tax increases the standard of council services remained in decline.
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Young don't need bribing with beer
Recently the Liberal Democrats fielded one of our young members to contest the St Margaret by-election. I therefore resent Coun Tomlinson's remark that young candidates are selected with the bribe of a few pints of beer (letters, March 14). He may be
