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Bassett suffer a collapse
WOOTTON Bassett suffered a batting collapse as they fell 22 runs short of their adjusted target in a rain-affected match at Colwall on Saturday. Luke Leech and Ian Lancaster both shone on their debuts for the away side, who won the toss and elected to
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Lewy's leading
SWINDON'S Jon Lewis has every reason to be satisfied with Gloucestershire's start to the new county cricket campaign. The county not only sit top of Frizzell Championship Division Two after four games, but Lewis is also the leading wicket-taker in the
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How times change for the military
THE hand that destroys can also nurture. Nowhere, perhaps, is this better demonstrated than in post war Iraq, and the person who demonstrates it most effectively is the RAF Lyneham commander Group Captain Ray Lock. A little over a decade ago, he was over
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A good move for Swindon company
A TRIAL franchise agreement has been signed between local removal company Easymove of Swindon Ltd and international removal specialists Bishop's Move. Easymove has been moving businesses in Swindon for 16 years from its depot on the Marshgate Trading
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Destruction to construction
MAY 14: IRAQ AFTER THE WAR: Evening Advertiser reporter Martin Vincent was invited to Iraq to see how the country is being rebuilt after the war. During his visit to Basra in the south of the country he met several RAF men from Lyneham who are heavily
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Building bridges
MAY 14: IRAQ AFTER THE WAR: In 1991, Tornado pilot Ray Lock was involved in bombing raids on Iraq during the first Gulf War. Today he is back in the country helping to rebuild Basra airport after the latest conflict. His remarkable story is featured today
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100-year-old boat hints at waterways' missing link
A CENTURY-old rowing boat has visited Swindon to promote the Wilts and Berks Canal restoration project. The boat, called Emily, is a 20ft skiff built at the turn of the last century. It has been restored and arrived with restoration project officer Chaloner
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Dog attack leads to a court case
SONIA White and Jacqueline Tait were good neighbours until their dogs clashed in a back garden. Swindon Crown Court heard that Sonia White need-ed hospital treatment after being attacked in her garden at Imber Walk, Penhill, last March by her neighbour's
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Don't let the Sun go down on Roo!
VEGETARIAN landlady Cerian Cornel says threats by animal rights campaigners have caused her to temporarily take exotic meat off her menu. Cerian, 23, has managed the Sun Inn at Lydiard Millicent with her Australian husband Karl, 31, for the past year-and-a-half
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Building bridges
IRAQ AFTER THE WAR: In 1991, Tornado pilot Ray Lock was involved in bombing raids on Iraq during the first Gulf War. Today he is back in the country helping to rebuild Basra airport after the latest conflict. His remarkable story is featured today in
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Brown bids farewell to Bristol for Gloucester
ALEX Brown is among the top names to lead a player exodus from Zurich Premiership fall-guys Bristol Shoguns joining rivals Gloucester. England internationals Phil Christophers and Garath Archer have also fled the relegated club. Christophers has agreed
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Fred honoured
SWINDON Schoolboys ran out comfortable winners of the Fred Coleman Memorial Trophy after a convincing display at the County Ground on Monday evening. The under 15 team played superbly to defeat their Coventry counterparts 3-1 in the competition that honours
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Belinda does her bit to promote wildlife project
BELINDA the otter was the star guest at the launch of a scheme to bring wildlife back to Swindon's waterways. The day after the Evening Advertiser revealed that otters had returned to the town for the first time in 50 years, the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
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387 treated on hospital trolleys
HUNDREDS of patients are being cared for on hospital trolleys after a surge of emergency admissions at Swindon's Great Western Hospital. Staff are working flat out to care for a wave of priority cases that have taken up beds. The 559-bed hospital, which
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MP battles on in Third World debt race
MP Julia Drown organised a wacky race at Westminster to hammer home the importance of slashing Third World debt. The Labour MP for South Swindon persuaded 20 MPs to stagger with enormous sacks to illustrate the problems faced by developing countries.
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Feathers are sure to fly for drama group's latest show
FEATHERS will be flying next week when a Swindon drama group tackles a risque farce by Derek Benfield. The Immanuel Dramatic Society decided to go for something completely different this spring and chose Flying Feathers. June Smyth, from the society,
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Youngster could have killed driver
A MOTORIST claims he could have been killed when a child threw a stone through his windscreen. The incident was one of many acts of vandalism across Swindon, which have caused yet more misery for residents, motorists and schoolchildren. Graham Pearce,
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Kathleen steps out for charity
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Kathleen Baker knows a thing or two about keeping fit and now the teenager has added fundraising to her list of talents. The 14-year-old, from Woodhall Park, Swindon, beat off stiff competition from UK schools to win a chance to
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Library opens for business
MEMBERS of the public now have the chance to take advantage of the 21st Century facilities on offer at the first new library to open in Swindon for 20 years. The North Swindon Library at the Orbital Shopping Park is the only one to open on Sundays. It
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Burnout
SWINDON LITERARY FESTIVAL REVIEW: EVER reached the point of complete fatigue and failure to see the point in life. According to Dr Dina Glouberman, more and more people in western society are falling victim to burnout a state of chronic exhaustion, cynicism
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Talking house
SWINDON LITERARY FESTIVAL REVIEW: THE literary and artistic associations of properties and places was the subject of National Trust director Fiona Reynolds' talk at the University of Bath in Swindon. She also explained why the Trust attaches so much significance
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Life's love
SWINDON LITERARY FESTIVAL REVIEW: IT is as if literature festival director Matt Holland waved a magic wand over a fair-sized anthology of modern poetry (albeit one by exclusively living poets) and summoned them all to Swindon. We have already seen and
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Voter apathy
I FEEL I must have a right to reply to Mr Carpenter regarding voter apathy. If he is correct then it will be for the good of the town to see more active participation by the voters in this local election. By the time you print this we will all be wiser
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Who to believe
I WAS shocked and disgusted when I read your front page (Call to Resign). I was horrified enough when I woke on Friday morning to discover that my decision to vote against my Labour councillor may have contributed to electing a Conservative council. But
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Let's hope tories improve situation
Once again council leader Kevin Small opens his mouth and talks a load of rubbish. On a night when only 25 per cent of the voters eligible to vote voted Labour, on a night when the biggest turnouts to vote where in wards where Conservatives recorded gains
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PFI is drain on public purse
I wish to comment on the letter from M J Warner (EA, May 5). Where I beg to differ with M J Warner is with the Government's obsession with the Private Finance Initiative. I can see no reason why contracts for the construction of hospitals, schools etc
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This man has my admiration
MAY I express my admiration for Adrian Lemaitre in his determination to physically defend his property against criminals (or should one not use that word?) We had the usual pitiful and defeatist response from those whose task it is to enact laws (MPs)
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Title-chasers Nationwide cruise past Wroughton
RUNS were at a premium in the Swindon and District Midweek League as only a handful of sides chalked up treble figures. In Division One, last season's runners-up Nationwide fell seven runs short of a ton, beating promoted Wroughton by seven wickets. Nationwide
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Bassett suffer a collapse
WOOTTON Bassett suffered a batting collapse as they fell 22 runs short of their adjusted target in a rain-affected match at Colwall on Saturday. Luke Leech and Ian Lancaster both shone on their debuts for the away side, who won the toss and elected to
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Swindon slip
SWINDON tasted defeat in their opening game in the Glos/Wilts Division One against Winget, losing by four wickets. It was an exciting finish as Wignet reached their target in the final over. The day started badly for Swindon, having to start play with
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Just enemies of freedom
THE protesters whose threats have forced exotic meats to be removed from the menu at the Sun Inn in Lydiard Millicent are among the cowardly enemies of freedom. We are all entitled to hold opinions about the rights or wrongs of serving kangaroo, crocodile
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Lewy's leading
SWINDON'S Jon Lewis has every reason to be satisfied with Gloucestershire's start to the new county cricket campaign. The county not only sit top of Frizzell Championship Division Two after four games, but Lewis is also the leading wicket-taker in the
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Keeping it in the family with Arkells
AFTER 11 years at Fattios restaurant in Highworth, husband and wife team Ian and Sian Vockins have closed their doors for the last time and taken over the license at The Saracen's Head, just down the road in the town's market square. Mr Vockins, who is
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Arbitration date for Honda dispute
A DATE has finally been set for the ACAS arbitration process to begin between Honda's manage- ment in Swindon and manufacturing union Amicus. June 4 will mark the final stage in the attempt to settle the dispute between the two parties over benefit, pay
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100-year-old boat hints at waterways' missing link
A CENTURY-old rowing boat has visited Swindon to promote the Wilts and Berks Canal restoration project. The boat, called Emily, is a 20ft skiff built at the turn of the last century. It has been restored and arrived with restoration project officer Chaloner
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Mark gives short shrift to hypocrisy
SWINDON LITERARY FESTIVAL REVIEW: MARK Thomas stand up comedian and political activist performed his own brand of satire to a sell out show at the Arts Centre. Fans of his Channel Four series The Mark Thomas Product would not have been disappointed at
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Beware when dialling 999
EMERGENCY services in Swindon today reminded the public to think twice before dialling 999. Police, fire and ambulance services say they have to contend with large numbers of malicious, accidental and inappropriate calls every day stretching resources
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People to be charged to enjoy this year's carnival
A LACK of corporate sponsorship has meant revellers will be charged to enter the Weir Field to join the festivities at this year's Wroughton Carnival. Organisers today revealed the event, which last year attracted thousands of people from across the borough
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Elgin draw a Vale over rivals in latest Super Cup meet
LOCAL match group, Elgin, crushed the opposition in the latest Marcel Van Den Eynde Super Cup round held at Vale Farm. Elgin's professionalism was far too good and they accumulated six section wins out of eight and totalled 76 points out of a possible
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Destruction to construction
IRAQ AFTER THE WAR: Evening Advertiser reporter Martin Vincent was invited to Iraq to see how the country is being rebuilt after the war. During his visit to Basra in the south of the country he met several RAF men from Lyneham who are heavily involved
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Extra special: that's BP side
THE BP team had a little left in the tank as they lifted the Intermach Cup after extra-time of their final against Dunbar. The two Intermach Conference sides were locked together after normal time at the Wakefield House ground, but BP eventually ran out
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Girls eye up Super final
LAINESMEAD and Eldene will battle it out in this year's Pentel Primary Schools' Girls Cup final at Supermarine. The two rivals will be well aware of each others merits, with all but two of the players on both sides members of the Swindon Badgers club.
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You shall go to the ball
ONE of the biggest charity events in the town's calendar is expected to raise over £40,000 this weekend. The Swindon Marriott Charity Ball has been running since 1989 and in that time it has raised some £333,000 for local causes. Nationwide Building Society
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Institute fate still a secret
THE fate of the crumbling Mechanics' Institute remains a mystery two months after the new owner was to be revealed. Old Town property agents Alder King confirmed the 149-year-old Grade II* listed building in the heart of Swindon's Railway Village had
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Save your stamps
BEFORE you next go to throw away an envelope, which has a stamp attached, think that by simply saving that stamp, you could be helping a young child who has kidney failure. The British Kidney Patient Association needs your used postage stamps, cigarette
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A big thank you
A BIG thank you to all who voted for me on May 1 and also the many people who have helped and supported me during my election campaign. I have learned a lot from everyone I have met and intend to repay their trust in me by working hard during my first
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We were saved by RAF during World War Two
MAY I be allowed to comment on Keith Ratcliffe's letter in Points in Brief (EA, April 24). How can he explain in brief the results of the numerous campaigns of WWII so perhaps you will be kind enough to allow me to put my feelings in print, as I also
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Why not take on burglars?
I READ with interest the comment made by Mr Adrian Lemaitre after he had chased off an intruder who was, to all intents and purposes, up to no good. As much as I applaud and admire Mr Lemaitre's assertion that he "would have smacked him", had the would-be
