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Andy fails to lift 50s
WILTSHIRE'S over 50s slipped to defeat in their latest two outings, closely fought matches against Surrey and Wales. In their first match, Surrey won the toss and rattled up 220-6 in 45 overs on a slow, but true wicket. Of Wiltshire's new players, Andy
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Cricket ace bowled over by play-offs
GLOUCESTERSHIRE fast bowler Jon Lewis always keeps a close eye on his hometown footballing heroes. And he recalls fondly the play-off excitement 10 years ago when Swindon Town booked their place in football's top flight for the first and only time in
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Wilts dampened in final tune-up
WILTSHIRE completed their programme of warm-up matches for the forthcoming Minor Counties campaign with defeat against Hampshire 2nd at the Rose Bowl, and a wash-out against Dorset at Dean Park, on Sunday. Hampshire, put into bat, soon took advantage
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South West new boys spring a surprise
Reigning champions Comptons failed to pass a target of 109 set by newly promoted South West in the upset of the day in Swindon Evening League Division One. Pethick, with 29 not out and Grigg, with 21, helped South West to 108-6 and they then bowled out
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Brett masters the conditions
SWINDON managed to beat the showers and record their first victory of the Gloucestershire & Wiltshire League Division One campaign against neighbours Goatacre at the County Ground. Pre-match preparations had been affected by the loss of captain Will
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Tools help get the job done
THE Swindon Rotary Club's appeal for unwanted tools is one of the simplest and best schemes yet for helping the people of a Third World country. Most of us probably have an old but serviceable hammer, spanner or drill that we no longer want. Adding it
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Vandalism should be a high priority
MANY of you might accuse us of going over the top with stories about vandalism, but we make no apology for highlighting today yet another example of mindless, wanton wrecking. It is a problem that disrupts the lives of decent people, but it is not being
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League's kick-off
YOUTH soccer in Swindon faces a massive shake-up after the proposed North Wilts Youth League was given the thumbs-up by the Football Association. Wilts FA secretary Mike Benson has confirmed that the new organisation a breakaway from the existing Swindon
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Mod denies rumour new Herc is unsafe
CLAIMS that RAF pilots are too scared to fly the new wave of Hercules aircraft have been fiercely denied by the Ministry of Defence. Norman Lamb, a Liberal Democrat backbencher, has alleged the planes, based at RAF Lyneham, have been dogged by technical
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District downed
SWINDON & District Bowls Association slipped to a disappointing 130-100 defeat at Portsmouth District Association. Rink 1: Norman Nicholls (Wanborough), Rob Williams (Supermarine), Frank Etherington (Highworth), Jimmy Nelson (Supermarine) lost 13-
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Outlet village among best
SWINDON'S McArthurGlen Designer Outlet is taking on top shopping dest- inations throughout the UK for the title of Best Shopping Venue for Groups. Other top shopping destinations competing for the award from readers of Group Travel Organiser magazine
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Enhances area
I FULLY endorse the views of Derek Freeth (letters, May 1). These huge windmills make a splendid enhancement to the landscape in areas of scenic beauty, and could make a welcome addition to the country's economy by attracting tourists. G THEODORE HEATH
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Ivy House Open
Match Results Wednesday May 14: 1. Trevor Wyse (peg 24) 56-9-0; 2. Rob Guppy (10) 52-4-0; 3. Gary Etheridge (17) 45-8-0; Gary Knight (29) 40-8-0. Friday Veterans: 1. Simon Jones (peg 12) 56-8-0; 2. Graham Rose (13) 32-10-0; 3. Jo Warner (1) 23-10-0. Saturday
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Volunteers wanted to aid research
STAFF at Kingshill Research Centre are appealing for volunteers to take part in an international survey to find out more about Alzheimer's disease. Those taking part will have to fill out a questionnaire every six months for two years. The survey will
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James nets a grand catch
JAMES Griffiths proved a real chip off the old block out at the Claydon Park Fishery. Grandfather and Horse Shoe bailiff Ian Griffiths had caught an impressive looking 29lb 9oz carp, using a 14mm halibut pellet presented on a size eight ESP hair rig.
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I survived an encounter with death
CLIMBER Rikki Hunt cheated death during an attempt to reach the summit of the sixth highest mountain in the world in the worst Himalayan weather for a century. Two people from his expedition died after being blown off Cho Oyu and days later a German climber
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Police want people's video footage of Locarno fire
FIRE investigators have been unable to ascertain a cause of the Locarno fire because the building has been so badly damaged. Police are still treating the fire as arson and are now relying on the public to find out the exact cause. They are appealing
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Smashed
We report on the latest victim of Swindon's plague of vandalism. Users of a community centre in Park South are the latest to fall victim to the town's vandals. Toddlers who attend the daily playgroup at the Park South Community Centre now have nowhere
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Otters are making a return around Swindon
ENVIRONMENT: OTTERS are probably rivalled only by dolphins as man's favourite mammal. They have been celebrated in films and books such as Tarka the Otter and Ring of Brightwater. And now they are making a welcome return to the rivers around Swindon.
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Save the bumblebee!
ENVIRONMENT: Pesticides and new crops could spell the end for this insect. Now it seems our gardens could be their last refuge. Britain's native bumblebee is under serious threat and gardeners were today urged to help save the species by a leading conservation
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Farmers' hopes for willow power plant
A FARMER has announced plans to build a £4 million wood-burning power station on fields in Sevenhampton. And he has invited hundreds of other nearby landowners to invest in the scheme and start growing the willow fuel it. The project has already been
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Headstones could be danger to public
AROUND 40 headstones at St Margaret's Cemetery in Lower Stratton have been lowered and bagged up in luminous plastic because they pose a risk to public safety. Stratton St Margaret Parish Council is the first in the borough to introduce the Topple Tester
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Give views on shape of things to come
WHAT do you see happening to Swindon over the next 15 years? Maybe you see the town growing and swallowing up Wootton Bassett after concreting over the front garden, or maybe you think the Univer-sity of Bath in Swindon is not welcome. Whatever your view
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Out of control
RE Elspeth Wollen's letter on refugees and asylum seekers (EA, May 15). Where she gets her two per cent of refugees from I don't know, but F Avenell and R W Selway who she criticises, were not talking about genuine refugees, they were talking about illegal
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Step out to raise money to help whales and dolphins
A sponsored walk to help whales and dolphins will be taking place at Barbury Castle on June 22 starting at 10am. At Barbury Castle last year we had a good turn out of walkers and raised over £1,000. We are hoping that this year we can raise even more.
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Kangaroos do suffer greatly
I WAS intrigued to read the article in Wednesday's Adver concerning the Sun Inn. While not condoning intimidation and threats, I found the reaction of pub landlady Cerian Cornel most bizarre. She has to be aware of the immense cruelty involved in the
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Joshua pulls brakes on Calne reply
The North Wilts Junior Cricket League has been expanded this year with sides from Biddestone, Calne, Cannings, Chippenham, Malmesbury, Purton, Swindon and Wootton Bassett all featuring in the new-look line-up. In the opening Under 13 match of the campaign
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Words fail fan Pat in final Countdown conundrum
WORDS are usually never a conundrum for Highworth Countdown fan, Pat Elkington. But the numbers game and a bright 19-year-old saw her off the programme. Pat, 68, appeared on the Channel 4 tea-time quiz show last Thursday, but failed to knock the young
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Swindon, a town of designer lunch boxes
LUNCHBOXES are back, and in Swindon, more than half of the town's workers now bring one to work with them on a daily basis, A new long-awaited survey of employee eating habits, claims staff in Swindon spend £1.45 a day by taking their lunch to work compared
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Farmers' hopes for willow power plant
A FARMER has announced plans to build a £4 million wood-burning power station on fields in Sevenhampton. And he has invited hundreds of other nearby landowners to invest in the scheme and start growing the willow fuel it. The project has already been
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SCHOOL TESTS FEATURE: School's safety net is a way to ease stress
CASE STUDY: James Puffett, 14, is a year nine pupil at Greendown School. Exams can be a stressful time, but thankfully Greendown School offers a safety net. The West Swindon secondary school is doing its best to ease the pressure on 14-year-old pupils
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SCHOOL TESTS FEATURE: When ignorance can be bliss for youngsters
CASE STUDY: Sarah-Jayne Marchant, seven, a Seven Fields School pupil. Sarah-Jayne Marchant did not know when her SATs had started, and she only found out she had taken them when they were all finished. Her school, Seven Fields Primary, told pupils that
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SCHOOL TESTS FEATURE: Exams are very good practice for the future
CASE STUDY: Lucy Bland, 10, a Seven Fields School pupil. Lucy had been working hard on preparing for her SATs, which ended last week. Despite being just ten-years-old, she revised every night, doing English one evening, maths the next and science the
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SCHOOL TESTS FEATURE: Schools are put to the test
Education secretary Charles Clarke has announced wide-ranging changes to primary school testing and tables, including the scrapping of the current form of Standard Assessment Tests for seven-year-olds. The moves will give more control to teachers but
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Thanks for all the help
HUNDREDS of unwanted hammers, chisels, spanners, drills and other tools have been donated by Swindon residents to help the people of Sierra Leone rebuild their war ravaged country. The tools were collected by the Rotary Club of Swindon in only a month-and-a-half
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League's kick-off
YOUTH soccer in Swindon faces a massive shake-up after the proposed North Wilts Youth League was given the thumbs-up by the Football Association. Wilts FA secretary Mike Benson has confirmed that the new organisation a breakaway from the existing Swindon
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Words fail fan Pat in final Countdown conundrum
WORDS are usually never a conundrum for Highworth Countdown fan, Pat Elkington. But the numbers game and a bright 19-year-old saw her off the programme. Pat, 68, appeared on the Channel 4 tea-time quiz show last Thursday, but failed to knock the young
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Man who designed the Princess Margaret Hospital dies
THE leading architect who designed Princess Margaret Hospital, Sir Philip Powell, has died at the age of 82. He earned high praise when in 1951 he and his partner Hidalgo Moya were awarded the commission to design what was to be the first new hospital
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Adver's owners help with the shopping
SWINDON Shopmobility has expanded its fleet of electric scooters - thanks to The Gannett Foundation. The Gannett Foundation Fund, the Evening Advertiser's parent company, donated £3,600 to Friends of Swindon Shopmobility - helping the service to buy four
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Mod denies rumour new Herc is unsafe
CLAIMS that RAF pilots are too scared to fly the new wave of Hercules aircraft have been fiercely denied by the Ministry of Defence. Norman Lamb, a Liberal Democrat backbencher, has alleged the planes, based at RAF Lyneham, have been dogged by technical
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D-day for controversial plans to turn house into a shop
PLANNERS will tonight be urged to reject an application that seeks to turn a house into a shop at 123 Manchester Road. Officers are concerned at the loss of a house to a retail unit in the heart of Swindon, where living accommodation is at a premium.
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Protesters saddle up to pay legal bill
CAMPAIGNERS who took their Front Garden anti-building battle to the High Court have organised a fundraising bicycle ride to help pay their legal costs. The Front Garden Action Group (FRAG) lost last year's bid to prevent Swindon Council from allowing
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Val's garden party to give appeal boost
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: A summer garden party is planned to help fill the coffers of the Swindon Cancer Appeal. Valerie Nix, 65, will be opening up her Lawn garden to friends and strangers to raise money for Macmillan nurses. The former Tesco checkout
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Prince Charles gives canals project royal boost
PRINCE Charles will today host a reception to launch a local appeal for cash to help pay for the restoration of the old canal route which once linked the Rivers Thames and Severn. It will be held at his Highgrove home and the public appeal will be £750,000
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Giant stones found on site
An amateur archaeologist from Old Town, Swindon, believed he had stumbled across Swindon's answer to Stonehenge. Former welder Ken Woolley couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a cluster of 6ft-tall stones on a building site in Savernake Street. But the
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Auction success
The Lechlade and District Lions Club would like to thank all the contributors and attendees at the charity auction held on May 17. Takings from the event grossed approximately £3,250. Ten per cent of the proceeds will be shared between two children's
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Cable concern
WITH reference to your article (May 7) on Penhill traffic calming and delays to the work, this was stopped because of concerns with services and cables. It was only stopped for a week and a half so that we could obtain the correct information to enable
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Help for the Third World
CONGRATULATIONS on your coverage of the excellent Swindon Festival of Literature. I was interested to read Barrie Hudson's review of the George Monbiot evening. Lamentably, Mr Hudson is not alone in his view that the beliefs for a fair and just world
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How much force to use in defence
In his recent letter GR Bray asks whether a householder confronted by a burglar should obtain information about the thickness of the burglar's skull before hitting the burglar? On the same day Harold Burge asked precisely what Julia Drown MP would do
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Mayor sets out his priorities for year
I was disappointed to read Stephen Green's letter (May 16) referring to my priorities on becoming the Mayor of Swindon. Yes I did state that setting up the parlour would be one of my many priorities but definitely not the first. Social inclusion for every
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This EU constitution threatens Britain's sovereignty
TONY Blair is about to sign Britain into a new single European constitution without giving the British public any say in the matter, while other countries like Spain and Denmark have agreed to give their people referendums. This European constitution
