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Payback Time
TOWN boss Andy King is heartened by brisk business in the club ticket office and has vowed to fight harder than ever to provide fans with some 'exciting' additions to his squad. Sales are up on this time last season and King admits such news simply adds
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Marine fail to halt leaders
Supermarine B failed to halt the progress of Division One highfliers Rodbourne Cheney, losing 74-68 in the latest matches from the Swindon and District 4-Rink Bowls League. Supermarine made the Swindon side fight hard to preserve their 100 per cent record
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No to hard core porn
Hard core pornography will not be legally available in Swindon after the council decided not to adopt a policy of allowing licensed sex shops. Unlicensed shops cannot sell hard core videos, and it is up to local authorities whether they decide to allow
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David still waiting
Adventurer David Hempleman-Adams is still waiting for the right weather conditions to set off on his solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic. He hopes to break the solo distance record for a Roziere balloon, which has a wicker basket and flew to Pittsburgh
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School installs bike rack to deter cars
PUPILS are being encouraged to get on their bikes to get to school. Lainesmead Primary School in Walcot has unveiled a new covered bicycle stand that has been built with cash from the council's Safer Routes to School Fund. The school wanted to encourage
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More pupils to get a free ride?
THE GOVERNMENT has been told the rules which deny children a free bus ride to school should be ripped up. The rules, which date back to the 1944 Education Act, state that children under eight are only guaranteed free bus travel if they live more than
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You can take the plane to air tattoo
A PARK and fly shuttle service is to be used at Kemble airfield during the Royal International Air Tattoo weekend. The idea is part of a new scheme to help sort out the traffic congestion which plagued the event last year. The two-day air show held in
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Festival aims to be the best yet
THE Old Town Business and Professional Association has donated £500 to the organisers of the Old Town Festival to help with continuing preparations for the event. The festival is the largest of its kind in Swindon and celebrates the extensive culture
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Crackdown gets award
Swindon has received a national town safety award for its work in cracking down on crime. The Safer Shopping Award has been given to the town by the Government's Home Office Crime Reduction team and Swindon is one of 68 towns and cities in the country
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William's my diamond, says Ellen
AN ARGUMENT was brewing when William and Ellen Hamley met. But it was the first and last time because the couple are celebrating 60 years of marriage. Mrs Hamley, 83, was with friends in Faringdon Road Park 61 years ago when a young man started copying
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Neighbour wanted a fight over a broken window
SCAFFOLDER Lee Ellis spoiled for a fight when a youngster smashed one of his windows with a football, a court heard. Ellis, 33, of Downton Road, Penhill, pleaded guilty to affray and criminal damage on April 20. Prosecuting, Jim Bennett told Swindon Crown
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Festival celebrates historical treasures
Wiltshire's archaeological treasures will form the basis of a week-long festival this summer. The Wiltshire Archaeology Festival is bringing a jam-packed programme of events to the county aimed at opening up our ancient world to children and adults alike
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Cardigan's appeal to be postponed
THE Earl of Cardigan was unable to attend a court appeal into his motoring ban and £1,000 fine due to family illness. Cardigan, 50, who lives at Savernake Lodge in Savernake Forest, near Marlborough, was due to contest the sentence at Swindon Crown Court
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Family named
A family killed in an M1 accident involving a Swindon lorry driver has been named by police. Murtuza Khambaty, 30, Tasneem Khambaty, 31, Sakina Khambaty, four, and Hussain Khambaty, nine months, were killed on the northbound carriageway between junction
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Beware of this pirate
YOUNGTERS at Leapfrog Day nursery dressed up as mermaids and pirates for a fun day with an educational message. The 15-strong group of children, at the nursery, in Highdown Way, St Andrew's Ridge spent the day learning about the importance of conserving
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Oil and rain prove a dangerous mix
Drivers across Swindon are being urged to slow down after several accidents on the town's roads. Emergency crews were kept busy yesterday as road surfaces were turned into dangerous skidpans by the wet weather. Two motorbike accidents occurred within
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HIV boom blamed on sex holidays
SEX tourism has fuelled an explosion in HIV cases in the town. Swindon has seen a six-fold increase in the number of new HIV diagnoses over the past five years. A significant proportion of these patients acquired the infection after sleeping with prostitutes
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More estates join recycling scheme
THE recycling scheme in Haydon Wick is to be extended to Toothill, Fresh-brook, Grange Park, Peat-moor, Sparcells, Nine Elms and parts of Abbey Meads. A majority of households will receive boxes to collect paper with a leaflet providing dates of collection
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Pat on back for training
FARMOR'S School in Fair-ford has won national recognition for its commitment to training teachers. The Teacher Training Agency has awarded Farmor's the status of a Part-nership Promotion School for the way it trains secondary school teachers. Currently
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From dreams to nightmares
After moving into Abbey Meads homes, a group of residents were quite shocked to find a series of problems with their houses even though they were brand new. James Watson reports. MOST people experience a few snags when they move into new-build homes,
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Model scouts are out looking for the best in specs
THE life of a catwalk model could be closer than you think if you're out and about in Havelock Square Saturday 7, June between 11am and 4pm. Staff from Specsavers Opticians were due to search Swindon's town centre, photographing possible entrants for
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Tony's bid to boost funds and break his record
ODD job man and charity fundraiser, Pat Broderick is working hard to raise a small fortune for charity. Mr Broderick, 37, who is a familiar face to the people of Upper Stratton, is working hard to prepare for his challenge and has already managed to raise
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In the saddle for appeal event
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Cyclists are getting in gear for this year's Castle Mountain Bike Ride. Tomorrow, more than 200 people will take to some of England's oldest roads to raise cash for our Swindon Cancer Appeal. And their sponsorship money will add
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Ridding our streets of abandoned cars
ABANDONED cars on the streets of Swindon could soon be a thing of the past. Swindon Council has signed up to a high speed computer link that will allow staff to trace owners of dumped vehicles within days instead of weeks. A car dumped on the doorstep
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'We want loos back"
A BLOCK of women's toilets in Wootton Bassett have been out of use for a year. But now users of the Station Road lavatories on want them back. They were boarded up after vandals went on a wrecking spree. Residents say they are unhappy North Wiltshire
