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Lewis dropped
STRIKE bowler Jon Lewis and batsman Tim Hancock have been left out of Gloucestershire's 13-man squad for their Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final against Warwickshire at Edgbaston tomorrow.
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Cricket results
Division One: Purton 166-4 (M Gardener 84no) (18), Westinghouse 165-5 (C Ferris 63no) (6); Nationwide House 127-1 (P Sherwood 50, K Flay 53no) (22), Beanacre 126-9 (M Flay 5-45) (3); Biddestone 165ao (D Perry 84) (7), Calne 169-6 (L Bates 59no) (19);
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Purton victory
PURTON ended the unbeaten record of Wiltshire Cricket League Division One pacesetters Westinghouse as Mark Gardner smashed 84 not out in a six-wicket win. Aided by Simon Pugh (46 not out), Gardner rescued his side from 46-4 after Chris Ferris' 63 not
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Keep number just in case
THE Swindon Drugs Hotline has got off to a fantastic start, with 26 calls being received on the first day. It seems there are lots of people out there with information they would like to share with the police. The important thing to remember is that the
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Association blazes to victory
THE Swindon and District Men's Bowls Association continued their 2003 campaign with an impressive 119-103 victory over the English Fire Service on Saturday at Swindon Bowls Club. The host rink of Mike Williams, Cliff Dennis, Bob Hiles, and skip Don Clarke
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From waitress to manager
Frankie & Benny's restaurant in Greenbridge has promoted two of its waitresses to the management team. Nicola Norridge, 27, and Caroline Mugford, 31, are now both supervisors, having worked as waitresses at the New York style Italian restaurant for
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Co-op bags top prize with scanning system
SELF-SCANNING till systems have won the Oxford, Swindon and Gloucester Co-op national recognition. The Co-op society scooped two prestigious food retail awards at the annual Deloitte & Touche European Retail Solutions Awards. Self-scanning, developed
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A school with lots to cheer about ...
CHILDREN at Broad Hinton Primary School are celebrating a hat-trick of new facilities thanks to their fundraising efforts. An extended classroom, a jubilee garden and a special pathway leading to the village hall have been officially opened, much to the
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MP defends plans for tuition fee rise
MP Julia Drown will be sent a £12,000 mock bill from students at Oxford University in protest at government plans for bigger tuition fees. The students have announced plans to invoice all Labour MPs who enjoyed a free education at the time they completed
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Launch prompts a quick reaction
DRUGS FEATURE: WITHIN minutes of the Evening Advertiser launching the Swindon Drugs Hotline, the phone was ringing with the first call. The caller, from West Swindon, rang at 10am yesterday to tell detectives he believed his neighbour was peddling drugs
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Magic loophole
A shop in Swindon has started selling magic mushrooms - and because of ambiguity in the law, neither the police nor Trading Standards can do anything to stop it. Class A drugs are on sale in Swindon - and children are legally allowed to buy them. A legal
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Wiltshire County Football Association Disciplinary List
Wiltshire County Football Association Disciplinary Report (showing cases concluded between April 2 and May 15, 2003 Season 2002-2003 suspensions commence on September 1, 2003): Daniel Appleton (Devizes Tn) Offensive Language to Referee/Refusing Name,
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New kit is auto all rite
GREENMEADOW Youth Under-14s will don a new kit next season thanks to a sponsorship deal with Swindon firm JWD Auto Rite. Last season, in the under-13 section, they finished third in the Swindon and District League and reached the cup semi-final. Greenmeadow
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Stratton are six-shooters
Stratton Juniors' Under Nines topped their age group at the Amesbury six-a-side competition on Sunday. Some 21 teams took part and Stratton remained unbeaten throughout, conceding only one goal and scoring 13. They defeated teams from Amesbury, Trowbridge
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Miller turns on style
Swindon Sunday League champions Greyhound added to their already bulging trophy cabinet on Saturday by winning Green Baize's highly-competitive six-a-side tournament. Despite riding their luck earlier in the day, a Justin Miller brace helped the favourites
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This Rowdy Bunch needs a bit of help
A CHARITY that takes youngsters with disabilities on an adventure holiday each year needs another £12,000 if this year's trip is to go ahead. The Rowdy Bunch, a club based in the Park Youth Centre, is making an urgent appeal for funds so 22 youngsters
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Cricklade is alive to the sound of music
YOUNG people with disabilities played folk music in glorious sunshine for the second event of the Cricklade Town Festival. The group was from the festival's nominated charity Music Alive, which is based in Purton Stoke. They played a variety of instruments
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Quaker story
A photographic display celebrating the story of the Quakers will be on show for four days at the Friends Meeting House, in Eastcott Hill, from July 10. Call Muriel Aplin on Swin-don 496336 for more details.
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Art takes youngsters backwards
PRIMARY school children in Swindon are being invited to take part in a Back to the Future themed art competition, as part of Swindon Summer Festival. Children from each of the 66 primary schools across the borough have been invited to draw or paint a
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Suicide bill meets with opposition at the Lords
Swindon peer Joel Joffe has come under fire for trying to push through a new law to give terminally ill people the right to kill themselves. Lord Joffe, former deputy chairman of Allied Dunbar, told peers that current legislation was inadequate and caused
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Wanted: Light-footed, but old-fashioned cow
WILDLIFE campaigners have launched a £39,000 public appeal to buy a herd of cows to help it manage a new nature reserve at Cricklade. But members of the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust are not interested in just any old herd of cows. Their fundraiser, Michele
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Property firm shuts up shop
THE RODBOURNE Cheney branch of Allen and Harris has closed as part of a shake-up of the property firm's operation in Swindon. The branch, in Cheney Manor Road, is being amalgamated into the company's existing town centre office in Commercial Road. Nathalie
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Do you have a dog with a waggy tail?
FOR a dog show with a difference, visit Coate Water Country Park for Swindon and District RSPCA's canine competition on July 6. Swindon Mayor Derek Benfield is opening the show at 12.15pm. Show classes will include the dog with the waggiest tail, the
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Families are invited to take part in story event
CHILDMINDERS in Swindon are holding a family session to celebrate National Childminding Week. Parents, children and carers are invited to come along with their children to a Read Together morning at Even Swindon Community Centre in Jennings Street on
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Painters show why they have a big art
ARTISTS were encouraged to think big by taking part in the Big Paint Party, part of the third annual Think Art Festival. A dozen Swindon artists were given the use of a derelict office building in Islington Street to give them space to be creative. Organiser
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Fun and fundraising at village festival
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: OCCASIONAL downpours did little to dampen the spirits of visitors to Bourton Village Festival, which helped raised more cash for our Swindon Cancer Appeal. The main routes through the village, known as the hill and the village square
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Bus drivers have a lot to contend with
AS I read Mr Cooper's letter dated June 2, I have to say I strongly disagree with his comments that maniac is a requirement to bus driving or that many (bus drivers) are a disgrace. I am a bus driver with over 20 years of experience in conveying passengers
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GWH staff need more recognition
I REFER with outrage to the comments made by Mr T Collins in yesterday's letters column referring to the pharmacy department at the Great Western Hospital. Although not a pharmacist, as a fellow member of the back room staff at the GWH, the lack of recognition
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A decision needs to be made
THE sale of magic mushrooms by the Festival Trading Company shop in Swindon raises two questions. The first is whether people should be free to do as they wish as long as they do not hurt others, or whether the law should regulate people's lives in a
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Corsham Festival 2003 showcases a myriad of music
Lost music from 300 years ago, modern Maori music and Monster music created by school children highlight the eclectic mix of music on offer at this year's Corsham Festival which takes place from Saturday 21 June to Saturday 28 June. The music of Wai -
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Au Revoir to Sabin
ERIC SABIN will complete his move to Queens Park Rangers in the next 24 hours and is hungry to help the Hoops bounce back from their play-off heartbreak - at Town's expense if necessary. The Frenchman is mulling over the one-year contract offered by Rangers
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County off to a fine away win
Wiltshire opened their Middleton Cup campaign with an excellent 126-99 win over Warwickshire at Coventry. There were wins for the rinks skipped by Mark Dyer, Graham Shadwell, Dave Snell and Steve Warren, while Neil Smith and Ian Jefferies narrowly lost
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Yes, but not at the moment
MEMBERS of the Swindon business community have praised Chancellor Gordon Brown's decision to delay British membership of the euro. Addressing the Commons yesterday, Mr Brown said there could be clear benefits to the economy from joining a single currency
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Keep 4x4s off ancient Ridgeway
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a ban on off-road drivers from using the ancient Ridgeway. The Friends of the Ridgeway pressure group is calling on the four local authorities along the 85-mile route to introduce Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) to ensure
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'It will be a struggle, but it's worth it'
Laura Giannotti , 18, from Wroughton is a sixth-former at the Ridgeway School taking A-level exams in English Literature, RE and French. She has been offered a place to read English at St John's College, Oxford later in the year, and even with tuition
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Hot on the drugs trail
DRUGS FEATURE: The Evening Advertiser has joined forces with police to launch a telephone hotline enabling people to report suspected drug dealers - and already it is getting results. TAMASH LAL reports on its progress after 24 hours and on how addicts
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Drugs line is a hit on first day of its launch
DRUGS FEATURE: WITHIN a day of its launch, 26 calls have been taken by police operating the Swindon Drugs Hotline. As soon as yesterday's newspaper hit the streets, the phone was ringing with the first call to the hotline, which has been launched by the
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Life honour for president John
Cirencester Rugby Club's recent AGM unanimously voted for the award of life membership to be conferred on current club president, John Lawrence. Lawrence has been associated with the Whiteway club for many years and has served on the executive committee
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Boom time ahead for new league
The new North Wilts District Youth & Minors Football League have been overwhelmed by the response they have received for their venture. Virtually all clubs from the Swindon & District League have made the switch to the new regime, and the North
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Joy for local sides at Corsham's six-a-side
TEAMS from Shaw FC, Ferndale Rodbourne, Wootton Bassett, Abbeymead and Swindon all came away victorious from AFC Corsham's six-a-side tournament at the weekend. And, in the under 14 girls final, their was an all-Swindon affair as Town Ladies A and B came
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Charity cycle ride planned
A 50-mile cycle ride is planned around Swindon's country lanes. The British Heart Foundation's Wiltshire Cycle Ride will start and finish at Lydiard Park on Sunday, July 13. A second course of 25 miles is also being prepared. Both routes will be clearly
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Keep 4x4s off ancient Ridgeway
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a ban on off-road drivers from using the ancient Ridgeway. The Friends of the Ridgeway pressure group is calling on the four local authorities along the 85-mile route to introduce Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) to ensure
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Mr B is ready to get you the body beautiful and help town's youngsters
PEAK Physique, Swindon's newest gym, has opened, with the brains and brawn behind the project promising to help reach out to people with drug problems in the town. Paul Baxendale (pictured) is a 38-year-old former UK number two competitive body-builder
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Ofsted team begins its crucial fortnight of work
A CRUCIAL fortnight for Swindon Council has begun with the arrival of Government inspectors from Ofsted. A team will spend the next two weeks taking a close look at the council's education department, which disastrously failed an inspection in June 2001
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Inspectors full of praise for schools
TWO schools have earned high praise from inspectors. Lydiard Millicent Chuch of England Primary and Holy Rood Infants both received good Ofsted reports. Youngsters at Lydiard Millicent are hardworking, conscientious and very well behaved, according to
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Trigger happy!
A surge of interest in Broadband internet access means high-speed connections are coming to surrounding towns and villages. HIGH-SPEED internet access will soon be available in three more communities in and around Swindon. Wootton Bassett, Stratton St
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A town fan to the end
Marilyn Cowley. INSET: Husband John who died recently of Prostate cancer.SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Marilyn Cowley has just said her last goodbye to husband John when he died of prostate cancer. But she said she wouldn't have got through it without the support
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Cruisers do know if a fire engine is approaching
I'm writing in reply to a letter I saw in your paper "I'd like to ask the young males that drive round and round". It's nice to see she thinks it's only lads that do it because that isn't true, that's sexist. And as for "you can tell when it's summer,
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Professional, caring service
UNFORTUNATELY I had to go into the Great Western Hospital via an ambulance recently. Please, via your paper can you pass on my appreciation to the ambulancemen, A&E department and the assessment ward. They were very professional, caring and well run
