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'It was like your worst nightmare'
COUSINS Nicky Tarrant and Scott Gove are rebuilding their lives with their fiancees after charges of rape against them were dropped. They say the charges meant they were separated from their loved ones after being hounded out of the town like criminals
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The minister now waiting...
TRANSPORT minister Kim Howells came to Swindon on a rail service fact finding mission to find out why one in five trains don't arrive on time and his train was 14 minutes late. Due in at 11.55am yesterday, the train rolled in at 12.09pm, as Government
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Snap up Jaws' autograph
JAMES Bond villain Richard Kiel, who played the character Jaws, will be in Swindon next week. On Thursday, he will be signing autographs and meeting fans at Infinitely Better, the memorabilia store in the Brunel Centre from 4pm. Kiel, who is 7ft 2 inches
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£50,000 boost for a threatened pool
TOWN councillors have agreed to put more cash towards a scheme to save Highworth's threatened outdoor pool. But fundraisers trying to prevent the lido from closing are angry because the money will be paid in instalments over five years. The council has
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£17m to improve quality of water
WORK has begun on a £17m improvement scheme at Swindon sewage treatment works. The scheme by Thames Water is expected to boost the quality of the water discharged into the River Ray using a biological nutrient removal process to reduce the amount phosphates
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Lone rangers face dangers
A day workshop for lone workers will take place at the Volunteer and Resource Centre, Cavendish Square on Tuesday from 10am to 1pm. This course on Personal Safety is designed to raise awareness of the risks that lone workers face and how they can avoid
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School pupils on top form at art
SIX-year-olds from Colebrook Infant School in Swindon have been proving they are in a class of their own when it comes to producing modern art. The budding young artists have come runners-up in a national competition organised by Unilever. Their entry
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The minister now waiting...
TRANSPORT minister Kim Howells came to Swindon on a rail service fact finding mission to find out why one in five trains don't arrive on time and his train was 14 minutes late. Due in at 11.55am yesterday, the train rolled in at 12.09pm, as Government
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Having fun in aid of a worthy cause
CHILDREN in need fundraisers across the Swindon area excelled themselves in raising thousands of pounds for disadvantaged young people. Swindon Council workers were treated to the sight of chief executive Simon Birch dressed as appeal mascot Pudsey Bear
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Top marks in battle against the truants
SWINDON is winning the fight against truancy as the town prepares to take part in the latest nationwide sweep to get errant pupils back to school. The Department for Education and Skills has just released figures for the two most recent week-long sweeps
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Why can't we quit?
ALEX EMERY reports on startling statistics which reveal that Swindon smokers have more trouble giving up than other people in the UK Smokers in Swindon are less likely to kick the habit than in most other places in the country. Government figures show
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£50,000 boost for a threatened pool
TOWN councillors have agreed to put more cash towards a scheme to save Highworth's threatened outdoor pool. But fundraisers trying to prevent the lido from closing are angry because the money will be paid in instalments over five years. The council has
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Drivers survive in double M4 accident
TWO accidents one of which involved a security van carrying cash occurred within 100 yards of each other on the M4. The first happened at 12.30pm yesterday around one-and-a half miles west of junction 15 when a Vauxhall Passat and a Vauxhall Vectra collided
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£17m to improve quality of water
WORK has begun on a £17m improvement scheme at Swindon sewage treatment works. The scheme by Thames Water is expected to boost the quality of the water discharged into the River Ray using a biological nutrient removal process to reduce the amount phosphates
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Homes plea for students
Students from Swindon's German twin town, Salzgitter are looking for host families to help them with accommodation and meals when they visit Swindon as part of their studies. They will be in the town from January to July for a section of their two-year
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MP joins fight over hospital reforms
JULIA Drown cut short her maternity leave to fight the Government over controversial plans to set up foundation hospitals. The South Swindon Labour MP voted against the hotly-disputed NHS reforms. She took part in a key Commons vote that could have sunk
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Snap up Jaws' autograph
JAMES Bond villain Richard Kiel, who played the character Jaws, will be in Swindon next week. On Thursday, he will be signing autographs and meeting fans at Infinitely Better, the memorabilia store in the Brunel Centre from 4pm. Kiel, who is 7ft 2 inches
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Beth is better than the best
A WEST Swindon schoolgirl has won a competition for her poster highlighting the hazards of the home. Ten-year-old Beth Gibson, of Old Shaw Lane, was stunned when her A4 design was picked as the winner in her age group for the south west area. The Brookfield
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£50,000 boost for a threatened pool
TOWN councillors have agreed to put more cash towards a scheme to save Highworth's threatened outdoor pool. But fundraisers trying to prevent the lido from closing are angry because the money will be paid in instalments over five years. The council has
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Skate park plan is back on the agenda
A SKATE park and a multi-use games area are being planned for Wootton Bassett. Town councillors are looking at ways to build a multi-use games area for football, netball, basketball or hockey. They are also considering plans for the travelling skate park
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Beth is better than the best
A WEST Swindon schoolgirl has won a competition for her poster highlighting the hazards of the home. Ten-year-old Beth Gibson, of Old Shaw Lane, was stunned when her A4 design was picked as the winner in her age group for the south west area. The Brookfield
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Family in mourning
Student, 19, is comforted by relatives in Swindon after her millionaire dad shot her mother and brother, 17, dead then turned gun on himself THE surviving daughter of the family shot dead by estranged husband Alan Pemberton is being comforted at her grandparents
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Why can't we quit?
ALEX EMERY reports on startling statistics which reveal that Swindon smokers have more trouble giving up than other people in the UK Smokers in Swindon are less likely to kick the habit than in most other places in the country. Government figures show
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MP joins fight over hospital reforms
JULIA Drown cut short her maternity leave to fight the Government over controversial plans to set up foundation hospitals. The South Swindon Labour MP voted against the hotly-disputed NHS reforms. She took part in a key Commons vote that could have sunk
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The minister now waiting...
TRANSPORT minister Kim Howells came to Swindon on a rail service fact finding mission to find out why one in five trains don't arrive on time and his train was 14 minutes late. Due in at 11.55am yesterday, the train rolled in at 12.09pm, as Government
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Top marks in battle against the truants
SWINDON is winning the fight against truancy as the town prepares to take part in the latest nationwide sweep to get errant pupils back to school. The Department for Education and Skills has just released figures for the two most recent week-long sweeps
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School pupils on top form at art
SIX-year-olds from Colebrook Infant School in Swindon have been proving they are in a class of their own when it comes to producing modern art. The budding young artists have come runners-up in a national competition organised by Unilever. Their entry
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'It was like your worst nightmare'
COUSINS Nicky Tarrant and Scott Gove are rebuilding their lives with their fiancees after charges of rape against them were dropped. They say the charges meant they were separated from their loved ones after being hounded out of the town like criminals
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The minister now waiting...
TRANSPORT minister Kim Howells came to Swindon on a rail service fact finding mission to find out why one in five trains don't arrive on time and his train was 14 minutes late. Due in at 11.55am yesterday, the train rolled in at 12.09pm, as Government
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Skate park plan is back on the agenda
A SKATE park and a multi-use games area are being planned for Wootton Bassett. Town councillors are looking at ways to build a multi-use games area for football, netball, basketball or hockey. They are also considering plans for the travelling skate park
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Having fun in aid of a worthy cause
CHILDREN in need fundraisers across the Swindon area excelled themselves in raising thousands of pounds for disadvantaged young people. Swindon Council workers were treated to the sight of chief executive Simon Birch dressed as appeal mascot Pudsey Bear
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Sort out puddles demand owners
Ref. 27873-13A DEVELOPER who tried to protect wildlife in a pond when the firm built £300,000 houses has come under fire from the homeowners. They have had to cope with puddles on their drives after gullies to drain away water were not installed. Owners
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Family in mourning
Student, 19, is comforted by relatives in Swindon after her millionaire dad shot her mother and brother, 17, dead then turned gun on himself THE surviving daughter of the family shot dead by estranged husband Alan Pemberton is being comforted at her grandparents
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£50,000 boost for a threatened pool
TOWN councillors have agreed to put more cash towards a scheme to save Highworth's threatened outdoor pool. But fundraisers trying to prevent the lido from closing are angry because the money will be paid in instalments over five years. The council has
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Drivers survive in double M4 accident
TWO accidents one of which involved a security van carrying cash occurred within 100 yards of each other on the M4. The first happened at 12.30pm yesterday around one-and-a half miles west of junction 15 when a Vauxhall Passat and a Vauxhall Vectra collided
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Lone rangers face dangers
A day workshop for lone workers will take place at the Volunteer and Resource Centre, Cavendish Square on Tuesday from 10am to 1pm. This course on Personal Safety is designed to raise awareness of the risks that lone workers face and how they can avoid
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Sort out puddles demand owners
Ref. 27873-13A DEVELOPER who tried to protect wildlife in a pond when the firm built £300,000 houses has come under fire from the homeowners. They have had to cope with puddles on their drives after gullies to drain away water were not installed. Owners
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Homes plea for students
Students from Swindon's German twin town, Salzgitter are looking for host families to help them with accommodation and meals when they visit Swindon as part of their studies. They will be in the town from January to July for a section of their two-year
