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Russell signs a new deal
Former England wicketkeeper Jack Russell is to continue his Gloucestershire career for a 24th year after agreeing an extension to his contract up to the end of 2005. Gloucestershire player-coach Mark Alleyne explained the club's decision to retain the
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Uzi fires champs to victory in opener
Last year's under 11 winners Chippenham got off to a winning start with a 74-run win at Biddestone. Batting first, Chippenham posted 99-4 in their 20 overs with Uzi Qureshi (31) and Andrew Edwards (21) leading the way. In reply, Biddestone struggled against
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Stobbart guides Devizes to cup joy
A solid 65 not out from Paul Stobbart took Devizes to victory in the opening Cockspur Cup (National Club Championship) first round clash against Malmesbury on Sunday. Three wickets from Paul Vooght and Andy Langan saw Malmesbury all out for 142. In reply
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Rourke's lift!
AUSTRALIAN import Darren Rourke announced his arrival as Swindon's 2004 overseas signing in emphatic style by blasting more than 260 runs in his first two innings for the club. Rourke only stepped off the plane from Down Under last week but the 30-year-old
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Win a Stylish laptop bag
AT the beginning of 2003, things were looking bleak for the technology industry it was struggling through economic troubles and two years of declining IT investment. During this time, Intel chief executive officer Craig Barrett, was firmly steering his
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In depth experience is asset to company
BWF Humphries is an established stonemasonry company in Hungerford, headed by Christine Humphries. The company manufactures and supplies marble and stone fireplaces, granite worktops and marble tops and cladding for bathrooms and showers. Christine says
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24hr service for the elderly with Homeline
Homeline is a Community Alarm facility operated by Swindon Borough Council designed to assist those who are elderly or vulnerable. Mobile Homeline wardens are available 24 hours a day to respond to your emergency call, all our wardens are first aid trained
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Becoming a foster carer
Have you ever thought about becoming a foster carer? What's stopped you finding out more about it? Is it that, like many people, you assume your particular circumstances would rule you out of consideration? You work full-time, perhaps, or you're a single
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Scenes of art
HALLIDAY Art and Interiors was established nine years ago and has since built up an enviable reputation as one of Wiltshire's leading art galleries. We showcase a diverse range of the finest original paintings, limited editions, sculptures and giftware
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Ghostly goings on with the ISP
Get connected to Swindon's latest Internet Service Provider 'Ghost Internet', a friendly local service with unrivalled experience to offer top local support. You can leave your internet connection on without incurring any telephone charges and still use
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Fashion at your fingertips
Nail technician Jacqui Jefford, at her Salisbury salon Split and Polish. DA5278P1Lesley Bates talks to a woman who has nailed the art of manicures and now has her sights set on the Olympics. MOST Olympic competitors have their sights set firmly on Athens
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Top manager told of challenges
ONE of Barclays Bank's top managers has attended a breakfast meeting at the Milford Hall Hotel, in Salisbury, to talk to businesspeople about their aspirations and the challenges they face. Alastair Camp, medium business and agriculture managing director
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Interior designer raises curtain
Sarah Nelson and her sister Amanda Lyles at Sarah Nelson Interiors.A FORMER cobbler's shop in Devizes Road, Salisbury, has a new look. The shop is now called Sarah Nelson Interiors and sells a range of curtains, screens, lamps, chairs, blinds, pinboards
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Bankruptcy law shake-up
THE government has introduced new bankruptcy laws, which aim to encourage enterprise while cracking down on irresponsible and reckless creditors. The Enterprise Act, billed as the biggest shake-up of personal insolvency laws for a generation, marks the
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Major upgrade planned for roads
DOZENS of roads in south Wiltshire are to have new surfaces this summer, in the biggest road maintenance programme undertaken by Wiltshire Highways Partnership for more than 20 years. More than 350 miles of roads will get new bitumen surfaces, after county
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Communities say no to roads
RURAL communities have slammed alternatives to the Stonehenge tunnel that would require new roads to be built near their homes. Both the notorious Parker Plan and Alternative Route Two (also known as the Jackson Route) suggest bypassing the stones with
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Soldier targeted "vulnerable" wives
SOLDIER Marc Huband helped himself to sex aids and women's underwear while colleagues were serving on the front line. Salisbury Crown Court head how the 26-year-old from Garraglwyd Park, Holyhead, started feeding his bizarre fetish while based at Perham
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Land Rover driver sought in connection with theft from car
POLICE in Amesbury are anxious to trace the occupants of a Land Rover, who are suspected of having broken into a vehicle in Shrewton last Friday. The owner of a Range Rover, parked in Salisbury Road, went to the vehicle at 6.45am, to find the driver's-side
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Residents protest against aerial
FURIOUS Ludgershall campaigners are batting to get two controversial Tetra antennae removed from their village. Worried residents from Stable Close have set up a pressure group after concerns that the MM02 Airwave aerial, put up yards from their homes
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Top manager told of challenges
ONE of Barclays Bank's top managers has attended a breakfast meeting at the Milford Hall Hotel, in Salisbury, to talk to businesspeople about their aspirations and the challenges they face. Alastair Camp, medium business and agriculture managing director
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Branding, marketing to be focus
THE next Learn About workshop, hosted by South Wiltshire & Kennet Learning Partnership, will focus on branding and marketing for small and medium size firms. Led by Ceri Hurford-Jones, station manager of radio station Spire FM, the free workshop takes
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Bankruptcy law shake-up
THE government has introduced new bankruptcy laws, which aim to encourage enterprise while cracking down on irresponsible and reckless creditors. The Enterprise Act, billed as the biggest shake-up of personal insolvency laws for a generation, marks the
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Last chance to enter awards
THE closing date to enter the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards 2004 is tomorrow. The bank is challenging the south-west's brightest new businesses to put themselves forward in the search to find Britain's best start-up companies and the entrepreneurs who run
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Branding, marketing to be focus
THE next Learn About workshop, hosted by South Wiltshire & Kennet Learning Partnership, will focus on branding and marketing for small and medium size firms. Led by Ceri Hurford-Jones, station manager of radio station Spire FM, the free workshop takes
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Interior designer raises curtain
Sarah Nelson and her sister Amanda Lyles at Sarah Nelson Interiors.A FORMER cobbler's shop in Devizes Road, Salisbury, has a new look. The shop is now called Sarah Nelson Interiors and sells a range of curtains, screens, lamps, chairs, blinds, pinboards
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Four-goal Findlay cashes in as Heath finish with a flurry
Jamie Boswell is the first to congratulate Stuart Findlay after another Heath goal. DA5382P7.HEATH striker Stuart Findlay took his tally for the season through the 40-goal barrier with a stunning quartet against Moneyfields at a sun-drenched Western Way
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We owe the fans one, says Holmes
SALISBURY City manager Nick Holmes has told his players to turn on the style on Saturday when they entertain Chatham Town in their final league fixture of the campaign. Holmes admitted he was "very disappointed" with his side's display in a dire 1-0 defeat
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£1.58m in cost cuts to revive college
MOULDING Salisbury College into one of the best centres of learning in the country is top of the agenda for troubleshooting interim principal Ray Dowd. The Journal has been given exclusive access to a scaled-down version of the centre's approved recovery
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Soldier targeted "vulnerable" wives
SOLDIER Marc Huband helped himself to sex aids and women's underwear while colleagues were serving on the front line. Salisbury Crown Court head how the 26-year-old from Garraglwyd Park, Holyhead, started feeding his bizarre fetish while based at Perham
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Tests on animals criticised
ANIMAL rights campaigners have slammed Dstl Porton Down for carrying out cruel and unnecessary research on pigs. The National Anti-Vivisection Society says scientists at the secret MoD research base have been dripping the deadly chemical warfare agent
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Colourful parade leads to service
A COLOURFUL parade re-enacting the story of St George and the dragon took place for the first time in Durrington on Sunday. The parade was organised by the Salisbury Plain District Scout group and was held in glorious weather, which brought out a crowd
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Celebrations for St George
SALISBURY market square was buzzing with patriotic activity last Friday, when the whole day was given over to the city's St George's Day celebrations. Gone was the single all-inclusive St George's parade of previous years, held on a Sunday. Instead, the
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Communities say no to roads
RURAL communities have slammed alternatives to the Stonehenge tunnel that would require new roads to be built near their homes. Both the notorious Parker Plan and Alternative Route Two (also known as the Jackson Route) suggest bypassing the stones with
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Major upgrade planned for roads
DOZENS of roads in south Wiltshire are to have new surfaces this summer, in the biggest road maintenance programme undertaken by Wiltshire Highways Partnership for more than 20 years. More than 350 miles of roads will get new bitumen surfaces, after county
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It's boom time in the South West
SMALL businesses in the South West are hiring more workers than anywhere else in the country. The findings are based on a survey of 800 small and medium sized enterprises carried out by accountants PKF. As well as recording the highest levels of employment
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Wonderful day out
I WOULD like to thank John Holmes and his wife Jean for yet another lovely trip to Turners in Northampton. It was a wonderful day out once again. Sadly Turners is closing. MAUREEN HUMPHRIES & CHRIS BRYANT Freshbrook Swindon
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A patriotic fervour
APRIL 26 - MAY 1, BATH: Rudyard Kipling was one of the most prolific and enduring writers and a great English patriot. David Haig plays Kipling in his own play which is a fascinating exploration of the man and his motives within the context of his family
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Robin is set to ride into town
FANS of cult 1980s television series Robin Of Sherwood will be massing in a Swindon hotel this summer to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their favourite show. Robin of Sherwood has been described as the definitive interpretation of the Robin Hood myth
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Tribe men in pole position
SWINDON Tribe showed form with the pole to win the North Wessex Winter Grand team final. The match at Devizes AC's Crookwood Lake was a little patchy but there was some really good weights, the best from Swindon Tribe's Richard Baston who took a cracking
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Father of two is crushed to death
A CONTRACT cleaner was crushed to death between a cherry picker lifting platform and a roof beam as horrified loved ones looked on. Father of two Paul Edwards, 38, from Birmingham, was working for Midlands-based IDM on Monday, November 25, 2002, clearing
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Town may be set to get snow fun centre
SWINDON could be set for snow all year round. A private developer is considering building a vast indoor snow centre in the town featuring real frozen water. The dome, designed for all kinds of snow-based activities, including skiing, snowboarding and
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Trowbridge goalkeeper Sheppard is the unlikely hero in cup final
TROWBRIDGE goalkeeper Adam Sheppard was the unlikely hero as his side upset Screwfix League Corsham in the Wiltshire Senior Cup final. Sheppard saved one penalty and scored another as Trowbridge won 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at Chippenham's Hardenhuish
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Welcome donation
WE would very much like to thank the young anonymous donor, who came to the Samaritans on Monday, April 12 to donate a tin of coins which he had been collecting. We are really most grateful for his kindness in collecting money for us. We very much welcome
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This is forest area
Re: AR Partridge. I read with great interest your comments regarding the use of brownfield sites before green fields and would like to point out that you have completely missed the point with regard to "an old rubbish tip" being turned into a new football
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Don't judge them
Re: Councillor Garry Perkins letter on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 Payment for staying on at school. Who is he to insinuate that our youngsters would spend the money on beer, and it's not a bribe either more like him suffering from sour grapes. I've great-grandchildren
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Unclear road markings dangerous for drivers
KNOWING Swindon well is one thing, but when it comes to driving in Swindon, I find that there are a lot of drivers who do not heed the advice of road markings and keeping to the right lanes. Even though I live outside Swindon I come into it quite regularly
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Marlborough beaten in final warm-up
MARLBOROUGH completed their pre-season preparations with a defeat at local rivals Calne. They won the toss and skipper Navid Ahmad decided to bat. Peter Day opened the innings with Andy Halliday and both played with confidence against tight bowling from
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Selecting the perfect mortgage for you
FOR the majority of people their mortgage is and will be the biggest debt they will ever have, so it's extremely important that the right choice is made when it comes to choosing a mortgage. Select Mortgage Services are totally independent, are not tied
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Quality made-to-order timber buildings
Hiding Places is a family run business operating from Woodborough Garden Centre, near Pewsey. They make quality, bespoke timber buildings. All the timber buildings are made to order. Anything from simple 6x4 garden sheds, to fully lined, insulated and
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Speed offences online
Wiltshire and Swindon Safety Camera Partnership (WSSCP) are developing a web-based portal that will integrate with the partnerships Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) system. This new system will be the first of its kind in the UK and will enable the
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Give Me five!
ANDY KING wants to add five fresh faces to his squad ahead of the 2004-5 campaign. The Town boss met all of his out-of-contract players yesterday for initial discussions about their respective futures. King will also meet with his board of directors later
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Last chance to enter awards
THE closing date to enter the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards 2004 is tomorrow. The bank is challenging the south-west's brightest new businesses to put themselves forward in the search to find Britain's best start-up companies and the entrepreneurs who run
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Natural beauty on web
HEADSCAPE, the Salisbury web design company, has launched a new website for the Dorset area of outstanding natural beauty. The www.dorsetaonb.org.uk site promotes Dorset's landscape, wildlife, hill forts, chalk figures, towns and villages, and England's
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Branding, marketing to be focus
THE next Learn About workshop, hosted by South Wiltshire & Kennet Learning Partnership, will focus on branding and marketing for small and medium size firms. Led by Ceri Hurford-Jones, station manager of radio station Spire FM, the free workshop takes
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They'll be having a ball
PREPARATIONS for this years Marriott Charity Ball are well under way and the charities set to benefit have already been named. This years ball, held at the Swindon Marriott Hotel, will take place onSaturday, May 8. The event a major social occasion in
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Anyone for Breakfast?
TONIGHT sees the opening performance of the Larkhill Amateur Dramatic Society's latest production, Anyone for Breakfast? The comedy, by Derek Benfield, is being staged at the Newcombe Hall, in Larkhill, starting tonight at 7.30pm and with further performances
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TIC office is relocated
AMESBURY'S tourist information centre is operating from a different building, following its relocation from Redworth House. The centre is now operating from a portable building in the courtyard of Amesbury library and is offering the same tourist information
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Parents show their children just what they do all day
SONS and daughters of Motorola's Swindon employees have spent a day at their parents' workplace finding out what they get up to every day. More than 30 children aged between 11 and 15 spent the morning touring the Groundwell offices, watching demonstrations
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Last chance to enter awards
THE closing date to enter the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards 2004 is tomorrow. The bank is challenging the south-west's brightest new businesses to put themselves forward in the search to find Britain's best start-up companies and the entrepreneurs who run
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Natural beauty on web
HEADSCAPE, the Salisbury web design company, has launched a new website for the Dorset area of outstanding natural beauty. The www.dorsetaonb.org.uk site promotes Dorset's landscape, wildlife, hill forts, chalk figures, towns and villages, and England's
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Interior designer raises curtain
A FORMER cobbler's shop in Devizes Road, Salisbury, has a new look. The shop is now called Sarah Nelson Interiors and sells a range of curtains, screens, lamps, chairs, blinds, pinboards and frames. The shop has a retail area at the front and a workroom
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Natural beauty on web
HEADSCAPE, the Salisbury web design company, has launched a new website for the Dorset area of outstanding natural beauty. The www.dorsetaonb.org.uk site promotes Dorset's landscape, wildlife, hill forts, chalk figures, towns and villages, and England's
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Top manager told of challenges
ONE of Barclays Bank's top managers has attended a breakfast meeting at the Milford Hall Hotel, in Salisbury, to talk to businesspeople about their aspirations and the challenges they face. Alastair Camp, medium business and agriculture managing director
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Bankruptcy law shake-up
THE government has introduced new bankruptcy laws, which aim to encourage enterprise while cracking down on irresponsible and reckless creditors. The Enterprise Act, billed as the biggest shake-up of personal insolvency laws for a generation, marks the
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Laverstock share spoils
LAVERSTOCK & Ford rounded off their league campaign with an away point at bottom club Fleetlands, as neither side managed to take the game by the scruff of the neck. The visitors tried to play some neat football and they took the lead when Elliott
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Whites wilt in the heat
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes was mightily unimpressed with his players after they failed to sparkle in the sunshine at Sittingbourne. Whites struggled on a poor playing surface and created only one real scoring opportunity all afternoon. Holmes said
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'Quins reserves wrap up title despite defeat
BEMERTON Heath Har-lequins' Reserves claim-ed the Combination League title on Saturday, but not in the way they would have wished. Jeff Softley's side travelled to Lymington & New Milton knowing victory would secure the club a first championship title
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Heath gunning for glory against mighty Winchester
BEMERTON Heath Harlequins will be looking to cause a major upset on Monday when they take on Winchester City in the final of the Wessex League Cup. City, already crowned Wessex League champions, have enjoy-ed a momentous season which will conclude ten
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We owe the fans one - City boss
Nick Holmes put his boots back on for a charity match at Old Sarum on Sunday. Report and more pictures in this week's Journal. DA5389P06.Holmes demands one last hurrah as season goes off the boil. SALISBURY City manager Nick Holmes has told his players
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Hospital nets £100,000
SALISBURY Health Care Trust has been given £100,000 by the department of health for improving its waiting times at Salisbury District Hospital's busy A&E department. The trust is one of two in the region that achieved an average of at least 94 per
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Tourism team best
IT'S official - Salisbury tourist information centre has been crowned best in the country. The city received the Best Tourist Information Centre award at an Excellence in England tourism awards ceremony in London's Kensington Palace last week. Salisbury
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Police "pleased with the outcome"
ACTING detective inspector Simon James, of Wiltshire Police, who led the two-year investigation into the gang's activities, said he was "very pleased with the outcome and delighted for the communities the offenders have plagued". He said: "For every crime
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Two-year car crime spree ends in jail
A GANG of thieves who, it is believed, carried out more than 600 raids on cars parked in beauty spots, has been jailed for a total of seven years. The prolific gang of two brothers and two sisters from Salisbury and one other stole tens of thousands of
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Boy, 8, helps Mum to deliver baby brother
Eight-year-old Ross Adolph with baby brother Harry and parents Karen and Chris at home in Winterslow.A QUICK-THINKING eight-year-old turned midwife when he helped to deliver his baby brother. Ross Adolph rushed to help his mother, Karen, after she suddenly
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Axe hangs over army's Wilton HQ
WILTON - the ancient capital of Wessex - is set to be rocked by news that defence chiefs are thinking of closing the army's Land Command headquarters. The massive Land Command complex, which employs 1,000 civilians and 400 armed forces personnel, is the
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Property agents see an upturn
Swindon property consultants King Sturge has released its latest report on the availability of floorspace across the UK. This indicates that Swindon is recovering earlier than the rest of the country from the combination of factors that led to the rising
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Hotel staff check in to learn about bookings firm
A SWINDON entertainment management firm has been helping hotel managers get the best out of their businesses. Venues Unlimited, which is in Lotmead Business Village in Wanborough, has been spending up to three days a week with staff from Radisson, De
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Widow puts her hotel on the market
Ref. 29046-21LISA Hawkes has put the hotel she ran with her late husband, Maurice, for 11 years up for sale. The Jesmond House Hotel in Highworth is on the market for £700,000. Mrs Hawkes, 38, who is also a Conservative councillor on Swindon Council,
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Orchestrated vengeance
REVIEW: Demonstrating that truth is stranger than fiction, the grisly tale of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, is based on the story of an 18th century mass murderer in London And unpleasant though the subject is, this touring production
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Residents needed to keep a watch on the council
SWINDON residents are being asked to keep a check on the council. People living in the borough have been invited to join the standards committee, with the job of making sure Swindon Council does not misbehave. It does this by setting codes of conduct,
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Meeting the special needs of special people . . .
Ref. 29553-8A plan to close ten units for children with moderate special educational needs has met with controversy. BHAVANI VADDE examines the arguments for and against the scheme EVERY parent wants the best chances in life for their children by making
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Widow puts her hotel on the market
Ref. 29046-21LISA Hawkes has put the hotel she ran with her late husband, Maurice, for 11 years up for sale. The Jesmond House Hotel in Highworth is on the market for £700,000. Mrs Hawkes, 38, who is also a Conservative councillor on Swindon Council,
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Doug's final salute to his mate
Ref. 30122-55A WORLD War Two veteran is to visit the grave of his best friend for the first time since the disastrous Arnhem landings 60 years ago. Doug Payne last saw George Froud with other walking wounded soldiers during fierce fighting near the Rhine
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Healthcare team lash out at bureaucrats
THE head of a world-beating healthcare team in Swindon has lashed out at Government bureaucrats for standing in the way of front-line NHS reforms. Consultant psychiatrist Roger Bullock said Whitehall pen-pushers had blocked moves that could have helped
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Rich rich rich!
A LUCKY Swindon grandmother is celebrating a £2.8 million Lottery jackpot win today. The 58-year-old has two reasons to celebrate today it's also her 37th wedding anniversary. The identity of the happy winner will be revealed today at a photocall at the
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Ball all set to help women
MORE help will soon be available to pregnant women in need of urgent advice, thanks to this year's Marriott Charity Ball. The town's pregnancy crisis centre will be given a £2,000 boost which will be used to train new counsellors in giving pre and post-abortion
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Battling Nythe's visit from the Duke!
NYTHE Primary School earned a visit from Swindon Town midfielder David Duke, despite seeing their dreams of winning a national six-a-side competition dashed at Lilleshall's National Sports Centre. County Ground star Duke handed over medals to the side
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Shopper's muesli months out of date
WHEN Kathy Moore tucked into her first bowl of muesli it didn't taste as good as she expected because it was seven months out of date. Mrs Moore, 44, of Caprice Close, Middleleaze, bought a box of Jordans' organic crunchy muesli, with coconut and raisins
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Blooming marvellous
Ref. 30113-49RARE flowers normally found in a field north of Cricklade have bloomed at a Sevenhampton Farm. Snake's head fritillaries were once common but can only be seen at 12 sites in the country including North Meadow, near Cricklade, which is home
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Books start a new chapter for two charities
Ref. 30094-32One charity is asking for volunteers to help make its new Swindon shop a success and another is celebrating its 50th birthday. The Samaritans are celebrating the group's birthday with an Olympic-style relay. But instead of a torch members
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What to look for in a PC
Remember to budget for extras, like a printer. Most new PCs cost around £1,000, but prices are falling. Even on the high street, you can buy adequate PCs for under £500. But you get what you pay for. Spend more and you'll get a more powerful computer
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Parking fear over plans for market
Cricklade is set to have a market again for the first time for 50 years but traders say the shortage of parking in the town should be solved first. Cricklade Town Council has agreed to host a farmers' market on the second Friday of every month for a six-month
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Police go on the air with new radio system
POLICE will start using a new radio system today meaning the end of the road for eavesdroppers who listened into police messages. Forces across the country are starting to use the Airwave system and Swindon is the first Wiltshire division to make the
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Bid to scrap assemblies
Ref. 30082-4A TEACHING union official claims that religious assemblies are divisive and wants them scrapped. Dick Mattick, Swindon secretary of the NASUWT, believes the days of traditional hymn-singing assemblies are numbered. And he says that now is
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Town popular with train travellers
SWINDON is one of the top destinations for train passengers booking tickets on line, says First Great Western. The town, famed for Brunel's Great Western Railway in the 19th century, is ranked in the top 20 when it comes to online ticket sales. Other
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Traders' fury over threat of £150 fine
A ROW is brewing in Wootton Bassett over a demand that traders should remove their advertising boards from the High Street. Angry shopkeepers, who have received letters from Wiltshire County Council threatening a £150 fine if they do not comply, say the
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No asylum now
VERY little is known about the historical St George. We do know he was an Arab born near Jerusalem. He was arrested, tortured and executed. A modern day St George who managed to escape his tormentors and sought asylum in England would be abused and turned
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Tax and pensions timebomb is ticking away
COULD our MPs live on the basic state pension of £77.50 per week which is linked to inflation, while also letting council taxes increase above inflation across the UK? You have to admire politicians who are clever enough to base the length of their term
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Smash project is too valuable to be closed
I AM one of the volunteers at the Smash Youth Project who believes in investing time and effort to mentor young persons, who may be facing a problem coping with life. The funding is running out and we may have to close at the end of May when it runs out
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Majority of drinkers aren't troublemakers
I HAVE just read another story about how Swindon's night life is getting out of control. A mixture of drink and drugs is turning people crazy at 2am as they fight to get a taxi. This is simply not true. I take great offence to the drugs part. The drug
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Muslim community is in state of denial
Khan Nawaz makes some conciliatory points (EA April 16) with which we could all agree. Unfortunately he mixes them up with the same tired old cliches which show that he and his community are in a state of denial, which is the underlying reason why it
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Balshaw blow
IAIN Balshaw may have played his last game for Bath after being ruled out until at least the end of the regular Premiership season. England ace Balshaw, who will join Leeds Tykes at the end of the season, has been suffering a groin injury since the Six