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Bustard chicks hatch
The great bustard can weigh up to 15kg.GREAT bustard chicks that will see the species return to Salisbury Plain after an absence of 175 years are starting to hatch in Russia. So far, 14 chicks are doing well and enthusiasts are waiting for a further 35
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Never too young to rock and roll
Ref. 30782-32Eighties pop star Paul Young stepped on stage at the Old Town Bowl wearing a straw Stetson and cradling a Mexican guitar. Times have changed since Young dominated the charts as a spiky-haired youth with a cover of Marvin Gaye's Wherever I
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Youngsters taught how to deal with danger
A CRASHED car and a smoke-logged building will be used to teach youngsters about coping in emergencies. More than 1,000 schoolchildren will receive the emergency training at the Science Museum in Wroughton. They will also be taught about stranger danger
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Body of girl, 16, is found
Ref. 30776-6THE BODY of a 16-year-old girl has been found in the grounds of a children's mental health hospital in Old Town. Police were called to Marlborough House at Okus at 7.30am on Saturday and cordoned off the entrance. Officers removed the body
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Thanks a lot, Mel!
MELINDA Messenger has heaped praise on a Swindon health visitor after hearing of her plans to provide a helpline for depressed mothers. Daphne Hardwick, who is based at Wroughton Health Centre, wants to launch a phone service for women suffering from
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Curious omission of local novel
MARK Haddon's multiple award-winning novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, which is based in Swindon, has failed to make a list of the top 50 "must-read" contemporary books. This is despite the fact the bestseller has been feted with
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Walking on the wings
EUROPE'S only professional wing-walking team the Utterly Butterly Display team will be appearing at the Kemble Air Show this month. The daring wing-walkers will be flying through the sky at 150mph, waving to the crowds from the top wing of their 1940s
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A bag of sweets led to love
Ref. 30770-11MODERN couples can keep in touch using their mobiles every day, but Keith and Monica Marshall's early married life meant hours waiting in a draughty telephone box for a quick chat twice a week. Keith was doing his national service as an RAF
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A popstastic gig for Brent
A rock musician who lost his fight against cancer is being remembered with a pop extravaganza in the Town Gardens this month. Brent Page, a former Evening Advertiser sales representative, played in a band for more than 23 years. He died in January 2002
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Search is on for country's best-kept churchyard
THERE is still time for churches to be entered in a competition to find Britain's best-kept churchyard. The contest, run by Ecclesiastical Insurance, has a first prize of £1,000 and second and third prizes of £500 and £200. It is open to churches of all
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Hannah is a star graduate
Ref. 307004-30FOR many graduates, university was three years of partying and backpacking, interrupted only by the occasional lecture. But not so for Swindon's Hannah Marder. Instead of whiling away her spare time in the Student Union bar, she was busy
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Man is left with head injuries after attack in shop
A MAN is unconscious in hospital after two men seriously assaulted him in a Gorse Hill shop. The attack happened inside Handyman's General Stores and Off Licence, on the corner of Ferndale Road and Whitehouse Road, at about 3pm yesterday. The victim,
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Villagers send goats in bid to beat poverty
RESIDENTS in Ashton Keynes are raising money to buy goats to help give poor African families a better future. Villagers are well on their way to their £4,000 target. The money will be donated to the Recycle a Goat organisation, which will use it to buy
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These are a few of my (least) favourite things...
I THINK putting up boards in the town centre for people to stick chewing gum to is a disgusting idea, and unhygienic. May I suggest that the tackling the problem at source, collecting all the gum up and returning it to where the it came from. While we
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CROFT STEERS LEADERS HOME
Glamorgan maintained their hold on top spot of the totesport League Division One with a 33-run win over Gloucestershire at Swansea. Robert Croft's 68 provided the backbone to the home side's innings. The 34-year-old took 45 balls to reach his tally before
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Eating out in Bath
Faced with a huge choice of restaurants, cafes and bars in Bath, it's easy to get a little dazed. Follow our guide to a few of the best and make sure you book ahead. Restaurants The Moon and Sixpence, 6a Broad Street (01225) 460962 Based in a Bath stone
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Spurred On!
LEIGH MILLS is poised to sign for London side Tottenham Hotspur, but the deal could open the door to bring Dean Marney back to the County Ground. Manager Andy King has confirmed that the Premiership side have made a bid for the teenage defender, pictured
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Bustard chicks hatch
The great bustard can weigh up to 15kg.GREAT bustard chicks that will see the species return to Salisbury Plain after an absence of 175 years are starting to hatch in Russia. So far, 14 chicks are doing well and enthusiasts are waiting for a further 35
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The ultimate perk
It says 'I've arrived'. It says 'I'm valued'. It says 'I'm going places'. On the other hand, you could drive a Fiesta. JEREMY SMITH reports on the road ahead for company cars. Even today, it is still regarded as THE status symbol, so it's no surprise
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Abduction attempt investigated
POLICE are hunting a young man of mixed race who tried to abduct a three-year-old boy from a play area in Gainsborough Close, Bemerton Heath, last week. The boy, who was with two older boys, was playing on a tarmac play area in the close about 5pm on
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Don't look ... here comes Venus
Ref. 30772-47STARGAZERS have been warned not to risk their sight watching a rare astronomical event tomorrow. From around 6am, the planet Venus will appear as a small black dot passing across the bottom of the sun. Britons last witnessed the event in
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Hollywood actors are brought down to earth
UNTIL JUNE 12, BATH: Multi award-winning comedy and West End smash hit Stones In His Pockets brings a taste of Tinseltown with a distinctly Irish flavour to Bath next week. Written by Marie Jones and directed by David Bownes, the play stars Martin Jenkins
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Glamour queen comes west
JUNE 14 - 19, BATH: Glamour queen Joan Collins is coming to Bath this month. From June 14 the actress will take to the stage at the Theatre Royal Bath. The Hollywood star is the star of Alan Melville's elegant comedy of manners, Full Circle. She plays
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From warehouse to a prayer house
Ref. 30782-11A HOMELESS congregation is hoping to set down permanent roots by turning a warehouse into a church. The Swindon Family Church has been without a base since forming nearly 12 years ago. The 130 church members have met in various locations,
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The election frontline
The fight for Swindon is on a knife-edge. Council leader Mike Bawden needs just one extra seat for an overall Conservative majority. But after shrugging off the Tories in two by-elections in January, Labour are confident they can hold their ground. The
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Don't look ... here comes Venus
Ref. 30772-47STARGAZERS have been warned not to risk their sight watching a rare astronomical event tomorrow. From around 6am, the planet Venus will appear as a small black dot passing across the bottom of the sun. Britons last witnessed the event in
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Banned: Cakes that could kill
STALLS selling home-made cake have been banned by a Wiltshire school. Parents at Crudwell C of E primary school, near Malmesbury, were amazed to be told in a newsletter that favourites like fairy cakes and Victoria sponges were no longer acceptable in
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Help rid estate of thugs and vandals
CRIME busters fighting to rid a Penhill estate of vandalism and thuggish behaviour are appealing for more help. The Avebury Road Residents' Association played a key role in getting a family evicted after claiming they had made their lives a misery. But
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Pervert preyed on girl of two
PAEDOPHILE Michael Moore has been jailed for five years after a court heard how he abused four young girls. The 50-year-old railway worker targeted one child as young as two to carry out his depraved acts. And when police searched his house after he was
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D-Day heroes will never be forgotten
Ref. 30781-4Thousands of men took part in the D-Day beach assaults on Normandy 60 years ago and many did not come back. As the world's attention returned to those beaches again yesterday, Swindon veterans gathered in the town to honour those whose sacrifice
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Missing tabby
A reward has been offered for the return of a cat which went missing two weeks ago. The long-haired brown tabby, called Tinkerbell, was last seen by its owners when they were moving house from Marlborough Street to Kingshill Road on May 21. Tinkerbell
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Striving for a better deal
A CHARITY which helps people with mental illnesses get back into work is holding an open day on June 15. On April 1, Swindon Quest and Kennett and North Wiltshire Quest officially merged in the hope of providing an even better service. The open day, to
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Just try to ignore us
Ref. 30771-50Around 1,000 protesters converged on Swindon Council's offices on Saturday in a show of unity against plans to build on our green spaces THE fight to retain some of Swindon's best-loved green spaces was taken to the borough council's doorstep
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Lib Dems complain about leaflet
The Liberal Democrats are to make an official complaint about a Conservative election leaflet they claim contains "untrue statements" about their policies. The Tory leaflet accuses the Lib Dems of wanting to "bulldoze" the Shaw Community Forest to make
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They are all along for the ride
Ref. 30780-2SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: Five hundred and forty legs, many bound in impossibly tight Lycra, have pedalled across miles of Wiltshire countryside to raise money for cancer relief. The Macmillan Castle Mountain Bike Ride followed the Ridgeway in
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Work and play must never be mixed
A while ago I arranged to take a break from my Biology Masters in favour of an intensive German course. It's not only the language that's becoming clearer through class discussions with open-minded teachers, the German character is also starting to make
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Junction improvements? New layout is no better
I WOULD not have worded my letter in the same way as Trev Wilson (EA, May 31 'Improve this stupid junction') but I thoroughly agree that the road layout needs a slight adjustment at the Drove Road/Groundwell Road junction. Traffic is still being forced
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£500 donation will help develop scheme for OAPs
THE Highworth and District Lions Club would like to thank the Tesco Charity Trust for the donation of £500 made when the new Tesco Express Store in Newburgh Place, Highworth, opened recently. This money will go towards the Message in a Bottle campaign
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The parents were never going to win
DYSLEXIA centre is set to close, (EA, May 29). I attended the meeting at Wroughton Junior School to try to save the specialist unit there. It was clear the bureaucrats did not intend to listen to the views of parents. It emerged that some parents had
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Surgery for Bath's Perry
bath Rugby's Matt Perry has had an operation on his ankle. The British Lions and England full-back opted for surgery during the off-season. A simple arthroscopy tidied up damage to his ankle, with Perry who had pioneering surgery to cure a long-standing
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Caddying is ex-Bath man Tim's bag!
TIM BRASHER was roaring down the wing for Bath back in October and November last year but now he has swapped his boots for clubs and has re-invented himself as a golf caddy! The 33-year-old Australian arrived at Bath on a two-month contract during the
