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Fine all-round display as Fairford topple leaders
FAIRFORD returned to winning ways with a 38-run win over league leaders Apperley in a low-scoring game. Asked to bat, the early loss of Townsend brought in Gray, and the veteran proceeded to get Fairford off to a flying start, producing a string of boundaries
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AT LAST!
IT was third time lucky for Marlborough as they gained a final ball victory over Gloucester City. Their previous two games against Hatherley and Reddings and Hinton Charterhouse had resulted in final over defeats. Marlborough won the toss and elected
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I got you, babe
A new play opening at Salisbury Playhouse tonight focuses on the stigma of unmarried motherhood in the 60s. But times have changed, as Lesley Bates finds out. VICKY Cooper is the first to admit that, this time last year, motherhood was the last thing
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College fashion on the catwalk
Ballerina chic hits the catwalk as part of the Salisbury College Graduate Fashion Show last week.FASHION students from Salisbury College saw their designs on the catwalk last week for their Graduate Fashion Show at The Worx, London. The show featured
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Ambassadors tour stately home
MEMBERS of the Hampshire business networking group, Ambassadors, went to Somerley House, near Ringwood on the latest leg of their visit programme. The county council's executive member for economic development, Michael Woodhall, joined 50 Hampshire ambassadors
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Pollution prevention
THE Environment Agency has launched a booklet and video to help small and medium sized enterprises ensure their sites do not harm the environment. The Pollution Prevention Pays - Getting Your Site Right booklet, posters and video aim to help SMEs reduce
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Entrepreneurs offered advice
THE UK is a nation of aspiring entrepreneurs, but nearly half have no clue as to how to make their dream a reality, according to research. But Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire says help is a click away. Its new interactive Personal Business Profile
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Region thriving, announces bank
BUSINESS in Wiltshire is thriving, says Lloyds TSB Corporate - its offices in Salisbury have experienced a 20 per cent increase in customers in the past 12 months. The boost comes as Lloyds TSB's latest Business in Britain survey reveals that companies
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Fundraisers get it down to a tee
SALISBURY'S dream of having its own cardiac unit inched closer to reality last week, when the Salisbury Journal High Post Corporate Golf Challenge scooped an amazing £10,440 for the fund. The sum was far in excess of what organisers of the event had expected
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Expansion to provide jobs
A COMPANY that makes filter systems for cars at its factory between Salisbury and Amesbury is planning a major expansion that will lead to 50 new jobs. Mahle Filter Systems UK Ltd, of High Post, which specialises in air, oil and fuel filter systems for
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Land plea to meet affordable housing need
A GROUND-BREAKING scheme could help get Salisbury's struggling first-time buyers on to the housing ladder. But we need your help in ending the property crisis in the city and surrounding villages. The Journal has been highlighting the plight of young
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Con victims urgedto come forward
POLICE are appealing to anyone who might have received a visit from three men posing as water board officials over the past week to contact them. This follows the arrest of three men in the north of the county on Wednesday, following a spate of distraction
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Three-wheel freedom for brave Holly
Holly Sears on her new trike with John Sidal, Willy Sturgess, Joyce Riley, Elaine Sears, Steve Sears and Hughen Riley at The Plough Inn, Durrington.THERE'S no stopping Holly Sears once she climbs aboard her specially adapted trike. The 15-year-old from
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Mum pleads for inclusive pay area
Vivien Dudek with son Steven.AN Amesbury mother has made a heartfelt plea to councillors in a bid to improve play facilities for disabled children living in the town. Vivien Dudek, whose younger son Steven (seven) is wheelchair-bound, has written to the
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Ambassadors tour stately home
MEMBERS of the Hampshire business networking group, Ambassadors, went to Somerley House, near Ringwood on the latest leg of their visit programme. The county council's executive member for economic development, Michael Woodhall, joined 50 Hampshire ambassadors
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Entrepreneurs offered advice
THE UK is a nation of aspiring entrepreneurs, but nearly half have no clue as to how to make their dream a reality, according to research. But Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire says help is a click away. Its new interactive Personal Business Profile
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Ambassadors tour stately home
MEMBERS of the Hampshire business networking group, Ambassadors, went to Somerley House, near Ringwood on the latest leg of their visit programme. The county council's executive member for economic development, Michael Woodhall, joined 50 Hampshire ambassadors
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Web design coup
Rob and Linnie Richardson at work. DA5622P2HUSBAND and wife website designers Rob and Linnie Richardson are celebrating winning their biggest contract to date. The couple, from Farley, whose web agency is called enotions, were awarded the contract to
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Pollution prevention
THE Environment Agency has launched a booklet and video to help small and medium sized enterprises ensure their sites do not harm the environment. The Pollution Prevention Pays - Getting Your Site Right booklet, posters and video aim to help SMEs reduce
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Success to be rewarded
COMPANIES which can demonstrate success in today's global market are being urged to enter the 2004 International Business Awards - and in so doing, put their town on the international business map. The awards recognise and reward international business
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Region thriving, announces bank
BUSINESS in Wiltshire is thriving, says Lloyds TSB Corporate - its offices in Salisbury have experienced a 20 per cent increase in customers in the past 12 months. The boost comes as Lloyds TSB's latest Business in Britain survey reveals that companies
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Boost to medical facilities
Ref. 30763-32Thousands more patients will be treated in Swindon when a new centre opens next spring. The £30m building, which has been named The Brunel NHS Treatment Centre, is a hive of activity as architects, builders, electricians and plumbers work
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Fundraisers get it down to a tee
SALISBURY'S dream of having its own cardiac unit inched closer to reality last week, when the Salisbury Journal High Post Corporate Golf Challenge scooped an amazing £10,440 for the fund. The sum was far in excess of what organisers of the event had expected
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DNA theme gives artworks a twist
EIGHT colourful paintings now brighten up a stairwell at Wessex genetics laboratory in Salisbury District Hospital. The artist is 14-year-old Hannah Fisher, who lives in Salisbury and is a pupil at South Wilts Grammar School in the city. Hannah had previously
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Beacon tribute to D-Day heroes
Beacon tribute to D-Day heroes.THE spirit of D-Day was rekindled in Downton at the weekend, when the village's millennium beacon was relit as a tribute to those who had helped to turn the tide of war 60 years ago. Wartime songs were sung and the Downton
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New mayor pledges to help poor
THE Trussell Trust will be the mayoral appeal for the year ahead, after Councillor Jeremy Nettle was officially sworn in as the 744th Mayor of New Sarum on Saturday. Accepting the role at a meeting of the city's Charter Trustees in St Thomas's Church,
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Gowrings sold for £500,000
A SWINDON garage was one of three sold for £508,096, it has now been revealed. The Gowrings accident repair garage on the Hawksworth industrial estate was sold along with branches in Wokingham and Oxford. As the Evening Advertiser reported last month,
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Zurich set to export jobs to California
ZURICH Financial Services has entered negotiations with a computer firm about outsourcing some of its backroom staff. In February, Zurich, which employs about 700 people in IT in Swindon, announced it was looking to streamline the application section
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Networking on the menu for the men who lunch
Ref. 30807-08THE first meeting of a new business network proved to be a sell-out. Some 120 businessmen and women attended the first lunch held by NRG Network Resource Group at the Village Hotel in South Marston yesterday. NRG partner Martin Davies said
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Firefighters fail to save thatched home
FIRE ravaged a listed, thatched family home in Martin last week, leaving just a shell. The blaze started in a chimney and spread to the roof of Paxbridge Cottage, which was well alight by the time firefighters arrived. Ashley Brown, of Paddock House,
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Vertis wins new delivery contract
CDs, DVDs, books and other Reader's Digest orders will be passing through Swindon after a distribution firm won a renewal of its multimillion pound contract. Vertis Fulfilment Services, in Frankland Road on Blagrove industrial estate, won the contract
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Classics to set toes tingling
REVIEW: Guitarist John Williams is a regular sell-out favourite at the Bath Festival and deservedly so. His programme choice is always interesting, combining the familiar, the new and the unexpected. There's usually something a little challenging, in
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Soccer mania is coming home
Ref. 30809-45THE Barrett family have pulled out all the stops to cheer the England boys to Euro 2004 victory. They have transformed their three-bedroom terrace in Queen's Drive, Swindon, into a shrine for the team, who take on France on Sunday. Giant
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Football revellers targeted by police
A CRACK police squad is to patrol Swindon town centre to ensure Euro 2004 is not marred by violence. Police fear a combination of football plus soaring temperatures could lead to a binge drinking frenzy. And while officers want fans to enjoy themselves
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Refuelling planes may leave Fairford early
AMERICAN air-refuelling planes temporally based at an airbase near Swindon could be returning home far earlier than originally planned. The aircraft arrived at RAF Fairford on March 1 having moved from RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. That base has been undergoing
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Triumph rapped for underwear posters near mosques
A SWINDON-based company has been told to "take more care" over where it places billboard posters featuring scantily-clad women after one appeared near mosques. The poster, for Sloggi underwear, prompted two complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority
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It's a family affair as Browns finish on top
THE Wednesday club match at Bourton-on-the-Water turned out to be a humdinger with over 1,000lb of fish being caught. There were six individual weights of over 100lb. Cliff Brown just got the verdict over his brother Fred, Cliff took 128-8, ahead of Fred
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Driver is arrested after death crash
Ref. 30792-8THE driver of a car which crashed on Pinehurst Road, killing one young man and leaving another fighting for life gave himself up to police yesterday. Grieving friends of Matthew Styles, who was killed in the Sunday night smash, yesterday had
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Bath grab 'mad dog'
FREE-SCORING Kiwi winger Joe Maddock will join Bath next season Maddock, known as 'Mad Dog', links up after two years at Super 12 outfit Canterbury Crusaders, with Bath hoping he will fill the void left by the loss of Iain Balshaw. Director of rugby Jack
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Dyton is staying put
ALAN DYTON will not leave his position as manager of Shrivenham even though he has been denied the chance of taking the club to the Hellenic Premier Division. Shrivvy were overlooked for promotion by league officials after finishing third in Division
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Boost to medical facilities
Ref. 30763-32Thousands more patients will be treated in Swindon when a new centre opens next spring. The £30m building, which has been named The Brunel NHS Treatment Centre, is a hive of activity as architects, builders, electricians and plumbers work
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A splashing time
Ref. 30790-54BABIES and toddlers have been making a splash for charity. About 25 children, some as young as three months old, took to the water at the Health Hydro in Milton Road to raise cash for baby charity Tommy's. The charity funds a programme of
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Why you should vote for our party
Ref. 30655-8KEVIN SMALL (LAB): This election is a clear choice between investing in and protecting services or the Tory agenda of cuts. We want a better environment with cleaner streets, and want to protect our recreation services like the Oasis and allotments
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Why you should vote for our party
Ref. 24413-66MIKE BAWDEN (CON): This election is very critical for the medium and long-term future of the council. The borough council was graded 'poor' in its corporate assessment in October 2002. But the Conservative minority administration has made
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People put their questions at Monday's debate
COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY:Tony Hillier from Old Walcot asked the leaders what they would do to motivate people of all ages to get involved in local democracy. Con (Mike Bawden): We are seeing disengagement with the electoral process. The general election
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Swindon's workforce and economy are praised
SWINDON is set to win praise today from a government minister for its booming economy and exceptional workforce. Andrew Smith, Labour's Work and Pensions Secretary, will tell town workers they have attracted high quality companies to the area and helped
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Exhibition will identify empty houses in Swindon
AN EXHIBITION aimed at identifying empty homes in Swindon will be held on June 22. Swindon Borough Council, together with Swindon Empty Homes Partner-ship, has organised the annual Residential Lettings/Empty Homes Exhibition at The Pilgrim Centre in Regent
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We must all act to cut climate change
THE wind farm at Watchfield has sparked much controversy and I am accused by two letter writers of inaccurate information. I stand by all that I have said, bar one point when I mistakenly stated 9,000 homes could be supplied. I should have stated 9,000
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Lansdown and out as Devizes bounce back to form
Devizes bounced back from their loss to Glastonbury to inflict a crushing defeat on Lansdown, cruising home with seven wickets and 29 balls to spare. A fine knock of 62 off 80 balls from Tim Saye led the way as Devizes chased 179 for victory, and then
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BAKER'S BLITZ
Swindon bounced back from their defeat at Cinderford with a crushing 104-run victory over Malmesbury at the County Ground. Swindon skipper Jon Baden won the toss and had no hesitation to bat first on a typically batsman-friendly surface. Australian Darren
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Champagne inningsby Perry is a winner
Wootton Bassett and Biddestone were both full of confidence following recent results and after their superb batting performance a week earlier, Bassett had no hesitation in batting when they won the toss. After a steady first four overs, with runs easy
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Goatacre shine as theydemolish Trowbridge
Goatacre were back at their best on Saturday with a great all-round team performance securing a comfortable four-wicket win over Trowbridge. Goatacre won the toss and invited Trowbridge to bat first in the overcast and humid conditions. Richard Greatorex
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Nalgo and Comptons race to impressive wins
Nalgo amassed a huge score of 196-8 against Winterbourne Bassett in Division One of the Swindon Evening Cricket League, gaining a 126-run victory as Winterbourne Bassett could only manage 70 in reply. Comptons were also in high-scoring form, reaching
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Rapid Rafiq!
Swindon Nalgo 1st managed a winning draw on Saturday against newly promoted Berks County Sports. After being put into bat, Nalgo scored 257-4 from their 45 overs with Mudasser Rafiq scoring 104 not out, Maurice Beale with 47 and Shaz Khan 40. Rafiq's
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STONE CRUSHED
Swindon moved to within two points of Chippenham in the under 11 section of the North Wilts Junior Cricket League following a 67-run victory at Biddestone. Jonathan Sore (20) and George Penfold (42 not out) batted well for Swindon as the visitors scored
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Unthinkable?
TOMMY MOONEY is high on Bristol City's 'wanted' list and, although the striker has yet to receive a formal approach from the Ashton Gate outift, the appointment of Keith Millen as the new assistant manager at Ashton Gate will do nothing to ease fears
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Web design coup
Rob and Linnie Richardson at work. DA5622P2HUSBAND and wife website designers Rob and Linnie Richardson are celebrating winning their biggest contract to date. The couple, from Farley, whose web agency is called enotions, were awarded the contract to
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Success to be rewarded
COMPANIES which can demonstrate success in today's global market are being urged to enter the 2004 International Business Awards - and in so doing, put their town on the international business map. The awards recognise and reward international business
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The perfect ending to this year's festival
Roberto Pla and his Latin Ensemble.THIS year's Family Fireworks Fiesta provided a perfect ending to Salisbury Festival 2004. Celtic band Blazin' Fiddles kicked off the evening's entertainment and got the audience up from their picnics to join in the foot
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Tinies to toddle for new mats
PUTTING their best feet forward are the children of Tommy's toddler group, in Tilshead. The parent-and-toddler group was set up a year ago to provide a support network for mums and dads, as well as a place for children to play and meet new friends. But
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Centre opens for parents to drop in
A DROP-IN centre offering support to parents with children aged eight to 13 has opened in Amesbury. Now mums and dads can meet other parents and talk through any issues that might be affecting their children. There will also be a number of books on specific
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Web design coup
Rob and Linnie Richardson at work. DA5622P2HUSBAND and wife website designers Rob and Linnie Richardson are celebrating winning their biggest contract to date. The couple, from Farley, whose web agency is called enotions, were awarded the contract to
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Pollution prevention
THE Environment Agency has launched a booklet and video to help small and medium sized enterprises ensure their sites do not harm the environment. The Pollution Prevention Pays - Getting Your Site Right booklet, posters and video aim to help SMEs reduce
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Success to be rewarded
COMPANIES which can demonstrate success in today's global market are being urged to enter the 2004 International Business Awards - and in so doing, put their town on the international business map. The awards recognise and reward international business
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Region thriving, announces bank
BUSINESS in Wiltshire is thriving, says Lloyds TSB Corporate - its offices in Salisbury have experienced a 20 per cent increase in customers in the past 12 months. The boost comes as Lloyds TSB's latest Business in Britain survey reveals that companies
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Entrepreneurs offered advice
THE UK is a nation of aspiring entrepreneurs, but nearly half have no clue as to how to make their dream a reality, according to research. But Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire says help is a click away. Its new interactive Personal Business Profile
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Tone up for summer
Summer is around the corner, the shorts come out, and everyone starts thinking about getting that beach body. Men all want a six pack, ladies want a perfect bottom, and I'm often told their ideal choice would be one just like Kylie Minogue's. I've no
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Don't suffer hearing loss in silence
Stephen Donohoe If you've ever been the unfortunate sufferer of a clogged up ear you'll know how uncomfortable and annoying it is. Whether it's a build-up of water or wax the ensuing loss of hearing can be infuriating, and it's all you can do to stop
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Zara up for Wilton test
A TOP-CLASS field of more than 400 competitors will descend on Wilton House this weekend for the 28th annual Wilton Horse Trials. The prestigious event is held in the Palladian Bridge Field against the picturesque backdrop of the stately home's acres
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Expansion to provide jobs
A COMPANY that makes filter systems for cars at its factory between Salisbury and Amesbury is planning a major expansion that will lead to 50 new jobs. Mahle Filter Systems UK Ltd, of High Post, which specialises in air, oil and fuel filter systems for
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Abduction attempt fails
POLICE are hunting a man of mixed race who tried to abduct a three-year-old boy from a play area in Gainsborough Close, Bemerton Heath. The boy, who was with two older boys, was playing in the close about 5pm on Wednesday last week, when a burgundy-coloured
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Firework fiesta makes fitting finale to Festival fun
A spectacular pyrotechnic display over Salisbury Cathedral following an evening of music and dancing.MAGNIFICENT fireworks over Salisbury Cathedral were a fitting finale to Salisbury Festival's family fireworks fiesta in the Cathedral Close on Saturday
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The perfect ending to this year's festival
Roberto Pla and his Latin Ensemble.THIS year's Family Fireworks Fiesta provided a perfect ending to Salisbury Festival 2004. Celtic band Blazin' Fiddles kicked off the evening's entertainment and got the audience up from their picnics to join in the foot
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Land plea to meet affordable housing need
A GROUND-BREAKING scheme could help get Salisbury's struggling first-time buyers on to the housing ladder. But we need your help in ending the property crisis in the city and surrounding villages. The Journal has been highlighting the plight of young
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Heart op needed for tot Oliver
Toddler Oliver Diaper, who has a serious heart condition, with grandmother Rosemary Duffy.BRAVE little two-year-old Oliver Diaper is nothing short of remarkable. For most of us, suffering from a rare heart condition, a partially collapsed lung and a hole
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People watch as Venus keeps its date with the sun
Ref. 30801-90A PLANETARY phenomenon last witnessed more than century ago has been enthralling Wiltshire stargazers. Known as the Venus transit, the event gives people the rare chance to watch the distant planet as it crosses in front of the sun. The phenomenon
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Archaeologists due to begin work at Roman site
ARCHAELOGISTS and volunteers are due to begin work today on the most extensive survey ever undertaken at the Groundwell Ridge Roman site. Equipment for the excavations arrived last week including portable buildings, fencing, toilets and generators. The
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'Threat of terror won't move me'
A FORMER Swindon production supervisor has told of the increasing risks from terrorists to Westerners living in Saudi Arabia but says he is determined not to be driven out by their threats. Steve Harvey is working in the Saudi oil town of Al-Khobar and
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Police probe school trip sex attck claim
AN investigation is underway after three Swindon schoolchildren made allegations of indecent assault during a school trip to Norfolk. Children from the school had gone on an adventure holiday to Norfolk. But after they returned home, three pupils came
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Having a say on the state of play
CHILDREN in Covingham will soon be deciding the future of their new play park. Pupils at Covingham Park Infant and Junior Schools are being invited to have their say on how the new facility will take shape. They will be given the three proposals and asked
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Teacher pens a teens' musical
THE DIRECTOR of performing arts at Dorcan Technology College, Paul Rowe, has put pen to paper to write an original musical play with lyrics to match the Swindon setting. Life Story is written especially for teenagers and includes rock, jazz and salsa
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Centre's day for the ladies
Disco dancing, aqua aerobics and self-defence are just some of the activities on offer at a special day for women. Marlborough Leisure Centre will host a Ladies Day on Monday between 9am and 3pm. The day will provide an opportunity for women of all ages
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Items wanted to show how we once lived
MEMORABILIA from the early 1900s is needed for an exhibition in Highworth. The Meet the Ancestors display is designed to bring the town's past alive as part of the Highworth Festival. And organisers need everyday household items to illustrate how townsfolk
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People watch as Venus keeps its date with the sun
Ref. 30801-90A PLANETARY phenomenon last witnessed more than century ago has been enthralling Swindon stargazers. Known as the Venus transit, the event gives people the rare chance to watch the distant planet as it crosses in front of the sun. The phenomenon
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Why you should vote for our party
Ref. 30667-2MIKE EVEMY (LIB DEM): Vote Liberal Democrat if you want to scrap the council tax. It's a tax that hits the poorest hardest, and has gone up to levels never anticipated when it was introduced. Only the Lib Dems are saying it should be axed
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It's super Thursday
THE COUNTDOWN is nearly over. Tomorrow is election day, when Swindon voters get the chance to decide who rules their town for the next two years. June 10 has been dubbed Super Thursday, with more than 6,000 council seats, all 78 UK seats in the European
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Wedding delayed by start of D-Day
Ref. 30813-07ON June 6, 1944 Ralph Barber thought he would be busy preparing to walk down the aisle. Instead he found himself running down a ship's gangway, helping troops prepare for the biggest invasion in military history. The happy couple, who celebrate
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Pensioners hit by multiple burglaries
Ref. 30804-03PENSIONER Derek Cox's first-floor flat was burgled as he slept the fourth break-in in as many weeks at the sheltered accommodation where he lives. Now he and other residents of Arthur Bennett Court are calling on Swindon Council to tighten
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Council has cash help available for community centres
COMMUNITY centres are being invited by Swindon Council to apply for cash support. The authority has application packs to give to community groups with an approved constitution who manage community centres in the borough. They may be eligible for a grant
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Groups invited to bid for share of pot of money
COMMUNITY groups are being invited to a lunch where they will learn how to secure up to £10,000 in grant aid. Voluntary Action Swindon, in conjunction with the Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation, has organised the lunch for June 22. The foundation
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Classes closed after cracks found
Parents have criticised Swindon Council for sending their children home after cracks were found in classrooms. Instead, they want mobile units to be brought in allowing lessons to continue at Seven Fields Primary School, Penhill. As our picture shows,
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Motorway workers had lucky escape
TWO workers had a lucky escape when a lorry hit the van which was shielding them from traffic while they were strimming a verge alongside the M4. One of the men carrying out work on the grassbank at lunchtime on Monday was taken to the Great Western Hospital
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Police face mob attack
POLICE chasing two car thieves came under attack from a crowd of 60 youths. Thugs hurled abuse and threw rocks at the officers during a standoff in Pinehurst Circle. The crowd had congregated in the street during the evening and had been drinking outside
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Commuter hold-ups cost £7.7bn
THE cost of commuting delays in Britain have increased by £2billion a year, according to a new report. It comes just days after Network Rail, whose regional base is in Swindon, claimed delays were at their lowest for four years. Recruitment website reed.co.uk
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Call to councillors to resign over stadium
WEST Swindon councillors have been asked to show their support to the Forest Not Stadium campaign by promising to resign should the stadium be built at Shaw. Alan Hayward, organiser of the Swindon Forest Protection Group, put the suggestion to the five
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No quick fix to parking dilemma
Ref. 14520-15IT'S been getting Swindonians hot under the collar for years. Now an end to town's parking woes is in sight. But the woman heading the taskforce, comprising of both councillors and residents, warns there will be no quick fix. A report with
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Mean theft enrages Adver readers
KIND-hearted Adver readers have dug deep into their own pockets to replace the money stolen from a collection tin destined for our Swindon Cancer Appeal. On Thursday a grey-haired thief was captured on CCTV making off with the tin containing around £20
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Cancelled . . . due to lack of interest
A LACK of sponsorship has forced the organisers of the Swindon Show to cancel the event, just a month before it was due to take place. The show, which was due to be held during the weekend of July 10 and 11 was to feature air displays from the RAF's Harrier
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Energy use is unsustainable
YOUR report "oil soars after terror attacks" June 1, illustrates the precarious nature of our over-energy dependent economies. The West, having diverted its attention to pursuing a senseless war against Iraq instead of tackling terrorism, has created
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Baby birds are better left alone
AT this time of the year, the RSPB would like everyone to stop and think before they pick that little baby bird off the ground, Last year the RSPB received about 200 calls over the spring and summer from people who, having rescued birds, didn't know how
