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Skipper Taylor fires Gloucestershire with century
Chris Taylor hit a century to steer Gloucestershire to 368 all out as honours were shared after the first day's play in the Frizzell County Championship Division One match agaisnt Surrey at the Brit Oval. Captain Taylor finished on 177, despite Gloucestershire
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Stroke success
CHARITY was the winner in a special match played at Melksham. As part of Wiltshire Bowls Association's 90th anniversary celebrations they entertained Dennyside Bowls Association at the Cooper-Avon Club on Monday. Many of the Dennyside players had travelled
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Hospital donates equipment to Belarus health service
SWINDON'S Great Western Hospital had donated more than 30 computers and other surplus medical equipment to a health service in Belarus. Local charity The Zaslowya Project began transporting the equipment, which also includes several thousands syringes
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Charles and Camilla tour town
13408-26THE people of Marlborough were delighted to see Camilla Parker-Bowles when she turned up in the town during the Prince of Wales' visit but they don't want to see her as the Queen of England. Mrs Parker-Bowles attended the celebrations to mark
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Mystery virus hits popular fishing spot
30982-36A POPULAR fishing venue near Swindon has closed after a mystery disease killed hundreds of fish. Milestone Fisheries at Lechlade has a carp and coarse fishing lake and a trout lake. The coarse and carp lakes will stay closed indefinitely, but
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Police crackdown on teenage gangs
30979-38POLICE are to launch an assault on antisocial yobs who make life hell for residents in Pinehurst and Moredon. Special Dispersal Orders have been issued in both areas, which will allow police to break up gangs before trouble flares. The orders
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'What happened wasn't a one-off'
Wiltshire ambulance's poor response times have come as no surprise to a Swindon restaurateur whose brother suffered a heart attack. Manoj Madhani, of Rushey Platt, said the service is being neglected and needs immediate attention. He was appalled last
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Clean cars to bring in cash
DRIVERS can get their cars squeaky clean at a charity car wash today. The car wash will be held at Swindon Central Fire Station, in Drove Road, from 10am to 4pm. The event will raise money to support the work of the Swindon Down's Syndrome Group and the
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Trial of hi-tech pen makes life easier for police
WILTSHIRE police have gone gadget-mad after testing a digital pen, which remembers what is written. The pens were used in a six-week pilot scheme with the aim of reducing the burden of administrative duties on officers and getting them out on to the streets
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Concert to celebrate life of rock musician
A rock musician and former Evening Advertiser employee who lost his fight against cancer is being remembered with a pop extravaganza in the Town Gardens this weekend. Father-of-two Brent Page, of Penhill, died in January 2002, aged 55, at the Prospect
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Children climb aboard the reading roller-coaster
Children across the borough will be climbing aboard a reading rollercoaster this summer. Libraries around Swindon are once again running their Summer Reading Game, which encourages youngsters to read books. The free competition runs from Saturday, July
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Stolen soldiers finally reunited
HUNDREDS of miniature lead soldiers seized in a burglary bust are to be reunited with their owner. Swindon police discovered £2,000 worth of the collectable toys during a raid earlier this year. The military figurines are from several different conflicts
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Art and business team up to restore Lydiard Park
THE project to restore Lydiard Park to its former glory will be the centre of a business and arts meeting next month. Arts and Business South West, an organisation that aims to create and support links between businesses and the arts, is getting people
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Campaigner vows she will fight on
30959-23A PENHILL woman leading a community's battle against vandals says she won't be intimidated following an attack on her home. Sue Harrington, 53, chairman of the Avebury Road Residents' Association, became a victim of the vandals herself after youths
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'Labour has broken our hearts'
Joe TraySWINDON firefighters say Tony Blair's Government has stabbed them through the heart. Joe Tray, the union's secretary for Wiltshire and Swindon, has just returned from the Fire Brigades Union conference in Southport. The decision was made to disaffiliate
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Students serve up meal in royal style
30972-21BUDDING Gordon Ramsays in Swindon cooked up a feast fit for a future king. Student chefs prepared a mouth-watering buffet for Prince Charles' visit to Marlborough. His Royal Highness tucked into the spread with 150 other dignitaries as the town
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I'm Not Waiting
TOWN'S players report back for duty on Monday July 5, but anyone hoping to combine pre-season fitness preparations with contract negotiations had better think again. Manager Andy King will not be laying out the welcome mat to anyone who remains undecided
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Cricklade's quick recovery from first defeat
THERE were mixed fortunes for Cricklade, who suffered their first defeat of the season in the Swindon & District Four Rink Bowls League on Tuesday but recovered their winning ways two days later. In the first of their games they were beaten by the
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Generation game in bowls charity match
THREE generations from one family teamed up to compete in a Swindon & District women's competition at Westlecot. Eileen Arkley, her daughter Andrea Jones and granddaughter Val Craig were representing Rodbourne Cheney against Westlecot in the S&
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COUNTY HOPES IN THE BALANCE
HOPES of progress in this year's Middleton Cup competition hang in the balance for Wiltshire. Following their five-shot loss in their opening inter-county group match at the hands of Worcestershire they now face Herefordshire today at Ross-on-Wye. It
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'What happened wasn't a one-off'
Wiltshire ambulance's poor response times have come as no surprise to a Swindon restaurateur whose brother suffered a heart attack. Manoj Madhani, of Rushey Platt, said the service is being neglected and needs immediate attention. He was appalled last
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Home is a shed with a dirt floor
For many years people in Wiltshire have been supporting a Devizes-based charity that helps desperately poor families in Albania. LEWIS COWEN went to find out how the money raised here is spent. THE Halaj family live in two sheds, small cramped flimsy
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Following in her mum's footsteps
30976-36JENNIFER Baker will be following in her mother's footsteps when she walks up the aisle at a Walcot church this summer well almost. She is getting married in the same church in which her parents said "I do" 27 years ago. But the wedding photos
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Care worker suffered from depression, inquest told
A CARE home worker who fell from the top of a multi-storey car park in Swindon had a history of depression and attempts at self-harm, a coroner's court in Salisbury heard yesterday. Liberty Ollerhead, who lived in Swindon but worked at a home in Pewsey
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Birthday song for 104 year old
BIRTHDAY girl Dorothy Sprules had a surprise phone call from her pop idol Sir Cliff Richard. The 104-year-old great-great-grandmother was serenaded by the superstar live on Radio Swindon after kind-hearted staff at Langton House, in Wroughton, tipped
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Crowds gather to say final farewell
THE aunt of little Mitchell McCarthy, who died in a road accident, has spoken of the comfort the family gained during his funeral. More than 400 mourners attended the mass at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, in Tovey Road, Rodbourne Cheney, to celebrate
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Take a last look
THE bulldozers will be moving in to carve up Swindon's Front Garden to make way for 4,500 homes. The final hurdle in the controversial plan to build on the green swathe open land has been cleared and the development will now go ahead. Last month protesters
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Workers to clear wood
Dozens of Nationwide employees will be rolling up their sleeves and improving on nature next week. Members of the Great Western Community Forest team will be joining forces with 52 people from Nationwide's financial management and corporate planning and
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Money on offer to the needy
Young people, the homeless and elderly groups could gain thousands of pounds in grant aid. A lunch is planned for community groups next week, which will offer information about securing up to £10,000 in funding. Voluntary Action Swindon is hosting the
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Alzheimer's group gives thanks to volunteers
THE Alzheimer's Society has thanked its volunteers across Swindon, North Wiltshire and beyond for their help in raising thousands of pounds. Volunteers wracked their brains to come up with ways of raising money for the society, which supports research
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Hospital donates equipment to Belarus health service
SWINDON'S Great Western Hospital had donated more than 30 computers and other surplus medical equipment to a health service in Belarus. Local charity The Zaslowya Project began transporting the equipment, which also includes several thousands syringes
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When Pacman ate into the Iron Curtain
30983-79A COMMUNIST version of Pacman has come to Swindon. The Museum of Computing, at the University of Bath in Swindon campus, in Marlowe Avenue, has one of only three surviving examples of a Cold War-era East German video game. Poly Play was created
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No happy father's day for many kids
TOMORROW is the day dads should be feeling extra special. But, for an increasing number of men, Father's Day is merely a reminder of the sadness and loneliness of their situation. A new study has shown almost one in five first-born babies starts life
