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Lot of cheer as pub raises £2,243
JANUARY 26: A PUB in Gorse Hill raised more than £2,000 for a new fundraising drive bringing the total from the first Swindon Cares week to around £12,500. The Swiss Chalet in Chapel Street dedicated a whole week of activities for Swindon Cares, which
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Thorpe is the master
Graham Thorpe survived a 16-over session at the end of the last day as Surrey escaped with a draw with Worcestershire in the Frizzell County Championship at New Road on Saturday. After the loss of five hours because of persistent rain the England left-hander
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Show that you care
Ref. 29510-10SWINDON Cares, a week of events to raise thousands of pounds for good causes, has been launched. It is still several months away, but organisers have urged people to start thinking now about how they can do their bit in July. Speaking at
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Goodbye Mooney!
Tommy Mooney will not be playing his football at The County Ground next season after failing to agree terms on a new contract. The Club announced this morning that unfortunately they have been unable to agree with the player and his agent over a contract
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Community spirit puts villages in running for title
PICTURESQUE south Wiltshire villages Ansty, Hindon and Whiteparish are reaping the benefits of true community spirit. They are all winners in the district round of this year's Wiltshire's Best Kept Village competition, organised by the Wiltshire branch
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Three teens injured in car crash
THREE teenagers were injured and taken to hospital after the car they were in spun out of control and collided with a double decker bus on the A345 near the Beehive roundabout, just outside of Salisbury on Saturday. The Peugeot 205, travelling towards
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Up and running
Ref. 30871-27PREPARATIONS for Swindon's half marathon are off the starting blocks thanks to a £20,000 donation from Nationwide. The firm is co-ordinating the event in partnership with Swindon Council and the Evening Advertiser. It will be the first time
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Community spirit puts villages in running for title
PICTURESQUE south Wiltshire villages Ansty, Hindon and Whiteparish are reaping the benefits of true community spirit. They are all winners in the district round of this year's Wiltshire's Best Kept Village competition, organised by the Wiltshire branch
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Three teens injured in car crash
THREE teenagers were injured and taken to hospital after the car they were in spun out of control and collided with a double decker bus on the A345 near the Beehive roundabout, just outside of Salisbury on Saturday. The Peugeot 205, travelling towards
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Angry workers dish dirt on Net
This week the Evening Advertiser reported the case of Liz Hopkins, who is taking Honda to court over the way the car giant treated her. Liz, 42, rose from being an accountant to becoming finance controller at Honda Trading Europe, the company's imports
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You may now kiss the bride
Ref. 31088-36A GROOM astride a white horse turned heads in Wootton Bassett as he arrived to sweep his bride off her feet. Bobby Chawla married Rekha Kumar in what is believed to be the first fully traditional Hindu ceremony in the Swindon area. Residents
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Cinema - The Ladykillers (15)
SHOCK! Hollywood has remade the 1955 British comedy classic The Ladykillers. HORROR! They've transferred the action from suburban London the the Deep South of the USA. OUTRAGE! The lead role made famous by our own Sir Alec Guinness is played by Tom Hanks
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Cash prizes for the best gardeners in town
Green-FINGERED gardeners in Wootton Bassett are being invited to enter this year's North Wiltshire Flower Festival. Their gardening talents could win a cash prize of up to £100. Entries are now invited in the following categories: Front garden Front container
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Protest against American 'stunt' in Iraq
Members of the Swindon Stop the War Coalition will be taking to the streets this week protesting about the handover of sovereignty in Iraq. Organisers are planning to meet at noon on Wednesday at the war memorial in Regent Street, before an afternoon
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Damp, not down hearted
Ref. 31093-39Bhavani Vadde reports on events from the Old Town festival this weekend MELINDA Messenger was among the spectators who defied the damp and drizzly weather at an all-day concert, Swindon Live, at the Old Town Bowl. Along with a group of friends
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Council shamed for failing to pay quickly enough
SWINDON Council has come under fire from the Government for not paying housing benefits fast enough. New statistics show it took 60 days for officers to process new claims ministers say it should take no longer than 36 days. And despite recent improvements
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A life in ruins
Ref. 31022-79LITTLE more than a year ago Adele Still was a college student just starting out on a career as a beautician. More recently, she has appeared before Swindon magistrates charged with possessing heroin after being picked up in a police raid
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Women freed on bail over Glastonbury death
TWO Swindon women have been released on police bail after being suspected of supplying drugs to a man who died at the Glastonbury Festival. Neil Clinnings, 24, from the Cleveleys area of Lancashire, collapsed in a car park outside the festival site around
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Chain reaction as pub gets facelift
RARE avocado urinals from the 1970s have been passed to a toilet museum to preserve them for posterity. The urinals' move to Tyford Toilet Museum was revealed at the opening of the refurbished Sally Pussey Inn in Wootton Bassett. The pub, named after
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They're value for money
Swindonians have given their councillors a huge vote of support. This week the Evening Advertiser reported that members had accepted a 15 per cent rise in expenses and allowances. In a telephone poll readers were asked whether their elected representatives
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Woman describes brutality
CAROL Muller took to the witness stand to describe how Webb turned her over to see if she was still alive. When he established she was still breathing, the kicking began again. In evidence, Mrs Muller said that after not seeing his son for 18 months Webb
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Woman cleared of savage attack
A WOMAN has told how she lay on the ground and played dead to try to bring an end to a savage attack on her by her ex-lover. Carol Muller said she was in fear for her life during the prolonged assault during which she was punched, kicked, burnt and stamped
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You may now kiss the bride
Ref. 31088-36A GROOM astride a white horse turned heads in Wootton Bassett as he arrived to sweep his bride off her feet. Bobby Chawla married Rekha Kumar in what is believed to be the first fully traditional Hindu ceremony in the Swindon area. Residents
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Hospital has come tumbling down
AN OKUS development is a sad sight for those with fond memories of Swindon's former Princess Margaret Hospital. All that remains now is the shell of the main building, standing in the wasteland of rubble and dust but its days are numbered. The next stage
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Golfers swing into action to raise £5,000
Scores of golfers took to the greens to raise cash for CALM, the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Movement. Some 116 fundraisers took part in the 11th annual golf day at Wrag Barn, Highworth. The Mayor of Swindon, Coun Derek Benfield, teed off the competition
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Invasion started earlier
IN his article on Saturday Anthony Osborne quotes Ken Head as saying " . . . that at last the invasion of Europe had started'' when describing Dakota aircraft making their way to Normandy. He should, of course, have said that the invasion of Normandy,
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Visiting is OK but we don't want to go foreign!
AS the European Super State Wraps its tentacles around our British way of life the long suffering British public are starting to make a stand and say enough is enough our lives are being changed on a daily basis by rules we have no say in. It started
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Goatacre glory
Goatacre stormed into the next round of the npower Village Cup with a two-wicket victory over Oxfordshire and current national champions Shipton-under-Wychwood. Goatacre captain Pete Turner won the toss and asked the Shipton side to bat. Shipton openers
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Dragons still on fire
Leaders Glamorgan cruised to their seventh totesport League Division One win in eight outings with a nine-wicket victory over Surrey in a rain-affected match at Sophia Gardens. Surrey scored 197-8 in their 45 overs before rain during the tea interval
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Hot Coles boosts Wilts
WILTSHIRE escaped the rain on the first day of their Minor Counties Championship match against Wales at the South Wilts club yesterday. And their batsmen also escaped the clutches of the visiting field as they posted a formidable 354 total in Salisbury
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Firms ready to join forces to show Swindon cares
FEBRUARY 10: SOME of the biggest names in business will get together next month to launch this year's Swindon Cares appeal. Last year, more than £15,000 was raised during the week-long extravaganza in July, which was backed by the Advertiser. The cash
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Big heart of swindon
Ref. 25675-29MARCH 5: Getting naked, bathing in custard or having a leg wax ... these are just some of the ways Swindonians have shown they care. BHAVANI VADDE reports. SPEED dating and a 25-mile bike ride are just some of the events planned for this
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You may now kiss the bride
Ref. 31088-36A GROOM astride a white horse turned heads in Wootton Bassett as he arrived to sweep his bride off her feet. Bobby Chawla married Rekha Kumar in what is believed to be the first fully traditional Hindu ceremony in the Swindon area. Residents
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Cinema - Mean Girls (12A)
A COUPLE of years ago a film came out called Not Another Teen Movie. As rubbish as it was, it hit the nail on the head as far as the subject it was spoofing was concerned. In recent times Hollywood has been haemorrhaging teen-age movies as if that particular
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Hell for Bea
JULY 7 - 10 2004, BATH: Bea has been having a bit of a rough time. Her parents are getting divorced, Mum is acting like a teenager and to top it all they have to move house. This is how The House on Hellmouth Hill begins and it's coming to the Ustinov
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Plea for pupils to be offered work
Ref. 30973-29THREE of these youngsters will soon be spending time at the Evening Advertiser to pick up skills that will equip them for the world of work. Our organisation has offered Upland School pupils work placements after they appealed to Swindon
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'I was sorry I had to let her go'
Ref. 31035-10AFTER the case, Adele Still's former boss Michelle King, urged her to seek help. "I feel so gutted for her," she said. "She was so excited when she came to work for me. "I was so sorry I had to let her go because she was such a nice girl.
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Pizza wars
LEFT: Sunil Madhani of Chicago Joe's RIGHT: James Swift of DominosA PIZZA shop owner has called in the police after allegedly suffering at the hands of competitors. Sunhil Madhani, 35, opened Chicago Joe's in Ermin Street, Stratton, in April, and claims
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We need £35,000
A YOUTH project that supports vulnerable young people faces closure after its pleas for council funding were rejected. SMASH, a mentoring scheme which has helped troubled teenagers turn their lives around, had asked for an emergency cash injection to
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£500 to get the message across
SWINDON Council has forked out £500 on a tablecloth in a bid to improve its image. The "logo cloth", pictured right, which was paid for out of mayoral funds, will be used to brand presentations and press conferences to help communicate the council's message
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Pride Youth discussion
THE role of Pride Youth, the gay youth association, will be discussed at the next meeting of the Swindon Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Coalition. The coalition says Pride Youth is a point of contact for young, gay people, some of whom feel marginalised
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Cross of St George flies high at festival
England may be out of Euro 2004 but the cross of St George will still be flying high at the weekend. The Royal Society of St George's Wiltshire branch will be setting up a stand at the Old Town Victorian Festival in Swindon next Saturday and Sunday to
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Never let the sun go down on an argument
Ref. 31080-23WHEN Peggy Mutton was 15, John Leighfield started following her around. She couldn't shake him off and they ended up getting married. The couple, of Semley Walk, in Penhill, will celebrate their golden anniversary on Saturday. Mrs Leighfield
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I fell in love with his motorbike
Ref. 31081-22Hazel Ponting was swept off her feet by Lewis Archer's Royal Enfield motorbike in 1950. Four years later the couple, of Spinney Close, Liddington, tied the knot and their marriage is still going strong today. They celebrated their golden
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Tenants get chance to see artwork in print
Swindon Council tenants have the chance to see their artwork published in a calendar for 2005. The council has launched the Tenant Calendar 2005 competition for tenants and their families. There are a variety of age categories from under fives to over
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The parade marches on
Ref. 31084-16POURING rain didn't dampen the spirits of revellers at the Purton carnival this weekend. Villagers scorned the miserable weather and turned out in force to help bring the country's colourful past back to life. Britain through the Ages was
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Development is just insane
HOW will building more houses on the Front Garden help the parents in Abbey Meads who have lost their battle to send their children to the nearest primary school? How are we supposed to develop self-contained communities that are not car dependent if
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Help make it better is Christian thing to do
I read the letter from Lesley Everson (What will it take to get our filthy town cleaned?) with some concern. Firstly, to my knowledge, this lady has lived in the town for less than six months. The areas she mentions are just a few areas of a town that
