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Local painters learn the tricks
ARTISTS in Highworth are getting the chance to brush-up on their watercolour technique and other disciplines. Painter Terry Harrison is giving a demonstration of his talent to Highworth Artists' Society. The club's Maureen Barnes said: "Terry is an energetic
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What a belcher
A BELCHING robot has been named this year's top toy. Robosapien headed the list of toys chosen by families in a survey organised by London toy shop Hamleys. Robosapien costs £80, and its talents include dancing, rapping and karate moves.
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British forces are in deeper
British forces are getting sucked deeper into the Iraq war, Swindon peer Lord Stoddart has warned. He said despite claims major combat operations had ended, the fighting was actually getting thicker. And the peer cautioned planned military operations
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Symptoms we can't avoid in season of sniffs
WINTER HEALTH FEATURE - WINTER is just around the corner, which means coughs, colds and sneezes are on their way. Most of us will experience the runny nose, sore throat and shivers at some point over the next few months, so it's time to look out the Kleenex
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Is this man too depressed to have a kidney transplant?
73028-03A FORMER railwayman claims doctors are refusing him a new kidney because he suffers from depression. David Wall, 40, of Gorse Hill, requires 90-minute dialysis sessions three times a week at Great Western Hospital. He also needs a daily cocktail
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Just the medicine for chemist users
PHARMACIES should be offering customers a wider range of services after a deal with the Government on how they are paid. Under the terms of an agreement reached after two years of intense talks between the Department of Health and pharmacists' representatives
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BB guns are fine in the right hands
73075-87FIREARMS enthusiasts have shot back at calls for ball bearing guns to be banned. Jason Birch and Sam Neale are among thousands of hobbyists who spend their weekends playing combat games. While condemning vandals who are believed to have attacked
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Cinema - Shark Tale (U)
IT'S a cast to die for comedy star du jour Jack Black; bona fide Hollywood A list celeb Will Smith; hot Oscar-winning babes Renee Zellweger and Angelina Jolie; and Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese, following up previous successful collaberations such
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Cinema - Alien Vs Predator (15)
Considering Alien Vs Predator brings together two of science fiction's biggest franchises of the last 25 years, it comes as a bit of a surprise when a caption pops up at the beginning of the film informing us that it's October 3, 2004. So, having established
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Man and Boy by Terence Rattigan - Bath Theatre Royal
REVIEW: IF this drama had been written thirty years later you would swear the Robert Maxwell scandal was its inspiration. But Rattigan wrote it in 1963. Its prophetic similarities to the Maxwell story are uncanny. David Suchet plays the central character
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BB guns are fine in the right hands
73075-87FIREARMS enthusiasts have shot back at calls for ball bearing guns to be banned. Jason Birch and Sam Neale are among thousands of hobbyists who spend their weekends playing combat games. While condemning vandals who are believed to have attacked
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Schools should teach parenting
Swindon MP Julia Drown with her own daughter OttilieCHILDREN should be taught at school how to be good parents, Swindon MP Julia Drown has urged. She called for the lessons to be made as part of the national curriculum, alongside sex education and other
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Feathers ruffled by pillow fight
Ref. 73081-105THERE may have been fewer than expected but a group of people still had a thumping tood time in Swindon town centre this weekend. At precisely 11am two dozen shoppers carrying bulging plastic bags unveiled their lethal weapons pillows. Stunned
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Is anyone this stupid?
Ref. 72324-01CLEAR YOUR CAR CAMPAIGN: OF course not. Nobody in their right mind would leave their valuables on show in a greenhouse in the middle of a busy car park. But that is what police say some motorists might as well do. For thieves in Swindon are
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Take valuables with you
CLEAR YOUR CAR CAMPAIGN: THE RAC is backing our campaign by donating free car security bags for 500 readers. Earlier this year, RAC Auto Windscreen the division which repairs broken windows ran its own Nothing on Display initiative, which saw the launch
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Billie's been out
SWINDON-born star Billie Piper, 22, has been photographed in a London nightclub during a break in her Dr Who filming schedule. She was seen at the Aura nightclub in London. Last month saw Billie and husband Chris Evans, 38, split.
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Fancy a ramble?
WALKERS are invited to join the Ramblers' Association for countryside treks on Sunday. Two walks of five-miles and 10-miles are planned. Anyone wanting further information can call Pat Crabb, chairwoman of the north east Wiltshire branch, on 01793 740450
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Devizes held in epic
DEVIZES are still in the FA Vase, but they will need to try again to take their place in round two. Mark Godley's men drew 4-4 in an epic at Willand. Willand led at the break, but Nick Mooney levelled with a free-kick. Willand's Rob Norrish was then sent
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Wilmot's own goal costs Blues
CHIPPENHAM Town remain top of the Premier Division despite losing at home to Aylesbury. Ellis Wilmot's second-half own goal condemned the Bluebirds to a 1-0 defeat, but with fellow high flyers Halesowen and Merthyr Tydfil not in action due to postponements
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Fairford comfortable winners eventually
FAIRFORD recorded a win in the First Round of the Gloucestershire Senior Trophy, winning 5-1 at Patchway. It sounds comfortable enough, but the Hellenic Premier outfit were taken to extra-time. The visitors went 1-0 down when Robert Pope scored on the
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Just the medicine for chemist users
PHARMACIES should be offering customers a wider range of services after a deal with the Government on how they are paid. Under the terms of an agreement reached after two years of intense talks between the Department of Health and pharmacists' representatives
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Local painters learn the tricks
ARTISTS in Highworth are getting the chance to brush-up on their watercolour technique and other disciplines. Painter Terry Harrison is giving a demonstration of his talent to Highworth Artists' Society. The club's Maureen Barnes said: "Terry is an energetic
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CCTV on cards
COUNCILLORS are to debate how to fund CCTV in Highworth. Mayor Gordon Jefferies said: "CCTV would certainly contain the trouble, and police say the system would help them. "We will be discussing whether to include it in next year's budget."
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Old tools needed
ROTARIANS are appealing for tool donations to send to the developing world. The Rotary Club of Swindon is collecting for Tools For Self-Reliance, which helps deprived African communities. Hammers, chisels, spanners and drills can be left at Hill's recycling
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Crimes tracked
LES White, right, of the Rodbourne Cheney Residents' Association, is keeping a crime log. Mr White says anti-social behaviour in the area is on the rise and he is calling on residents to shop the culprits. He hopes to present the information to police
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Veterans meet up
VETERANS of the Korean War are invited to meet former comrades at 11am on the second Tuesday of every month at the TA Centre in Church Place. Bert Davey, pictured left, secretary of the Swindon and North Wilts Branch of the British Koreans Veterans Association
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Kilroy-Silk faces a tough fight for leadership of UKIP
ROBERT Kilroy-Silk has admitted that his campaign to secure the leadership of the UK Independence Party has reached a stalemate. The former Labour MP and daytime television presenter, picturedleft, has been a UKIP MEP since May, but has made no secret
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Banning fans to continue
Streaker invades pitch during match between Swindon and GrimsbyMORE than 20 fans are now banned from the County Ground for football violence offences. According to a Home Office probe into football violence, seven new bans were given to Robins fans last
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Spare thought for guide dogs
WITH Bonfire Night just around the corner, people are being asked to spare a thought for guide dogs. Every year many of the specially trained dogs are forced to retire after being traumatised by fireworks. Now The Guide Dogs For The Blind Association
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Friend took the blame for learner driver's accident
YEARS of friendship resulted in a drunken young man taking the blame for a crash when it was his unqualified friend behind the wheel. The inexperienced 17-year-old lost control on a roundabout and the car ended up hitting a lamppost, Swindon magistrates
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I've asked too
Regarding the letter from S Green about mobile speed cameras, as one of the councillors for Covingham and Nythe I've been asking for months for this very thing. However, I keep getting turned down. I appreciate that the police will only site the cameras
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Thanks to all
Can I thank the emergency services for all their help after being involved in a crash on the A350 Chippenham bypass on Wednesday, October 13? Also, I would like to thank the two people personally who stopped to help me before the emergency services arrived
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Railway plea
I WONDER if any of your lady readers used to work on the railways? I'm writing a book about women's labour on the railways and would be most grateful if any of your readers who have experience of railway work would contact me, whether they worked during
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No sympathy
WITH reference to Mrs K Fisher's letter (EA October 13), I have absolutely no sympathy with her when the car she was in was wheel clamped at Asda-Wal-mart. She would have us believe there were no parking spaces available in the whole of the car park areas
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It is right to show concern
A LUBIN unfortunately destroys her argument by the use of smear tactics every time she writes to your newspaper (Evening Advertiser October 19). Does she ever read a newspaper or watch television? She must be the only person in the UK unaware of the gun
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Do I believe mum or Mr Blair?
MY mother always told me, and I believe her, that gambling was a bad thing and that the gambling habit spelt disaster for the person's wife, children and the whole family. I have continued in this view right up to the present but I am confused. The Labour
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Bath open in style
Bath head coach John Connolly had no regrets at his decision to throw young prop Matt Stevens in for a start as he grabbed a try in a 22-12 Heineken Cup win over Bourgoin at the Recreation Ground. Connolly said: "I thought he was good at some things and
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Over and out!
JAMIE McMaster has been given the all-clear after an horrific collision at Barnsley although one midfielder's misfortune has opened the door of opportunity for another. The Australian has probably entered the Guinness Book of Records for the briefest
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CCTV on cards
COUNCILLORS are to debate how to fund CCTV in Highworth. Mayor Gordon Jefferies said: "CCTV would certainly contain the trouble, and police say the system would help them. "We will be discussing whether to include it in next year's budget."
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Relief for relatives
SWINDON could soon have its own branch of the Alzheimer's Society. The society, celebrating 25 years, has 250 branches across the country. Besides raising funds for vital research, the branches offer advice and support to those whose relatives are sufferers
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Fancy a ramble?
WALKERS are invited to join the Ramblers' Association for countryside treks on Sunday. Two walks of five-miles and 10-miles are planned. Anyone wanting further information can call Pat Crabb, chairwoman of the north east Wiltshire branch, on 01793 740450
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Take time out and treat yourself
HEALTH & BEAUTY FEATURE - These days we are often too busy juggling work, social lives and families to take time out to pamper ourselves and recharge our batteries, writes Lisa Flynn. I'm definitely guilty of this, rushing here there and everywhere
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Swan Lake & The Sleeping Beauty - Theatre Royal
OCTOBER 25-30 2004, BATH: AUDIENCES all over the world have been dazzled by Moscow City Ballet's spectacular performances and next week the group makes a welcome return to Bath with two productions, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, both set to Tchaikovsky's
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Cinema - Alfie (15)
JUDE Law bears a uncanny resemblance to the young Michael Caine in a remake of the cockney lad-about-town comedy drama Alfie (15). Lewis Gilbert's 1966 original was such a shocker for its time, the likes of Terence Stamp and Anthony Newely rejected the
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The Lady In The Van - Theatre Royal
NOVEMBER 2 - 13 2004, BATH: Actress Susan Hampshire is so down to earth she even grows her own vegetables. But she's taking a break from her beloved garden to perform at the Bath Theatre Royal next month. Susan plays the eccentric Miss Shepherd in Alan
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Is this man too depressed to have a kidney transplant?
73028-03A FORMER railwayman claims doctors are refusing him a new kidney because he suffers from depression. David Wall, 40, of Gorse Hill, requires 90-minute dialysis sessions three times a week at Great Western Hospital. He also needs a daily cocktail
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Take valuables with you
CLEAR YOUR CAR CAMPAIGN: THE RAC is backing our campaign by donating free car security bags for 500 readers. Earlier this year, RAC Auto Windscreen the division which repairs broken windows ran its own Nothing on Display initiative, which saw the launch
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Five minutes thatlost Rebecca £316
Ref. 73035-56CLEAR YOUR CAR CAMPAIGN: REBECCA James knows the misery car thieves cause. They snatched a bag containing clothing, make-up and £1,000 worth of expensive hairdressing equipment from her Peugeot 206 which had been left for just five minutes
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'Hotel swaying' man tells wife
Ref. 73083-7 Pauline Neil, who was phoned by her husband Graham from Japan during the earthquake. INSET: Graham BUSINESSMAN Graham Neil phoned home to Swindon from the 21st floor of a swaying Japanese hotel during an earthquake. Senior IT executive Graham
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Swindon stay in frame
Swindon played host to Farnham Royal in the league on Saturday, and maintained their title challenge with a 45-0 win. After sustaining some early pressure, Swindon were the first on the score sheet. From a line out, Andy Morley secured the catch and the
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Donegan on fire in Calne's easy win
A highly motivated and near full strength Calne side smashed their way through a Marlborough side riding high on the back of a recent good run. Calne scooped eight tries, seven conversions and a penalty in their 57 point haul. Calne skipper Andrew Donegan
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Massive improvement from Supermarine
Supermarine travelled to Cricklade looking to improve on their recent performances. Marine welcomed back many players and looked a different side from recent weeks. Marine broke the deadlock after fly half Nick Clarke burst through the Cricklade defence
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Bassett back on song
Wootton Bassett 1st returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 34-0 thumping of visitors Bradford on Avon in the Southern Counties South league. In very wet and windy conditions Bassett kept the ball tight and used their superior forward power to out
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Relief for relatives
SWINDON could soon have its own branch of the Alzheimer's Society. The society, celebrating 25 years, has 250 branches across the country. Besides raising funds for vital research, the branches offer advice and support to those whose relatives are sufferers
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Scooby's a winner
SCOOBY-Doo has been declared the official record holder for the cartoon series with the most episodes. The 350 adventures of Scooby, Shaggy and the rest of the gang in the Mystery Machine have earned the series a place in the Guinness World Record Book
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Chapel plans
SWINDON Family Church is renegotiating plans to turn a warehouse into a chapel. Worshippers were given permission to turn the building on Westlea Industrial Estate into a church. However, Swindon Council has imposed a condition that the change of use
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TUC keen to see more holidays
THE Government is today urged to agree three extra bank holidays. This includes one to help break up the "slog" between the end of summer and the Christmas break. Research by the TUC showed huge support for extra public holidays, with today the start
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What a belcher
A BELCHING robot has been named this year's top toy. Robosapien headed the list of toys chosen by families in a survey organised by London toy shop Hamleys. Robosapien costs £80, and its talents include dancing, rapping and karate moves.
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British forces are in deeper
British forces are getting sucked deeper into the Iraq war, Swindon peer Lord Stoddart has warned. He said despite claims major combat operations had ended, the fighting was actually getting thicker. And the peer cautioned planned military operations
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Symptoms we can't avoid in season of sniffs
WINTER HEALTH FEATURE - WINTER is just around the corner, which means coughs, colds and sneezes are on their way. Most of us will experience the runny nose, sore throat and shivers at some point over the next few months, so it's time to look out the Kleenex
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Brilliant Dayfor Stratton
Heavy rain played havoc with the Premier Division programme, just three matches getting the go ahead. AFC Stratton were more than delighted that they braved the monsoon conditions, running out 8-2 winners over visitors Shrewton United Reserves. Stratton
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Collier happy with stalemate
FEW spectators left Hunts Copse satisfied on Saturday, but Supermarine manager Mark Copse was happy enough after a miserable goalless draw with Cinderford. "We would have lost that game a month ago," he said. "The lads are disappointed we haven't beaten
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Shrivenham end Hook Norton run
SHRIVENHAM ended Hook Norton's nine-match unbeaten run to get their own Division One West title aspirations back on track. Alan Dyton's men, who suffered a shock reverse at Headington the previous weekend, ran out 4-0 winners. The damage was done during
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Highworth have the edge
WOOTTON Bassett boss Pete Yeardley predicted that Highworth might have too much quality for his men in their Hellenic League showdown. He was right. He also said the opposition would be made to work hard for a result. This statement was a little wider
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Is your car a shop window?
CLEAR YOU CAR CAMPAIGN: PUT yourself into the mind of a heroin addict wracked with cravings for the next fix. The fever chills and burns, your limbs are like lead, in fact your whole body screams for that bag of gear. So what are you going to do for cash
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Art needs exhibition space
A VENUE is needed to show off children's photographic talents. Youngsters in Coleshill were given disposable cameras and told to take pictures of the village. The best were whittled down to 10 and displayed in the village shop. But photographer Swithin
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Staying safe and sound
WILTSHIRE and Swindon Users' Network held a 'Safe and Sound' day at the Link Centre in West Swindon. The event was aimed at raising awareness of the range of services that are available locally to older people. The network helps people with physical or
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Showing off creativity
NYTHE will be showing off its creative talents at an art exhibition next month. Members of the Nythe Painting Club are currently putting the finishing touches to their work, which will be displayed on November 18-20. The display is being held in Nythe
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Volunteers needed to help Kingfisher
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help a new service for children and young people with serious illnesses. The Kingfisher service is run by Swindon Primary Care Trust, Wiltshire's primary care trusts, Swindon Council and the county council. It supports children
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Boiler ablaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Victoria Hospital on Saturday after reports of a fire. Crews from Swindon, Stratton and Westlea stations arrived shortly after 9am to find a small fire in the boiler. They isolated the blaze and a maintenance engineer was called
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Oh yes it is . . .
PANTO season may be more than two months away but preparations are well underway at the Wyvern Theatre. Actor Paul Bradley, who played Nigel in Eastenders, stars as Fleshcreep in the popular fairy tale about a boy who trades his cow, Daisy, for magic
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Crew tackles blaze
ARSONISTS caused a blaze at allotments in Pinehurst Road on Saturday. Firefighters spent 25 minutes extinguishing the rubbish fire shortly before 11pm.
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Mayor all set to meet firefighters
SWINDON mayor Peter Stoddart, right, will be meeting firefighters tomorrow to learn more about their role in keeping the town safe. Coun Stoddart will visit Swindon's three stations in County Road, Stratton and Westlea where he will be given guided tours
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Cash is on offer
SWINDON charities are being urged to apply for grants of up to £2,000. The Scarman Trust South West funds projects which benefit communities. Contact the Scarman Trust on 0117 944 2710, or visit www.thescarmantrust.org. Applications must be in by the
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Schoolboy's shotgun shocker
Craig Claridge, 14A TEENAGER has admitted shooting a schoolboy in the street in a drive-by attack. A FAMILY of a 13-year-old boy have spoken of their relief after a Swindon man admitted the shooting of their son. Simon Roberts, 19, has admitted seriously
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Homeowners urged to help
HOMEOWNERS are being urged to think about how much power they use this week. The Energy Saving Trust, the organisers of Energy Efficiency Week, are asking people to think twice before switching on electrical appliances. This year the Department for Environment
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Say no to trick or treaters
PENSIONERS are reminded to join our campaign for a trouble-free Halloween. By calling our office, householders can request a poster warning trick or treaters not to call. In just over a week, hundreds have been sent out. Among those to benefit are members
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Ghosts in the backyard
Canon Michael Johnson next to the Yew tree (complete with ghost) in the churchyard of the St John the Baptist and St Helen church in WroughtonSearching for an apparition? According to a new book, you won't need to go far Wiltshire is a hot spot for spooks
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These homes are a mistake
I WOULD like to ask if there is anyone who knows whether or not it is this Government's intention to turn North Wiltshire into a housing estate? Judging by what I have seen so far I cannot think of any other reason why there are 9,000 houses being built
