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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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Fit for work
Ref. 25749-34 Nicky Fossey-LewisOLYMPIC trainers are to show Swindon business executives that working out can lead to healthy profit margins. The lunchtime programme is being run by the University of Bath and aims to help businesses increase the physical
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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All quiet on the trick front
A POSTER campaign to keep tricksters away during Halloween has been hailed a success. Jean Lawrence, 72, of Brook Meadow, Wroughton, who was the first person to put up a poster to deter tricksters, said there had been no trouble for the 20 people in her
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It's all fright on the night
Ref. 73178-82ON a cold misty evening, lit only by the faint orange glow of the distant moon, dozens of Crick-lade townsfolk gathered. On the bridge over the River Thames, they came together, holding hands as they heard the scary and ghostly tales of their
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Man is lucky to be alive after chip pan fire
WILTSHIRE Fire Brigade says a man whose chip pan burst into flames after he fell asleep was lucky to be alive. At about 6am on Saturday, firefighters from Stratton St Margaret and Swindon Central were called to a kitchen blaze at a house in Charlton Close
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Bassett seal comeback win
Wootton Bassett kept their sights on the Southern Counties South top spot with an excellent 15-11 win at fellow title hopefuls Dorchester. From the kick-off Dorchester came out firing and slotted a penalty on 13 minutes. But that merely jump-started Bassett
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Lawrence bags treble
Aldbourne produced a stop-start performance at Swindon, but finally ground out a comfortable 34-17 victory over the home side's third team in a bruising Dorset & Wilts Two North encounter. After 10 minutes the game looked all over, as the Dabchicks
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Chippenham shocker
CHIPPENHAM'S promotion hopes took a major hit as they were shocked 23-5 at home by Windsor in South West Two East. Windsor were without a win from their six league games as they arrived at Allington Field but they set the tone with their attacking rugby
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Ciren are on the rise
CIRENCESTER went third in Gloucestershire Division One and managed their third successive defensive shutout with a 40-0 thumping of Ashley Down Old Boys at the Whiteway. After a stuttering start to the campaign, Myles Ferris' men are on the up and they
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Centurions sink Ducks on road
SECOND-HALF goals from Scott Griffin and Darren Robison gave Cirencester Town a deserved 2-1 win at Aylesbury United. In a thoroughly entertaining game in which Cirencester had the majority of possession, especially in the first half, they could not turn
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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Charity ball helps women's health
A charity ball at the Marriott Hotel in Swindon has raised enough money to enable a women's centre to offer full health checks to its visitors. Staff at the Well Woman Centre in Milton Road, Swindon have now been trained to carry out blood tests for cholesterol
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Service remembers those killed on roads
FAMILIES who have lost a loved one in road accidents can attend a memorial service later this month. The Rev Geoff Birch, general secretary of the Wiltshire and East Somerset Baptist Association, will take the service at St Augustine of Canterbury, Rodbourne
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Group set to fight crime in community
A NEW crime-busting group in Gorse Hill will add to its hit list of problems plaguing the area tomorrow. Swindon Council's crime and disorder team has kick-started its 10th Neighbourhood Safety Team (NeST). About 12 community group representatives attended
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Chris and Billie back together
GINGER-haired millionaire Chris Evans and his estranged Swindon-born wife Billie Piper are reportedly getting back together. Billie, 22, and the former DJ have been spotted drinking together in London pubs and close friends say they are trying to "patch
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Police track car used in burglary
POLICE are trying to trace a distinctive BMW convertible used by thieves in a burglary last week. They want to appeal for witnesses to who may have seen the BMW convertible, which was carrying three or four men who are believed to have been involved in
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Charity preview
TICKETS are still available for a charity preview of the latest Bridget Jones film. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (pictured) will be shown at the Cineworld Cinema in Greenbridge on Wednesday, November 10 in aid of the NSPCC. There will be two receptions
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Bid to improve school meals
Scientific research has revealed that unhealthy school dinners are partly responsible for pupils' bad behaviour in schools. Dr Neil Ward of Surrey University has revealed that too much sugar and a lack of zinc and iron in school meals is causing anti
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Veterans remember the fallen
Ref. 73184-83VETERANS stood proudly in Swindon's town centre yesterday to honour men and women who died in conflict. Dozens of veterans many dressed in black suits waited for their orders from the parade marshall. Most came from the Swindon branches of
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One MP is worth money
WITH reference to recent coverage in the Advertiser and other newspapers concerning the salary and expenses that MPs receive, I would like to say that Michael Wills offers very good value for money. The vast majority of his expenses go maintaining his
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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Cup Of Cheer?
TOWN director Bob Holt admits the board will 'snap the BBC's hands off' if Auntie offers to beam the FA Cup tie with Sheffield Wednesday live to the nation. Should the call be forthcoming then it would immediately guarantee the Wiltshire club a £75,000
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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Is Alan's the bid?
ROYAL Mail chairman Allan Leighton could submit a bid to takeover Sainsbury's which has two stores in Swindon. Rumours started when Mr Leighton stepped down from Lastminute.com, the internet travel website and Dyson Group and leisure business.
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Halcrow puts in bid down under
SWINDON engineering firm, Halcrow has been named as the technical adviser to a railway project down under. The company HQ, which is at Burderop Park, between Wroughton and Chiseldon, will advise on the £600 million renewal project of the passenger train
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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Autumn's golden reflections
HAIR FEATURE - THE summer is drawing to a close, the children are back at school after a chaotic, child-friendly summer and no doubt you will be looking forward to a bit of pampering yourself. Imagine a whole day spent shopping without little ones screaming
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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It's all fright on the night
Ref. 73178-82ON a cold misty evening, lit only by the faint orange glow of the distant moon, dozens of Cricklade townsfolk gathered. On the bridge over the River Thames, they came together, holding hands as they heard the scary and ghostly tales of their
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It's a sign of the times for babies
A NURSERY is teaching babies sign language to help them communicate with their parents. Longscroft Nursery School in Bradford on Avon is teaching babies signing using music and actions. Sing and Sign teacher Alison Harper, 41, of the Common, Holt, whose
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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Woman given a last chance
A 40-year-old woman, haunted by a tragedy in 1991 on Akers Way in which five young people lost their lives, could escape jail after she stabbed her husband twice during a drunken row. Kim Thompson plunged the kitchen knife into husband Mark's chest and
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All aboard for the scary express
Ref. 73177-67Brave visitors took a ghost train ride through Swindon on the eve Halloween . They travelled on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway for a spooky one-mile journey from Blunsdon to Hayes Knoll. Volunteers who run the railway decked out a train
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Dressed to shock
Ref. 73148-44WITCHES, Dracula and even the Grim Reaper turned up at the Leap Frog Day Nursery. All the children and staff were dressed up for a special Halloween party. There were games, prizes for the best costumes and scary ghost biscuits made by the
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OAPs say 'I do' in Gretna Green
Ref. 73168-30A COUPLE who eloped to Gretna Green to get married have raised £425 for the Great Western Hospital by asking for cash donation instead of wedding presents. Samuel and Eileen Kinchin, both 70 of Cricklade, surprised their family and friends
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Armed police raid leaves residents asking questions
RESIDENTS fear an armed police raid in Old Town could be drug or gun-crime related. Mystery surrounds yesterday's operation as undercover officers outside the house in North Street declined to comment. But neighbours say armed police surrounded the building
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Victim of fraud is facing prison
John Keeping Ref. 73145-46THE victim of a massive fraud that left him financially ruined faces jail for not being able to pay his council tax. John Keeping, who used to run a Swindon haulage business, with a £2.5m turnover, had £164,000 embezzled from
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Swindon reach the summit
Swindon went top of the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Premier Division with a narrow 20-13 win at Harwell. A 19-12 defeat for fellow title contenders Drifters at Chipping Norton took the Greenbridge Road side to the summit but they were made to work by a home
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NEW - HEALTH & BEAUTY
We've extended our Health section to include beauty topics and pampering advice. Read about skin rejuvenation, the latest beauty treatments, keeping fit and more. And you can still read about the key issues in Wiltshire, such as hospital closures, the
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FIREWORK DISPLAYS
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Late stunner for unlucky Stratton
AFC Stratton made Premier Division leaders Corsham Town pull out all the stops before a late strike in the second half gave the home side a 2-1 victory. Stratton boss Tony Dyer was disappointed with the result and thought his side unlucky not to have
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Regis' late show lifts the Bluebirds
RENE REGIS scored a late winner to give leaders Chippenham Town a 3-2 victory over King's Lynn in Norfolk. It was the Bluebirds' sixth away win of the season in the Southern League Premier Division. The win and nature of the preformance pleased manager
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Ciren stun league leaders
CIRENCESTER UNITED pulled-off the shock of the opeing round with a stunning victory over Slimbridge in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. The teams were locked together at 3-3 after extra-time but United held their nerve to progress 4-2 on penalties. Cirencester
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Have a literary meal
A THREE-COURSE meal to raise money for The Stroke Association will be served on November 10. After the meal at The Bear Hotel in Devizes, guests can listen to authors talking about their latest books. Organisers are urging Swindon residents to join them
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Spooky STFC
A youth project with a spooky theme is to be launched at Swindon Town Football Club. The club, which funds a study centre, will be hosting a video-making project for youngsters based on the classic tragic play Macbeth, by William Shakespeare (pictured
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Bus tickets go up from today
BUS operator Thamesdown Transport is raising some ticket prices today. According to the company, the rise is necessary because the cost of fuel has increased around 40 per cent. Adult single tickets increase from £1.20 to £1.30 and from £1.60 to £1.70
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A night with Jimmy
FORMER England footballer Jimmy Greaves will be kicking off a night of entertainment at the Wyvern Theatre Greaves, who scored 44 goals in 57 England matches will be appearing with ex-Chelsea hard man Ron 'Chopper Harris and compere Terry Baker. Jimmy
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Festival brings culture to town
An arts festival which aims to bring culture to Swindon kicks off today. The Imaging Festival has been organised by Swindon Artscape and SBC and features 14 exhibitions as well as installations, talks, workshops and portfolio sessions where artists can
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Parishes at war over sign
THE WELCOME sign at the centre of a battle between two parishes looks set to remain exactly where it is. Wootton Bassett Town Council put a sign welcoming visitors to the town on the Malmesbury Road. Members of Lydiard Tregoze Parish Council say the sign
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New powers to combat firework abuse
POLICE will use new powers to combat firework-throwing yobs in the run up to Guy Fawkes' night. Officers have a raft of tough new measures available to protect the public and reduce the nuisance which is common at this time of year. The Fireworks Regulations
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Vandals target animal haven
Ref. 73169-54Vandals targeted a Swindon animal haven by blowing up its post box with a powerful firework. The post box, which is by the cow field at the Swindon and District Animal Haven in Wootton Bassett, was completely destroyed in the blast on Friday
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Meet the mums in Town strip ...
MUMS, who went almost naked for a Swindon Town Football Club calendar, have raised more than £2,000 from its sale. The calendar, which features 40 mums, whose children are trained at the club's Centre of Excellence, sold like hot cakes to Swindon fans
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An overall change...
Ref. 73166-05Big-hearted Barclays Bank employees swapped their pens for paintbrushes on Saturday when they redecorated a youth centre. The seven volunteers gave up their free time to repaint the Thames Youth Hall in High Street, Cricklade as part of CSV's
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The big splash
A £35m project to ensure Swindon has enough water in the future will be completed in the New Year. Contractors working for water company, Thames Water, have started final construction on a 25-mile-long pipeline, connecting the Farmoor reservoir, near
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After 25 hours, hairdressers are still cutting it
Ref. 73170-108SWINDONIANS were given a cut, brush and blow dry at the weekend to raise money for charity. Dozens took part in a charity cut-a-thon at the Harmony Hair and Nails at Braydon Court in Penhill. Stylists, Kathy Breski, 34, and Claire George
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Where is proof?
I did not attack your correspondent (Letters October 25). I merely asked for proof of his sweeping statement that immigrants were responsible for an increase in crime. If, as he claims, the Home Office has not issued statistics, could he tell us from
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Many thanks
ON Saturday my friend and I were shopping at Morrison's Supermarket and when we got in my car to leave a gentleman stopped me and told me that my back tyre was flat. He very kindly changed the wheel for me. We wanted to pay him but he said that he would
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My benefit cut
REFERENCE the letter on October 25 about Pension Credit, I am a 61-year-old. I have been retired from work early as I suffer from multiple sclerosis and sleep apnoea. My friends and the television kept saying "pick it up it's yours," so I rang the Pension
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Casino is unlikely to find favour
I see that Barrie Hudson, EA October 23, is offering odds that Swindon gets a casino after the first human sets foot on Mars. I consider these odds are very generous, knowing the opposition to anything new, by this council and previous ones. When they
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Flying the flag should be compulsory
IN the United States the stars and stripes can be seen flying from every school and public building in the country. I believe in Japan schoolchildren assemble each morning to witness the raising of their national flag before lessons commence. How sad
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Roads will not cope with plan
THE editorial and article on the Coate Development Panel Report must have been read with deep foreboding by residents of Parks, Lawns, Old Town and Walcot who bear the brunt of the traffic going back and forth to that area. All the debates over recent
