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Grant lights up Shrivvy's plans
AMBITIOUS Shrivenham Football Club is set for another big cash boost to improve further facilities at their Recreation Ground. The Hellenic League Division One West club has been awarded a grant of £51,500 from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund to
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Gary sets a goal
FOOTBALL legend Gary Lineker is urging schoolkids to kick a ball for charity. CLIC Cancer and Leukaemia in Children wants schools and youth groups to hold sponsored penalty shoot-outs in June. The Match of the Day presenter and former England skipper
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Giving an answer to his critics
I WISH to respond to two letters (EA, February 2) concerning recent comment I have made in the paper. Firstly in response to K Kane's letter. I do not dispute that Frank Avenell has worked for 50 years, but I rather expect that his reason, like so many
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Jones in as injury-hit Moody fails test
England suffered a late injury blow when Lewis Moody was ruled out of today's RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Wales in Cardiff. Leicester flanker Moody has struggled all week to recover from a hamstring injury and was finally been forced to
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Woan's in two minds!
IAN WOAN'S unexpected elevation to first team coaching duties will catapult him into the visitors dug-out at Boundary Park today although it could prove to be a bitter-sweet occasion. Ironically, Mike Walsh's departure means Woan is likely to miss out
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Pubs put bar on 24-hour drinks
75934-04NOT one Swindon pub intends to stay open 24-hours a day under relaxed licensing laws, we can reveal. Licensees in the town said that the new legislation would have little effect on their opening times. We called every Swindon pub listed in the
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Town's £3.5m slice in space
A SWINDON research council has recruited a team of top UK space scientists to help realise the dream of landing on Mars. The Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC) is heavily involved in the European Space Agency's Aurora programme. The
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Not snappy
REGARDING the stories about the traffic warden and the mayor's car (EA Jan 28 & 29). From what you say, the warden didn't issue a ticket after being advised of the situation surely this indicates suitable respect for the occasion rather than "an insult
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No disrespect
The mayor was parked illegally and the car had no flag or markings to indicate that it was an official car. Indeed he was very lucky not to have been given a ticket. The incident has nothing whatsoever to do with respect for victims of the holocaust and
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The real facts
A traffic warden a person we love to hate. For those of us who have had the misfortune of having an encounter with one, it has, as often as not, resulted in us shelling out some cash for our sins. Ouch! The lesson learned was not to fall foul of them
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Labour has poured money into town
JUSTIN Tomlinson might spare himself further horror (Letters, EA Jan 25) if he came to terms with reality. He tries to blame the Labour Government for all the efforts they have made to make sure the people of Swindon get a better deal from the council
