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'I want the big Test'
JON LEWIS is a name being circulated in England cricket circles. The 29-year-old former Swindon fast bowler and Gloucestershire stalwart came close to making his international debut during the winter. He was flown out to South Africa as cover for the
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Village clans and curses
WHEN William Dodington, auditor of the Tower Mint, leapt to his death from the top of St Sepulchre's church tower in London one cold day in January 1600, it sent shockwaves round the city. One corner of rural Hampshire also reacted with alarm, for it
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Candidates make their case before May 5 poll
SIX candidates have so far thrown their hats into the ring for the Salisbury general election contest on May 5. The same day will also see Wiltshire county council elections throughout the area and two Salisbury district council by-elections - at Bemerton
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Seaplane project poised for take-off
A SALISBURY company is on the verge of launching a revolutionary seaplane on to the world market. Designed by a team of experts headed by chief designer and managing director James Labouchere, the Centaur seaplane is set to bridge the gap between aviation
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'Prominent' tree: felling is denied
AN application to chop down a beech tree in Amesbury town centre has been opposed by town councillors. Councillors on Amesbury town council's planning and amenities committee agreed the tree, growing on land off Salisbury Road is a prominent feature at
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Town says big 'thank you'
INDIVIDUALS, clubs and organisations who over the past year have worked hard for the benefit of the Tidworth community as a whole, received recognition last week from the Tidworth Development Trust. The trust held its annual Community Awards presentation
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Cathedral under fire for hosting Buddhist event
A CHRISTIAN group has reacted angrily to plans to create Buddhist artwork in the cathedral as part of Salisbury International Arts Festival. Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery will painstakingly lay millions of grains of coloured sand to create
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Sufferers still enjoy full life
76945-268FOR years Gillian Pinkerton knew something was wrong. Doctors put her hand tremors and shaky legs down to "nerves." But in 1990 her concerns proved well-founded she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The condition affects 120,000 people
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Candidates nominated for county council election day
THE struggle for control of Wiltshire county council is under way, with 165 candidates due to contest next month's county elections. Forty-nine seats are at stake on the council, currently run by the Conservatives, and both the Tories and Liberal Democrats
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Man charged with rape of teenager
POLICE cordoned off an area in the centre of Salisbury in the early hours of Monday morning, following an allegation by a 16-year-old girl that she had been raped. Police were called to Bridge Street just after midnight on Sunday and immediately sealed
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Preacher in court over offensive sign
CONTROVERSIAL Salisbury preacher John Holme appeared in court this week, just days after launching his election campaign. Salisbury Magistrates Court heard how the 46-year-old pastor, of Ayrshire Close, Fugglestone Red, was arrested on August 1 last year
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City to host second food and drink festival
SALISBURY is to host another food and drink festival, it was revealed last week. Following last year's successful food and drink festival in the city, a similar festival is to be held over the August bank holiday this year. From August 26 until September
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King Kenny swaps the Reds for the greens
FOOTBALL legend Kenny Dalglish swapped the Reds of Liverpool for the greens of a Wiltshire golf course. King Kenny, as he was dubbed when he was Anfield's number seven, is now more interested in a different kind of pitch the type with putting involved
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Candidates make their case before May 5 poll
SIX candidates have so far thrown their hats into the ring for the Salisbury general election contest on May 5. The same day will also see Wiltshire county council elections throughout the area and two Salisbury district council by-elections - at Bemerton
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Firms urged to look to future
BUSINESSES were due to gather this morning to find out how they can benefit from the regeneration of Swindon town centre. The organisers say that local businesses can get ahead of the game by being fully aware of the plans for the centre of town. The
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Carpet firm rolls on
TEN years on and Wilton Carpet Factory is reaping the benefits of successful trading across the globe. In 1995, news that the famous Wilton Royal carpet factory would close, days after being bought by an American multinational company, caused outrage.
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Seaplane project poised for take-off
A SALISBURY company is on the verge of launching a revolutionary seaplane on to the world market. Designed by a team of experts headed by chief designer and managing director James Labouchere, the Centaur seaplane is set to bridge the gap between aviation
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Cathedral under fire for hosting Buddhist event
A CHRISTIAN group has reacted angrily to plans to create Buddhist artwork in the cathedral as part of Salisbury International Arts Festival. Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery will painstakingly lay millions of grains of coloured sand to create
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Blood Brothers - Theatre Royal
APRIL 11 - 16 2005, BATH: From the pen and mind of the man who gave us Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita you can anticipate a gritty tale with raw emotion and razor-edged Liverpool humour. Willy Russell's Blood Brothers has all of the above and his
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Rural fears in North Wiltshire
72631-35ADVERTISER, APRIL 13: In the last of three features on the area's constituencies, we turn to North Wiltshire and the candidates standing for election there. IN contrast to Swindon's two seats North Wiltshire is a mainly rural constituency. It
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Greens see red at the plans
Against the scheme Alan Hayward Picture Ref: 71459-11BATTLE FOR COATE: THE development of Coate has attracted fierce opposition from green campaigners. Jean Saunders helped set up action group, Save Coate. In February, 2004, a petition was launched. So
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Swindon fans up in court
Picture Ref: 76946-387SEVENTEEN Swindon Town fans have appeared in court in connection with the worst football violence involving Swindon in recent years. The supporters were arrested after trouble flared at an away match against Bournemouth in December
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Shrivenham go top after Green strike
SHRIVENHAM moved to the top of the Hellenic League's Division One West last night. Alex Green's goal was enough to see off visiting Ross at the Rec and put Shrivvy above former top dogs Trowbridge. Cirencester's Southern Premier play-off prospects suffered
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'Penny cleaning advert misleads'
COMMERCIALS for a popular household cleaner have been misleading the public into thinking it can make an "old penny good as new" in 15 seconds, watchdogs have said. Television adverts showed an old coin looking as shiny as new after being dipped in the
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Places still left for abseil bid
THERE are still places available for daredevils wanting to raise money for the Swindon Cancer Appeal. Dozens of volunteers have signed up to abseil 100ft down the side of the WH Smith building in Greenbridge later this month. Anyone wanting to take part
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Paw thing!
WHY did the hedgehog cross the road? To get to the Swindon Swan Sanctuary after he broke his leg. An anonymous member of the public found the injured hedgehog in her garden and took the prickly fellow to the Swan Sanctuary last Wednesday. Roger and Sue
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Vision set to surface
THE future vision of the region's largest waterway restoration project is scheduled to come under the spotlight later this month. The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is inviting supporters and other interested parties to attend a conference to discuss the
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There's no need to be on sideline
OLDER rugby players proved they are not over the hill at the start of Swindon's Masters in Sport Tag Rugby sessions. The sessions, which will be held at the Dorcan Recreation Complex every Sunday from 10am to 11.30am, are for the more mature adults. Tag
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Thieves strip lead from roof of house
THIEVES have removed lead from a building site in Old Town. Police say a substantial quantity of lead strips were taken from the site in Victoria Road, near the junction with Prospect Place, overnight on Monday. Thieves removed boarding to get into the
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Old Town and Lawn scoop energy cash
OLD Town and Lawn have been crowned Swindon's most energy efficient areas. They were given the title in the Switch On Swindon competition, organised by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Old Town and Lawn have been awarded £4,000 by the sponsor, npower, towards
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Gulf veteran's health is worse
Martin Curtis Picture Ref: 73428-18A FORMER airman believes Gulf War Syndrome is forcing him to give up work. Martin Curtis, 50, from Old Town, spoke yesterday about the effects of his illness, on the day the Government came in for fierce criticism for
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Town gears up for Brunel date
HE was a small man who thought big. Standing at just over five feet tall he is someone who is regarded as one of the greatest Britons that ever lived with engineering feats that astounded his peers. This was Isambard Kingdom Brunel who will be honoured
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Strangecoach!
Mike Bawden, left, and Jemima Milton, right, receive a petition from Chiseldon residents Picture Ref: 76941 VILLAGERS have presented Swindon Council with a petition calling for their bus service into Swindon to be saved. Chiseldon residents say the Stagecoach
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Garden designer Phil plants an idea to make fund grow
Phil Osman, garden designer Picture Ref: 76003MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF: GARDENERS could benefit, from a Swindon Cancer Appeal plant sale on May 21 being organised by garden designer, Phil Osman. Mr Osman, 44, a panel beater and paint-sprayer by trade has
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Chairman fears school closure is done deal
THE chairman of governors at a Swindon primary school fears the decision has already been made to close it. Letters were sent to parents saying Salt Way Primary School could close by next January as part of a reorganisation of West Swindon Schools. But
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Bloomin' nice
AFTER seeing your photograph last week of snake's head fritillaries in a garden, I thought you might like to see a photo of some of the plants growing in my window box. I planted them in the box last year but they didn't bloom. This year they are looking
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Where is it?
I WAS looking through the archive sections on your website at Tesco and their planning for the Ocotal Way site and noticed that a sum of money for Gorse Hill was promised if they got their planning permission. Well, where did it go? M DICKINSON Swindon
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No vision
RE: the Coate Water debate (Join us in the Coate fight, EA, April 6). Places like Coate Water regenerate mankind both mentally and spiritually. To build upon such a beautiful, historic area is tantamount to carrying out the devil's work. It seems nothing
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Bad timing
MANY people were away on holiday this easter. How do I know? It's simple. They probably took all the recommended precautions cancelling everything but then along comes Swindon Borough Council and dumps an orange box outside their house. A few days later
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I could be wild about Camilla
SO the Royal Wedding is over . . . what a lot of fuss about nothing. I vowed I wouldn't watch a second of it, but watched the lot, and I'm glad I did. Camilla looked very nervous and vulnerable, and showed no sign of pretentiousness. I liked that. The
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Cost of keeping fit for over 75s
WHEN the new Swindon Card replaced the old Gold Card which was free and ran for ten years, it was said that the new card, which costs senior citizens £5, would save money. With my old card it used to cost me 75p for a one hour swim, but with my new card
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Consider people not just profits
I WAS deeply shocked to hear of Stagecoach's plans to end the number 70 bus service. As a young adult living in Chiseldon, this service represents my only viable means of transport. Given the cost of higher education and vocational training, people of
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County 'have the right mix'
LEWIS is predicting success on all fronts for Gloucestershire this season. The county have been the masters of the one-day game in the past few years, but the former Churchfields pupil believes they now have the squad to mount a considerable challenge
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Moving times
SAM Parkin is not scheduled to be part of Town's summer clearout, although Andy King has admitted for the first time that losing his star striker is a 'distinct possibility'. Three players have been told their services will not be required next season
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Burial site unearthed
CHANNEL 4'S Time Team archaeologists dug up a field near Breamore Mill in 2001, after someone with a metal detector discovered evidence of a burial site dating back to the 6th Century. More artefacts were found, suggesting a high-status cemetery in the
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'Whipped at the post' for stealing
MOST villages had stocks on the village green, where punishment for minor misdemeanours was handed out in humiliating and sometimes painful fashion. The earliest record of their use in Breamore is February 17, 1586, when John Cooke was "whipped at the
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Postcard sends wishes
ABOUT 1867, John Edsall, the schoolmaster, doubled as village postman, receiving and despatching letters. After he emigrated to Canada, the cottage opposite the turning into Woodgreen was converted into a post office, with new sub-postmaster Henry Duell
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Candidates nominated for county council election day
THE struggle for control of Wiltshire county council is under way, with 165 candidates due to contest next month's county elections. Forty-nine seats are at stake on the council, currently run by the Conservatives, and both the Tories and Liberal Democrats
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Preacher in court over offensive sign
CONTROVERSIAL Salisbury preacher John Holme appeared in court this week, just days after launching his election campaign. Salisbury Magistrates Court heard how the 46-year-old pastor, of Ayrshire Close, Fugglestone Red, was arrested on August 1 last year
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Carpet firm rolls on
TEN years on and Wilton Carpet Factory is reaping the benefits of successful trading across the globe. In 1995, news that the famous Wilton Royal carpet factory would close, days after being bought by an American multinational company, caused outrage.
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Cigarettes worth £10k are stolen
THIEVES loaded packets of cigarettes worth £10,000 on to a bed sheet and then carried them to a waiting car, after raiding the Spar store in Station Road, Tidworth, over the weekend. The raiders smashed the lock on the front door of the shop, and although
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Council turns down planning application following petition
PEOPLE power has persuaded planning councillors to reject a bid to convert an empty shop in Bulford into residential use. A petition signed by more than 400 people, and strong objections lodged by members of Bulford parish council, convinced members of
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Trust cannot afford to retrain nurses
NURSES keen to return to the profession after a career break have been denied the chance, because the primary care trust would not pay to retrain them. All registered nurses who have had a gap in their employment are required to complete a Return to Nursing
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Asthma risks rise for grandchildren
A child whose grandmother smoked while pregnant has double the normal risk of developing asthma, it has been claimed. Researchers found evidence that the harmful effects of tobacco can pass down the generations for decades. A grandmother's smoking coul
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Two bid for return to chamber
TWO former district councillors are seeking comebacks in two Salisbury district council by-elections taking place on May 5, the same day as the general election and Wiltshire county council elections. The district elections are at Bemerton, in Salisbury
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Long wait for surgery is over
JUST a day after the Journal took up the case of a retired nurse's 15-month wait for hip surgery, he received a telephone call saying his operation could go ahead next week. Peter Grint said: "The Journal rang me last Wednesday and asked me questions
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Teams' successful splashes
WATER-HAPPY competitors splashed their way to success during the first-ever Salisbury Rotary Club charity swimathon. A total of 193 swimmers from 36 teams, clocked up a staggering 4,022 lengths at the Godolphin School pool, the youngest swimmer just seven
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Trust cannot afford to retrain nurses
NURSES keen to return to the profession after a career break have been denied the chance, because the primary care trust would not pay to retrain them. All registered nurses who have had a gap in their employment are required to complete a Return to Nursing
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Ornament thief may be at large
A GARDEN ornament thief is at large in Wootton Bassett. A metal cannon was removed from a garden in Miltons Way The cannon, valued at £100, was stolen at 2.30pm on April 5. The theft comes two weeks after a statue of Buddha was stolen from a garden in
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Strangecoach!
Mike Bawden (left) and Jemima Milton (right) receive a petition from Chiseldon residents 76941Villagers have presented Swindon Council with a petition calling for their bus service into Swindon to be saved. Chiseldon residents say the Stagecoach number
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New houses will need a school
Coun Garry Perkins Picture Ref: 12694-42BATTLE FOR COATE: COUN Garry Perkins (Con, Shaw and Nine Elms), lead member for education, has welcomed plans for the new school. But he warned that lessons must be learned from previous mistakes. "We need to create
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History of the battle for Swindon university
BATTLE FOR COATE: 1998: Swindon Council announces that Great Western Hospital would be the only development on Coate. November 2003: Battle lines are drawn. University of Bath officially unveils plan to build a new campus on Coate. July 2003: Housing
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Gloves are off at Coate
Dennis Eatwell, of Day House Lane, near Coate, with his late wife Patricia who loved the view from their home Picture Ref: 27770-05BATTLE FOR COATE: PLANS for the controversial development of Coate will be submitted to town planners today. And the Evening
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Scaffolding goes up round church spire
Rev Simon Stevenette the vicar of Christ Church Picture Ref: 26562-19WORK on building a huge scaffolding frame around the spire of Christ Church in Old Town has begun. Scaffolding contractors began yesterday and the assembly of the scaffolding is due
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Flasher exposed himself to woman
A MAN has exposed himself to a 20-year-old woman in Gorse Hill. Swindon police are investigating the incident, which took place at about 10am on Tuesday. The man was standing in an alleyway near the junction of Beatrice Street with St Mary's Grove when
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Bus driver told to pay victim compensation
John Telford Picture Ref: 76483-05A BUS driver has been ordered to do community service for throwing an abusive teenager off his school bus. John Telford, 54, from Highworth, kicked the 13-year-old youth off his bus after he swore at him. The youngster
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Drug dealer is guilty of crack trade
A 54-YEAR-OLD woman has been found guilty of peddling heroin and crack cocaine on the streets of Swindon. Barbara Esandol, of Wallington, Surrey, denied conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs as well as laundering money. The jury found her guilty on
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Toy library set to hit the streets once more
A MOBILE toy library for disadvantaged children will be back on the streets by the end of the month. The scheme, funded by Sure Start, in Everleigh Road, Penhill, was launched by former South Swindon MP Julia Drown in February. But after the original
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Wolves to pack them in
PREPARATIONS are now underway for this year's Cotswold Show and Country Fair. The event, at Cirencester Park will be held on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 and organisers say that this year's show is set to be bigger and better than ever with events
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Volunteers plea
A CHARITY that rescues unwanted pets in Swindon is appealing for volunteers. The Swindon Animal Sanctuary and the League of Friends of Teckels, in Gloucestershire joined forces 18 months ago when both groups faced funding problems. The charity, now named
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Ramps taken in lorry raid
THIEVES have made off with a set of aluminium lorry ramps. The theft happened between Friday and Monday. The ramps were stolen from a MAN flat-bed lorry, which was parked in the secure yard at Unit B, Techno Industrial Estate, in Bramble Road, Elgin.
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Mast campaign row rumbles on
Karen Kelly and son Morgan, front row, left with other protesters at Moredon Picture Ref: 76948-35A MOTHER heading a campaign to get a mobile phone mast moved was yesterday warning of alleged health dangers. Karen Kelly, 47, of Manor Crescent, off Akers
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Why head is light-headed
Goddard Park Primary pupils Connor Pipps, Ayesha Miah, Kate Wheaton and Joshua Fowler Picture Ref: 76937-40MACMILLAN CANCER RELIEF: YOUNGSTER'S have been discovering a charitable streak in their head-teacher. The children at Goddard Park Primary School
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Rural fears in North Wilts
IN contrast to Swindon's two seats North Wiltshire is a mainly rural constituency. It stretches from the western side of Swindon to the edge of the Cotswolds, with Chippenham, Malmesbury and Corsham among the main towns of the constituency. On its eastern
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Beware the M4 bridges
Police traffic surveillance van Picture Ref: 25104-39FROM noon today drivers on the M4 in Wiltshire face a £60 fine for driving nine miles per hour over the speed limit. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Advertiser, speed cameras in marked
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Fly the flag
Rex Barnett Picture Ref: 76947-30A PATRIOTIC pensioner from Greenmeadow is calling for people around Swindon to make more of St George's Day. Rex Barnett, 66, believes our neighbouring countries go all out to celebrate their patron saints, and England
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Teen tells of abuse
A TEENAGER with a mental age of eight said he took his clothes off at 44-year-old Craig Taylor's house so his parents would not know he had been smoking, a court heard. The youngster said his "best friend", who is more than twice his age, suggested he
