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Gloucestershire turn to spin duo
Gloucestershire are on the brink of sealing their first Frizzell County Championship victory of the season, ending the third day against Glamorgan needing only another 60 to win today. Spinners Upul Chandana and Ian Fisher claimed nine wickets between
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Cash incentive to go online
SMALL businesses could benefit from a cash reward of up to £825 if they file their payroll year end returns online. Glenn Collins, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants' head of business advisory services, said: "Businesses should seriously
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Demand grows for small offices
SWINDON has seen a flurry of office letting activity. K and M Marketing has taken 1,900ft sq ft on the second floor of Eastcott House, while Richmond Fellowship has leased 1,799ft sq at 2, Little London Court. The third letting, on behalf of Alstone Properties
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Pension crisis concern
RESEARCH commissioned by stockbrokers with offices in Wiltshire has dented any Labour joy in succeeding in last week's election. The survey carried out on behalf of Brewin Dolphin reveals that 47 per cent of people in the south west have no confidence
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Go to the ball and give butterflies a step up
SWINDON people are being invited to have a boogie at Nature for All's Butterfly Ball on Saturday, June 11. The ball will take place at the Town Garden's Concert Bowl. It will raise money for the Nature for All fund and will also raise awareness of local
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Boxer's son is sent to prison
Eddie Neilson, pictured handing over a trophy to his son GarryTHE son of boxer Eddie Neilson has been jailed for nine months after he attacked his girlfriend during a failed suicide bid. Garry Neilson, 37, had taken an overdose of sleeping pills and alcohol
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Veterans' tea time treat
77333-3Veterans of the war years were treated to a tea party on Saturday as part of the VE Day celebrations in the United Church Hall in Cricklade. Local Women's Institute members prepared food and drinks for the event, and children from the area provided
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Clocks go back to day of victory
77336-184SIXTY years on, the people of Cricklade remembered VE day with a series of commemorative events this weekend. On Saturday there was a 20 minute remembrance service for 200 children led by the Rev Jill Thornton of the United Church and attended
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Meet the last mascots of the football season
77339-88FOOTBALLERS do seem to be getting younger these days, but this is not Swindon Town manager Andy King's young line up for the team's final game of the season on Saturday. These youngsters were the ten mascots who took to the pitch before the match
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The lessons have been learned on education
THREE years after a damning Ofsted report took control of education away from Swindon Council, the authority has been told the service is back on track. For three years, schools have been run by Tribal, a private company, which took over in 2001 after
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Canoeists raise a current total
Volunteers have taken to the Swindon Cancer Appeal like ducks to water. Bruce Mason and Robin Halliday took part in the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race to bring in the cash. Everyone else was in kayaks, but the pair wanted to be different and did the
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Child porn doctor is struck off
A DOCTOR who worked in a children's intensive care unit has been thrown out of the profession for downloading child porn. Dr Carl Pritchard, 36, who used to live in Sherwold Close, Lower Stratton, was arrested by police acting on a tip-off from the FBI
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Man in court accused of causing death by dangerous driving
A MAN accused of causing death by dangerous driving on a Woking road has appeared at Guildford Crown Court for a pre-trial hearing. Pascal Di Pierro, 22, of Burford Avenue, Swindon, is accused of committing the offence on October 7, 2004, in Shores Road
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We don't want to be swallowed up
VOTERS in the fringe villages and towns around Swindon made their feelings about being swallowed up by its urban sprawl known in the local elections. The results for the Wiltshire County Council election came in at about noon yesterday with no surprises
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Organ fund needs to hit those high notes
A PARISH church is looking to pipe money into repairs for its 80-year-old organ. Wroughton Parish Church wants to raise £45,000 to rebuild of the organ, which has been played at weddings, funerals and church services since 1927. John Henderson, director
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Underdogs Stratton beat the odds to lift cup
Celebrations were in order at the Premier Club over the weekend following AFC Stratton's 2-0 victory over Bradford Town in the final of the Corsham Print Senior Cup. The underdogs for the tie, the Swindon side snapped up their chances, battled well and
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Ask experts at stamp roadshow
EXPERTS in stamp valuations will be visiting Swindon later this month to see what treasures are hiding in residents' attics. The Stanley Gibbons valuation roadshow will be visiting the Hotel Ibis at the Delta Business Park on May 26 from 9.30am to 2.30pm
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Air fans will be flying high at this event
MORE than 600 aircraft will be heading for North Wiltshire next weekend for a gathering at Hullavington. The 600 aeroplanes including vintage and classic aircraft will take part in the Great Vintage Flying Weekend at the former RAF training airfield from
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Benson, TV's Lucky dog, dies
BENSON the dog that played the role of Lucky in the insurance company More Than's TV adverts has passed away. Benson, aged 12, played Lucky in 20 different advert and also appeared in the film 102 Dalmations. He died after a short battle with cancer.
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Scouting around for a new leader
A NEW Beaver Leader is needed for the 1st Wroughton Scout Group. The current Beaver Leader is leaving at the end of July and unless a new leader can be found the group will not be able to continue. Full training will be provided for anyone who applies
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Lots of cheer for lovers of real ale
SWINDON looks set to be awash with real ale. Organisers of beer festivals at the Savoy in Regent Street and the Groves Company Inn in Fleet Street, starting on Monday, promise 50 different ales will available. Another beer festival, at the Steam Railway
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DVD player is taken in raid
A THIEF broke into a West Swindon home and stole a DVD player at the weekend. The thief entered the home in the Prinnels via the rear patio doors of the home before making off with a Phillips DVD player and a TV cashbox, similar to that found on a rental
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Up for sentence
DRUG baron Darren Mensah, right, will be sentenced at Southampton Crown Court tomorrow. Mensah, 28, of New Road, Wootton Bassett, is accused of spreading heroin and crack cocaine in Swindon, Wootton Bassett, and Purton. Also awaiting sentence with Mensah
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Extra festival tickets to go on sale today
HUNDREDS of extra tickets for the Glastonbury music festival are to go on sale today. This year's festival features acts such as Coldplay and Kylie Minogue. The extra tickets, which will be available to Orange mobile phone users, follow rapid sales of
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Man pleads not guilty to robbery
A man is to face trial by jury after pleading not guilty to robbing a man in Swindon almost two years ago. Abdi Isman, 28, is said to have stolen a mobile phone and money from David Connor on Monday, August 4, 2003. The defendant, who gave the court an
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Will Billie join Little Britain?
SWINDON starlet Billie Piper could face-off with infamous 'chav' Vicky Pollard in a new series of Little Britain. According to reports in several national newspapers, the show's creators Matt Lucas and David Walliams approached Billie as they thought
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Landslide in the vote for president
STUDENTS at New College in Swindon have held their own election to find a new student union president. And the winner was 17-year-old Bruno Pileggi from Grange Park. Bruno, who received 294 votes, said; "It was quite a landslide so I'm very humbled. "
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18-year-old has sung her way into the semi-finals
77325-24KARAOKE queen Sarah Covey has warbled her way to the semi-finals of a pub singing contest. The 18-year-old beat scores of other hopefuls to win the regional heats in the Wannabe karaoke contest run by pub chain Yate's. Now, she stands the chance
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New faces add to festival fun
THE director of the Swindon Festival of Literature says he is ecstatic with the success of this year's event. Speaking at the festival's Lower Shaw Farm Children and Families Day, Matt Holland said he was delighted at the number of new and unfamiliar
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On the wing and a prayer
77343-25QUESTION: How do you get Swindon's twentysomethings to spend a Sunday night at the Wyvern Theatre? Answer: Invite one half of the comedy duo responsible for a nineties cult favourite football show. David Baddiel may have done a lot in his time
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Man reversed his car into a garden
A BANNED driver who escaped a jail term after reversing his car into a Penhill garden where young children were playing has finally been jailed. Heroin user Gerald Hicks, who had also burgled two homes, was given a chance in the summer of 2003 when he
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Football stars give bike ride big push
77339-27SWINDON TOWN football players took a break from the pitch to show their support for a charity bike ride in aid of Cancer Research UK. The players donned Cancer Research UK t-shirts before their game against Chesterfield in a bid to encourage people
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Council criticised over youth service
Nigel SharpSWINDON COUNCIL has admitted it neglected its youth service after a damning Ofsted report. The report calls the service "inadequate" and says it has been "neglected for many years". It says few youth workers know how to support young people's
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Fair held in memory of Arthur
77327-31FUN was the order of the day at a May Fair in the Pinehurst Community Centre. But those who went along also remembered Arthur Archer, the life-time president of the Pinehurst Community Association, who died last Tuesday. Eleanor Baughn, secretary
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Trouble on view
Police have said the trouble in Swindon town centre has dropped. But, from a taxi driver's point of view, on Easter weekend you could not go round a corner without seeing drunken brawls all over the town. The police had a hard time stopping them obviously
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Pedestrians use cyclepath
WHILE I do not condone the riding of bikes in busy pedestrianised areas, there is another view. I use cyclepaths wherever possible but have to admit I ride my bike on quiet footways, giving way to pedestrians; I prefer to risk a £30 fine than my life
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We have a democracy in the town
ONCE again I read in your letters page that democracy is being denied the people of Swindon (EA May 4). I know we are a pretty isolated borough, being 20 or 30 miles to the next town of any decent size but surely that does not give us the right to put
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Railways could help us all now
If only Dr Beeching, had had a crystal ball he might have foreseen the development of Swindon as a commercial and industrial centre, and the associated incursion of housing estates into the surrounding countryside. The reduction of rail track, station
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King's hope
SAM Parkin's goals have got Watford buzzing and Hornets boss Adrian Boothroyd looks the most likely manager to splash the cash in pursuit of Championship success. Manager Andy King dearly wants to hold on to his star striker and admits losing the 24-year-old
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Garage raided for second time in 18 months
A HIGHWORTH garage has been hit by thieves for the second time in 18 months. Four men burst into Simpson's Garage in Swindon Road and stole cigarettes and cash. The offenders threatened the cashier, and one leapt over the counter. Police are appealing
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Air fans will be flying high at this event
MORE than 600 aircraft will be heading for North Wiltshire next weekend for a gathering at Hullavington. The 600 aeroplanes including vintage and classic aircraft will take part in the Great Vintage Flying Weekend at the former RAF training airfield from
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Packing a punch
MOTIVATIONAL speaker Mike McLaughlin, spurred on his audience so much they were able to punch through a piece of wood like martial arts specialists. Mr McLaughlin, from Catacorp, was entertaining a 35-strong group of Swindon businesspeople at an ecademy
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Why more are going bankrupt
THE number of people declaring themselves bankrupt has rocketed. Figures just released by the Government show that in the first three months of this year 76 people declared themselves insolvent rather than be forced into bankruptcy by a creditor compared
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It's not just man's work down on the building site
NYKI Martin is adding a feminine touch to a north Swindon building site. Nyki, 29, is the assistant site manager at a KingsOak site in Priory Vale. She's one of a growing number of women going into construction and says she has no qualms about working
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Clocks go back to day of victory
77336-184SIXTY years on, the people of Cricklade remembered VE day with a series of commemorative events this weekend. On Saturday there was a 20 minute remembrance service for 200 children led by the Rev Jill Thornton of the United Church and attended
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They're in the running for funds
77341-05A TWO-MILE run was one of the events at a Wanborough day of fun yesterday. There was also a two-mile walk which included a family nature trail. All the events at Hoopers Field, in Rotten Row, were aimed at raising funds for the Wanborough Village
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Teenager to stand trial over banning order
ROBERT Peapell is to stand trial for allegedly breaching an Anti-Social Behaviour Order banning him from his old school. The 18-year-old, of Beechcroft Road, Upper Stratton, is accused of being in the vicinity of Kingsdown School on three occasions. He
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Warning of race relations crisis
773236-67RACE relations in Swindon could soon be at crisis point because recent council cuts halve its funding. That is the view of the director of Swindon's Racial Equality Council. Jaginder Bassi spoke out against the cuts while announcing a sweeping
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Subway walker mugged
A MAN was attacked and robbed in Swindon's Canal Walk underpass. The 22-year-old was heading towards the town centre when two men approached between 8 to 8.30pm on Friday, April 29. One grabbed him from behind and demanded his wallet but he refused to
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Birthday for day centre
ELECTION results were the last thing on the minds of these fun-loving pensioners. They were partying to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Age Concern Swindon day care service which is their lifeline. Around 20 OAPs enjoyed cakes, an old fashioned
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A varied line-up of events for May
THE Ellendune Centre in Wroughton has announced its programme of events for the next month. This Friday and Saturday the Ellendune Entertainers will be presenting their spring show Sun, Sand And Sixty Years. The show will look back to VE Day and will
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Rosemary goes undercover ...
AN EXPERT in the history of knickers will take an audience through the history of pants when she performs at the Wyvern Theatre. Rosemary Hawthorne, whose show is called The Knicker Lady, will appear at the Wyvern on Wednesday, June 8, at 7.30pm. Surrounded
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Festival of note
Jemima Milton, cabinet member for arts and culture is urging Swindon residents to come and enjoy this year's World Music Festival in Swindon. Six concerts will take place between June 4 and August 13 with music ranging from bhangra and salsa to Afro funk
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Accident slows traffic
THERE were traffic delays on a Swindon road yesterday after an accident. It happened at 8.20pm in Whitworth Road at the junction with Thames Avenue. As a result there was slow moving traffic on the road for an hour and a half.
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Trekking to town
A STAR of the TV show Star Trek Enterprise is appearing in Swindon on Thursday. Dominic Heaton played Lieut Malcolm Read in the TV series. He will be at the Infinitely Better store in the Brunel Centre from 4.30pm to 7pm. Entry to the event will be free
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Arrested men are released
THREE men arrested in connection with the death of a teenager in Reading have been released. The un-named schoolgirl, who was aged 16, was found stabbed and possibly shot in a Reading park. A post mortem is currently being carried out to establish the
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US jets set to swoop on annual air event
SPECTACULAR American jet fighters are making an appearance at the Royal International Air Tattoo this July. Two American F-15E Strike Eagles based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk will be making their way to the show at RAF Fairford on July 16-17. Air Tattoo
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Man stole to feed habit
A PINEHURST man who burgled his aunt and sister in raids nine days apart has escaped a jail term. Instead Matthew Dunn, who stole to feed his heroin habit, has been put on a drug treatment and testing order by a judge at the crown court. The 27-year-old
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Firm's joy over rare chip mag
77312-37AN ENGINEER and hoarder is £5,000 richer after finding a rare magazine under his floorboards. Computer chip manufacter Intel, which has its European headquarters in Swindon, desperately wanted a copy of the April 1965 edition of Electronics magazine
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All eyes on the skies...
77329-139BRISK winds and bright sunshine brought out the flight fanatics at the Swindon Kite Festival at the weekend. Around 6,000 visitors were attracted to the show at the Wroughton Science Museum to enjoy the many brightly coloured kites on display
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Help is wanted
AS an RNIB fundraising manager I am looking for volunteers to join my team in Swindon. The variety of roles available includes collecting in supermarkets, counting and banking the money. I am also looking for people to organise ad-hoc fundraising events
