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Crewe hit the Buffers
TOWN are hoping Super Sammy's suitors get the hint after the club rejected two fresh bids for the striker. Watford and Crewe Alexandra both tried and failed to persuade Town to part with their star man yesterday. The Hornets came back with an improved
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Honda hybrid sales top 100,000 mark
Sales of Honda's integrated petrol electric cars have rocketed past the 100,00 mark in just six years. To date America has been the biggest market for Honda's clean air vehicles. It has accounted for almost 90 per cent of Honda's global hybrid sales and
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It's my kind of town
77633-54SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: WILTSHIRE'S jazz star Jamie Cullum has backed our Swindon And Proud Of It campaign. The musician was only too happy to sign one of our pledge cards. Although Jamie was brought up in Hullavington, near Chippenham, he
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Have a splashing time this holiday
AN action-packed timetable of events has been organised at the Cotswold Water Park to keep children occupied during half term. Angling, windsurfing and archery are just some of the activities children over the age of eight can enjoy. All of the activities
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Cheese is the star attraction
A NEW cheese maker could be a star attraction at this Sunday's farmers' market at the Designer Outlet in Swindon. Simon Weaver is bringing his soft camembert type cheeses to the market, which is open from 10am to 4pm. There will be a wide range of produce
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Houses booked?
CHISELDON Library could be converted into three homes. The library, on New Road, Chiseldon, closed in April last year. Now the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education has applied to Swindon Council for permission to turn the building into homes.
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Villagers set to show off their gardens
GARDENS in Hannington, are being opened to the public. The village, just outside Highworth, is holding the garden displays on June 18 and 19. Homes in the village will invite members of the public into their gardens to admire their blooms. The Village
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Concern over male sex abuse
A SUPPORT group that helps male sex abuse victims is seeing record numbers of clients. Survivors Swindon was established in 1991 by Steve Bevan. As we reported in March, the group's Victoria Road office was expanded. Since then, demand for its service
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Poor service
DO other readers have the same problems as me with the Royal Mail? And are we paying for their pay bonus with our lost mail? I have sent several post orders which have been lost by them for several amounts of cash, the latest being sent twice, the second
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It's treachery
THE oft-quoted truism "never trust the experts" most certainly applies in respect of the highly paid executives who have presided over the nationwide collapse of occupational pension funds. Locally, Rover, Courts furnishers and Wiltshire County Council
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Bicycles stolen
A BICYCLE was stolen from outside the front door of a house in Wootton Bassett. The white BMW bicycle, valued at £180, was taken from the house in Rylands Way between 9 and 9.30pm on May 18. In a separate incident, a bike was also stolen from the front
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Vehicle damaged
Thieves used a knife to try to get into a red Fiat Fiat Punto in Wootton Bassett, causing damage to the central locking system. The incident happened in Sorrell Close overnight on May 18. Anyone with information should contact Wootton Bassett police on
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ASBO call to stop pigeon feeders
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour orders could be slapped on two elderly women if they don't stop feeding pigeons. Town councillors in Trowbridge have asked West Wiltshire District Council to confirm they will take action if the women continue to feed the birds even
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Shaky start to year for GWH
EXPENSIVE agency staff have plunged Great Western Hospital back into debt. Only last month bosses announced that a £1.6 million overspend chalked up over the 2004/05 financial year had been wiped clean. But figures for April show a total overspend of
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Mr Swindon puts Mr Hemmingwayfirmly in his place
Mark WightmanSWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: HIS work colleagues call him Mr Swindon because he takes every opportunity to praise the town. And Swindon property expert Mark Wightman is right behind the Adver's Swindon And Proud Of It initiative. Staff at estate
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Racers to splash out for fundraiser
DUCK racers are set to have a quacking time on Monday. Thousands of toy ducks will take to the water at the Westcott Recreation Ground as part of the Rotary Club of Old Town's annual Duck Race in aid of the Swindon Cancer Appeal. Last year's event saw
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Author to talk to the disabled
THE Swindon Coalition of Disabled People will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday June 7. Mike Freeney, author of numerous disability related books, will be there to give a presentation on disability equality. Members of the public are welcome. The meeting
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Dan's band plays
FORREST Gump and Apollo 13 actor Gary Sinise performed with his band at RAF Fairford. Mr Sinise's Lt Dan Band appeared at the Gloucestershire airbase to perform for the hundreds of airmen based there as part of a European tour of American bases. The band
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Philip takes over
THE organisation in charge of Swindon's regeneration has appointed a new interim chief executive. Philip Watkins will take over as chief executive of the New Swindon Company on June 1 on a temporary basis. Peter Andrews, the current chief executive, is
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Please take a box
THE Prospect Hospice Sunflower Appeal is looking for premises in Swindon to have collection boxes throughout June. The charity wants anyone who runs a shop, pub, club, society, school or business to help by holding a Sunflower collection box. The boxes
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Pupils note perfect as schools join for concert
FOUR Swindon schools came together for a musical extravaganza at the Churchfields School. Pupils from Hreod Parkway, St Joseph's, Lawn Primary and Churchfields took to the stage with performances ranging from choral singing to orchestral music in front
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For Arthur
Following the sad loss of a very kind and generous gentleman, our president Arthur Archer, the Pinehurst Community Association would like to take this opportunity to send our sincere wishes to Arthur's children, grandchildren and family. On Saturday,
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Walkers gave us a big boost
THANK you to all the people in Wiltshire who helped to raise money during Save The Children Week 2005 by supporting the 40th Wessex Walks and our house-to-house and street collections. The Salisbury sponsored walks were a great success. The weather raging
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Good deed for someone in need
I AM a senior citizen who has lived in Penhill for many years. Unfortunately, I now find I cannot do all the things I want to, one of which was pulling up the spindly weeds that had appeared among my ground-covering stones in the front garden. I approached
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Best buildings have vanished
SO the Mayor is annoyed at Wayne Hemmingway's remarks about our town's architecture. If Mr Hemmingway had made those comments a few years ago, the mayor could have shown him the beautiful architecture of the Goddard Mansion on the Lawns, but it has been
