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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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Lechlade in the Box seat!
PURTON suffered their first Wiltshire League Division One defeat of the season when they went down at home to Calne. James Gladding was the main tormentor for the visitors as he ntoched up 102, and with Rob Anstey hitting 52 , Calne reached an imposing
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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Matt takes off!
MATT Heywood's proposed defection to Bristol City has been hit by a spanner in the works quite literally. The defender was poised to sign for Town's local rivals on his return from holiday today. But aeroplane engine failure means his return flight from
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Family in plea for help with autistic son
A HIGHWORTH family looking after their autistic son are looking for volunteers to help with his care. The 11-year-old's parents, who asked us not to name the youngster, use the Son-rise care programme to give him as much special attention as possible.
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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Classy comfy Colt
DAVID says: Mitsubishi has always been a difficult car company to pigeon hole, with products ranging from the monstrous to the mad. Best known for its mighty Shogun mud-plugger and outrageously styled and ridiculously powerful, rally-inspired Lancer Evolution
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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'When I'm here I'm smiling' says John
Picture Ref: 77678-8SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: SWINDON has it all according to the O'Neill family. John, 67, and Margaret, 60, say the town has a great shopping centre and lots of things to entertain all the family for free. And they think people should
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Swindon was my inspiration
Picture Ref: 72308-10SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: WORLD renowned zoologist Desmond Morris describes his home town of Swindon as a magical place. Desmond who wrote the best selling book The Naked Ape, will always be grateful to the town for inspiring his
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Clues in search for mystery soldier
A SWINDON veterans' group could be closer to solving a mystery after an appeal in the Evening Advertiser. The town's branch of the British Korean Veterans' Association is trying to track down the family of Lieutenant Robert Arbuthnot, who is believed
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Second driver is attacked by gang
Picture Ref: 77496-06THUGS who attacked a taxi driver and held him at knifepoint in West Swindon appear to have struck again. But this time robbers targeted a driver who was getting into his car. Swindon police are now warning the public to be on their
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A near miss for the Spits
Swindon Spitfires' under 14s travelled to the Fry Club at Keynsham for a six-a-side tournament on Saturday and came within a whisker of winning it. Played on a league basis, Spitfires opened their account with a 1-1 draw against hosts Fry Club thanks
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Griffin steps out of the shadows
A player by the name of Griffin was scoring important goals in Swindon on Saturday, but it was Corsham FC's Alan Griffin who was breaking the net in Swindon Supermarine annual sixes. Alan, younger brother of the former County Ground striker Charlie now
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M&B team find their range again
GREYHOUND'S dominance of the Swindon Sunday League scene was shattered by a defunct team of 40-year-olds on Sunday, writes CRAIG LYUS. M&B Rangers, former kings of the league themselves, reunited for a one-off exhibition game against their old adversaries
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Top of the class
THE Greenmeadow Primary School football team have enjoyed a very successful season. They won the Swindon Central Primary School Football League having played and won all seven of their league matches. Additionally the school team represented Swindon in
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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Family is facing school dilemma
A WORRIED mum fears she will not be able to get her youngest son to school for the summer term. By the time the final term starts Nicki Styles, of Pearl Road, Middleleaze, will have two children at one primary school and her third at another. And she
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Great gran was robbed in shop
A GREAT grandmother was shocked to find closed circuit TV cameras were not working when she was robbed while on a shopping trip in Swindon. When Joan Barrie, 76, had her wallet and purse taken from her handbag in the town centre, she thought there was
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No toes will be left untapping!
WhapweaselAN English roots dance band is kicking off the popular annual series of world music concerts in the Old Town Bowl on Saturday. The first evening in the Town Gardens will see a ceilidh headlined by the festival band Whapweasel. Bowl concert organiser
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Play time is about to get better at water park
A NEW play area for under eights has been opened at Keynes Country Park. Re-landscaping at the site has involved removing 2,500 tons of soil, creating a family picnic area and viewing point. Wheelchair-friendly surfaces has made the whole site more accessible
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Fancy that!
Staff and pupils enjoy themselves at Drove Schools fancy dress day Picture Ref: 77652-105SCHOOL uniforms have been left in the closet in favour of some more unusual costumes. The pupils from Drove Primary School dressed up for the day to raise money for
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Vandals strike at bowling club
John and Joyce Pheby at St Marks Recreation Ground bowls club Picture Ref: 77662-20VANDALS are being begged to leave a bowling club alone. Members of the North End Bowls Club are fed up of arriving at their Ferndale ground to find graffiti and damage.
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We need to be more stylish
SO the town centre police station is going to become an arts centre? It is surrounded by the Law Courts, a used-car salesroom, the DHS offices and a dreary looking hotel. That's really going to pull in the punters. Stylish. Swindon is capable of supporting
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Michael Wills did the work
I AM writing about the article in Wednesday's Evening Avertiser regarding Queensfield. I am somewhat amazed at the claims of the Conservative councillors D Bayliss and P Sharp of their work in getting the road repaired. I have brought this up for three
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Be smart and use libraries
I was pleased but not surprised to read that Swindon's libraries are performing extremely well and bucking the national trend for borrowing by six percent, but felt that some of the libraries' best qualities were not mentioned. Every year a Summer Reading
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Sort out this shambles!
I REFER to your article on Licensing (26/5) and the comments by James Arkell and Lionel Starling. I whole heartedly agree with everything they say. No one could be working harder than Arkells, especially Margaret Leech, to make some sense of this shambles
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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Top jockey to launch fundraiser
MAY 27 2005: Jockey Willie Carson will fire the starting gun for this year's Swindon Cares fundraiser today. Mr Carson will launch the event, along with brewery-owner and chairman of Swindon Cares, James Arkell. Speaking to the Adver before the launch
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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Software aims to speed estimates
BUILDERS will have the chance to see how they can save 67 days a year, by attending a special demonstration of a new estimating software. The event at Premdor, Hargreaves Road, Groundwell Industrial Estate, Swindon on Thursday, will show off a program
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Swindon Six prepare to row the Thames
THE Swindon Six are ready to ride again. Previously the group, who all work in the town, have raised about £100,000 for the NSPCC by riding from Lands End to John O'Groats and running the London Marathon, and now they are training for a 124-mile row along
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Save your cash by switching off
EVERY business in Swindon could save up to £5,000 a year just by turning computers off at night. And money could be pocketed just by adjusting the settings on a computer. A recent survey has shown that businesses with up to 40 employees could save up
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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A mighty Mondeo
DAVID says: I had a perfect dose of Mondeo Man motorway misery to coincide with my time at the wheel of Ford's new Mondeo ST TDCi. Two days of negotiating the horrendous M25 and a rush-hour run back home from Weybridge were meat and drink to this ultimate
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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Veterans invited back to secret laboratories
VETERANS involved in secret military research in Wiltshire in the 50s, have been invited back to see around the laboratories. Many claim they were fooled into taking part in trials at Porton Down, which later damaged their health. Former airman Douglas
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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Gambling addiction led to theft
A SALESMAN who gambled away £100,000 in 25 years stole £1,000 from his work in the space of four days to fund his habit. Lee Ferris, 43, took the cash from Dorcan-based Kerry Foods between December 19 and 23. Ferris, of Clays Close, Upper Stratton, pleaded
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New car space for civic chiefs
SWINDON Council's deputy leader has been given a new reserved parking space even though he is banned from driving. Five of the 10 parking spaces in front of the council's Civic Offices on Euclid Street, which were for the public have now been allocated
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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All are ale and hearty for annual beer race
Picture Ref: 77682-27A CROWD of beer guzzling runners have been charging around Wanborough. The village hosted its annual high-speed pub crawl and the bank holiday fun began with a leisurely pint just to get things started. Groups of runners race from
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Race For Life cheat is jailed
A MUM who conned people into believing she would be taking part in the Race For Life charity run so she could cheat sponsors out of cash has been jailed for 18 months. Donna Simpkins knocked on doors in the Oxford Road area of Swindon saying she was raising
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HERE COMES SUMMER
From gardening and fashion, to fitness and food, our latest supplement offers you all the information you need to make the most of your summer. Features include a look at the Harry Potter publishing phenomenon, how to do barbecues in style, indoor and
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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Headstone hope for Kenny
THE family of Kenny Brimson are still receiving support from people in Swindon. They appealed for people to help them raise money to buy a headstone for the Swindon musician, who died in 1997. Since we featured the story of in the Advertiser his family
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Veterans invited back to secret laboratories
VETERANS involved in secret military research in Wiltshire in the 50s, have been invited back to see around the laboratories. Many claim they were fooled into taking part in trials at Porton Down, which later damaged their health. Former airman Douglas
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Man stole CDs to pay for present
A COURT has heard how a dad stole CDs to pay for a birthday present for his son. Lee Reason, 26 of Burderop, Wroughton, pleaded guilty to stealing 10 CDs worth £25 from The Works bookshop in Swindon town centre. The manageress of another shop had seen
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HEALTHY LIVING
You can check out features from going organic and quitting smoking, to safe tanning and alternative therapies, in our all new Healthy Living feature. There's also advice from local beauty expert Gina Akers plus news on cosmetic treatment innovations.
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There was fun for all the family at community fete
Five year olds Daisy Little and Emily Blackmore go duck hunting Picture Ref: 77667-64A SWINDON community centre held a fete to let the public know it is back in business. The Park South community centre in Cranmore Avenue is once again a hive of activity
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An open mind for a better existence
A NEW initiative has been launched from Living Options Training for Life Project to help carers of disabled people. Living Options, which is a community-funded project to help Disabled People and their Carers, has organised a new and free course learning
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When is this going to end?
IN the recent general election Mr Blair was heard to say words to the effect, 'Hey guys, let's draw a line under the Iraq issue and move on.' Well, the 88th British soldier has just been killed in Iraq. The thousands of British troops now in that country
