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Another defeat for Wiltshire veterans
Wiltshire'S 50-plus side ended the season with another loss, having only won one match. Batting first at Warminster against Hampshire, Wiltshire started slowly. Stan Rudder once again bowled excellently with a spell of 1-8 off nine overs. But it was Yorke
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Steam, loads of hot air and very little else
HINDSIGHT is a wonderful thing. So it's easy to be scathing about our council today. And boy, are we going to be. Who would have thought that the planners behind the Steam museum would come up with and reject a proposal to include a full-size moving exhibit
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South coast defeat for Swindon
SWINDON & District Bowling Association were beaten in their latest friendly match on the south coast. Mike Large's representative team went down by 19 shots at Richmond Park when losing 128-109 to Bournemouth & District BA. They took the honours
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Westlecot march on in EBA event
WESTLECOT continue to march on in the EBA Top Club competition. They won the regional final at Cheltenham on Sunday to book a place at Worthing on August 17 in the semi-finals of this new competition to celebrate the English Bowling Association's centenary
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Prize pair win the money at festival
Anne Bindon and Beth Millard got their thinking caps on to celebrate the Old Town Victorian Festival. And their efforts proved worthwhile because they are the winners of the festival's competitions. Anne Bindon, nine, from Swindon, won £20 for successfully
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More new life in the old street
NEW businesses will soon be blossoming in Old Town's Wood Street despite the closure of one of the area's most popular cafes. Thriving caf Panache has closed just 18 months after it opened to sell home-baked bread, pastries and meals. PPI (Personal Property
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Swindon's generous bank
BIG-HEARTED staff from NatWest in Swindon have given more than £10,000 to charity in the last 12 months, thanks to a new scheme. Staff have been supporting both local and national charities by donating directly from their pay packets each month, under
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Pre-holiday tension can spoil that exit for the sunshine . . .
FORGET about bursting suitcases, it seems office workers are over packing their schedules before they jet off on holiday. Recruitment firm Reed polled more than 5,000 workers and found nearly one in four suffers from Pre- Holiday Tension or PHT. It seems
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Charity ball organisers hope event will help needy
A SWINDON security firm is planning a charity bash to help raise cash for the town's needy. Blick UK Limited in Bramble Road is holding the formal black tie ball on Friday, August 29 at the De Vere Hotel in Whitehill Way. All cash raised will go to the
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Hedge witch shows off the skills of medieval medicine
THE DELIGHTS OF medieval medicine were brought to life as part of the Wiltshire Archaeology Festival. A Tudor hedge witch enthralled around 70 people during yesterday's event at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery in Old Town. The witch, called Bess Yeoman
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More new life in the old street
NEW businesses will soon be blossoming in Old Town's Wood Street despite the closure of one of the area's most popular cafes. Thriving caf Panache has closed just 18 months after it opened to sell home-baked bread, pastries and meals. PPI (Personal Property
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Campaign will not go away
For every campaign for a skate park in Swindon one thing is certain . . . there will be an equal and opposite campaign against the plan by worried local residents. The controversy is nothing new. Skaters are demanding the council backs their sport as
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You blew it!
TWO GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES MISSED BY SWINDON COUNCIL: LIVE steam had been included in the original plans for the town's flagship railway museum, but was dropped because it was feared it would cost too much. The task group charged with reducing Steam museum's
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Greenmeadow building for the season
GREENMEADOW Under 12s celebrated the unveiling of their new sponsored strip with a game against a Swindon School of Excellence side. The North Wilts District League side have just been sponsored by V J C Construction and met the Swindon School of Excellence
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Ramsbury on brink of crowning glory
Ramsbury men moved a step closer to the Division 1 title in the Swindon & District Tennis League following a comfortable 8-0 victory over Ashton Keynes. The result now means Ramsbury need just one more point to make certain of the title, after a run
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Victoria's reign again!
MALMESBURY Victoria took the honours at their own six-a-side tournament at the Flying Monk ground on Saturday. The hosts' A team comfortably defeated Chippenham Sports & Social Club 3-0 in the final to lift the title. It was a good day all round for
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Thief snatched cash
A thief snatched £20 in cash and a bank card as a woman, 26, was making a withdrawal from the Nationwide Building Society cashpoint machine in The Parade, Swindon, at 9am yesterday. The thief, who was white, around 5ft 7in tall, in his early 20s and wearing
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Parking tax could see fines double
MOTORISTS in Swindon face huge increases in parking fines under plans to add a £35 tax on top of existing charges. It would mean the current fine for illegal parking would rise from £35 to £70. The controversial mov-es are being considered by the Government
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Funding of new schools through PFI is in tatters
Bearing in mind that Swindon Borough Council is proposing to finance the replacement of Hreod Parkway School through the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), it is worth noting that this policy has just failed in Southwark. Swindon already had a bad experience
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Credit where credit is due
SO Swindon's new Great Western Hospital has received two stars from the Commission for Health Improvement (Adver July 16). It also was placed in the top ten per cent for the whole country in another report produced the previous week. Did I read this in
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Man and Boys
ANDY KING will cast his eye over Manchester United's side tonight to see if a young Red Devil could add further quality and competition to his squad. The Town boss is good friends with Old Trafford reserve manager Ricky Sbragia and is well aware of the
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That's my lot
FEATURE: Following the success of television programmes such as Bargain Hunt and the Antiques Roadshow, VICTORIA TAGG went along to an auction to see if she could pick up some old gems. Bidding is the new betting - one lot and you are hooked. That was
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Back in class for summer
GREENBRIDGE community summer school is back with free sessions to entertain youngsters during the holiday. Classes include art, drama, creative writing and active sport and all have a fun element. The classes are held every Wednesday during August at
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Cricklade's celebration
CRICKLADE Bowls Club, pictured left, celebrated their 75th anniversary with an Open Day at their premises on Bath Road. They opted for a low key celebration rather than stage a posh affair where clubs invite hierarchy from the county or national officials
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Purton book final place
PURTON have qualified for the regional finals of the Lincoln Trophy, to be staged this coming Sunday at Wootton Bassett. In the area final of the National Double Rinks at Clevedon they secured a nail biting one shot victory. Purton held a comfortable
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Kleeneze offloads DMG
SWINDON-based Kleeneze has offloaded its loss-making display marketing business DMG. Bosses of the home shopping group, decided to sell the firm recently renamed The Wonderful Book Company to Premier Direct for just £4.1 million after it ran up losses
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Faringdon - A town of beacon status
FARINGDON is one of nine towns in the country to be granted beacon status, under a new Countryside Agency initiative. At a time when small towns are struggling economically, the beacon towns have been chosen as successful examples of how to breathe life
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I was the inspiration for Jilly's romance
JILLY Cooper is back in touch with the mystery woman who features in her latest bestseller Pandora - thanks to the Evening Advertiser. Moira Brown, 62, from Meadow Road near Barnfield, saw Jilly's appeal in the paper and called immediately. She said:
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A long way from peace
A CHARITY worker rescued from intense fighting in war-ravaged Liberia, says the end of the crisis is far from near. As reported last month in the Evening Advertiser, Brian Barber, of Lydiard Millicent, was evacuated from the capital Monrovia scene of
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Power of flowers is a big draw
FLOWER enthusiasts from Swindon and beyond were treated to a carnival of colour. Swindon Fuchsia Society's annual show had its biggest turnout since its formation in 1985 as hundreds of people marvelled at the range of colour and diversity on display
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Bid to re-site university is a non-starter
A DEVELOPER'S proposal to re-site the University of Bath's planned new campus from a site near the Great Western Hospital to land at Stratton St Margaret has been dismissed. Housing firm David Wilson Estates has unveiled plans to build the new university
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That's my lot
FEATURE: Following the success of television programmes such as Bargain Hunt and the Antiques Roadshow, VICTORIA TAGG went along to an auction to see if she could pick up some old gems. Bidding is the new betting - one lot and you are hooked. That was
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I was the inspiration for Jilly's romance
JILLY Cooper is back in touch with the mystery woman who features in her latest bestseller Pandora - thanks to the Evening Advertiser. Moira Brown, 62, from Meadow Road near Barnfield, saw Jilly's appeal in the paper and called immediately. She said:
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Husband in custody
KEMPSFORD: A company director accused of attempting to murder his wife at their Cotswolds home was remanded in custody by Cheltenham magistrates yesterday. Joseph Temple, 62, of Firs House, Kempsford, near Fairford, is alleged to have attacked his 53-
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Locomotive is set to get a new lease of life
STEAM locomotive Shaw Savill, whose boiler has lain forlornly outside the Great Western Designer Outlet Village in Swindon, has been moved to its new home in Bury, Lancashire. The 1942-built rusting Southern Railways locomotive, including the wheels and
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Fizz is a top dog
SHRIVENHAM: A collie dog, rescued from a cardboard box nine years ago, has been named regional RSPCA Dog of the Year. Judges were impressed by ten-year-old Fizz's excellent condition as well as her tricks. She will now join her owner Kathleen Spinks from
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Tour de Swindon is a success
ON the day the Tour de France finished in Paris, 300 amateur cyclists participated in a fun ride to raise money for cancer research. Although the difference in class between riders in Le Tour and those who gathered at Lydiard Country Park is obvious,
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Hedge witch shows off the skills of medieval medicine
THE DELIGHTS OF medieval medicine were brought to life as part of the Wiltshire Archaeology Festival. A Tudor hedge witch enthralled around 70 people during yesterday's event at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery in Old Town. The witch, called Bess Yeoman
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A proud day at the palace for Gordon
GORDON Moore, the Royal British Legion's number one poppy seller in Swindon, spent a happy afternoon mingling with celebrities at Buckingham Palace. The 90-year-old war veteran, of Summerhouse Road, Wroughton, travelled to the Palace for a garden party
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Kite fliers are in seventh heaven
FOUR-YEAR-OLD Gordon Elliott gets to grips with his home-made kite at Wroughton Science Museum's Catching the Wind event. General manager Steph Gillett hoped to encourage people to think more about the various uses of the wind as a renewable energy source
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Golfers chip in with a £5,200 boost for charity
Supporters of a Swindon cancer charity teed off to raise thousands of pounds for sick children. The Children's Cancer and Leuk-aemia Movement, CALM, received £5,200 following its 10th annual golf day at the Wrag Barn course, in Highworth. CALM patients
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Roadworks under bridge
MOTORISTS continue to face diversions as work to install improved drainage and new kerbs has begun under the Whitehouse Road Bridge in Swindon. Swindon Council workmen yesterday started work on laying new drainage under the bridge, which connects the
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Prize pair win the money at festival
Anne Bindon and Beth Millard got their thinking caps on to celebrate the Old Town Victorian Festival. And their efforts proved worthwhile because they are the winners of the festival's competitions. Anne Bindon, nine, from Swindon, won £20 for successfully
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Back in class for summer
GREENBRIDGE community summer school is back with free sessions to entertain youngsters during the holiday. Classes include art, drama, creative writing and active sport and all have a fun element. The classes are held every Wednesday during August at
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Gay community should find its own terms for marriage
Reference the story about Andy Shaw and Gary Nappier. As a gay man who has been living with my partner for 16 years, I feel that some form of national, not local, civil registration to give gay couples legal standing with regard to property, inheritance
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Recycling plans are going well
I HAVE read with interest and concern the letter by Councillor Dickinson which implies that efforts towards an improved recycling rate are being wasted. It is true to say that the 7,000 home initial service was a trial collection and much has been learned
