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Spearman draws some comfort atCheltenham
Gloucestershire's championship game with Yorkshire was allowed to fade away into a draw on Saturday as captains Craig Spearman and Matthew Wood adopted a cautious approach. The fight for the third promotion place in Division Two is so tight that they
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Gas leak at Boscombe Down
MORE than 150 people were evacuated from their homes on Thursday and had to spend the night in Amesbury Sports Centre after a major gas leak at Boscombe Down. A main gas pipe was fractured during work to install new water mains and sewers in the Milton
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Meddling about in medieval times
Ref. 22017-128HISTORY came alive in Wootton Bassett when the town hosted its annual medieval festival. Besides historical re-enactments and a medieval fancy dress competition, there was also live music, comedy, a fun fair, children's entertainers and
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Pub's as safe as houses!
ARKELL'S has put one of its pubs into what it says is one of Swindon's safest pairs of hands. Formerly known as Bar Cuba, and originally the Lamb and Flag, the Bridge Street pub has been relaunched as The Flag. New landlord Simeone Benoit, known as Ben
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Taste of fame
Ref. 26004-38THE Wyvern Theatre's annual Summer Youth Project is now so successful that it is being copied by half a dozen other venues controlled by ClearChannel Entertainment, which manages the theatre for Swindon Borough Council. The announcement by
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Improve commuter links for rail users
SWINDON needs to improve its commuter links to its railway station, says train watchdog the Rail Passengers Committee (RPC). Christine Shine, member of the RPC for the Western England region, says many commuters who travel to work in Newbury or Reading
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They've only just begun
Ref. 26012-87THE SUN shone for Evening Advertiser Bride of the Year Lucy Griffin and her childhood sweetheart Neil Zerebecki when the couple married at the weekend. The confetti swirled and the tiaras sparkled in the sunshine as the pair tied the knot
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I thought I was going to die
Ref. 26009-19A month ago Nigel Fulcher was fighting for his life after an assault. Now he is on the road to recovery and looking forward to playing with his son again NIGEL Fulcher is amazed he is still alive following an attack in Swindon town centre
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Edwards out to impress, as Saunders meets Gould
TOMMY Saunders will give former Swindon Town youngster Nathan Edwards another chance to earn a permanent deal in Chippenham's prestige friendly with Division Three Cheltenham Town tonight. Bobby Gould is expected to bring a strong side to Hardenhuish
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Down you go
NEW College Academy will not take their place in the Hellenic League this season after making a clean break from parent club Swindon Supermarine. Manager Pete Horwat (pictured left, during a friendly with Highworth) helped form the New College side last
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Tots get a good send-off at nursery's birthday party
Ref. 26003-29NURSERY school children gave a fond farewell to their pre-school days with a tea party to celebrate moving up to primary school. The Leapfrog Day Nursery in St Andrew's Ridge used the occasion to mark its own third birthday as well. Children
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Reunion of pupils from former grammar
FORMER pupils of Headlands School are planning a reunion in the autumn. Anyone who left the school between 1954 and 1961 is invited to the gathering, at the Moonrakers pub on October 5. The secondary is experiencing difficult times at present, with the
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Few takers?
HOW nice of the council to offer free garden sacks to people who, with written confirmation from their doctor, are physically unable to carry black sacks to the front of their property, and have no one to assist them. If they are that physically disabled
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Compost waste
JOHN Short, director of Swindon Services, has plunged into print (Letters, July 24) on the subject of garden waste sacks (green sacks). He has, however, completely ignored my suggestion that the council should compost the contents thereof instead of depositing
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Welcome home
AS A columnist myself with the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald, I've been delighted to read Jeff King's weekly contribution in the Adver. It was back in the seventies that I bought fellow Commonwealean Jeff's Swindon Town programme collection, a data base
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Proof is there
SOME weeks ago Dr Chris Eley informed us in a letter that there was no evidence that a death penalty reduced the number of murders. In a recent Evening Advertiser (Letters, July 28) Misako Minshull tells that hanging is still part of Japanese punishment
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Top side Glos see off Tykes
Gloucestershire moved clear at the top of National Cricket League Division One with a comprehensive eight-wicket wicket victory over bottom club Yorkshire at Cheltenham. Chasing a modest target of 184, the Gladiators' opening pair of Phil Weston and Kiwi
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Marriage made in heaven
FOR several months, Evening Advertiser Bride of the Year Lucy Griffin and childhood sweetheart Neil Zerebecki have been the best-known and most read about engaged couple in Swindon. But as of Saturday at St Andrew's Church in Wanborough, they are married
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There's no business like show business
WHAT to say of the inaugural Swindon Show and Air Display. Perhaps it's better to leave that to a young visitor: "It's really good and there is so much to see and do." With the Party in the Park on a temporary hiatus because of certain difficulties, a
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Owls alert!
SHEFFIELD Wednesday fans claiming to be Town exiles in the north are attempting to dupe County Ground office staff into posting them tickets for the big clash on Saturday. Chief executive Mark Devlin has warned that any visiting fans attempting to gain
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Westlecot left to fly flag
WILTSHIRE Bowls Association championship finals held at Westlecot produced three very hard fought games and close finishes but only one local winner. The lone success was recorded by Westlecot in the national triples where Mel Biggs, Neil Hope and Mark
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Gas leak at Boscombe Down
MORE than 150 people were evacuated from their homes on Thursday and had to spend the night in Amesbury Sports Centre after a major gas leak at Boscombe Down. A main gas pipe was fractured during work to install new water mains and sewers in the Milton
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Magical musical is perfect showcase for amazing young talent
IF there had been room in the aisles, the audience at Saturday night's performance of Fame would have danced and sung along with the 192 stage-struck young performers who are turning the 10th Swindon Youth Project into a triumph. Anyone who has yet to
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New event was hot stuff
Ref. 26010-117DESPITE the grey skies and rain earlier on in the week, the sun shone brightly on the thousands of people at the first Swindon Show and Air Display. The excellent weather on both days ensured huge crowds came to Lydiard Park to see events
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Motorist, 53, is killed after car plunges into allotments
A MAN aged 53 died after apparently losing control of his car and plunging 25 feet into allotments off Akers Way in Moredon. The man, who lived in Moredon, was dead on arrival at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon. The accident happened as he joined
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Marine chairman Moore set to hold the fort
SWINDON Supermarine chairman Steve Moore has confirmed that he will not be stepping down from his role before the new Dr Martens League campaign begins. Moore intended to resign at the end of last season after 10 years at the helm, but finding a suitable
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Brothers bloom!
Ref. 26007-120A pair of gardening-mad brothers gave Stratton a glimpse of their award-winning skills when they opened their gardens to the public. Jeff and Reg Bolton, who have spent their whole lives in St Philips Road, charged guests £1 each to wander
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Votes will not just be in the mail
THE electoral returning officer for Swindon has rejected a call for polling stations to be scrapped and replaced by postal voting in local elections. Alan Winchcombe spoke out after the Government's influential Electoral Commission said all-postal voting
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Meddling about in medieval times
Ref. 22017-128HISTORY came alive in Wootton Bassett when the town hosted its annual medieval festival. Besides historical re-enactments and a medieval fancy dress competition, there was also live music, comedy, a fun fair, children's entertainers and
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Thieves rob women, 83
TWO 83-YEAR-OLD women were robbed of their handbags in an underpass in Toothill. The women were walking between Beaumaris Road and Tewkesbury Way when they were robbed by two men. One of the victims, who asked not to be named, struggled with one of the
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Thank you all
I WOULD like to give my thanks for the wonderful way my husband has been treated in his illness. From the doctor on call and the ambulance team, to the doctors, nurses and all the back up staff at Great Western Hospital. Thank you. (Mrs) RUBY SUMBLER
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Happy memories of a lovely village
HOW nice to have childhood memories of Hinton Parva (Evening Advertiser's village feature July 26). We spent several happy years at Hinton Parva, my late father Arthur Treadwell worked for a farmer David Cook. My sister Shirley and I attended the chapel
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A great success now for next year!
WELL, that's another Wroughton Carnival done and dusted, and we believe it was the most successful yet. Everyone who took part did so with great spirit and enthusiasm, happily paying the small entrance fee that was imposed for the first time this year
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Jamie covers up for Bath
BATH have signed utility back Jamie Williams from neighbours Bristol Shoguns as World Cup cover. With a number of Bath Rugby's three-quarters expected to be away on World Cup duty this autumn, including Iain Balshaw and Mike Tindall (England), Simon Danielli
