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Gerald fires rivals for 39
Box captain Gerald Hayward bowled his side to victory as local rivals Marshfield were dismissed for just 39 in Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Division Two. Hayward took career-best figures of 6-7 from his six overs, including a second league hat-trick
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Wish this family lots of joy
IT is always a great day for parents when their children are born but for Adrian and Helen Iles this is a blessing they must have believed might never happen. After years of trying to have a baby they were finally able to celebrate the birth of Samuel
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Inquest delayed over security fears.
NATIONAL security concerns are standing in the way of progress in the fresh inquest into the death of Ronald Maddison, the 20-year-old 'human guinea pig' used in nerve gas trials at Porton Down. The US department of defence has registered strong objections
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Something for anglers of all ages
TWO events of interest to all anglers keen on fly fishing get under way in September. The Wiltshire Chalk-stream Branch of the Fly Dressers' Guild starts its autumn and winter programme on September 2 with the fly dressing class at 7.30pm at the Boscombe
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Doctor in the house
Ref. 26036-02CLIVE Mantle - better known as Dr Mike Barratt from the BBC series Holby City - dropped into Wootton Bassett to open a new Marie Curie Cancer Care shop on the High Street. The charity, which provides nursing care for people with cancer at
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Lifeline for victims of care home crisis
A CARE home hopes to give scores of victims of the Swindon care home crisis a much-needed lifeline with plans for 24 new beds. Miranda House Nursing Home in High Street, Wootton Bassett, which cares for elderly people with psychiatric problems - including
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Zones are good
I am very disappointed in the attack that Coun Lister made on the Home Zone scheme for the Broad Street area (Councillor hits at Home Zones, July 16). As a ward councillor I know of the unique problems this area experiences and I am looking forward to
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Let youngsters take some responsibility
A FATHER who is fed up with nuisance youths ruining a play area in Cricklade has pleaded with civic chiefs to adopt a novel way of tackling the problem. Father-of-three Allen Farmer urged the town council to hand over a stretch of the recreation site
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Big kids are ruining play
Ref. 25957-29Every child deserves the right to play - and without fear of intimidation or bullying. ANDY TATE and TAMASH LAL looking at the growing concern of an increasing menace in our playgrounds. PLAY parks designed for young children are being taken
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Readers can't get enough of shop's books
A CHARITY shop's new book department has been such a success the books are flying off the shelves quicker than staff can replace them. The Cancer Research UK shop, in Havelock Street, is now asking the public to donate more books to keep customers happy
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Heat blamed for fire at Hawksworth
THE EXTREME heat may have been responsible for a fire which destroyed PVC pellets at a warehouse on the Hawksworth Industrial Estate. The fire broke out in a storage area at the back of the Doeflex-Vitapol warehouse in Newcome Drive at 7.20pm yesterday
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Hello little sis!
Ref. 26029-65PROUD parents Adrian and Helen Iles are today celebrating a double dose of happiness after the birth of their second child. The couple, who before the birth of Samuel exactly a year ago today, had been trying to conceive for more than 10
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Praise from Prescott's office
WILTSHIRE County Council has received praise from central government for allowing members of the public have their say. John Prescott's department, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, has singled out the council for keeping its constitution permanently
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Lifeline for victims of care home crisis
A CARE home hopes to give scores of victims of the Swindon care home crisis a much-needed lifeline with plans for 24 new beds. Miranda House Nursing Home in High Street, Wootton Bassett, which cares for elderly people with psychiatric problems - including
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Student off to Romania pleas for sponsorship sponsors
Ref. 26052-01STRATTON St Margaret student Jodie Clarke is appealing to businesses in Swindon for sponsorship for her trip to help disabled children in Romania. Jodie, 20 is currently studying psychology at the University of the West of England in Bristol
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Rail services disrupted by the weather
RAIL travellers are facing disruption due to the baking temperatures. Network Rail engineers are monitoring tracks on the London to South Wales line to make sure the heat does not make them dangerous. They have announced the speed limit will be reduced
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Getting a tan at work? No sweat
Ref. 26042-SF002Is the weather too hot? Not according to the people of Swindon, who are having fun basking in the sultry summer temperatures GRIN and bare it that is Swindon's solution to the scorching hot weather. With temperatures in Wiltshire set to
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Beyblade contest
There are a few places left in the Swindon heat of the National Beyblade Competition. The event, involving a spinning top-type toy, takes place on Sunday from 11am at the Toys-R-Us store in Oxford Road. The winners will go forward to the national final
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Motoring to the rescue
Ref. 26030-09VICTIMS of fire are to be given some extra home comforts while they put their lives back together. Smoke and water damage from even the smallest house fire can leave the rest of the home a no-go area. Now victims in Wiltshire will be able
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Charity in bid to stop animal imports
TWO members of a local animal welfare charity are flying out to Mexico next month. Swindon Animal Concern campaigners Marilyn Harrison and daughter Anish will fly out on September 7 as part of a delegation from Compassion in World Farming (CIWF). They
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Danger UXB!
Ref. 26054-SF004A World War II anti-tank missile found in a river near Cricklade was detonated by the Army last night. The 15-inch rocket, which would have been fired by a fighter plane, was found in the River Key by volunteers who were restoring an aqueduct
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Time to stop all these changes
I'm not sure if the council listens to the voice of those of us who live here and try to get around, but it's becoming a nightmare month by month as new road calming measures appear as if by magic. The argument for many of these additions such as traffic
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At last the rot has been stopped at Mechanics'
When the sale of the Mechanics' was announced back in January, I thought "Uh oh! Yet another red herring!". I have always thought that the holes in the roof would be the end of the building and any strong winds would de-roof the south part, giving the
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No sooner asked!
WITH reference to the letter from RW Selwood, Sometimes military action is the only answer. Once again RW Selwood seems to have problems with pacifism.Both Blair and Bush are liars and took our forces into a situation which could well lead to a mini Vietnam
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More queries than answers
I FIND it rather annoying and, for the want of a better word, unprofessional, when certain of your regular contributors submit letters dealing with their pet subjects and then fail to respond to questions asked by your readers. This has happened to me
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Great Scott! Goatacre move up
GOATACRE returned to the top half of Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Division One table after Scott Curwood rattled up a century in a 86-run victory at Bredon. The visitors won the toss and batted first on a pitch still green from recent rain. Steve Gee
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Swindon face do-or-die time
Swindon's survival hopes were dealt a shattering blow as they slumped to a poor Gloucestershire & Wiltshire League Division One defeat at Colwall. With three sides set to be relegated, they must now win all of their remaining fixtures to have any
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Townsend knock is lift for Fairford
FAIRFORD romped to a four-wicket win over Frampton-on-Severn in their Readers Gloucestershire County Cricket League Division One clash an ample reward for their groundstaff, who had worked furiously to get the ground prepared. Fielding first Town, Newport
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Five-star Compton wrap up yet another top honour
CHAMPIONS were crowned in three of the four divisions in the Swindon Evening Cricket League, Compton's taking the Division One honour for the fifth year in successesion. A resounding win over Zurich handed the honours to Martyn Spackman's side. Zurich
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Blades blunted
Chippenham Blades were well beaten by Corsham in the under 11 division of the North Wilts Junior Cricket League. Blades could only muster 27-6 in their 20 overs and Corsham reached their target in just 7.2 overs thanks to Mark Hick (13 not out). Second-placed
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Wilts beaten at Westbury
Wiltshire failed to stage a comeback against Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship at Westbury yesterday. Following their first innings total of 325-5 declared on Sunday, visiting Berkshire finished on 202-8 during yesterday's second innings with
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More than £14,000 raised during charity bonanza
AUGUST 6: SWINDON Cares, the charity fundraising bonanza, has smashed all expectations, raising more than £14,000 for the town's needy. So far, £14,066 has been collected from individuals, companies, schools and community groups across Swindon. The cash
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Don't elderly and vulnerable deserve better?
EVEN in this day and age the sheer nastiness shown by a group of schoolgirls to an 86-year-old cancer sufferer Violet Looms of Wootton Bassett beggars belief. The decent majority cannot begin to imagine what motivates children aged about 13 to torment
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Tommy 'ok'
NEW Town striker Tommy Mooney is prepared to play through the pain barrier in order to make his debut against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. The 31-year-old forward has missed much of Swindon's pre-season build up due to a foot injury, but after coming
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Chance for tenants to get office-wise
The price of office rental space is on its way down, but with consumers on a spending, binge, the sky continues to be the limit for the barons of retail property THE latest forecast from the Royal Institution of Chartered Sur-veyors (RICS) on the state
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Holiday reply
In response to David Nash's letter about how my holiday could be connected to my views on culture. Through my work as the Lead Member for Cultural Services and Recreation I have shown that I am an enthusiastic supporter for the long term improvement of
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Rail services disrupted by the weather
RAIL travellers are facing disruption due to the baking temperatures. Network Rail engineers are monitoring tracks on the London to South Wales line to make sure the heat does not make them dangerous. They have announced the speed limit will be reduced
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Support for radical ideas
Last week the Government announced it was seeking to reward radical ideas to improve parks and public spaces from a fund of £89 million. Regeneration Minister Yvette Cooper said: "We have a great tradition of city parks, town squares and village greens
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More than £14,000 raised during charity bonanza
SWINDON Cares, the charity fundraising bonanza, has smashed all expectations, raising more than £14,000 for the town's needy. So far, £14,066 has been collected from individuals, companies, schools and community groups across Swindon. The cash, which
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A little of what Mabel fancies does some good
Ref. 26043-SF002Mabel Goodings celebrated her 103rd birthday with a cigarette and glass of gin. As Mabel, from Purton, puffed on her favourite unfiltered Players cigarette, she reckons she will go on forever - smoking that is. She said: "They haven't
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Disgusting
Ref. 26045-50That's the only word to describe the scum who have made 86-year-old Violet Looms' life a living hell. This widow, who is battling against lymph cancer, has had bottles and stones thrown at her home, dog faeces hung from trees and now a note
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Asians gearing up again
Swindon Asians Football Club are getting ready for their fourth annual charity tournament at Wanborough later this month. The 11-a-side adult tournament will take place on August 24 with 16 teams from around the country competing at the Zurich Training
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Ciren sink Bath, Marine win too
Swindon Supermarine and Cirencester Town maintained their unblemished pre-season records with comfortable wins last night. Brian Hughes' Ciren produced a superb second-half display to beat Dr Martens Premier Division Bath City 4-1 at the Corinium Stadium
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Chance to relive classic jet show on DVD, video
ENTHUSIASTS at this year's Kemble Classic Jet Airshow will have the chance to re-live the experience - with a video being released later this month. The show, which featured a variety of classic jet-powered aircraft, including Gloster Meteors, Gnats,
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Wheelbarrow or pram, the choice for village race is yours
PURTON is to be taken over by a horde of adult-bearing prams next month, in one of Wiltshire's weirder fundraising events. A pram race through the village has been organised to raise money for Purton Helping Hand. Along the route each team will be required
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Petition over moves to evict farm couple
Ref. 25727-44THE planned eviction of a tenant farming couple from their home and land near Barbury Castle has sparked a protest petition with at least 500 signatures. The Evening Advertiser has already told how Brian and Lynne Simpson, aged 50 and 48,
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Kids can bark up the trees
ANOTHER summer holiday children's workshop is to be held in the Cotswold Water Park. It will take place next Wednesday starting at 2pm when Sophia Tackett, the Park's education ranger, will be leading a two to three hours workshop on the theme of trees
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Adorable pooch an expert drugs sniffer
Ref. 26041-SF007SWINDON mayor Derek Benfield has welcomed Wiltshire police's first passive drugs dog, Bodie. Bodie, a year-old golden Labrador, has been trained to detect all types of substances from heroin to rohypnol, a date-rape drug. Coun Benfield
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Lottery money comes as pleasant surprise
GROUPS working to improve the standard of life for disabled people in Swindon have been awarded grants of around £200,000 from the Lottery Community Fund. Both the Working for Oppor- tunities Trust at the Shaftesbury Centre on Percy Street and the Swindon
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Doctor in the house
Ref. 26036-02CLIVE Mantle - better known as Dr Mike Barratt from the BBC series Holby City - dropped into Wootton Bassett to open a new Marie Curie Cancer Care shop on the High Street. The charity, which provides nursing care for people with cancer at
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Call for halt to overheated workplaces
UNION bosses have called for a maximum limit on workplace temperatures. As many workers suffer sweltering conditions in shops, offices and outdoors, the Trades Union Congress has asked for a limit of 30 degrees, or 27 degrees for those doing strenuous
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Can you help find Harry's Row Row?
Ref. 26039-20WHEN Harry Trueman was two-weeks- old when he underwent an operation to save his life. Doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford were forced to starve the now two-year-old from Abbey Meads for three days to allow the anaesthetic to
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Brewery has celebration of 160 years
Arkell's Brewery's Anniversary Beer Festival looks set for success with tours around the Kingsdown brewery already fully booked. The festival, on September 13, is in celebration of Arkell's 160 years of brewing ale. To accommodate the demand of real ale
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Dance . . . I can do it standing on my head
Ref. 26038-JEROME1A breakdancer who learned the skill in Swindon has won a national competition. Jerome Jackson, 25, is a member of the five-strong breaking crew which proved triumphant at this year's Sprite Urban Games. Jerome, who was brought up in
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I blew £1,500 tax rebate on heroin
A £1,500 tax rebate plunged a recovering heroin user back into addiction, a court heard. John Pagett had been at the specialist Amber Project recovery centre in Devon for five months when he received the cash windfall. He had previously served a jail
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Praise for medics
I too can't praise the ambulance service enough. They came to help my husband after he suffered an unexpected seizure in May. At the time I didn't have a clue what was happening to my husband. I thought he was dying and I was hysterical and in shock.
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Hanging is just for revenge
Re: Death is a deterrent, John Utting, EA July 25. First of all, I should like to make clear to John that I am not a do-gooder, in fact do-gooders, people who don't mind their own businesses or tell everyone how to run their lives, are not my cup of tea
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Why are the costs so high?
MUCH has been written about the elderly and the problems with the declining number of care or nursing homes. I have had personal family experience when my father, some years ago, ended his days at Devizes. Also I have accompanied friends who have had
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Underpass decision was a bad start by Tories
I READ with disbelief that the new Tory run council cabinet voted for an underpass at the Commonhead roundabout along the A419. This decision was made against all the recommendations and the evidence provided by all three authorities involved, Swindon
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Thanks for fighting for us
I must write to pass on sincere thanks to our North Wilts MP, Mr James Gray. His resolute and painstaking efforts, to endeavour and save RAF Lyneham are most distinguishable. How many MPs, if you study the commons debate in recent years, actually are
