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League table results paint positive picture
RESULTS of national tests for 13 and 14 year olds have revealed standards in Wiltshire are continually improving. The county is above average for the number of pupils attaining level five or above in English, Maths and Science, the standard set by the
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Sett-back for rail enthusiasts' plan
Ref. 28383-20THE smallest railway in Swindon has a big problem it must divert a planned extension to its line because of a badger sett. When North Wilts Model Engineering Society decided it wanted to add another circuit through woodland at Coate Water
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It will always be home
Gilbert O'Sullivan was one of Britain's most successful recording stars of the 1970s. He's still happily making music today and he loves to visit his home town of Swindon to visit family and friends. He spoke to BARRIE HUDSON FOR a man who became world
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Residents celebrate about turn
PEOPLE power is being celebrated by campaigners who have won their fight with Swindon Council. A mini roundabout, installed at a busy Swindon junction as an experiment, is to become a permanent feature. Swindon Council's cabinet has decided that the roundabout
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Is it worth the risk?
Ref. 28307-3Swindon police have launched their annual Christmas drink driving campaign with a warning that motorists are gambling not only with their lives, but other people's as well. TINA CLARKE reports NEARLY 500 Swindon motorists have been charged
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Festive Cheer
ANDY KING has challenged his players to produce a set of festive results which prevent a play-off 'gap' becoming a yawning chasm. The Town boss will switch to a 4-4-2 system at Griffin Park today as he looks to halt a recent slump. Abandoning the 3-5-
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'Lifeline' is transformed
Ref. 28310-29THE Walcot Family Centre is throwing an extra special party thanks to the Evening Advertiser and a local good Samaritan. When Ian Cooke, 42, from Hay-don Wick, read the story about Christmas decorations being stolen from the centre, in Essex
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New chief is facing hard task at base
Ref. 28379-11RAF Lyneham has welcomed the new commander who will oversee the beginning of the base's preparations for eventual closure. Group Captain Paul Oborn, 43, a New Zealander by birth, has taken over from Gp Capt Ray Lock. After being the station
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Feast of sensory delights speeds along recoveries
Ref. 23867-53There was a feast of sensory delights for patients, visitors and staff at Swindon's Great Western Hospital. Artist Mark Rowan-Hull put his creative talents to the test while a string quartet filled the hospital's atrium with festive tunes
