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Don't lose this great opportunity
UNIVERSITY towns are known for having a thriving commercial hub and being held in esteem as a seat of learning. But according to Swindon North MP Michael Wills, the chance of Swindon getting its £200 million university campus is slipping away while key
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Town buzzing at Brentford
FORTUNES in football can sometimes swing on the smallest incident and Town fans will be hoping that a Brentford goalpost could prove to be the turning point in a so far frustrating campaign. Woodwork rattling has become something of a speciality this
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Jazz fans get a kick out of Jamie
WHAT a difference a year makes that was how Jamie Cullum felt as he returned home to Wiltshire for Christmas. The internationally renowned jazz singer and pianist, more used to playing grand theatre halls in New York and London, returned to the more humble
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Seasonal virtue benefits patients
Santa Claus takes a quick break at the Salisbury Journal offices in Rollestone Street before beginning his busy time distributing presents to the patients on all the wards at Salisbury District Hospital. Picture by ROGER ELLIOTT. DA4728IF ever someone
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Church leader welcomes constitution
THE Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Reverend David Stancliffe, has welcomed part of the new European constitution, which promises to maintain a regular dialogue with church communities. And he urged European leaders to consider the example set by religious
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Seasonal virtue benefits patients
Santa Claus takes a quick break at the Salisbury Journal offices in Rollestone Street before beginning his busy time distributing presents to the patients on all the wards at Salisbury District Hospital. Picture by ROGER ELLIOTT. DA4728IF ever someone
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WH Smith accused of not doing enough for Scottish writers
A SENIOR Scottish Parliament member has accused Swindon-based WH Smith of not doing enough to promote Scottish writers. Nationalist Kenny MacAskill said WH Smith bosses at the company's head office in Greenbridge were responsible for choosing the books
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Father critical of 'lenient' sentence
Graham Fulcher with his son Nigel, left.THE father of a man left with severe brain injuries after an unprovoked town centre assault has criticised the sentence given to his son's attacker. Graham Fulcher, a merchant seaman, spoke from the Caribbean on
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Stopping the terror and abuse
Jenni Manners, from Swindon's Women's Refuge, talks to one of her clients about abuseFEATURE: 2,165 cases of domestic violence were reported in Swindon last year and Christmas is a time when incidents peak. TINA CLARKE found police are making it easier
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Boy attacked
STRATTON: A man punched a Kingsdown School pupil in the face four times as he walked home along Ermin Street at around 4pm on Thursday. During the assault the attacker, who is described as white, aged between 19 and 20-years-old with black, spiky hair
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Jazz fans get a kick out of Jamie
WHAT a difference a year makes - that was how Jamie Cullum felt as he returned home to Swindon for Christmas. The internationally renowned jazz singer and pianist, more used to playing grand theatre halls in New York and London, returned to the more humble
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Hurry up!
Land is earmarked for the new university campus beside the Great Western HospitalSWINDON MP Michael Wills fears that the proposed world-class 8,000-student university campus could be lost to the town through key players "faffing around". And North Swindon
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Minety thrash visiting Weymouth in 10-try victory
MINETY ended the first half of their Dorset & Wilts Division 1 campaign with an emphatic 60-0 home win over a courageous but ineffective Weymouth XV. The seasiders competed vigorously and tackled with conviction but could not match their hosts up
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Derby Delight
SWINDON ground out a narrow 5-0 victory over rivals Oxford in terrible conditions. The home side won the toss and decided to play into the strong wind and as expected spent the majority of the first period camped in their own half. Despite dominating
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Dream debut for Theobold
Cricklade Town's new signing Kevin Theobold made a dream debut for his new club completing a hat-trick in his side's 6-2 win over Malmesbury Vics in the Wiltshire League. Leading 3-0 at the break with two goals from Theobold and one from Matt Charlton
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Con man returns
A disabled woman turned away a bogus caller from her house in Broad Town, Wootton Bassett after recognising him as a con man who called earlier in the year. The man, who is described as slim, aged between 26 and 28-years-old and wearing dark trousers,
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Raiders grab £800 worth of presents
A FAMILY hoping to make a fresh start in Swindon have had all their Christmas presents stolen. The Bruton family, who are originally from South Wales, only moved in to their home in Bruce Street, Rodbourne, three weeks ago. Now they face a miserable Christmas
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Young skaters shine at indoor competition
SWINDON'S best skaters battled it out during a competition in the former railway museum. Nearly 100 boarders showcased their skills at the contest, which was held to raise the profile of the sport. Members of the Swindon Community Sk8 Project, who are
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Despicable
DOMESTIC violence is a sickening crime that is known to rise over Christmas. So it is encouraging to learn that those who terrorise their partners are being brought to book in a heightened campaign. Part of the problem that police and prosecutors face
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Hotel guests benefit from days in loo
Head house keepers Anne Satchell and Claire MoweBlunsdon House Hotel is flushed with success after its toilets were named among the finest in the country. The hotel has won a four star award from organisers of the Loo of the Year award. Undercover judges
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Con man returns
A disabled woman turned away a bogus caller from her house in Broad Town, Wootton Bassett after recognising him as a con man who called earlier in the year. The man, who is described as slim, aged between 26 and 28-years-old and wearing dark trousers,
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Season's Greetings!
WE WISH all our readers in Wiltshire and across the world a very merry Christmas. Check out our This is Christmas website.
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Jazz fans get a kick out of Jamie
WHAT a difference a year makes - that was how Jamie Cullum felt as he returned home to Wiltshire for Christmas. The internationally renowned jazz singer and pianist, more used to playing grand theatre halls in New York and London, returned to the more
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Hotel guests benefit from days in loo
Head house keepers Anne Satchell and Claire MoweBlunsdon House Hotel is flushed with success after its toilets were named among the finest in the country. The hotel has won a four star award from organisers of the Loo of the Year award. Undercover judges
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Final push is on to reach target
ONE final push is needed to reach the Christmas Appeal's £4,000 target. Thanks to generous Evening Advertiser readers, more than £3,500 has rolled into the appeal's account so far. For the first time, the Adver will use the money raised, to pay for Christmas
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WH Smith accused of not doing enough for Scottish writers
A SENIOR Scottish Parliament member has accused Swindon-based WH Smith of not doing enough to promote Scottish writers. Nationalist Kenny MacAskill said WH Smith bosses at the company's head office in Greenbridge were responsible for choosing the books
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Woman faces jail after conning catalogue firms
A SWINDON woman faces jail after she admitted conning hundreds of pounds from catalogue firms. Susan Winter, 50, of Boundary House in Beechcroft Road, Stratton, pleaded guilty last week at Swindon magistrates court to seven charges of fraud. The court
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Another win for Cricklade
CRICKLADE saw off Hungerford 42-0 to make it nine wins on the trot. Fairview Field was windy, but despite days of rain the underfoot conditions were perfect. The visitors held Cricklade until the 25th minute when John Bucksey rounded off a spell of pressure
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Marlow see off Chippenham
CHIPPENHAM'S first team lost their unbeaten record as Marlow secured victory at Allington Field. A first-half penalty proved decisive in match played in driving rain. Chippenham began the game in a positive manner. They dominated the scrummages and looked
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Cooper Avon are patient victors
CALNE'S brave young side were given a lesson in controlled, patient rugby in a 32-0 defeat by Cooper Avon Tyres. The Calne team contained four players in the under 20 bracket. However, the young, pacey and energetic side lacked the cohesion and experience
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Blues break their duck under White
STEVE WHITE collected his maiden managerial victory as Chippenham Town triumphed for the first time since October 4. The Bluebirds came from behind to win 3-1 at Chelmsford City as the Town strikers finally found their shooting boots. Chippenham started
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Claridge's men still lead the way
WEYMOUTH'S lead at the top of the Dr Martens Premier Division remains six points even though Steve Claridge's men had their top-of-the-table clash at Nuneaton Borough rained off. Title chasers Hinckley were soundly beaten 3-0 at Tiverton, allowing Crawley
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Wonder strike downs Marine
A second-half wonder goal handed Solihull Borough a 1-0 win over Swindon Supermarine at Hunts Copse. Ray Baverstock's men spurned a series of chances before Morton Titterton let fly from 30 yards midway through the second half. Marine had started brightly
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Devizes' woe continues as Exmouth win
A SIXTH successive defeat leaves Devizes third from bottom of the Screwfix Premier Division. Dave Hopkins' side were soundly beaten 4-1 by Exmouth at Nursteed Road. With the elements in their favour in the first half, the hosts took the lead when Steve
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Yeardley rues a derby draw
WOOTTON Bassett managed to grind out a useful point in their Premier Division derby against Fairford. Pete Yeardley's side could have taken all three after taking the lead in a gruelling encounter littered with bookings. Simon Gregory's equaliser saw
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Lorry stuck
Traffic had to be diverted on Friday night after a lorry became stuck at 6.30pm under the Whitehouse railway bridge. Trains were not affected, although police were forced to close Whitehouse Road to traffic for three hours while experts examined the bridge
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Ready to grit
If you know of an icy road which needs gritting, Swindon Council's highways maintenance section is on 24-hour call. Salting trucks are mobilised in the borough before the weather begins to freeze, but not every road is salted. If you know of a hazardous
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Pupils' day of sponsored fun brings in £8,000 for charities
GENEROUS pupils at Ridgeway School, in Wroughton, raised £8,000 for charity by holding a day of sponsored activities. And on Thursday representatives from the charities were invited to a special assembly to receive the cash. The school timetable went
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Council set to get its own postmen
COUNCILLORS in Swindon are to have their own private postie because they cannot trust the Royal Mail. All documents, committee agendas and reports, which are now sent to councillors' homes by post, will in future be delivered door-to-door by special courier
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Clive James joins festival list
TV PUNDIT Clive James is the latest recruit to the 11th Swindon Festival of Literature. Mr James is best known these days for presenting shows exploring the strange world of overseas television programmes. However, the Australian is also an accomplished
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Christmas winner is overjoyed
ANDREW Bailey was so shocked when he discovered he had won the Evening Advertiser's Win Christmas competition, he had to ring back to check it was true. Mr Bailey, 52, is now busy deciding what he is going to do with his selection of prizes and vouchers
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New Year blood
The first chance to give blood in 2004 will come on January 2 at the County Ground in County Road. Donors old and new are welcome to attend one of the two planned sessions, which will run from 9.45am until 12.55pm and from 3pm until 7.30pm. Details of
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A poor memory
What council leader Mike Bawden conveniently forgets (Adver, December 16) when he defends the council's policy of building on Coate is that when Swindon Borough Council applied for Community Forest Funding, their 'environmental' plan for this area formed
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Where is all the goodwill?
CHRISTMAS is coming the season of goodwill. The turkey's in the freezer, the money's in the till. No need to make mince-pies or cakes, off to the supermarket, We'll fill the car with all we want, supposing we can park it. Dad trims the artificial tree
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Care and concern are in very short supply
OUR community desperately needs an independent listening ear to monitor to help and to defend families who find themselves in helpless distressing situations of persecution and victimisation. The Adver's letters page (Dec 2) highlighted the constant double
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Gift-Wrapped!
BATH signed off at the Rec in 2003 with a comfortable 20-10 Christmas victory that was, in part, gift-wrapped by referee Ashley Rowden and Jonny Wilkinson's hapless stand-in Dave Walder. Olly Barkley booted five penalties as the home side maintained their
