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Get rough sleepers off our streets
FOR some people, the Christmas Care shelter at Queen's Drive Methodist church must seem like heaven. Alan Smith, who features in our report today, says he wants to get his life back on track but is still stuck sleeping in a makeshift shanty town of pallets
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'Remarkable' transformation wins honours
A HAMPSHIRE company has won an award from the British Association of Landscape Industries for a project in Fordingbridge. Kieron Beattie Landscapes received the award at a ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel, in London, attended by 500 guests. The winning
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Bank celebrates strong growth
LLOYDS TSB Corporate in Salisbury is celebrating its success in attracting new business. In the last nine months, its customer portfolio has been boosted by nearly 60 substantial companies, each averaging £8m to £10m turnover. New businesses now with
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New Year joy for Ross
Ross Curnow and the new BMW single seater he'll be driving in 2004.Mike Turner reports on the young karting sensation who's all set for a brave new challenge. A SALISBURY teenager is poised for an exciting 2004 after being signed up to race in this year's
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Jola is awarded the Slimmer of the Year title
Jola, after losing six stone, receives her Slimmer of the Year title from Rosemary Conley.JOLA Allaway is not half the woman she once was after losing six stone over the course of a year. But it is the rise in her fitness, self-esteem and confidence that
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New website for asset manager
QUAY Asset Management, independent financial advisors of Brown Street, Salisbury, has a new website. The www.quaymortgagesolutions.co.uk site has been designed and built by south Wiltshire web experts Enotions, which has established sites for Solstice
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'Remarkable' transformation wins honours
A HAMPSHIRE company has won an award from the British Association of Landscape Industries for a project in Fordingbridge. Kieron Beattie Landscapes received the award at a ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel, in London, attended by 500 guests. The winning
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Water company achieves high marks in surveys
WESSEX Water has published its interim results for the six months to September 2003. Drinking water and sewage treatment remained at or around 100 per cent compliance, proving that investment is benefiting both the environment and customers, says the
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Bank celebrates strong growth
LLOYDS TSB Corporate in Salisbury is celebrating its success in attracting new business. In the last nine months, its customer portfolio has been boosted by nearly 60 substantial companies, each averaging £8m to £10m turnover. New businesses now with
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New website for asset manager
QUAY Asset Management, independent financial advisors of Brown Street, Salisbury, has a new website. The www.quaymortgagesolutions.co.uk site has been designed and built by south Wiltshire web experts Enotions, which has established sites for Solstice
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'Remarkable' transformation wins honours
A HAMPSHIRE company has won an award from the British Association of Landscape Industries for a project in Fordingbridge. Kieron Beattie Landscapes received the award at a ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel, in London, attended by 500 guests. The winning
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New Year joy for Ross
Ross Curnow and the new BMW single seater he'll be driving in 2004.Mike Turner reports on the young karting sensation who's all set for a brave new challenge. A SALISBURY teenager is poised for an exciting 2004 after being signed up to race in this year's
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Magistrate retires from public life
Criminals are getting better treatment than their victims, says Zinnia Watson, who has just retired from the magistrate bench. DA4652P1ONCE a fortnight for the past 19 years, Zinnia Watson, of Downton, has tirelessly served her community, sitting as a
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Jola is awarded the Slimmer of the Year title
Jola, after losing six stone, receives her Slimmer of the Year title from Rosemary Conley.JOLA Allaway is not half the woman she once was after losing six stone over the course of a year. But it is the rise in her fitness, self-esteem and confidence that
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Research group wins big contract
QINETIQ, Europe's leading science and technology research organisation, has beat off stiff competition to win a five-year, £850,000 contract to manage logistics support for the RAF at Boscombe Down. Members of QinetiQ's engineering and logistics support
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Well Woman closes due to lack of funds
SALISBURY'S Well Woman Centre has shut its doors to the public, after cash shortages finally forced it out of business. The Castle Street centre has provided help and advice to thousands of women over the past 18 years but has been struggling financially
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Brewery's first beer is organic
Cheers! Martin Strawbridge, head brewer at the new Downton Brewery Company. DA4635A NEW brewery is up and running in Downton, producing an organic best bitter in time for Christmas and the New Year. The Downton Brewery Company is a purpose-built micro-brewery
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Point-to-point season under starter's orders
THE 2004 Wessex Area point-to-point campaign gets under way on Sunday, January 11 when The Army stage their traditional start of the season meeting at Larkhill. Racing begins at noon and an exciting programme is expected. The Larkhill course, situated
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Whites are poised for triple test
SALISBURY City boss Nick Holmes will be hoping his side suffer no hangovers from the festive season as he prepares to start the New Year with three crucial games in five days. Kicking off today (Thurs-day) with the visit of New-port IoW, Whites then head
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A menace to other councils
WOOTTON Bassett Town Council is by no means the first council to consider chewing gum to be a menace. In July 2002, the then Swindon mayor, Councillor Stan Pajak, called for those people who dropped their chewing gum on the floor to be fined at least
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Boost for arts centre plans
THE campaign for an arts centre at the former St Ivel factory in Wootton Bassett has been given a boost. At the moment two buildings in the grounds of St Ivel are being eyed up when the site is redeveloped. Wootton Bassett Town Council wants to turn the
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Drivers ignore drink warning
Ref. 28307-13TRAFFIC police have slammed drink drivers for ignoring warnings not to risk lives this Christmas. Officers are arresting many more people than last year because a hard core of drinkers are refusing to moderate their behaviour. So far 16 people
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Friday's girls go all freaky
THERE'S a lot going on in the life of widow Tess Coleman (Curtis). She's a single mum, she's a successful psychiatrist, and she's about to get married. So the last thing she wants is an on-going love-hate relationship with 15-year-old daughter Anna (Lohan
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Budding writers sought
WRITERS with playwriting ambitions have a chance to test their talent with Raising Voices Again at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury. The Watermill's 2003 search for new writers for the stage resulted in 85 entries and a full production and week's run for
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Where small is great
JANUARY, BATH: THE little Rondo Theatre at Larkhall on the outskirts of Bath has a forthcoming programme worthy of many a grander venue, in quality and variety. Bath Drama, a high-calibre amateur group provides a fun-filled extravaganza based on Robin
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A sticky problem for civic leaders
Ref. 28390-76CHEWING gum has already blighted the recently re-paved streets of Wootton Bassett. The problem has got so bad that civic leaders have decided to hire a gum removal machine to give the market town a facelift in the New Year. And Councillor
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Transplant hope for kidney patient
Ref. 25821-11KIDNEY patient Rachael Bowden and her family are hoping the New Year will bring some long-awaited good news - that the teenager will finally be able to have a transplant. The 16-year-old suffers from a rare condition called nephrotic syndrome
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Mothership may make contact
SCIENTISTS trying to make contact with the Beagle 2 spacecraft on Mars are now pinning their hopes on Sunday. Experts, partly funded by the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council based in North Star, Swindon, have been using radio telescopes
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Get us off the streets
REF: 28439 A homeless drug addict who shoplifts to fund his £100-a-day drug habit has said he wants to break free from his addiction in 2004. But 38-year-old Andy, who has been hooked on heroin for years and has spent most of his life in and out of prison
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Campaign for safety on roads
A GROUP of Nythe residents is concerned about drivers ignoring signs on their road. Residents of Dallas Avenue say that drivers on their way to and from work are ignoring the fact that it is a no-through road and are continuing to speed through the normally
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Simply splashing news for plan to give pool a sliding roof
PLANS to build a retractable sliding roof over Highworth pool have received a significant boost. The project has been accepted for consideration by the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. The long-awaited roof scheme, which will cost £800,000, now hinges on whether
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Memories of a true star
THE death of Bob Monkhouse has been mourned by many in Swindon where he had strong links. Bob was one of the UK's greatest comedians, always arousing strong feelings of either love or hate but never indifference. His death in the early hours of yesterday
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Stained glass window will keep governor's memory alive
A STAINED glass window has been unveiled at a Lechlade school in memory of one of its former governors - exactly two years after his death. The window, in the entrance to St Lawrence's Primary School, is a lasting tribute to Joseph Chubb. Mr Chubb, who
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Boost for arts centre plans
THE campaign for an arts centre at the former St Ivel factory in Wootton Bassett has been given a boost. At the moment two buildings in the grounds of St Ivel are being eyed up when the site is redeveloped. Wootton Bassett Town Council wants to turn the
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Forget ho-ho-ho it's brr-brr-brr!
Ref. 28440-34A GROUP of divers plunged into the icy waters of the River Thames for charity with only dry suits and thermal underwear to protect them. The sponsored swim was organised by members of the Swindon branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club, in aid
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Worry for the vulnerable
At last local Tories show their true colours with their decision to close two council run care homes in Swindon. What a different story it was at last April's full council when they attacked Labour for daring to suggest that council homes would be sold
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Win the chance to blast peacesymbol
AT this time of the year when we celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Peace, often we use the symbol of a dove. Anyone who takes out a £25 membership in the Countryside Alliance will be entered into a draw to win the ultimate shooting holiday in Argentina
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Cavenish square organisers bid a fond farewell
AFTER four years, the organisers of the community Halloween and Christmas parties in Cavendish Square are to give up. They say they can't face the organisation and tightened health and safety regulations around today. While this will disappoint many youngsters
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Ruud Health
ROBINS promoter Alun Rossiter has raided one of his old clubs, Poole Pirates, and landed a double whammy. He has swooped to snap up two youngsters - Sweden's David Ruud and Poland's Krzysztof Kasprzak - on loan from the Dorset club, who completed the
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Simply splashing news for plan to give pool a sliding roof
PLANS to build a retractable sliding roof over Highworth pool have received a significant boost. The project has been accepted for consideration by the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme. The long-awaited roof scheme, which will cost £800,000, now hinges on whether
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Double dose of success for animal remedy firm
ALPHARMA Animal Health, of Fordingbridge, is celebrating two successes. The company, which is 100 years old, has achieved the accreditation ISO 9001:2000 and Investors in People status. The ISO accreditation follows an audit and covers manufacture, assembly
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New website for asset manager
QUAY Asset Management, independent financial advisors of Brown Street, Salisbury, has a new website. The www.quaymortgagesolutions.co.uk site has been designed and built by south Wiltshire web experts Enotions, which has established sites for Solstice
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Water company achieves high marks in surveys
WESSEX Water has published its interim results for the six months to September 2003. Drinking water and sewage treatment remained at or around 100 per cent compliance, proving that investment is benefiting both the environment and customers, says the
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Well Woman closes due to lack of funds
SALISBURY'S Well Woman Centre has shut its doors to the public, after cash shortages finally forced it out of business. The Castle Street centre has provided help and advice to thousands of women over the past 18 years but has been struggling financially
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Research group wins big contract
QINETIQ, Europe's leading science and technology research organisation, has beat off stiff competition to win a five-year, £850,000 contract to manage logistics support for the RAF at Boscombe Down. Members of QinetiQ's engineering and logistics support
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PM features in charity appeal
PRIME Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie joined the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral just before Christmas to help raise money for a cancer charity. The couple were among 420 people who revelled late into the night at Freddie's Festive Fundraiser, in
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Jo to the rescue - in her sparkly party clothes!
Jo CurnockMEMBERS of St John Ambulance are ready to leap into action at any time, so when an emergency occurred during their Christmas party, one volunteer took it all in her stride. Jo Curnock was supervising the St John cadet's festive disco when a
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More houses to be hit by traffic noise
A FURTHER 184 homes in Amesbury will be affected by an increase in traffic-related noise after the new flyover is built at the Countess Road roundabout, it was announced last month. The environmental statement published in June indicated that only 322
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Residents near Stones accuse 'clutter' planners
RESIDENTS living on the edge of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site have accused heritage bosses of placing more importance on life 4,000 years ago than the quality of life of today's inhabitants who live close to the ancient stones. People living in Fargo
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Seminar to focus on company data protecion
THE subject of the next seminar to be hosted by Cravenplan Computers of Swallowcliffe is protecting your company records from disaster. The free seminar takes place on January 8. Cravenplan says that more firms experience data loss over Christmas and
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Double dose of success for animal remedy firm
ALPHARMA Animal Health, of Fordingbridge, is celebrating two successes. The company, which is 100 years old, has achieved the accreditation ISO 9001:2000 and Investors in People status. The ISO accreditation follows an audit and covers manufacture, assembly
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Double dose of success for animal remedy firm
ALPHARMA Animal Health, of Fordingbridge, is celebrating two successes. The company, which is 100 years old, has achieved the accreditation ISO 9001:2000 and Investors in People status. The ISO accreditation follows an audit and covers manufacture, assembly
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Water company achieves high marks in surveys
WESSEX Water has published its interim results for the six months to September 2003. Drinking water and sewage treatment remained at or around 100 per cent compliance, proving that investment is benefiting both the environment and customers, says the
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Bank celebrates strong growth
LLOYDS TSB Corporate in Salisbury is celebrating its success in attracting new business. In the last nine months, its customer portfolio has been boosted by nearly 60 substantial companies, each averaging £8m to £10m turnover. New businesses now with
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PM features in charity appeal
PRIME Minister Tony Blair and wife Cherie joined the choristers of Salisbury Cathedral just before Christmas to help raise money for a cancer charity. The couple were among 420 people who revelled late into the night at Freddie's Festive Fundraiser, in
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Jo to the rescue - in her sparkly party clothes!
Jo CurnockMEMBERS of St John Ambulance are ready to leap into action at any time, so when an emergency occurred during their Christmas party, one volunteer took it all in her stride. Jo Curnock was supervising the St John cadet's festive disco when a
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Residents near Stones accuse 'clutter' planners
RESIDENTS living on the edge of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site have accused heritage bosses of placing more importance on life 4,000 years ago than the quality of life of today's inhabitants who live close to the ancient stones. People living in Fargo
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Poppies are rocked by on-song Robins
DOWNTON were full of festive cheer after only their second league win of the season - a resounding 3-0 victory at Bournemouth Poppies. Brian White's corner was headed in by Ben Smith for the opener on ten minutes. The second came from the spot ten minutes
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Boxing Day win delights Holmes
SALISBURY City presented manager Nick Holmes with the Christmas present he wanted most when his side picked up all three points in a 4-2 Boxing Day victory at near-neighbours Bashley. The New Forest side took the lead on 12 minutes through a Martin Whiddett
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Last chance to nominate your sporting heroes
NOMINATIONS for the 2003 Journal Sports Awards are continuing to flood in - but if you haven't put your favourites forward yet, jump to it, as the closing date is now just a few days away. Remember, every nomination counts and will shape the shortlists
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Spotlight on Curnow's career to date...
1996 - Started racing in Comer Cadets, aged nine. 1998 - South West cadet champion, fifth NKRA national finals, cadets. 1999 - South West cadet champion, Clay Pigeon Kart Club champion. 2000 - Qualified for national Super 1 championship junior TKM class
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New Year joy for Ross
Ross Curnow and the new BMW single seater he'll be driving in 2004.Mike Turner reports on the young karting sensation who's all set for a brave new challenge. A SALISBURY teenager is poised for an exciting 2004 after being signed up to race in this year's
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Bargain-hungry shoppers hit the stores
STORES across Swindon have reported big sales increases as shoppers snap up post-Christmas bargains. People are believed to have waited for the winter sales, which started on Boxing Day, to take advantage of price cuts before splashing out. Tristan Winter
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Transplant hope for kidney patient
Ref. 25821-11KIDNEY patient Rachael Bowden and her family are hoping the New Year will bring some long-awaited good news - that the teenager will finally be able to have a transplant. The 16-year-old suffers from a rare condition called nephrotic syndrome
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Twin geeks not much to laugh at
THE Farrelly brothers have carved a Hollywood reputation for bad taste comedies with There's Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber and Shallow Hal. They deal with enough taboo subjects to have Mary Whitehouse spinning in her grave faster than a Dyson
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Season of classics
SPRING, BATH: A CLASSIC Seventies comedy, vintage Gilbert and Sullivan and a new stage version of a modern best seller are among the treats to look forward to at Bath Theatre Royal in the post-panto season. Mike Leigh's caustic domestic comedy Abigail's
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A menace to other councils
WOOTTON Bassett Town Council is by no means the first council to consider chewing gum to be a menace. In July 2002, the then Swindon mayor, Councillor Stan Pajak, called for those people who dropped their chewing gum on the floor to be fined at least
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Bargain-hungry shoppers hit the stores
STORES across Swindon have reported big sales increases as shoppers snap up post-Christmas bargains. People are believed to have waited for the winter sales, which started on Boxing Day, to take advantage of price cuts before splashing out. Tristan Winter
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Two killed in crashes
A SWINDON man who died in a road accident at the weekend is due to be formally identified tomorrow. The 32-year-old was driving a black Lotus Elise on the A429 at Shooters Hill near Cirencester on Saturday at 2.40pm. He was travelling towards Stow-on-the-Wold
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Drivers ignore drink warning
Ref. 28307-13TRAFFIC police have slammed drink drivers for ignoring warnings not to risk lives this Christmas. Officers are arresting many more people than last year because a hard core of drinkers are refusing to moderate their behaviour. So far 16 people
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Police cell death man is named
A MAN who died in custody at Westlea police station had been arrested for assaulting his estranged wife, it has been revealed. Colin Holcombe, 50, of Faring-don, was drunk when he was arrested on Saturday. He spent the night alone in a police cell and
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Godwin's the Star as Calne team pull brakes on Arms
Kings Arms (Trowbridge) dropped their first point since early October when North Star B rallied from a 3-1 deficit to claim a 3-3 draw in Division Four of the Vanitec Computers-sponsored Chippenham Sunday League. The Arms were quick out of the blocks
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Children enjoy their last party
Ref. 28437-01SCORES of children in Park South gathered for a festive celebration - but have been told they will have to make new plans for next year. For four years youngsters in the area have enjoyed a community Christmas party, organised by residents
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Incompetence tax
TAKING past performance as a guide, should any credence be attached to the proposed council tax increase of 13.1 per cent put forward by council finance officers? This figure presumably includes a built in amount as a cushion against their incompetence
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Families left in cold by unhelpful bus driver
Last week, on a very cold day, my daughter, grandson and I caught the bus from The Copse Park and Ride to town. Around 4.30pm we decided to get the bus back home. It was a lot colder by then and we were eager to get home. We waited for about 10 minutes
