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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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Happy Days!
TOMMY MOONEY fired Town firmly into the play-off race before hailing his manager, teammates and supporters as the key to ending a miserable goal drought. The 32-year-old striker netted twice in the 2-1 win over Bournemouth at the County Ground which lifted
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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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Road plans uncertain
PROGRESS towards getting work started on the next two park-and-ride sites for Salisbury remains uncertain, despite the £16.58m Christmas present the government has given to Wiltshire. The windfall has been given to Wiltshire county council to give transport
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Support for local produce
SALISBURY district council is getting behind local farmers and producers in a bid to boost south Wiltshire's rural economy. The council has been awarded £21,000 to spearhead a project to promote locally produced food and drink. A successful bid was put
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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Exercise best way to lose those pounds
PHARMACISTS across Swindon are urging people to visit them for advice on shedding pounds gained over the Christmas and New Year period. And the best advice is simply to take exercise. Robert Townsend, pharmacist at Cooper's Chemist in the West Swindon
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Bluffing your way through these
New Year, new resolution 'I must get out more'. But before you do, take a look at these business bestsellers. They're smart, accessible and have very glossy covers. And if that weren't enough, they just might help you get a firmer grip on that greasy
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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Campaign backed
The image of fat being squeezed from a tube to resemble clogged arteries is the latest attempt to shock Britons into stubbing out cigarettes for good. But, despite these hard-hitting advertising campaigns, new statistics show a quarter of people in the
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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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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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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Last chance to comment on Front Garden plans
TODAY is the deadline for people to comment on revised plans for Swindon's Front Garden development. The council's planning committee will gather for a special meeting later this month to discuss whether to grant or refuse the scheme, which would see
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Council rent meeting for tenants
COUNCIL housing tenants have been invited to a meeting to discuss what they would like to see Swindon Council spend their rent on. Tenants will have the chance to quiz senior housing officials on subjects such as rent increases, what their money is spent
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Orchard witnesses ancient ceremony
Ref. 28483-24EVIL spirits were banished from the new Penhill Orchard during an ancient wassail ceremony. Volunteers who created the orchard on the site of disused allotments are now hoping for a bumper harvest this autumn. The idea of the noisy Anglo-Saxon
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MP angry over newspaper allegations about wife
NORTH Swindon MP Michael Wills says he is "incandescent with rage" over an article in a Sunday newspaper claiming his wife is spearheading a campaign to stop homeless and immigrant families living near their £1 million London home. The Mail on Sunday
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'Don't brand us as thugs'
FURIOUS skateboarders have hit back at claims that a proposed games area would bring misery to Haydon Wick. An anonymous resident has been dropping leaflets through letterboxes in the area warning that if the planned multi-sports facility at Haydonleigh
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Where is it going?
Council leader Mike Bawden£100m shelled out on council equipment each year, yet no one is ensuring our money is best spent. AS shopping sprees go, it is in the mega league every year Swindon Council splashes out £100m on new equipment with taxpayers'
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Late surge hits hosts
SWINDON played host to Gloucestershire Premier Division side Cheltenham North in a friendly, but were defeated 25-15. With the visitors riding high two divisions above the Greenbridge Road club, a tough encounter was expected and the game did not disappoint
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New year's revolution
AFC Stratton got the new year off to a good start with a comfortable 3-0 win over visitors Devizes Town Reserves, all three goals coming in the second half. Stratton boss Stef Kucynski was happy with the win and said : "We lost the services of striker
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Curtis at the double
Division 1 West leaders Purton had one of their hardest games for some time but ground out a 2-0 win over visitors Winterbourne United at the Red House. Manager Alan Clarke had told his side to expect a tough game and he was proved right as the visitors
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Sartin lifts Devizes
DEVIZES boss Dave Hopkins lamented his side's luck this season prior to their home Western League Premier Division game against Torrington. But Hopkins saw his side enjoy a change in fortunes and ease their relegation worries with a 3-0 win. Torrington
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Marine are glossed over by City men
SUPERMARINE slipped to their 10th league defeat of the season in the Dr Martens Western League, going down 3-1 to third-placed Gloucester City. Marine could not have asked for a worse start, losing Dave Slattery through injury and then conceding a penalty
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Ciren sink Bath
Cirencester stret-ched their unbeaten run to 13 games with a tight 1-0 win over Team Bath at the Corinium Stadium on Saturday. The visitors put the home side under pressure throughout the second half, but thanks to some stout defending by Gary Wotton,
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Campaign backed by ex-smoker
The image of fat being squeezed from a tube to resemble clogged arteries is the latest attempt to shock Britons into stubbing out cigarettes for good. But, despite these hard-hitting advertising campaigns, new statistics show a quarter of people in the
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Gas pipeline work set to cause some traffic delays
WORK is due to start today to replace more than 2.5km of gas pipeline in Groundwell Road, Swindon. Traffic delays are expected as gas company Transco begins the 13-week, £330,000 scheme, which involves replacing old metal pipe with a new plastic type.
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Balloons will sail off to foreign climes in fundraising event
BLUE and white balloons will be sailing into Swindon's sky next week when the Hilton Hotel holds a fundraising event. Proceeds from the balloon race will benefit 15 charities including Brimble Hill, a Swindon school for children with special needs. Staff
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Artist speaks of quake fear
Ref. 26310-101THE effects of the devastating earthquake in Iran have been felt as far afield as Wootton Bassett, where Iranian artist Katy Kianush has made her home. Her family fled the country before the revolution in 1979, which saw the Shah of Iran
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John's sky high plans for airfield
Ref. 28481-05AN aviation-minded businessman has bought an airfield on the edge of Swindon. John Green is the new owner of Draycott Airfield, near Chiseldon. He purchased the grass airstrip, which has existed since 1950, in October this year for an undisclosed
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Place to go for bored youths
BORED young people in Park South are being invited to attend a new youth club. The Purple Caf opened in November, but has so far only attracted a small number of visitors. The club, which runs on Friday evenings at Park South Community Centre in Cranmore
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Billie set for new TV role as record voted one of worst
SWINDON star Billie Piper has been putting her New Year woes behind her with a romantic sunshine break in the Indian Ocean with husband Chris Evans. On New Year's Day former Bradon Forest School pupil Billie, 21, discovered that one of her early singles
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Why don't councillors use their computers
I read the story about Swindon Council complaining that the post office is slow at communication with somewhat a jocular disbelief . . . talk about pot calling the kettle black! Surely a better saving in the distribution of reports, agendas etc, would
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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Drink driving campaign
TOMORROW the Evening Advertiser will give an in-depth report on the success of the police's seasonal anti-drink driving campaign. Like the officers, we hope that the figures will be down, although even one case is too many. Also in common with the officers
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Lack of a purchasing department a disgrace
COUNCIL leader Mike Bawden says his plan to co-ordinate council spending on everything from vehicles to envelopes is nothing less than a bid to save a sinking ship. He will find little dissent among the taxpayers from whose pockets the annual £100m equipment
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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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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Road plans uncertain
PROGRESS towards getting work started on the next two park-and-ride sites for Salisbury remains uncertain, despite the £16.58m Christmas present the government has given to Wiltshire. The windfall has been given to Wiltshire county council to give transport
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Support for local produce
SALISBURY district council is getting behind local farmers and producers in a bid to boost south Wiltshire's rural economy. The council has been awarded £21,000 to spearhead a project to promote locally produced food and drink. A successful bid was put
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John's sky high plans for airfield
Ref. 28481-05AN aviation-minded businessman has bought an airfield on the edge of Swindon. John Green is the new owner of Draycott Airfield, near Chiseldon. He purchased the grass airstrip, which has existed since 1950, in October this year for an undisclosed
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Cormorant crisis to be reviewed
Peace and tranquility on a frosty morning near Churchill Gardens, Salisbury, as a lone angler casts his line. Staff picture by LARA BALL. DA4465P1.THEY are probably the only bird anglers detest. When fish stocks in the sea were higher than they are now
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Artist speaks of quake fear
Ref. 26310-101THE effects of the devastating earthquake in Iran have been felt as far afield as Wootton Bassett, where Iranian artist Katy Kianush has made her home. Her family fled the country before the revolution in 1979, which saw the Shah of Iran
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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Was the crystal ball on target?
ESTABLISHED in 1997, Old Moore's Almanac is the best-known publication of its kind. Crammed with adverts for lucky pixie pendants, lucky bingo pens, suggested best lottery numbers for certain star signs and adverts for books on how to turn your life around
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Arsonists set light to cars
Ref. 28479-43ARSONISTS are thought to have burned out three cars in Galsworthy Close, Liden. The charred remains of the vehicles one of which is a Ford Escort are in residents' parking bays. They were set alight at around 3.50am on Friday. The fires damaged
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Driver was four times over limit
LYNDA Micallef's driving was so slow that traffic police thought her car was stationary, Swindon Magistrates Court was told. On Friday, the 54-year-old, of Birdcombe Road, Westlea, admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath to police after they
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Bassett's bravery is all in vain
WOOTTON Bassett continued their policy of fielding youngsters and were on the wrong end of a 41-0 Southern Counties South defeat by Tadley. Just four of the visitors' starting line-up were over 25 and, despite the disappointing scoreline, they came away
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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Chippenhamare denied
CHIPPENHAM were denied their first home victory in the league as Nuneaton snatched a 1-1 draw in the final two minutes. The draw saw them drop to bottom spot, a point adrift of bitter rivals Bath City, who moved above them after a 2-0 win over Hednesford
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REVIEWS OF 2003
A range of photographs and articles covering the highs and lows of 2003 from The Evening Advertiser, The Wiltshire Times and The Gazette & Herald. Click HERE for our Reviews of 2003
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Police issue one central number
Thames Valley Police have issued a new single 24-hour telephone number for their two personal enquiry centres. The number 0845 8 505505 is for all enquiries apart from emergencies. The force, which covers Oxford-shire and Berkshire including Faringdon
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Thrown out for having a buggy
Ref. 28480-28TWO women with young children claim they were thrown out of a Gorse Hill caf for having a child's buggy. Joanne McCloy, 25, of Galsworthy Close, Liden, was enjoying lunch with her two children and her friend Sarah Kerr when the owner of Sun-flowers
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Give youngsters a smashing time
MANAGERS at the SMASH youth project have renewed their appeal for volunteer mentors. The charity needs 10 volunteers to help troubled youngsters turn their lives around. Several people have come forward following last week's report about the appeal in
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Fair has it licked
Stamp and postcard enthusiasts will have their first chance of the New Year to add to their collections on Saturday when a fair comes to the Western Community Centre in Somerset Road, Rodbourne Cheney. Dealers from around the South West will be attending
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Don't slip up on the winter roads
WINTER weather conditions have led to a spate of accidents on Swindon's roads prompting traffic police to remind motorists to take more care. "The deterioration in the weather has seen a rise in the number of collisions in the area," said Acting Inspector
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Extra care is needed
IT was heart warming to read Lesley Searley's letter concerning the Government's disgraceful attitude towards the elderly, especially the poor (EA Nov 28). Here in Lancashire, the Labour-controlled county council are in the process of closing down 36
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More fingers on the pulse
ALEX Emery's interesting article about the new Patient Forums (PPI Forums) and the Patients Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) explained how local people will have new ways of influencing how the NHS works. But she failed to mention a third new service
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Give teachers some better guidelines
IN saying that: "English is the most difficult subject to mark because it is subjective and there are no rights and wrongs,'' Swindon headmaster David Williams has identified the problem. Instead of wailing, we should adopt a prescriptive approach so
