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Close Call!
ANDY NICHOLAS may well have been lining up for Blackpool today had Andy King not beaten Steve McMahon to the punch. Several of the defender's Liverpool peers had trials at Bloomfield Road during the close season and Nicholas admits he would have followed
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Skatepark team now needs a new leader
Dave TitcombeYOUNGSTERS in Highworth need someone to lead their campaign to build a skatepark. So far, the Highworth Sk8ters have raised £7,000 by holding events such as skateathons, car washes and quiz nights. But current chairman Rob Mountain has now
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Moonrakers to celebrate their 90th birthday
WILTSHIRE Men's Bowls Association celebrate their 90th anniversary this year. To mark the special feat the Moonrakers, led by president Tony Watchman, will play the English Bowling Association at Watchman's home club, Westinghouse, Chippenham, on Wednesday
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Vale's A Happy Hunting Green!
WESTLECOT women maintained their winning streak on the Lodden Vale green at Basingstoke with another success. They stayed on course to retain their National Women's Over 60s Double Rinks crown with a comprehensive 20-shot win over King George Field (Chessington
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Comrades pay tribute to soldier killed in Iraq
A WARMINSTER soldier has been killed while serving in Iraq just months before he was set to marry his fiance. Rifleman Vincent Windsor, 23, of the Royal Green Jackets based in Warminster, was killed in a vehicle accident in eastern Iraq on January 21.
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Pitch in and help choir
Ref. 28859A SWINDON men's choir that has beaten Welsh competitors in the traditional home of all-male singing is looking for young recruits. Its musical director and officers fear that the ageing Swindon Male Voice Choir will be unable to maintain the
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Where did money go?
Ref. 22318-80TWO Highworth churches have quashed claims that the £3.8m they pocketed from a controversial land sale has not benefited the community. Many residents were disappointed when St Michael's Church and the United Reformed Church sold the two
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Hospital ban for abusive patient
Ref. 28873-40An abusive patient at Swindon's flagship hospital has been shown the red card and banned from the building for a year. Health chiefs at the Great Western Hospital issued their first 12-month ban as part of their zero tolerance policy to protect
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Venue change for meeting
The Swindon Branch of the British Transport Pension-ers' Federation has changed its meeting venue. The next event, which is the annual meeting, will be held at St Mark's Church, Park Lane instead of Emmanuel Church in Upham Road. It takes place at 2.15pm
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Steam is travelling back to the war
SCHOOLCHILDREN will experience the turmoil of life during the war when the Steam museum turns the clock back to the 1940s. The exhibition, called We'll Meet Again, features workshops on air raids, evacuation and the role of women during the war years.
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Two first aid competitions for youngsters
YOUNGSTERS who have given first aid in emergencies are being urged to enter a competition. St John Ambulance is looking for youngsters in Swindon between seven and 18 to enter its Young First Aider of the Year competition. Barbara Cooper, of the organisation's
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Training group in a bid for more funds
A TRAINING group has applied for more funding when its budget runs out in August. In its first two years Free2Learn, which gives money towards training, has funded 750 organisations in Wiltshire, including Arkell's Brewery, Thamesdown Transport, Thames
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Council bids to defuse row over skatepark
PARISH councillors in Haydon Wick have distributed leaflets to clarify plans for a multi-purpose games area. The move is a reaction against the mystery letter-writer who has been sending hate mail to councillors who support the park. Anonymous letters
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Swindon Disease is getting worse
THE peak of the mesothelioma epidemic is yet to come, experts have warned. The asbestos-related cancer, or Swindon Disease as it has become known because of the large number of former railway workers that died from its exposure, will claim thousands more
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Catt misses Bath tie after fitness blow
BATH'S preparations for today's Parker Pen Challenge Cup quarter-final, second leg clash against Beziers suffered a late blow when Mike Catt was withdrawn from the team. Catt was due to make his second start of the season, his first since limping out
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Where did money go?
Ref. 22318-80TWO Highworth churches have quashed claims that the £3.8m they pocketed from a controversial land sale has not benefited the community. Many residents were disappointed when St Michael's Church and the United Reformed Church sold the two
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Fare play!
Ref. 28830-45TAXI DRIVERS FEATURE: NOT for the first time Swindon's taxi drivers are on the warpath. For many years the relationship between Swindon Council and the town's taxi drivers has been tantamount to a festering sore. Five years ago, cab drivers
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We should all sit down and work it out
TAXI DRIVERS FEATURE: Three years ago, when Coun Mike Bawden (Old Town and Lawns) was leader of the Conservative opposition on Swindon Council, he went on the record supporting taxi drivers. "I believe they have a just and valid case," he said in 2001
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Skatepark team now needs a new leader
Dave TitcombeYOUNGSTERS in Highworth need someone to lead their campaign to build a skatepark. So far, the Highworth Sk8ters have raised £7,000 by holding events such as skateathons, car washes and quiz nights. But current chairman Rob Mountain has now
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Fans left shirtless
THERE is little chance of Swindon Town fans getting shirty this season they've already sold out. Some 3,500 replica home shirts have flown off the club shop shelves and keen supporters will have to wait until the end of the season for their chance to
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A couple of hours can help a family
Kennet and North Wiltshire Primary Care Trust is appealing for volunteers to help families with very ill children lead a normal life. The work may include tasks like shopping or helping to look after other children. Volunteers will undergo enhanced criminal
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Message to a murderer
MURDERER Glyn Razzell should reveal where he dumped his wife Linda's body, says the woman who had to tell his children their mother was dead. And the effect on his children of not knowing what happened to their mother is making their lives unbearable,
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Lottery bid is rejected
A BID for a new Swindon and Wiltshire record office has failed to win money from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Tough competition meant that eight out of the 10 projects under consideration nationally did not receive awards. Officers from Wiltshire County
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Beer's welcome return
ARKELL'S chairman Peter Arkell is celebrating as his traditional ale Peter's Porter is returning to the brewery's pubs next month. A dark beer with an alcohol by volume of 4.3 per cent, Peter's Porter was first brewed in 1995 to Peter Arkell's own recipe
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End of the road
Ref. 28302-57Attempts to drive motorists and bikers off the Ridgeway are one step closer to success after a meeting with a Government minister, South Swindon MP Julia Drown has claimed. She said Labour's Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael and local council
