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Youths continue to inflict summer hell
GAZETTE & HERALD: Residents of the troubled Chippenham Redlands estate say they have endured five summer nights of hell with noise, fights and drug trouble caused by gangs of youths and they are calling for immediate action. People living in the area
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Car vandals make mum's life hell
13798/1GAZETTE & HERALD: A DEVOTED son has sent out a plea to heartless vandals to leave his disabled mother's car alone. Joshua Murray, 14, of London Road, Chippenham, lives with his 11- year-old brother Charlie and his mother, Amanda, who suffers
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Mum gets on her bike to boost Lydia appeal
13762/1GAZETTE & HERALD: THE mother of a three-year-old boy, left deaf by a potentially deadly strain of meningitis, is planning a seven-day cycle ride with a difference to raise money for the Gazette's Lydia Cross Appeal. Cara Mead, 32, of The Ridings
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Man airlifted from accident
GAZETTE & HERALD: ONE man was airlifted to hospital and five other people were treated for minor injuries following a collision between three vehicles at the junction with Allington on the A420 on Saturday afternoon. The injured man, who is believed
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Students caught up in protest confusion
GAZETTE & HERALD: A group of Corsham teenagers on a month-long trip to India took shelter in a remote village temple when their bus was caught up in demonstrations demanding the release of Indian hostages in Iraq. Eight Corsham School students, on
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Nursery ready for start of new term
GAZETTE & HERALD: BUILDING work is well underway for the new £750,000 Snapdragons Nursery in Pound Pill, Corsham and 74 children are already signed up. Construction of the day nursery started in May this year, on the Corsham Primary School site and
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Only Way Is Up
ANDY KING insists 'it can only get better' after a bunch of happy Hatters extended Town's pointless start to the campaign. The County Ground boss saw his team crash 3-2 at home to Mike Newell's Luton last night, a result which leaves his troops third
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New season for film buffs
GAZETTE & HERALD: THE award-winning Film @ The Pound is launching an exciting new season of films with plans afoot to run a 2005 Global Village Film Festival. Film @ The Pound is an innovative non-profit making film society based at the Pound Arts
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Glory for the gardens
13800/4GAZETTE & HERALD: A magnificent Wiltshire garden has been applauded by the RAC as one of the 20 most beautiful hotel gardens in the UK and Ireland. The gardens and grounds of Lucknam Park Hotel at Colerne have won high praise from the expert
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Mr Pickwick celebrates
13782/1GAZETTE & HERALD: MOTORISTS did a double-take on Saturday after seeing novelist Charles Dickens waiting at a bus stop in Pickwick near Corsham. Joining the wordsmith was none other than Mr Pickwick himself and a host of other Victorian characters
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Call for more adult writers
Entries are pouring in for a new writing competition organised by the Chippenham Arts Festival but organisers are keen to receive more from older teenagers and adults, who are currently under represented in the competition. The Write! competition is looking
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Football fails to lure teams
THERE was a disappointing turnout for the launch of a new monthly five-a-side soccer tournament in Pewsey on Sunday. Spokesman Tim Mason said after the start of the football season a good turnout had been expected at Pewsey Sports Centre. But on the day
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Villagers voice their concerns on scheme
ARCHITECT John Dale has promised to take on board concerns of Pewsey villagers over a scheme for 120 homes on the old hospital site. Parish council chairman Alex Carder called a special public meeting on Tuesday night in the Bouverie Hall. It attracted
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It's full steam ahead for Fat Controller
13794/2POSSIBLY the first-ever private train service in the country is on line to start in the New Year after Pewsey businessman Rory Webster received an encouraging reaction from local commuters. Mr Webster has now set an expected start date of January
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Firm celebrates a Queen's award
13789/2ALFORD Technologies based at Bumper's Farm, Chippenham, has received a Queen's Award for Enterprise, after inventing a revolutionary way to disarm deadly landmines. The company won the prestigious accolade for The Vulcan, an ingenious device which
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Fete proves a real winner
THE sun shone and the crowds turned out for Charlton summer fete at the weekend. Attractions included a flower show, antiques and a boules competition. There was a darts and golf game and raffle. Malmesbury Town Band played and there was a barbecue. Claudine
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A Celtic appeal for carnival
THE Celts are coming to this year's Malmesbury Carnival in force. Visitors will be able to enjoy Welsh wine and cheese, before hearing the tales of Welsh storyteller Cat Weatherill. Moving across the water, the Irish whiskey will be more appropriate to
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Supper helps cancer appeal
Approximately £1,300 was raised for Macmillan Cancer Relief at a charity garden supper in Easton Grey last weekend. More than 100 people attended the evening at Donald Rich's home, Ruckley Cottage. Guests paid £12.50 for a ticket, which included a cold
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Trucker is forced to quit after vandalism
Lorry driver Tony Hewitt has condemned vandals who destroyed his cargo of yeast causing £18,000 of damage and forcing him to quit his job. The 61-year-old driver who works for Belgian food-transport company Sitra says the attack was malicious. Mr Hewitt
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Minety gypsies vow to keep fighting for land
The Minety gypsies are here to stay, according to their agent Maggie Smith-Bendall. Mrs Smith-Bendall, who heads the British Romany-Gypsy Council, said unless more permanent sites are built, the Minety problem will remain unsolved. She said: "As this
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Do dogs look like owners?
13726/2The theory of dogs resembling their owners was put to the test at a fun dog show recently. The event took place at Manor Farm, Little Somerford in aid of Macmillan cancer relief. The dogs competed in categories and people got in on the act too
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PCT proposals a farce say critics
HEALTH trust plans to develop new facilities at Malmesbury Hospital have been slammed as a farce. Residents say the plans are merely a way of helping Kennet and North Wiltshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) get out of debt. The PCT wants to build a new home
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Trowbridge vs Goatacre
GOATACRE were left in the relegation zone after defeat by fellow strugglers Trowbridge. Sam Parish was again captain of Goatacre with club skipper Peter Turner stillout injured. Parish won the toss and asked Trowbridge, to bat first. Openers Oakley and
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Searle does damage in county's victory
WILTSHIRE battled to an impressive nine wicket win in the Minor Counties Championship against second-placed Shropshire at Corsham Cricket club early this week. Wiltshire won the toss and decided to bat. They scored an impressive 347 for 7 in their first
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Ilmintser v Chippenham
TEENAGE prodigy Liam Dawson, 14, showed he has as much promise with the ball as he does the bat after helping the visitors to a vital six wicket victory. The win leaves Chippenham almost certain of avoiding relegation after rivals Knowle lost again. Dawson
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Hampshire v Wiltshire
WINNING the toss, Colin Webb decided to bat and after a cautious start the first 20 overs realised 53 runs for the loss of two wickets. Doc Warley with 36 was the mainstay of this score. With only Geoff Edwards adding 41 in his usual flambuoyant manner
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Taunton v Corsham
CORSHAM captain Neil Shardlow saw his side slump to a four wicket defeat at Taunton with a performance as poor as last week's draw with Bath was excellent. The confidence gained from the winning draw at home evaporated with a dismal batting performance
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Cooper hammers out the runs to seal Godshill win
Hampshire West Division Two ANOTHER blistering innings from Jason Cooper set up Godshill's massive 208 run victory over BAE. Sharing in stands of 75 for the third wicket with Chris Chatwin, 37, and 79 for the fourth with Alan Pollard, 31, Cooper smashed
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Lamb slaughters the basement boys
South Wilts 299-7 bt OTs & Romsey 140 by 159 runs A SENSATIONAL century from Tim Lamb set up a convincing 159-run win over bottom club OTs & Romsey to move South Wilts ever closer towards the ECB Southern Premier League title. It was a return
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It's hot and humid, but the fish are biting
Rod & Line MORE big carp, barbel and heavyweight match bags have been caught over the last week despite the very hot and humid weather. Salisbury Angling Club's lakes at Steeple Langford have been producing some nice carp and tench with the smaller
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Stakes are raised for Sovereign bounty
SALISBURY Racecourse's most valuable race of the season goes under starter's orders today. With a £60,000 purse up for grabs, a top class field lines up at 4.15pm for the totesport Sovereign Stakes (Class A) contest which has been newly upgraded to a
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It's business as usual for City
THE waiting is over and the start of a new football season is finally here. Salisbury City have endured a summer without charismatic manager Nick Holmes, detained at his Florida home because of business commitments. However, their pre-season preparations
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NHS dentist in battle for shop
13763/1PLANS by the only NHS dentist in Devizes to open a second practice for an extra 6,000 NHS patients look likely to be scuppered by Kennet District Council's planners. Philippa Riseley-Prichard, owner of the Market Place Dental Practice, has been
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PCT proposals a farce say critics
HEALTH trust plans to develop new facilities at Malmesbury Hospital have been slammed as a farce. Residents say the plans are merely a way of helping Kennet and North Wiltshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) get out of debt. The PCT wants to build a new home
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Paul Archer of Lemon and Co solicitors considers the subject of reasonable dismissal
The latest annual report of the Employment Tribunal Service shows that 40,927 claims for unfair dismissal were made in the year 2003-2004. The key issue in claims for unfair dismissal is whether the employer has followed a fair disciplinary procedure
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Gina says she is 'write' for the job
Ref. 71184-28GINA Akers, the Swindon beautician who starred in Channel 4's The Salon reality show, is to be a resident expert for a national beauty magazine. Gina, who owns and runs ABC Hair and Beauty training centre and the @aqua-G salon in Swindon,
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Fraud continues to haunt firms
A LEADING fraud solicitor has said the nature of fraud has changed considerably in the last six months of the year. Fraud and criminal solicitor Martin Cunningham, who is the serious fraud supervisor for the Legal Services Commission, says fraud is rising
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Warning on motorcycles
WILTSHIRE police are seriously concerned about the number of mini motorbikes being used on the roads unlawfully. They are worried that members of the public may not be aware that these vehicles cannot be used on footpaths and, if driven on a highway,
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Police recruits on course
Wiltshire Constabulary last week celebrated the inauguration of ten new civilian members of staff at an awards ceremony at police headquarters in Devizes, following a tough 15-week training programme. The ten applicants, who joined the force on April
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Racism falls in schools
The number of racist incidents in Wiltshire schools has fallen by ten per cent in the last year but the total is still more than 250 over the period. Wiltshire County Council says significant improvements have also been made in the way racist incidents
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Tidworth soldier, 20, killed in Basra
A 20-YEAR-OLD soldier based at Tidworth is the latest British fatality of the Army's peacekeeping efforts in Basra in southern Iraq. Private Lee O'Callaghan, from south London, was on patrol in a lightly armoured Land Rover when he and his colleagues
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Task force examines ambulance zero rating
A special task group has been set up at Wiltshire County Council to examine the problems facing the Wiltshire Ambulance Service, which was recently awarded a zero star rating. The task group was established by the county council's Health Overview and
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More post offices face axe to stem crisis
The Post Office is closing about 3,000 of the UK's 9,000 urban sub-post offices in an attempt to stem huge financial losses. The Post Office review, known as Urban Network Reinvention, is designed to ensure that a smaller but viable network remains. It
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Combined control worries fire chiefs
WILTSHIRE Fire Authority is likely to hear early in the New Year whether it will host the new regional fire control centre, covering seven brigade areas from Gloucestershire to Cornwall. But there is now no doubt that the Fire Brigade will have to pull
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Godley's challenge
DEVIZES Town manager Mark Godley says the death of his father has made pre-season a tough challenge for him. He said: Godley said: "This has been the hardest pre-season for me both personally and professionally. My father passed away just before the summer
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Pewsey 0, Lymington 5
Pewsey Vale were heavily beaten by Wessex Division Two side Lymington Town at the Recreation Ground on Saturday. Manager Steve Wootton was not impressed with his side who wenta goal behind after just three minutes. It was no looking back from there as
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Corsham 2, Swindon Supermarine 0
Corsham Town were without prolific goal scorer Alan Griffin but still managed a 2-0 victory over Swindon Supermarine last Thursday evening. This came as good news to manager Colin Bush as last season Supermarine were two divisions above Corsham. He said
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Devizes 2 Biddestone 2
Devizes achieved their best performance of the pre-season on Saturday according to manager Mark Godley. Devizes went into the break a goal down but then put on a great 45 minutes of football to achieve a draw against a defensive Biddestone. The long ball
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Residents under spotlight over football scheme
KENNET planners are being recommended to approve floodlights at Marlborough Town FC, but with restrictions to reduce glare to neighbouring homes. In its application to the council, the club said it needs lighting for training during dark winter evenings
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Village rivalry is rife for national contest
13815/02VILLAGERS in Ramsbury hope to do at least as well in the 2004 Village of the Year contest as their arch rivals Aldbourne did last year. Although the rivalry between the two villages is nowhere near as keen as it once was, each still likes to steal
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Cinema - Shrek 2 (U)
THE English may not have conquered Europe in Portugal, but they are giving Hollywood a run for its money in the beautiful game of movies. Just look at Shrek 2. It may be made with American money and the exquisite animation is courtesy of Hollywood. And
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Cinema - Thunderbirds (PG)
IT'S amazing to think that less than 40 years ago the favourite TV programmes of hundreds of thousands of pre-pubescent boys involved plastic dolls being manipulated by strings pulled by a couple of unseen humans. The likes of Supercar, Fireball XL5,
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Cinema - King Arthur (12A)
FORGET knights in shining armour, quests for holy grails and the gleaming castle of Camelot. This latest take on the legend of King Arthur turns much of the mythology on its head and gives us a stripped-down story that's barely familiar, but somehow makes
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Cinema - I, Robot (12A)
Taking technological advancements to the next logical step, I, Robot imagines a future, circa 2035, in which robots are entwined in our lives. We trust these mechanical servants with our children, our homes and our general wellbeing. They are our friends
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Hit and run driver is being sought by police
POLICE are looking for help in tracking down the driver of a hit and run accident that happened in Lady Lane, Blunsdon. Pedestrian, Paul Bowden, was struck by a vehicle as he was walking along Lady Lane towards the A419 on Sunday between the Vicarage
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Our Amanda's killer took the coward's way out
Ref. 71728-15Over the next three days we bring you the story of Amanda Edwards' family, how they are coping after her murder and how they remember their perfect girl MURDERER Ian Cortis chose the coward's way out when he took his own life, believes
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Trio ask to stage fake hold-up in shop
GAZETTE & HERALD: Police have blasted a group of students who sparked alarm at a newsagent store by trying to stage a mock hold-up. The students were apprehended by police on Tuesday evening in London Road, where one of them was found to be brandishing
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Festival will inform youth
GAZETTE & HERALD: CHILDREN in Calne will get the chance to see what their town can offer them in an inaugural youth festival, and one officer is even cycling the breadth of the country to help. Coun Carol O'Gorman and Pete Hill, the partnership anti-social
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Lions buy new bed for Jade
GAZETTE & HERALD: MOTHER Nicky Randall is amazed at how much help she has been given since the Gazette reported about her severely disabled daughter in June. Ms Randall, 22, has had help from a host of volunteers to decorate her new house in Penn
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Summer playscheme proving children are huge fans of fun
GAZETTE & HERALD: Children from all over Calne are enjoying fun at a summer play scheme that is letting parents have a four-hour break each day. Between 70 and 80 children each day are taking part in the Summer Fun in Calne Play Scheme, which is proving
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Residents furious at a bigger Sainsbury's
GAZETTE & HERALD: Residents from The Pippin are angry after discovering that just seven months after Calne's Sainsbury's store pulled plans for an extension, it has applied again. In January residents celebrated when the supermarket behind their houses
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Scam targets local business
DEVIZES picture framing company Proframe has warned other local businesses of the latest phone scam which saw them receive a £290 bill for till rolls valued at £25. Barry Smyth, who runs the company in New Park Street with business partner John Sansom
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Police warn fare dodgers
POLICE in Devizes have warned that they will prosecute people who fail to pay taxi fares. The warning follows a number of incidents in which members of the public have made off from taxis without paying their fares. Two people have been charged with making
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Young man may live in home for the elderly
A disabled man in his early thirties may be allowed to live in Crammer Court, Devizes, a housing scheme for people aged over 60. The town council had objected to Sarsen Housing Association taking the man because it believed it was not suitable to house
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Developer offers £541,000 for school building
DEVIZES will benefit from nearly £1 million of community improvements if the proposed redevelopment of Le Marchant Barracks goes ahead. Kennet District Council is today expected to approve the outline plan to build 132 homes. Broadway Malyan Planning
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Man stole because he wanted to be jailed
A MENTAL patient from Green Lane Hospital seized a postman's delivery trolley and threw it into the road, hitting a Land Rover Discovery driven by a former mayoress of Devizes. Kennet magistrates heard on Tuesday that Peter Osborne, who has been a voluntary
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Engineer set for ten hard months all at sea
URCHFONT-BASED sailor Jon Duffield is busy making the final preparations before he leaves on the most gruelling sailing race in the world, the 2004/05 Global Challenge. Mr Duffield, 36, a systems engineer at Westinghouse Signals in Chippenham and a former
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Inspirational canine still leading the way
13730/01HAVING battled back to health after serious illness, guide dog owner Bill Rees was determined to carry on walking his beloved pooch Lenny. Throughout his long recovery after he suffered a serious brain haemorrhage, the inspiration for Mr Rees,
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Residents under spotlight over football scheme
KENNET planners are being recommended to approve floodlights at Marlborough Town FC, but with restrictions to reduce glare to neighbouring homes. In its application to the council, the club said it needs lighting for training during dark winter evenings
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Man robs own deaf Gran to clear debts
Michael HaldenbyFACED with debts and a moneylender's threats, a Devizes man, hooded and dressed all in black, raided his deaf grandmother's warden-controlled flat as she lay in bed. Michael Haldenby threw a towel over the frightened old lady's head so
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Rabbit starts blaze
13797/1A RABBIT set on fire under a bonfire at Devizes Cricket Club, may have had his revenge after taking refuge under the club's groundsman's hut, setting it ablaze. The fire, which took place on Friday afternoon, destroyed an estimated £60,000 equipment
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Sudden closure of top restaurant hits street
THE unexpected closure of the 2XS bar and restaurant is the latest blow for Kingsbury Street in Marlborough. The restaurant closed its doors on the last day of July and will not be re-opening customers have been told. Owner Terry Martin is a partner in
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Fifty golden years
13810/02RETIRED painter and decorator Roy Lawrence and his wife, Harmony, who were in the same class at the former Marlborough Grammar School, will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Saturday. The couple, who have spent all of their married life in Pewsey
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Forest nightmare at family's picnic
A FAMILY celebration in Savernake Forest turned into an afternoon of terror for a Swindon family after their nine year old son wandered off in the woods. Minutes after the boy, whose family has asked not to be named, asked if he could go off and climb
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Photo finish for crooks
POLICE and banks hope that what they believe is a unique new cash point campaign in Marlborough will help reduce the country's fastest growing crime. Last year alone almost £40 million was creamed out of people's bank accounts by cash point crooks. By
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Lawn celebration will be distinctly green
A FESTIVAL promoting a greener lifestyle takes place at the Lawn in Old Town later this month. The Forest Festival is now in its sixth year and continues to celebrate trees and their products. The free one-day event, which takes place on August 28, will
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Tax could be put on magic mushrooms
Ref. 25089-26A SWINDON shop could be forced to pay VAT on sales of magic mushrooms. The Festival Trading Company has been selling tubs of psychedelic mushrooms for more than a year. The Morley Street store is one of a growing number of outlets across
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Volunteers pave way for cyclists
THANKS to the hard work of volunteers, it will soon be possible to ride out to the countryside on miles of quiet, traffic-free cycle track. More than 20 unpaid workers have been knuckling down to pave the way for another stretch of Route 45, the national
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Cast your votes for top landmark
TWO local landmarks are battling it out for the title of the county's top heritage spot. North Meadow in Cricklade and the Swindon Railway Village and Works are among 12 sites shortlisted for the Window On Wilt-shire's Heritage poll. And the people of
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Plans are taking too long
Planners in Swindon have been named and shamed for taking too long to process applications for major developments. The council's planning department features in a list of 90 authorities that have fallen below expected standards. The Government originally
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It's better but still not good enough...
SWINDON is getting better at recycling but is still not good enough. New figures issued by the Department for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs have brought together recycling rates for the whole country. They are for 2002-3. Swindon recycled
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Wildlife needs your support
A WILDLIFE rescue group is encouraging Swindon residents to donate household items to help treat sick or injured animals. Working with Swindon Ranger Service, the South West Swan Sanctuary (SWSS) is urging people to pack boxes full of items such as jar
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Shocking find near play area
Ref. 71718-07RESIDENTS fear a village green is being used as a drugs den following the discovery of six hypodermic needles near play areas. Sara Kemp made the shocking discovery when she was playing on Chiseldon Green with her two-year-old son Cameron
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Salute to the old soldiers
Ref. 71727-96A permanent tribute to the men who served in Britain's wartime Dad's Army is to be unveiled during a special military weekend being organised by Swindon railway enthusiasts. The life-size figure of the Home Guardsman has been crafted in steel
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Kudos to women
WE know a bad workman always blames his tools but could someone please explain how lady bus drivers can give passengers a nice smooth ride and some male drivers throw the vehicles about so that people are nearly thrown off their seats? I am not castigating
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Save kitchens
WE are alarmed to hear that schools within the borough might choose to save money by getting rid of their kitchens and will no longer be able to produce school meals or teach cooking. The Swindon Local Food Task Force aims to increase the amount of locally
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Money is not mis-used
I AM writing in response to an anonymous article in the Advertiser titled Are you aiding extremists? Your mis-informed correspondent might persuade animal lovers that donations they give to animal charities or organisations might be mis-used by people
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Theatre's alive with the sound of clapping!
IT is always exciting to be in the audience at a West End theatre, to see a top class musical production to wonder at the singing, choreography, acting, the orchestra and overall enthusiasm of the entire cast. But this particular musical was not being
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Driver was in the hot seat
GAZETTE & HERALD: A motorist accused of dangerous driving has been cleared after a court heard he could have fainted because of the heat in his car. Peter Weston was accused of driving a B-reg Vauxhall Corsa dangerously on Marshfield Road, Chippenham
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Rookies hone their skills at rugby week
MORTE than a hundred youngsters are being given expert coaching at the Gazette and Herald's Rugby Skills Week. The week, hosted by Chippenham Rugby Club, is in its ninth year. It is being run by coach Andy Edwards . The youngsters will be learning about
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Youth remains the Chippenham focus
Chippenham Rugby Club will be looking to their youth squad to fill the void as three key players have left the team this summer. Scrum half Tim Dunford retired from rugby after the Bath Combination Cup final last season, but he will still be involved
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Band origins
I AM trying to discover the origins of the first Marlborough Accordion Band which, I believe, existed in Marlborough in the 1970s. The present day Kennet Accordion Orchestra started in 1984 and I would love to hear from anyone who has memories or photographs
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Village fate
There is turmoil in Urchfont at the moment over a planning application which, if approved, will see 22 houses built in the heart of the village. The residents fear that building on this scale plus the associated vehicles will transform a rural scene which
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Stroke victim vows to fight for access
GAZETTE & HERALD: TRIPLE stroke victim Graham Coe has challenged Chippenham town councillors to travel around the shops in a wheelchair to see the difficulties disabled people have to cope with. Mr Coe, 48, of Downing Street, Chippenham had three
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Sigh of relief as works end
I am sure a collective sigh of relief arose among your Devizes readers when the news spread that the London Road works by Wessex Water were finished, and traffic was flowing normally again. Not being a cynical person, it never occurred to me that Wessex
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Vehicle is torched in lay-by at Bremhill
GAZETTE & HERALD: A 45-year-old Chippenham woman was horrified to receive a call in the middle of the night to tell her that her car had been set on fire in a lay-by. The lady, who does not want to be identified, had left her Peugeot 405 in the large
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Spin Hill traffic has increased immensely
I READ with disbelief your front page article entitled 'Road closure trouble free' (Gazette, July 29). In particular I found the statement "a small increase in traffic" referring to Market Lavington a major understatement. I would like to make it known
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Big Apple dream comes true
13795/2GAZETTE & HERALD: SHOPKEEPER Scott Terrell is set to take part in a treble of mammoth tests of endurance in the next three months The Great North Run, the Great South Run and finally, the prestigious New York marathon. The 32-year-old assistant
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Firm celebrates a Queen's award
13789/2GAZETTE & HERALD: ALFORD Technologies based at Bumper's Farm, Chippenham, has received a Queen's Award for Enterprise, after inventing a revolutionary way to disarm deadly landmines. The company won the prestigious accolade for The Vulcan,
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Support growing for fuel buying boycott
GAZETTE & HERALD: SUPPORT is believed to be growing for a boycott of Lyneham patrol station tomorrow (August 13), but the managing director of the garage has told villagers to buy more fuel if they want prices to come down. The idea for the boycott
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High speed fund raising
13783/5GAZETTE & HERALD: PARKINSON'S Disease sufferer Stephen Waite took a high-speed ride around Castle Combe Racing Circuit to help raise funds for research into the illness. Building consultant and grandfather-of-three, Mr Waite, 60, of Malmesbury
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Make the most of it, says new sports boss
13812/2GAZETTE & HERALD: Sports mad Mark Austin will be encouraging everyone to make the most of Chippenham's new playing fields as part of his new job with the town council. Mr Austin, 28, was appointed to the new post of Community Football Development
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Pay trolleys feature at out of town store
GAZETTE & HERALD: Chippenham Safeway opens its doors as Morrisons today after a five-day re-fit, but along with new store features, branding and aisle changes, customers will also have to get used to being charged for their trolleys. Morrisons, like
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Brave bid to save friend in canal tragedy
Steve and Rose Clapp, with daughters, Sharon, Laura and DonnaGAZETTE & HERALD: THE best friend of Steve Gornall, who died after falling from a boat last Friday, told how he risked his own life in a vain battle to save him. Steve Clapp, 46, of Brook
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Don't shut our local post office
13801/10GAZETTE & HERALD: CHIPPENHAM residents have renewed their concerns about the fate of the town's central post office after it was revealed this week that Pewsham Post Office is to get the chop. The Pewsham office is operated from the Tesco
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Skateboarders all set to raise last £4,500 for park
GAZETTE & HERALD: GO-GETTING Corsham skateboarders held their first fundraising meeting this week, after their skatepark plans got the thumbs up from district councillors. The struggle for planning permission has dragged on for more than two years
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Purr-fect fundraisers
Local band Iron The Cat raised £500 for charity when they performed at North Wiltshire Festival in Chippenham. The Derry Hill band took the stage for a 45 minute set in Monkton Park on July 17, getting the audience dancing to numbers such as I'm a Believer
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Star fails to explain error
Four weeks after North Wiltshire Festival, its organisers are still waiting for an explanation for the absence of celebrity Jennifer Ellison. The soap star and victor of the reality show Hell's Kitchen disappointed local fans when she did not turn up
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Long-lost sisters get together 53 years on
Jacqueline Hacker, left and sister Denise LymnTWO sisters who were separated as babies have been re-united after 53 years. Jacqueline Hacker, who lives in Oare, had been trying for some 25 years to find her long-lost sibling, who was adopted as a baby
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Birds not held by clipped wings
BLUEBIRDS manager Steve White has wheeled and dealed to keep the bulk of his squad together, thanks to the willingness of many of them to take massive pay cuts. The club lost more the £65,000 last season and White has had his playing budget almost cut
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White demands a finish in top five
CHIPPENHAM Town manager Steve White believes his squad is capable of a top five finish as they prepare to kick off their Southern League Premier Division campaign at Dunstable on Saturday. After a summer of budget slashing, wage cuts and wheeling and
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Owners after cream of the financial crop
UPMARKET ice cream makers, Hill Station of Calne, are bidding to join the cream of the crop in a £2.5million stock market flotation. The company, owned by Gina and Charles Hall of Marlborough, currently employs 12 and operates from the town's Porte Marsh
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Scam targets local business
DEVIZES picture framing company Proframe has warned other local businesses of the latest phone scam which saw them receive a £290 bill for till rolls valued at £25. Barry Smyth, who runs the company in New Park Street with business partner John Sansom
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Sudden closure of top restaurant hits street
THE unexpected closure of the 2XS bar and restaurant is the latest blow for Kingsbury Street in Marlborough. The restaurant closed its doors on the last day of July and will not be re-opening customers have been told. Owner Terry Martin is a partner in
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Help plea for cancer charity
A TOWN centre store will be joining one of the biggest collection appeals ever held in the country. Discount fashion retailer TK Maxx, which has a store in the Arcade of Swindon's Brunel shopping centre, will be a drop-off point for clothes, books, and
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Revamp for the family project
Ref. 71705-13WORKERS from Asda in West Swindon have been taking time out from their day jobs to spruce up the West Swindon Family Project. About 30 staff have been giving the community room a makeover as part of the store's Get Involved project. The West
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New direction for education
AN award-winning software company in Sherston needs creative people to help build its educational software. Software publisher Sherston needs people from the education sector with a strong creative streak and an eye for detail. The company has a 20-year
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Pubs join to combat under age drinking
POLICE and landlords have joined forces to crack down on drunken louts and yobbish behaviour in Malmesbury and have agreed to share more information together. The scheme, called Malmesbury Pubwatch, uses a ring-around system to alert the next licensed
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The dinosaurs invade library
13765/5MALMESBURY Library took under fives back to the Jurassic age last Thursday with a reading morning called Dinosaur Junk. More than 25 gathered to hear storyteller Caroline Kennedy read about the pre-historic creatures. Mrs Kennedy chose a book called
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Grand boost for St Mary's
13796/1GRATEFUL parents Mel and Ant Burston have raised nearly £1,000 as a thank-you present for St Mary's Pre-School in Malmesbury. Mr and Mrs Burston's youngest son Callun, four, finished his pre-school education last month. As a way of showing their
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Marlborough v Gloucester City
A FIRST league double of the season was the outcome for Marlborough on Saturday in an entertaining win over a spirited Gloucester City side. The key to Marlborough's 237 for 5 was a resounding 148 run 4th wicket partnership in the last 21 of the allotted
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Malmesbury v Swindon
MALMESBURY'S five-match wining run came to a frustrating end as they battled in vain to stop Swindon reaching a winning total on Saturday. The resurgent home side had gone into the game believing they could beat ther more illustrious visitors and despite
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Biddestone v Wootton Bassett
AFTER defeat last week, Biddestone's first team entertained Wootton Bassett and won by 8 runs in a close contest at Biddestone. Batting first Biddestone batted staedily throughout, without ever taking full control. A middle order stand between Mike Lodder
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Lansdown v Devizes
DEVIZES entered their must win game against Lansdown and departed not knowing the result of the game. It took until Monday evening to discover Lansdown had been awarded the game after umpires abandoned the game at 9.15pm with Devizes needing 19 runs to
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New direction for education
AN award-winning software company in Sherston needs creative people to help build its educational software. Software publisher Sherston needs people from the education sector with a strong creative streak and an eye for detail. The company has a 20-year
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Box lose battle of the bottom clubs
WILTSHIRE CRICKET LEAGUE: IN the bottom of the table clash with Nationwide House, Box struggled early on for runs against Martin Harman, 2-44 from 15 overs, and Mark Morris, 1-25 from 11. With Dave Kelly making a patient 31 Box were on 88-2 after 30 overs
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County U19s slip to defeat
WILTSHIRE cricket's development XI slipped to a 25-run defeat in the first innings of their latest five-county championship match against Hertfordshire. The U19 side had their hosts reeling early on at Henley, with Hertfordshire totalling just 27 runs
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Sawyer's 79 is key to win
NORTH WILTS JUNIOR LEAGUE: U13 - MARTIN Sawyer's fine 79 not out provided the cornerstone to Biddestone's 207 for 6 declared in 33.4 overs. He was ably supported by Michael Flynn (16), Natt Jansen (16), Tim Knight (22) and Josh Boulton (17). Ashley Baden
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More heartache for Burley's fading force
Hampshire League Regional Division One South BURLEY'S season reached its lowest ebb when they travelled to Waterlooville seconds and were trounced by 168 runs on a scorching afternoon at Rowlands Avenue. The home side's 240-4 was built around a third
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Rookie Ross races into history books
SALISBURY'S young motor racing ace Ross Curnow has become the first rookie driver ever to take top spot on the podium in the Formula BMW championship, writes Sarah McQuillen. An extraordinary weekend's racing at Knockhill, Edinburgh, saw the teenager,
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Impressive Beal steals the show in the sun
Andy Beal picked up yet another trophy when he shot an eight-under-par 63 to win Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club's Pro-Am Tournament. DA6143P1HIGH Post Golf Club's professional Andy Beal showed his class to win Friday's Pro-Am Tournament at Salisbury
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Opening day defeat for 'Stock
Action from Laverstock's opening Wessex League Division Three game with Hamble Club. DA6134P2THE opening day of the Sydenhams Wessex League campaign brought mixed fortunes for the area's sides in Division Three. Laverstock & Ford suffered a 1-0 defeat
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Business confidence in South West takes a dip
CONFIDENCE in the Swindon region has taken a slight dip, according to the most recent sounding out of boardrooms. Business advisors Deloitte have reported that while business optimism is down, manufacturing, construction and food are feeling better. Recent
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Hampers required for sick animals
WILDLIFE lovers are being asked to donate special hampers that could help treat sick or injured animals. The South West Swan Sanctuary and Swindon Council's Ranger Service work together to save wildlife on local nature reserves. The partnership is appealing
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Office jumps ratings list
WILTSHIRE Probation has leapt up the national ratings according to latest performance figures. Figures released by the National Probation Directorate show the service, which covers Swindon, as the most improved probation area in England and Wales during
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Parents rally round banned youth boss
ANGRY parents are backing banned football manager Steven Traveller, who has been ordered to stay away from games by county FA. Traveller, 47, of Market Lavington, was banned after pleading guilty to an FA charge of causing a football match, involving
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Exodus prompts youth policy
Biddestone manager Gary Skidmore will have to rely on youth again as he prepares for the challenge of Screwfix football. Unfortunately he has lost seven players this summer and admitted that he did not expect any of them to go until very recently. Tim
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Key losses for Pewsey
PEWSEY manager Steve Wootton is still looking to delve into the transfer market as the pre-season closes. Wootton does have younger players on trial at the club but is still not too sure on them, and is still looking to strengthen. They will be without
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Survival is the goal
MELKSHAM manager Nigel Tripp is confident that he has done enough to the squad to keep them in the Screwfix Premier this season. He has made a few additions to the squad that he feels is good enough to be able to compete this year. He said: "Pre-season
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Checkpoint trap for lawbreakers
13764/3DESPITE the insistence of Wiltshire police that ordinary motorists were not being targeted in their recent crackdown on travelling criminals, a driver from Bolton in Greater Manchester found himself making the long trip home without his car last
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Corsham centre of attention again
A GOAL from James Lye in the dying seconds of injury time clinched the Ken Clarke Memorial six-a-side competition for the second successive season for Corsham Centre FC A. The club proved it has strength in depth when the final ended up as a showdown
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Photo finish for crooks
POLICE and banks hope that what they believe is a unique new cash point campaign in Marlborough will help reduce the country's fastest growing crime. Last year alone almost £40 million was creamed out of people's bank accounts by cash point crooks. By
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Terror advice distributed
ALL 33,526 households in Kennet district are shortly to receive the Government's public information booklet containing what to do in an emergency including a terrorist attack. Called Preparing for Emergencies What You Need to Know, the "common sense,
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House is flooded
A MARKET Lavington couple have renewed their appeal for more drains in the road after last week's cloudbursts brought flood water into their home. Gordon and Ann Ingram, who live in The Spring close to its junction with Grove Farm Road, were horrified
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Cinema - Connie And Carla (12A)
For sheer exuberance and rollicking fun, Connie And Carla is hard to resist. Written by and starring Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), this is a gender-reversed Some Like It Hot set against the colourful backdrop of the Los Angeles gay scene. Chicago
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Premier actor
UNTIL AUGUST 14 2004, BATH: Julian Glover started the fight between Agamemnon and Achilles in the blockbuster movie Troy. But Julian is now flexing his brains, not brawn, at the Theatre Royal in Bath. He takes the lead in the world premiere production
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Eliza works up a storm
AUGUST 18 - 22 2004, BATH: Rehearsals are well advanced for the Bath Theatre Royal Education Department's annual Storm on the Lawn outdoor performance project, and this year's promises to be the biggest yet. Following the success of such classic plays
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Warning on e-mail scam
WILTSHIRE police are warning people to be on their guard against websites, emails and phone calls designed to rip off the public. Phishing is the name given to the creation of the sites and telephone numbers which persuade people to part with confidential
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Final farewell to priest
Holy Family Church was packed with mourners for the funeral of Fr Leo Porter. He was priest there for more than a decade and there was standing room only as the congregation came to the Marlowe Avenue church to pay their final respects yesterday. Fr Porter
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£12,000 revamp is flushed away
Ref. 71729-28PUBLIC toilets in Old Town have been vandalised just two weeks after a £12,000 refurbishment. The latest damage to the men's toilets at the top of Victoria Road will cost £2,500 to repair. Jim Smith, 59, of Swindon Services, yesterday had
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Off the street, into the home
Ref. 29618-16A women's refuge is blaming higher numbers of domestic violence incidents on a police crackdown on town centre brawling A POLICE crackdown on town centre violence has led to thugs unleashing their aggression in the home, says a refuge worker
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Witness plea after man was threatened with knife
A MAN was grabbed around the neck, repeatedly punched in the face and threatened with a knife as he walked home. The attack took place along the footpath between Farnsby Street and the old canal at 11.45pm Tuesday. The offender demanded money and then
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Victims could be denied payment
SUFFERERS of asbestos-related diseases in Swindon may be unable to claim compensation if a group of major insurance companies succeed in a High Court action. The firms will argue people with a condition called pleural plaques should receive no compensation
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Timeline of events
APRIL 8: Amanda is reported missing after she fails to return home from giving her boyfriend a lift to his home in Calne. Her green Rover Metro is found by her mother in a car park at the West Swindon district centre APRIL 9: The press is alerted to help
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Owners after cream of the financial crop
GAZETTE & HERALD: UPMARKET ice cream makers, Hill Station of Calne, are bidding to join the cream of the crop in a £2.5million stock market flotation. The company, owned by Gina and Charles Hall of Marlborough, currently employs 12 and operates from
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New police support helps keep crime down
GAZETTE & HERALD: Calne Police are hoping that a new police community support officer will keep their results improving. From April to June this year reported crime in Calne was down 17 per cent compared with the same period last year, which is the
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Sports grant puts youngsters in the swim
GAZETTE & HERALD: Three young swimmers from Calne have received a welcome cash boost from the Calne Sports Centre Trust Fund. Amelia Harding, 11, from Marden Way, Calne and sisters Lyndsey, 15 and Amy Mcrae, 12, from Oxford Road, Calne, were given
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Unprovoked knife attack
DEVIZES police have appealed for witnesses to an incident in Market Lavington when a man was slashed on the arm in an apparently motiveless attack. The 24-year-old victim from Easterton was sitting in the Market Place at around 2am on Saturday morning
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Neighbours rescue machinery from burning barn
AN estimated £10,000 damage was done when a barn containing 3,000 bales of hay caught fire in the village of Marston, near Devizes, on Sunday morning. Farmer William Warden and his family were out when the blaze began shortly after 11am and he has neighbours
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Diversion has people fuming
COMPLAINTS are still pouring in about the traffic diversion in Marlborough that is now in its third week. One-way traffic has been introduced down Herd Street and Barn Street and up Kingsbury Street for six weeks while developers work on the former Dobson's
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800th film to capture historic events
A FILM recording Marlborough's 800th charter anniversary celebrations could become available if sponsors can be found to defray production costs. One idea put forward by the Mayor Coun Graham Francis to raise the £6,000 needed, is for each business in
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Bench is snatched
13768/3RESIDENTS of The Croft in Devizes are appealing for information after the theft of a bench from their communal garden. The majority of the residents of the flats and bungalows are elderly. The theft of the bench is one of numerous incidents of
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Mayor takes up residents' cause
13774/1MAYOR of Devizes Margaret Taylor has invited a representative of supermarket giant Tesco to come and explain why it is closing the sub post office at its store in Eastleigh Road. Mrs Taylor has taken it upon herself to spearhead local opposition
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Inquest into cloth worker's death
DIED: Roger ChalkAN inquest is expected to be held into the death of Roger Chalk, the former assistant director of Age Concern Wiltshire, who died in June at the age of 56 from cancer of the bladder. Mr Chalk, who worked in Devizes, spent his early career
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Carving for family links
13792/2STONEMASON John Lloyd of Great Bedwyn has carved a replacement for the capping stone on the tower of a church built by his great-great grandfather. Mr Lloyd is the seventh generation of his family to work as a stonemason, all of his predecessors
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NHS dentist in battle for shop
13763/1PLANS by the only NHS dentist in Devizes to open a second practice for an extra 6,000 NHS patients look likely to be scuppered by Kennet District Council's planners. Philippa Riseley-Prichard, owner of the Market Place Dental Practice, has been
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Friends send a message in time capsule
13744/1A MESSAGE in a capsule has been sent to the future generations that will use the new Savernake Hospital on the outskirts of Marlborough. Raymond White, president of the Friends of Savernake Hospital, presided at the ceremony to bury the time capsule
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Village rivalry is rife for national contest
13815/02VILLAGERS in Ramsbury hope to do at least as well in the 2004 Village of the Year contest as their arch rivals Aldbourne did last year. Although the rivalry between the two villages is nowhere near as keen as it once was, each still likes to steal
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River Avon is a sound back up to Thames
THE River Thames might be fishing poor at the moment but we are lucky to be able to have the Bristol Avon on our doorstep which has been producing some cracking match and pleasure fishing catches. Sutton Benger on Isis AC waters is one of the more reliable
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Air views on alcohol ban
PUBLIC comments about Swindon town centre's alcohol-free zone are welcomed by the council. Since November 2002 the police have had the power to order people to stop drinking in public places throughout much of the town centre. They also have the power
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Art courses on offer to all
A SERIES of art courses for both beginners and more accomplished participants is to be hosted by Swindon College. The courses start in the week of September 20 and will run for ten weeks with each session lasting two hours. A watercolour course for beginners
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Couple celebrate 68 years of marriage
Ref. 71706-01JOHN and Muriel Pritchard are still going strong after 68 years of marriage. The couple, both 88, met when they were just 16 and married four years later in 1936 at the age of 20. When they met in a village near Oxford, John played football
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Walking is in fashion
Ref. 71732-04SWINDON'S youngsters have backed up research which says labelling today's children couch potatoes is unfair. The town's Economic and Social Research Council in North Star commissioned a study into whether children really are chauffeured around
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Stars in his eyes
Ref. 30422-80KEITH Henderson will be studying at the same drama school that launched the careers of Swindon star Billie and presenter Denise van Outen. The 12-year-old had feared he would not be able to take up his place at the Sylvia Young Theatre School
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Pick up computer skills at your own pace
LEARN computing skills at a pace that suits you on courses run by New College. Flexible learning schemes allow people to enroll on the course at any time, attend classes at a convenient time and take as long as necessary to complete the lessons. The courses
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Revamp for the family project
Ref. 71705-13WORKERS from Asda in West Swindon have been taking time out from their day jobs to spruce up the West Swindon Family Project. About 30 staff have been giving the community room a makeover as part of the store's Get Involved project. The West
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Man stabbed for revenge
A LONDONER who came to Swindon for fresh air and to escape the twin clutches of crime and drugs, was jailed for three-and-a-half years after he smashed a van window and stabbed a man in a revenge attack. Ian Webb, 20, admitted wounding Robert Peapell
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Claire's stepping out for Children's Society
Ref. 71725-42A TRIP to see the Lord of the Rings films led to Claire Gibbs deciding to embark on a fundraising trek. Peter Jackson's trilogy was shot in the stunning scenery of New Zealand, and Claire, who had already visited Australia but could not make
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Sights are set on fame
Ref. 71736-17WANNABE pop stars hoped to be spotted in a Swindon optician in a national Pop Idol-style contest. Specsavers is looking for a fourth member for the All Eyes band, which fronts the company's TV commercials for designer sunglasses. It claims
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Help plea for cancer charity
A TOWN centre store will be joining one of the biggest collection appeals ever held in the country. Discount fashion retailer TK Maxx, which has a store in the Arcade of Swindon's Brunel shopping centre, will be a drop-off point for clothes, books, and
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Giving the right message
Ref. 71731WOMEN IN THE MONEY: Rebecca McKenzie, 34, is head of human resources at Swindon Council. The salary band for her job is between £55,000 to £73,000. She has been working for the council since March. She came from Australia to take the job, New
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It's how well you do the job
Ref. 21227-02WOMEN IN THE MONEY: Hilary Pitts, 53, is director of education for Swindon Council. The salary band for her job is between £58,000 to £77,000 She says: "I do believe that it is how well you do the job, not what sex you are that is important
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They're in the money
Women bosses at Swindon Council are shattering the glass ceiling, making up more than half the authority's top earners. Women comprise 57 per cent of the top five per cent of earners at the council. The authority is one of just eight in England where
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Money please if you went on the Race for Life
WOMEN who ran around Lydiard Park for Cancer Research UK are being urged to hand in their sponsorship money. A record 3,000 women took part in the Race for Life in June and so far just over £100,000 has been returned. But organiser Karina Morgan says
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Thanks for purse
MAY I through your Evening Advertiser thank the person who returned my purse to me after it was stolen, as it was returned anonymously. I can not imagine the person who stole my purse from the ladies toilets, after she took the money from it, having a
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Will MPs back us?
RE: A recent article on about post office closures. This will mean hardship to many of the shop owners who face a living doing something else, once their shop is closed, and for many it will involve hardship in the distance they have to travel to go to
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Call it whatever suits
I WRITE concerning the name of a parish west of Swindon. I suggest the parishioners of Lydiard Tregoz(e) should be allowed to use the spelling they prefer without interference, especially as the parish signs, like the boundary stones erected by Purton
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Disabled entrants welcome
I am delighted that people with disabilities are invited to participate in the year's Devizes Carnival procession. It was the presence of disabled participants in last year's procession which prompted my letter to the Gazette & Herald shortly afterwards
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A coincidence
On July 29, you published several letters, including one from me, about the slow pace of the roadworks on London Road. A week later, I was amazed to find the trenches tarred over and the traffic lights gone. When Wessex Water work on the next stage, from
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No price hike
We would like to respond to Robin Theobald's comments (letters, August 5) about the size of the band for Operaluna's presentation of Opera a la Carte's production of 'Don Giovanni' at the Memorial Hall. We are delighted that Mr Theobald enjoyed the production
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Popular town needs extra hosts for German guests
GAZETTE & HERALD: Chippenham has become such a popular destination that extra hosts are needed for Bavarian guests from twin town Friedberg. A party of 41 visitors from Chippenham's German twin town will be arriving on Thursday September 2 for a weekend
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Directory to aid recycling
GAZETTE & HERALD: Green-minded recycling enthusiasts are needed to help put together a new Rethink Rubbish directory for the Chippenham area. The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is looking for people with local knowledge to help them create a comprehensive
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Wrong name
As the great-grandparents of Jessica Brown who was elected as Butterfly attendant for the carnival, we were very upset, as were the rest of her family, to see the wrong name for her in the photo in the Gazette. I suspect Alice Scholfield's relatives were
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Pensioner seeks her mystery Samaritan
GAZETTE & HERALD: PENSIONER Marion Cross, 72, from Bristol, feared the worse when she mislaid her purse and heart medication while shopping in Chippenham last week. But a mystery child made sure she got it back. Now Mrs Cross is appealing for the
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Wrong choice
I refer to the story headed 'Petty crime crackdown' on page three of last week's Devizes edition of the Gazette & Herald. Having witnessed at first hand the devastating effects on victims of this despicable crime I was rather concerned to see that
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New landlord plans transforming pub
13753/2/GAZETTE & HERALD: LEIGHTON Davis has given up a successful job as a retail manager and sunk everything into reversing the fortunes of a dilapidated town centre pub. Mr Davis, 31, who grew up in Chippenham, is a former manager of a mobile communications
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Plea for unit
Has Devizes suddenly become a hotbed of crime? Anybody would be forgiven for thinking so with the amount of times the police helicopter has been brought out recently. Yet the apparent crime wave hasn't put off all the mums-to-be who are currently registered
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How can unit be an 'expensive luxury'?
I find it extraordinary that after three chief executives have left the Primary Care Trust within the last ten years, each having left a financial shortfall now amounting to over £14 million, we now have two part-time executives, stating that they intend
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Group preserved our local heritage
Perhaps Mr Feltham (letters, July 29) is a newcomer to Devizes? This is evidenced by his angry tirade against those he feels are responsible for the recent road closure to bar Roundway Hospital site to through traffic. Far from being decided by 'some
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Blooming lovely
13754/4GAZETTE & HERALD: GARDENER Ivy Harrison was overjoyed this week when she learned that her first entry into Chippenham in Bloom had scooped her runner-up prize in the Best Front Garden award. Mrs Harrison, of Manor Road, was awarded the prize
